Reserve Strength Depleted by Reservist Shortages
Washington report by RP notes Senate Armed Services Committee finds nationwide reserve forces badly undermanned due to inactive reservists and Korean War training gaps. Highlights include a million reservists summoned in Korea, nonpaid inactive reservists, distrust from paid trainees, and imbalances in units. An Air Force reserve imbalance shows 2000 more officers than airmen.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Armed Services Committee
National Guard
Air Force Reserve
Truck Tax Repeal Advocate Speaks to Ohio Truckers
CHICAGO Ohio State Sen. J E Simpson urged repeal of the axle mile tax on trucks at a Private Truck Council of America meeting. He warned the tax would ruin small businesses curb trucking to villages and burden interstate freight. Gov Lausche backed the measure, but trucking groups seek court relief to halt enforcement.
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Chicago
Ohio
J. E. Simpson
R-Forest
Simpson
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Truck Council of America Inc
Beer Sold As Coffee Substitute At Hotel Penn-Sherwood
In Philadelphia the Hotel Penn-Sherwood trims coffee use by offering American-made beer at the same price as coffee on menus. Breakfast lunch and dinner customers may drink beer or choose milk tea or coffee. A hotel spokesman notes the aim is to discourage coffee drinking while a verse on menus promotes beer as a home-made beverage.
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Philadelphia
Hotel Penn-Sherwood
Brazil
Public Likes Ike On TV Hagerty Says Favorable
President Eisenhower's press secretary James C. Hagerty reports that the public welcomed the president's TV appearances. He based his view on letters and telegrams received after each show, following his CBS interview last night.
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Washington
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
CBS
Senate to probe alleged destruction of files on Reds
Washington AP The Senate Internal Security subcommittee opens hearings on dispersal or destruction of files on Communist subversive activities. Chairman Jenner says a 1944 White House order directed the Navy to destroy intelligence files, and Adm King and Adm Nimitz deny recollection of the talk. Bridges cited orders to destroy subversive records in the Army, later rescinded after a Pentagon probe. Jenner says witnesses will be heard under oath.
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Washington
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Jenner
R-Ind
White House
Navy
Awasthia
Cuchi
Bushut
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
Bridges
Senate
Pentagon
Internal Security
Ernest J. King
Naval Operations
Chester Nimitz
Pacific
King
Nimitz
Long Island Rail Strike Threatens New York Commuters
Federal mediators race to avert a walkout on the Long Island Railroad by the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen set for 4 a.m. tomorrow over wages hours and holidays. Talks yield minor gains but core disputes remain over a six day week and overtime pay amid wage gaps and a guaranteed salary for on call status.
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New York
Long Island
Independent Brotherhood of Railway
Leverett Edwards
Chicago
Ross J. Forman
Edwards
William Wyer
Ike Appoints Abbott to Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission
President Eisenhower announces Edwin E. Abbott of Cincinnati as a member of the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission, succeeding the late Robert G. West. Abbott brings experience from public service and will participate in regional water and sanitation planning initiatives.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Edwin E. Abbott
Cincinnati
Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission
Robert G. West
Milk Price Cut in Cleveland Slashes One Cent
Milk prices in Cleveland will drop by one cent per quart starting Monday as store prices adjust to lower wholesale costs. The move affects local grocers and consumers, with officials noting stabilization in regional dairy markets.
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Cleveland
Banker Blames Latin Nations for Coffee Price Rise
Washington AP A banker and Senate witness Chester Dewey president of Grace National Bank of New York says Latin American nations are withholding coffee supplies. He argues frosts and reduced shipments drive price spikes, and alleges Latin producers learned to push prices higher. The committee authorized a subcommittee to probe.
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Washington
Chester Dewey
Grace National Bank of New York
Dewey
Latin America
Senate Banking Committee
New York
New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
Federal Trade Commission
Gustavo Lobo Jr
Exchange
Banking Committee
U S May Reject Red Talk Bid in Korea Talks
The United States plans a note to China and North Korea denying resumption of preliminary talks on Korea unless perfidy charges against the U.S. are withdrawn. The draft note, cleared with 16 U.N. forces allies, could go out this weekend. Special Ambassador Arthur Dean walked out Dec 12 after perfidy claims and U.S. alleged connivance with Rhee to release 27,000 anti-Communist prisoners.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Arthur Dean
Syngman Rhee
Dean
Korea
Ohioan Squealer Washington named among 12
Pfc. Lowell Denver Skinner of Akron Ohio is listed among 12 squealers identified by the Army as among 21 Americans who stayed behind with the Reds in Korea.
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Washington
Pfc
Lowell Denver Skinner
Akron
Ohio
Army
Reds
Korea
Man Dies After Locomotive Backing Over at New Castle Yard
Arnold O. Schwarz aged 68 and a native of Willard Ohio was struck and killed when a locomotive backed over him at the Baltimore railroad yards in New Castle Junction yesterday.
