Truman Declares Hands Off Policy on Formosa
President Truman announced the United States will not use armed forces or become involved in the civil war in China concerning Formosa. He said the only aid Chiang Kai Shek’s government can expect is economic help, while Acheson prepares to discuss Far East policy on Capitol Hill. Republican critics demand a full policy review.
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Washington
Truman
Formosa
United States
China
Chiang Kai Shek
Acheson
Senate
House Foreign Affairs
Chiang Kai- Shek
State of the Union
Knowland
California
Far East
California citrus faces damaging freeze across regions
Subfreezing weather battered California citrus with Coachella Valley losses pegged as significant though not as severe as last January. Grapefruit and tomatoes suffered in Imperial Valley, while floods and cold disrupted Indiana Illinois areas as guards and Red Cross aided victims. Ice and freezing rain stretched from Arkansas through Tennessee and into the Ohio Valley with dangerous driving and school closures reported.
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California
Dixie Land
Arts
Indiana
Illinois
Midwest
Arctic
Montana
Iowa
Rocky Mountain
Appalachians
Ohio Valley
Memphis
Mississippi Valley
Middle
North Atlantic
Gulf States
Florida
South Atlantic States
Ohio
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
Coachella
Imperial Valley
Volunteer National Guardsmen
Red Cross
Indianapolis
Henry F. Schricker
The
National Guard
Weather Bureau
Arkansas
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Louisiana
Walnut Ridge
Ark
Texas
Lufkin
Zene Waco
Temple
Austin
Congress Readies Fight To Defeat Truman Program
Washington lawmakers react to President Truman's State of the Union by opposing several proposals including a moderate tax increase. They favor reduced spending as the budget nears 42.1 billion dollars, with action unlikely on many Fair Deal plans while expansion of Social Security and continued aid to non Communist nations look plausible.
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Washington
Truman
Jewileales Manwenee Enaenhaee
International Trade Organization
Democrat Boss to Visit Ohio
William Boyle, newly appointed Democratic national chairman, will visit Ohio next Monday and Tuesday to meet state political leaders and assess the general situation. Albert A. Horstman and Eugene Hanhart will confer in Columbus, with Mrs. India Edwards of the National Democratic Committee accompanying Boyle.
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Columbus
Ohio
William Boyle
Boyle
Albert A. Horstman
Dayton
Horstman
Eugene Hanhart
Dover
India Edwards
National Democratic Committee
Last Of Arkansas Convicts Captured After Gun Battle
Four convicts who shot their way to freedom sparked a five day hunt across Arkansas were captured in North Little Rock. Wounded fugitives Jack Rheuark and James Perry Williams were cornered after a shack standoff. David Dyer and Odus Eaton were arrested nearby after fleeing Tucker Prison Farm.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
North
Jack Rheuark
Sapulpa
Okla
Lee Henslee
Rhenark
James Perry Williams
Sheridan
Henslee
Williams
Rheuark
University Hospital
David Dyer
Oklahoma City
Odus Eaton
Stilwell
Dyer
GOP seeks Democrat aid to trim 1951 budget
Washington reports Republicans urge Democratic help to balance the 1951 budget by cutting about 4 billion in outlays while avoiding the moderate tax increase Truman proposed. Leaders claim Democrats may back a substantial cut to trim the deficit and even permit a debt payment. Rayburn lists a little over 42 billion proposed for 1951 with foreign and defense cuts offset by domestic boosts.
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Washington
GOP
Rayburn
D-Tex
Truman
State of the Union
Representative Halleck
Rind
Representative Taber
New York
House Appropriations Committee
Taft
Ohio
Accused Killer Is Ruled Not Mentally Deficient
Martin Snell, 16, indicted in the slaying of Blanchester patrolman Bud Lee and the attempted rape of a 13 year old girl, was ruled not mentally deficient by Common Pleas Judge Charles R. Kirk. Dr. R E Bushong testified Snell is neither psychotic, mentally deficient, nor psychopath, after Snell was sent to Lima State Hospital for observation. He has pleaded guilty to the attempted rape charge but awaits arraignment on the murder count.
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Wilmington, D
Martin Snell
Common Pleas
Charles R. Kirk
R. E. Bushong
Lima State Hospital
Snell
Burdette
Bud) Lee
Blanchester
Child Flown From Singapore To Columbus For Life
Janet Beth Wagner, two, arrived in Columbus after a 12,000 mile journey from Singapore where doctors warned she had a rare blood disease likely to kill her before February. Dr. Charles A. Dean will direct care at Ohio State University Hospital as tests begin locally. Her parents, Paul Wagner and Mrs Wagner, flew with Janet Beth to Los Angeles then continued by train to Columbus, hoping for a treatment that was not available in Singapore. Her grandparents welcomed the family at the station as OSU football players returned from the Rose Bowl parade nearby.
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Columbus
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Janet Beth Wagner
Janet Beth
Singapore
Charles A. Dean
University Hospital
Dean
Paul Wagner
B. G. Goodrich Company
Akron
Pamela
Los Angeles
J. F. Redman
Janet
High St
Ohio State University
Wagners
Mine Owners Unite in Push for NLRB Court Action
Mine producers from United States Steel coal subsidiaries and Central Pennsylvania Coal Produc ers Association join others in urging NLRB counsel Denham to seek a court injunction against United Mine Workers leader John L Lewis. Truman declines emergency action. Illinois miners walk out prompting union unrest and possible further shutdowns. Railroads face ICC order to trim passenger service if coal stocks fall below 25 days.
