Airmen Freed By Hungary After 40 Days Detention
Four United States airmen held by Communist Hungary for forty days crossed into Austria at 5 01 p m Austrian time to freedom. U S ambassador Walter J Donnelly greeted them at the frontier and announced that the United States would pay 120000 in fines for violating the border to secure their release. The airmen Captain John J Swift Captain Dave H Henderson Technical Sergeant Jess A Duff Sergeant James A Elam were flown to safety with the aid of Lt Colonel William Alden Somerby and others.
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Nickelsdorf
Austria
United States
Hungary
Walter J. Donnelly
U.S
Vienna
Bar
Donnelly
William Alden Somerby
Budapest
Somerby
John Guillett
Tullin
Air Force
John J. Swift
Glens Falls
N.Y
Dave H. Henderson
Shawnee
Okla
Jess A. Duff
Spokane, Wash
James A. Elam
Kingsland, Ark
Red China's assault on ancient religious beliefs reported
Hong Kong press says Communist forces target Taoist priests in Guangdong and family earth god temples across South China. Eleven priests expelled from Cloud Hill temple. premises and 142 acres seized. Bells and incense were to be melted for state use. Temples and shrines repurposed as detention centers to destroy family and ancestral worship traditions.
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Hong Kong
China
Kwangtung
South China
Cloud Hill Temple
Ngauwan
South Africa
Reds
Earth
Russian uranium head Astrachov may be in Washington
The London Manly Express reportsLt. Col. Fedya Astrachov, a Soviet uranium mining chief and Stalin prize winner, fled East Germany six weeks ago and may have been taken to Washington. U S intelligence reportedly questioned a senior Russian army officer as four American atomic scientists visited Germany to size up intelligence Astrachov supposedly supplied. An Allied official suggested Astrachov reached Washington while the Justice Department declined comment.
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London
Manly Express
East
Germany
Washington
West
Fedyva_ Astrachov
Russia
the Express
Astrachov
Reds
Justice Department
Around-the-Corner Submachine Gun Shifts Battle Lines
The U.S. Army has developed a curved barrel submachine gun that can fire around corners. Detroit Arsenal engineer Joseph C. Soma says the curved barrel improves accuracy over a straight one. The M-3 based weapon fires .45 caliber slugs at 450 rounds per minute and can deflect up to 90 degrees.
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Detroit
United States Army
Joseph C. Soma
Detroit Arsenal
Korea
Egypt Proposes Frontline Suez Defences Beyond Canal Zone
Rome AP reports Egypt foreign minister Mohamed Salah El Din Pasha argues defenses of the Suez canal should be at Turkey Russia frontier rather than in the canal zone. He linked this to opposition to Britain remaining on Egyptian soil amid ongoing clashes.
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Rome
Mohamed Salah el Din Pasha
Egypt
Suez Canal
Turkey
Russia
Canal Zone
Salah el Din
Paris
Britain
Middle East
Syria
Palestine
Gulf of Aqaba
Red Sea
Mediterranean
Sinai Desert
Broil Tip: Turn Foods Once for Even Crisp Browning
A cooking tip advises turning foods only once during broiling to ensure a crisp brown exterior on both sides. This method promotes even searing and avoids overcooking one side.
Churchill May Urge Broader Atomic Information Exchange
Prime Minister Churchill likely will press President Truman for a wider exchange of atomic information during his Washington talks. He aims to discuss foreign affairs, economics, and defence as part of a broad agenda, with timing lining up a late week arrival and return to Congress in mid January.
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Washington
Churchill
United States
Britain
Truman
Canada
Congress
Klaus Fuchs
Fuchs
Russia
West
New York
Canada closes in on arms tariff elimination with U S
Ottawa reports Canada nearing an agreement with the United States to remove tariffs on arms purchases for American forces. Roy G. Peers, Canada’s Washington arms salesman, says talks with the U S Army and Navy aim to match Air Force tariff concessions.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Roy G. Peers
Washington
United States Army
Navy
U.S. Air Force
U.S
Peers
Montreal
Washington Post
Defence
U.S. Army and Navy
Streetcar Named Desire Tops New York Critics Best of 1951
New York critics name Streetcar Named Desire best movie of 1951. Elia Kazan tops directors and Vivien Leigh best actress for her film role. John Wayne leads box office stars for the second year, with Arthur Kennedy as best supporting actor in Bright Victory.
