Bitter Cold Grips Midwest and Spreads East
Bitter cold swept the Midwest with deep freezes in Minnesota Wisconsin the Dakotas and Iowa and extended to the Atlantic seaboard while the west enjoyed warmth. readings varied widely with -28 in Fargo -27 in Minneapolis and -3 in Chicago. snow flurries covered the Great Lakes region and rain mixed with snow spread into the Northwest. Two storm deaths were reported as highways remained open though drifting snow persisted in the Dakotas and Minnesota.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Atlantic Seaboard
North
Bemidji
Minn
Lorthern Florida
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Iowa
Iltneis
Montana
Alexandria
Fargo
N. D
Minneapolis
Chicago
Jacksonville
Fla
Charlotté
N.C
Mobile
Ala
Great Lakes
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
California
Sierra
New York State
Young policeman poses as student in Texas drug ring bust
Houston officer Joseph Foster, 25, who went undercover while posing as a high school student, helped dismantle narcotics rings in six Texas cities. He described nightly knife threats and covert meetings, aided by Capt. George Seber who pulled him back into uniform. Foster joined the force four months earlier and used multilingual skills to blend with dealers. Continued on Page A-4.
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Houston
Texas
Joseph Foster
Foster
Buck Foster
Mexican
Elmer Bertelson
The
Houston Chronicle
Wichita Falls
San Antonio
Wichita Falls High School
George Seber
Seber
Truman Won't See Protestant Group
The American Council of Christian Churches said President Truman declined a White House meeting with its delegation protesting the planned U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. Council president Dr. W. E. Breckbill said the group, with about 2,000,000 Protestants in 3000 congregations, will stage a Protestant pilgrimage to Washington to oppose diplomatic ties with Rome. Secretary to the President Matthew J. Connelly advised the group to present its views to the State Department or congressional committees.
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Washington
Jar
American Council of Christan Churches
Truman
U. S
Vatican
W. E. Breckbill
Altoona
Vodka Aboard Hold Kansas Pilot for Drunken Flying
Oklahoma City January 24 authorities investigated and charged Jack Travis Sanders a 31 year old Meade Kansas pilot with drunken flying after two failed approaches to Will Rogers Field. He finally landed and nearly caused a ground loop. two pints of vodka were seized from the monoplane.
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Oklahoma City
Jack Travis Sanders
Will Rogers Field
Ving Sanders
Meade
Girls Run Away Premature Alarm Foul Play Feared
LAWNDALE Jan 24 Two six year old girls Frances Hagen and Bernice Scruggs disappeared after leaving home with blankets and pillows deputies and neighbors feared they ran away and may face foul play. Mrs Hagen and mothers offered vague reasons while noting a neighbor reported the girls running away.
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Lawndale
Jheriff
Frances ‘Hagens
Bernice Scruggs
Marian Hagen
Bernice
Herrice
Iso
Draft Director Pins 4-F Shortage On Recruitment Imbalance
Washington Jan 24 Draft Director Lewis B Hershey testified before the Senate armed services preparedness committee that competition for recruits among Navy Marine Corps and Air Corps creates an unreal manpower shortage for the Army He said the Army bears the burden of accepting less desirable men and must reject many unfit applicants The 4-F rejection rate he called appalling rose in the five months ended last Nov 30 while total registrants 18 to 26 years old stood near 3 5 million with about 1 5 million rejected for physical or mental reasons
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Armed Forces
Hershey
Senate Armed Services Preparedness Committee
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Corps
Army
Labor Trouble Ties East Ports
Philadelphia shutdown halts stevedoring across the Delaware River port area. About 6500 AFL workers idle as union leaders call it a lockout while stevedoring firms blame the union for violating the contract. Longshore operations halted on 206 dry cargo vessels. Twelve vessels arrived today.
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Philadelphia
AFL
Trenton
N. J
Delaware River
Wilmington
Del
Contents listing of newspaper sections
The page lists where to find各 features across sections including Beach Combing Bridge Classified Ads Comics Crossword Editorial Financial Obituaries Political News Radio and television Shipping Sports Theaters Tides temperatures Women’s activities with page references across A B and C sections.
