Heavy Snow Hits New England and Cold Grips Nation
The nation endured extreme cold with heavy snow sweeping New England and icy conditions spreading from Texas to the Midwest. Subzero readings persisted from Denver to the Northeast while dozens of deaths were attributed to winter storms and travel was restricted as schools closed across the East and South.
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Extreme Cold Grips
Associated Prom
New York
East Texas
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Mississippi
Val Caribou
Maine
Appalache
Ichlans
Ohio Valley
The
Mercury
Midwest
Rocky
U. S. Weather Bureau
Texas
Middle Atlantic States
Great Lakes
Ohio River
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Rocky Mountain
Rio Grande Valley
Blast at Virginia Marine School Kills Two Officers
A 31 millimeter shell exploded prematurely at the Marine Officers School in Quantico Virginia killing two Marine student officers and wounding others. Investigating officers suspect a defective projectile as the cause. The blast occurred in the tube of an 81 mm mortar.
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Quantico
Marine Officers School
U S and France warn Russia against aggression
Washington January 31 A U S and French warning to Moscow and its satellites against aggression or threats in the Far East and Europe is stated in a 1500 word communique issued after two day talks at the White House between President Truman and French Premier Rene Pleven They vow to bolster free world defenses and insist aggression must not be rewarded while leaving room for honorable negotiation to resolve Korea Indochina and European issues
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Russia
United States
France
Moscow
Far East
Europe
Truman
Rene Pleven
White House
Pleven
Korea
Indochina
Kremlin
42 Casualties Listed in Korean War Update
The Defense Department announced 42 Korean War casualties with 24 dead, 15 wounded, one missing, and two injured in accidents. The release provides a concise tally of the service members affected.
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Washington
Ghithe Defense Department
Cohen Pal Slain in Double Killing in St. Louis Club
In a Mocambo night club in St Louis two tavern owners died after a gunfight sparked by a post closing hour dispute. Sam Morfin and Bennie Greenberg were found shot in the head with two guns on the floor and a third in a wastebasket. Greenberg, a friend of Mickey Cohen, had prior violent incidents in 1927 and 1944.
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T, Louis
Mickey Cohen
Sam Mortin
Bennie Greenberg
Cohen
Mocambo
John Sinclair
Greenberg
Morfin
West Germany rejects East German unity proposals
West Germany refused to engage with new talks on national unity offered by East Germany's Communist administration. Bonn admonished citizens not to be confused by Soviet zone moves and said the West German Parliament would answer the overture addressed to it. Officials said the Russian-inspired proposals aimed to slow West German defense contributions.
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Bonn
Germany
East Germany
Commission reports progress in atomic weapons program
The Atomic Energy Commission said departments are operating at full capacity with new raw materials sources and plants planned for the coming year. Details on the hydrogen bomb remain secret, but the report notes 1600 people were denied access or left under investigation in four years.
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Ashington
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
Truman
FBI
Commission
Eni
Pacific Ocean
Eniwetok
Nevada
Gordon Dean
Dean
Johnson backs limited draft to boost military manpower
Senate subcommittee hearings on the Universal Military Service and Training plan move forward as Lyndon Johnson supports a limited draft to 18 year olds and upholds extending service. He favors calling up nonveteran husbands in the 19 to 25 bracket and a long term service program. Local boards in Iowa and Illinois already draft recently married men, with deferrals possible if marriages appear not to avoid service.
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Armed Service
Texas Democrat
Senate
House Armed Services Committee
Defense Department
Vinson
D.ga
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Iowa
Diineis
Ralph Lancaster
Chicago
Illinois Selective Service
Ilinois
Woman Directs Traffic Nude and Drunk in Downtown Los Angeles
A 42 year old woman identified as Mrs Jean Stoyer was found directing traffic downtown in a revealing outfit and was arrested on a drunkenness charge. Police relieved her intervention with more conservatively dressed officers. The incident occurred in the early hours at a central intersection in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Jean Stoyer
Destroyer Maddox Arrives Back From Korea War
SAN DIEGO January 3. The destroyer Maddox arrived here today from the Korean war zone. Comdr. Preston B. Haines Jr. is captain of the ship which sailed from San Diego last May to participate in the conflict.
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San Diego
Maddox
Preston B. Haines Jr
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