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Hollywood
New York
John Wayne
Wayne
Motion Picture Herald
Stars of Tomorrow
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Betty Granle
Abbott
Costello
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Randolph Scott
Gary Cooper
Roy Rogers
Gene Autry
Alec Guinness
Elia Kazan
Vivien Leigh
Arthur Kennedy
Calgary Police Nab Youngest Safecrackers
Calgary police detain three juveniles and a 16 year old in what authorities call a record young safecracking gang. The quartet faces charges for at least four safe crackings and 10 to 12 shopbreaks in six weeks, with over $3,000 in loot and $1,500 recovered plus a revolver from the Strand theatre.
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Calgary
Canada
Charles Batch
Jimmy Wright
Strand Theatre
Cloverleaf Dairy
Coca-Cola
Gold Medal Crown Foods
Polar Aerated Bottling Works
Williams Brothers, Ltd
Mild Calgary Weather May Ease Bow River Flood
Milder weather moving into Calgary could lessen the Bow river flood threat. City engineer J Ivor Strong said ice blasting on the Bow would not help. Eight families still displaced along River Drive at Bowness and residents in Sunnyside Hillhurst and areas near Center Street Louise bridges continued pumping basements.
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Calgary
Bow River
J. Ivor Strong
River Drive
Bowness
Shouldice Bridge
Sunnyside
Hillhurst
Center St
Louise Bridges
Just War Theme Returns in Red Star Editorial
Red Star, the Soviet army paper, defends the just war concept against bourgeois pacifism. Col. Khrustov cites Stalin and argues a just war frees people from capitalism or imperialism while labeling imperialist wars unjust. Other Soviet papers push anti American and spy saboteur narratives.
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Moscow
Red Star
F. Khrustov
Stalin
Hypatia thephilosopher and mathematician in ancient Alexandria
Hypatia lived in the fourth century B C in Alexandria and was a renowned female philosopher and mathematician noted for her scholarly work and teaching.
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Hypatia
B.C
Fire claims life of Suffield pensioner Charles Nelson
Charles Nelson, about 76, died in a town of Suffield shack fire discovered by neighbors around 9 p.m. His old age pensioner status and single survivor, a United States step-daughter, are noted. RCMP investigate. no inquest anticipated. Fire possibly started by overheated stove or nearby combustibles.
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Charles Nelson
Suffield
Dominion Research Board
United States
RCMP
Weather shifts bring near blizzard conditions on western prairie
A western arctic weather system brings rapid changes over 36 hours. Mild today gives way to strong westerly winds and light snow across western Alberta with cooler air moving in tomorrow. By tomorrow evening northerly winds dominate and temperatures drop toward near blizzard levels as clouds thicken in Medicine Hat with snow starting tomorrow evening.
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Arctic
Western
Prairies
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Road Report Gives Mixed Winter Driving Conditions
Road Report No 1 east is slippery in spots with traffic moving freely No 1 west has a few slippery spots and traffic moving freely No 3 west is slippery but otherwise in good shape Monalta to Elk water is fairly good to Elkwater with blown snow between the top of bench and Elkwater Side roads are packing down No 2 north has slippery spots between Macleod and Calgary Hills are sanded.
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Monalta
Elkwater
Thelma
Macleod
Calgary
Fire destroys ten big potato storehouses in Patten
Fire in Patten Maine last night destroyed ten large potato storehouses and their contents. About 25 000 barrels of new spuds were lost with unofficial damage around 150 000 dollars. Firemen fought blazes in subzero weather and saved neighboring potato houses along the Bangor and Aroostook railroad tracks.
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Patten
Bangor and
Aroostook
Red and Green Signals Haunt Nighttime
A speaker describes nightly visions of red and green signals before sleep. An interlocutor asks about optometrist visits, but the reply continues to reference only red and green signals.