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Washington
John L Lewis
White House
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Truman
Denham
United States Steel Corporation
Central Pennsylvania Coal Producer Association
NLRB
Illinois
Far West
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Oleomargarine Battle Looms in Senate Fight
Senate debate opened over a bill to repeal federal oleomargarine taxes and a substitute to ban interstate sale of yellow margarine. Key sponsors Gillette and Wiley lead 24 supporters aiming to end 10 cent per pound taxes and related levies while opponents call the move disruptive and costly to consumers.
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Washington
Gillette
Iowa
Wiley
Rwis
Senate
Fulbright
D-Ark
French Doll Cheers Child Who Lost Hand
Betty Lou Marbury a 10 year old Brownsville Tennessee girl in Baptist Hospital after a procedure to remove her right hand. A French doll sent by Lucie Valner of Paris brightens her bed while Phyllis Detweiler of Willoughby Ohio plans a visit after losing her hand in a similar operation two years earlier. Doctors say Betty may go home Sunday following the amputation to halt a malignant bone fiber.
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Memphis
Tenn
Willoughby
Betty Lou Marbury
Brownsville
Baptist Hospital
Betty
Lucie Valner
Rue Blanche
Paris
France
Lucie
Phyllis Detweiler
Phyllis
Ohio
Finland approves 7.5 percent general wage rise to avert crisis
Finland's Social Democratic government backed a 7.5 percent general wage increase in a move aimed at averting a government crisis over a key domestic issue. The decision underscores labor tensions and ties to pay equity amid economic pressures facing Helsinki.
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Helsinki
Finland
Social Democratic
Songs and Events Echoing Life Through Old Tunes
This reminiscence links songs with vivid life milestones from high school dances to college days and wartime memories. It reflects how each tune evokes personal moments, from proposals and fireside Alma Maters to lullabies for infants and cherished partings remembered as time passes.
Mrs Chambers Attack in Hiss Perjury Trial
New York AP reports renewed defense efforts to undercut Mrs. Whittaker Chambers testimony in the Alger Hiss perjury case. Lawyers questioned William L Marbury about Chambers statements on visits to the Hisses at their 30th Street Washington address in disputes over libel suit filings in Baltimore.
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New York
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
Chambers
Hiss
State Department
Wiliam L. Marbury
Temperature plummets to 60 below in Swedish village
In Alvros, central Sweden, reports say the temperature dropped to sixty degrees below zero. The extreme cold impacts daily life and weather warnings intensify across the region. Operations and travel face disruption as authorities urge residents to stay indoors and take precautions.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Alvros
Phone workers threaten nationwide strike in early month
A CIO union led walkout paralysis looms as Communications Workers of America demands substantial wage hikes shorter apprentice periods and a 35 hour week Bell System negotiators say line telephones workers are well paid and compare favorably with peers A T Jones CWA vice president says 100 000 could strike at once with another 150 000 ready by month end parties warn of a two step walkout and ongoing negotiations challenge the wage gap since 1939
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Washington
CIO
Communications Workers of America
Bell Telephone
A. T. Jones
CWA
Jones
Bell Companies
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell System
Nine Sailors Refuse Shanghai Voyage Amid Blockade
The Isbrandtsen Line ship Flying Arrow will sail for Red Shanghai tomorrow with nine crew members signed off the 43 man crew. Hong Kong agents A P Pattison Company escorted nine seamen off the vessel to avoid the trip through the Nationalist blockade to the Communist port. Approaches to the port have been mined by Nationalists.
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Hong Kong
Isbrandtsen Line
Flying Arrow
Red
Cauley to Seek Democratic Nomination for Seventh District
Springfield report states Bart J. Cauley of Route 1 Cable, a Champaign County farmer, announced last night his plan to seek the Democratic nomination for representative from the Seventh Congressional District.
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Springfield
Champaign County
Bart J. Cauley
Route 1
Cable
Formosa Visit Ties Into Jessup Asia Tour
U S Ambassador Philip C Jessup arrives in Japan on a Asia survey trip with Formosa as a focal point in Far East policy. He plans to confer with General MacArthur on a peace treaty for Japan while reiterating that the United States has not abandoned China and will maintain a Far Eastern policy amid Republican pressure.
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Tokyo
U.S
Philip C. Jessup
Japan
Formosa
MaceArthur
Big Island
Chiang Kai-Shek
United States
Jessup
State Department
China
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Far
U. S&s
Yokohama
U. S
Far East
Department
MacArthur
Doctor in Mercy Slaying Free Until Verdict Deliberation
In Manchester New Hampshire AP Dr Hermann N Sander pleaded innocent to first degree murder in the mercy slaying of incurable cancer patient Mrs Abbie Borreto 59. The state granted bond release with a ban on medical practice until trial. defense noted the stipulation amid presumption of innocence.
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Manchester
N. H
Hermann N. Sander
Wyman
Dr. Sander
Arthur S. Healy
Abbie Borreto
Fire at Dodge Main Plant Destroys Storage Area
An all tech fire destroyed storage at the Dodge main plant Chrysler Corporation in Detroit early day. Eight employees were affected by the blaze. Loss estimated at $100,000. Local authorities investigated the incident and secured the site for containment.
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Detroit
Dodge
Chrysler Corporation
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