Prospects Dim for Peace in Chinese War
In Nanking the peace outlook across China dimmed as Nationalists and Communists accused each other of stalling. Reports say Nationalists bolster a defense line below the Yangtze while Shanghai and Nanking may be sacrificed to keep troops in the field. Li Tsung Jen clashes with a cabinet seeking relocation to Canton. Peiping talks sift through peace delegation plans as factions seek settlement.
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Nanking
China
Yangtze Valley
Shanghai
Chiang Kai-Shek
Li Tsung-Jen
Canton
Chiang
Peiping
Liu Chung-Hua
Chang Tung-Sun
Democratic League
Teng Pao-Shan
Tyrone Power and Linda Christian Wed in Roaring Rome
Linda Christian and Tyrone Power wed at Santa Francesca Romana in Rome as thousands of fans packed the street outside. Mounted police and riot squads protected the ceremony, while Ambassador James C. Dunn and other dignitaries attended. The January day was bright and cool.
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Rome
Linda Christian
Tyrone Power
Hollywood
Santa Francesca Romana
Colosseum
Linda
United States
James C. Dunn
Irvine Lenroot Dies Missed Presidency in 1920s
Former Wisconsin Senator Irvine Lenroot, once positioned as Warren G. Harding’s VP pick, died after a two month illness at his home. He would have turned 80 next Monday, burial planned in Superior, Wisconsin, widow Eleanor Von Eltz, a daughter Katherine Lenroot, and his post Senate career as a federal judge noted.
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Washington
Irvine L. Lenroot
Wisconsin
United States
Republican Party
GOP
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Harding
Lenroot
Superior
Wis
Eleanore von Eltz
Katherine F. Lenroot
Children’s Bureau
Social Security Administration
United States Court of Custom and Patent Appeals
GOP Committee Opens Battle For Chairmanship
Anti-Dewey forces bring a resolution to depose Republican chairman Hugh D. Scott Jr. at the national committee meeting in Omaha. Maryland's Jacob France proposed the move, backed by Harrison E. Spangler of Iowa, with Dunn of Minnesota as the anti-Scott candidate. The rebels aim to elect a new chair immediately if vacated, while Scott vows to defend his post for another three and a half years amid public confidence from his backers.
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Omaha
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
National Committee
Scott
Jacob France
Maryland
Roy E. Dunn
Minnesota
Harold E. Stassen
Clarence Bidington Kelland
Arizona
Thomas E. Dewey
Neware
Willin Harry Darby
Kansas
Dewey
New York
Freeze On Issuance Of Liquor Licenses Ordered By Lausche
Gov Frank Lausche and the liquor control board halted issuance of all liquor licenses for an indeterminate period, likely about 60 days, to resolve confusion from a Franklin County Common Pleas Court ruling that ties license numbers to population rather than the 1940 census. Renewals and transfers remain allowed.
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Lausche
Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Board of Liquor Control
Administrative Procedure Act
Secretary of State
Walter W. Mitchell
Oscar L. Fleckner
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Liquor Department
Price Of Steel Is Too High Says Truman
President Truman said the price of steel is too high and has always been too high. He commented briefly when asked about States Steel Corp declaring an extra dividend of 1 dollar a share on common stock. U S Steel reported 1948 earnings as the largest since 1929.
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Washington
Truman
Steel Corpora
U.S. Steel
Soviet envoy blasts US policy on Japan recovery
Russia's ambassador Alexander Panyushkin accused the United States of evading the Far Eastern Commission by ordering new measures to build up Japan's economy. He called the steps in direct conflict with commission policies and urged the group to adopt its own decision on aiding Japan's recovery in a public statement after a closed weekly meeting.
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Washington
Russia
Alexander S. Panyushkin
United States
Far Eastern Commission
Panyushkin
Commission
Japan
Widow of county official dies after car crash
Cleveland AP report states Mrs. Sarah Wickham Vail 78, widow of Harry L. Vail former Cuyahoga County Commissioner, died in Lakeside Hospital three hours after being struck by an automobile last night.
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Cleveland
Sarah Wickham Vail
Cuyahoga County
Harry L. Vail
Lakeside Hospital
Ohio State Highway Reorganization Sought in Senate Bill
In Columbus, senators introduced a bill to reorganize the State Highway Department to remove political influence. The plan proposes a six year term for the director and a nine member bipartisan council with six year governor appointed terms, plus bonds and daily pay for council duties. The measure comes as the Senate also considers an Ohio Education Association backed proposal to add 27.5 million dollars for two years to school funding, boosting total to 202 million. The package targets higher teacher pay and supports non teaching staff and operations, with equitable per pupil distribution.
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Columbus
State Highway Department
Senate
C. I. Powell
Clark
Ralph A. Winter
Medina
Council
Ohio
Winter
Common Pleas
Ray C. Carpenter
Rseneca
Labor unions unite to push labor agenda in Washington
AFL and CIO, long at odds, met with 11 Democratic senators in Washington to back a united working agreement aimed at enacting the 1948 Democratic platform into law. Participants included United Mine Workers, railroad brotherhoods, and machinists. Senator Francis J. Myers organized the dinner, signaling plans for broader synchronized action across labor groups.
