Pinay quits cabinet in France after nine months in office
Paris AP President Vincent Auriol accepted Premier Antoine Pinay's resignation 16 hours after he announced it from the National Assembly. Pinay cited lack of majority support from the Catholic Popular Republican Movement as the trigger, ending the 17th government and Pinay's bid for a balanced next year’s budget.
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Paris
Vincent Auriol
Antoine Pinay
Pinay
National Assembly
Catholic Popular Republican Movement
Auriol
RMP
France
NAM Refuses To Help Form Wage Board
Washington NAM declines again to assist Truman administration in staffing the Wage Stabilization Board. NAM President Charles R. Sligh Jr. says coal mine wage increase approval destroyed WSB effectiveness. DiSalle appeals to industry to end boycott. board composition disrupted by resignations and a new public-member committee taking wage control duties.
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Washington
National Association of Manufacturers
Truman Administration
Wage Stabilization Board
NAM
Charles R. Sligh Jr
Truman
WSB
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
MBS
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Twins Still Kept On Critical List
CHICAGO The condition of the Brodie twins remained unstable with Roger still very precarious and Rodney in a critical state. The 15 month olds, first survivors of a head to head surgical separation, stayed in oxygen tents at the University of Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute. Roger has been in a coma since the operation last Wednesday 12 hours and 40 minutes after. Rodney regained consciousness on Thursday.
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Chicago
Brodie
Roger
Rodney
University of Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute
Memorial Services Set For 86 Dead In Crash
Memorial services were scheduled at Lawson Air Force Base for 86 servicemen who died in the Moses Lake crash. An investigating board headed by Brig. Gen. Richard B. O Keefe worked overnight. findings will be forwarded to the Pentagon and remain public later. The Air Force said preliminary inquiry found no cause yet and no basis to ground C124 transports.
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Moses Lake
Wash
Lawson Air Force Base
Richard B. O'Keefe
Norton Air Force Base
Calif
Pentagon
Washington ‘P
Air Force
McDonald Sure Of Getting Murray's Job
Pittsburgh report says David J. McDonald is assured to be the permanent president of the CIO United Steelworkers, succeeding the late Philip Murray. McDonald was nominated without opposition, making his February 10 referendum election a certainty. James G. Thimmel and I. W. Able were renominated for vice president and secretary treasurer, with Able serving as district director.
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Pittsburgh
David J. Meep
Elec
CIO
United Steelworkers
Philip Murraynald
Murray
USW International Office
McDonald
USW
James G. Thimmel
I. W. Able
Canton
Able
False Oath Costs Union Its Rights
The National Labor Relations Board stripped Local 80 A CIO Packinghouse Workers of Camden New Jersey of its certification as bargaining agent after officer Anthony Valentino was convicted on October 24 of falsifying the non Communist oath required by the Taft Hartley Act. The action removes NLRB recognition for workers in four Camden companies.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Bus overturns near Marietta injures 26 passengers
Twenty six Greyhound bus passengers were injured when the bus left U S 21 and overturned twelve miles north of Marietta today. Three of the injured were hospitalized, the rest discharged after treatment at Marietta Memorial Hospital.
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Marietta
Greyhound
U.S. 21
Here
Marietta Memorial Hospital
Christmas airliner tragedy leaves 55 identifications
Joff from Larson field carried 104 passengers on Christmas leave and 12 crew. Only 55 bodies identified. About 30 survivors fought for life in military hospitals nationwide. At Brooke Army Hospital San Antonio nine injured flown, including Wendell L Burton from Temple Ohio the lone crew member who lived. He spoke briefly before fading.
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Burton
Armored Vest Shields Soldier From Ten Bullets
SEOUL The Army reported Pfc. Tom Miles of Decatur Illinois protected a wounded comrade as a Red infantryman fired ten automatic rifle rounds and a nearby grenade exploded. Miles, knocked down by the slugs, remained conscious and then killed the attacker with a carbine burst.
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Seoul
Tom Miles
Decatur
Ill
Miles
Army
Eisenhower Opposes Compulsory FEPC Plan
President elect Eisenhower continues to resist backing federal enforcement for fair employment. Negro clergy seek action to curb hiring discrimination, while Eisenhower favors study commissions and educational approaches. He also meets with Roosevelt's son and other groups to discuss national security and foreign policy matters.
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New York
Eisenhower
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
Truman
W. J. Jernagin
Denver
Liner Champollion Sinks Near Beirut After Bombarded Seas
Rescue efforts for the French liner Champollion intensified as 70 died attempting to swim to shore amid frenzied seas. Fifty others reached shore, ten more deaths followed when a lifeboat capsized. The ship, 12,546 tons, ran aground off Beirut Monday with 328 aboard including 220 crew and 108 pilgrims.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Champollion
Agirvunu
Marseille
Messageries Maritimes
Paris
Holy Land
Charles Harris
France
Kenya
MIG Downed as Allied Jets Clash Over Korea
At 45,000 feet, four Allied Sabres opposed eight Red planes with a Russian built MIG shot down by Lt. John A. Inferrera of Watertown Mass on his 98th mission. Allied aircraft bombed Chaeryong and Pyongyang areas while 12 B29s hit Pyongyang’s supply and troop centers. Short engagements followed along the frozen front.
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Seoul
John A. Inferrera
Watertown
Mass
Pyongyang
Korangpo
Yonchon
Little Nori Hill
White Horse Mountain
Mundung Valley
Faster Release For Draftees Being Planned
Washington announces a new policy: after January 1, draftees who have served at least 20 months of active duty will be released from Korea. The change lowers the prior 24 month requirement and also applies to draftees returning to the United States before January 1 if not yet reassigned from reception centers by that date.