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New Castle, O
Arnold O. Schwarz
Willard
Ohio
Baltimore
New Castle Junction
Air Force to send jet bombers to Morocco
The Air Force announced about 45 Boeing Stratofortress B47s will fly nonstop from Barksdale AFB Louisiana to a forward base in French Morocco. The 301st Medium Bombardment Wing will spend 60 days there before being relieved by another U.S. wing.
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Russia
Air Force
Barksdale Air Force Base
French Morocco
North Africa
Morocco
United States
Dulles and Molotov to Discuss Atoms for Peace Plan
Berlin AP The foreign ministers of the United States and the Soviet Union meet tonight for top level talks on Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace proposal to pool knowledge for peaceful nuclear use. Molotov and Dulles, with minimal aides, clash over German representation and elections as they seek a path to peaceful nuclear power.
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Berlin
United States
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Russia
V. M. Molotov
America
John Foster Dulles
Molotov
Dulles
Germany
Fanfani Government Collapses in Rome
Rome AP Amintore Fanfani’s 11 day old Christian Democrat government falls after Chamber of Deputies rejects confidence 303 to 0. Fanfani resigns as President Luigi Einaudi to begin consultations for a new premier with Alcide De Gasperi among contenders.
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Amintore Fanfani
Italy
Chamber of Deputies
Fanfani
Christian Democrats
Luigi Einaudi
Einaudi
Christian Democrat
Alcide de Gasperi
Senators Labor To Find Bricker Plan Compromise
Washington AP Republicans push through tangled worded talks to craft a compromise on Bricker’s treaty power amendment to Eisenhower. Sen Knowland reports a new draft to the President after an unscheduled White House visit. Bricker’s “which clause” remains the core dispute as leadership seeks a bipartisan substitute by Monday deadline.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen. Bricker
Ohio
Bricker
Sen
Knowland
California
White House
United States
Lyndon B. Johnson
Sen. George
Russell
Georgia
800-Hunter Safari Sets Out To Find Mysterious Critter
A safari of 800 hunters aided by airplanes and a Red Cross unit set out from Williamsport to track the elusive critter of Cogan House township. Believed to be a black panther, mountain lion, or large bobcat, the animal has frightened game from Bobst Mountain as prizes worth 300 dollars lure participants, plus 100 pounds of dog food for a dog scent catch.
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Williamsport
Red Cross
Cogan House Township
Bobst Mountain
AEC Plans Atom Heat For Plant
The Atomic Energy Commission announced plans to heat buildings at its Hanford Washington plutonium plant using atom generated heat from a new production reactor. The plan aims to save about 1.5 million gallons of oil annually and is part of a broader expansion including the nation’s first large scale atomic power reactor. The report also notes progress in medical uses of radioisotopes and overall growth of the atomic program since 1940.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Hanford
Was
AEC
Uncle Sam
Commission
Congress
Unemployment figures show slack in layoffs but high jobless totals
Washington reports from the Labor Department Census Bureau and the Employment Security Bureau indicate unemployment may exceed 24 million with layoffs easing. Initial claims run around 410 thousand for late January, while Sen. Douglas argues census figures miss temporarily laid off workers.
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Washington
Labor Department
Census Bureau
Sevwavei
Die Eave Suepartement
Bureau of Employment Security
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
Mine Welfare Fund Critic Says $0.40 Tax Prices Coal
Joseph E. Moody of the Southern Coal Operators Assn criticizes the 40 cents per ton mine welfare fund as a major factor pricing coal out of the market. He urged a Senate Labor Committee study of union welfare and pension funds and attacked John L. Lewis, saying he controls up to 150 million dollars annually in UMW disbursements.
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Washington
Southern Coal Operators Assn
Joseph E. Moody
Senate Labor Committee
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Moody
Lewis
UMW
Turk Chief Ends Visit To Capital
President Ce lal Bayar of Turkey and his wife conclude a three day visit to Washington stressing American Turkish unity in defense. They leave for Princeton after a luncheon with Harold W Dodds and plan to drive to New York. A Turkish Embassy dinner featured praise for Eisenhowers atomic pool proposal as epoch making.
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Washington
Celal Bayar
Turkey
Bayars
United States
Princeton
Harold W. Dodds
New York
America
Turekey
Chilly Weekend Predicted With Very Cold Night
The weatherman warns of frigid weekend conditions in the Miami Valley with a low near 16 degrees tonight and a high around 30 tomorrow. Middletown recording stations note 5 am temps at 36 degrees, while Armco data show yesterday’s high 47 and low 28. Kentucky forecasts call for cloudy, colder weather tonight and Sunday with a low near 20.
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Middletown
Armco
Associated Press
Kentucky
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