Radar Landing Goes Amiss in Dense Fog
A Northeast airliner bound from Boston to New York City crashed in the East River near La Guardia in dense fog while being guided by radar. All 33 passengers and three crew members survived. 15 hospitalized, with 2 in serious condition. Pilot Captain All Marsh left the wreck first as rescue boats aided in a improvised Queens pier hospital.
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College Point
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Associated Press
New York
Boston
Bronx
la Guardia Field
Donald E. McFarlane
Weedham
Mass
All Marsh
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Manhattan
Department of Hospitals
All Queens Pier
Political pot bubbles in California primaries
Insurgent groups challenge leaders of both parties as California Democrats back a Truman slate and Kefauver supporters push a rival. Republican critics plan an opposition slate while Warren supporters gain endorsement from the California Republican Assembly. Democratic leaders form a 21 member delegation committee. Kefauver backers predict a California test vote win. Continues on Page A-5.
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National Party
Frank McKinney
Roosevelt
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Eisenhower
L. A. Pipkin
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Dave Foutz
Washington
Tennessee
Pipkin
Thefauver
Mr. Truman
Albanian Refugee Reports Hunger in Communist Albania
An Albanian refugee, in exile publication L Albanie Libre, says people die of hunger in Albania. He describes grain scarcity, low rations, and coercive grain handovers, with black market corn selling for over a dollar a pound and workers mobilized into co operatives receiving insufficient food. He left Albania on November 28 and now lives near the border.
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Weather forecast rain tonight and tomorrow heavy winds
Rain tonight and tomorrow with moderate to heavy intensity at times. Small craft advisories issued for south to southwest winds 20 to 30 mph tonight, with stronger gusts tomorrow. Temperature forecast little change.
Senators applaud dropping Clark as Vatican envoy
Washington January 14 Senators hailed President Truman for withdrawing Gen Mark W Clark from consideration as ambassador to the Vatican. They noted White House plans to resubmit a nomination later. Committee members George Sparkman Tobey and Gillette joined Connally in approving the decision while White House aides said no final choice had been made.
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Mark W. Clark
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Texas
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Clark
Foreign Relations Committee
U. S
Rome
Where To Find It Beach Combing And More
A town wide guide lists content locations across sections. It notes Beach Combing on Page B-1 and Boyle on Page A-11 with Bridge on Page A-1. Classified ads run from Pages B-B to I, while Comics surface on Page B-4 and Crossword on Page B-. Editorial appears on Page A-10 alongside Financial on Pages B-6 and 7. Obituaries occupy Pages 6-8, with Radio and TV on Page B-5. Shipping details sit on Page 8-7. Sports coverage spans Pages A-2 and A-13, Theaters on Page A-3, and Women's Activities on Pages H-2 and H-3.
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Comiecs
Truman Proposes Civil Service Overhaul for IRS
President Truman sent to Congress a plan to reorganize the Internal Revenue Bureau by abolishing the 64 collectors’ offices and placing all tax collecting staff under civil service except the top official. The plan creates 23 district revenue commissioners who would oversee field work and be selected by civil service, taking effect 60 days after submission unless rejected.
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Kefauver
Tenn
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Revenue Bureau
Robbery on Pine Avenue Stuns Noon Shoppers
A Long Beach woman, Carrie Sanders 32, was robbed in the 500 block of Pine Ave as hundreds shopped nearby at noon. A stocky man, who simulated a gun and demanded money, took $12 from her pocket before fleeing with a female accomplice into the crowd.
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Long Beach
Pine Ave
Carrie Sanders
Truman Boyd Manor
Reds Cry Lie and Breaks in Korean Armistice Talks
In stalled armistice talks at Panmonjom the U N and Communist delegates clashed over a prisoner exchange. Rear Admiral Libby accused the Reds of lying and demanded an apology while Maj Gen Lee Sang Cho defended the N K A stance. The subcommittee recessed as accusations of air incursions and interference in North Korea were raised.
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R. E. Libby
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Lee Sang Cho
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Hsieh Fang
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Manchuria
Far East Air Force
Iman
Far East
North Korea
Claude B. Feren‘baugh
Fang
Red China Invasion Threat Cited Anew
Reports from Hong Kong Formosa and Moscow claim Red China plans a southeast Asia invasion with Pravda accusing the U S Britain and France of plotting new war ventures China massing troops at south China bases awaiting orders to move southward Food and materiel ready Whampoa ships loading near Canton Coast Guard rescues barge as Sierra trains struggle through snow Western rail and highway disruptions worsen with routes rerouted and suspended services
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No Appeasement Bradley Insists Cold War Armistice
Gen Omar Bradley told the Senate armed services committee that he hopes for a conclusive military armistice in Korea but will not accept appeasement. He stated the United Nations must demand a settlement based on sound principles, as it could set a pattern for peace in future trouble spots.
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Omar Bradley
Korea
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Bradley
United Nations
Minesweeper Dextrous Hit by Shell Near Wonsan
The Minesweeper Dextrous was struck by shore battery fire near Wonsan. One crewmember was killed and two were wounded when two 75 mm shells hit the vessel. The dead man was Fireman Apprentice Gerald Lee Swan of Mill City Oregon. wounded were Commissaryman Peter Kenneth Barnes of Casselton North Dakota and Seaman Apprentice Woodier Rhea Little of Redwood City California. The ship sustained no serious damage and sailed on under its own steam.
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Navy
Wonsan
Gerald Lee Swan
Mill City
Ore
Peter Kenneth Barnes
Casselton
N. D
Woodier Rhea Little
Redwood City
Calif
Navy Bomber's Crash Kills 3 in Japan
A four engined U S Navy patrol bomber crashed near Yokohama crashing and burning. Three bodies were removed with nine crewmen unaccounted for and a search ongoing. The plane was en route to Atsugi air base after engine trouble during an 11 hour reconnaissance flight.
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Japan
U. S. Navy
Navy
Junichiro Miyazaki
Atsugi Air Base
Trains Halted to East as Snow Chokes California Roads
San Francisco report of a lashing storm across Northern California and Nevada causes widespread transit disruption. Snow halted rail service to the east and severe weather snarls roads. a drifting barge and 100 tons of dynamite were swept into darkness in the city.
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Francisco
Storm Expected Here By Tonight In Long Beach
A coastal storm is forecast to bring more rain and strong winds to Long Beach tonight and tomorrow after a weekend storm dropped significant rainfall. The Weather Bureau reports moderate to heavy rain with winds up to 30 mph tonight, stronger gusts tomorrow, and a snow level in the Southland mountains dropping to 4000 feet.
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Long Beach
Weather Bureau
Southland
Navigator Talks Him Down In Blinded Bomber Landing
Lt. John Grubbs of Brooksville Florida a B 26 pilot was blinded by an anti aircraft shell during a strafing run on a Communist warehouse The navigator Lt Vincent Alessi of Roxbury Massachusetts guided him by intercom for more than an hour until landing The aircraft suffered two flat tires on braking but Grubbs eyes were not damaged by the head wound and colleagues praised Alessi for calm instruction
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Fifth Air Force
Korea
John Grubbs
Brooksville
Fla
Vincent Alessi
Roxbury
Mass
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Alessi
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