United States Seeks Early Big Four Talks on Germany and Austria
Washington plans a fast Big Four foreign ministers conference in Berlin to press Moscow. Dulles aims to determine Molotov’s willingness to negotiate within a week to 10 days, then a longer two to three week session to set steps for Germany reunification and Austria's treaty. The Allies place the talks' fate on the Kremlin.
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United States
Russia
Germany
Austria
Berlin
John Foster Dulles
Moscow
Dulles
V. M. Molotov
Europe
Molotov
Britain
France
Kremlin
White House says telegrams favor administration slightly
President Eisenhower press secretary James C. Hagerty said the White House is slightly ahead in telegrams over McCarthy in a protest campaign about US aid to allies trading with Red China. He noted about 25 000 telegrams and letters but refused to give detailed figures, stating this is the last word on the subject.
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White House
Hagerty
McCarthy
Shead
Fog Blankets London and England Amid Weather Shifts
Dense fog shrouds London and much of England ending the mild spell of December. Floods and strong winds hit Southern France while Germany sees fog and cold and other regions enjoy unseasonably warm and sunny conditions.
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London
England
France
Germany
Segregation Stand Heartens Negro Lawyers
Washington AP Negro attorneys welcomed strong administration support for ending segregation in public schools during the Supreme Court arguments. Assistant Attorney General Rankin asserted that segregation cannot be maintained under the 4th Amendment, while the brief from the Eisenhower administration framed it as a neutral observer stance on the 14th Amendment. The cases involve parents challenging segregation in South Carolina, Virginia, Kansas, Delaware, and the District of Columbia.
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Supreme Court
Asst. Atty
J. Lée Rankin
Rankin
Herbert Brownell Jr
Eisenhower
South
United Nations
U. N
General Assembly
Wiliam C. Douglas
Robert H. Jackson
Justice Department
Truman
South Carolina
Virginia
Kansas
Delaware
District of Columbia
End of 12 Day Strike Hits New York Papers
Metropolitan daily newspapers returned to the streets in New York after a 12 day photo-engravers strike that idled 20 000 workers at six papers with over five million daily readers. AFL Photo Engravers Union accepted a 3.75 package wage increase with a fact finding board to review further demands.
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New York
AFL Photo- Engravers Union
Mata Hari Lookalike Sentenced in Spy Case
MERNBERG Germany UP a statuesque blonde Mata Hari figure Margarethe Pfeiffer a 24 year old former barmaid and model was jailed for four years after conviction of spying against the U S Armed Forces. She testified Czech agents forced her to seduce soldiers to obtain secrets claiming she loved her infant son and unemployed brother. U S High Commission Judge Carl Turmo of Stoughton Wis imposed the four year sentence.
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U.S. High Commission
Carl Turmo
Stoughton, Wis
Reds Reject Final Proposal On Peace Parley
Negotiations for a Korean peace conference neared collapse as the Communists rejected United Nations final conditions. UN envoy Dean warned he may end talks but would not be bullied. NKorea accused the U.S. of disrupting plans while Ki Sok Bok backed Russia as a neutral participant. Dean refused to concede Russia and said he still hopes to salvage a conference.
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Korea
United Nations
United States
Arthur H. Dean
U.N
Red
Dean
Soviet Russia
Reds
Russia
Pyongyang
Nam II
U.N. General Assembly
Ki Sok Bok
Eisenhower reveals hydrogen bomb power in UN address
President Eisenhower disclosed that the U S atomic stockpile includes hydrogen weapons with yields in the millions of tons of TNT and that the warhead scale now surpasses 500 000 tons for the largest A bombs while all services can wage atomic war. He suggested Russia may have tested more than one H-bomb and conceded no absolute defense exists.
