Marshall proposes 100000 more US troops in Europe plan
Secretary of Defense Marshall stated the United States would send about 100,000 additional Army personnel to Europe, including 70 in four combat divisions, to join Allied forces for Western Europe defense. The move could triple Army combat groups and raise ground forces there to around 1,700, with total reinforcements near 2,000, depending on future decisions.
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Churchill pushes no confidence in Attlee government
London reports Winston Churchill opened a no confidence motion against the Labour government over defense policy. Attlee's aides warned of a possible House of Commons defeat that could trigger new elections. Churchill attacked postwar atomic energy plans and Allied wartime leverage, while Attlee defended ongoing cooperation with the United States and Britain.
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Attlee
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Canada
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Long Beach Nurse Kidnaped by Suspicious Women at Scene
Off duty officer Gill Smith chased a kidnapper vehicle after a nurse, Miss Margaret Claire Kelley, 24, was forced into a car with two women. Kelley escaped, purse left behind with $100 recovered. Smith, beaten, received treatment at St. Mary’s Hospital.
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Bellflower Blvd
Spring St
Smith
Marber Ave
Margaret
Claire Kelley
Fifth St. Rin
St.’ Mis’s Hospital
Two Sharp Quakes Felt in Southland
SAN DIEGO February 15 two strong earthquakes rocked Southern California with a 2:48 a.m. quake of intensity No. 2 lasting a full minute, followed by a shorter shock at 2:50 a.m. The temblors likely centered in the Imperial Valley about 125 miles east, with damage reported.
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Southern California
Fred Robinson
Robinson
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Costello Closeted Again With U S Crime Probers
New York February 15 Gambler Frank Costello again faced the U S Senate crime investigators. He arrived with his attorney George Wolf for the Kefauver committee hearings in New York City. Costello anticipated a pleasant session and declined to discuss his ties to a New Orleans gambling ring unless he could refer to his books. The Kefauver panel explored possible links to Tammany Hall leaders and noted a Washington court decision supporting a witness’s right to refuse self incrimination.
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George Wolf
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New Orleans
Estes Kefauver
D.-Tenn
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Tammany Hall
Kefauver
Washington
Harry Russell
Chicago
Miami
Russell
Nine year old witness testifies in Berling murder trial
A calm nine year old testified about seeing Kay Frances Erickson slapped and kicked by Miss Berling. The child described blood on the studio floor and Kay Frances bound to a filing cabinet with leather straps while Berling and Miguel Verdugo dined with other children. The testimony noted threats to prevent disclosure and that the events occurred two nights before Kay Frances died.
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Kay Frances Erickson
Miss Berling
Miss John
Kay Frances
Miguel Verdugo
Leavin Kay Frances
Foge &1
Hawthorne Girl Has Twins at 15
A 15-year-old Hawthorne girl gave birth to premature twin sons at Maywood Hospital. The babies weighed 4 pounds 11 ounces and 4 pounds 7 ounces and were placed in incubators. The mother and both babies were reported in good condition. father Paul, 18, works as an assembler for an engineering firm.
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Loretta Jones
Jones
Carroll H
Canoga Park
Los Angeles
Barbara Solomon, Hawthorne
Charles Brannen
Maywood Hospital
Paul
Weather outlook calls for rain and cooler trend
Occasional rain is forecast tonight and Friday with a cooler day tomorrow. The mix of showers may affect outdoor plans as temperatures drop slightly. Areas vary in precipitation timing and intensity, with coastal regions likely to see earlier rain. Monitor local updates for any weather advisories.
Truman Approves UMT Bill Developments in Congress
President Truman expressed informal approval of the universal military training and service bill approved by the Senate armed services committee. The measure would draft 18-year olds after exhausting 19 to 25 year olds and extend service from 21 to 24 months, with House committees reviewing it paragraph by paragraph. Continued discussion and testimony are planned, with no Senate debate date set.
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Truman
Senate Armed Services Committee
Jonz
Russell D.ga
House Armed Se Committes
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Department of Defense
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Shirley Walker Among 5 Escapes Captured Near Ventura
Shirley Jean Armitage Walker a 16 year old from Long Beach and four other girls escaped from the Ventura School for Girls Tuesday night during a return from a rehearsal. They were found in an abandoned Rincon Beach house after motorists reported seeing them on the beach. Walker’s mother Mrs Lorraine Armitage pleaded for her daughter to return to the institution. The girl was arrested on May 12 126 following a Compton liquor store robbery, though she was not involved in the murder of Dominic Calarca on May 12.