Gas industry among oldest public utilities in U S
Historical note highlights gas industry as a long standing public utility in the United States, tracing its origins and role in urban infrastructure. It emphasizes its longstanding presence and impact on city services and daily life.
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the Gas Industry
United States
Alberta Montana gas pipeline completed but idle under permit dispute
A 75 mile Alberta to Montana pipeline costing 3.5 million was finished to ship gas to Anaconda Copper in Butte but remains idle as U.S. regulators delay import permits. The project, opposed by coal interests, aimed to export up to 43.8 billion cubic feet over five years.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Montana
Charles E. Wilson
United States Defence Mobilizer
Pakowki Lake
Shelby
Mont
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Butte
United States Federal Power Commission
Ottawa Probes Czech Dumping
Revenue Minister McCann told the Commons Canada is studying whether iron curtain text imports are dumped. Invoices show no dumping evidence as defined by customs tariff, but the government seeks home-country selling prices in Czechoslovakia and is in talks with Czech authorities to ascertain proper values.
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Ottawa
Canada
McCan
the Commons Today
McCann
Czechoslovakia
John Diefenbaker
P.C
Lake Centre
Twelve Full Days Lost In Calendar Changeover
The 1952 anniversary marks 200 years since the Gregorian calendar was adopted in the English speaking world. The piece traces the shift from the Julian system, the 11 day skip in 1752, and centuries of calendar refinement by civilizations from Sumerians to Egyptians to modern astronomers. Brown and Bigelow in St Paul promotes the milestone.
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Jack MacKay
St, Paul, Minn
North America
Brown and Bigelow
St. Paul
Gregory XIII
England
Rome
Dar
Ottawa approves bill after seven day Commons fight
The government won in principle approval for a controversial bill after a week long Commons struggle. Support came from the CCF and Social Credit with J L Gibson siding with the Progressive Conservatives. The bill seeks to outlaw resale price maintenance and moves to clause by clause discussion.
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Ottawa
Commons
CCF
Social Credit
J. L. Gibson
Ind-Comox-Alberni
CCE
House
Transport
Chevrier
Blast Fails to Stir Quebec Ice Jams
In Montreal area a Back River jam resisted three five pound dynamite charges set by civil engineers to break ice. Flooded suburbs Riviere des Prairies Montreal North St. Vincent de Paul saw about 500 people flee. Heavier charges were planned as J C Chagon weighed RC AF involvement.
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Montreal
Bout de L’'Isle
J. C. Chagon
Quebec Streams Commission
R.C.A.F
Riviere Des Prairies
St. Vincent de Paul
Sabre Jets Sink MIG-15 as Christmas Hill Is Reclaimed
U S Sabre jets outgunned by MIG-15s in a 20 minute air battle but claimed one enemy jet down. Allied infantrymen recaptured Christmas hill after a two hour exchange with Chinese forces, with repeated back and forth captures noted. South of UN lines, South Korean troops reported two guerrillas killed and 108 captured across 14 clashes since Christmas.
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Seoul
Christmas Hill
United States 5Th Air Force
Mundung Valley
Heartbreak Ridge
United, Nations
Southa
Record Orders for UK Shipbuilders in 1951
London Reuters reports new orders for British ships hit an all time high in 1951. J Ramsey Gebbie president of the Shipbuilding Conference announced Lloyd's annual review showing more than 1 000 orders worth 5 15 000 000 placed with British shipyards. He said these orders cover over four years of work and could be finished in three years if steel were available in quantity.
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London
Reuters
J. Ramsey Gebbie
Lloyd’s
Airplane Fertilization Covers 170000 Acres This Summer
Reports indicate over 170 000 acres will receive aerial fertilizer application this summer in TO51. The program uses planes to spread fertilizer across farmland, aiming to boost crop yields and manage soil nutrients.
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Mossadegh
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International Bank
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Mullah
Hope
Munsan
United Nations Command
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United Nations
Lee Sang Cho
R. E. Libby
Lee
Panmunjom
Quebec
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