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U.S
Eisenhower
United Nations General Assembly
America
Russia
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Eniwetok
McCarthy Says FBI Report On Radar Scientist Was Ignored
Senator McCarthy charged that the FBI issued a lengthy 1951 report on Aaron Coleman a radar scientist at Ft Monmouth New Jersey and that Army officials ignored it. Coleman suspended 10 days in 1946 for taking classified documents home he defends his actions citing devotion to duty and denies Communist ties.
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McCarthy
R-Wis
FBI
Ft. Monmouth
N. M
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Harry Dexter White
Subcommittee
Army
Arron H. Coleman
Long Branch
N. J
Coleman
Julius Rosenberg
Morton Sobell
Russia
Rosenberg
Sobell
College of the City of New York
Red
Young Communist League
Andrew J. Reid
Army Intelligence
Joseph R. McCarthy
Roy Cohn
N.J
Nathan Sussman
New York
Aaron Coleman
Longbranch
International Soundphotos
Israel Officials Stage Day's Warning Strike
Senior Israeli government officials held a one day warning strike demanding higher pay and tighter job grading aligned to qualifications. They cited concerns over pay scales and promotion criteria as justification for the action.
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Israel
Jerusalem
Guards Force Eject Pro Red POW at Korean Conference
At Panmunjom a South Korean prisoner refused to leave an explanation session during a repatriation talk with Indian mediators. He and 29 others among 30 pro Communist detainees chose to stay with the Communists, bringing the total who refuse repatriation to 220. The prisoner initially requested time to decide as Indian guards removed him after being told to "think outside."
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Panmunjom
Korea
U.P
Prisner
Eisenhower Seeks International Atomic Energy Sharing
President Eisenhower proposed an international exchange of atomic energy knowledge and materials for peaceful purposes. Lawmakers welcomed the idea but pressed for strong safeguards and U N oversight. Critics doubted UN control and warned against weapon to power transitions amid Soviet stockpiles. House Atomic Energy Committee members urged caution before U S participation.
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Eisenhower
Congress
United Nations Atomic Agency
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
U.N
Rep
Durham
D-Nc
U. S
The
Atomic Energy Committee
Rep Hinshaw
Marshall Receives Mystery Gift on Oslo Nobel Visit
General George C. Marshall arrived in Oslo to accept the 1953 Nobel Peace Prize and was presented with a mystery gift by Nobel committee vice chairman C. J. Hambro. Marshall opened the bag, smiled, and pocketed the unknown contents as the ceremony proceeded.
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Norway
George C. Marshall
Cc. J. Hambro
Nobel Committee
Marshall
Moscow Silent After Ike Atomic Pool Appeal
United Nations report notes President Eisenhower urged Russia to join a West led peaceful atomic pool. Moscow offered a muted response as Andrei Vishinsky applauded at times but reserved full comment, suggesting Kremlin study before replying at the General Assembly.
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United Nations
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Russia
Eisenhower
Moscow
Voice of America
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Vishinsky
Jim
Jacob A. Mark
Kremlin
Vishinesky
General Assembly
Ike appoints twelve to Farm Credit Board
President Eisenhower named twelve members to the Federal Farm Credit Board with Ezra Benson to name the thirteenth. The independent board will set policies for the farm cooperative credit system. Appointees include Clark L. Brody of Michigan, Raymond Sarre of Iowa, and Marvin J. Briggs of Indiana with terms ranging from one to four years.
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Eisenhower
Federal Farm Credit Board
Agricultural Department
Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
Farm Cooperative Credit System
White House
Clark L. Brody
Lansing
Mich
Michigan Farm Bureau
Raymond Sarre
Ackworth
Iowa
Marvin J. Briggs
Indianapolis
Indiana Farm Cooperative Assn
Wisconsin Snow Stretches Across State With Central Heavy Totals
Snow spreads statewide with mixed rain in the far southeast and little in the far northwest. Central Wisconsin from Madison to Wausau expects 4 to 8 inches with drifting. winds rise, then ease. Temperatures dip tonight then rise Thursday with breezy northeasterly to northwesterly winds.
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Madison
Wausau
Calder
Fox River
Menasha Dam
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