Cold War Battle Lines Shaping Asia Report To Truman
President Truman received a first hand briefing from the Joint Chiefs of Staff after a Pacific tour as U S and Soviet moves sharpen in Asia. The White House conference included Undersecretary Webb and Defense chief Johnson with MacArthur tied to Japan and Okinawa strategic questions. The session signals broader diplomatic and military stakes as China’s Communist rise and Japan security loom, with page 8 continuation noted.
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JOHN M. HIGHTOWER
WASHINGTON
Asia
Truman
America
Pacific
Far East
White House
Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States
Russia
Omar Bradley
military
James Webb
Defense
Louis Johnson
Stephen Early
Army
Navy
Air departments
Joint Chiefs
Japan
Okinawa
Guam
Hawaii
Far
Douglas MacArthur
China
Far Eastern
State Department
Moscow
407 Taxi Cab Drivers Issue Wage Demands
In Cincinnati 407 taxi cab drivers backed by the Brotherhood of Taxicab Drivers demanded a wage guarantee of 40 dollars a week and a 6 day week at 10 hours daily. The strike began January 19 with 200 plus of Cincinnati Inc cabs out of service and union attorney J W Brown said workers would return when the company meets their terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CINCINNATI
Brotherhood of Taxicab Drivers
Yellow and Ferguson
taxicabs of Cincinnati Inc
J. W. Brown
reunion
Warren County basketball tournament opens in Middletown Thursday
The Warren County basketball tournament kicks off in Middletown on Thursday with the expected thrills of hard fought games. Fans clash in the annual Sportsmanship Award race as Mason Carlisle Springboro and Kings Mills cheerleaders are featured with a tourney preview on Page 22. Abraham Lincoln’s birthday article on Page 38 contrasts his era with today’s weaponry, while Middletown’s Sportsmen’s Club profiles on Page 25 reveal a men’s organization with family activities. WESLEY FESLER AIDES praise him as top football coach. DAY BY DAY column explains how Fesler declined a major Ohio State advantage last fall, a must read for fans.
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WARREN COUNTY
Middletown
Mason, Carlisle
Springboro
Kings Mills
WESLEY FESLER
Fesler
Ohio State
Southern California
Shooting Furore Shakes UK Spy Checkup
London report says Admiral Longley-Cook told of gunfire from a speeding car whe n his windshield was damaged. Police and MI5 denied a direct espionage link as Scotland Yard opened a broader atomic research inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JACK SMITH
LONDON
Naval Intelligence
Scotland Yard
Longley-Cook
Longler
Flight Steward Killed In Freak Plane Accident On Long Island
An 8 year old flight steward, John Harris of New York, was killed when a door opened mid flight over Long Island as the plane approached Idlewild Airport. A safety device failed, investigators say, while passengers watched in fear. A second incident near Tampa Bay involved flight attendant Marc Fisher-Galati who narrowly avoided being pulled free but remained on board. Harris left a widow, Katherine, and other survivors are noted. the crash prompted search efforts in Long Island Sound.
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NEW YORK
Eastern Airlines
Tampa Bay
Florida
Marc Fisher-Galati
St. Petersburg
Fisher-Galat
Long Island
Civil Aeronautics Board
jieek
St. James
N. Y
Long Islard Sound
Harris
Katherine
Man Survives 100 Foot Dive Into River
Hugh P. Grealis, 26, survived a 100 foot plunge from the Detroit Superior high level bridge into the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland. He landed on his back, swam about 30 feet to shore, and was pulled out by police. Doctors described his condition as fair with internal injuries and a facial abrasion. Witness Harold M. Rieter, who had just been discharged from the Army, said Grealis struck the water after seven turns and swam to shore with one arm. No reason for the leap was given.
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CLEVELAND
Hugh P. Grealis
Cuyahoga River
Detroit Superior
Grealis
Rieter
Father, Police Officer Dies Rescuing Daughters in Fire
FORT WORTH AP A 48 year old police officer James Warren died after rushing back into a pre dawn blaze to save his two daughters Jimmie 12 and Nancy 9 from a burning home. Witnesses saw him stagger out with the children before succumbing at the hospital. Warren had served as a city officer since 1927.
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Edgar Due
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Chicago
Laura Mitchell
Edgar
FORT WORTH
James Warren
Jimmie
Nancy Warren
Warren
Grace
Nine Aboard Missing Navy Plane In Gulf
A navy PBM-8 Martin Mariner with nine aboard disappeared over the Gulf of Mexico after last contact at 4 pm Friday. Coast Guard and planes from Alabama searched a wide area, finding an oil slick but no debris. The crew included an instructor and four students, with fuel indicating possible reach to 3 am Saturday. weather was clear.
