Reds Capture Tachens Outpost Amid Coastal Siege
Red forces seized the Tachens outpost near Yikiangshan and Toumen Island after a bombardment that began November 1. About 20,000 Nationalist troops and guerrillas held off the Reds, with the archipelago forming a key link Chiang Kaishek’s offshore defenses. The islands lie beyond Formosa in the designated protected area under mutual defense commitments with the United States.
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Yikianshan
Tachens
Redar
Yikiangshan
Toumem
Chiang Kaishek
Toumen
Vikiangshan
Chiang Kai-shek
Quemoy
Tachen Islands
Red China
Formosa
Pescadores
United States
Doctors Remove Watch From Tot Insides
Cli-Mary Jeanne Jones, five, swallowed a toy watch and was operated on at Missouri Pacific Hospital. Surgery removed a one-inch clock from her stomach after she calmly told her sister she had swallowed a watch. She was reported in satisfactory condition.
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ST. Louis Cli
Mary Jeanne
Missouri Pacific Hospital
Mary Ann Jones
Link Between Economic Status and Fatal Lung Cancer Found
A Baltimore City Health Department bulletin reports an inverse relation between socio-economic class and lung cancer deaths. Analyzing 281 white men and women aged 45 to 64 who died 1949 to 1951, the lowest class had about twice the death rate of the highest class, with fatal cases most common in the lowest group.
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Aula Weveral
Baltimore City Health Department
Department
Baby Injured in Santa Fe Car Crash
Baby Ullamy Armijo, 16 months old, of 2360 W Williams St, was injured in a two car crash Monday at Santa Fe Ave and Carson. The child was in a car driven by Tomas Armijo, 23, of the same address. The other vehicle was driven by Arthur Haisley, 29, of 1653 Santa Fe Ave. The baby was taken to Seaside Hospital.
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Ullamy Armijo
Williams St
Santa Fe Ave
Carson
Tomas Armijo
Arthur Haisley
Seaside Hospital
Express Driver Found Dead in Truck on Busy Atlanta Street
A 21 year old express deliveryman for the Railway Express Agency, Hugh Marion Thames, was found dead in the locked cab of his truck on a downtown Atlanta street after about four hours unattended. Police say death likely due to natural causes. a ticket for illegal parking was placed under the windshield wiper before discovery.
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Atllanta WI
Abot
Atlanta
Hugh Marion Thames
Railway Express Agency
Relax and Read Faster Reading Guide
Relax and You ll Find How to Read Faster continues with simple tips to improve speed. Focus on natural reading posture nose aimed at the page prop the top of the page and rest eyes periodically. Test speed by reading Malcolm Epley s Reach column on page B 1 and calculating words per minute from 743 words.
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Luanne Lewis
Cerritos Ave
Realdog
Malcolm Epley
Budget clashes reveal party line concerns on deficit
Senate critics dispute the administration must cut spending to return to a balanced budget. Byrd calls for a 4 percent cut to reach balance, arguing a 2 billion drop could yield a surplus for the first time since 1951. Other senators push for trimming foreign aid and military costs while defending defense needs.
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Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Byrd
Sen
Douglas
D-Ti
Sens
Ellender
D-La
Dworshak
Idaho
Senate Appropriations Committee
H. Alexander Smith
RNJ
Foreign Relations Committee
Armed Services Committees
Rep
Taber
Sen. Bridges
R-N.h
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority
Gore
D-Tenn
Eisenhower
Magnuson
D-Wash
Joseph W. Martin Jr
House
Watkins
Rutah
Cannon
Virginian
State Solon Seeks Eight Guard Armories
Nel son Dilworth reports a $654000 appropriation to build eight National Guard armories with matching federal funds. Cities named as top priorities include Santa Monica Placerville India Eureka Menlo Park Fontana Riverside and South Gate.
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Alrambed LA Ati
Nelson Dilworth
Hemet
National Guard
Dilworth
State Adjutant General's Office
Santa Monica
Placerville
Indio
Eureka
Menlo Park
Fontana
Riverside
South Gate
Fierce Storm Wallops Southern California Coastline
A fierce storm lashed coastal Southern California and parts of Central California with hail and thunder. Two fishing boats Alibi and Trondehim were reported overdue near Eureka as a pier caisson and seven pilings broke free. Camptonville faced isolation from three feet of snow and cut telephone service while sheriff’s radio kept contact with the town of 300.
