Reds Hit Matsus With Artillery amid Formosa Crisis
In Formosa area, Chinese Communist and Nationalist forces traded shelling on Quemoy and Kao teng as Free China leaders surveyed fortifications. No casualties were reported. Army Secretary Brucker saw no imminent attack, while the crisis deepened with rival claims over Formosa.
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Taipei
Formosa
Matsu Islands
Quemoy Island
Amoy
Kaoteng
Matsu Island
Matsu
Free China
Washington
Army
Wilber M. Brucker
Otto Grotewohl
Berlin
Grotewohl
Two Teens Killed in Wilmot Auto Train Crash
In Wilmot Arkansas two youths Leo Vance 17 of Detroit Michigan and Arthur Stokes 22 near Wilmot died when their car collided with a Missouri Pacific freight train at a non signaling crossing around 5 45 p m Friday Sterling Stokes 13 suffered head injuries and was treated at Lake Village Infirmary condition listed as fair Mayor Oliver a Missouri Pacific employee reported the train traveled about 45 mph with clear visibility and no crossing signals. Vance died instantly Stokes died at the infirmary and both bodies were placed under the care of Jones Funeral Home Hamburg Arkansas.
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Wilmot
Ark
Missouri Pacific
Leo Vance
Detroit
Mich
Arthur Stokes
Stoke
Sterling
Lake Village
W. L. Oliver
Missouri Pacific Company
Oliver
Vance
Stokes
Jones Funeral Home
Hamburg
Phony Bomb Halts Traffic in Times Square
A phony bomb in Christmas wrappings halted traffic in Times Square for about an hour. A ticking clock with wires in a shirtbox was found by a newsstand operator and turned to police. Bomb squad determined the device was a dud, aimed to simulate a bomb, and traffic resumed after 3:30 p.m.
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New York
Times Square
Harry Reinhardt
Reinhardt
Edward F. Cavanagh Jr
East Germans drop threats to barricade barges
East German Communists backed away from blocking transit of vital supplies to West Berlin. They said barge permits on Soviet Zone canals would continue to be recognized despite protests for ministerial level talks. West German officials confirmed the reversal and barge operators were assured permits would not expire.
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Berlin
West Berlin
East Germany
Russia
Otto Theuner
Theuner
Ramblin' Why not help starving persons across the seas
A plea urges sending a dollar to CARE in New York City to deliver a 22 pound package of life saving food in the sender’s name. CARE stands for Cooperative for American Remittances to Everywhere Inc. with HQ at 660 First Avenue. (Continued on Third Page)
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CARE
New York City
Everywhere, Inc
First Avenue
Woman Suspect Free On Bond In Major Virginia Swindle
Norfolk bank examiners probe the Minnie C Mangum case as she remains free on 25000 bail. Officials say the missing funds may total about 1 million dollars from the building and loan firm she helped run for 28 years. Court action postponed to February 7 to finish the audit amid claims of no internal controls.
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Norfolk
Minnie C. Mangum
Miss Mangum
John F. Harbison
Greensboro
N. C
Faure Drops Bribe Charge Over Newsman
Paris reports Faure’s government eased from accusing Fox Movietone correspondent Georges Chassagne of bribing a French gendarme to shoot an Algerian Moslem last fall. Officials signaled the bribery claim was weakening as Mendes-France presses a campaign issue before the January elections.
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Paris
Edgar Faure
North Africa
Pierre Mendes-France
Faure
Ministery of Interior
Georges Chassagne
Algeria
Fox Movietone News
Chassagne
Algiers
Interior Ministry
Argentina Rebels Slated For Exile In Patagonia
Buenos Aires dispatch says 125 alleged subversives from civilian and military ranks will be exiled to windswept Patagonian flats to curb fires sabotage and strikes aimed at Provisional President Aramburu. Reports link Peron to exile plans from Panama with letters urging abstention in elections.
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Buenos Aires
Patagonia
Pedro Aramburu
Juan D. Peron
Panama
Peronistas
Juan Peron
Peron
Felipe Redaglia
Paraguay
Argentina
Cordoba
Rawson
Chubut
Railroads Plan Freight Rate Hike On February 25
The nation’s railroads filed a formal public notice with the Interstate Commerce Commission to raise freight rates by 7 percent, effective February 25. Hearings may follow after the increase, with refunds promised if the commission rejects all or part of the raise. The industry argues the hike covers wage and material cost increases and preserves current carrier earnings.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
J. Monroe Johnson
Commission
Clear And Cold Weekend Forecast For Monroe Area
Clear and cold weather was forecast for Monroe area Saturday and Sunday. Arkansas outlook calls for fair skies and a slight warmup for the weekend. Friday high at Selman Field reached 52 with a 36 degree low.
