Chiang's Bombers Hit Reds From Formosa To China Sea
Nationalist bombers and artillery hit Chinese Communist targets along a 350 mile front from Formosa Strait into the East China Sea. No Communist attacks were reported as US guarantees for Quemoy and Matsu remained unsettled and tensions over Tachens persisted. General Partridge visited Formosa to meet nationalist leaders and assess air operations.
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Chiang
Reds
Formosa
China
Taipeh
Formosa Strait
East China Sea
Chiang Kai-shek
Tachen Islands
U.S
Quemoy
Matsu
Yikiangshan
Tachens
Quemoy- Amoy
Strait
Amoy
Tateng
Earle E. Partridge
Far East
Tokyo
Partridge
Chian
United States
Matsu and
Washington
7Th Feet
Policeman in Covington Dies in Downtown Cafe Fight
In Covington Kentucky police report Officer Earl W Geiger 33 shot and killed with his own gun after a cafe brawl. Cincinnati police detained two men and a woman as witnesses place the incident near an alley across from the cafe. Mrs Clara Mattes Norwood saw the fight and heard the challenge to settle it outside. She identified a car later used by the suspects, who were arrested as they drove away.
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Cincinnati
Covington
Earl W. Geiger
Clara Mattes
Norwood
Knowland Warns China May Attack While Talks Continue
Senator Knowland warned at a Potomac rally that Communist China could negotiate a Formosa cease fire and still strike Nationalist held islands such as Quemoy and Matsu. He noted Red China often combines diplomacy with military action and urged vigilance as UN discussions proceed. President Eisenhower said US plans for the islands are tactical and not to be detailed publicly while relations with Chiang Kai-shek remain in contact.
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Washington
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
China
Formosa
Senate
Potomac
United Nations Security Council
Red China
Formosa Strait
GOP
Quemoy
Matsu
Chiang Kai - Shek
Eisenhower
Chiang
Chiang Gives Near Draftees Big Send Off
Formosa capital rattles with motor cades as 90 percent of draftees are Formosan natives. Young recruits, aged 18 to 44 with terms from 3 to 10 months, depart for Nationalist training camps amid banners and firecrackers.
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Chiang
Taipeh
Formosa
Guatemala Orders Death For Pair Linked To Plot
Two army officers, Capt. Fernando Montes de Oca and Cpl. Enrique Franco Pineda, were sentenced to death by the Army War Council for leading the January 20 uprising that aimed to overthrow President Carlos Castillo Armas. Nine co-defendants were acquitted. 453 others remain jailed.
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Guatemala
Army War Council
Carlos Castillo Armas
Fernando Montes de Oca
Cpl
Enrique Franco Pineda
Ohio examiner blasts Wyoming for unapproved public spending
A state examiner report criticizes Wyoming, a Cincinnati suburb, for $780 in unauthorized payments from public funds for turkeys gifts beer and buffet suppers for employees during 1952 to 1954. An earlier audit found $391 in unauthorized expenditures for 1950 to 1952. The total unauthorized $1,171 may be collected by officials or via taxpayer suit.
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Columbus
Ohio
Wyoming
Cincinnati
James A. Rhodes
Trinidad Welcomes Princess Margaret on West Indies Tour
Princess Margaret toured Port of Spain amid a carnival preview with thousands along the route. An hour performance featured 800 singers and dancers at Government House as Vernon Roberts performed a Calypso in her honor. James Byran of Dillon, South Carolina, in a wheelchair, greeted the royal guest who later posed with him.
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Port OF Spain
Trinidad
Princess Margaret
Triniday
British West Indies
Government House
Margaret
Vernon Roberts
Mighty Panther
James Byran
Dillon, S.C
Byran
Soviet 1955 defense budget rises about 12 percent
Moscow reports a 1955 defense appropriation of 112 billion rubles, up from last year by about 12 billion. Finance Minister Zverev cited strengthening peace as the goal while maintaining military power, with experts noting state controls aid military build up.
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Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Arseny G. Zverev
Russia
U.S
Soviet of Nationalities
Charles E. Bohlen
William Hayter
Downfall of Mendes France Seems Certain
Paris Premier Pierre Mendes France faces a possible government collapse as Rene Mayer signals a vote against his North Africa policy. Mayer’s stance could crack Mendes France’s majority in the National Assembly and force a confidence vote expected before midnight with a potential resignation if defeated.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes
France
Rene Mayer
Mendes-France
Mayer
National Assembly
Charles de Gaulle
Enlistments in January Reach 60,000 Military Signups
The Army Navy Air Force and Marine Corps reported 60,339 voluntary enlistments in January the largest monthly total since the Korean War. Compared with January 1954’s 38,392 and December’s 22,383 the surge reflects GI benefit cutoff fears and recruitment measures to attract career personnel. The Army enrolled about 25,000, Navy 15,500 plus, Air Force 17,914, with 1954 averages cited for context.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Korea
Kluszewski Signs 1955 Contract With Reds
Ted Kluszewski of the Cincinnati Redlegs signed his 1955 contract this morning after a brief huddle with General Manager Gabe Paul. No salary disclosed per club policy, but reports say he received a large raise.
