Lucas assails GOP on Formosa policy in Senate clash
Democratic leader Senator Lucas of Illinois accuses Republicans of making political hash over Formosa and China policy as Senate debate continues. He supports the administration's move to withdraw consular officials from Communist China after Peiping incidents, while GOP critics label the stance appeasement. Brews and others echo party fault lines ahead of November elections.
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Senate
Formosa
China
Lucas
Illinois
GOP
Truman
State Department
U. S
Peiping
Senator Brewster
Maine
Brewster
Europe
Asia
Miner Saved. Brother Still Trapped in Coal Shaft Slide
In Mahanoy City Pennsylvania rescuers freed 30 year old Joe Burda after 40 hours trapped on a sloping shaft. His brother Eddie 25 remains entombed deeper in the same mine with rescue teams close. a third brother Frank 19 escaped. The operation faced risk of further rock falls and was briefly halted to shore timbers.
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Mahanoy City
Joe Burda
Eddie
Burdas
Frank
Joe
John Schneider
Ashland
GI Insurance Checks In Mail
The first tranche of 2.8 billion dollars in insurance refunds starts today for World War II veterans. The Veterans Administration and the Treasury aim to issue up to one million checks weekly, finishing payments to 16 million eligible veterans by June 30. Initial bundles were sent to post offices nationwide. Checks range from 90 cents to 528 dollars, averaging about 125 dollars, for cash collected on National Service Life Insurance.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Treasury Department
National Service Life
Storm Death Toll Climbs From Canadian Blizzard Across Nation
A severe storm sweeping from the Northern Plains to the Northwest and into Canada claimed at least 52 lives. Fatalities included nine in the northwest blizzard, seven in two small-plane crashes, and a woman with three daughters in an icy Michigan crash. Temperatures plunged from the Great Lakes to the Pacific, with winds and floods causing widespread damage and transport disruption.
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
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Vincennes
Ind
Wabash
Flood Strikes Shelby Ohio as City Flooded and Power Hit
A severe flood in Shelby Ohio inundated Main Street along Black Fork Creek, forcing school closures and evacuations. Wind gusts up to 60 mph toppled roofs, downed power lines, and disrupted trains, while other towns reported record cold and rain.
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Ohio
Black Fork Creek
Main St
Wins
New York Central
Dayton
Jack Walkup Paper Company
Cincinnati
Columbus
Cleveland
Akron
Toledo
Selby
Mansfield
New York Man Sentenced for Lottery Conspiracy
William Dennison Duble, former secretary manager of the Cincinnati Clearing House Association, was sentenced in New York to one year in the penitentiary on a charge of conspiracy to contrive a lottery.
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New York
William Dennison Duble
Cincinnati Clearing House Association
Philippines President Quirino Undergoes Kidney Surgery
President Elpidio Quirino of the Philippines had kidney stone removal surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital this morning. Joaquin Elizalde, Philippines ambassador to the United States, led about 20 embassy attaches and other Filipinos in a waiting room awaiting word on the operation.
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Baltimore
Elpidio Quirino
Philippines
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Joaquin Elizalde
United States
Canasta Rules and the Frustrations of House Variants
A lighthearted look at canasta games where hosts create city nickname rules that differ from standard play. The narrator, eager but often baffled, encounters constant rule changes, passes, and meld restrictions, and longs for uniform official rules while noting Saint Joe affection for their version.
Acheson Faces New Crisis in Far East Move
The United States confronts a fresh Far East policy crisis as Secretary of State Acheson faces Republican demands for action and possible resignation. Senator Knowland accuses the policy of bankruptcy while Butterworth may be ousted if Acheson approves it. The recall of 1855 diplomats and families from Red China follows Peiping’s seizure of American consulate property and the order for remaining officials to depart.
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United States
China
Acheson
Congress
Knowland
R-Cal
Far East
W. Walton Butterworth
Red China
State Department
Peiping
Department
Shang
Wounded Man Held In Slaying At Tonawanda Home
State police held 20 year old Charles N Pless of Erie Pa after he admitted shooting prominent Buffalo photographer Benjamin H Swan 54 and wounding his wife Grace 53 and daughter La Donna Davis 33 during a break in at the Tonawanda home. Swan died after being shot in a gunner area on the second floor. Pless was treated for a non life threatening bullet wound to his right shoulder.
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N. Y
Buffalo
Charles N. Pless
Erie
Benjamin H. Swan
Pless
Donald Liberra
Arthur Kowles
Ploss
Swan
Grace
la Donna Davis
Tonawanda
Four Die As Private Plane Crashes In Alabama Hills
Four people from Chanute Kansas were killed when their four seat private plane crashed into fog shrouded hills 20 miles southeast of Birmingham Alabama while en route from Birmingham to Palm Beach Florida. Victims were FE Collins 38 and wife 32 and Bedford Miley 34 with wife 32. Searchers found bodies burned in wreckage after the 8:43 a.m. departure from Birmingham Municipal Airport.
