UN Assembly Rejects Soviet Bid to Condemn U S Killings
United Nations Assembly voted 45 to 5 against a Soviet proposal to condemn the United States for mass killings of Red prisoners on Pongam Islands in Korea. Debates touched on rioting prisoners, Indian peace plan, and U S elections shaping UN influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis W. Carpenter
United Nations
N. Y
United Nations Assembly
United States
Pongam Islands
Korea
U. S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Assembly
Iraq
Lebanon
Thailand
China
Gross
Selwyn Lloyd
Henri Hoppend
France
Selim Sarper
Turkey
Alexis Kyrou
Greece
David Johnson
Canada
Leslie K. Munro
New Zealand
Lloyd
U.N
Gromyko
International Red Cross
Kose Island
Romyko
Truman
Experts Probe Moses Lake Plane Disaster
Military experts and civilian officials press for a full investigation after the Moses Lake crash killed 86 of 116 aboard the giant aircraft. Sen. Richard Russell urges action. identification of dead proceeds with dental records amid grim wreckage. Pilot observations from survivor Captain George Demas describe power problems and a leftward turn before impact.
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Moses Lake
Wash
Richard Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Larson Air Force Base
Air Force
Judge To Rule On Legality Of Taft Hartley Strike Injunction
Buffalo AP In a major test of the Taft Hartley Act the court weighs the validity of an injunction barring CIO United Steelworkers from striking at the ALCO Dunkirk plant. The 1,500 workers returned after a 107 day walkout, while CIO argues the injunction is unconstitutional.
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Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
John Knight
CIO
United Steelworkers
Dunkirk
American Locomotive Company
Supreme Court
Atomic Energy Commission
Arthur J. Goldberg
Washington
Edward H. Hickey
Eral
Runaway Car Kills Woman in Five Mile Dash
In South Pasadena a runaway freight car tore through Pasadena and Los Angeles tracks at up to 75 mph, colliding with a car at a crossing and killing 59 year old Carrie Andrews while her husband Owen was critically injured. The locomotive pursued the refrigerator car for more than two miles as railway workers opened warnings and investigated the breakaway during switching operations.
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South Pasadena
Calif
H. C. Weber
Pasadena
Los Angeles
Santa Fe
J. G. Wiggenhorn
Carrie Andrews
Owen
Liner CDampollion Runs Aground South of Beirut
Beir ut Lebanon. The French passenger liner CDampollion 12546 tons ran aground in a storm just south of Beirut harbor today with about 100 passengers including French businessmen and tourists aboard. Israeli civil and naval craft stood by in Haifa 75 miles south of Beirut ready to assist but awaiting the outcome of diplomatic negotiations involving Lebanese and French authorities and the United Nations Armistice Commission.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Cdampollion
Haifa
United Nations Armistice Commission
California names Kuchel to succeed Nixon in Senate
Gov Warren selects 42 year old Republican Thomas H Kuchel as California state controller to fill the Senate seat left by Vice President elect Richard Nixon. A congressional committee recommends arraignment of Soviet Russia before the International Court for murders of Poles in the Katyn Forest massacre during World War Two.
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Sacramento
Calif
Warren
California
Thomas H. Kuchel
Richard M. Nixon
U. S. Senate
Washington
Soviet Russia
Katyn Forest
Waterfront racketeering arrests widen New York probe
Twenty one people were seized on sealed indictments by the Kings County grand jury as part of a waterfront crime sweep. Michael Clemente an AFL ILU official and Alexander Cosmos were charged with extortion coercion and conspiracy tied to hiring control over East River piers and nearby docks. Clemente faces later federal fraud charges while awaiting arraignment in General Sessions with bail set at ten thousand dollars for both defendants.
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New York
Kings County
Grand Jury
Samuel S. Leibowitz
District Attorney
Brooklyn
Wara
Leibowitz
Clemente
Alexander Cosmos
Rutherford, NJ
State Crime Commission
New York County
Manhattan
Hogan
East River
Hudson River
Cutor
Cosmos
John W. McGrath
McGrath
Biltmore
Crime Commission
ILA
French Woman Breaks Own Jet Speed Record
Mrs. Jacque line Auriol, daughter in law of the French President, flew a French jet fighter over a closed 100 kilometer course near Marseville and set a new women speed record. Her average speed was 534.375 miles per hour after previously hitting 511.360 mph in May 1951.
