Eisenhower Leaves for Europe to head defense
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower departed Washington for Europe to organize Western defense against communism. He pledged wholehearted U S backing from President Truman and allied nations as he aims to weld forces into a unified European armed force for peace and tranquillity. He spoke with Truman and W Averell Harriman before flying to Paris. The White House described the world situation as the focus of the mission and stressed Allied backing.
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Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
White House
Eisenhower
Europe
Paris
Washington
Dwight D. Hisenhower
National
Aso
W. Averell Harriman
Gen. Eis
Influenza Epidemic Hits Britain and Western Europe
The health ministry reported 192 Britons died and 2,000,000 in Belgium were affected as influenza swept Britain, France, Belgium, Denmark and Sweden in the worst outbreak in eight years. Britain suffered the heaviest toll amid the regional spread.
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Britain
West Europe
London
Jan
Europe
Health Ministry
Belgium
France
Denmark
Sweden
Warren Will Call for Social Benefits as Well as Defense
California Governor Earl Warren announced a broad social program to accompany the defense drive. He seeks a new organized crime commission, state subsidized senile care, two outpatient alcohol clinics, a "Little Hoover" commission to streamline government, and continued child care centers all without new taxes. He favors a full review of unemployment, minimum wage, and workmen compensation, stressing defense primacy and no new levies.
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Commission On Organized Crime
California
Little Hoover” Commission
Brown
Warren
Atty
Edmund
Pat) Brown
Little Hoover
Executive Branch
Citzens
Mary Warren
Midwest Cold Sweeps Onward to Atlantic Coast
A cold wave spread from the upper Midwest toward the East and Southeast with subzero readings in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Snow Blanket from Wisconsin to upper New York. Bemidji minus 37, Watertown minus 28, Grantsburg minus 25, Mason City minus 13. Mercury set to drop to 18 in New York City by Monday morning.
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Associated Press
Upper Midwest
Atlantic Coast
Chicago
Ware
North Carolina
Wisconsin
New York State
South Dakota
Nebraska
Texas Panhandle
Minnesota
Iowa
Bemidji
Minn
Watertown
Ls. D
Grantsburg
Wis
Mason City
Mercury
New York City
Sharp Quake Rocks Srinagar Capital of Kashmir
An earthquake struck Srinagar the capital of Kashmir at 11 am today. Reports say many houses cracked and several collapsed amid the strong tremor. Minor aftershocks were felt in the region according to local press coverage.
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Kashmir
Delhi
India
Srinagar
New
Berkeley
University of California
Don Tocher
Pacific Ocean
Panarea
Caronia Opens First Round‑The‑World Luxury Cruise
The liner Caronia departed New York Harbor on the first round‑the‑world luxury cruise since 1439. Prices ranged to 30000 for a suite for two, with single suites at 3500 and shore excursions extra at 2916. Passengers include Robert H. Montgomery and wife of Cos cob Conn and Lady Oakes alongside Mrs Du Pont of Wilmington.
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York
Caronia
New York Harbor
Robert H. Montgomery
Coscob
Conn
Ladyce Oakes
Harry Oakes
Wiliam du Pont
Wilmington
Local Newspaper Page Index Highlights Sections
The page list outlines sections including Boyle news on page A-10, churches on pages A-7 to A-9 and 8-4, classifieds on B-5 to B-3, comics on A-6, finance on A-4 and A-5, obituaries on page 6-4, radio and TV on page 8-4, schools on A-3, shipping on A-4, sports on pages 8-2 and 8-3, theaters on A-9, and tides and temperatures on pages A-3 and A-3.
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Boyle
North Korean Forces Launch Major South Korea Offensive
North Korean troops break from snowbound mountains to mount a 60,000-man push toward Chungju and surround U N lines. United Press reports a 200,000-man combined Korean and Chinese invasion force pressing south, aiming to split UN forces between Seoul and Pusan and encircle Wonju.
