Mannerheim Dies in Switzerland At 86
Lausanne dispatch reports Field Marshal Baron Carl Gustaf Mannerheim Finland's national hero former president and wartime commander died in a Lausanne hospital after an emergency operation for an intestinal obstruction. His aide Col. Karl Lindemann and daughter Sofie arrived as news noted his long retirement in Switzerland and memoir writing plans. Mannerheim who led Finnish forces in 1939 and 1944 battles against Russia shaped Finland's early independence and postwar leadership.
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Switzerland
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Associated Press
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Sofie
Paris
Karelian Isthmus
Ilness
Juho Paasikivi
MacArthur Tours Korea Front Lines Near Seoul
In Tokyo, General MacArthur returned from a day in Korea visiting Suwon and a post near the front, flying over Seoul. Ridgway cited Chinese losses of about 40,000 dead and 120,000 wounded since January 1, with Whitney calling the toll “disastrous” for China.
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MacArthur
Korea
Suwon
Seoul
Matthew 3
Ridgway
U. S
Eighth Army
Courtney Whitney
United Nations Command
Alliied advance nears Seoul in fourth straight day
Allied forces pushed north from Suwon and Kumyanggang toward Seoul on a 40 mile front for the fourth day of the offensive. UN troops probed ahead, facing alleged delaying action by Reds as Chinese defenses remained largely intact near Hill 244 and in the Humbangjang area.
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Suwon
Seoul
United Nations
U. N
Kumyangjang
Suiwon
Humbangjang
William Burson
Thorn
Burson
Sehon
Yoju
Reactivation plan for Naval Base features today
Big program outlined to reactivate the Naval Base here as part of today’s highlights. Also notes Kay Francis Erickson’s mother to resume Beijing murder trial testimony tomorrow. A4 reports on a mysterious muscular dystrophy affecting four brothers with 100 percent mortality. Page references indicate related features on A-5 and A-8.
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Naval Base
Kay Francis Erickson
Beijing
Where to Find It
A listing of section locations across the newspaper shows where to locate features such as Armed Services on A-7, Auto Age and Aviation on A-7, Beech Combing on B-T, Bridge on 6-7, Classifieds on C-7 to C-15, Crossword on 8-7, Editorials on B- é, Obituaries on B-8, Luncheon Clubs on 8-3, Political News on A-8, Public Forum on B-7, Radio and Television on A-6, Realty News in Southlend Magazine, School News on B-8, Sports on C-1 to C-5, Theaters on D-T1, Waterfront on C-16, and Women's Activities in Section D.
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Southlend
Secion D
Guards Guard St Patrick s Cathedral After Bomb Threat
New York police placed St Patrick s Cathedral under heavy guard after a crude threat signed Mason warned a bomb would explode during Sunday Mass. 70 detectives planned to reinforce the building at 5 am with visitors cleared, while police also cleared about 570 people from the Paris Theater over a tip of a bomb there.
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St. Patrick's Cathedral
Archdiocese of
New York
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Mason
Fifth Ave
Tmwon
Ian Spellman
Paris
Cardinal Spellman
Catholic War Veterans
U. S. Softens Stand on China Peace Bid
The United States signaled openness to a peaceful settlement with China if Peiping shows a clear intent, while continuing to press U.N. condemnation of Chinese aggression in Korea. Austin’s remarks aimed to ease fears of strengthened MacArthur authority and attract western allies, with Canada expected to approve the plan next week.
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Korea
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Canada
Douglas MacArthur
Lester B Pearson
U. S
Lebanon
Charles Malik
Malik
Truman Rejects General US Sales Tax Plan
President Truman told Senate Democratic leaders he will not seek a general sales tax in his 16.5 billion tax program while aiming to increase total taxes to balance a 71.6 billion spending budget for the 1952 fiscal year. The Blair House meeting covered foreign and domestic policy including the draft, budget, and taxes, with Senators dominating the discussion.
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Washington
IPI
Truman
Senate
Blair House
Senate, Democratic Policy Committee
Europe
White House
Joseph Short
Ernest McFarland
D. Aziz
Five-time Navy Cross winner serves on Treasure Island
San Francisco January 27 The only officer to win five Navy Crosses Cmdr Roy M Deven rt, 41, submarine skipper, has been named assistant breaster of the inspection depart there on the Western Sea From er Tt took him ten undersea patrols against the Japanese to warn the unique honor. Those patrols cost the energy 42 ship sunk or damaged.
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San Francisco
Treasure Island
San Francisco Bay
Navy
Roy M. Devenrt
Price-Wage Freeze Faces Tweaks as Hoover Resigns
Washington reports a thawing of the rigid price wage freeze as officials promise targeted rollbacks and exemptions. John L Lewis gains a 20 cent an hour coal pay boost while stabilizers outline general controls to address hardship cases. Vice Admiral John H Hoover resigns crying politics.