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Boyle
Civil Service for Collectors Past First Test
President Truman's plan to place tax collectors under civil service faces initial approval as the House expenditures committee, by a unanimous vote, moves to forward the reorganization of the Bureau of Internal Revenue to the full House. The plan, tied to a March 14 deadline, awaits Senate action with administration supporters optimistic. Rep. McCormack notes the committee vote was unanimous. Rep. Hoffman sought the measure to force a House vote.
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Washington
Truman
Civil Service
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Congress
House Expenditures Committee
House
Senate
Rep. McCormack
D.-Mass
Rep. Hoffman
Maj. Gen. Hume Dies Former Far East Surgeon
Maj. Gen. Edgar Erskine Hume 62, former chief surgeon of the Far East Command, died at Walter Reed Hospital. The Army offered no cause of death. A veteran of both world wars, he recently returned from Japan where he served as chief surgeon in the Korean campaign. He presented Winston Churchill with a member of the Order of Cincinnati.
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Washington
Edgar Erskine Hume
Far
Order of Cincinnati
American Patriotic Society
Traffic Tangle Kills 2 Hurts 13 in San Francisco Crash
A five car pileup in San Francisco killed mother Hazel Johnson 46 and daughter Patsy 14 and left 13 injured. Ellen Baker 18 was critically hurt while Albert Johnson and Hilly Baker Jr. had minor injuries. Police allege Bev Robertson 16 and Clarence Ambroso 17 were racing when Robertson struck the Johnsons, with two other cars also involved.
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San Francisco
Ian
UPIA
Hazel Johnson
Patsy
Ellen Baker
Albert Johnson
Clarence Ambroso
Robertson
Stiff Penalties House Unit Acts to Tighten Reins on Mexican Help
The House judiciary committee moved to tighten rules on Mexican labor in the United States. It backed an immigration bill making it a felony to bring in ineligible aliens and a misdemeanor to transport harbor or conceal them. Felony carries five years and $2000 fine. misdemeanor one year and $1000. The bill allows the attorney general to appoint Immigration Service officials to issue search warrants for suspected violations, with limits on home searches.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
United States
House
Attorney General
Immigration Service
Decision Delayed on M Grath Probe
The House judiciary committee postponed a decision on whether to investigate Attorney General J. Howard McGrath and the Justice Department until next Tuesday after a lengthy debate. Rep. Dendero defended McGrath amid Communist attack claims, while Rep. Keating pressed for an inquiry into misfeasance in the department dating from McGrath’s August 1949 appointment.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
J. Howard Mc Grath
Justice Department
House
Don' Dero ReMich
McGrath
Dendero
Max Lowenthal
Rep. Keating
RN. Y
Jong Committee
Lowenthal
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Keating
Truman
Democratic National Committee
Internal Revenue Bureau
Plane Reported Down in Needles Vicinity
LAS VEGAS reports a possible crash along an 80 mile stretch to Needles. The sheriff and Las Vegas Air Force Base organized search parties early today. A crash report from Searchlight 40 miles south said to be an Air Force plane, type unknown. Arizona's Kingman sheriff planned a search near Willow Beach about 30 miles from Las Vegas to probe the reported crash.
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Las Vegas
Sheriff's Office
Las Vegas Air Force Base
Here
Needles
Air Force
Arizona
Kingman
Willow Beach
Ariz
Colorado River
Trawler Jamaica Hails Brand New Truck From Storm Sea
The trawler Jamaica returned to port off the Isle of Man with a single catch a brand new truck in a damaged condition. Port officials suspect the vehicle was washed from a freight deck during a recent storm but remained largely intact except for a cracked instrument panel.
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Fleetwood
Eng
Jamaica
Isle of Man
Irish Sea
Storm Lashes Northern California Dense Weather Wakes State
A Pacific storm hits Northern and Central California with warm rain and strong winds, causing local flooding. Snow falls in the Sierra Nevada while heavy rain is forecast to taper off by tomorrow. High winds topple poultry houses, flood El Camino Real, and knock out power in Marin and San Rafael areas. Traffic detours and road closures occur along Highway 1 and US 101. Rail plans canceled due to new storm conditions in the Sierra.