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Armitage) Walker
Ventura School For Girls
Ventura
Long Beach
Tommy Cook
Orange Ave
Compton Aquor
Dominic Calarca
Calarca
Seventh St
Price Dodge by Meat Packers Exposed and Curb Ordered
Washington February 15 The government moved to head off a meat famine by ordering big meat packers to use separate ceiling prices for each branch effective immediately. Since January 25 most firms used a single ceiling for wholesale and retail nationwide. OPS said this caused higher city prices to be used as the national ceiling, pushing costs up in New York San Francisco and other markets. Retail butchers warning they may close unless relief arrives within the week. The order also applies to all business levels from manufacturers to retailers, aiming to ease pressure on retail and wholesale butchers.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
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King for a Day Bubble Pops for $437,500 Heir
H D Rife a Navy veteran received notice that a New York law firm claimed a Mrs Emma Rivers left him a quarter million plus. He hoped to secure a home funds for his wife and a trust for his son but the law firm and the heirs could not be located. The supposed will and probate details could not be verified in Ogdensburg or New York.
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Dodge
New York
Emma Rivers
Opdensburg
Long Beach
Liberty
Lexington
Spa
Ric Hever
Marvel Jean
Carey
Bar Association
Mexico protests social security texts as swindle
Teletype briefing notes widespread protest in Mexico over U.S. social security texts deemed a swindle. Details appear across multiple sections including editorials and financials with pages A-7 and A-20.
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Mexico
Five U S Vessels Blown Ashore in Tokyo Bay Storm
The Navy reports five American vessels washed aground by a Tokyo Bay storm, including submarine Bugara. No lives reported lost. vessel conditions unavailable. Other ships: landing ship converted to air craft supply vessel, aircraft auxiliary ship Fabius, and merchantmen Bowdoin Victory Cecil N Beam Robin Goodfellow. Bugara built 1944 carries 85 officers and men.
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Washington
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Toky
Military Sea Transport Service
Fabius
Bowdoin Victory
Cecil N. Beam
Robin Goodfellow
Bugara
Naked welder in custody after tub chase in Oakland
In Oakland on February 15 a naked welder, Thomas Yturvalde, 36, was found dashing along Main Street by police while claiming he had been bathing and lost his tub. He was taken into custody after the incident.
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City
Thomas Yturvalde
Guy Skelton
Foe Flees in All Directions at Chipyong
Allied relief column broke through a Chinese Red ring to reinforce American and French forces at Chipyong. The relief force fought eight hours to reach the Chipyang perimeter and stop a major Red push on the central Korean front. The Chinese broke and ran as the defense line held near Wonju and the central mountain pass.
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Chipyong
Chipyang
Long Beach
Seoul
Wonju
Mount Ain
Wey Conti
Swedish Vessel Breaks in Two Off Japan Coast
Globe Wireless quoted Christer Salen reporting that the Swedish motor ship Christer Salen, a 2418 foot, 4928 ton vessel from Stockholm, broke in two and drifted off the east coast of Japan. The Marine Phoenix was en route to assist, expected to arrive within six hours, with Japanese authorities predicting swift recovery by ships near Tokusa.
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Globe Wireless
Christer Salen
Pacific
Japan
Globe
Marine Phoenix
Ime
Tokyo
Murata
Christer Salon
Old Enough Now Combat Veteran at Seventeen Re-enlists
A seventeen year old combat veteran, who lied about his age to join the Army, faced charges for enlisting underage. He was in the wartime theater, and his parents consented to his reenlistment, with his next posting listed as Fort Jackson. Recruiter views on the case note rare enlistment underage and the risks of deception.
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Hurion
Zork Tnsisien
Jackson
Sual Ehanes
Truman Plan for Quickie Tax Hike in Spring Doomed
Washington Feb 15 Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee say a quick tax increase this spring is dead. The panel will study all revenue ideas from Secretary of the Treasury Snyder before deciding whether to pursue one or two package bills to raise about 10 billion dollars yearly and meet the $71.69 billion budget for July 1. Rep. Reed and Rep. Simpson, both Republicans, call the decision tantamount to rejecting the two package approach.
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