Chiang Kai-shek's Forces Evacuate Tachens Amid Drive to Formosa
Washington reports Senate approval of a mutual security treaty with Nationalist China pledging U.S. military aid for Formosa and the Pescadores, while in Taiwan Tachens evacuation enters final phase. Morale and strategic debate frame the tie to Chiang Kai-shek's regime as U.S. warships guard the withdrawal and civilians are moved from surrounding areas.
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East China Sea
Tion
Formosa
Naechishan
Tachens
Jim Becker
LST
Liu Lien-yi
Liu
Reds Seek Power in Andhra as India Votes
In Madras region reports say Communists aim to win control of one of India's 29 states in Andhra elections starting tomorrow. The race features Nehru's Congress party, national figures, and door to door campaigning promising social and economic reforms to Andhra's impoverished peasants.
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Madras
India
Andhra
Nehru
Congress Party
Congress
U. N. Dhebar
Dhebar
S. K. Patil
Bombay
Patil
Andhra Congress Organization
Hiren Mukherjee
Ajay Ghost
Workman Dies In Fall At Central Police Station
69 year old Homer Nader of Columbus died after a six story fall from the roof of Central Police Station where he was soldering a gutter. He fell yesterday in Columbus Ohio during work at the police facility.
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Columbus
Ohio
Homer Nader
Central Police Station
Soviet Hydrogen Bomb Claim Questioned by U S Experts
American physicists doubt Molotov's assertion of Russian superiority in hydrogen bombs. They note a possible 1953 short-cut method triggering fusion, but say the U S program has moved ahead. Zhukov named defense minister signals continued focus on nuclear forces and air defenses.
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United States
Molotov
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Russia
Georgi K. Zhukov
Washington
Toledo Area Schools Hit By Flu Virus
Health authorities reported about 30 percent of area high school pupils out of school yesterday due to a flu like epidemic. Parents were urged to keep children home if cold or stomach disorder symptoms appeared. Dr Walter Hartung announced the city water supply had been tested and found pure.
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Toledo
Ohio
Walter Hartung
Eisenhower unlikely to invite Zhukov to visit
Experts doubt a Zhukov visit to the United States is feasible now due to Moscow Washington hostilities and suspicions. Eisenhower noted the improbability while recalling a 1945 invitation he extended that was later canceled for illness.
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Eisenhower
Zhukov
United States
Washington
McCormack urges reconsideration of Army manpower cuts
House Democratic Leader McCormack says 95 percent of House Democrats oppose the proposed Army manpower reductions. He calls the plan dangerous as critics warn it could jeopardize national security. Senator Russell and others express mixed views while Ridgway warns the cuts could undermine readiness.
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Russell Baines Washington
House
McCormack
Massachusetts
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate Armed Services Committee
Wilson
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Russia
United States
Duff
Pennsylvania
Flanders
Vermont
Byrd
D-Va
Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Brooks
D-La
Winstead
D-Miss
Matthew B. Ridgway
Army
Pinay Fails To Form France’s New Cabinet
Former French premier Antoine Pinay abandoned efforts to form France’s 21st postwar government as President Rene Coty announced consultations for a new majority. Pinay withdrew after meeting Conservative leaders, with only about 135 of the 627 assembly members backing him, far short of the 300 needed.
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Paris
Antoine Pinay
France
Rene Coty
National Assembly
Pinay
Elysee Palace
Pierre Mendes-France
Ike Bound For Georgia Weekend
President Eisenhower flies to Thomasville Georgia for a quail shooting weekend at the estate of Secretary Humphrey. He is joined by their wives and Mrs. Eisenhower's mother Mrs. John S. Doud. He plans to return to Washington Sunday and will work on a couple of matters between rounds.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Thomasville
Trixie Friganza Leaves Hospital After Observation
Trixie Friganza, 83, famed as the Champagne Girl of vaudeville, will depart Queen of Angels Hospital today after observation and tests for an intestinal ailment. Hospital spokesmen said she is doing nicely.
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Los Angeles
Windy Turning Colder Forecast This Weekend
A warm spell with a high near 60 yesterday gives way to a brisk weekend. Temperatures will drop to about 25 tonight and not exceed 32 tomorrow. Light rain tonight with a chance of snow flurries Friday. Yesterday reached 60 at 3 pm, up 28 degrees from the 32 morning low. Today's low was 46 at 3 am with little change afterward.
Nationalists Elated After Treaty Vote
In Taipei the ratification of the mutual defense pact with Nationalist China by the U S Senate sparked relief. A Nationalist official praised the 646 vote as proof that Americans are united against communism and noted Chiang Kai-shek’s mood improved after his withdrawal from the Tachen Islands.
