Death of Captain Gentile Shocks Middletown
Captain Don S. Gentile aged 50 died in a jet trainer crash near Washington D C yesterday. He had been warmly welcomed in Middletown eight months earlier during I Am An American Day festivities. The report also notes other casualties including Sgt Gregory D Kirsch age 20 from Spangler Pennsylvania who perished when a daredevil flight crashed into a wooded area near Fort Forestville.
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Don S. Gentile
Washington, D. C
Montain Mantile
Anmi
Washington
Gentile
Omicia
Pasquale Gentile
Piqua
Europe
American Legion
U. S
Royal Air Force
VA. S
Roosevelt Gentile
U.S. Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Wright Field
Dayton
Regular Air Force
University of Maryland
Air University
Air Force
United States
Gentle
Asia Arab peace plan refined for UN review
Twelve Arab Asian sponsors revised a Korea cease fire first clause for a peace conference with China. The United States opposed the plan, insisting Korea be resolved militarily and that Nationalist China sit on Formosa talks. The group aims to present the plan to the United Nations Political Committee for early adoption.
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Lake Success
China
United Nations
Canada
India
Sir Benegal
United States
U. S
Korea
Formosa
Peiping
Warren R. Austin
Officials Set To Free Some Prices And Wages
Washington officials move to unwind wartime price and wage controls after a February freeze. The Wage Stabilization Board, led by Chu Ching, considers a blanket rise limit up to 10 percent for major industries, with debates over pensions and fringe benefits. Exemptions include 4 million public workers and small firms, while certain industries may have separate rules under the Defense Production Act.
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Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
Chus S. Ching
Hotel Maid Saves Nearly 100 From Fire in Scranton
A 22 year old chambermaid in Scranton averted major loss by guiding guests through smoke and running the hotel elevator as fire destroyed the Earle Hotel. She aided crippled guests and rescued others before police ordered evacuation. Ten people injured including Miss Barbour.
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Scranton
Earle Hotel
BelUy Garpour
Richard Charette
Miss Barbour
Charette
Williard Benson
David Bigges
Ohio Ice Sapped Life Ends Four Citizens
Ice and freezing rain crippled Ohio as four people died and more than 100 were hospitalized. Sled accidents, auto collisions, and slippery roads surged across Akron Cincinnati Columbus Dayton and rural towns. Airports closed, buses delayed, schools shut, and gas utilities cut supply amid hazardous travel.
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Hamilton
Cincinnati
Corryville
Ralph W. Smith
University of Cincinnati
Daston
Columbus
Ohio Highway Patrol
Ohio
Mercury
Daytor
Zanesville
Cleveland
Akron
American troops deploy new weapon against Reds in Korea
SUWON Korea AP reports American doughboys have a new weapon as Chinese forces blow whistles and bugles to intimidate front line troops. Col. Gerald Kelleher, regimental commander, says his platoons all carry horns and respond by blowing them back at the Chinese signals.
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Suwon
Korea
Gerald Kelleher
Albany
Regional OPS opens Cleveland office for Ohio and neighbors
The Office of Price Stabilization opened its regional office at 1901 East 13th Street Cleveland serving Ohio Kentucky and Michigan. About 20 staff including clerks and stenographers began operations with more expected. Sydney A Hesse former Ohio state representative and ex OPS counsel named acting regional director in Washington. No Cincinnati district director yet. Cincinnati staff include Pat Gragnon Dwight Bicknell and price specialists Joe Steiner Gordon Jones Joe Osberger and Howard Masters.
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Ofice
East 13Th Street
Sydney A. Hesse
Cleveland
OPA
Washington
Hesse
OPS
Cincinnati
Pat Gragnon
Dwight Bicknell
Joe Steiner
Gordon Jones
Joe Osberger
Howard Masters
Nation Endures Severe Cold Wave Across Large Regions
A late January cold wave gripped the West and Midwest with readings from minus 40 in Wyoming to minus 30 and lower across the Dakotas Montana and Minnesota. Ice and travel hazards spread from the Lower Mississippi Valley to New England as Midwest and northern Rockies report record lows.
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Dakotas
Montana
Minnesota
Wisconsin
U. S. Weather Bureau
Texas
Pacific Northwest
Indiana
Midwest
Mississippi Valley
Onk Valley
New England
Colorado
Oklahoma Panhandle
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Rocky Mountains
Wes
Yellowstone
Wyo
Butte Mont
Grunteburg
Wis Bismarck
N. C
Alexandria
Minn
Chicago
Tive Children Babysitter Die in Hartford Home Fire
Two children and a 10 year old babysitter died in a Hartford one story home fire. Coroner Michael Cristo identified the victims as Charles Daubenspeck age 3 Debra age 12 and Linda Baldwin the baby sitter. Parents Charles and Debras Daubenspeck returned home after 10 p.m. and found smoke and flames. Firefighters arrived and saved none. The bodies were found outside the bedroom.
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Warren
Hartford
Michael Cristo
Charles Daubenspeck
Debra
Linda Baldwin
Charlies Daubenspeck
Daubenspeck
Cristo
Datvenspeck
Five servicemen die in Port Clinton plane crash
An Ai Force Beechcraft C-45 from Selfridge Air Force Base crashed in an apple orchard seven miles west of Port Clinton due to icy rain and haze. Victims include Maj W T Mattison pilot Capt H H Manning co pilot Tech Sgt F W Boice engineer Capt L R Taylor and Charles D Kafader 1st class USN.
