Czech Granted Political asylum After Crash
In West Germany two Czech airmen crash landed a two seat Aero-45. One, Jer Jer Sorm, 22, asked for political asylum and was granted by U.S. occupation authorities. The other, a 26 year old colonel, unnamed, wishes to return to Czechoslovakia. The plane was unarmed and the men were housed by U.S. forces while officials await Czech response.
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Nuernberg
Germany
West Germany
Cor Jer. Sorm
U.S
Czech-osovakia
Luce Denies Resigning as US Ambassador to Italy
Clare Boothe Luce, ambassador to Italy, denies plans to resign and says she will return to the United States in late spring or summer to resume an interrupted vacation. She notes press reports alleging resignation are false and cites ongoing political upheaval in Italy as context for her travels.
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Rome
Clare Boothe Luce
Italy
United States
State Department
Giuseppe Pella
Grand Jury To Get Rape Slaying Facts
Dallas District Attorney Henry Wade says all evidence against Tommy Lee Walker will go to the grand jury tomorrow. If indicted the state will seek the death penalty. Mrs. H. C. Parker, 30, mother of a small son, was fatally stabbed and robbed under a Northwest Dallas bridge on September 30, and an autopsy showed she had been raped.
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Dallas
Henry Wade
Tommy Lee Walker
H. C. Parker
Walker
Parker
Smarl
Weather forecast with mild temperatures this week
The forecast calls for fair skies and slightly warmer conditions today tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. Highs near 75 today and tomorrow with overnight lows around 40 to 42 degrees. Monday’s high about 73. Sunrise noted at 6 30 a m and 7 96 a m for Wednesday with no significant precipitation expected in the next 34 hours.
End Of Duval Jury Sought By Shepperd
State Atty. Gen. John Ben Shepperd pressed to dismiss the Duval County grand jury citing ties between foreman J. C. King and political boss George Parr. He warned the panel could not fairly investigate public funds tied to Parr and requested a new grand jury in another county to ensure witness immunity.
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Alice
John Ben Shepperd
South Texas
Duval County
Grand Jury
George Parr
J. C. King
San Diego
Shepperd
Laughlin
East Texas
Cluir
Gladewater
Austin
Johnson Says Cooperation Prospects Dim Amid Attacks
In Washington Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, Senate Democratic leader, criticized what he called irresponsible statements by high administration officials that hinder bipartisanship in Congress. He echoed House Leader Rayburn and Senator Symington on harsh attacks against Democrats and signaled support for restraining aggressive Republican campaign rhetoric.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Congress
Johnson
Senate
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
House
Rayburn
Texas
Sen
Symington
D-Mo
Eisenhower
Dirigo I in distress SOS far from Los Angeles
The Coast Guard said it received an SOS radio message from the 60 foot racing schooner Dirigo I stating it was in distress about 1 800 miles south of Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Coast Guard
Dirigo I
Here
Texas eyes new revenue post natural gas tax ruling
Texas officials seek a legal way to tax natural gas or other sources to fund a teacher pay raise after the Supreme Court ruled the 1951 gas gathering tax unconstitutional. Gov. Shivers backs a special session around March 15 to enact a new levy, with three proposed bills discussed by Assistant Attorney General Goppert.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
U. S. Supreme Court
Tom Clark
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Jonn Ben Shepperd
C.V. Goppert
Naturaleas
Shepperd
Geppert
Supreme Court
Reuben E. Senterfitt
D. H. Buchanan
Revenue and Taxation Committee
Sentermtt
Buchanan
Longview
Jet Crash Kills Air Force Ace
Bloomfield New Jersey reports Maj Michael Brezas a World War II ace with 24 confirmed kills died in a jet training crash in Korea. His mother Mary Brezas said she received notice of the death and that Brezas had been in the Air Force legal branch before jet training and deployment to Korea last month.
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Bloomfield
N.J.P
Korea
Air Force
Michael Brezas
Mary Brezas
Brezas
Defense Secretary Sees No U S Pilots to Indo China
Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson said no American pilots will be sent to Indo China. He argued a military victory without direct U S intervention is possible though Lt Gen John W O Dan iel might head a new U S mission. Wilson noted Red China’s support could delay any outcome and dismissed use of a 280 millimeter atomic gun in Indo China.
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Charles Wilson
Washington
Indo- China
Wilson
United Press
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Indo-China
John W. O’daniel
U.S. Army
Pacific
Indo China
U.S
O’daniel
Joint Chiefs of Staff
France
Defense Department
Congress
Red China
Poet Novelist Saved From Pauper Burial
New York Feb 9 UP two figures emerged from Bodenheim’s past to save the murdered poet novelist from burial in Potter Field. Ben Hecht funded funeral expenses and Bodenheim’s son Solbert arranged arrangements as police hunted a suspect across the coast after Bodenheim and his wife were found murdered in a Third Avenue room. Hecht and Bodenheim’s son took charge of the funeral plans while authorities pursued Harold Weinberg the prime suspect. Bodenheim who co founded the Chicago Literary Times with Hecht had faded from fame and his murder shocked Greenwich Village.
