Rainy Day Brief. Long Beach Sees Light Snow and Accidents
Scattered showers cooled the Southland with 12 of an inch by midafternoon and forecast more rain then clearing skies. In Long Beach six slippery street crashes occurred, injuring two officers en route to another crash, while Artesia residents reported light noon snowfall. Wells feeding Lakewood’s water system may need up to 20 million gallons daily if rain remains scarce, as the season’s total rainfall stays below normal.
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Southland
Long Beach
Artesia
Lakewood
Lakewood Water & Power Co
Record Escapes Hit New High as East Germans Flee
More than 3500 East Germans sought asylum in West Berlin defying orders to shoot escapees from the Soviet zone. The day set a new single day record, surpassing 2600 on February 2. Authorities cite border fear and tightened controls after a border guard killing. West Berlin areas report expulsions and zone removals affecting residents and businesses.
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East Germany
United States
Weather Outlook: Showers Tonight Clearing Tuesday
The forecast calls for showers this evening with clearing on Tuesday. Expect occasional strong gusty winds and continued cool temperatures.
Sino-Russ Treaty Voided by Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist government in Formosa declares null and void the 1945 Sino Russian treaty, freeing the Nationalists to participate in a blockade of Dairen and Port Arthur. Moscow had recognized Peiping and Russia later signed a 1950 good will pact. Foreign Minister Yeh says the move was an internal matter.
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Taipeh
Formnosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Free China
Russia
Dairen
Port Arthur
Moscow
Yalta
Dairong
Peiping Red
Peiping
China
Red
Changchun
Manchuria
George Yeh
United States
Unusual Enemy Troop Movement Reported by Allies
Allied pilots and ground forces describe unusually heavy Communist patrols along the Korean front with 130 Reds killed in Sunday and Monday clashes from Anchor Hill to the western front. Artillery and air strikes targeted supply centers as weather limited bomber operations. night raids destroyed hundreds of supply vehicles and bunkers, with additional B29 Supertior raids on west coast routes.
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Seoul
Korea
Anchor Hill
North Korea
United Nations
Chaeryong
Pyongyang
Taft Doubts Russia Aims For New World War
GOP leader Sen Robert A Taft told Delaware Ohio that Russia will not seek a third world war as it risks wiping out its brand of communism He said it is almost impossible to win the Korean war and described Eisenhowers stance on Western democracies ready to act in Korea and the Far East He predicted possible moves against China by Chiang Kai shek and targets in Manchuria and said the UN would bomb Red China bases if Russia aided air forces grow strong enough to threaten Allied supply lines
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Delaware
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Ohio Republican
Ohio Eaten University
Institute of Practical Politics
Sen. Taft
Eisenhower
Russia
China
Chiang’ Karshek
Red China
Manchuria
Tait
U.N
Nine Stores Destroyed by Harlingen Fire in Citrus Center
A Sunday night blaze ravaged downtown Harlingen Texas destroying nine retail businesses in the city’s citrus center. Fire Chief John Gusemany called the fire the largest in Harlingen in ten years.
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Texas
Harlingen
Northern California storm halts planes and vessels
A severe northern California storm disrupted air and sea activity across the region. Gusts up to 75 mph affected Travis Air Force Base and Hayward airfield wrecked planes, with power lines down in Oakland and Alameda. Drowning and wrecks occurred offshore near San Francisco, and heavy seas damaged Monterey Pier No. 2 as boats were driven ashore. Blizzard-like snow at Donner Summit and closures along Highway 99 followed by rainfall in Fresno and Bakersfield.
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San Francisco
California
Bakersfield
Fresno
Sierra Passes
Travis Air Force Base
Fairfield
Cape Blanco
Oregon
Point Concepcion
Santa Barbara
Hayward
Coast Guard
San”Francisco
Ocean
Marin County
Donner ‘Summit
Los Angeles
San Bernardino
Camp Baldy
Lake
Surprise Plane Flight Ends in Crash After Solo Run
London officials disclosed that a light plane buckled under its pilot and flew for two hours before crashing. An accident survey noted the pilot crawled in to start the engine but stalled. He exited, twisted the propeller, and forgot to remove the chocks before takeoff.
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London —1
Civil Aviation Ministry
Britain
Plan Pushed to Aid Cattle Prices
Washington House agriculture committee endorsed a four point program to bolster sagging cattle prices. Chairman Hope said a meeting with Secretary Benson will occur soon to discuss it. Drafted by a subcommittee led by Rep Hill the plan calls for strengthening credit sources, increased meat purchases by the military, temporary curbs on foreign beef imports, and government meat buying for school lunches.