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San Francisco
California
Sierra Nevada
U. S. Weather Bureau
mid-Pacific
Weather Bureau
Fresno
Oregon
Cape Mendocino
el Camino Real
Brentwood
Marin County
Tamalpais Junction
U.S. 101
San Rafael
San Quentin
Kentfield
Granton Park
Irwin St. Fairfax
Poison drums lost on Route 25 prompt search
Police spread alert along Route 25 between Rahway and Raritan Township for two 10 pound drums of potassium cyanide lost from Kramer Brothers Trucking Co. The deadly poison could kill on contact and if drums are smashed Du Pont field teams would decontaminate the area.
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New Brunswick
Route 25
Rahway
Raritan Township
Harold Peterson
Peterson
New York-Philadelphia
Kramer Brothers Trucking Co
Weather outlook with light rain tonight and tomorrow
Occasional light rain is forecast for tonight and tomorrow with light variable winds shifting to southwest at 15 to 25 mph tomorrow afternoon. Temperature changes minimal, with little noticeable variation expected.
Stolen 3YearOld Girl Sparks Portland Police Search
Portland police hunted for clues to the disappearance of 3 year old Sherrie Ellen Kader snatched from her sidewalk home by an unknown man who drove away in a car. Her 4 year old sister Vickie Laverne witnessed the abduction as the family and detectives pursued leads.
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Portland
Ore
Sherrie Ellen Kader
Vickie Laverne
Jada Z
Kader
Los Angeles Attorney Quizzed in Reds Probe
A Los Angeles attorney A Marburg Yerkes was called before House investigators to discuss a Communist party legal club in Los Angeles. He and his wife Martha were among 32 named by David Aaron as members from 1946 to 1948. Aaron testified he joined in 1946, left the party two years earlier, and later moved to Fullerton. He described the Engels Club of lawyers and party members meeting weekly with dues from 2 to 20 dollars. He added names including William G. Israel Milton Tyre and Albert M. Herzig.
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Washington
A. Marburg Yerkes
Los Angeles
House
Communist Party
Yerkes
Martha
David Aaron
Fullerton
Calif
House UN- American Activities Committee
Aaron
Charge Hurled In Broadcast From Peiping
Tokyo dispatch reports Peiping radio accusing U S planes of violating Manchurian territory with seven bombs dropped on Jan 13 and 20. It claims one American plane struck Masienkon Ligotung Province on Jan 19, damaging homes and livestock, and cites incursions near Pi Tung on Jan 20 and a large Jan 21 recon over Antung.
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Tokyo
Peiping
United States
Ia J
Masienkon
Ligotung Province
Pi Tung
Antung
United Nations Command
GM Hudson Price Boost Approved for 1952 Cars
The government authorized General Motors to raise basic retail prices on 1952 automobiles by 50 to 143 dollars and approved boosts in basic dealer prices for 1952 Hudson cars. Dealers may implement the increases immediately as the higher ceilings reflect late 1951 adjustments. Prices include factory wholesale costs, dealer markups, transportation, and taxes.
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Washington
General Motors
Office of Price Stabilization
Hudson
Caldwell mother bears 11th child weighing 17 pounds two ounces
Mrs. Zella Marie Green, 39, who already has ten surviving children, just gave birth to Vernon Edward, weighing 17 pounds two ounces. The birth was spontaneous and difficult, and both mother and baby are reported doing fine. The family lives on a 5%-acre farm near Caldwell. father Arthur Green is 53. The children range from 5 to 23, none married.
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Caldwell
Ohio
Zella Marie Green
Vernon Edward
C. ¥. Thompson
Arthur Green
Papa Green
Harold
Floyd
U. S. Army
Fort Eustis
Marie
Virginia
Betty
James
Ruth
Virgil
Elden
Sandra
Mage
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Pierre
South Dakota
Kansas
Manchuria
Hume
M’grath
Comb
Sirl
L.A
Korea
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