Chinese Peace Delegation Heads Toward Peiping Talks
A prominent Chinese delegation prepared to leave besieged Peiping to seek peace with the Communists. Shelling marred the escape trip, striking Ho Sze Yuan’s home and killing one daughter while wounding others. The group aims to discuss surrender terms as Tientsin falls to the Reds, signaling a possible end to the North China civil war.
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Peiping
North China
Red Lines
Ho Sze-Yuan
Shantung Province
Peip K
Ten Fu Tso -Yi
Tientsin
Here
Reds
Rita Hayworth to Wed Aly Khan in France
Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan announced they will marry once he is divorced. Khan told reporters at his chateau in Cannes that he will marry Miss Hayworth as soon as he is free. Hayworth, recovering from influenza, is staying at Aly’s villa with his secretary confirming the status.
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Cannes
France
Rita Hayworth
Aly Khan
Here
Miss Hayworth
Aga Khan
Grippe
Aly
Snow White
Mario Magliano
Three Iowans Captured in Cincinnati News
Three Iowa convicts who escaped from a Fort Madison prison farm were arrested in Cincinnati after police, tipped by a caller, spotted their car with Illinois plates. James Whitacre 25 Dail Rife 28 Carl King 24 surrendered on a downtown street after a brief pursuit.
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Cincinnati
Iowa
James Whitacre
Dail Rife
Johnstown
Carl King
Lexington
John Davenport
Illinois
Davenport
Daveport
Fort Madison
Mae West III In Baltimore
Mae West the veteran trooper of stage and screen lies ill in a Baltimore hotel after suffering an abdominal obstruction since Saturday. Doctors may decide today if an operation is needed and the next two weeks of the Diamond Lil stage engagements are cancelled. Co-Producer Albert H. Rosen says surgery is likely but she is expected to recover for the New York appearance starting February 3.
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Baltimore
Mae West
Albert H. Rosen
New York
CIO Council Vows To Defeat Taft In 1950
The Ohio CIO Council pledged to seek the defeat of Republican Sen. Robert A. Taft in 1950. A nine point tax overhaul plan was approved, including repeal of the sales tax, a state income tax, higher corporation taxes, and consolidation of local governments.
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Cleveland
Ohio Cio Council
Robert A. Taft
Taft
National Union
CIO
Jack Kroll
Washington Hunts Gala Air For Inaugural Ceremony
Washington prepares for the 41st inauguration with massive stands along Pennsylvania Avenue and in front of the White House. 750 000 to 1 000 000 spectators expected for the formal launch of the Truman Fair Deal as flags and banners adorn the capital. 58 nations’ flags fly on the Avenue of Patriots while 40 000 participate in the parade and dozens of receptions, dances, and teas mark Inaugural Week.
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D. Harold Oliver Washington
Federal
Capitol
Harry S. Truman
Alber W. Barkley
Pennsylvania Ave
White House
United Nations
Bunche Starts Peace Program for Palestine
A United Nations spokesman reports Dr. Ralph Bunche has launched a peace initiative in the Middle East. Talks between Israelis and Egyptians progress here with armistice aims, but no invitation extended to other Arab states. Israel seeks an armistice across the region and may be expanding talks with Jordan and Lebanon. The UN spokesman notes agreement on a controversial point in the negotiations though details are not released. Core issues include the fate of trapped troops in the Fallujah area, Negev withdrawal, and a reduction in armed forces on both sides.
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Rhodes
United Nations
Ralph Bunche
Iddle
Walter Eytan
Israel
Middle East
Tel Aviv
Lebanon
Egypt
Trans-Jordan
Faluja
Negev
Palestine
Armistice Talks Expand Amid Frontline Moves
Israeli forces release four of 15 Lebanese villages as troops pull back in Galilee. A reliable source reports armistice talks opening with Trans-Jordan Egypt and Lebanon, though officials offer no comment.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Lebanon
Galilee
Trans-Jordan
Egypt
Lebanon Armistice Talks Progress Amid Troop Withdrawals
Delegations linger on disputed points while Bunche notes Lebanon signaled willingness to accept armistice if Israeli forces pull from Lebanese soil. A Tel Aviv dispatch reports Israel freed four of fifteen villages held inside Lebanon as UN emissary Stavropolous heads to Beirut Damascus and Amman to pursue last December mediation overtures.