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Washington
House Agriculture
Hope
R-Kan
Benson
Hill
Rcolp
Last Civil War survivor dies in Las Vegas area strike threat
William Townsend aged 106, Confederate veteran reconciled with Yankees, dies at his home near Las Vegas. Nevada's last Civil War survivor and a former guard on the atomic proving grounds, Townsend’s death leaves four Confederate and two Union veterans living nearby as plans for March 3 nuclear tests proceed amid a strike threat by the Building Trades Council and guards unions. Defense announces 20 000 troops to participate in live ammunition drills at the site.
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Olla
William Townsend
Las Vegas
Nevada
Louisiana
Atomic Proving Grounds
Ened
Federate Gray
Sub- Atomic Energy Commission
Sach Woodnull
Proving Grounds
Federate
Here
Townsend
Naci
Teamsters Union
Nate New Guards
Trades Council
AFL
Daugh
Tobe
Pada Cae Iish
Serer
Federal Service Company
Guard Service
Defense ‘Department
Nevada Proving Grounds
Eisenhower Nominates Bohlen to Moscow and White to Mexico
The White House announced President Eisenhower will nominate Charles Bohlen as ambassador to the Soviet Union and Francis White as ambassador to Mexico. Bohlen, 48, a State Department counselor and former Far Eastern division chief, will succeed George Kennan in Moscow while White will replace William O Dwyer in Mexico City. Kennan was declared personally unacceptable by the Soviet Union and has returned to the United States.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Charles Bohlen
Russia
Francis White
Mexico
Bohlen
White
Mexico City
William O'Dwyer
New York
State Department
George F. Kennan
Moscow
Kennan
Soviet Union
Clayton
N.Y
Boh-'len
Harvard University
Foreign Service
Prague
Paris
Tokyo
Happy Gander and Oil Drum Wife in Texas
In Waco Aleck the gander lives beside an oil drum with his second wife, a goose preserved after a crash. He cares for their eggs each year and chats with the drum while feeding, kept company by owner Hayes who recalls the past tragedy and Aleck’s enduring loyalty to his unconventional mate.
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Waco
Texas
Aleck
Goose
Tell Hayes
Hayes
Mae
Page routing and section index for today’s paper
The note lists where to find content in the issue with page references for sections such as Beach Combing on A11, Bridge on A11, Classified Ads B7 to B11, Comics B6, Crossword 8-7, Editorial A10, Obituaries B7, Radio and Television A6, Shipping Table B2, Sports A12 and A13, Theaters A8, Tides Temperatures 6:2, and Women’s Activities B4, B5.
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Boyle
Uranium Found in North Australia Near Edith River
Three prospectors reported a new uranium ore find in Australia's Northern Territory. They informed Territory Administrator F. J. Wise that the deposit lies about four miles from Edith River, near a formation discovered by a trio last year.
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Darwin
Australia
Northern Territory
F. J. Wise
Edith River
Four U S jets crash over Atlantic. one missing and two survivors
ST. JOHN'S MID. AP reports three U S F-84 jets crashed near Goose Bay Labrador while a fourth aircraft is missing over the Atlantic about 100 miles south of Greenland. One pilot killed, another missing, two others uninjured. rescue efforts continued amid bad weather.
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ST. John’s
Mid
U. S
Goose Bay Air Force Base
Labrador
U. S. Air Force
Atlantic
Greenland
F-84s En Route To Europe and Were Flying From Goose To Narsarssuak
Goose
Tey
St Thomas Millett
Palmyra
Maine
Millett
Air Force
Marine Heroes Propose UN Blockade of China
Two retired Marines Gen Merritt Edson and Rep James Devereaux call for a United Nations blockade of Communist China as a move to speed victory in Korea. Edson suggests including Russian-occupied Darren and Port Arthur in the blockade, while both doubt the USSR would join as a belligerent.
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Baltimore
United Nations
China
Merritt A. Edson
Tulagi
Guadalcanal
James P. S. Devereaux
Ussr
Cherry tree myth inspires real world mischief in three towns
In Cedar Knolls New Jersey two youths imitate Washington by chopping a cherry tree. A six year old boy, George Metzgar Jr., drops a hatchet hitting his cousin Roger Knowles causing a scalp wound. In Waynesburg Pennsylvania Don King, 15, damages a tree near high voltage lines, cutting electricity to 350 families for hours.
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Cedar Knolls
N. J
George Washington
Waynesburg
George Metzgar Jr
Roger
Knowles
Stroudsburg
Young Rogers
All Souls’ Hospital
Morristown
Don King
Don
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