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Tokyo
South Korea
Chungju
38Th Parallel
William Burson
Chunpiu
U. N
Pusan
Wonju
Central Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
Seoul
Chungdu
Jeading
Tegu
Mystery Blast Shocks Much of Los Angeles County
A mystery blast shook wide areas of Los Angeles County on January 6 with police unable to locate a source. Culver City reported a jet seen shortly before the booming noise, theorized as a supersonic dive. Seismologists found no local quake. planes or crashes were not reported. citizens flooded police lines with calls.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
Culver City
California Institute of Technology
North Hollywood
Ingle ‘Wood
Beverly’ Hills
San Fernando Valley
San Pedro
Navy
Griffith Park
Nationalists Appeal to U.N. Over Chinese Reds Aggression
In Taipei Formosa on January 1962 Nationalist China urged the United Nations to designate Chinese Reds as aggressors and to apply full sanctions. The appeal, voiced through Foreign Minister George Yeh, was echoed amid reports Long Beach switchboards were flooded with calls.
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Taipei
Formosa
China
United Nations Today
I Telephone Company
Long Beach
Korea
Mys
George Yeh
Navy plans double carrier fleet and 160 more destroyers
The Navy outlines an expansion to 28 or 29 carriers from 14 in service last year, plus two battleships, several cruisers and about 160 more destroyers. Wisconsin and Tarawa are being readied for active duty, with new submarines and improved designs shaping future fleets.
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Washington
Navy
Defense Department
Korea
New Jersey
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Senate
U. S
Sen. Wherry
Nebraska
Soviet Union
Far East
FBI Investigates Dynamite on Track in Arizona
Two railroad switchmen found a dynamite charge on the Southern Pacific line near It outskirts of It Joseph Hamilton and Harry Graves reported the device included one stick of dynamite a 35 inch fuse and a No 10 detonating cap The fuse burned in two but did not reach the charge Sabotage suspected FBI head Willam Murphy dispatched nine agents to the scene Fresh crimp marks on the detonator end and footprints were recorded Plaster casts taken as investigators seek where the dynamite came from
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Phoents
Ariz
Southern Pacific
Arizona
Joe Hamilton
Harry Graves
Shelves
Willam Murphy
FBI
Phoenix
Avalanche Hits Italian Glacier Express Train
An avalanche derailed and partly buried the narrow gauge Glacier Express near the Italian frontier between Tirano and St Moritz. Rescue crews from the Swiss side rushed to the scene. initial reports say there were likely no deaths. The train links Italy and Switzerland and was struck by snow and rock coming from the mountains.
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Milan
Italy
Tirano
St. Moritz
Failed Robbers Slay Woman, 65
An elderly New York woman, Rosa A. Blanche, 65, was found beaten to death in her three story brownstone. Police say robbers, after failing to obtain $3250 she deposited in a bank yesterday, killed her in a cluttered room. Blanche rented 15 rooms, wrote letters for illiterates, and served as a notary to support herself.
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New York
Rosa A. Blanche
Mother Dies in Fire With Two Children in Quebec
A mother Mrs. Roland Marguy, 24, and her two children Micheline, 4, and Ginette perished yesterday in a blaze that gutted their home in Quebec. Two other children were left in critical condition. Fire officials believe a spark from a wood stove started the fire.
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Quebec
Roland
Mariguy
Micheline
Ginette
French Recapture Indochina Outpost Near Saigon
French troops break a northeast frontier salient in a major counteroffensive and retake the Chuephai san outpost, located 18 miles northeast of Tien jyen near Saigon in Indochina.
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Saigon
Indochina
Chuephaisan
Tienjyen
Weather Outlook Mostly Clear With Light Drizzle Fogs
Mostly clear tonight and tomorrow with a few patches of early morning fog. Little temperature change. Variable winds from 5 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 25 mph at times.
United States Pushes UN to Brand China Aggressor
The United States proposes UN members label Communist China an aggressor and sever diplomatic ties, seeking a broad unity of free nations in Korea. Lake Success and 30 capitals circulated options including economic sanctions, blockade, and severance, with a push for a UN committee to coordinate collective measures.
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Washington
United States
United Nations
China
State Department
U. N
Lake Success
London
United
Peking
Britain
U.N
United For Peace
Dean Acheson
Red China
Korea
Lonely swan dejected unable to fly seeks companions
In Rand Rapids Michigan a tale of three captive swans ends with one female attempting flight and breaking her neck. The two male swans split. one flees to a river while the remaining third grows more dispirited unable to fly. Lt M P Greenwald at Michan Vet facility asks for tips to catch the swan in the river.
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Rand Rapids
Mich
Jan
Ccang Fac
Michan Vetelite
Bird
Grand River
M. P. Greenwald
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