Communists Advance South In Indochina Offensive
Viet Minh radio claims French Union forces desert in huge offensive toward Saigon and Cambodia. Rebels push north along the Thailand border as Laos, Mekong towns see heavy airlift reinforcements to Savannakhet. U.S. officials warn against a wider war while Paris pleads for aid as talks stall.
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Indochina
Viet Minh
Cambodia
Thailand
Laos
Viet Nam
Mekong River
Mekong
Thakhek
Savanna- Khet
Savannakhet
Ho Chi Minh
Free World
Taipei
Formosa
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Radford
Paris
Vientiane
Luangprabang
Dienbienphu (C
Boston Store Branch Burns in West Allis Fire
A three alarm blaze gutted the Boston Store branch in West Allis an industrial suburb of Milwaukee. Fire crews fought flames from 5:56 a m. heavy smoke lingered two hours after discovery with Asst. Fire Chief Luckow saying the fire was under control. West Allis engines and trucks responded to the two story department store, a branch of Milwaukee’s main firm.
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Milwaukee
Boston
Florian Luckow
All West Allis
Luckow
West Allis
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Weather outlook for Wisconsin and Minnesota
Increasing cloudiness tonight with snow in north and central Wisconsin. Tuesday brings more snow statewide and a colder trend with a cold wave possible Tuesday night. Low temps 18 to 28, highs 20 to 25 in the north and low 30s in the southeast. Minnesota also faces a cold wave with snow and drifting winds and subzero tonight.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Northwestern
Fox River
Menasha Dam
Gouzenko says hundreds of Soviet spies active in U S and Canada
Igor Gouzenko, who exposed a Red espionage network in Ottawa, claims hundreds of Soviet spies still operate in the United States and Canada. He cites embassy telegrams spending millions yearly and notes agents work independently with radio contact, suggesting safety guarantees could lure defections.
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Washington
Igor Gouzenko
Ottawa
United States
Canada
Gouzenko
U.S. News &World Report
Aliun Nunn May
Kremlin
Sascaw
Russia
Gouzenkof
U.S
43 Crewmen From Swedish Ship Are Safe
A U S naval ship and the Finnish freighter Orion rescued 43 crewmen from the Swedish freighter Oklahoma after it split and sank 360 miles northeast of Argentia Newfoundland amid near gale force winds. Blue Jacket picked up 36 survivors while Orion took seven. Captain Dunward J. Larson of the Blue Jacket reported the seas blocked progress toward Denmark as the rescue unfolded. The Orion, bound for Sweden, has not reported progress since completing the operation. Survivors rode huge swells in lifeboats during the ordeal.
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North Atlantic
Scandinavia
Argentina
Newfoundland
Blue Jacket
Orion
Dunward J. Larson
Hasbrouck Heights
N.J
USNS
New York
Denylmark
Sweden
Oklahoma
Churchill Sets Cabinet Meeting On Berlin Jan Four talks
Prime Minister Winston Churchill called a full cabinet meeting for Tuesday to decide on Britain’s acceptance of Russia’s plan for a January 25 Big Four foreign ministers conference in Berlin.
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London
Winston Churchill
Britain
Russia
Berlin
Federal Aid Highway Allotment For State Is Set at $13,110,327
The federal aid highway allotment for Wisconsin totals 13,110,327 dollars with 5,816,900 for primary highway work 4,058,553 for section W 2,641,382 for urban highways and 593,492 for feeder roads. Funds become available Jan 1 1957 and must be used by June 30 1957. The act totals 575 million dollars divided among four main systems with federal aid. The distribution follows the Federal Highway Act of 1952 and often covers half of highway costs. An additional 2.12 million is allotted for highway improvements in national forests with Wisconsin receiving 125,457 dollars.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Iprincipal
Department of Commerce
Taipeh
Formosa
West Protests Russian Killing of German Boy
Western Allies demanded punishment for Red Army soldiers who shot 16-year-old Joachim Wozniak and wounded his mother Ida near Berlin and sought monetary indemnity before broader talks. West Berlin officials noted fatal shootings as tension rose amid Four Power conference preparations.
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Berlin
Red Army
Caldhere
Joachim Wozniak
Ida
West Berlin
Adalbert Wozniak
Germany
U.S
Wozniak
Hat Shop Proprietor Blames Truman for Loss of Business
Proprietor Lacks defies City License Commissioner McCaffrey by keeping a going out of business sign linking his views of Mr. Truman to his shop closure. McCaffrey says the sign must come down unless references are removed. Sacks refuses, stating the sign will stay in the window despite the ruling.
