McGrath Says No Change In Cabinet Status
Attorney General J Howard McGrath says no change in his status is contemplated as reporters query resignation rumors. He leaves a White House cabinet meeting amid questions about leaving Truman's administration amid tax fraud investigations and criticism of his handling of irregularities.
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Washington
Atto
J. Howard McGrath
Truman
McGrath
White House
T. Lamar Caudle
Justice Department
Pay boost for all armed forces may be sped through
The House Armed Services Committee led by Vinson expects a 10 percent pay raise for all active duty members from private to general, plus subsistence and quarters allowances. The bill, non retroactive, would also cover retired personnel. Estimated annual cost is about 800 million dollars to address post 1949 cost of living increases.
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Congress
Vinson
D-Gga
House Armed Services Committee
Rules Committee
House
Soot Shower Blackens Redwood City and San Carlos
A disabled Southern Pacific freight engine dumped soot over Redwood City and San Carlos on the San Francisco peninsula for about two hours. Homes cars clothes and even white cats were stained as residents watched soot fall onto the area.
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Redwood City
Calif
San Carlos
Sanancisco Peninsula
Southern Pacific
Young Fails To Appear At Perjury Hearing
E Merl Young and two associates did not appear in Washington to plead to perjury indictments connected to loans by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. An arrest warrants were ordered as Judge Kirkland urged bench warrants. Robert Dudley pleaded innocent and posted bail. The Senate probe highlighted a mink coat financed for Loretta Young.
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Washington
E. Merl Young
Herschel
Joseph H. Rosenbaum
Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
U. S
James R. Kirkland
Rosenbaum
Mer! Young
Herschel Young
Letters For POWs Flown To Korea
A high priority pouch of mail for American prisoners held by the Communists was airlifted from Japan to Korea to reach Panmunjom through the truce delegation. The 22 pound bag of letters from families in the United States reached Korea about five hours after leaving an Air Force base in Japan.
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Tokyo
Japan
Korea
Panmunjom
United States
Steelworkers Postpone Nationwide Strike 45 Days
The CIO United Steelworkers defer a nation wide strike for 45 days and set a new deadline around February 21 if the Wage Stabilization Board cannot settle the steel contract dispute. President Murray and the executive board backed delaying action to allow WS B to craft a settlement. The White House had urged restraint to keep steel flowing for defense and civilian needs.
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N. J
CIO
United Steelworkers
USW
Wage Stabilization Board
CIO United Steelworkers
Philip Murray
Truman
White House
United States
WSB
Cleveland Man Shot Four Times in West Side Incident
Cleveland police say Andrew O Conke, 30, was shot four times after his wife Doris O Conke and friend Mary Virzi trapped him in a West Side home with a 17 year old girl. Capt. Kerr said Virzi admitted planning the shooting and fired after O Conke grappled for the pistol.
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Cleveland
West Side
Andrew O'Conke
David E. Kerr
O'Conke
Doris
Mary Virzi
Government approves higher Ford car prices cap rise partial
Washington AP reports the government set higher ceiling prices for Ford passenger cars but denied the full increase sought under the Capehart amendment. Increases granted were 40 percent for Ford, 3.45 percent for Mercury, and 5.19 percent for Lincoln.
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Washington
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Mercury
Lincoln
Elston Declines Run for Congress in First District
Rep. Charles Elston informed the Republican committee he will not seek re election to Congress from the First District. He plans to return to his law practice.
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Cincinnati
Charles Elston
Battle Flares Near Suez Amid Egyptian Sniper Fire
Cairo AP reports fighting of considerable intensity resumed near Suez between British forces and Egyptian snipers. A British spokesman said there were no British casualties.
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Cairo
Suez
Poling Offered Cleanup Board Post in Truman Effort
The Evening Bulletin reports President Truman asked Dr. Daniel A. Poling to join a three member board to root out federal corruption. Poling’s acceptance hinges on who else is named to the panel and on the board’s composition.
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Philadelphia
The
Evening Bulletin
Truman
Daniel A. Poling
Friends of the Baptist
US fears Soviet move to United Nations delay Korea talks
The United States voiced grave concern that Russia's bid to shift armistice negotiations to the UN Security Council could disrupt talks at Panmunjom. Benjamin Cohen urged opposition to a high level Security Council meeting and warned it might delay or derail progress with China and North Korea.
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United Nations Security Council
U. S
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Soviet Union
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Cohen
Security Council
Vishinsky
U. N. Veto Free Assembly
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France
U.N
Russia
Victor Belaunde
Peru
Gertruda Stekaninova-Carriova
Czechoslovakia
Belaunde
Special Council
Planmunjom
China
North Korea
Colorado Snow Drifts Reach Eighty Feet In Wolf Creek Pass
The Rocky Mountain region endures a five day snow siege with 80 foot drifts reported in Southwestern Colorado. Rescue teams freed 14 people including three children from shelter houses on Wolf Creek Pass as icy roads and outages hindered travel and communications across Texas to Missouri and Oklahoma.
