Convict's Death Plot Aimed at Los Angeles Judges
Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz disclosed a plot by Arthur Emil Hansen to kill four Los Angeles judges plus a former judge and district attorney. Hansen, jailed at San Quentin for 1938 murders, sought a $10,000 payoff to carry out the killings and even planned to leave finger prints on victims. San Quentin officials noted Hansen faces further years beyond a possible early release. Fitts warned Hansen had threatened him after prosecuting him in 1938.
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Los Angeles
Eugene W. Biscailuz
Arthur Emil Hansen
San Quentin
Irving Hancock
R. J. McLaughlin
Charles W. Fricke
Arthur Crum
Frank G. Swain
Clinton T. Duffy
Hansen
Duffy
Fitts
Carrier Begins Final Voyage for Secret Tests
The aircraft carrier Independence, bound for secret Navy tests and a watery grave, passed through the Golden Gate for the last time. Towed from Hunters Point, it had served as a decontamination training ship and as a target in Bikini atomic experiments. Its sinking details remain undisclosed and the ship is deemed too radioactive for scrap.
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San Francisco
Independence
Golden Gate
Bikini
Hunters Point
Tarawa
Marcus Island
Pilippine Sea
Navy
Norse Vessel Fueled Fire Quelled at San Pedro
The Laurits Swenson, a 435-foot Fred Olsen Line freighter loaded with cotton grain borax and general cargo for Antwerp and European ports, returned to San Pedro after an all night engine room fire. The ship, owned by Fred Olsen Line of Oslo, had seven Norwegian passengers aboard. Coast Guard cutters Morris and an 83-foot patrol craft fought the blaze after the master called for help. The fire broke out in the auxiliary engines shortly after sailing for Antwerp, was thought extinguished then rekindled, and the vessel was restored to operation with an escort. The estimated damage stood at about 100 dollars.
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Laurits Swenson
San Pedro
Coast Guard
Antwerp
Morris
Fred Olson Line
Oslo
Norway
Fred Olsen Line
Ole Gulbrandsen
Ogee
Three Die In B 26 Crash At Sacramento Air Base
A B26 aircraft crashed and burned in Del Paso Park near McLellan Field in Sacramento. The sheriff reports three killed, the pilot, copilot, and engineer, with the plane gutted by fire.
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Sacramento
del Paso Park
McLellan Air Force Base
McLellan Field
Aid of 37.8 Million Funds for Yugoslavia Drouth
President Truman ordered 37.8 million dollars in Marshall plan aid released for Yugoslavia to combat drought. The money moves from the Economic Cooperation Administration to the Agriculture Department under State Department guidance.
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Washington
Truman
Drouth
Yugoslavia
Economic Co-operation Administration
Agriculture Department
State Department
Peace Treaty Conference Near In Tokyo Arrival
John Foster Dulles arrived in Tokyo for a mission of peace to discuss a Japanese peace treaty with General MacArthur and Japanese leaders. Dulles spoke of broad UN support for a prompt settlement as hundreds of reporters swarmed and clashes for photos occurred around MacArthur’s headquarters.
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John Foster Dulles
Truman
Dulles
Gen. MacArthur
United Nations
MacArthur
Lea
Min
Trulles
Cance Dulles
Allied Ships Shell Inchon and Red Army Retreat
Allied task force of American and British ships shelled Inchon on the Yellow Sea coast near Seoul. Reports say no ground action accompanied the sea attack, amid minimal front footage as Reds reportedly duck the fight. Air strikes claimed 170 Communist deaths as 500 Allied planes dominated the skies.
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Okyo
United Nations
Yellow Sea
Inchon
Seoul
Douglas MacArthur
Yalu
Manchuria
Flying Fish Channel
MacArthur
Sasebo
Japan
Hoenssong
No-Man’s Land
Central Korea
Aeris
United Nafions
Res
Western Powers Plan Parley on Big Four Talks
The United States Britain and France prepare preliminary talks to decide which issues to raise with Russia for a potential Big Four conference. Officials say talks may begin before Moscow signals acceptance and respond to western notes outlining two key questions about scope and possible topics.
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Western Powers
Jokn M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Rene Pleven
Moscow
London
Paris
Umbrella for Attlee Signals Appeasement Hope
Newark veterans of Foreign Wars sent a cable along with an umbrella to Prime Minister Clement Attlee in Newark New Jersey noting it may prove handy in Peiping. The act mocks appeasement and references Neville Chamberlain and the Munich agreement.
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Newark
N. J
Great Britain
Clement Attlee
Attlee
United States
Ores
Suort
Neville Chamberlain
Munich
Hitler
Cortisone experimenter seeks hormone antidote idea
A brief item notes a cortisone researcher pursuing a hormone antagonist approach. It mentions page references and a general topic of biochemical experimentation, with no detailed results or dates provided. Readers are directed to multiple newspaper sections for related topics and notices.
