Gas Shortage Cripples Ohio as 1000 Toledo Homes Go Cold
Ohio endures a severe natural gas shortage amid a deep winter freeze. About 1,000 Toledo residents flee to friends and shelters. emergency measures spread to Columbus Parma and Cincinnati as Ohio Fuel Gas urges drastic conservation. Temperatures plunge to 30 below in Adams County and 27 below in Logan.
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Newark
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Chou En-lai Denounces UN Resolution In Broadcast
Chinese foreign minister Chou En-lai condemned the UN General Assembly vote on the peace plan as illegal and an act of war by the United States and its allies. He said Peiping would ignore the UN Good Offices Committee and accused the United States of domination and blocking peaceful settlement.
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Plywood Controls Considered to Reserve Critical Supplies
Washington officials from the National Production Authority told the Plywood and Veneer Manufacturing Industry Advisory Committee that tighter controls on plywood use in nonessential products may be needed soon to guarantee supplies for military and essential civilian needs.
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National Production Authority
Plywood and Veneer Manufacturing Industry Advisory Committee
Snow On The Roof But Fire Inside Divorce Granted
In Los Angeles, 79 year old wife Mary Jane Welle Stratton was granted divorce from Dwight F. Stratton after alleging he violated a prenuptial agreement by pursuing amorous advances. The couple, described as too old for such conduct, had a marriage in name only.
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Dwight F. Stratton
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Truman to dedicate Dorchester inter faith chapel anniversary
President Truman will dedicate the Chapel of the Four Chaplains in Philadelphia to honor four Army chaplains who sacrificed their lives on the Dorchester in February 1943. The inter faith memorial includes Jewish Catholic and Protestant altars and aims to inspire pledges to carry the Dorchester’s faith.
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Truman
Daniel A
Dorchester
Greenland
Poling
Aluminum ban extends to 200 non defense products
Washington bulletin reports the government prohibited aluminum use in more than 200 non-defense products. The measure targets consumer and industrial items, signaling a wide regulatory shift in material standards.
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Washington
Wage Board Eases Pay Increases For Millions
The Wage Stabilization Board relaxed January 35 wage and salary ceilings to permit merit and length of service raises for millions. The move allows transfers with premium pay and targets day-to-day adjustments, not across the board hikes. The lifting followed concerns over economic controls affecting defense industries and other sectors.
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Washington
Fineman Board
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Tax plan faces opposition from lawmakers in Washington
The House Appropriations chair says Truman’s record tax program is not enough and defense costs force more taxes. Truman seeks 10 billion dollars in new taxes atop 55 billion. Senators discuss cutting spending to avoid new taxes while Taft warns of slow action on the request.
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George
D-Ga
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R-Neb
Finance Committee
Taft
Ohio
Senate Republican Policy Committee
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Wherry Presses Acheson On Europe Troop Commitments
Senator Wherry demands Secretary Acheson spell out any modest Europe troop commitments Eisenhower would make. Wherry opposes sending more U S ground troops while urging a clear Congress briefing on any existing pledges amid debate over air sea and possible ground forces.
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Wilson to Review Lustron Plant Used for Navy Planes
Mobilization Chief Charles E. Wilson will review a government order transferring the Lustron housing plant at Columbus to the Navy for airplane production. Senator Bricker supports using the plant for war materiels if needed, while Rep. Sutton argues the move wastes housing capacity. Creedon of the NPA notes the existing facilities are better suited after expansion.
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Charles E. Wilson
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D-Tenn
John W. Bricker
Rondle
Wilson
Bricker
Defense Production Administration
DPA
Frank R. Creedon
National Production Authority Administration
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NPA
Sustron
North American Aviation
Senators Eye Youth Draft Amid Ike Backing
Senators in Washington weigh changes to a universal military service bill backed by General Eisenhower. Proposals include lowering the draft age to 18, shortening service to 24–25 months, widening deferments for students in science and medicine, and continued draft postponement for 18 year olds who join a National Guard unit.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Defense Department
Senate
National Guard
Snow Blankets St Augustine in Historic City Visit
Snow covered St Augustine overnight with trees weighed down and cars sliding in slushy streets. Firemen built a four foot snowman in front of the city building as residents recalled it staying on the ground, a rare sight in the nation’s oldest city.
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Yankeeland
Sy Dixon
Jacksonville
February to bring colder than normal weather nationwide
The Weather Bureau issued a 30 day outlook predicting temperatures will average below normal across most regions in February. Near to above normal conditions expected in the extreme southwest New England and Florida with largest negative departures in the west Gulf states and notable week to week fluctuations especially in the north.
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Weather Bureau
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Florida
West Gulf States
Man Dies In Fire Near Cambridge
72 year old pensioner Jesse Ross lived alone in a two room shack at Kimbolton north of Cambridge. His home heated by a laundry stove overheated and set the house ablaze. Ross died in the fire. Sheriff John H. Steele reported the incident.
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Jesse Ross
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John H. Steele
Turkey Plans 600 More Troops for Korea Mission
Ankara reports Turkey will send 600 additional troops to Korea, bringing total UN forces from Turkey to about 6,000. The new contingent is slated to sail February 16.
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Korea
United Nations
No Break Seen In Rails Walkout Idling 150000
The five day rail strike shows no shift toward early return as 150000 workers idle across industries. Federal court action and White House pressure fail to end the sickout while the National Mediation Board attempts new talks in Washington and Chicago amid rising steel industry strain.
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Chicago
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Otto Kerner, Jr
Michael L. Igoe
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Ohio layoffs reach 20000 hit steel industry and trains
Ohio employers cut about 20 000 jobs amid rail strikes and heavy snow. Rail workers protest for higher pay led to reduced passenger service and backlogs across Cleveland Toledo Cincinnati and Lorain. Steel plants including U S S steel and National Tube in Lorain shut down others curtailed service.
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Allied Forces Take Positions Near Seoul Amid Western Front Fires
Allied troops pressed toward Seoul as Johnson says forces operate within seven miles southwest of the city. Reports note task forces seven miles south of the Han River and 10 miles south of Seoul and advances toward Anyang. Chinese counterattacks and Turkish units join heavy fighting while air raids and tank advances continue across a frigid western front.
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