Compromise on Five Points In Korean Armistice Talks
United Nations negotiators offered a five point package to the Communists to break the deadlock over armistice terms. The Reds would accept three U.N. concessions on ports and inspections while opposing two limits on weapons and troop positions. The dispute centers on including Korea in armistice clauses and fears of a China coast blockade. Staff officers will reconvene in Panmunjom.
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Munsan
Korea
U. N
U.N
U. N. Command
Kose Island
United Nations Command
China
Panmunjom
Weather Outlook for Thirty Days From AP Forecast
The Weather Bureau predicts cooler and wetter conditions across much of the country from mid March to mid April. Temperatures are expected to average below normal west of the Continental Divide and along the Atlantic Seaboard, with near normal levels elsewhere and above normal temps in Gulf Coast states. Precipitation should exceed normal across most regions, except near normal in the Great Lakes, South Atlantic states, Rockies, and Texas.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Continental Divide
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Great Lakes Region
South Atlantic States
Rocky Mountain States
Texas
Fix Succession In the Pentagon
An executive order signed by President Truman on March 7 establishes the order of succession for the top 17 Pentagon civilian posts. If Secretary of Defense Lovett cannot serve due to death disability or absence the deputy secretary William G Foster would assume duties.
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Associated Press
Washington
Defense Lovett
William G. Foster
Truman
Federal Register
Pentagon
California in Grip of Late Winter Storm
A late winter storm paralyzed northern and central California with heavy snow and rain. Marines en route to Camp Pendleton were freed from a five-foot snowpack, while other units were bogged but later reached towns. Authorities warned of strong winds and high precipitation as Civil Air Patrol planes prepared to aid affected farm families in North Dakota, and radio stations urged residents to signal needs in the snow.
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San Francisco
Camp Pendleton
Picket Meadow
California
State Division of Highways
Bishop
Bridgeport
Sapere Junction
U.S
Los Angeles
San Diego
Civil Defense
Red Cross
Oregon
U.S. 40
Soda Springs
Calif
Echo Summit
U. S. 50
Donner Summit
Reno
Nev
Missouri Valley
Maine
New York State
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Gulf Coast
Texas
Florida
Montana
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Civil Air Patrol
North Dakota
Slope
Bowman
Tax Deadline Pushes Back to Monday Night
Washington reports that with March 15 a Saturday the income tax deadline automatically shifts to midnight Monday March 17. Taxpayers are urged to file forms and add figures before the extended due date.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mar
Mt Vernon area voters file for two school boards
Candidates filed for Mt Vernon high school and city school boards on March 22. The high school board expands from five to seven members under a new state law, with Mayor Forsyth not seeking re election. Three seats to be filled in April include one from incorporated towns and two from unincorporated areas. City school board has three nominees, with Marion Heifner not seeking reelection. Holdovers listed for the grade school board and a new president election rule.
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of “Education
Mt. Vernon
D. M. Rutherford
Forsyth
Curtis Starr
Jo Walker
City Schools Board of Education
Marlin Rich
M. L. Henderson
Clara Crowder
Marion Heifner
Orian Metcalf
Robert M. Krebs
Walter Pilson
Bryan Dycus
Killing 100 Cats His Toughest Job
Inspector Ben Maggs of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals completed a humane culling of about 100 stray cats in Victoria British Columbia at the request of the late Mrs F W B Berger a wealthy local widow who fed them and asked that they be killed after her death Maggs started the hunt on Wednesday explaining the cats were dumped on her property and could not be fed after she passed away
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Victoria
B. C
Ben Maggs
The
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Maggs
F. W. B. Berger
Riot at Koje Island prison camp kills 12 prisoners
At Koje Island Korea the U N command reports 12 North Korean war prisoners killed and 26 wounded in a second riot this month. An American officer and a South Korean civilian were injured as guards fired on a crowd of inmates. The Red Cross to investigate.
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Tokyo
U. N. Command
Koje Island
International Red Cross
U. N
Ternees
Dos
Sort 'Datenter Oh Obert
Koje
Korea
Truman Speaks On Citizenship At Scholastic Press Meet
President Truman flew to New York from Key West for an informal mid afternoon address on citizenship before the 28th annual Columbia Scholastic Press Association meeting at the Waldorf Astoria. He landed at LaGuardia at 10 55 a m EST and spoke at 2 30 p m before departing for Key West aboard The Independence at 4 p m.
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Washington
Truman
New York
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Key West
Fla
Blair House
la Guardia
The
Independence
Marines Reveal Identity After Masquerade In Korea
Lt. Joseph R. Shiavo of Rockford Illinois served a year in Korea logging 75 combat missions before revealing to his mother that his letters from Jacksonville Florida as an insurance salesman were a ruse. The switch from ards duty to staff duty prompted the truth to be told.
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Associated Press
First Marine Air Wing
Korea
Jacksonville
Fla
Joseph R. Shiavo
Rockford
Ill
John Shiavo
Houghton Street
Shiavo
Dorothy
Ore Drive
Florida City
Reds Ousted From Ford Local 600 In UAW Action
Detroit March 15 The CIO United Auto Workers executive board set up a six member board of administration for Ford Local 600 and ordered it to fire officers found to be communists or subservient to them. Carl Stellato, local president, faced a show cause hearing after which the board said communist influence extended beyond actual members. Stellato had vowed to resist the purge as he and Reuther once allied but later split over policy.
