Navy Readies Pole Rescue From Barrow Alaska
Two civilian scientists and seven Navy airmen, marooned 410 miles from the North Pole after their Flying Laboratory ski plane was damaged on takeoff, awaited rescue three days later. A rescue plane could depart if weather allows, but the damaged transport must be abandoned. The crew, part of Operation Ski Jump Two, reported good spirits and had rations to last days longer.
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Connally Endorses Gen Gruenther For NATO Post
Sen. Connally of Texas endorsed Gen. Alfred Gruenther as commander of the North Atlantic Army in western Europe if Eisenhower leaves the post. Connally praised Gruenther as capable and able to manage the situation, while Congress reviews the foreign aid bill and mutual defense program. Omar Bradley and other witnesses are scheduled for hearings as committees press ahead.
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Mild Weather Graces Much of Nation Saturday
A predominantly gentle, mild pattern prevailed across most of the country on Saturday while winter lingered in the north. Snow depths included 115 inches at Mullen Pass Idaho 108 at Stampede Pass Washington and 26 in Duluth Minnesota. Dakotas Minnesota the Northern Lakes region and higher Rockies slopes remained snow bound. Light precipitation was confined to the Pacific coast Ohio and Pennsylvania with Grand Marais Michigan recording a frigid 31 degrees above zero as the coldest spot.
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Farewell Tour Forecast for Eisenhower Reforms NATO
General Eisenhower may make a six week farewell tour to NATO capitals as he contemplates resigning his Supreme Allied Command in late May. Gruenther reels hopeful as possible successor while Congress weighs foreign aid. NATO nations eye American leadership.
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Nineteen Russians Survive Odyssey to New York Flight
Nineteen survivors from a group of 115 former Uzbekistani villagers who renounced communism in 1947 arrived in New York aboard a U S military transport. They endured battles with Reds, desert heat, and Tibetan passes during a five year odyssey, crossing into Tibet and waiting eight months for permission to enter India before moving to the United States with aid from the Tolstoy Foundation.
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Czech-Born Farmer Returns from Czechoslovakia Under Communism
A Czech-born farmer who smuggled back into his homeland last year says he is disgusted with Czechoslovakia under communism and plans to go to America after escaping. He told relatives he must leave behind the iron curtain and asked Peetgent Truman for help.
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