Four Mine Union Members Shot in Kentucky Ambush
Four United Mine Workers members including three organizers were wounded in an ambush while returning from a union meeting near Manchester Kentucky. Police said assailants fired from bushes along Buffalo Hill, Leslie County, injuring Vermillion Fleming Wagers and Collins. The attack continues a violent pushback against eastern Kentucky organizing drives.
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United Mine Workers
Manchester
Buffalo Hill
Lestie County
Hyden
Charlie Vermillion
T. N. Fleming
Letcher County
Millard Wagers
Tribbey
Perry County
Wagers
Lester Collins
Clay County
UMW
Clay
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Kentucky
100 Lose Lives as Ferry Sinks
A stricken passenger ferry Princess Victoria sank in the Irish Sea as ships battled heavy seas and bitter cold. Survivors reported chaos on rafts while rescue vessels worked amid hurricane conditions and fading visibility. Notable passengers included Maj. J. M. Sindlair and Sir Walter Smiles as crews and townsfolk awaited news.
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Belfast
Donsghadese
Port Patrick
Amone Neido
Irish Sea
J. M. Sindlair
Northern Ireland
Dinance
Walter Smiles
Walter Scott
Janie Davidson
Campbeltown
Admiralty
London
Ferguson
Stranraer
Scotland
British Isles
Britain
Aberdeen
Keith
Elgin
Orkneys
Clan MacQuarrie
Hebrides
Dundee
Glasgow
Post Office Notice Valid at Long Beach Seventh Street Market
Fragmented item mentions Long Beach California postal matter with an official notice date in March 1818 and references to the Audit Bureau and delivery codes. The readable fragments imply a public or postal notice published for a local district, with no clear event or outcome.
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Pupusnea
Sixth Street
Pine Avenue
Long Beach
California
Audit Bureau of Chreu Sreuage
Long Beat
Gbigorala
Formosa and Korea War Moves Stir United States Policy
United States officials consider lifting the Formosa neutrality ban to empower Nationalists against Red China while planning to pressure Beijing into peace talks in Korea and Indochina. In Korea, Fifth Air Force reports January Sabres downed 40 MiGs, boosting the Sabre advantage to 11 to 1 as pilots score aces and a rare bomber kill off Korea’s west coast.
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Washington
Red China
Hisenhower
Korea
Indochina
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Formosa
John Foster Dulles
Eisenhower
China
Seoul
U. S
Fifth Air Force
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Army Chief Defends Smack on T Bone Hill Raid
Army leaders defended the T Bone Hill raid amid a House hearing on Operation Smack. General Collins praised Van Fleet’s role and noted future similar raids while acknowledging the mission’s failure to capture prisoners. Congressional reactions varied from doubt to support, with Gen. Short backing the operation’s military necessity.
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T-Bone Hill
Eisenhower
Seventh Fleet
Formosa
63Rd
65Th
Collins
Army
Robert_ T. B. Stevens
John E. Hull
van Fleet
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T.bone Hill
T-Bone, Hill
Korea
Greece
Ommended
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Armed Services Committee
James A. van Fleet
Seoul
Dewey Short
R.mo
House Armed Services Committee
United Nations
T-Bone
Income Tax Slash Delay Forecast
Washington reports a 10 percent income tax cut bill pushed by Rep Reed faces committee delay for months. Reed chairs Ways and Means and seeks House passage in February to rescind the 1951 tax increase. House Rules may block floor action for months. Speaker Martin and Floor Leader Hallick urge budget review before any tax cuts.
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Washington
Reap
Reed
House
Ways and Means
Leo Aten
R.‘Il
Tee
Allen
Martin
R.mass
Halleck
R-Ind
Eighteen Koreans Missing in Pusan Holocaust
Eighteen Koreans were reported missing after Pusan endured its most destructive fire. Authorities estimated losses at about $11,000,000 as the blaze consumed one square mile of the heart of the war torn provisional capital and strategic port city.
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PUSSN
Fusan
Never Too Old Compton Ex-Teacher Enrolls at Whittier College
Ida M. Cordy a 76 year old retired Compton elementary school principal and former teacher left by train Wednesday to enroll for the second semester at Whittier College in California. She aims to complete a bachelor of arts degree by semester's end and has previously studied at Whittier.
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Mawicway, Ware
Whittier
Calif
Ida M. Cordy
Whittier College
Cordy
Whitter
Compton
Boxer Keeny Teran emerges to aid narcotics probe
Bantamweight boxer Keeny Teran comes out of hiding and provides leads in a narcotics investigation. At Beverly Hills meetings with state officials he says he halted heroin use and notes threats to his wife and child. Teran passes a physical exam by narcotics inspectors and remains under protection while seeking new housing for his family.
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Boxer
Los Angeles
Keeny Teran
Teran
William V. O'Connor
Beverly Hills
Keeny
O'Connor
Narcotics Bureau
Baby Keeny
Ray Luna
Celia
O'Conner
Luna
Mexico
Pope Pius Improving Must Take Long Rest
Vatican press office bulletin said Pope Pius XII, convalescing after his first serious illness since election in 1939, must remain at rest for a prolonged period. The statement noted no date for resumed activities.
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Vatican CliYer Cri
Fius
Vatican
Navy Oil Holdings Question Takes Center Stage
Washington UPI reports the House armed services committee may soon review whether the Navy should exit the oil business. Rep. Gavin from Oil City, Pa proposed the topic, with Capt. Robert H. Meade noting a national policy decision is needed by Eisenhower and Congress. The Elk Hills and Point Barrow reserves also may be discussed as hearings approach in weeks ahead.
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Washington
UPI
House
Armed Services Committee
Rep
Gavin
Oil City
Harry ‘Trumen
Navy
Robert H. Meade
Naval Petroleum Reserve
Meade
Denver
Eisenhower
Congress
Elk Hills
California
Point Barrow
Alaska
Short
R-Mo
Son Slays Mother In Cold Blood Over Pain Relief
In Portland a 19 year old suspect confessed to fatally injuring his mother Lena Matlock with a hunting knife and other blunt objects to “take the pain out of her” as pneumonia tormented her. The body was found in a tourist cabin after the youth led police to the scene.
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Portland
Ore
Lag Yoult
Reye Tam Dons
Robert H. Matlock
Lena Matlock
Holger Christoffersengald Matlock
Christoffersen
Matlock
Dulles in Rome Seeks Western Defense Unification
In Rome Secretary of State Dulles arrives seeking to assess Europe’s defense plans and unification prospects. He emphasizes listening to European leaders, meets Prime Minister De Gasperi, and signals U S policy may shift if Western Europe does not unite. Stassen accompanies him on a 20 day tour of seven capitals.
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Rome
Eisenhower
Europe
United States
John Foster Dulles
U. S
Western Europe
Alcide de Gasperi
Italy
de Gasperi
Harold E. Stassen
Paris
Farm Prices Decline Slows in Latest Month
Washington January report shows farm prices fell slightly between mid December and mid January, down about 1 percent after prior drops to 3 percent in earlier months. The index sits roughly 11 percent below last year and at its lowest since August 1956.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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