Fire guts six story downtown Columbus structure
Firefighters battled a six story downtown warehouse in Columbus as a gas line fed flames that destroyed the McClure Tritschler Parrish Co wholesale dry goods firm. The Reid Hotel evacuated 30 guests as two firefighters were slightly injured and the collapsed building drew about 15 000 onlookers.
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Columbus, Ohio
McClure- Tritschler-Parrish Co
Reid
Martin W. Shields
Verdell Green
Columbus Transit Co
UN OKs Counting of POWs in Korea
UN Command endorsed the Indian Custodian Force head count of Chinese prisoners, noting 135 returned to Communists from 4385 questioned. South Korea objected via Prime Minister Pyun Yung Tae as the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission met in a confidential session to discuss the protest.
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U. N
United Nations
Pyun Yung Tai
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
Ore Carrier Is Cut Open By Freighter
The Permanente Silvenbow, an ore carrier 7,629 tons, limped toward San Francisco with Coast Guard escort after two holds flooded in a collision with the 7,606-ton freighter Colorado about 145 miles north of the city. The Colorado forepeak flooded but reported no danger. the Silverbow and escorting vessels were expected to reach San Francisco by mid morning.
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San Francisco
Permanente Silvenbow
Coast Guard
California
Portland
Ore
Colorado
Standard
J. N. MacGaregill
Sanancisco
Henry J. Kaiser's
Permanente Steamship Co
Oakland
The
States Steamship Co. of
New York
3600 GIs Now Listed As Dead
Washington reports more than 3600 American soldiers and airmen missing in Korea for over a year are officially listed as dead. The Army and Air Force notified next of kin by wire yesterday, lifting the total battle deaths in the Korean War to nearly 30,000.
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Washington
Korea
Army
Air Force
Poles Report Massive Teen Hooliganism Aboard Communists
In Poland hundreds of teenaged boys have been rounded up in raids across Warsaw Krakow and Lublin amid a drive to quell rowdyism seen as restlessness under Communist rule Western diplomats view the acts as a youth challenge to restrictions The reports describe assaults on police and civilians damage to property and clashes at state enterprises and meetings indicating a broader social strain among students and youths nationwide
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Richard O'Regan
Vienna
Austria
Poland
Warsaw
Krakow
Lublin
U.S
Zycie Warszawy
Minor Earth Tremor Felt In 3 States
A minor tremor shook homes in three states last night, with no injuries or damage reported. The quake began around 9 25 p m EST and lasted several minutes, felt from Middlesboro Kentucky to Asheville North Carolina, prompting jammed phone lines and widespread alarm.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Middlesboro
Here
Asheville
N. C
Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge
AEC
Manhattan elects first Black borough president Hulan E. Jack
Hulan E. Jack, 47, became Manhattan borough president yesterday, the first African American to hold the post. He previously served as a state official and city official, promising to push for minority rights and affordable housing.
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New York
Hulan E. Jack
Manhattan
Trampled Crowd Kills 16 At Tokyo Imperial Palace
A stampede near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo during New Year greetings left at least 16 dead and about 30 injured as up to 700000 people pressed toward the gates. Police and Marines aided in rescues amid confusion over signers at the imperial register.
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Tokyo
Imperial Palace
Hirohito
Asahi
Kyodo
Japan
Deal Hinted In NY City Appointment
Former Mayor Vincent R. Impellitteri is to be sworn in today as justice of the Court of Special Sessions amid speculation of a deal with rival mayor Robert F. Wagner Jr. Wagner denied any deal in appointing Impellitteri, who had urged the City Board of Estimate to back him. Observers note Impellitteri had last minute appointed two opponents to posts: water supply commissioner Herbert Rosenberg and Domestic Relations judge Wilfred Waltemade.
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New York
Vincent R. Impellitteri
Court of Special Sessions
Robert F. Wagner Jr
Wagner
Impellitteri
City Board of Estimate
Herbert M. Rosenberg
U. S
Tammany Hall
Carrne G. de Sapio
Wilfred A. Waltemade
Bronx County
Russians Could Stall Berlin Talks Despite Open Date
U S officials in Washington express hope the Berlin foreign ministers meeting will open January 25 but warn Moscow can delay the conference. Western powers note Russia may use talks or a promised conference to delay French acceptance of the European Defense Community and rearmament plans for West Germany. Bonn will host Allied high commissioners next week to pick reps to negotiate a site, with options including the Allied Control Authority Building or a former West Berlin broadcasting HQ.