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Bunche
Lebanon
Tel Aviv
Constantine Stavropolous
Beirut
Damascus
Amman
Missing Youth Found in Davis Hills After Search
In Davis West Virginia searchers found 7 year old Robert Carr dead after he, Eston Carr 9, and John Helmick 16 vanished while walking from the Carr home. Helmick 16 was found alive in critical condition under a laurel bush three miles from the town. the two younger boys were missing in the wild icy hills as volunteers continued to search the rugged mountainside for them. Robert Carr was flown to Elkins hospital where doctors reported frostbitten hands and feet but no pneumonia.
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Davis
W. VA
Eston Carr
Robert
John Helmick
Carr
Helmick
Carr Boys
Elkins Hospital
Maneuvers by U S Troops In Snowdrop Training Exercise
About 16 000 U S soldiers moved through sodden German countryside as Exercise Snowdrop began. First Division troops entered Darmstadt to test rapid mobilization in occupied Germany, with observers noting a hard training program to strengthen the western bulwark against a possible eastern war.
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Darmstadt
Germany
U. S
U. S. First Division
Pay Bill And Acheson Head Congress Work
Washington AP reports Congress aims for quick action on a pay raise lifting the presidential salary from 75000 to 100000 and on Dean Acheson becoming secretary of State. House Democrats plan committee reassignments and a Southern defection from the Un American Activities Committee. News notes potential hearings on Cold War economic aid to Western Europe and a 4.5 billion ECA funding request for the new fiscal year.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
House Democrats
Un-American Activities Committee
Rayburn
House
Mr. Truman
Senate
Dean Acheson
Russia
Europe
Bloom
D-Ny
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Storm Strands Hundreds as Rockies Snowbound and SoCal Freezes
A widespread storm trapped hundreds across the Rocky Mountain region while Southern California endured a third week of freezing temperatures. Snowfalls reached 19 inches at Morenci and shut Highway 66 as a Southern Pacific relief train evacuated about 200 motorists west of Lordsburg New Mexico and thousands faced hotel and home shelter needs. An ice jam on the Missouri River at Atchison flooded lowlands, prompting evacuations for over 50 families.
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Associated Press
Rocky Mountain
California
Southern Pacific Railroad
Lordsburg
N. M
Duncan
Ariz
Rockies
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Casper
Wyo
Chadron
Neb
Lusk
Atchison, Kas
Missouri River
General MacArthur says Smith misinformed of Marines credit
In Tokyo General Douglas MacArthur denounces General Holland Smith's claim that Marines were ignored in public praise for Pacific campaigns. He asserts no Marine ground units fought in the recapture of the Philippines except the First Marine Division briefly in Australia then New Britain. He calls Smith misinformed.
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MacArthur
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Holland M
Howlin’ Mad
Smith
James Roosevelt
Makin Island
Philippines
Australia
Guadalcanal
New Britain
Twelve Communists Put On Trial In New York
The trial of 12 top Communist Party leaders, charged with conspiring to overthrow the U S government, opened in New York today. Only 11 defendants attended. William Z Foster was absent due to illness, his attorneys having signaled he would not appear.
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New York
Communist Party
U. S
William Z. Foster
Cronin Killed by Train in Dayton Crossing
William J. Cronin aged 27 of North Ridge was killed when a Baltimore and Ohio passenger express struck his car at a crossing a half mile north of Dayton yesterday.
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Dayton, O
William J. Cronin
Northridge
Baltimore and Ohio
Here
Jumps From Hotel Leaves Man Alive After Fall
James Andrew Morrissey 30 of Oakland fell seven stories onto a skylight at the Rosslyn Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. He survived with critical internal and spinal injuries and severe bruises. Detective Earl Rombau labeled the fall a self-inflicted death attempt, noting notes in Morrissey’s room including I am sorry but I can't go on.
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Los Angeles
General Hospital
James Andrew Morrissey
Oakland
Calif
Rosslyn
Earl Rombau
Morrissey
Jail Inspector Sought for Mahoning County Jail
Sheriff Paul J. Langley asked the Federal Bureau of Prisons to send an inspector to Mahoning County jail to recommend improvements. He described the 49 year old facility as deplorable and in poor condition.
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Youngstown
Paul J. Langley
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Mahoning County
Langley
Five year old preacher Marjoe Gortner speaks at Long Beach
In Long Beach California AP five year old Rev Marjoe Gortner preached his first sermon since turning five last Friday before about 1200 listeners at the Masonic Temple. He urged more frequent prayers and told parents to stay home read the Bible and have Jesus in their hearts. A sailor Raymond Miller and his bride attended the service after marrying here two weeks ago.