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CORPUS CHRISTI
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Martin Marner
Gulf
Coast Guard
hum
Alabama
naval air station
yes
Navy
beny mide
PBM
Lake Charles
Galveston
Nationalists Claim Reds Back Ho Chi Minh in Indochina War
Taipei formosa AP The Chinese Nationalists charged that Chinese Communists secretly sent troops to support Ho Chi Minh’s anti French forces in Indochina. They said Red troops, in uniforms, aided Ho’s army at Langson after a Canton conference led by Lu Shao Chi. The claim veers amid propaganda and unclear evidence.
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FORMOSA
Ho Chi Minh
Indochina
Republic of Vietnam
Langson
Red
Canton
Lu Shao-Chi
Liu
Red China
Mao Tze-Tung
Moscow
Red radio
San Francisco
Associated Press
Vietnam
China
Shanghai de
Stranger Shot At General Story's Hollywood Home
North Hollywood resident Perryj L. Davis, 33, lay critically wounded at Birmingham Veterans Administration Hospital after a shooting at Maj. Gen. Walter P. Story's home. Davis, a stranger to Story, had come seeking a telephone and was shot when he allegedly reached for a weapon. Story, a retired California National Guard commander, was questioned but not charged.
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NORTH HOLLYWOOD
Calif
Walter P. Story
Birmingham Veterans Administration Hospital
Perryj L. Davis
Story
California National Guard
Davis
Plants Marked For Sabotage Expose Says Enquirer
Cincinnati based Enquirer reports a Hamilton County expose alleging the Communist Party marked 72 local plants for sabotage in event of war. It cites 178 members and 2,000 fellow travelers, naming Frank Hashmall as Hamilton County chapter chairman, with FBI not commenting.
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CINCINNATI
jCiecinawati Enquirer
Communist Party
Hamiton
the
Finquirer
Hamilton County
Communist Pay
Hashmall
Columbus, O
Columbus
Cleveland
New York
Enquirer
FBI
Jurists Retire In Murder Trial
In Zanesville Ohio a Muskingum County jury retired late Saturday to decide the fate of Alfred C Spooky Ferrell 44 charged with first degree murder in the slaying of his mother Wellie Ferrell 71 found guilty March 39 1940 and sentenced to life imprisonment a new trial granted by the Fifth District Court of Appeals began this week the victim choked and beaten to death January 28 1949 at her home near Dresden
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ZANESVILLE, O
Muskingum County
Alfred C
Spooky" Ferrell
Ferrell
Fifth District Court of Appeals
Wellie Ferrell
Dresden
Car crushes man under raised vehicle in Cleveland
A 33 year old man, Victor F. Scolaro, died Saturday when his raised car toppled onto him during repairs in Cleveland. Police said he was trapped beneath the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. Firefighters freed him and transported the body to the morgue for investigation.
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CLEVELAND
Victor F. Scolaro
aes oy
Immediate Signs Of Revolt From Union Mines
Francis J. Kelly reports that John L. Lewis ordered soft coal miners back to work under a Taft-Hartley injunction, but quick resistance appeared. In Illinois and Western Pennsylvania miners vow not to return without a contract, while some districts indicate compliance will vary and timing remains uncertain.
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FRANCIS J. KELLY
WASHINGTON
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Truman
national health and safety
United Mine Workers
Illinois
Hugh White
Pennsylvania
Rebens
bie gest
CMW
Mystons
Rebena
John Ovanich
UAIW
UVW
Soom
Lewier
Henry Allai
minners
Kansas-Western Missouri
Lew
Trumatt
Taft-Hattler
Dozen Injured In East Texas Tornado Winds
A tornado injured a dozen or more in eastern Texas, striking La Porte and damaging homes and garages. Injured were treated in La Porte, Pasadena and Houston, with some in serious condition. Floods elsewhere claimed two lives in Tennessee as cold fronts and heavy rains affected the Mississippi Valley and New England.
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Associated Press
Texas
Tennessee
northern plains
New England
La Porte
Tex
Pasadena
Houston
northern plain
Massissippi River
Pemtina
N. D
Devils Lake
Bemuds
Minn
Fargo
N D
Caribou
Cumberland Tver
Nashville
mobile
Tes
Mine TQ Operate Athens Barshars L Company Mine
The Barshars L Company mine near Athens plans to operate on Monday under a signed contract with united mine workers. Workers at the pit are prepared to start, with details of wage and shift arrangements still being finalized.
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ATHENS
Barshars L Company
bern Gejae
united ming We pit
Gizez
Bomb scare at Los Angeles Airport prompted by mysterious suitcase
A locked lady’s suitcase caused a bomb scare near Los Angeles International Airport on a Saturday. Police and bomb experts quarantined the area as investigators concluded the bag likely contained a detonator, prompting a cautious response and evacuation.
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Hollywood
Uxbridge
Acton
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Klaus Fuchs
Soviet Russia
Britain
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Longley - Cook
Oxbridge
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Idlewald
Anna Kar
Stranger
General
UMW
Richmond B. Keech
East
Nashville, Tenn
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Li Angeles Internatonal
Sgt. Camp
William Penrose
Cecil Wisdom
Penprose
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Crime Laboratory
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