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Taipei
Senate
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Tachen Islands
Three Die in Medina County Headon Crash
A headon collision west of Leroy, Medina County, left three dead. Vincent J. Conlan 36 of Des Moines Iowa Thad S. Troy 39 of Grand Rapids Michigan and Richard E. Gainer 24 of West Salem Ohio died in the crash. Jack J. Davis 25 Barberton Ohio was in critical condition at Lodi Hospital. Gainer’s car sideswiped a truck on Ohio 224 before crossing into Conlan’s vehicle.
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Medina
Ohio
Leroy
State Highway Patrol
Vincent J. Conlan
Des Moines
Iowa
Thad S. Troy
Grand Rapids
Mich
Richard E. Gainer
West Salem
Conlan
Gainer
Jack J. Davis
Barberton
Lodi Hospital
Ohio 224
Man uses kitchen wire to start car in cold mornings
At Westover AFB Captain Kenneth R. Kurtzman rigs 40 feet of TV antenna wire from his kitchen to the garage. The wire carries current that trips the ignition and starts the car motor while he eats breakfast. He calls the device MATO morning-assisted take-off. It cost about $3.
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Westover Air Force Base
Mass
Kenneth R. Kurtzman
Kurtzman
AFL CIO Marriage Aims Giant Union Merger
Leaders of the AFL and CIO plan a 15 million member merger with a nationwide organizing drive targeting chemicals and plastics and textiles. Meany will be president, Schnitzler treasurer, CIO to lead large scale organizing, with calls to prevent raiding and racial discrimination in the new federation.
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Miami Beach
Fla
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
CIO
AFL
Federaon
George Meany
Walter Reuther
Meany
William Schnitzler
Reuther
Turk Iraqi defense pact seen likely to be signed in Baghdad
Turkish diplomatic informants say the defense pact with Iraq will be signed in Baghdad this month possibly before February 18. Egypt vehemently opposes the accord and threatens to pull out of the Arab League when the pact is signed while other Arab nations resist condemning Iraq.
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Ankara
Turkey
Baghdad
Egypt
Cairo
Iraq
Dayton Man Killed as Punch Press Falls at Factory
A large punch press moved at Huffman Manufacturing Co in Dayton collapsed onto Robert M. Porter 37 of Englewood killing him. The accident occurred yesterday during the move at the plant.
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Daytonian
Punch
Dayton
Ohio
Huffman Manufacturing Co
Robert M. Porter
Englewood
Reductions In Car Risk Rates Seen In Ohio
The Ohio Bureau of Casualty Insurers filed substant ial automobile liability premium cuts effective Feb 16. Rates drop 10 to 17 percent across all territories and classes. Female under 25 shifts to the lower premium and a male under 25 with driver training earns a 15 percent credit. Member companies include Automobile Club Insurance Co and Ohio Casualty among others.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Bureau of Casualty Insurers
State Insurance Department
Ray H. Miller
Miller
Automobile Club Insurance Co
Beacon Mutual Indemnity Co
Buckeye Union Casualty Co
Buckeye Union Fire Insurance Co
Celina Mutual Insurance Co
Cincinnati Insurance Co
Merchants’ & Manufacturers’ Mutual Insurance Co
Ohio Casualty Insurance Co
Ohio Farmers Indemnity Co
Ohio Farmers Insurance Co
Ohio Valley Automobile Insurance Co
Republic Indemnity
Shelby Mutual State Automobile Mutual
Western Reserve Mutual
Japan Stocks Edge Higher After Russia Shakeup
Tokyo market edged up for a second straight 1955 high as investors reacted to Russia's governmental shakeup. Analysts cited modest gains across major issues and cautious trading ahead.
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Tokyo
Japan
Russia
Ohio State Fair Ends 27079 Dollars in the Red
State Auditor James A. Rhodes announced the 1954 Ohio State Fair posted a deficit of 27 078 92 after receipts of 654 142 87 and expenditures of 681 221 89. Poor attendance caused the shortfall with paid admissions totaling 240 794 compared with 287 533 in 1953.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Husband and wife die within minutes of each other in Italy
In Foggia two months after both suffered heart attacks on the same day, Michele Erario urged his wife Maria to join him in death. He died first, eight minutes before she passed away. The couple had been married twenty years.
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Foggia
Italy
Michele
Erario
Maria
Fleeing Gunman Forcing Teen Girl In Car Dies In Blaze
Leonard Pasco 23 and a 17 year old girl Constance Cobb were killed when Pasco forced Cobb to drive a car during a highway pursuit. The vehicle struck a Hudson County roadblock on the Pulaski Skyway, flipped and burned with both occupants trapped inside. Pasco previously on parole reportedly drew a gun from a pursuing officer and fled, later coming upon a North Brunswick car where Cobb was trapped. Police pursued along Route 1 as the car was spotted near Elizabeth, with motor vehicle inspectors confirming a gun at Cobb’s neck.
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Jersey City
N.J
Leonard Pasco
Constance Cobb
Milltown
Hudson County
Pulaski Skyway
Pasco
Hylan Petri
North Brunswick Township
Miss Cobb
Elizabeth
Milktown
James Philburn
Ark
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