Cold War tensions rise after Moscow shakeup intensifies hard line
U.S. officials expect a tougher Soviet stance after the Malenkov removal. Khrushchev Molotov and Bulganin may threaten or act to block West German rearmament, pressing Western Europe and alarming the United States as Molotov boasts hydrogen bomb capabilities and pledges countermeasures.
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Washington
Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
Vu. M. Molotov
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Molotov
Russia
United
Skyraider downed as evacuation of Tachens continues
In Formosa waters a U S Navy AD Skyraider was shot down by Communist antiaircraft fire near the Tachens. Pilot Lt G W J Oheren and two crew members were rescued with minor injuries. The incident followed large scale civilian evacuation, with 13 900 evacuees loaded and 3 753 Tachens islanders debarking at Keelung.
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Taipei
Formosa
Tachen Islands
Estes
Tachens
G. W. J. Oheren
U.S. Navy
South Tachen
Keelung
Formosan
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Time's Ripe of Reds Plan Interference
An aboard USSESTES report by the U S admiral commanding the Tachens evacuation states 30000 Chinese National civilians and troops have reached a critical stage. Com Lorenzo Sabin Jr warns the Communists may strike if in the way during civilian removal, noting enemy sentiment and potential risk to evacuees.
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Ussestes
U.S
Tachens
Lorenzo Sabin Jr
Knowland Doubts Reds Will Change Policy
Akron Ohio Senator William Knowland asserts no evidence of a shift in Soviet aims under premier Nikolai Bulganin and warns against appeasement in the Far East. He opposes admitting Communist China to the United Nations and praises Congress for backing the President on Formosa defense.
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Akron
Ohio
Russia
Nikolai Bulganin
William Knowland
Knowland
China
United Nations
Congress
Formosa
Pike Slaver Seeks New Trial in Turnpike Slaying
John Wesley Wable convicted of first degree murder in the July 1953 shooting of Harry F. Pitts on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Chiopyle Westmoreland County. Sentenced to death in the electric chair now seeks a new trial via a state supreme court appeal filed by attorneys A C Scales Richard E and B Patrick Costello. No date set for action or execution.
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Pittsburgh
John Wesley Wable
State Supreme Court
Prothonotary’s Office
Court
Attys
Westmoreland County
Wable
Chiopyle
Harry F. Pitts
Bowling Green
Woman killed in Dayton hit by automobile on way to church
Miss Josephine Grace Philo aged 64 was fatally struck by a car in Dayton Ohio while en route to church. The accident occurred today and authorities investigated the scene.
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Dayton
Ohio
Josephine Grace Philo
Eisenhower Sees Soviet Shakeup as Internal Tension
President says Moscow’s high command reshuffle shows Russia’s internal discontent and does not alter U S policy for a just peace. He notes Zhukov’s appointment unclear for world peace and warns America must stay alert while denying proof of Soviet hydrogen bomb superiority. He adds evacuation of Tachen Islands proceeds as planned.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
United States
Georgi K. Zhukov
Zhukov
Elisenhower
Molotov
Formosa
Formosa Strait
Red China
United Nations
Tachen Islands
Two Killed and Eighteen Hurt in B36 Crash at Carswell
A giant intercontinental B36 bomber exploded and burned after landing at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth. Two airmen died identified as S. Sgt. Gerry Nichols of Malvern Arkansas and A2C Dean Grandquist of Ogden Utah. Eighteen were injured four seriously as wreckage spread along the runway and crash crews fought the flames for an hour.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Carswell Air Force Base
Air Force
Gerry Nichols
Malvern
Ark
Dean Grandquist
Ogden
Utah
95Th — Wing
Biggs Afb
el Paso
Robert Spence
Carswell
Nehru Warns Reds Against Formosa Takeover
India premier Nehru told a London news conference that Red China should not grab Formosa by force and urged a peaceful settlement. He said great powers including Russia and India were discussing cease fire ideas, but no definite approach had been agreed yet.
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London
India
Nehru
Red China
Formosa
Russia
Formosa Strait
Peiping
Writer Walton Hall Smith Takes Own Life
San Francisco police report 57 year old Walton Hall Smith, former Hollywood writer and novelist, shot himself yesterday rather than undergo a cancer operation that would have left him speechless. Officer Vincent Mazzaferri says arrival to his luxurious apartment was too late.