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Monroe Area
Arkansas
Selman Field
Nation mobilizes heavy patrols for New Year highway drive
Chicago dispatch reports a nationwide surge in traffic enforcement as agencies prepare for a grim New Year holiday period. The National Safety Council cites a 420 fatality forecast from Friday 6 pm to Monday midnight, aiming to curb a record toll after last weekend’s 621 deaths.
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Chicago
United Press
National Safety Council
The
Safety Council
Kennon Orders National Guard To Patrol Roads
Public Safety Director Chester Owen cites a rise in holiday traffic deaths and notes Governor Kennon has called out the National Guard to police highways. Major Gen. Fleming ordered guardsmen in 44 cities to post signs and observe highways to reduce crashes over the New Year weekend.
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Baton Rouge
Chester Owen
Owen
National Guard
Robert Kennon
Raymond H. Fleming
President Returns Russian Criticism
United States Senate Internal Security subcommittee released a 104 page report accusing Harvey Matusow of lying to aid a Communist conspiracy. It calls for prosecution of Matusow and attorney Nathan Witt along with publisher Albert E. Kahn for obstructing justice and aims to block investigations into Communist influence.
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Washington
Senate
Internal Security
Harvey Matusow
Nathan Witt
Albert E. Kahn
Matusow
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Subcommittee
Department of Justice
Courts
FBI
Congressional Investigative Committees
Kremlin
Thomas C. Hennings
Dmo
Witt
Kahn
Prominent Monroe Physician Dr Haydn Cutler Dies at 45
Dr Haydn H Cutler chief of medicine and head of cardiology at St Francis Hospital Monroe died after a six month illness. A Kansas native and Northwestern and Mayo Clinic trained physician he served in World War II as a captain. Survived by wife Elizabeth daughter Diana son Haydn Jr and several relatives. Funeral rites incomplete.
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Haydn H. Cutler
Monroe
St. Francis Hospital
Cutler
Kansas
Kansas University
Northwestern University Medical School
Mayo Clinic
Harvard
Elizabeth Biedenharn Cutler
Haydn Cutler, Jr
Diana
L. C. Cutler
Topeka
Charles Cutler
Santa Ana
Calif
W. E. Anderson
A. W. Hoffman
Monroe Mayors Back Earl Long On Governor Bid
Two north Louisiana mayors joined a Baton Rouge TV panel supporting Earl K. Long for governor. Monroe's John E. Coon and Columbia's Mrs. Guy Alford spoke for Long along with Lafayette Mayor Ashton Mouton Bogalusa Mayor Kurt Sieglin Marksville Mayor Edgar Coco Houma Mayor Leon Gary and Alexandria Committeeman Camille Gravel on the 30 minute program.
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Baton Rouge
Edgar Coco
Marksville
Leon Gary
Houma
Camille Gravel
Alexandria
Crossword Puzzle Jackpot Remains Untapped as Total Rises
The Morning World reports the crossword jackpot again unclaimed with entries flooding contest HQ. The total increases to 650 dollars with twenty five more added next week and a new puzzle in Monday and Tuesday editions. Some contestants still mail entries rather than clipping and pasting as rules require. Explanations of tougher clues accompany this week's puzzle with note on clue semantics.
Eisenhower affirms aim to liberate captive peoples
President Eisenhower, in Key West, reaffirmed that peaceful liberation of captive peoples in Soviet satellite nations remains a major goal of U S foreign policy. The White House statement, approved by Eisenhower and Dulles, responded to Khrushchev's criticism over his Christmas message and Geneva summit concerns.
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Key West
Fla
Eisenhower
Soviet Russia
United States
White House
Nikita Khrushchev
Russia
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Europe
Red
Kremlin
Dulles
U.S
James C. Hagerty
President Eden to Seek Anglo American Policy Accord
London reports Eisenhower and Eden will pursue closer U S Britain policy alignment in the tense Middle East and Far East during talks in Washington January 30 for five days. Eden to bring top advisers and may address Congress. No major disagreements noted though no firm joint policy exists yet.
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London
Eisenhower
Anthony Eden
U.S
Middle East
Far East
Washington
Eden
Congress
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Matsus
Quemoy
Plass
Richard A. Edwards
Newburgh
N. Y
Freeport
Edwards
Air Force
Long Island
Ramblin
Virginia
Peronista
Kennon
Matusows
Haydn Cutler
Long
Airie
Piad
Aiyie
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