Varied Problems Crowd Upon New Chief Executive
President Eisenhower faces early challenges after inauguration as he seeks Senate approval for Charles E. Wilson as Secretary of Defense. White House aides outline planned news conferences, monthly radio TV reports, and a forthcoming State of the Union message to Congress detailing a broad legislative program.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate
Charles E. Wilson
White House
Eisenhower
Wilson
Herbert Brownell Jr
James Hagerty
Hagerty
Truman
Congress
Peachers
Acrson
Ieast
Man Wrecks Home in Minnesota Dispute
Bernard Menier, 34, and his wife argued in Saint Paul over tidiness. He grabbed a hammer and smashed the house and furnishings. Police arrested him for disorderly conduct. he pleaded not guilty, posted bond, and awaits a trial Thursday as his family fled to a neighbor’s home.
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St, Paul, Minn
Bernard Menier
Menier
Kenneth Johnson
Johnson
Monier
One Man Storm Knocks Out Beach Jail Telephones
Edward Gonzales a 29 year old battery company employee caused a blackout at Huntington Beach jail by wrecking beds plumbing and flooding cells after intoxication arrest. Police feared damages and delayed court appearance as telecom lines and teletype service were disrupted overnight.
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Huntington Beach
Edward Gonzales
Magnolia St
Gonazles
Hun Hington Beach
Celin Young
Misinterpreted Radio Call Sparks Jail Break Rumor
In Los Angeles a police radio blunder sparked a wild rumor that prisoners seized the county jail and held a sheriff's lieutenant. About fifty cars surrounded the jail before Lt. J. J. Cohen said it was a mistake and ordered guards to verify the count.
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Los Angeles
J. J. Cohen
Weird Rotating Clusters Fly Over Japan
US Air Base reports mysterious rotating clusters of red, white and green lights seen over northern Japan near Kurile Islands and Sakhalin. Radar tracked, pilots pursued, dates December 29 1952 to January 9 with multiple observers and official intelligence notes.
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U.S
Japan
Air Force
Kurile Islands
Sakhalin
Curtis R. Low
Japan Air Defense Force
Associated Press
Donald J. M. Blakeslee
Aca
Russell Powell
U.S. Air Force
Hokkaido
Kurites
Blakeslee
Fairport Harbor
Ohio
Eisenhower Cabinet Picks Win Senate Confirmation
President Eisenhower’s cabinet selections win senate approval except for Charles E. Wilson, whose defense post faces doubts over his GM ties. The confirmed lineup includes Dulles, Humphrey, Brownell, Summerfield, McKay, Benson, Weeks, and Durkin, with Morse voicing concern about Wilson.
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Washington
AFP
Eisenhower
Charles E. Wilson
Senate
Wilson
General Motors
Sen
Morse
White House
John Foster Dulles
New York
George M. Humphrey
Oho
the Treasury
Herbert Brownell Jr
Dense Fog Strands L.A. Traffic Clouds Harbor
Dense fog snarled traffic across Los Angeles area causing multi vehicle damage and zero visibility at Lakewood Boulevard and Spring Street. Officials report seven cars damaged, three severely, with airport visibility at zero for over three hours before lifting. The Weather Bureau attributes the fog to inland breezes, moist marine air, and cool temperatures.
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Ila. m
Norwalk Blvd
165Th St
California Highway Patrol
Lakewood Blvd
Spring ‘St
Clark St
Defense Dept. Lists 42 Korea Casualties
The Defense Department today identified 42 Korean War casualties in List No. 732. The new tally includes 10 killed, 26 wounded, one missing, one injured, and four captured previously reported as missing.
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Washington
V. ‘Ine
Defense Department
Flu Epidemic Triggers Mass US Army Vaccination Plan
In Frankfurt and Heidelberg the U S Army outlined plans to inoculate about 250000 American troops amid a flu outbreak in the American zone of Germany. The spread prompted requests for vaccine from Europe as eleven cities report hospitalizations and German fatalities mount in Bavaria and Munich. Four airlifted vaccine shipments and multiple C47 aircraft were placed on alert to distribute doses across western Europe.
