Captain Carlsen Resists Surrender At Sea On Flying Enterprise
The 37 year old Danish captain Carlsen defies danger as the Flying Enterprise is towed to port. He remains aboard with a small crew while other ships assist. A daring boarding by Dancy with a tow line secures the tow, bringing hope of bringing the ship and cargo safely into harbor. Carlsen plans to stay with his vessel until it is towed or brought ashore.
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England
Carlsen
Flans
Denmark
Frederik
Association of
Danish Merchant Navy Officers
Agnes Carlsen
Woodbridge
M. J
Flying Enterprise
Isbrandtsen Line
New York
Keith
Leslie J. O'Brien Jr
Jonesboro
Ark
Turmail
Enterprise
O'Brien
Paris
U. S
John W. Weeks
Falmouth
St. Anthony Heathouse
Black Rock
Dancy
Daney
Enterprises
Furmoil
Carlson
Mystery blasts rattle San Diego area officials say cause unknown
San Diego residents report blasts across the area with canyon sites nearby. Coast Guard searched offshore for ships or accidents and found nothing, while Los Angeles area jets and earlier Alpine incidents raise theories of shock waves or explosives. No decisive cause yet.
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Alpine
Here
Coast Guard
Point Loma
Ft. Rosecrans
Los Angeles International Airport
San Diego
Venice-Playa del Rey
Los Angeles
Earth
Tiny Girl Dies of Suffocation After Holiday Visit
Four month old Jo Dell Cyrus dies at home at 5715 Linden Ave after being tucked in by parents Mr and Mrs Lindsay Cyrus following a Kentucky visit. Police and ambulance were summoned. mother Barbara Cyrus clutched the child as efforts to revive failed. Body taken to J J Mattell Mortuary.
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Kentucky
Lindsay Cyrus
Linden Ave
Jo Dell Cyrus
Barbara Cyrus
Jo Dell
J J. Mattell Mortuary
Saroyan Wife in Property Settlement
William Saroyan and his estranged wife Carol Marcus reached a property settlement. Mrs. Saroyan will file for divorce for their son and gain custody of their two children Aram aged eight and Lucy aged five. Jerry Giesler, her attorney, asked to drop a separate maintenance suit and proceed with the divorce action.
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Santa Monica
William Saroyan
Carol Marcus
Jerry Giesler
Bank Leader Marvin Ulmer Found Dead in Midland Home
Midland Texas January 5 Marvin C Ulmer 65 a member of the executive council of the American Bankers Association was found dead at his home in Midland Death appears to be from a heart ailment The report notes Ulmer held a senior role in the ABA and his death is treated as due to natural causes at this time
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Suvland
Texas
Marvin C. Ulmer
The
American Bankers’ Association
Lurline Sails with 707 Today from San Francisco
Matson liner Lurline departs with 707 passengers for Honolulu and a full cargo load. Among the travelers are Sen. Thomas H. Wood of Saskatchewan with his wife, Mrs. Stanley Mackeen, and H. B. Phillips of General Motors as an additional traveler.
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Honolulu
Matson
Lurline
Sen
Thomas H. Wood
Saskatchewan
Canada
Stanley Mackeen
H. B. Phillips
General Motors Corp
New York
Fatal Shock Cow Killed Biting Electric Light
Huntington Ind Jan 5 a Guernsey cow died after biting an electric light bulb and socket found in the barn by Russell M Stenger. The incident underscores debates on animal herbivory and natural law.
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Huntington
Ind
Russell M. Stenger
Guernsey
Freed Flier Returns Home After Delayed Christmas
Capt John J. Swift an Air Force pilot freed from a Hungarian prison reached Glens Falls with his wife Jane Ann and children 11 week old David and 6 year old Leslie. Leslie wore Santa shoes and carried gifts from the tree while the family reunited. Swift recalled losing track of days and not realizing it was Christmas until church bells rang.
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Glens Falls
John J. Swift
Air Force
United States
Jane Ann
Syracuse
Swift
David
Leslie
New York
Christimas
Churchill Truman Talks Set For 1952 Peace Drive
Churchill lands in Washington for first postwar visit with President Truman. They host a Blair House luncheon with American and British officials as talks begin aboard the Williamsburg. aims include easing East-West tension, NATO reform, and toward a possible three way Russia talks.
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Alben W. Barkley
Dean Acheson
Defense
Robert A. Lovett
Charles E. Wilson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Churchill
New York
Floyd Bennett Field
Truman
Free World
Washington
Russia
United States
Britain
Blair House
Williamsburg
Congress
Ottawa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
NATO
Atlantic
Europe
Far East
Japan
Red China
Dispute in Arizona Holds Up Negro Soldier Burial
The body of 19 year old Thomas C. Reed, killed in Korea, has waited five weeks in a Phoenix mortuary for a veteran’s plot clearance. Cemetery rules demand three notarized letters for Black veterans, unlike white peers. Family and veterans groups advocate universal burial on next of kin request.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Korea
Pic
Thomas
C. Reed
H. W. Ragsdale
Greenwood Memorial Park
Reed
George E. Reed
Veterans of Foreign
Lake-Greenway
American Legion
Jack Chosisser
M #& spoksman
Arizona Lodge No. 2
Free and Accepted
Greek clans feud nears revival over Crete lovers
Tassoula Kephaloyannis, 20, left husband Costa Kephaloxannis and returned to her father George Petracogeorzi in Herakleion. Petracogeorzi, a Crete parliament member, says the marriage is invalid and vows to pursue annulment. Police in Herakleion report precautions against renewed clan strife as Athens papers trail the spat.
