Bombing claims stall Korea Armistice Talks in Panmunjom
Communist leaders accused U S pilots of bombing Shanghai Mukden and Tsingtao during a tense Panmunjom session. General Hsieh Fang clashed with Maj. Gen. Howard Turner over armistice terms as negotiations on prisoner exchanges and military air fields stalled. Sub committees remained deadlocked and reconvened for Sunday.
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Munsan
Korea
Shanghai
Mukden
Tsingtao
Truce ‘Supervision
Hsieh Fang
Peiping Radio
United States
Hsieh
United Nations
Howard H. Turner
Turner
United Nations Command
R. E. Libby
Tie-up in Toronto as transit strike drags on
Toronto faces a second day of traffic disruption as 4,700 street railway workers seek a 15 cent hourly raise to a $1.55 base. TTC offers five cents plus a 16 cent cost of living bonus, with widespread car pools and emergency transport in effect across Toronto and adjacent areas.
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Toronto
Street Railway Employees Union
A.F.L
T.L.C
Toronto Transportation Commission
Weather Outlook Mild Spell Continues Across Western Prairies
Sunny skies and near zero to above zero temperatures mark the fourth day of a mild spell in the western prairies. A minor Pacific system will bring some cloud to Alberta today and Saskatchewan tonight but no major weekend changes are expected. Sunday temperatures rise well above zero with 30 in southern Alberta and 10 in northern regions. Medicine Hat: cloudy today, sunny and mild Sunday. Winds SW 20 today shifting NW 15 tonight. Low tonight and high tomorrow around 10 above and 25 above.
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Prairies
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Saroyan Reaches Amicable Settlement With Carol Marcus
Santa Monica Calif Writer William Saroyan and his former wife Carol Marcus have settled property matters amicably. Marcus plans to file for divorce shortly. The couple, ages 43 and 27, wed in 1943, divorced in 1949, and separated again last September after a five month reunion.
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Santa Monica
Calif
William Saroyan
Carol Marcus
Saroyan
Western Republicans back Taft and Eisenhower on unpledged nominating demand
Supporters of Sen. Robert Taft and Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower welcomed a western backed demand for a presidential nominee with no strings attached. A 18-state meeting urged an unpledged candidate, while Taft declared his candidacy and Lodge prepared to announce for Eisenhower with expected favorable news for his backers.
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Washington
Robert Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mid-Western
Rocky Mountain
Ohio
Taft
Truman
Eisenhower
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Massachusetts
Churchill lands in New York for talks with Truman and Eden
Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived aboard the Queen Mary in Brooklyn for conferences with President Truman in Washington and meetings with Canadian leaders in Ottawa. He said the prospects for world peace in 1952 are solid and stressed the aim to rebuild a friendly Atlantic alliance atmosphere.
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Liuun Hick
M. Massigli
Winston Churchill
Washington
New York
Ottawa
Churchill
Truman
Atlantic
Army Port of Embarkation
Brooklyn
Coast Guard
New York Harbor Narrows
Ruday
Britain
Fruman
The
Independence
Floyd Bennett Field
U.S
Near East
Middle East
Israel
Anthony Eden
Eden
Five Die in Montreal Apartment Fire on Hampton Avenue
A two alarm fire at a new Notre Dame de Grace three story block on Hampton Avenue in western Montreal killed five elderly residents. Firemen recovered two bodies first, then three more, with likely suffocation as the cause. Origin under investigation, flames rose from the lower part, smoke hindered entry during a snowstorm.
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Montreal
Hampton Avenue
Notre Dame de Grace
Road Report Details Snow and Ice Across Routes
Road Report No. 1 East shows free traffic but icy and slippery sections with heavy patches. No. 1 West reports snow to Calgary with free traffic though slick and heavy spots. No. 3 West has edge ice and slippery zones near Grassy Lake. Lethbridge to Coutts is heavy, Monalta Road passable but thick in patches. Hilda Schuler open but heavy in places. most side roads are a bit heavy yet passable.