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Edward T. McCaffrey
Lacks
Mr. Truman
Truman
McCaffrey
Sacks
China
Flames Endanger 75 in Holyoke Block Fire
A pre dawn blaze ripped through four connected Holyoke buildings on High Street trapping 75 residents, including women and children. Firefighters evacuated occupants, with 35 carried down ladders and 30 rushed to Providence Hospital for smoke inhalation. none severely burned. Fire Chief John Rohan warned the structure may collapse as it burned.
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Holyoke
Mass
John Rohan
Providence Hospital
Eisenhower Plans Withdraw Two Divisions From Korea
President Eisenhower announced that two of the eight U S divisions in Korea would be withdrawn, prompting cheers from American soldiers and protests from South Korea. Seoul said replacements should come first and warned of Communist buildup, while Tokyo said the move would not be immediate and did not specify which divisions would depart.
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Seoul
Korea
Eisenhower
Tokyo
Pyun Jung Tae
North Korea
Pyun
Syngman Rhee
Oshkosh Man Dies In Traffic Accident
William F. Schroeder 78 of Vine Street was killed crossing Highway 41 45 north of Oshkosh when struck by a Milwaukee driver Lawrence F. Wanta 26 who said Schroeder ran in front of his car. No inquest scheduled. County toll reaches 27 rural deaths. Oshkosh adds three for a county total of 30 in 1953. Schroeder had been reported missing earlier that day.
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William F. Schroeder
Vine St
Oshkosh
Lawrence F. Wanta
N. Fratney St
Milwaukee
Winnebago County
Schroeder
Court Hearing On Narriman Divorce Set For Jan 19
In Helopolis Egypt a court hearing on ex Queen Narriman's divorce suit was postponed to January 19 as lawyers seek an amicable settlement. Narriman filed alleging adultery maltreatment mental cruelty and estrangement by former King Farouk.
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Narriman
Heliopolis
Egypt
Farouk
Western Leaders Weigh Delay to Big Four Talks
The United States Britain and France consider delaying a Big Four foreign ministers conference in response to a Soviet proposal. Officials suggest acceptance of postponement while pursuing the meeting, with Adenauer predicting acceptance and Moscow broadcasting continued opposition to Western free all-German elections.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
State Department
U. S
European Defense Community
EDC
Foreign Office
Berlin
Russia
Bannetty
Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Moscow Radio
London
Young man dies in Russian roulette attempt
New York 19 year old Bert Gagley lost a second time at Russian roulette when he placed a 38 revolver to his temple with two brothers present. Two chambers were loaded. The first pull yielded an empty chamber, the second ended in a fatal shot.
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New York
Bert Gagley
Nehru Shouted Down During Rally at Shrine
In Bombay on Sunday security police hurried Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru away from a rally near a Sikh shrine as demonstrators shouted Nehru go back. The crowd's outcry interrupted the event and forced a prompt retreat by officials.
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Nehru
Shrine
Bombay
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Nixon's Dad Improves After Gastric Bleeding
Frank A. Nixon, father of the vice president, is no longer listed as critically ill at St. Joseph's Hospital Phoenix. He is recovering from a gastric hemorrhage.
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Phoenix, Ariz.p
Frank A. Nixon
St. Joseph's Hospital
Quirino Grants Pardon to 52 Japanese War Criminals
President Elpidio Quirino announced clemency for 52 Japanese war criminals whose death sentences were commuted last July. The move comes as his term ends this Wednesday, reflecting a broader policy shift on wartime penalties.
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Manila
Elpidio Quirino
Quirino
Three Day Yuletide Toll Near All Time Record
United Press reports traffic deaths over the Christmas weekend totaled 733, with 545 traffic fatalities the prior record. California led at 45, followed by New York 31, Texas and Ohio 30 each. Weather and long trips spurred danger. 16 died in Wisconsin traffic incidents.
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United Press
National Safety Council
California
New York
Texas
Ohio
Wdlinois
Wyoming
Rhode Island
North Dakota
Idaho
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Beloit State Senator Robinson Dies at 69
Beloit native and three term Republican Robert P. Robinson died at his home after a recent illness following abdominal surgery in Madison. He chaired the education and welfare committee and served on the legislative procedure committee during three terms. He taught at Beloit High School, served in the Army, and later entered advertising before election. He is survived by his wife Clare.
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Beloit
Robert P. Robinson
Robinson
Wisconsin General Hospital
Madison
Wisconsin
Senate
Beloit College
Beloit High School
Clare
Nazis Freed by Soviets 224 Return to Germany from Camp Friedland
224 German war prisoners freed by the Soviets crossed the Iron Curtain at Camp Friedland. Among them 67 were women with children born in Russia. They belonged largely to the Nazi SS and had served about ten years of sentences averaging 23 years.
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Friedland
Germany
Women’s Army of
Red Cross
Republican National Committee Meets in Washington for 1954 Campaign
The Republican National Committee will convene in Washington on February 56 to plan the party’s strategy for the 1954 senatorial and statewide campaigns.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
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