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FE. L. Collins
Bedford Miley
Chanute
Kan
Palm Beach
Fla
Elmer Falkner
Sterret
Collins
Miley
Springfield
Memphis
Columbus
Two U S Professors Slain in Luzon Mountain Trek
In northern Luzon near Baguio two American university professors, Dr Robert F Conklin of Springfield College and Prof Marvin Pittman of Miami University, were found slain. US Embassy and 13th Air Force patrol linked Ifugao tribesmen to the killings, saying three attackers robbed and killed the pair with spears on Christmas Day during a planned 10 day hike.
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Philippines
Robert F. Conklin
Marvin Pittman
James L. Meader
United State Embassy
U. S. 13Th Air Force Patrol
Luzon
Baguio
Ifugao
Lippine Constabulary
Conklin
Pittman
University of the Philippines
Springfield College
Springfield
Mass
Chicago
Miami University
Oxford
Three Billion Dollar Cut In Budget Sought
Senator George (D Ga) urged a 3 billion dollar reduction in President Truman's 42.439 billion budget. He said balanced cuts could avoid harming essential services or obligations abroad and warned against yielding to special interests. Heoppose large tax hikes but may support closing tax loopholes. President Truman planned to send tax proposals to Congress this week.
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George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Georgia
Trueman
Wife Released On 1500 Bond In Slaying Case
In Logan County a farm home shooting left Noah Guess dead after a dispute with his wife Edna Faye Guess 36. Edna pleaded innocent to manslaughter and posted 1500 bond before being bound over to the county grand jury. She said her husband attacked her and their three children and she fired after grabbing a pair of scissors and racing for the rifle.
Roosevelt urges caution on recognizing Communist China
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt urged patience in recognizing Communist China, saying the United States should wait to observe actions by China's Asian neighbors and consider reactions before acting. The remark came during a news conference yesterday in Los Angeles.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
United States
China
Asia
Refusal to Heed Advice Over 15000 Pennsylvania Mines
In western Pennsylvania a labor dispute and failures to report have surfaced as U S Steel reports all captive mines closed. The issue echoes across the region with Ohio captions noting 4 facilities referenced in related coverage.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
U.S. Steel
Fact finding board sought in coal case
Senator Hill urged President Truman to appoint a fact finding board to assess whether a three day mine week caused a national coal shortage. He said the board could be set up by the President without Taft Hartley Act authority, citing precedent from steel disputes and the War Labor Board. Nearly 60,000 soft coal miners across six states did not return to work following a one week strike led by John L. Lewis.
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Hill
D-Ala
Truman
Alabama
Old War Labor Board
Congress
True
Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
Western
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
U. S. Coal and Coke Company
United States Steel Corporation
Southwest
Virginia
Rea
Utah
Lewis
Western Pennsylvania
U. S. Steel
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Library
Pitt Consol
Weirton Steel Company
Washington County
United Mine Workers
Greene
Fayette
Adolph Pacifico
UMW
Illinois
Illnois
Uniontown
Two Are Killed In Bus Collision Near Queensboro Bridge
A rush hour crash in New York involved a crowded Manhattan bound bus a trailer truck and a car near the Queensboro Bridge. Two people were killed and at least 39 injured as pedestrians and high school pupils were swept into the scene. Police reported about 10 victims were hospitalized and the bus traveled from Jackson Heights toward 60th Street when struck by the truck, sending the bus into a sedan.
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Manhattan
Queensboro Bridge
Charles Seretan
Jackson Heights
Second Ave
60Th St
General Hap Arnold Dies Pioneer of U S Military Aviation
General Henry H. Hap Arnold, 63, the nation’s top airman in World War II and a founder of U S military aviation, died at his Sonoma California ranch after a sudden heart attack. He retired in 1946 and will be buried at Arlington. Funeral set for Thursday in Washington, D C. Arnold helped grow the Air Force from a small unit to a force of millions and was a vocal advocate for long range bombing.
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Hap) Arnold
America
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Johnson Down
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Wright Brothers
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Military Air History of
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Armed Services Committee
Russia
Walter Murphy
Sonoma Index
Eleanor
Five Injured In House Blast In Newton Falls
Five sleeping residents were hurt when a blast ripped off a side of the Chicka home in Newton Falls. Jacmes Jr., 23, fell from a second-floor bed to the ground. brothers Sylvester, 21, and John, 19, were still in bed as the floor collapsed. Father James Chicka Sr. was injured. mother Theresa Chicka was at church and daughter Mary was unhurt.
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Warren
Newton Falls
Jacmes , Jr
Sylvester
John
James Chicka
Theresa Chicka
Mary
Home Set On Fire By Men In Robbery
Cleveland resident Pearl Gelfand reports five strangers rang her bell to wake her and claim the house was on fire. She fled while they stole a diamond ring and 450 dollars. Fire caused 700 dollars in damage to living and dining room curtains.
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Pearl Gelfand
Samuel A. McGuire
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