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San Francisco
Walton Hall Smith
Vincent Mazzaferri
Smith
Zhukov Named Soviet Defense Minister in Kremlin Shakeup
Georgi Zhukov, famed Berlin hero, was appointed defense minister as Nikolai Bulganin became premier and Malenkov deputy premier and minister of power stations. The 1,300 deputies unanimously approved the changes in the Kremlin Palace amid Khrushchev influence.
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Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
Josef Stalin
Lavrenti Beria
Georgi Malenkov
Bulganin
Soviet
Russia
Stalin
Beria
Malenkov
Georgi K. Zhukov
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Supreme Soviet
Georgi .M. Malenkov
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Zhukov
Kremlin
Defense Ministry
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Communist Party
Berlin
Soviet Russian Shift Pushes Red China Toward Bold Action
James D. White notes changes in Soviet leadership from Malenkov to Bulganin and Khrushchev, with renewed Russian backing of Red China's claim to Formosa. The piece discusses Moscow Peiping tensions, Eurasian policy, and a reported rift over arms for an invasion, reflecting broader Cold War shifts.
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China
Nou
Bulgaria
Peiping
James D. White
Georgi Malenkov
Malenkov
Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
Nikita Krushchev
Russian Communist Party
Russia
Editor James D White’s Asia Focus Shows Shifting Cold War Angles
The piece traces postwar Far East policy shifts with Russian misgivings about U S China strategies, noting invasions of Yikiangshan, Tachens evacuations, and December spy charges against American airmen. It weighs the Formosa issue’s impact on Malenkov’s fall and China’s push toward stronger Soviet backing.
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James D. White
Peipin
Associated Press
Washington
San Francisco
Far East
Formosa
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Russia
Korea
Yikiangshan
Tachens
Malenkov
AFL CIO agree to historic merger of rival unions
Negotiating committees from the AFL and CIO reached a merger pact to end a 20 year split in organized labor. Ratification by ten member committees of each group is planned, with Meany and Reuther seeking broad approval. Details not disclosed, but leadership says obstacle filled path leads to unification.
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Miami Beach
Fla
AFL
CIO
Organized Labor
American Federation of
Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
George Meany
Walter Reuther
Meany
Reuther
Court Rules Libraries Get First In County Funds
Ohio Supreme Court holds county budget commissions must favor libraries over municipalities when distributing classified tax funds. In the 1954 allocation for Cuyahoga County, libraries initially received 5,164,500 of 6.2 million and municipalities 858,500. The board ordered 5,964,500 to libraries and 235,500 to municipalities after a Dayton library case precedent. Municipal counsel argued the board ignored their needs and overfunded libraries.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Shaker Heights
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
State Board of Tax Appeals
Dayton
Jobless Claims Rise in Ohio Week Ended Feb 5-13,859 New Applicants
The Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation reports 13,859 new claimants for unemployment benefits for the week ended February 5 13 859 compared with 13 163 the previous week. Unemployed for one week or more are estimated at 95 441 for the same week up from 95 251.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Cold snap lingers as Ohio braces for more wintry mix
Weather stays clear but continues cold with highs around 40 today dropping to near 25 tonight. Snow flurries possible and scattered slick roads reported on Ohio highways. Colder spell grips New England with subzero readings. freezing line reaches into South Carolina and Georgia.
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Ohio
New England
Caribou
Maine
South Carolina
Georgia
Airman Dangles From Wing To Save 31 Aboard C124
In freezing weather at 4000 feet, M Sergeant Floyd A James of Cave City Arkansas dangled from the wing to replace a missing lock pin in the landing gear of a C124 cargo plane. Pilot Maj Louis W Baker reported a jolting gear issue after lifting the tricycle gear from Alaska. James worked head down for about 12 minutes, with no parachute, and repaired the gear before landing at Wright Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton. He suffered a minor head cut but no serious injuries while the craft, slowed to 135 mph, continued toward its destination with 31 aboard.
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Dayton
Ohio
Air Force
Floyd A. James
Cave City
Ark
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Alaska
Ladd Air Force Base
Louis W. Baker
Allentown
Baker
Sgt
James
Wright-Patterson
Frank L
Maj
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