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Long Beach
Calif
Marjoe Gortner
Brothers and Sisters
America
Faith Church
Masonic Temple
Sailor Raymond
South Africa torn by race clashes in Durban and beyond
Riots between Zulu and Indian communities erupt across Durban and Natal with police firing on looters. More than 100 killed in street fighting since last Thursday as troops and emergency measures are deployed. King Cyprian appeals for restraint while economic grievances fuel unrest and Indian merchants are accused of gouging.
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Durban
Union of South Africa
South Africa
Natal
Zululand
New Germany
Pinesville
Pietermaritzburg
Capitaal
Ohio Village Bank Robbed by Four Armed Men
Four gunmen robbed Uniontown Savings and Loan of about 1600 to 1800 dollars just after opening. Two waited in an automobile while two entered the Canton area bank. No shots were fired and no injuries reported. Uniontown, population 600, lies in northeastern Stark County near Summit County line. Sheriff Harry W. Grossglaus issued the initial report.
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Canton, O
Uniontown Savings and Loan Company
Harry W. Grossglaus
Uniontown
Stark County
Summit County
Tax Returns Due Tonight In Extended Year 1948 Filing
Deadline extended to midnight for many taxpayers including farmers with income over 600 dollars and those filing estimates or final 1948 quarterly payments. Doctors lawyers self employed and higher bracket salaried workers affected.
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Washington
Murder charge filed in barside shooting case
Columbus AP reports 27 year old Clay Patterson of Ironton Ohio is charged with first degree murder for the fatal shooting of his wife Betty Ruth Patterson in a downtown bar. He surrendered to police after the Friday shooting and remains in city jail without bail.
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Columbus
Clay Patterson
Ironton, O
Betty Ruth
Patterson
Truman Seeks Permanent Power to Reorganize Government
President Truman urged Congress to grant permanent authority to reorganize the federal government to improve efficiency and economy. He called for a comprehensive, permanent act with no agency exempt, with plans taking effect in 60 days unless both chambers veto. The Hoover Commission had recommended restoring such executive power subject to Congressional review.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Executive Branch
Hoover Commission
Hoover
Senate
House
Water supply blamed for 1000 Loudonville illnesses
Columbus AP reports state health director Dr. John Porterfield linked a Loudonville outbreak of intestinal upset to a contaminated well water supply near sewers. Tests found a common germ causing enteritis, no typhoid, and no planned immunization. Local delay blamed.
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Columbus
Loudonville
John Porterfield
State Health Department
Porterfield
Six American airmen among dead in Scotland B-29 crash
A U S Air Force B 29 carrying 20 men crashed in Succoth Glen Argyllshire Scotland killing at least six. London confirms ship identity. six bodies reported found near wreckage and injured men transported by stretcher. The Civil Aviation Ministry says the missing bomber diverted to Scampton due to bad weather.
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Lockgoilhead
Scotland
U. S
London
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Argyllshire
Dunoon
British Press Association
Civil Aviation Ministry
Scampton
Lincolnshire
Reykjavik
Iceland
Police Force For Germany Established
Berlin AP reports a permanent security police force to ensure Germany remains disarmed was announced by the United States Great Britain and France. The Military Security Board will oversee demilitarization and prevent rearmament in military industrial and scientific fields as ordered by the London Conference and crafted by the three military governors. It involves inspectors and enforcement boards to monitor compliance within occupied zones.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
Great Britain
France
Allied Control Council
Britain
Belgium
The
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Taft Hints Budget Cuts If Hoover Plan Adopted
Senator Taft says President Truman’s 41.9 billion dollar budget can be cut by at least 3 billion if the Hoover reorganization plan is adopted. He believes spending for the year starting July 1 could be reduced enough to avoid new taxes.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Fire drives 125 from Liberty Theater in Lancaster
A flash fire in the projection room forced about 125 people, mostly children, to flee the Liberty Theater in Lancaster. Dense smoke filled the house but there were no injuries. Damages were estimated at 18000 dollars and the theater will be closed indefinitely.
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Lancaster, O
Liberty Theater
Elway Briner
Three Jailbreakers Hunted in Cleveland Escape Case
Three of four Trumbull County jail escapees remain at large with Edward Metro recaptured after hitching a ride on a milk truck to Cleveland. Fugitives John Novak Walter Myers and Edward M Maras are armed and sought for armed robbery linked to the Sky Club hold up and other holdups in Niles and Warren.
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Warren
Novak
Cleveland
Colorado State Prison
Metro
Myers
Trumbull County
Grand Jury
Sky Club
Sharon - Warren Rd
Niles
Charles E. Roglin
East Cleveland
Bernice Radio and
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Chiang Kai-Shek
Shanghai
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Ohio Village
Jean Bouwgier-Watkins
British Airlines
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