Hoover warns land war with Reds risks all civilization
Former President Herbert Hoover said air and sea power are America’s best weapons against aggression and that land war against Russia would threaten civilization. He urged watchful waiting for Europe’s unity and military strength before deploying ground troops, favoring overwhelming air and naval power instead.
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George Cornell
NEW York
Herbert Hoover
America
Russia
Europe
U. S
Stalin
Pacific
China
Hoover
New Policy on Wages Delayed by WSB Split
The Wage Stabilization Board struggles to craft a lasting wage policy replacing the January 26 freeze. Cyrus S. Ching aims to return as soon as a firm plan is ready, while four labor leaders protest Dr. Arthur S. Flemming’s appointment to a Defense Manpower Policy Committee. Wholesale prices rise for the 13th straight week as mobilization debates unfold across labor, defense, and policy circles.
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Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
Cyrus S. Ching
Ching
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Defense Mobilization
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Arthur S. Flemming
Defense
Tobin
Dev Menis
William Green
American Federation Labor
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
George E. Leighty
Railway Labor Executive Association
International Association of and
A. J. Hayes
United Labor Policy Committee
Flemming
Fiemming Sintment
Labor Department
Truman
Stabilization Board
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Senate Group OKs Draft Of 18 Year Olds
A Senate group approved a draft plan to enlist 18 year olds over the next five years with constraints. The measure lowers the draft age to 18 and extends service to 24 months plus options for deferments to enter college, while proposing a universal training program and selective callups beginning with those nearest 19.
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Senate Group
OKS
Senate
Senate Armed Services Committee
Armed Services
Secretary of Defense
Marshall
House
House Armed Services Committee
Johnson
Allied tanks push into Yongdongpo Kimpo and Inchon
Allied ground and air forces surged north in Korea capturing Yongdongpo the Kimpo air field and Inchon as UN troops fought through a stiff resistance around Seoul. Battleships Missouri and St Paul along with Belfast shelled targets while MiG-15s engaged Shooting Stars in aerial clashes.
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Tokyo
Seoul
Yongdongpo
Kimpo
Yellow Sea
Inchon
Missouri
St. Paul
10Th Corps
10Th
Eighth Army
Matthew B. Ridgway
US Air Force
Shooting Star
Pyongyang
Sunchon
United Nations
Han
Tom Colvin
Kimpe
Seoul-Inchan
U.S
Charlies Fryant
Dallas
House Probers May Recall Movie Actor
The House Un American Activities Committee planned to recall Edward G Robinson for more questioning after an informal understanding at a closed door session. Some members indicated a broader inquiry into Communist influence in Hollywood may follow. Robinson testified December 21 that he was not a Communist or disloyal.
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Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Edward G. Robinson
Hollywood
House
Robinson
Hoover Warns Against Land War With Russia
Former President Herbert Hoover warned that a land war with Russia would be costly and impractical. In Washington today, the issue of sending American troops to Europe faces Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services hearings next Thursday. Republicans split on Hoover's air and sea defense concept, while many prefer avoiding ground war against Russia.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Russia
Washington
Europe
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Hoover
Unions Urge Return of 1000 Shipyard Strikers
Eleven AFL unions have urged about 1000 workers at the American Shipbuilding Company yards in Lorain to return to work on Monday. The wildcat strike began Tuesday with welders and torchmen seeking a raise from $1.67 to $2.25 per hour. Union leaders said there would be no negotiations until workers resumed duties.
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Lorain
American Shipbuilding Company
Little Cancer Victim's Dad Pleads Send Her Valentines
Atlanta AP report on 12 year old Jacquelyn Marre who has near terminal cancer asks readers to send valentines. Her father Arthur Marre says doctors gave three months after a February 1950 operation. she survived beyond expectations as she battles illness, color fading and occasional speech and movement issues.
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Atlanta
Miss Beautiful
Valentine
Lovely
Jacquelyn Marre
Arthur S Marre
Marre
St. Louis Athletic Club
Italy Increases Aid to Eisenhower With Five Divisions
Rome reports Italy will provide five full divisions to the Atlantic Alliance by June, lifting its pledge from three divisions. Defense Minister Pacciardi says Italy can contribute more if adequately equipped, aided by a strengthened American arms program for 1951.
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Rome
Italy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Randolfo Pacciardi
Legislative Defense Committee
Defense Committee
Hukbalahap Rebels Kill Sixteen Near Manila
Sixteen persons including three policemen were killed last night in new Hukbalahap outbreaks north of Manila. The violence comes as authorities report intensified clashes with communist rebels in the region.