Weather summary for upcoming day and night
Persistent fog expected late tonight on Sey with a slight cool down tomorrow. Winds will be light and variable then shift to a westerly breeze.
Dispute Over Wages Delays Freeze Order
Washington Jan 23 AP Disagreement over the wage control formula delays general wage and price freeze orders. Officials said no decision on timing, though some expect orders tomorrow. OPS issued a 15 percent cut on cattle hides price and last November’s top price rule. A 44 hour work week without overtime was proposed by Marriner S Eccles. Debate raged among Wage Stabilization Board members. Cost of living index rose to 178.4 in December. The freeze orders likely peg prices at Jan 2 levels with some room for higher wage negotiations.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
Wage Stabilization Board
OPS
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Beges
Msideas
Senate
House Economic Committee
Truman
Eric Johnson
defense _Mobilization board
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Lawin
Senate House
Marine Corporal Loses Limbs From Frostbite In Korea
Oakland January 25 a 20 year old Marine corporal CPL Henry Schafer son of Mrs Marie Schafer Tacoma was reported in satisfactory condition after amputations of his right hand lower right leg and foot Frostbite may cost part of his left foot though his left hand remained intact He sustained exposure while serving in Korea and suffered severe frostbite during a wait in extreme cold.
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Oakland
Henry Schafer
Marie Schafer
Tacoma
Oak Knoll Navel Hospital
Young Schafer
Saneene Chie Hee Dng
Korea
Lowering U S Draft Standards Sparks Second Thought
Assistant Defense Secretary Anna Rosenberg told the House committee that the Defense Department plans to lower physical and mental qualifications "as far as security will permit" to expand the pool of eligible men. About 799,000 already rejected for mental or physical reasons would be reassessed, potentially adding around 150,000 limited-service men, with pension liabilities if standards fall further. The testimony touched on draft age from 19 to 18 and service length, amid debate over a manpower safety margin and impact on 18-year-olds.
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Ashington
Anna Rosenberg
Defense Department
House Armed Services Committee
Vinson
Congress
D-Ga
Elston
R.ohin
Rosenberg
Secretary of Defense
Marshall
Eisenhower in Iceland for Defense Talks
General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived in snow bound Iceland to discuss defense aims. He stressed Iceland would not provide military forces but could serve as a strategic fleet and air base to deter Soviet expansion and protect Western Europe and Atlantic shipping.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republic
Western
Europe
Coutrtry
Teeland
America
Atlantic
Army Sends GIs Home Young Mortarmens Return
Tokyo January 25 The Army ruled two young mortar men are too young to fight Sixteen year old Troy Sunney from Dugranno Virginia and 15 year old Donald Drury from Centerville Valley Alabama depart after six months with the First Cavalry Division Some records cite unclear hometowns Dungannon Virginia and Centerville Alabama appeared as possibilities Sunney born December 2 served 18 months as an 81 mm mortar with Eighth Cavalry. Drury served since enlistment and fought at Unsan in November.
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Tokyo
Troy Sunney
Donald Drury
First Cavalry Division
Army
Ysorea
Sonney
Dugranno
Drury
Centerville Valley
Captor Shoots Girl and Kills Self in Chicago
Miss Stephanie Novicky, 24, was wounded while leaping from a second floor window as captor Vladas Jutelis, 37, shot himself. Police were alerted by a ruse to a friend, Henry Grove, who reported a robbery. Tear gas was used to flush the apartment prior to discovering Jutelis dead in the living room.
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Chicago
Stephanie Novicky
Vladas Jutelis
Novicky
Lithuania
Henry Grove
Grove
Jutelis
Rau Expected to Bare Note at U.N. Today
Lake Success, Jan 25. Communist China reportedly accepted an Arab-Asian proposal for an immediate seven power conference on Far Eastern problems with a Korea cease-fire. Peiping sent an unconditional reply to India's UN delegation. India’s Sir Benegal Rau may reveal details when he speaks to the General Assembly committee. The plan, led by India, includes the United States, Soviet Union, Britain, France, Egypt, and India. The conference would be scheduled by the UN General Assembly president.
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India
Peiping
United States
Russia
Britain
France
China
Egypt
LU. N
General Assembly
London
Rollback Fixes Prices of Hides
Washington January 25 The Office of Price Stabilization rolled back domestic cattle hides pelts and cast skins to the November high prices for the same type weight and grade effective January 29. The move aims at a 15 percent or more price reduction until a detailed ceiling schedule is issued after talks with industry.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
ePrice
Michael IV. DiSalie
DiSalle
Russians Defy Chinese Basketball Rules In Shanghai
The Soviet visitors reportedly used their own referees and international rules in China, bringing a heavier ball and new backboard. Chinese players, playing by American rules, suffered losses and a sprained ankle as referees insisted the fault was not theirs.
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Ong Kong
China
Shanghai
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