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Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Wolf Creek Pass
Xas
Missouri
Illinois
Ansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Texas
Mississippi River
Kansas
Reds Object To 7 Points In POW Plan
In Panmunjom the Communists rejected seven objections to a six point Allied POW exchange plan and opposed an immediate trade of sick and wounded prisoners. They accused Allies and China of various actions while Libby warned of a long struggle as talks resume Saturday.
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Korea
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Panmunjom
North Korea
China
Red Army
Hsieh Fang
Hsieh
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R. E. Libby
Libby
Lonely Girl Admits Louisville Ghost Hoax
An 11 year old ward of the Louisville children’s home confessed to staging a ghost haunting at the Henry Thacker house. Household items floated and moved while crowds gathered. police noted events occurred when Joyce was present. She later said some objects were misperceived by onlookers.
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Louisville, Ky
Joyce Aders
Henry Thacker
Joyce
Thacker
Louisville and
Jefferson County
Soviet Diplomat Jakob Surits Dies at 70
MOSCOW Jakob Surits longtime Soviet ambassador to France and Germany died January 2 after a long illness. Born 1878 he joined the diplomatic service in 1918 and served as ambassador to Germany from 1934 to 1937 then to Paris until France fell. His final post was ambassador to Brazil in 1946 47 before retirement.
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Jakob Surits
France
Germany
Surits
Paris
Brazil
Earthquake in Turkey Kills 93 Near Erzurum
An earthquake in eastern Turkey between Erzurum and Hasankale killed at least 93 people and wounded many as rescue workers searched through ruins. Officials warned the toll could rise as more bodies were recovered.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Erturum
Hasankale
UN troops recapture Christmas Hill in Korean front clash
Allied infantry reclaimed Christmas Hill after an overnight fight on the East-Central Korean battle front. Communist forces had seized the peak after dark, and a sleepless see-saw battle continued through most of the night before UN command troops regained the position as Fifth Air Force conducted 79 sorties against supply lines.
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Seoul
Christmas Hill
Mundung Valley
Fifth Air Force
Front Lene
Libya Applies For UN Seat
Paris reports Libya has submitted an application for United Nations membership. Observers note Russia may withhold a veto despite Libya's military base ties with Western powers, hoping to curry favor with Arab countries and shape Middle East diplomacy.
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Paris
Libya
United Nations
Russia
Israel
Isia
Middle East
13 Reds Shatter Yanks' Boredom in Korea
U S Third Infantry Division troops occupied a hill in Korea forming a defense and waiting when boredom set in. After two quiet days a rumble came from the opposite bunker wall and 13 Chinese soldiers surrendered after their water ran out.
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U. S
Korea
Ada E Miller Chronicle of Franklin Public Health Pioneer
Sunday Miami Valley feature profiles Ada E Miller a Franklin community nurse for two decades highlighting her public health work and impact. The article sits amid other Sunday stories including Air Force chaplain assistant Dave Hoover circus captain and youngest Eagles Scout Phil Sams plus Dr W H Roehl medical dioramas.
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Franklin
Ada E. Miller
Miami Valley
Dave Hoover
Air Force
Dave
Phil Sams
Eagles
W. H. Roehl
First Mate Boards Turmoil Near Flying Enterprise Rescue
A British rescue tug Turmoil gained aboard a man from the Flying Enterprise after a weeklong vigil by Capt. Kurt Carlsen. Weather halted tow attempts. gale risk loomed as the ship and crew awaited a break in fog and wind. The U S destroyer John W Weeks and Turmoil stood by 300 miles west of England awaiting better conditions.
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London
Kurt Carlsen
England
Enterprise
U. S
John W. Weeks
Carlsen
Coen
Ture Mail
U. S. Naval
Odds On Captain Favor Him 7 To 2
London bookmakers list Capt Kurt Carlsen at 7 to 2 to reach harbor with the damaged Flying Enterprise. The odds reflect belief in the captain's successful navigation to safety.
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London
Lloyds of London
Kurt Carlsen
Harbor
Flying Enterprise Battles Storm as Turmoil Fails in Tug Rescue
In heavy Atlantic seas off western approaches to England the Flying Enterprise listed severely while the tug Turmoil tried three times to pass a line aboard. Captain Carlsen clung to the rail awaiting dawn as gale warnings loom and winds rise.
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Enterprise
Carlsen
Falmouth
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