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Associated Press
Detroit
International Executive Board
CIO
United Auto Workers Today
Ford Local 600
Communist Party
Carl Stellato
Local 600
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
New
Sixman Board of Administration
UAW Executive Board
House
UN American Activities Committee
Stellato
Reuther
Board of Administration
Rob Pennsylvania Miner of 131000 Seized in Home Invasion
In Butler Pennsylvania three armed bandits raided coal operator Craig Saul's home taking 131000 after beating his wife. Saul, 42, runs Eagal Coal Company and says the money was 20 years of hard work. The Sauls have nine children and employ 43 at the mine. A gray Cadillac speeding from the scene is the only clue for police.
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Butler
Craig Saul
Eagal Coal Company
Sauls
Saul
Fliers report underground in Romania from Belgrade escapees
Five Romanian Army pilots who fled by a rickety World War I plane to Belgrade report an anti Red underground exists in Soviet satellite Romania. They say several hundred members in parts of resistance and claim little is known about its full extent. Hunger and suffering rise under tight Russian control as Soviet officers serve with Romanian regiments.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Romania
Mount Vernon High Wins First Honors in School Paper Contest
Mt. Vernon Township High School earns first place in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association 28th annual contest for Printed newspapers. In the 1000-1500 enrollment category Mt. Vernon shares top honors with East Moline United Township and Galesburg, while Harpper Chicago takes second.
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New York
Illinois
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
East Moline United Township
Peoria Woodruff
Galesburg
Mt. Vernon Township
Harpper
Chicago
Kewanee
Moline
West Frankfort
Taylorville
Brazil and U S Form Western Hemisphere Defense Pact
Brazil and the United States signed a bilateral military assistance pact to aid western hemisphere defense. U S Ambassador Herschel V. Johnson and Brazilian Foreign Minister Joao Neves Da Fontoura signed at the foreign office, joining recent agreements with Peru Ecuador and Cuba.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
United States
Western Hemisphere
Free World
Foreign Office
U. S
Herschel V. Johnson
Joao Neves da Fontoura
Peru
Ecuador
Cuba
Mexico
United Nations
Return Body of Local Soldier From Korea
The bodies of 183 Americans killed in Korea are being returned to the United States aboard the Winthrop Victory. Next of kin have been notified and the bodies will be escorted to the designated arrival point. Included in the list are Pfc. Charles J. A. Brown of Mt. Vernon and Cpl. Jeral H. Bullard of Rinard, among others.
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San Francisco
Korea
United States
Department of Defense
Charles J. A. Brown
Aor Brown
Route 3
Mt. Vernon
Jeral H. Bullard
Virgil Bullard
Rinard, I
Fatal Crash Near Nashville Claims Desoto Man
C. E. Caldwell aged 56 of Desoto Missouri died when his automobile overturned three miles east of Nashville on state highway 15 last night. the accident occurred near Nashville on march 15. authorities reported no other injuries.
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Nashville
C. E. Caldwell
Desoto
Week's air battle score in Korea missiles and MiGs
American Sabre jets claimed 15 MiGs destroyed or damaged this week with one Sabre lost. Seven UN planes were lost to ground fire and causes, while pilots were picked up and returned. North Korea weathering overcast clouds, UN air strikes targeted front lines near Punchbowl.
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Associated Press
Seoul
Korea
Fifth Air Force
United Nations
U. N
North Korea
Punchbowl
Korean Peninsula
U N
1927 Menu Prices at Decatur Inn Mark One Day Event
Owner Arthur B. Wilcox celebrated the inns 25th birthday by rolling prices back to 1927 levels for a one day event. About 4,500 customers were served with ham burgers at 10 cents coffee 5 cents sodas 10 cents and milkshakes 10 cents. The day saw 1,800 steakburgers 1,500 pounds of potatoes 150 gallons of ice cream and 40 pies consumed. Prices revert to 1952 levels today.
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Associated Press
Decatur
Ill
Arthur B. Wilcox
Wayside Inn
SIU Students Must Have Chest X-Rays
In Carbondale on March 15 three mobile units from the state health department will operate on the Southern Illinois University campus. All students must undergo chest X rays as part of spring term registration opening Monday, with about 3 000 students affected.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
State Department of Health
Finnegan Guilty in Bribery Case for Tax Office Work
James Finnegan, once a St. Louis tax collector and ally of President Truman, was found guilty in federal court of taking bribes from two firms to aid them before government agencies. He faces up to four years and $20,000 fines. sentencing set for March 24 by Judge Rubey with prior Boston official Denis Delaney already jailed for similar offenses.
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Associated Press
Finnegan
Denis. W. Delaney
Boston
Truman
U.S
Rubey
M. Hulen
Warewick Hotel Corporation
Coast
Karol Kell: Garment
Karol Kell
RFC
Hulen
Apell
Denis W. Delaney
James G. Survie
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Mourners Play Dice at Funeral Chapel Scene
A fragmentary report describes mourners in a chapel scene where dice are being rolled near an upper boat and funeral paraphernalia. The wording is unclear but suggests a vigil with casual gambling elements amid mourning.
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Ulety
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United Auto Workers
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Shanksville
Knox Alexander
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