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New York
Maxwell Bodenheim
Potter's Field
Ben Hecht
Hollywood
Bodenheim
Bellevue Hospital
Third Avenue
Beverly Hills
Calif
Hecht
Veunser Boden- Sherm
Atlantic Coast
Florida
Harold Weinberg
Miami
U.S. Highway 1
Charlottesville
Fredericksboro
Vai
Ruth Fagan
Edward Drum
Bodenheims
Weinherg
Weinberg
Greenwich Village
Chicago Literary Times
Governor Seeks Adlai Stevenson Speech in Mineral Wells
Texas leaders including Gov Adlai Shivers and national chair Stephen A Mitchell invite Adlai Stevenson to speak at a Young Democrats meeting in Mineral Wells on February 26 and 27. The invitation also asks Senators Lyndon Johnson and Price Daniel to address the gathering.
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Austin
Texas
Adlan Shivers
Adlai Stevenson
Shivers
Stevenson
Mineral Wells
Stephen A. Mitchell
Lyndon Johnson
Price Daniel
Democratic Party
Wallace Savage
Dallas
Hilda Weinert
Seguin
Vatican reports Pope Pius XII shows improvement
Vatican officials say Pope Pius XII has improved and may have passed the acute illness stage. Sources note he slept about six hours Monday night, the longest rest since his illness began, signaling a hopeful recovery.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Pius XII
Port Arthur Board Fires Tomlin As Coach Director
The Port Arthur school board dismissed John Bud Tomlin from his roles as high school football coach and athletic director for lack of cooperation with district leadership. He will receive the remainder of his 7000 dollar salary for the current term. In Washington, Rep. Martin Dies proposed a bill to make communism a crime, claiming it would end the Communist issue and allow law enforcement to act like against other criminals.
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Port Arthur
John
Bud) Tomlin
Tomlin
Washington
Martin Dies
D-Tex
House
Dies
House Un-American Activities Committee
Three Dead Seven Missing After Alaska C47 Crash
Six airmen survived a disintegration of a C47 flight from Elmendorf to Ladd AFB in Alaska. Three bodies were recovered near Curry as seven remained missing and two rescued airmen described a terrifying descent through space amid a brutal Arctic night.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Air Force
Army Field
Ft. Benning
Curry
Here
Elmendorf Air Force Base
5005Th Air Force Hospital
Elmendorf
Ladd Afb
Fairbanks
Son Of Famous Climber Killed
Robert Buchtel 18, son of famed Mount McKinley climber Dr. Henry Buchtel, fell 450 feet while rock climbing near Manitou Springs. He pitched from a ledge above the cave of the winds with three companions, died before hospital arrival, while friends heard a rock tumble but saw no cry. His father and others scaled McKinley in 1951.
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Manitou Springs
Colo
Robert Buchtel
McKinley
Colorado College
Buchtel
Henry Buchtel
Littleton, Colo
Mount McKinley
Alaska
Far East Parley May Be Stated
London February 9 Prime Minister Winston Churchill said there may be a big power conference on Far Eastern problems after the foreign ministers conference in Berlin. A Laborite asked if Chinese Nationalists and South Korean governments’ aggressive tendencies intensified the danger with Britain’s close ties to the United States. Churchill noted talks are ongoing in Berlin and a further conference may follow.
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London
Winston Churchill
Berlin
Churchill
Britain
United States
Leigh Breaks Wrist During The Sleeping Princess
Vivien Leigh broke her wrist during Monday night’s performance of her latest play The Sleeping Princess but completed her role. The incident occurred in London on February 9 with Leigh continuing despite the injury.
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London
Vivien Leigh
Molotov unveils new Soviet plan for European security
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov spoke for over two hours at the Big Four foreign ministers conference in Berlin outlining a new Soviet concept for European security. No immediate details were released as the session opened amid talks on Germany and an Austrian state treaty. Dulles Eden and Bidault planned strategy at a noon meeting.
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Berlin
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Germany
Molo Gtov
West Europe
U.S
Europe
Near East
U. S
John Foster Dulles
Anthony Eden
Georges Bidault
Benson seeks urban farmer support for new price program
Secretary Benson urged backing for a revised farm plan with variable price supports to replace the costly, wasteful system. He argued both urban and rural lawmakers must support any reform and said Eisenhower's proposal reflects farmers best thinking, not political expediency. He warned that resentment from non-farm consumers is rising.
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Stillwater
Okla
Benson
Eisenhower
Oklahoma A
M. College
Jurist rejects defense request in Bramblett payroll trial
Judge Walter Bastian refused a defense motion for directed verdict against Rep. Ernest Bramblett on charges of payroll padding. He dismissed 11 of 18 counts relating to the Olga Hardaway employment in 1950 and 1951, while allowing the trial to proceed on remaining counts.
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Washington
Walter Bastian
Ernest K. Brameblett
Rcalif
Edward B. Williams
Bramblett
Bastian
Congress
Olga Hardaway
Santa Barbara
Calif
Magsaysay Submits Record Philippine Budget to Congress
President Ramon Magsaysay sent to Congress the largest national budget in Philippine history amounting to 334,134,930 dollars with a reported 134,595 dollar surplus.
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Manila
Ramon Magsaysay
Congress
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