Fort Mercer survivors towed toward Block Island after storm wreck
In Boston on February 21 AP reports the tanker Fort Mercer broke up off Cape Cod. Thirteen survivors ride a stern-towed section as tugs Foundation Josephine and Peter Moran aid the tow toward Block Island. Six dead and eight missing remain.
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Boston
Fort Mercer
M. Moran
Nantucket
Block Island
Pendleton
Cape Cod
Foundation Josephine
Peter Moran
Coast Guard
Unimak
M. Mogan
Coy Resigns as FCC Chairman
Washington on February 21 Wayne Coy resigned today as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Coy said he quit because he could not afford the personal sacrifice of the $15 000 a year job and asked President Truman to relieve him so he could negotiate for a job in private industry. The FCC supervises radio and television operations among other duties.
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Washington
Wayne Coy
Toiay
Federal Communications Commission
Coy
Truman
FCC
Where To Find It And Page Listings
A fragmented reader guide lists sections and page ranges for a newspaper. It mentions Beach Combing on B-1, Boy on A-23, Bridge on A-23, Classifieds on 5-72 to 15, Comics on A-24, Crossword on B-12, Editorial on A-22, Financial on B-10 and B-11, Obituaries on 8-11, Radio and TV on A-20, Shipping on B-17, Sports on A-25 to A-27, Theaters on A-2, tides and temperatures on B-17, and Wopsta's activities on B-2 to.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wopsta
Ridgway condemns asking why we are in Korea
Gen. Matthew Ridgway denounces Americans who ask why the U S is in Korea and warns that Communist intentions are spreading globally. He argues the fight in Korea is valid against unprovoked aggression and urges responsibility, noting the recurring question discredits those who pose it.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Korea
Ridgway
U. S
George Washingtor
Neri
Yanks Bay Two MIGS Total for Week Rises to 10
SEQUL Korea February 21 American Sabre jet pilots shot down two Red MIG-15s, bringing the weekly total to ten after a 20 minute air battle with 27 Sabres against 20 MIGs in cloudy North Korean skies. Ground fighting pinned an Allied patrol but was repelled by a second UN rescue group. The action northwest of Kansong occurred as the front remained quiet elsewhere. The battleship Wisconsin returned to action off East Korea, firing 5000 five inch shells at two Communist bridges, while Allied and New Zealand ships destroyed 15 sampans in a separate 50 minute clash tied to blockade running.
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Sequl
Korea
United Nations
Kansong
Freedom Bridge
Munsan
Panmunjom
Wisconsin
Thomas Burrows
Washington, D. C
New Zealand
Colonization of Nippon sparks Tokyo anti US protest
Thousands of Japanese Communists and sympathizers rioted in Tokyo on Thursday over US colonial claims. At least 10 police officers were injured as demonstrations spread to Yokohama Osaka and other cities. Police patrolled the capital with about 11 300 officers to curb violence as Peiping radio reported Chinese Communist messages of solidarity.
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Tokyo
Japan
United States
Yokohama
Osaka
Agoya
Peiping Radio
Steel-Walkout Decision Near
Pittsburgh February 21 The CIO United Steel Workers face a possible paralyzing strike set for midnight Saturday. Philip Murray president of both CIO and the steelworkers convened top strategists to decide. The executive board met at 10 a.m and the wage policy committee at 2 p.m. Observers expect a deadline extension to give the Wage Stabilization Board time to seek a settlement over a contract expired January 1.
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Pittsburgh
America
CIO
United Steel Workers
Philip Murray
Wage Stabilization Board
BELOW ZERO MERCURY SKIDS IN MIDWEST STORM
Subzero blasts hit the snow covered upper midwest as cold air spreads across Montana the Dakotas and Minnesota. Early readings ranged from minus ten at Haste Montana to minus one at Rapid City South Dakota. Winds diminished and snow ceased in the Dakotas and Minnesota though travel remained slow after a three day storm of snow rain and sleet.
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Upper Midwest
Montana
Dakotas
Minnesota
Misppia
Ohio River Wall
Haste
Mont
Rapid City
S. D
Oil Walkout Set March 3 In National Oil Strike
Denver February 21 AP The CIO Oil Workers International Union said all oil industry workers would strike March 3 to demand a 25 cent per hour raise. About 14,000 workers in the Long Beach area could be involved if the Pacific coast strikes occur. Union leaders refused to disclose strike locations.
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Denver
O. A
Jack) Knight
Cio-Oil Workers International Union, Inc
Knight
Charles Armin
CIO Oil Workers International Union
Long Beach
Pacific Coast
Armin
Movie Stars Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Wilding Marry in London
Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Wilding wed in a civil ceremony at Caxton registry hall London. A crowd of hundreds swarmed the couple as they left, with police overwhelmed and forced to escort them to cars amid jostling fans and cheers reflecting a high profile celebrity wedding.
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London
Elizabeth Taylor
Michael Wilding
Caxton Registry Hall
Elizabeth
Caxton St
Hollywood
Juliette
Hys
Liz
Wilding
Dainty
Herbert Wilcox
Anna Neagle
North Pole Defense Project Paid Millions Before Start
Senate hearing reveals workers on the Blue Jay base in Greenland received over 3 million dollars in wages before reaching the site. Lt. Gen. Lewis A. Pick defended premium pay and standby wages while noting hazardous conditions and complex transport to an unprecedented Arctic air base project.
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Washington
Senate
North Pole
Lewis A. Pick
Army Engineers
Downey Rice
Rice
Norfolk
Greenland
North
Africa
Air Force
Edwin V. Huggins
Sen. Hunt
New York
Pick
French Morocco
North Africa
Northern Air Base
NATO approves plan for 1.43 million European army
Lisbon February 21 1954 NATO ministers approve a unified European army plan to field 14 French 12 German 12 Italian and five Benelux divisions by 1954 each division about 13 000 men with corps formed from three divisions. The civilian side calls for a joint NATO European army council and ratification by parliaments before troops compile.
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Lisbon
Portugal
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
London
Beartine Adenauer
Council
Germany
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ans
Ban on Trolley Pickets Sought in San Francisco Strike
San Francisco city attorney seeks an antipicketing injunction to end a two day transit strike. The Superior Court filing aims to free car barns of AFL carmen pickets so CIO workers can run streetcars and buses on a limited scale, with service unlikely to resume before Saturday. Mayor Robinson accuses “Hot tens” of fomenting the strike as 1100 carmen have kept to picket lines and 250,000 daily riders face jams despite pools and controls.
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San Francisco
Superior Court
AFL Carmen
CIO Carmen
Elmer E. Robinson
Dicket
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U.S. Coast Guard
Yakutat
Coast
Harold Scheftts
Brooklyn
N. Y
U. 5
Associated Press
Yanks
Nippon
Peiping
Steel
Mercury
Middle West
By Alvin Steinkopf
Canton Hall
North Pole Defense Project
Europe
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