Midwest Cold Wave Eases as East and South Stay Cold
Readings showed the cold air mass easing in the Midwest while the East and South remained frigid. Temperatures fell below freezing across the South and parts of the Southwest, with Jacksonville at 32 and Miami at 42, while Birmingham and Atlanta lingered in the high 20s.
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New England
Midwest
Florida
Jacksonville
Miami
Birmingham
Atlanta
Mercury
San Antonio
Texas
Senator McCarthy Asks About Pearson Army Secrets
Senator Joseph R McCarthy demanded to know if Pearson obtained secret coded messages from the Pentagon. In a letter to Army Secretary Pace he questioned whether Pearson printed intelligence articles with minor word changes and asked who authorized them and how the messages reached him.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
R.-Wis
Drew Pearson
Pentagon
Army
Frank Pace Jr
McCarthy
Pearson
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Senate
Pace
Commonwealth Ministers Brooklyn Torso Seek Orient Crisis Solution
British Commonwealth prime ministers meet in London to seek a unified approach to the Far Eastern crisis. They discuss Korea ceasefire policy, UN authority, recognition of Communist China, and Formosa, aiming to avert a major war while maintaining UN leverage. The group faces friction over the US stance branding China as aggressors and possible peace moves versus condemnation. Expect urgent talks as ministers push for a cohesive regional strategy.
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Ondon
Britain
Commonwealth of Nations
Nine Nations
Korea
Commonwealth
United Nations
China
U. N
Formosa
United States
India
California Veterans Board elects new chairman in Sacramento
Orion W. Todd of San Diego was chosen as chairman of the California Veterans' Board yesterday, succeeding Edward M. Seacord of San Jose. The appointment occurred in Sacramento as part of the board’s leadership change.
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Sacramento
Orion W. Todd
San Diego
California Veterans’ Board
Edward M. Seacord
San Jose
Navy to Reuse Camp Elliott for Training in San Diego
Navy to reactivate Camp Elliott as an auxiliary of the Naval Training Center in San Diego. Rear Adm. Wilder D. Baker reports rehabiliation of buildings from World War II use at a cost of 50. San Diego County will relocate county hospital patients to Edgemoore County Farm. Immigration Service ready to move detainees to new quarters.
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San Diego
Navy
Camp Elliott
Naval Training Center
Wilder D. Baker
11Th Naval District
Marine Corps
San Diego County
Edgemoore
Santee
Speedy stork drops baby at wrong hospital
In Santa Monica Robert Gardner waits at St John’s Hospital for news on his wife Joan’s delivery. A phone call confirms a 7 pound 4 ounce baby girl born at Bellevue Hospital miles away. Gardner and his wife’s parents, Mr and Mrs George Finke, were en route when detour forced them to the wrong hospital.
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Santa Monica
Robert Gardner
St. John's Hospital
Iis
Joan
Belwee Iing Hospital
Gardner
St. John’s
George Finke
Legislature Solidly Supports Warren's Civil Defense Call
The California Legislature backed Gov Warren's 1951 52 civil defense program amid some policy debates. Leaders praised the address, pledging full support, while a Senate committee eyed defense needs and financing. First bills moved, with child care extensions amid defense policy backing.
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Warren
California
Assembly
Sam L. Collins
R Fullerton
Collins
Senate
Harold Powers
R.eagleville
George J. Hatfield
R.newman
Diles
Fred Kraft
San Diego
Virginia
Phil
Gibson
Jman
Goodwin J. Knight
Los Angeles
Knight
Charles W. Lyon
Beverly Hills
Lester McMillan
Assembly Rules Committee
Randal Dickey
Alameda
Clarence C. Ward
R.santa Barbara
Senate Rules Committee
Jack B. Tenney
R.-Los Angeres
Eisenhower Ends Tour of France and Flies to Brussels
General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives in Brussels from France as part of his Atlantic Pact mission to lead a 12 nation defense force. He travels with Lt. Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther and staff, discusses air defense, and plans to visit Holy Land and several European nations before returning to Paris in mid February to establish permanent headquarters.
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Belgium
Dwight D. Eisenhower
France
Fountainebleau
Eisenhower
Alfred M. Gruenther
Paris
Vincent Auriol
Versailles
Trianon
Fontainebleau
Fontainebledu
Ike
Europe
James M. Robb
Robb
Groenther
Robert Jaujard
Holyland
Denmark
Norway
Britain
Portugal
Italy
West Germany
Luxembourg
Shome
Iceland
Canada
Here
Mexican 24 Guilty of Draft Violation in Federal Court
Salvador Quesada, a 24 year old Mexican national and member of Jehovah Witnesses, was found guilty in a Federal court of violating the Selective Service Act in San Francisco on January 9. The case centers on draft law compliance and disbelief, with sentencing to follow.
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San Francisco
Salvador Quesada
Jehovah Witnesses
Fourth Bride for Burgess Meredith
New York report says actor Burgess Meredith announced he married his fourth bride, dancer Kaja Sundsten, several months ago. The 20-year-old's father said she met Meredith on television and has been dating over a year. Meredith, three-time divorced, had previous marriages to Helen Derby, Margaret Frucauff French, and Paulette Goddard.
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New York
Burgess Meredith
Kaja Sundsten
Meredith
Spring ‘Alley
John Sundsten
Seattle
Wash
Michael Todd
Helen Derby
Montclair
N. J
Margaret Frucauff French
Margaret Perry
Paulette Goddard
Truman State of the Union quiets European fears
European press welcomed President Truman's State of the Union message as reassurance against being abandoned to Soviet influence. Headlines from London and Paris praised its firmness toward Russia and urged stronger Western defense, with emphasis on rearmament and unified European resolve.
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Truman
United States
Herbert C. Hoover
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
America
Times of London
Europe
Daily Herald
Labor Party
Financial Times
Asia
Africa
Uropa
Paris
l'Aube
Taft
le Parisien
Tsola- Honlst & Pentithenty
Hoover Omer
I Truman
Russia
Elsekhow
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