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Washington
AFL
CIO
United Mine Workers, Railroad Brotherhoods
Francis J. Myers
Pennsylvania
Truman
Congress
Humphrey
Minn
Pepper
Fla
Green
Downey
Cal
McMahon
Conn
Kefauver
Tenn
Accused Red Spy Arrested In New York
The Justice Department says FBI agents arrested Sam Carr in New York. Carr, former organizing secretary of the Canadian Communist Party, is described as a key figure in Soviet spying in Canada. The Royal Commission and Igor Gouzenko testimony linked him to recruiting Soviet agents and acting as a contact for Russian officials.
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Washington
Justice Department
FBI
Sam Carr
Communist Party
Carr
New York
Canada
Department
Igor Gouzenko
J. Edgar Hoover
Carris
Hoover
Moscow
Ignacy Witczak
U. S
Plan Proposed to Move Negro Families North
Washington AP reports a multi billion dollar plan to relocate up to 1.5 million Black families from the south to northern states on a voluntary basis. Senator Russell proposes a federal relocation commission to encourage moves by whites and Blacks to balance populations, with states free to opt in or out.
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Washington
Congress
Senator Russell
D-Ga
Russell
Racial Relocation Commission
Professor Moore Dies at 69 in Columbus Home
Un derhill Moore, 69, visiting professor of law at Ohio State University, died of a heart attack at his Columbus home yesterday. He came to OSU in 1948 after retiring as Yale University law professor in 1947.
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Columbus
Underhill Moore
Ohio State University
Yale University
Western States See Clear Skies Amid Blizzard Relief Efforts
Temperatures eased in the snow covered West as airlift missions expanded to relieve feed shortages for stranded livestock and ranchers. While western states benefited from relief funding and a fresh U S aid package, other regions faced snow, sleet and freezing rain with continued low temperatures in Minnesota the Dakotas and Wyoming.
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Associated Press
Plains
Rocky Mountain
Nevada
Utah
Minnesota
Dakotas
Weoming
St. Cloud
Minn
Newepee
New York
Albany
N. Y
Syracuse
Burlington
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Texas
Ohio River Nears Flood Stage In Cincinnati
Weather officials warn the Ohio River should reach or exceed flood stage of 52 feet in Cincinnati by Saturday or Sunday as heavy rain continues. Stage stood at 46-47 feet with the river rising about a tenth of a foot per hour. Red Cross disaster unit prepares, Newport seeks seven pumps, and forecasts extend across upstream points from Point Pleasant to Portsmouth Ohio.
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Cincinnati
U. S. Weather Bureau
J. Cecil Alter
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Alter
Ohio
Hamilton County Red Cross
Newport
U. S
Leroy Stone
Huntington
W. Va
Pt. Pleasant
Portsmouth
Akron car crash victim dies in city hospital
Akron AP report says Jack E. Beals aged 25 died in City Hospital from injuries from an automobile accident in October. He had been hospitalized since the crash.
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Akron, C
Jack E. Beals
City Hospital
Bevin's Stand On Palestine Is Approved
In London the Labour Government survived a confidence vote on the Palestine issue by 283 to 193. Prime Minister Attlee framed it as a test of government confidence after a seven hour debate. Observers noted abstentions and absences among Labour MPs, with conservatives and Liberals opposing the motion.
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London
Britain
Palestine
Benne Bevin
Lase of Commons
Attlee
Labor
Winston Churchill
Ohioan Injured In Nippon Riot
In Tokyo AP report the Army released names of three American soldiers injured in a Sunday riot at a Sapporo enlisted men's club. Recruit William H. Putt of Youngstown Ohio was shot in the left leg. Units involved were not listed.
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Tokyo
Army Headquarters
Sapporo
Hokkaido
William H. Putt
Youngstown
11Th Airborne Division
Jth Division
Hannegan Sells Interest in Cardinals
Former postmaster general Robert E. Hannegan sold his stake in the St. Louis Cardinals to partner Fred M. Saigh Jr. on orders from his physician. Saigh becomes president and major stockholder. both had bought the team in 1947 from Sam Breaden. Price not disclosed, but speculation cites at least $1 million. The 1947 purchase total was $4,060,000 at $400 a share.
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ST. Louis
Robert E. Hannegan
St. Louis Cardinals
Fred M. Saigh, Jr
Hannegan
Sportsman's Park
Saign
Cardinals
Sam Breaden
Breaden
Saigh
17th Birthday Boy Narrates Mountain Ordeal and Loss
John Helmick 17, lost with brothers Eston Carr nine and Robert seven in the mountains near Davis West Virginia. He describes weeks of wandering, eating snow to drink, lighting no fires, and caring for Robert. Found barely alive with gangrene in his feet. doctors warn both feet must be amputated to save his life. He thanks Sheriff Croston for the rescue and offers his pine-sap coated pocketknife as a memento.
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Carr
John
Croston
Robert
Truman asks Congress for appropriation
President Truman seeks a 1 million dollar emergency appropriation to back disaster relief in western blizzard areas. He told reporters the funds would be used to match state money and aid western states now recovering from heavy snow. He also mentioned a 500 thousand dollar prior allocation has dwindled to 50 thousand.
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California
Truman
Congress
Nevada
Utah
South Dakota
Wyoming
Nebraska
Montana
Colorado
Air Force
Navajo Mountain
Arizona
Salt Lake City
Washington
Mr. Truman
Blizzzard
Man Sentenced in Akron Forgery Case
Edward J. Taylor, 29, of Youngstown received two to 40 years in the Ohio penitentiary after forging the name of Charles W. Frank Summit County auditor on 10 checks he cashed in Akron in 1943.
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Akron. C
Edward J. Taylor
Youngstown
Ohio
Charles W. Frank
Summit County
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