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Washington
U. S
Berlin
Russia
Moscow
West Germany
Germany
Bonn
Allied Control Authority
West Berlin
Reds
East
Repatriated Yank Urges POW Probe
Cpl. Claude J. Batchelor of Kermit Texas, repatriated from a pro Communist neutral zone POW camp near Panmunjom, urged an investigation of conditions and search for hidden weapons. He said daggers were used to intimidate escapees and that some Chinese Communist leaders had contact with prisoners. He also noted letters were read, prisoners were factionalized, and information often not passed to Indian officials.
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Seoul
Texas
Claude J. Batchelor
India
Batchelor
Kermit
Tex
Editor Loses Both Heroes in New Year Crash
WILLIAMSPORT Pa Miss Rebecca F Gross editor of the Lock Haven Express was in satisfactory condition at Williamsport Hospital after amputation of both legs from a New Year Eve two car collision. She was thrown from her car landing against a utility pole. She had just written an editorial on safe holiday driving titled Who Wants to Start the New Year in a Hospital or a Morgue Miss Gross was a noted figure in U S journalism and toured Russia with other American newspapermen.
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Williamsport
Rebecca F. Gross
Lock Haven
Williamsport Hospital
Miss Gross
Russia
Death Toll On Roads Falls Short Of Christmas Total
The AP reports New Year holiday traffic deaths running behind Christmas totals. Through 6 p.m. Sunday 136 died on highways since the survey began. Christmas toll reached 523 with 180 violent deaths to date. Council projects under 300 if that rate holds, marking the lowest New Year toll since 1949.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Dearborn
College student admits extortion to fund education
Long Beach police say 23 year old Robert Wallace Moen, a student at Pomona College, signed a statement admitting he attempted to extort $40,000 from four wealthy Long Beach families to finance his education. Chief William H. Dovey announced the arrest.
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Long Beach
Califo
William H. Dovey
Robert Wallace Moen
Pomona College
Jungle Squads Hunt Monsters in Malaya
Kuala Lumpur police in Perak shift from guerrilla hunting to a search for three hairy manlike creatures with fang like teeth and loin cloths. They first appeared on a rubber estate at Trolak, scaring workers, while estate manager G M Browne says they seem unfriendly and doubts they are guerrillas or former Japanese soldiers.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
Perak
Trolak
G. M. Browne
Secretary Weeks Sees Bright U.S. Economic Outlook for 1954
Secretary of Commerce Weeks forecast a bright outlook with high employment and strong business activity, despite some Democrats' recession concerns and economists’ view of a mild slump. He cited 1953 gains in national product to 367 billion dollars, 284 billion dollars in personal income, and 230 billion dollars in consumer purchases, plus a population rise to over 160 million.
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Washington
Weeks
Sen
Douglas
Ilinois
United States
Gillette seeks curb on McCarthy's international inquiry powers
Senator Gillette of Iowa says the Senate should remove international affairs investigations from the Government Operations Committee led by Senator McCarthy and assign them to the Foreign Relations Committee. He warns that careless actions in this field could threaten the United States’ international status.
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Washington
Gillette
Iowa
Senate
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Government Operations
Government Operations Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
Wisconsin
En, McCarran
Nevada
McCarran
Ike's Talks To Congress Almost Done
President Eisenhower nears finalizing a State of the Union message and budget papers after a long morning conference at the Augusta National Golf Club. He planned another early session with advisers as aides continue drafting the address and related economic reports.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Congress
Augusta National Golf Club
State of the Union
James C. Hagerty
Joseph M. Dodge
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
United Nations
Arthur S. Flemming
Office of Defense Mobilization
Sherman Adams
White House
Three Climbers Escape Tragedy On Mt Hood Overnight
PORTLAND Ore Three climbers isolated by a sudden storm on Mt Hood reached Timberline Lodge yesterday unharmed. Fred Hart of Corvallis Ore Art Maki of Ridgefield Wash and Layden Walsh of Olympia Wash were reported safe after their overnight ordeal on the snow covered slopes.
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Portland
Ore
Mt. Hood
Timberline Lodge
Fred Hart
Corvallis
Art
Maki
Ridgefield
Wash
Layden Walsh
Olympia
Queen Crowned by Maori Chiefs in Rotorua
New Zealand's 120000 Maoris welcomed Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh to day with a Maori crowning ceremony declaring them paramount chieftains of the Maori people.
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Rotorua
New Zealand
Britain
Elizabeth II
Duke of Edinburgh
Weather Outlook For Miami Valley Forecast
Vandalia forecasters predict partly cloudy mild weather for tonight and tomorrow with a low near 34 and a high around 40. The national trend shows New Year’s milder winter conditions with clear skies over most of the southern two thirds and light snow in the northern areas including northern New England where temperatures were below zero in Caribou.
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Miami Valley
Vandalia
New England
Caribou
Rockies
Canadian
Montana
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