Avalanches Kill and Displace in Alpine Europe
Four perished and 12 disappeared as renewed avalanches swept Alpine Europe. Rescue workers pulled 10 more from wreckage. southeast Switzerland bore the worst impact with villages flooded and evacuation orders in place. In Fraseo near Locarno rescuers accounted for 16 people buried, while Tschamutt endured a mile-wide slide destroying a hotel. Italian Piedmont rivers overflowed in Monferrato, Canelli, and Nizza, with a Cervinia landslide isolating about 300 skiers. Continuous snowfall renewed the danger in southeast Switzerland, where 75 were killed in a prior weekend.
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Airolo
Switzerland
Europe
Switerland
St. Gotthard
Siliere
Fraseo
Locams
Tschamutt
Italy
Senate Backing Sought for 18YearDraft UMST Plan
Senate supporters push a bipartisan bid for a universal military service program drafting 18-year-olds into UMST and training. The bill expands service to 24 months, permits 25,000 screened aliens over five years, and prioritizes 19th birthday calls, with talk of troop increases to Europe and a college training alternative proposal from Sen. Smathers.
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Senate
UMST
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Sen
Aridoer
New
Morse
Edwin C. Johnson
Dconn
Seisor
Johnson
Jdill
U. S. Army
Europe
U. S
Omar N. Bradley
Western
West Germany
Congress
House Armed Services Committee
Smathers
Russell
Armed Services Committee
38th Crossing Minor Thrust North of 38th Parallel
Washington reports describe the reported unit actions near the 38th parallel in Korea as a minor tactical move, not a pledge to push toward Manchuria. If crossed, informants say it aimed to maintain contact with Chinese forces while preserving a chance for a settlement along the frontier. Britain weighs the crossing as unwise and discusses U N policy with the United States.
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Washington
38Th Parallel
Korea
London
Britain
United States
U. N
North Korea
Red China
Korean
U.N
Forgetfulness Saves Officer From Attack
In Hollywood on February 12 a vice squad officer narrowly escaped when a man named Rothman tried to seize Kennedy's revolver and shoot. The trigger clicked as Kennedy had forgotten to load a cartridge, thwarting the assault and allowing the officer to react.
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Hollywood
Roth
Kennedy
Legion Chief Flags Diplomats on Korea
National Legion Commander Erle Cocke Jr denounces the State Department and calls for its reconstitution amid protests over Korea policy. He urges cutting aid and imposing sanctions on Red China and Soviet Russia, labeling diplomacy as double talk and cowardly.
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Springfield
National Legion
Erle Cocke Jr
Cocke
Legion
Abraham Lincoln
State Department
Dawson
Red China
United States
Good Offices
Korea
Red
China
Russia
State Civil Service Convention Ends Officers Elected
California civil service workers wrapped up the 21st annual California State Employes Association council in San Francisco on February 12. Thomas A. Stead of UCLA buildings was elected president, with Charles L. Smith, T. H. Jenner, Walter Lay, A. W. Hislop, and Ray Tulene named to key posts. The group rehired Samuel G. Hanson as general manager and approved a 189,188 dollar budget, up from 141,000 the prior year. Delegates, representing about 40,000 of 51,000 state workers, considered 180 resolutions, approving raises and benefits including higher pensions, overtime pay, and vacation parity with teachers.
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San Francisco
California Civil Service
California State Employes’ Association
Thomas A. Stead
UCLA
CSEA
Stead
Stanley B. Fowler
Sacramento
State Department of Employment
Charles L. Smith
Oakland
T. H. Jenner
Walter Lay
Riverside
A. W
Joe) Hislop
Redding
Law
Ray Tulene
Samuel G. Hanson
California
Warren responds to treatment at UC Hospital
Governor Earl Warren is responding well to treatment for neuralgia at University of California Hospital in San Francisco. He had been hospitalized last week with pains in his right arm and has rested well, a hospital spokesman said.
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San Francisco
University of California_ Hospital
Earl Warren
Warren
Seaplane Tenders Rejoin Fleet
Two 2730 ton Seaplane tenders the Carson and Onslow will rejoin the fleet at Alameda Naval Air Station tomorrow in ceremonies marking their emergence from mothballs.
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Alameda
Carson
Onslow
Alameda Naval Air Station
Plane Industry Shifts Into High Gear Across U S
Washington February 12 The Truman administration aims to expand capacity to 50 000 planes yearly by broadening the industrial base. Auto makers Chrysler Chevrolet Packard Studebaker Hudson Ford Kaiser-Frazer GM and others will produce engines wings and parts while Lockheed Douglas North American and others begin new or expanded plants to meet potential wartime demand.
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Washington
Truman
Chrysler
Detroit
Chevrolet
Buffalo
Packard
Studebaker
South Bend
Ind
Hudson
Ford
Chicago
Kaiser-Frazer
General Motors
Kansas City
Buick-Oldsmobile
Pontiac
Willow Run
San Leandro
Calif
Buick
Wright Aeronautical Corp
Glenn L. Martin Co
Baltimore
Howard Hughess
Tucson
Servel
Hot Joint
Lockheed
Burbank
Marietta, Ga
Douglas
Santa Monica
Tulsa
Oka
North American Aviation
Bechtel-McCone
Birmingham
Ala
Spear Fishermen Rescued From Rock Near Shell Beach
Pismo Beach, Feb 12 UP Two Los Angeles men were rescued from rocks in the ocean at Shell Beach when Coast Guard launched them to safety. The rescuers were John Rosette USC football player Don Miller architect, with Cliff Johnson Olympic swimmer. They were swept out by tide and climbed a rock shelf. Johnson swam for help. Rosette and Miller were on the deck two and a half hours.
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Pismo Beach
Los Angeles
Shell Beach
Here
Coast Guard
John Rosette
USC
Don Miller
Cliff Johnson
Johnson
Rosetta
Miller
Towler’s Face Red from Purple Poodle Fashion Parade
Paris fashion shows showcased dyeing dogs to match gowns. A mauve dress model paraded a purple-dyed poodle, originally white, drawing more sympathy than the outfit. The piece notes variations, relays debate on humane concerns, and imagines multiple dogs in color relays.
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Aris
Paris
Towser
Milady
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Towler
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