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Frankfurt
Germany
A &U
Heidelberg
Bavaria
Munich
Garmisch-Fartenkirchen
Army
United States
England
Rhein-Main Air Base
U. S
Westernurope
New York Jury Convicts 13 Second-String Red Leaders
A wartime dispatch reports Allied air combat over Korea where Sabre jets faced Mig-15s. United States pilots claimed seven enemy planes shot down and three damaged amid a high altitude duel, with top American aces adding to their scores. Capt Overton II Andrews led a notable duel, claiming two Mig-15s in flames and damaging another.
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Seoul
Korea
America
Col
Royal N. Baker
McKinney
Texas
Maj
Robinson Risner
Oklahoma City
Okla
Baker
Vermont Garrison
Tulsa
Okls
51St
A D, Overton II. Andrews
C. C
West Point
Market Holdup Nets 83000 In Morning Heist
Norwalk deputies report a lone bandit, posing as an electrician, robbed the Shoppers Market on Firestone Boulevard at 7:45 am. He threatened bookkeeper Mary Ellen White, took a cash box, and fled in a dark truck with a waiting accomplice. The suspect is described as 35 to 38, 5 feet 7 inches, 150 pounds, wearing blue coveralls and a dark jacket.
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Norwalk
Firestone Blvd
Studebaker Fd
M. L. Topping
Topping
Mary Ellen White
Post Office seeks parcel post rate hike near 35 percent
The Interstate Commerce Commission was asked by the Post Office Department in a petition filed by outgoing Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson for a near 35 percent increase in parcel post rates. Officials say the hike would raise about 130 million dollars annually as the service remains in deficit. The action comes under Congressional mandate to avoid using regular appropriations.
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Washington—Cp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Post Office Department
Jesse M. Donaldson
Ts Postal
Parcel
Donaldson
Department
ICC
Congress
Mamie Eisenhower Tours New White House Home
Mrs Mamie Eisenhower slept late then inspected her new 100 room home after returning from the inaugural ball and a late night. She met staff left by the Trumans and presided at a mid afternoon reception for 300 women from the General Federation of Women's Clubs.
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Washington
Mamie Eisenhower
White House
Mrs. Eisenhower
Weather outlook clear tonight and warmer Thursday
Generally clear conditions persist tonight with a warmer daytime high expected on Thursday. Light winds and no precipitation noted as the brief forecast covers tonight into Thursday afternoon.
Farmer Kills Cows Then Ends Life in Rhinebeck
In Rhinebeck New York a 54 year old farmer Harry Seckendorff after a long illness killed 16 dairy cows at his barn before shooting himself. Police report he turned the rifle on the herd then on himself in a final act. A neighbor remarked he loved those cows.
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Rhinebeck
Sur
Harry Seckendorff
Siamese Twin Dies After Separation Surgery
Roger Lee Brodie, 16 months, the surviving twin of Rodneye Dee Brodie, died Tuesday night after a 34 day battle in coma. Rodneye Dee, age unknown, remains in critical condition following the Dec 17 head‑to‑head operation that marked a historic first in medical history.
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Chicago
Tiny Roger Lee Brodie
Roger
Rodneye Dee
Rodney
Guilty Verdicts in Conspiracy Case Against U S Communists
A New York federal jury found 13 Communist party leaders guilty of conspiring to teach and advocate the violent overthrow of the U S government. They follow 11 top leaders convicted years earlier, as jurors labored through a long 844 month trial amid a mountain of evidence under Judge Edward J. Dis Mock.
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New York
Communist Party
United States
Edward J. Dis Mock
Four Youths Rob Kansas City Bank
Four youths wearing corduroy hunting caps robbed the Rosedale State Bank in Kansas City Kansas. They forced three officers two tellers and ten customers into a vault and took between 40000 and 50000 dollars before fleeing in a red sedan later found abandoned two miles away.
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Kansas City
Kan
Rosedale State Bank
Noar
Lowell Nail
Wall
Where to Find It Beach Combing and More in This Paper
A note to readers on navigation shows where to locate features inside the edition. It lists sections such as Beach Combing on Page B Boyle Page A 9, Bridge on Page A 9, Geer Ade Pedes on B-1 40 Comics on Page B- a, Crosswort on Editorial Page A-8, Financial on Page 8, Obituaries on Page BI, Radio and Television on Page B-9, Siring Table Pegs B-2, Southland Cities on Pages B-2, Sparta on Pages A-1 0 A-3, Theaters on Pace B-5, and Tides Temperatures on Page B-2, plus Women’s Activities on Pages B-4 and 5.
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Boyle
Bridge
Crosswort
Southland
Sparta
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