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Brisbane
San Francisco
Alibi
Don Richcreek
Trondehim
Eureka
San Rafael
San Anselmo
Ingleside
Camptonville
Yuba County
California
Dowieville
Court Frees '41 in False Statements Case
Indictments dismissed against four former Enterprise Construction Co. salesmen Morris J. Berger Edward G. Volk Maury J. Siegel and Irwin Weinberg by federal judge Pierre M. Hall on grounds the charges were technically faulty alleging false statements to the Federal Housing Administration in a Los Angeles matter.
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Los Angeles
Péirson M. Hall
Federal Housing Administration
Enterprise Construction Co
Morris J. Berger
Edward G. Volk
Maury J. Siegel
Irswin Weinberg
Gulf Stream Only Warm Spot in U.S.
The article notes cold across the northern two-thirds of the United States with new snow in the Midwest and East. The Gulf coastal region remains the only warm area, with temperatures in the mid-60s in Florida and 72 in Brownsville, Texas, while northern states see subfreezing readings and snow bands stretch from Texas to the Dakotas.
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Associated Press
Gulf Coastal
Midwest
Rockies
Eagle
Colo
Grantsburg
Wis
Florida
Brownsville
Tex
Texas
North Dakota
Texas Gulf Coast
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Colorado
Eisenhower Creates New Employment Board To Fight Discrimination
President Eisenhower established a five member committee to prevent discrimination in federal hiring and firing based on race color creed or national origin. Maxwell Abell chairs the body with Archibald Carey Jr J Ernest Wilkins and others as members. The panel reports to the President and replaces the former fair employment board.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Civil Service Commission
Fair Employment Board
White House
James C. Hagerty
Ehisetthower
Truman
Maxwell Abell
Chicago
Maxwell Abell Company
City
Archibald J. Carey Jr
Carey
United Nations General Assembly
J. Ernest Wilkins
Labor
W. Arthur McCoy
Charles Kendall
Office of Defense Organization
Abell
McCoy
McCoy, Wilkins and Kendall
Boston Felons Seize Guards in Prison Hostage Crisis
Desperate inmates at an ancient industrial prison in Charlestown seized guards and loaded boxes labeled gas equipment. Deputy Warden Vance refused to discuss motives or threats while saying he spoke with hostage Warren Harrington by phone. Ringleader Theodore Green and Balbin were armed. other rebels Fritz Swenson and Joseph Flaherty held additional risks as 200 officers converged on the scene.
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Perely
Vance
Walter H. Balbin
Balbin
Warren L. Harrington
Harrington
Theodore
Teddy) Green
Green
Fritz’ Swenson
Joseph Flaherty
Flaherty
Boston
Thomas D. Ryan
Gerard Kadlick
Martin
Mulkern
Eugene Wuls
Charlestown
Sunker Hill
Cherry Hill
U N Leader to Report to Dulles Wednesday
Secretary of State Dulles announced he will receive firsthand information Wednesday from Dag Hammarskjold on the United Nations secretary general's Peiping mission to seek release of American airmen imprisoned as spies. He rejected Senator Knowland's claim that the mission had failed and said it was premature to judge.
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Washington
Dulles
Dag Hammarskjeld
United Nations
Red China
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Hammarskjold
Peiping
U. N
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
U.N
Chicago
Hammarsk
Knowland Hnd
Lodge
Senate
Tuna Clipper Lost on Rocks in Mexico
The San Diego tuna ship American Clipper was driven onto the rocks near Manzanilla Mexico after engine failure while leaving Manzanilla harbor. Insured for 165000 dollars with a 35000 dollar tuna cargo, the vessel and crew of ten were reported to reach Tijuana by airliner Wednesday.
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San Diego
Manzanilla
Mexico
Manzanilla Harbor
Edward F. Silva
Gilbert Madruga
Tijuana
Coast Guard
Perseus
Twining Takes Command of 1st U S Marine Division Near Korea Line
Maj Gen Merill B Twining assumed command of the 1st U S Marine Division near the Korean truce line today. He succeeds Maj Gen Robert E Hogaboom who departed for Washington and new assignment.
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Seoul
Merill B. Twining
U. S
Twining
Robert E. Hogaboom
Washington
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