Belgium cabinet resigns over Leopold return dispute
Belgium's coalition government led by Caety Eyskens resigns after Liberal ministers withdraw support for convening parliament to address King Leopold II's return. Premier says he will go to the prince regent as workers resume 24 hour strikes, with about 100,000 joining protests in Walloon mining and metal sectors.
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Brussels
Belgium
Liberal Party
Leopoldii
Caety
Eyskens
Social Christian
P. W. Seghers
Leopold
Walloon
Arthur Gailly
Charleroi
Italian City Riot Quelled in Turin Clash
In Turin heavy police and carabinieri halted a day of clashes between Communists and Neo-Fascists. Twenty officers and many rioters injured, at least 30 arrested. The violence began when MSI posters near Communist HQ prompted Communist auto workers to march on MSI headquarters. Police used tear gas and gunfire to control the crowds. City center transport was disrupted.
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Italy
Carabinieri
Social Movement
Communist Party
MSI
Civil Defense Plan Questioned as Unnecessary
Senator Edwin C. Johnson argued against a large Civil Defense organization for atomic attack, saying it would cause alarm and confusion without an immediate threat. Senator Knowland urged sharing nonsecret info with state and local officials to boost preparedness. Los Angeles Mayor Fletcher Bowron said cities lack needed information. Johnson maintained plans should wait until real danger develops.
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Edwin C. Johnson
Dcolo
Colorado
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Knowland
Cal
Atomic Energy Commission
Fletcher Bowron
Los Angeles
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Bowron
Johnson
Vacation Plans Set At No Cost In Knox Workhouse
William Ray Honey of Maryville is sentenced to 15 days in the Knox County workhouse for drunken driving. The judge allows the start of his sentence to wait until June 3, his vacation date.
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Knoxville
Tenn
William Ray Honey
Honey
Maryville
Knox County
J. Fred Bibb
Money Reform Rumor Sends German East Mark To All-Time Low
Berlin reports say the Soviet zone East mark collapsed after rumors of imminent currency reform in east Germany. West Berlin exchanges dumped East marks for West marks, with rates around 8.8 to 9.0 per West mark and a black market value near 0.1 West mark. Western officials noted no confirmation of reform, while the ruble revaluation and plans for a bloc added to the panic.
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East Germany
West Berlin
Moscow
Soviet Union
Germany
J. T. Kilduff
U. S. High Commission For Berlin
Hamilton Rooters In Line All Night For Game Tickets
Hamilton fans lined up from midnight to buy tickets for the regional championship against Springfield tonight in Cincinnati. Cold wind, coffee thermoses, and blankets filled demand as tickets went on sale at 9:30 p.m. Each person could purchase two tickets and a 3,000 ticket allotment was available. The Big Five is the state Class A champion.
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Hamilton High School
Springfield
Cincinnati
Tam
Jessup Plans Sharp Reply On Charges
U S Ambassador Philip C. Jessup plans a strong reply to Senator McCarthy’s charges that Communists infiltrated the State Department. He is to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee Monday and is expected to address McCarthy’s broader claim that the department has become a haven for pro-Communists.
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U. S
Philip C. Jessup
McCarthy
State Department
Department
Jessup
Family still hopeful missing Academy Cadet will be found
Mansfield family clings to hope for Cadet Richard C. Cox who vanished January 14 after meeting a man named George. West Point officials say foul play is likely and Cox’s absence remains unsolved as searches on the 15,000 acre academy reserve continue. Cox, once an Army sergeant, was dropped from West Point rolls after 30 days absence. Detected as a high-profile missing person case with multiple family members and his girlfriend expressing continued belief in his return.
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Mansfield
George
William Proctor
Academy
Germany
Rupert Cox, Jr
West Point
Proctor
Betty Timmons
Woman Await Court Verdict In Slaying
Mrs. Yvette Madsen of Brooklyn was convicted today of murdering her Air Force husband and was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment. She awaits the verdict of a three man U.S. court on charges she killed Lt. Andrew E. Madsen after an argument at a gay party. The trial, held under German law, followed a week-long proceeding.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Yvette Madsen
Brooklyn
Air Force
U.S
Andrew E. Madsen
Oakland
Cal
Halifax Harbor Tragedy Sinks Trawler 11 Feared Dead
In Halifax Nova Scotia a trawler collided with the Island Connector off the harbor killing 11 crewmen. Only Morton Tanner survived. The Gertrude de Costa from Yarmouth was rammed early morning. two bodies recovered. survivors all Nova Scotians or Newfoundland.
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Halil Harbor
Gertrude de Costa
Yarmouth
Tnt
Grand Hawk
Newfoundland
Nova
Morton Tanner
Blue Rocks
Tanner
St. John's Nild
The Rumpus Room Dream Ends in Doom
After years of pressure McGinley builds a basement rumpus room for family cheer but endures back breaking labor. He dreams of two by fours and hammering pain, finally finishes with paint yet shuns the torture chamber he created.
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McGinley
Pastor Bromley Jailed in Wilmington Court Ruling
In Wilmington, Rev. Ernest Bromley, 36, was found guilty in a justice court of resisting an officer after an eviction dispute. Squire Ralph S. Pepple fined him 50 dollars plus costs but suspended both on condition of good behavior. Bromley heads the Tax Protest Committee of Peace makers and was arrested after an eviction clash with Constable Raymond Winfield over a camera.
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Ernest Bromley
Ralph S. Pepple
Bromley
Peacemakers Organizations
Raymond Winfield
Coleman McGown
Justice of the Peace
Ralph
Elder net tender fire rescue ends in 40 saved near Pearl Harbor
The Elder net tender crew faced a blast and blaze off Hawaii as 40 men were rescued after abandoning ship. 26 left in life boats and rafts at 3:55 p.m. after a fire crippled the engine room and explosions followed. 14 officers and enlisted stayed aboard to fight the fire, with the Piedmont aiding the disabled vessel. The crew drifted in shark-infested waters for a week before rescue by the Coronet-class ship Cometank.
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Pietmont
Piximont
Ders
William F. Adams
Wilmar
Cal
Piedmont
Brewster
Ad Cones
Eniwetok
Central Pacific
Hawaii
Navy vessel Elder fights fire after warning signals fail
Skipper William F. Adams of the net tender Elder says all signaling methods failed to reach Army transport General A. W. Brewster as the Elder burned off Pearl Harbor. The Brewster reportedly passed within two miles after attempts using blinker signals flares mirrors and a radio call went unanswered. Adams believes the blaze started from a recently repaired diesel injection fault and describes efforts to fight the fire with CO2 and jettisoning ammunition. The ship’s crew endured heat smoke and loss of small boats while the rescue mission continued.
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William F. Adams
Navy
A. W. Brewster
Adams
Brewster
Peidmont
Adame
C. H
Missing prized historical papers signed by founders
Boston reports state archives in the Massachusetts state house are missing invaluable Revolutionary War era letters and documents. Among the 43 main items are 17 George Washington letters and papers signed by Adams Vere, Revere, Franklin,Arnold and Stuyvesant. Investigators say an ex-employee may be involved and dealers warn a thief could destroy or offer the items for sale. Police in major markets have been asked to assist locating the missing papers.
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Massachusetts State House
George Washington
John Adams
Paul Revere
Benjamin Franklin
Benedict Arnold
Peter Stuyvesant
Massachusetts Attorney General's Office
Amer
Massachusetts Council
Dorchester Heights
Boston Harbor
Franci Kelly
Kelly
Ralph Newman
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New York
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