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Athens
Greece
Crete
Juliet
Romeo
George Petracogeorzi
Tassoula
Costa Kephaloyannis
Costa
Herakleion
Kephaloyannis
Petrocogeorgis
Petracogeorgi
Casta
Costa Kephaloxannis
Jong
State Asks U S for Flood Funds Request to Congress for 368 332 000 in California flood control measures
State Water Resources Board in Sacramento voted to ask Congress for 368 332 000 in flood control appropriations including 317 445 000 for Los Angeles County drainage and 8 500 000 for Whittier Narrows Dam. Projects pared to 500 000 000 total. Last year’s request 72 000 000. Congress gave 35 299 000. Recommended cuts include San Antonio Dam 3 000 000 San Antonio Channel 50 000 Carbon Canyon 20 000 Riverside Levees 50 000. Whittier Narrows Dam testing ongoing. earthfill dam extends from San Gabriel River to Montebello Hills.
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State Water Resources Board
Sacramento
Congress
California
San Antonio
San Antonio Channel
Carbon Canyon
Riverside
Whittier Narrows Dam
Pico
San Gabriel River
Rio Hondo
Montebello Hills
Buchanan Named FCC Chairman by President Truman
Washington Jan 5 Thomas Chalmers Buchanan was officially designated chairman of the Federal Power Commission by President Truman. He had been serving as acting chairman since Mon C Wallgren resigned.
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Washington
Thomas Chalmers Buchanan
Federal Power Commission
Truman
Mon C. Wallgren
Big Three discuss Southeast Asia and Middle East policy
The report outlines possible joint actions in Southeast Asia amid danger signals, with talks among Truman, Churchill, and France on coordinating responses. It notes U S concerns over Iran Egypt Suez tensions and Arab Israeli friction, plus plans for tighter Anglo American atomic cooperation and Britain's economic needs including coal steel and up to 300 million dollars in U S funds.
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Asia
Southeast Asia
Indo-China
Malaya
Thailand
Burma
Britain
Mohammed Mossadegh
Suez Canal
Egypt
Middle East
Churchill
Mr. Truman
Klaus Fuchs
West
Russia
U. S
United States
Tugboatmen End Four Day Walkout in Norfolk
About 230 tugboat workers returned to the job at midnight after a four day strike disrupted port shipping. A new contract with Curtis Bay Towing and McAllister Brothers Inc. was approved, featuring roughly 16 percent wage increases, more vacation days, and a shorter workweek from 48 to 40 hours.
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Norfolk
Curtis Bay Towing Co
McAllister Brothers, Inc
Women Team Up to Shoot Trifler
In Cleveland a garageman, Andrew O Conke, was shot four times in an apartment shared with his 11 year old girlfriend. His wife Dora and his lover Mary Virzi, both 28, admitted involvement and said they planned to kill him after he was unfaithful. Velma Ash, 17, testified she saw the confrontation and cried afterward. Police said Mrs Virzi and Mrs O Conke, a divorcee, surprised the man in Miss Ash's apartment and a struggle followed before a pistol was fired. Both wives were jailed without charges filed.
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Cleveland
Andrew O'Conke
O'Conke
City Hospital
Mary Virzi
Dora
Velma Ash
David E. Kerr
French Bombing Red Supply Lines in Indochina
French air forces bomb Vietminh supply routes north and northeast of Hanoi toward the Chinese border. Using American B-26s, they have mounted continuous raids for about 15 days, aiming to sever material aid routes from Chinese Reds, with 64 sorties reported in the last 24 hours.
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Saigon
Indochina
Jed Vietminh
Hanoi
Kwangsi
China
Tar magnate dies in Indianapolis
Peter C. Reilly an industrialist philanthropist and Notre Dame trustee died in St Vincent's Hospital after a 22 day illness. He founded and led the Reilly Tar and Chemical Company one of the nation’s three largest coal tar producers with 15 plants nationwide.
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Indianapolis
Peter C. Reilly
University of Notre Dame
St. Vincent's Hospital
Reilly Tar & Chemical Co
Taft Backers Hail GOP Chicago Action
Western backers push for a no strings attached Republican nominee. Chicago meeting of 18 state chairmen approved a resolution urging a candidate unbound by promises, amid claims Eisenhower’s backers face opposition. Debate centers on Truman administration policy and future GOP endorsements.
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Taft’s
Chicago
Washington
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Midwestern
Rocky Mountain
Potomac
Tauman
Tait
Gen
Eisenhower
Truman
Lodge
New Hampshire
Dozing 14 Year Old Gives Birth To Six-Pound Son
New York reports Mrs Geraldine Hudson aged 14 delivered a six pound two ounce baby by cesarean section at Metropolitan Hospital. Mother and baby described as doing fine. Father Sanford Hudson 19, a machinist, married last year after elopement to Arlington Virginia. Geraldine had previously claimed a different age.
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New York
Geraldine Hudson
Metropolitan Hospital
Sanford Hudson
Arlington
Geraldine
Hudson
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