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Cincinnati
Ted Kluszewski
Cincinnati Redlegs
Gabe Pauli
Paul Wer
Bell unveils jet VTOL aircraft touted as Wrights-era breakthrough
Niagara Falls AP Bell Aircraft unveils a jet powered vertical takeoff and landing craft calling it the most significant development since the Wright brothers. The $500000 craft uses side mounted jet engines and reaction controls to lift and maneuver without runways.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Bell Aircraft Corp
Lawrence D. Bell
Wright Brothers
Bell
David W. Howe
Howe
Turkish Iraqi defense pact faces Arab League fallout
Turkish Prime Minister Adnan Menderes praised the Iraq pact despite Arab League opposition. Nuri Said met with Nasser in Beirut to ease the split while Egypt weighs withdrawal if Iraq signs with Turkey. Beirut Baghdad Cairo diplomacy centers on regional security and neutral stance in the East West cold war.
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Rome
Adnan Menderes
Iraq
Menderes
Lebanon
Nuri Said
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Beirut
Arab League
Nuri
Cairo
Nasser
Egypt
Turkey
Sami Solh
Baghdad
League
Four Die In Fire Near Joplin
Four people died in a fire that leveled a single story home near downtown Joplin. Identified victims were Alma Moffett 45 James Gosswell 45 Johnny Kemp 45 and Charlie Schoppe. Ed Johnson escaped through a window.
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Joplin
Joplins
Alma Moffett
James Gosswell
Johnny Kemp
Charlie Schoppe
Ed Johnson
Private Project at Los Alamos Auction?
Government surplus jail was auctioned with state policeman Milton Mattieson as the high bidder. Unclear if the buyer plans to start a private business.
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Los Alamos
N. M
Milton Mattieson
Groundhog Sees Shadow Amid Cold Wave Across Midstate
A cold front grips the region with a chilly start in Middletown as the groundhog’s shadow foreshadows more cold. Temperatures slide from 11 at 8 am to a forecast high near 20, with a low around 10 tonight and slight chances of snow tomorrow. Farther afield, the Midwest stays frigid and Poughkeepsie reports minus 18 below zero while Newport Vermont records minus 23.
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Middletown
Midwest
Atlantic Coast
New York
Poughkeepsie
Newport
Mercury
Red China threatens disastrous blows over Taiwan
Radio Peiping quotes People's Daily editorial warning the United States against blocking China’s plan to liberate Formosa. It declares no intimidation will shake Beijing’s resolve and vows to strike if Washington blocks Taiwan moves, while denying consideration of a UN cease-fire proposal.
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Tokyov
Red China Today
United States
Taiwan
Formosa
Radio
Peiping
People’s Daily
U.S
Red Radio
China
United Nations
New Zealand
Provoo Appeals to Avoid Treason Charges
John David Provoo, 37, a former Army sergeant, seeks habeas corpus in federal court to obtain release from treason charges for aiding Japan after Corregidor. His retrial is set for March 14 in Baltimore. he was previously sentenced to life in New York in 1952, with an appeals court ordering the trial moved to Maryland.
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Baltimore
John David Provoo
Corregidor
Prov
Provoo
Train Derailment Crashes Into London Home Injuring Six
A freight derailment near London Ohio sent a boxcar into a family residence just after 4 am, injuring six in the Scurry household. Ralph Scarry and wife Gladys, plus their four children, suffered abrasions and minor injuries. Ralph was freed and taken to University Hospital in Columbus, with repairs needed to the damaged bedroom.
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London
Ohio
New York Central
Madison County
Dayton
Pennsylvania
Ralph Scary
Gladys
Scurry
Convention Nod May Come Today
A DNC subcommittee considered bids from Chicago and Philadelphia for the 1956 nominating convention. Chairman Paul Butler said a decision may be announced today and any site recommendation will need full committee approval.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Chicago
Philadelphia
Paul Butler
Chou En Lai Rejects UN Talks on Formosa
Premier Chou En Lai said Communist China would attend a UN debate on Formosa only if Nationalist China is ousted from the Security Council. He urged the council to condemn the United States and withdraw forces from Taiwan, calling Formosa an internal matter.
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London
Chou En-Lai
China
United Nations
Formosa
Security Council
Tokyo
Comesmunist
Chou
Dag Hammarskhold
U.N
Russia
United States
Taiwan
Taiwan Straits
Red
Peiping
People’s Republic of China
New Zealand
United Nations Security Council
Beaten Boy Dies Aunt Charged in Oklahoma City
Lloyd George Stanley Jr. aged 5 died after nine days in hospital from severe burns and beating. His aunt Mrs. Virginia Thompson 29 and her husband Lawrence 32 face murder charges. Prosecutor Raymond Burger vows death penalty for Thompson at trial.
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Oklahoma City
Lloyd George Stanley Jr
Raymond Burger
Virginia Thompson
Lawrence
Burger
Lloyd
James Edward
Thompson
County Loses Fight Court Ruling Clears Way for Federal Aid
Harrison County Ohio loses bid to refuse federal aid for totally and permanently disabled. Ohio Supreme Court rules county must accept funds and cooperate with state welfare records, despite commissioners opposition. State plans to receive about four hundred dollars annually per county. Justice Weygandt and Judge Stewart dissent.
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Ohio
Columbus
Harrison County
Ohio Supreme Court
Harrison
Henry J. Robison
Robison
Welfare) Department
Carl V. Weygandt
James G. Stewart
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