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Manila
Youthful Thug Shot 10 Death at Cleveland Eyre Co Burglary
West Side teenager Elmer Leicht and two companions awaited burglars at the Eyre Company dry cleaning shop when two youths climbed in. Leicht fired a 30 caliber rifle, killing 16 year old Peter Kowalsnyk. three younger suspects aged 13, 14 and 15 were later rounded up. The store had faced repeated thefts totaling about $400 since last fall.
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Cleveland
West Side
Eyre Company
Elmer J. Leight
Ralph FE. Petersen
Petersen
James
Léeicht
Mel
Leicht
Peter Kowasnyk
Death Comes To Eddie Duchin Band Leader
Eddie Duchin, famed band leader and Navy lieutenant commander, died in New York at 41 after a battle with leukemia. A Navy citation for his combat service was presented by Rear Admiral Dela ny, as Duchin had served on destroyers in World War II. Duchin formed his band in 1930 at the Central Park Casino and gained fame as the magic fingers of radio, appearing in films and entertaining guests at top hotels.
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New York
Eddy Duchin
Navy
Walter S. Delany
3Rd Naval District
Duchin
Memorial Hospital
Atlantic
Pacific
Central Park
Morton Downey
Radio
Greta Garbe Becomes American Citizen In LA
Greta Garbe the silent Swede joined 149 others in taking the oath of allegiance in Los Angeles. Born September 18 1905 in Stockholm she is 45 and spoke of pride and happiness at the moment.
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Los Angeles
Greta Garbe
Ciarko
Stockholm
Tragic end for Allen quadruplets born prematurely
In Boston AP report, only one of the Allen quadruplets born eight months premature survives. Kathleen died yesterday, Karen Elizabeth passed last Sunday, and Timothy died early Tuesday. Robert Allen Jr., the heaviest at just over three pounds, is reported doing well at Children's Medical Center.
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Boston
Allen
Kathleen
Karen Elizabeth
Timothy
Robert Allen, Jr
Children’s Medical Center
Judge Fines Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen 25000
Federal Judge Michael L. Igoe ruled the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen responsible for a December rail switchmen sick out. The fine of 25000 was imposed as crews ended a 10 day nationwide walkout and returned to work.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Michael L. Igoe
Rail Union
London Dockers Strike Widens With 19600 On Strike
A wild cat strike backed by union leaders as Communist inspired spreads as 19,600 dockers walk out, about 1,800 more than yesterday, according to the National Dock Labor Board.
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London
National Dock Labor Board
Truslow Quits Curb Exchange For U S Post
Francis Adams Truslow resigns as NY Curb Exchange president to join U S government work. Edward T. McCormick of Washington succeeds him April 1, after service on the Securities and Exchange Commission since 1949. Truslow led WWI rubber procurement operations abroad and headed the Rubber Development Corporation during WWII.
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New York
Francis Adams Trusiow
New York Curb Exchange
United States
Edward T. McCormick
Washington, D. C
Securities and Exchange Commission
Truslow
Curb Exchange
Grece Amazon
Peru
The
Rubber Reserve Company
Rubber Development Corporation
U. S
Georgia House Endorses Plan to Close Schools Over Racial Segregation
The Georgia House backed a provision in Governor Talmadge's budget to force segregation by allowing shutdowns rather than integrating. The measure would permit state funds to be cut and would require court orders to enforce Black attendance in white schools, prompting strong protests from lawmakers.
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House
Nation
Buul
State Board of Education
Sean Walang
Snow and Warm Ohio Forecast Amid Gas Shortages
Ohio weather shifted from sub zero to rising highs around 20 to 25 degrees with increasing clouds. Snow was forecast in the north tonight while gas utilities urged conservation and curtailment of supplies to industries persisted. Some roads remained closed in the south and southeast due to high water as flood threats affected western Washington and southern Pennsylvania.
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Cosmpanies
State Highway Patrol
Washington
Pennsylvania
Midwest
Gulf
12-Year-Old Confesses to School Fire in San Francisco
A 12-year-old boy admitted starting a $30,000 fire at his elementary school in San Francisco Thursday night with burning cigarettes. Fire Chief Edward P. Walsh reported the youth repeatedly saying I did it alone, I’m a lone wolf, while being questioned.
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San Francisco
Edward P. Walsh
Deep‑Freeze Woman Begins Remarkable Recovery
Chicago onlookers watch as Mrs Whecreamy Mae Stevens, 23, who arrived at Michael Reese Hospital severely chilled to 64 degrees, shows signs of improvement. Doctors had feared amputation but report she retains movement in fingers and toes and skin grafts may restore tissues. her temperature steady around 160 degrees and condition remains critical.
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Whecreamy Mae Stevens
Michael Reese Hospital
Harold Laufman
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