Relief Near for Snow Trapped City of San Francisco Passengers
Rescue teams plowed to within two miles of the blizzard bound City of San Francisco passengers trapped at Pass Colorado 7200 feet altitude. A relief train will pick up travelers from a highway point after roads clear, then continue 83 miles to Sacramento as doctors report all aboard can walk to the highway.
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Trapped Train Incident Reported With Six Aboard
Six local persons are reported aboard a trapped train. Details appear on Page 2.
Rescue trains reach Sierra stranded passengers amid gas fumes
Rescuers battled 20 degree cold and 7200 foot snows as a Pullman club train and medical teams aided up to 60 stricken servicemen. Dr Roehill aided victims of carbon monoxide from a gas heater while four remained aboard the derailed train at Nyack Lodge.
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Passengers On Trapped Train Fight Cold In Donner Pass
Passengers aboard the snowbound City of San Francisco endure a third night on short rations in Donner Pass. Art Hoppe and Kenneth McLaughlin reached the marooned streamliner to report morale high, crews heroic, and passengers sharing cooking and medical aid as rescue efforts continue.
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Eight Children Die In Blaze In Cool Bay Oregon
Fire destroyed a two story house north of Cool Bay Oregon killing eight of eleven occupants. Mr and Mrs Thomas Weeks and one daughter survived as did a man who saw the fire. Coroner Mills said all believed in the home at the start. Three others were hospitalized with burns.
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Japan will not sign pact with Red China Yoshida assures U.S
Premier Shigeru Yoshida told John Foster Dulles Japan has no plan to conclude a bilateral treaty with the Communist regime of China. He said Japan is prepared to sign a treaty with Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist government in Formosa as soon as legally possible if that government desires normal relations.
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Formosa
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Russia
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San Francisco
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Tstad
Egypt’s King Farouk Welcomes Heir Prince Ahmed Fouad
Queen Narriman gave birth to a son at 8:30 am Cairo time, named Prince Ahmed Fouad after King Fouad I. The boy’s birth shifts succession, with the King’s heir presumptive previously being Prince Mohammed Aly. Both mother and baby reportedly doing well as officials prepare for formal proclamation.
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Nile
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Farida
Narriman Sadek
Abdin
Mohammed Aly
Allah
Boggs Leading Louisiana Governor Race With Kennon Narrowing
U S Rep Hale Boggs of New Orleans held a slim lead in Louisiana’s Democratic governor primary, backed by Sen. Russell Long, as Judge Robert Kennon narrowed the margin. Other candidates included Car los Spaht and Lt. Gov. William Dodd. Clark Liles and Dudley Leblanc trailed. Key issues were taxes and state affairs amid sharp personal attacks.
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Russell Long
Louisiana
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Oni Gi
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James McLemore
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Abbeville
Kermit Parker
Lucille May Grace
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Parents Snatch Dead Daughter From Hospital in Tragedy
Grief struck Westport as Mr and Mrs Seymour Steinberg, deeply mourning their 7 year old Heide, fled Norwalk Hospital with her body after she died from an acute asthmatic condition. The couple were found unconscious beside Heide in their Westport home after an overdose incident.
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Carlsen Heads for New York After Second Pan American Flight
Captain Kurt Carlsen flies the Pan American Clipper Washington toward Idlewild after Shannon departure. A delayed New York welcome is postponed to Thursday with a ticket tape reception and Broadway march planned.
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Soviet Atom Plan Called Paper Ban
Secretary of State Acheson attacked Soviet disarm proposals as only paper prohibition. He argued the plan lacks a guaranteed control system and real international inspection. Acheson noted the need for a UN backed international control agency to own atomic materials and facilities.
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Andrei Vishinsky
Soviet Union
Congress Shrugs at General Tax Increase Amid Truman Plan
Congress showed little appetite for a broad tax hike despite President Truman’s call for more than five billion dollars in revenue this election year. House Speaker Rayburn and Senator George oppose any substantial or general tax increase, signaling that new revenue likely hinges on closing loopholes rather than broad tax boosts.
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Rains Drench Southern California as Floods Rise
Torrential rain drenched Los Angeles and Santa Barbara areas, washing out bridges and forcing hundreds from homes. Two women drowned in flood waters, and a Goleta Carpinteria evacuee count rose as creeks overflowed. Santa Barbara shut schools while a mudslide stalled the San Francisco daylight train.
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Truman urges 1952 tax rise to boost revenue
President Truman asks Congress for a roughly five billion dollar tax increase in 1952 by raising some rates and closing loopholes while avoiding a pay as you go mobilization. He forecasts a difficult defense year with large deficits and urges eliminating loopholes without slashing defense.
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Deadlocked Jury Frees Costello in New Trial Bid
Gambler Frank Costello escaped conviction when a Federal Court jury deadlocked on 11 contempt charges before a retrial was ordered. U S Attorney Lane invited Kefauver as a witness, and Costello faces a potential sentence up to 11 years and 11 000 in fines if convicted. Jury vote unofficially 11 1 in at least some counts.
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U. S
Myles J. Lane
Ae Ie
George Wolf
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Bald Eagle Slain. Authorities Probe Farm Kill
Authorities seek clues to the shotgun killing of a bald eagle found on L. E. Crofoot’s farm. The 13½ pound bird had a six foot three inch wingspread and is protected by federal law.
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United States
L. E. Crofoot
British Seize Keypt Police in Tel el Kebir Raid
British troops seized between 120 and 160 Egyptian police in a surprise raid on Tel el Kebir and El Hammada. Five police were killed in El Hammada fighting. A police general, Mohammed Abdullah Raouf Bey, was captured. Authorities said the police planned attacks on a nearby ordnance depot. Over 100 rifles and thousands of rounds were confiscated.
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W. L. Steele
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Noted inventor and GM VP undergoes surgery
The condition of Thomas F. Van Ooss—no, the text notes “van OW” and “noted inventor and former General Motors vice president”—improved after surgery Monday. The operation at Kettering was reported not serious.
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