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Marseiville
France
Jacqueline Auriol
Eisenhower Meets Red Threat Leaders At Conference
President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower holds talks with four new administration officials and the Committee on the Present Danger. Participants include James B. Conant, John Foster Dulles, Harold Stassen, William Donovan, Tracy Voorhees, Herbert Brownell, and Roger Kyes. The session follows a Columbia University stay and aims to streamline the executive branch ahead of the January inauguration.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
James B. Conant
Harvard University
John Foster Dulles
Harold E. Stassen
William J
Wild Bill) Donovan
Office of Strategic Services
Tracy S. Voorhees
Herbert Brownell
Roger M. Kyes
Defense
Kyes
Charles E. Wilson
Columbia University
Temple University
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Hagerty
Hydrogen Blast Destroys Nagoya Fertilizer Plant
An enormous hydrogen explosion struck the Tea Synthetic Chemical Company plant in Nagoya Japan leveling part of the factory. At least 15 people were killed with 370 injured and 70 in critical condition while five remained missing as rescue teams scoured the debris. Authorities suspect a spark near a hydrogen tank triggered the blast which caused widespread damage across several blocks.
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Nagoya
Japan
Sans
Awol AY Vyverus Dod
U. S. Air Force
Tea Synthetic Chemical Company
Koma Nonaka
Too Plush Charges Waste In Military Base Construction
Washington House investigators say many bases are overbuilt with lavish features and misrepresented needs to Congress for funds. After studying 15 major U S bases the subcommittee found waste, extravagance and poor planning at Limestone Air Base Maine McClellan AFB California and Kelly AFB Texas. It notes rivalry for new facilities and haste to replace temporary structures with new buildings and questions whether such extras are essential or urgent. The Air Force defends barracks with hardwood floors closets and built in drawers as incentives for career service.
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Washington
House
Congress
U. S
Limestone Air Base Force
Maine
McClellan Afb
Calif
Kelly Afb
Tex
Hardy
D-Va
Air Force
Prove Charge Against Czech UN Tells U S
United Nations officials say they need facts before acting on a U N request to revoke press accreditation for Marcelle Hitschmanova, a Czech reporter for the Pakistan Times, who the State Department labels a likely security risk. The U N legal department will study the charges once reasons are provided. Miss Hitschmanova, born in Egypt to Italian parents, denies subversive ties.
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United Nations
N. Y
State Department
U. N
Marcelle Hitschmanova
Pakistan
International Organization
Laughing children greet Santa while pilot-dad lies dead
At Larson Air Force Base in Moses Lake Washington two children of Lt Robert J Maple attended a Christmas party with Santa Claus while their mother Mrs Maple faced the tragedy of her husband’s death in a C124 crash that claimed 86 lives The mother said she could not tell the children about Robert that day and chose to keep the party going.
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William O'Connell
Portland
Demas
Air Force
Santa Claus
Santa
Middletown
Thomas Gary Downs
Thomas Downs
Park St
Stephen Terry Burkhardt
Elmer Burkhardt
Weith
Moses Lake
Wash
Robert J. Maple
Larson Air Force Base
Jets smash three MIGs in Yalu river air battles
U S Sabre pilots shot down three Communist MIG-15s near the Yalu River in a fierce fight. One MIG was downed in a dogfight between two Sabres and two MIGs, while two more Reds fell in a clash between six Sabres and eight MIGs. The Central Front remained quiet as temperatures fell to five degrees.
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Seoul
U. S
Yalu River
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Private A Power Development Urged by Board
The National Security Resources Board urged the government to expand private participation in atomic energy as a power source. The report to President Truman urged steps to avoid resource exhaustion and outlined 5 policy options including mineral leasing, offshore oil land management, St Lawrence Seaway involvement, tariff reductions on deficient raw materials, and stronger mineral aid to underdeveloped regions.
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Washington
National Security Resources Board
Truman
Comane
Che Heard
United States
Canada
St. Lawrence Seaway
White House
President
Materials Policy Commission
William C. Paley
Columbia Broadcasting System Board
Resources Board
Commission
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Red
Soviet Bloc
Ernest A. Gross
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Ike
Eisehower
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George A. Sloan
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