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Port Clinton
Here
Selfridge Air Force Base
Washington
D. C
Selfridge
W.T. Mattison
H. H. Manning
F. W. Boice
L. R. Tayior
Charles D. Kafader
USN
Air Force
Howard University
Mattison
Detroit
Ennis
N. B. Allen
Columbus, O
Urban League
Truman May Free Income Tax Increase
The AP reports Capitol Hill tax officials anticipate President Truman will propose a 1.5 billion tax housing bill with a plan to raise personal tax rates, broaden excises, raise corporate rates, and tighten income reporting to add roughly 7.5 billion in revenue, affecting about 60 million filers.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Truman
Congress
Truman Welcomes Pleven With Cold War Talks
President Truman meets French Premier Rene Pleven at Union Station before talks on world problems. Pleven seeks U S assurances of immediate atomic retaliation if Russia invades France. Officials including Acheson and Marshall greet Pleven as talks move to the White House.
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Washington
Rene Pleven
Truman
United States
France
Union Station
Pleven
Acheson
Defense
Marshall
Plevin
Poison cheese warning issued by Borden company
The Borden Cheese Company asked housewives and merchants to destroy jars of Liederkranz cheese spread due to possible botulinus contamination. President C A Eckburg said one death in Los Angeles may be linked, with 95 percent of the batch believed sold or consumed. The warning covers only Liederkranz spread, not other Borden products, and origin of the toxin remains unknown.
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New York
Borden Cheese Company
C. A. Eckourg
Los Angeles
L.kburg
Borden
Wedding party tragedy after car plunges into Mystic River
In Boston a bride and groom and four bridal party members died when their car missed a bridge ramp and fell 40 feet into the Mystic River near an unused draw. The group from Woonsocket Rhode Island had wed Saturday at St. Louis Catholic church. Police reported the crash occurred around 3 a.m. and was not found until hours later. The deceased were Henry Gauthier 49 the groom Doris F Cote 32 the bride Paul Jacob 41 Jennette Baillargeon 41 Romeo H Lagasse 46 and Francis C Lariviere 50.
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Boston
Mystic River
Allof
Woonsocket
R.I
St. Louis Catholic
Henry Gauthier
Doris F Cote
Paul Jacob
Jennette Baillargeon
Romeo H. Lagasse
Francis C. Lariviere
Chinese Reds Die In Their Foxholes As UN Pushes On
Allied forces pressed a western Korea advance toward Seoul with air strikes and artillery. AP reported 130 Chinese Reds killed on one hill, eight captured, as UN infantry fought to seize high ground near Suwon and Wonchen. 50th Chinese Army and three NK divisions believed near combat area. Ridgway announced 160000 Chinese casualties this month with 40k killed.
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Tokyo
Seoul
Korea
Associated Press
Jim Becker
Ine U
Becker
Suwon
Suwon- Seoul
Stan Swinton
Kumjang River
Wonchen
U. S
Puerto Ican
Kumyangiang
Ichon
Mattew B. Ridgway
MacArthur
U. S. Hirtth Army
Tonsong
Eighth Army
Senator Urges Foreign Legion for U S Army
Senator Edwin C. Johnson proposes enlisting 1,000,000 Western Europeans into the United States Army to ease domestic manpower shortages and international tensions. He would testify before the Armed Services Committee on his plan and recalls leading the old Senate Military Affairs Committee before unification. The House Armed Services Committee debates universal service proposals and training rules for 18 to 27 month service, seeking explanations from officials and considering noncombat veterans.
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Washington
United States Army
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Colo
Foreign Legion
Johnston
Johnson
Armed Services Committee
Armed Services
Senate
Gran Ile
House Armed Services Committee
Anna Rosenberg
Pentagon
Vinsont
D-Ga
House
Beore
Capitol
College men get 30 day deferment for mid-year grads
Washington AP reports the Selective Service ordered an extra 30 day draft deferment for about 360 000 college men in mid-year graduating classes to allow graduating seniors to secure jobs in essential industries.
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Washington
Selective Service Today
House panel Axes One Package Budget Plan
By a 31 to 18 vote the House Appropriations Committee junked the one package system for federal appropriations and ordered a return to separate agency budgets in individual bills. The single package plan was first used last year.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Nevada braces for 11th atomic blast near Las Vegas
Las Vegas residents woke to a ninth and tenth blast nearby as the Atomic Energy Commission tested 40 miles north. Witnesses saw a bright flash and heard a second explosion as planes were cleared from southwestern Nevada airspace. Officials say the event is an atomic explosion No. 11 with more tests likely. Burglar alarms chimed in North Las Vegas but no damage reported.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Here
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Nevada
AEC
A'amegredo
N.M
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Bikini Legoon
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
Calif
Las Vegas
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University of California
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Ohio Fuel Gas Company
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Office of Price Stabilization
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George Schumacher
Merland Budd
Ottawa County
Stern
Ana Wiesest
Mr. Truman
White House
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Sauk Centre
Greenwood
Mather
Fe Statia
Ada Aton
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Nev
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