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John L. Lewis
Michael V. Disalie
ADM
Hoover
Congress
John H. Hoover
Office of Price Stabilization
Washington Daily News
Economic Stabilization Agency
Scrippsoward
Democratic National Committee
Hard Freeze To Hit North California Monday
Weather bulletin from the U S Weather Bureau warns a hard freeze moving down from Canada will bring temperatures below freezing in growing areas by early Monday with lows into the low 20s Monday night. Snow flurries possible in Bay Area hills and small craft warnings issued from Cape Blanca to Point Conception.
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California
Long Beach
H. R. McQueen
Bay Areas
Cape Blanca
Point Conception
San Francisco
Suisun Bay
Midissest
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United Nations
Dakotas
Montana
Wyoming
Minnesota
Gasoline in Oil Drum Warned for Furnace Users
Flint officials and media warned homeowners that 500 gallons of gasoline had been missold as fuel oil. Fire Chief Calvin Johnson warned a house could explode if gasoline reached a furnace. About 150 gallons were recovered, but remaining gasoline posed danger.
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Flint
Mich
Calvin Johnson
Rival unions clash aboard liner Lurline in San Francisco
Police broke up fights between CIO NMU delegates and Marine Cooks and Stewards union members aboard the Matson liner Lurline at Pier 25. Two NMU vice presidents from New York were aboard to address crew amid ongoing union tensions and a pending vote at sea. None were hospitalized.
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National Maritime Union
U. S. Lurline
San Francisco
Marine Cooks and Stewards Union
CIO
A. P
Lurline
Pier 25
CIO National Maritime Union
Marine Cooks and Stewards Bars
MCS
NMU
New York
H. B. Warmer
John B. McDougal
San Pedro
AFL Sailors’ Union of the Pacific
Matson
Honolulu
Communist Party
Freighter Mir Dizengoff Halts North of Bermuda
A British frigate Snipe reached the burning Israeli freighter Mir Dizengoff seven miles north of Bermuda. The ship listed to starboard with bow underwater as smoke poured from it. Lt. Joseph C. Anderson of a U S Air Force B17 reported from the rescue plane based at Kindley. surface vessels stood by for rescue.
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Hamiluon
Bermuda
Snipe
Mir Dizengoff
Joseph C. Anderson
U.S. Air Force
Kindley Air Force Base
Mother 36 Delivers 18th Child in Pitcairn
Mrs. Arthur Griser, 36, has 18 children including four sets of twins and a triplet. Her 18th child, a baby girl weighing about 4 pounds, arrives at her Pitcairn home. The family doctor notes it is the biggest baby he has delivered in a long time.
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Pittsburgh
Arthur Griser
Pitcairn
Leigh
Long Beach Employment Peak At 100000 Since War
Long Beach reached 100000 in total employment across industry and business this week, the highest since World War II. George Toll of the State Employment Bureau said veterans and in migrants from the Midwest are returning. Increased needs in aircraft plants and the Navy shipyard drive the upturn, while service trades show limited layoffs and metals plants report small reductions.
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Long Beach
George Toll
State Employment Bureau
Alamitos Ave
Navy
Toli
Toll
Midwest
Blast Wrecks Home Injures Woman in Willowbrook
An explosion at 1601 31st St Willowbrook wrecked the interior of a residence. Betty Riley 24 was found by Compton firemen on a couch and taken to Women’s Yard Children’s Hospital for severe shock. No fire occurred. investigators suspect gas buildup.
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St. Willowbrook
Compton
Betty Riley
Women's Yard Children’s Hospital
Eatts
FAME MINGLE: GEORGIANS MIX CHING, CHU TEH NAMES
Atlanta readers misidentify the three leaders behind a wage-price freeze in a street poll. Cyrus W. Ching is labeled a Chinese Communist, Eric Johnston a Georgia labor leader, and Michael V. DiSalle as the Discoverer of the Fountain of Youth.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Journal - Constitution
Cyrus W. Ching
Eric Johnston
Georgia
Michael V. DiSalle
Fountain of Youth
Police Hunt Motorist After Walk-Strike Injures Two
A driver fled after a car jumped a curb and struck 66 year old Alfred C M Johnson and 4 year old Susan W Johnson on Belmont Ave in Long Beach. Both victims were hospitalized with serious injuries. the vehicle, reported registered to Melvin J Zelmer, is sought by police.
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Belmont Ave
Alfred C. M
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Linden Ave
Susan W. Johnson
Preston W.owhnson
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