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Washington
Korea
Secretary of the Army
Pace
Army
General's Wife Aids Youngsters In Orphanages
Mrs Mark Clark wife of the supreme Allied commander in the Far East conducted a Christmas drive in Japan raising nearly 7000 dollars in cash and gifts for about 3000 children in 21 institutions mainly orphanages. She delivered 500 blankets to orphanages and sent clothing socks and hundreds of pairs of shoes through requests to American friends.
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Tokyo
Mark Clark
Far East
United States
Congress To Probe Communist Atrocities In Korea
Rep Flood says the incoming 83rd Congress will back an inquiry into alleged Communist atrocities in Korea. A bill authorizing the probe would be introduced after the January convening. The Katyn Forest massacre report linked Soviet tactics to Korea abuses and urged U.N. action.
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Congress
Korea
Washington
Flood
D-Pa
House
Katyn Forest
Katyn Committee
U. N
House Committee
Katyn
Planes Collide in Korea Killing 13 at Airbase
The U S Fifth Air Force reports two aircraft collided on the Korean base yesterday. A Greek twin engine transport crashed into a C47 air evacuator craft, killing 13 persons. Only one person survived.
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Seoul
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Two Gunmen Invade Office at LaGuardia Airport
Two gunmen entered an American Airlines office at LaGuardia Field in daylight, held five employees at gunpoint, and escaped with 3500 dollars. Police noted the pair appeared familiar with the facility, but left almost ten thousand dollars behind.
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New York
American Airlines
LaQuardia Field
Elderly Los Angeles women request nylons for Christmas
At Rancho Los Amigos in Los Angeles County 163 aged residents were polled on Christmas gifts. The majority chose nylon stockings over shawls slippers or warm bed socks showing practical needs and shared preferences of the ward.
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Los Angeles
Rancho Los Amigos
Los Angeles County
Seven Convicts Escape From Washington State Prison
Seven inmates tunneled 200 feet under the Washington State Prison walls using a 15 inch diameter shaft. They dug out 12 tons of dirt over months, exiting near a guards tower. Ralph Courier was wounded in Portland and captured. Six escapees remain at large and are described as dangerous.
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Walla Walla, Wash
Washington State Prison
Pacific Northwest
Ralph Courser
Seattle
Portland
Ore
Courser
Walla Walla
Courier
Penitentiary
Servicemen Toss Phosphorus Bomb in New York Tavern
A phosphorus grenade detonated in a crowded Upper West Side tavern early today wounding 14 people and killing Marine Sgt. James Eugene McDermott. Police shot and fatally wounded another service member after a chase. A federal narcotics agent and a patrolman were among the injured.
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New York
James Eugene McDermott
McDermott
Upper West Side
Manhattan
Columbus Ave
103Rd St
96Th and
Broadway
City Over Worst Woes in St. Joseph Gas Emergency Near End
A natural gas emergency that disrupted life across much of St. Joseph since Saturday was nearing resolution today. Officials reported reduced outages and said supplies were stabilizing as crews continued repairs and safety checks downtown and in surrounding neighborhoods.
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ST. Joseph
Englishman Seeks Jail Over Christmas Parking Fine
In Coventry Derek Pickering, 47, faces a 2 pound fine for parking without lights, preferring prison to pay. He plans to surrender to the jail gate, hosting a party with 25 friends and pork pie, while magistrates say entry must follow official procedure. His wife supports him and shop preparations for Christmas proceed.
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Pickering
Birmingham
Two Win New Posts At Armco
Logan Johnston named vice president in charge of sales at Armco Steel Corp, succeeding the late John A. Ingwersen. Wallace B. Quail becomes sales division manager, a former central area sales head. Johnston, a Carnegie Tech 1923 graduate, has risen through Armco since 1925 and is active civically. Quail, 33 years with Armco and a Cornell 1919 graduate, shifts from central area sales to lead New York district sales and later joined National Production Authority during the Korea War era.
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Logan T. Johnston
W. W. Sebald
Armco Steel Corporation
Johnston
John A. Ingwersen
Wallace B. Quail
Quail
Central Area
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Tech
Johnson
Columbia Steel
Butler
Armco
Armco Railroad
General Sales Division
Armco General Sales
Middletown Hospital Board
American Iron and Steel Institute
McGee Ave
Brooklyn
Cornell
Standard Steel Car Company
New York
Standard
Middletown
Korea
Washington
Iron and Steel Division
National Production Authority
NPA
South Main St
Red Cross, Cancer Society
Safety Council Estimates 590 Holiday Traffic Deaths
The National Safety Council says 590 people may die in motor travel over the four day Christmas weekend. The figure covers traffic deaths from Wednesday to midnight. The group warns against driving in bad weather and after drinking and urges early departures, slower driving, and extra time for weather.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Walters Draws Three-Year Term
Pvt. Eugene R. Walters of Harrod Ohio was acquitted on most charges in a U.S. Army court martial. He was found guilty of being absent without leave and of wrongfully creating an Army jeep and pistol, receiving three years in prison on those two minor counts.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Eugene R. Walters
Harrod
Mamie Ruth Shelton
Corporal Murray Dies After Lunch With Eisenhower
Corporal James A. Murray of Muskogee Oklahoma, who dined with President-elect Eisenhower on a Korean hillside three weeks earlier, was killed in a recent jawef action. Army disclosed the death.
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Seoul
James A. Murray
Muskogee
Okla
U. S
Eisenhower
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