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Calgary
Grassy Lake
Lethbridge
Coutts
Monalta
Hilda-Schuler
Canada posts record exports in 1951 from forests and mines
Canada reports 1951 exports from forests, fields and mines reach 3.578 billion dollars for January to November, with November total 384.4 million. Major gains in wood and paper products, iron ore and iron products, and nonferrous metals boosted the surplus. US remained dominant buyer while UK shipments rose.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
United Kingdom
Britain
Oil Discovery Near Swift Current Attracts Industry Attention
Saskatchewan near Fosterton witnesses a first medium oil find by Socony Western Prairie Roseway No. 1. Gravity tests show 24 degree oil, mid between Redwater high grade and Lloydminster light oil. Drilling at 3,105 feet aims to define production limits and zone extent.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Fosterton
Swift Current
Alberta
Socony
Redwater
Lloydminster
Coleville
Saskatchewan well discovery affects markets and boosts local oil firm
A major Saskatche wan discovery prompted government officials to visit the site led by Minister J H Brockelbank and geologist Jas Cawley. Socony Vacuum Exploration drilled the well on a Western Prairie Exploration farm, lifting Woodley Petroleum stock from 27 to 34 75 as Lloydminster Coleville pattern expands. The government holds most mineral rights in the area.
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Saskatchewan
J. H. Brockelbank
Jas. Cawley
New York Curb Exchange
Socony Vacuum Exploration Co
Western Prairie Exploration Co
Woodley ePtroleums
Western Prairie
Fosterton
Lloydminster
Coleville
Miners Ready to Return to Work After Fatal Explosion
At Orient No. 2 in West Frankfort Illinois cleanup continues on the mine where 119 men died December 21. Miners and officials say workers will return once the investigation report is finished, likely next week. Union leader Sherman Whitlow notes the loss memory, yet a return is expected amid heavy wage and widow support plans. The coal firm Chicago Wilmington and Franklin Coal Co may reopen after the report. 1,100 were employed before the blast.
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West Frankfort
Orient No. 2
Union Local Down
Sherman Whitlow
United Mine Workers
Chicago, Wilmington and Franklin Coal Co
Hair
Louis Markins
State Industrial Commission
Libya to hold first election February 19
Cairo report via Arab News Agency states the new Libyan kingdom will conduct its inaugural election on February 19. The announcement marks a key step in Libya’s political transition following the kingdom’s formation.
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Cairo
Libya
Western Powers Drafting Counter to Red Plans at U.N.
Western powers reportedly prepared a new proposal to counter the Soviet plan for a top level U.N. Security Council meeting on the Korean armistice and world tensions. Britain the United States and others would submit a resolution for a high echelon meeting only if a reasonable chance of success exists.
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Paris
Russia
Security Council
United Nations
Britain
United States
Korea
U.N
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Benjamin Cohen
Panmunjom
Jets Clash Over Korea In Brief Air Duel
American Sabre jets and Communist MIGs fought for about 20 minutes over northwest Korea with no damage reported. Seven day tally shows 1,082 enemy casualties and light UN losses. U N air losses will be announced weekly to aid rescue efforts.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
Eighth Army
Korangpo
U.N
Flying Enterprise Under Tow Toward Falmouth Harbor
The crippled Flying Enterprise is being towed toward Falmouth harbor at three knots. Captain Kurt Carlsen remains aboard facing a stubborn sea and longer ordeal, joined by Turmoil’s first mate Kenneth Dancy as the tow line holds after 33 hours of effort. The tow is steady as weather improves briefly, with plans to reach port in about four days if conditions stay favorable.
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London
Falmont
Kurt Carlsen
U.S
Willard Keith
Carlsen
England
Kenneth Dancy
Keith
Falmouth
Denmark
Sealoving
Frederik
Association of
Danish Merchant Navy Officers
Daugheters
Woodbridge
N.J
Dancy
Enterprise
Isbrandtsen Line
Mariner
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