Costa Rica Deploys Troops for Key Battle in Liberia
Costa Rica sends troops and equipment north toward Liberia as three rebel columns close in, aiming to crush the revolt in a decisive clash. The government reports 19,000 mobilized to confront the rebels and denies foreign nation involvement, while Inter-American investigators monitor the border region from the Panama Canal Zone.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Locral
Liberia
Ahishwar
Here
Inter-Ameri
U.S. Caribbean
Searty Panama Canal Zone
Sose
Oirdais
Costa
Nicareguen
Vencézsel
Clan of Americar
Teo
United States
Ecuador
Mexico
Paraguay
Nicaragua
Venezuela
Villa Quesada
Guatemala
Mucaresuala
Jose Figueres
Missing atomic energy documents raise alarm in Britain
British Atomic Energy Authority says papers on industrial development of atomic energy went missing from a London office. Document content deemed non secret with no military information. Scotland Yard noted report of loss on January 10 but denied foreign involvement.
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London
Britain
Atemic Energy Authority
British Electrical Authority
Statemnt
Scotland Yard
33 Chute To Safety From Flying Boxcar
A 33 man Operation Snowbird paratroop drop over Ladd Air Force Base Fairbanks Alaska ended with all safely on the ground after one engine failed. First Lt Robert Bruckner ordered the men to jump while the aircraft returned to base and the six man crew landed the craft. Pvt Richard C Welch recalled the jump as safer than expected and the unit’s members were from the 30rd RCT Support Co Camp Campbell Kentucky. The flight originated from Sewart Air Force Base Tennessee as the final leg of a three thousand man exercise beginning Monday. The crew was from the 5th Treeo Carrier Squadron Charleston South Carolina.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Ladd Air Force Base
Biant Army Air Force
Sewart Air Force Base
Tenn
Sewart
Whitehorse
Yukon
Anchorage
Nenana
Camp Campbell
Charleston
5.C
Jet Engine Fails But Airman Lands Safely at Madison
Capt. William Gatschet, 27, of Madison, made a safe landing at Truax Air Force Base after his jet engine failed. He jettisoned his extra fuel tank and rocket launcher in the disposal area before performing a powerless landing. Officials did not immediately determine the cause.
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Madison
William Gatschet
Truax Air Forces Base
Gatschet
Richard Golden
Daylight Time Bills Proposed in Wisconsin Legislature
The Wisconsin Assembly speaker and a young member introduced daylight saving time bills. They propose clocks ahead at 1 a.m. on the last Sunday of April and back at 2 a.m. on the last Sunday of September. Catlin’s measure would require voter approval via referendum.
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Madison
Wisconsin Assembly
Mark Catlin
R-Appleton
George Wincrow
Wisconsin
Catlin
Milwaukee Legislater
Reds Offer To Share Data On Atomic Energy
Soviet Foreign Minister announced at a news conference that the Soviet Union is ready to hand over scientific and technical experience from operating an industrial atomic energy plant. The information would be published in a report to the United Nations Committee on Atomic Energy.
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Atoscow
IPF
Triat
Ari Ty
Leonid Aichey
Tnid
Soviet Union
United Nations Committee On Atomic Energy
Omena
Panes
S¢Ere i
China
United States
Reads
Meek Lady Interrupts House Floor For Lecture on Behavior
Grace Jackson Clark of New Kensington Pa briefly entered the House chamber seeking recognition for a nationwide broadcast. She told reporters she wished to deliver a lecture on behavior and hoped to address the Senate, but was escorted out by House attendants and warned to keep unauthorized people off the floor.
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Washington
Uute
Capito
Peice
Pete
House of Representatives
Sam Rayburn
Neepe
Zeake W. Johnson Jr
House
Grace Jackson Clark
New Kensington
Clark
United Press
Congress
Senate
Mrs. James Farley Dies in New York
Mrs. James A. Farley widow of the former postmaster general and former Democratic national chairman died in New York. Farley’s office announced she would not want public notice on the day of her passing.
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New York
James A. Farley
Farley
Senate Resolution Denounces Communists in Fast Move
The Senate moves to quickly pass a resolution denouncing Communists and urging continued probes. The measure, sponsored by 54 senators, would record Senate views without binding force, with Lyndon Johnson and others pushing swift floor action. McCarthy warned of political theater between the executive and legislative branches over the Peress case and airman negotiations.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Fourmiitees
Lynden B. ‘Dehnson
Texas
House
Daniel D-Tex
Daniel
Irving Peress
New York
Sen
McCarthy
R-W
Peress
Dan
Pfc
Marvin L. Belsky
Army
Murphy General Hospital
Waltham
Belsky
Young Men Hold Top Posts in Wisconsin Legislature
The opening of the 1953 Wisconsin legislature shows seven top leadership roles held by men under 50, led by Sen. Frank Panzer at 130. The group includes Warren Knowles, Henry Maier, Paul Rogan, Robert G. Marnitz, and Robert T. Huber, with an average age of 42 among leaders and 48 for the full slate. Cloudy with snow, Minnesota colder, temperatures and winds noted.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Frank Panzer
Oakfield
Ihe
Senate
Warren Knowles
Nmmond
Henry Maier
Milwaukee
Paul Rogan
Ladysmith
Appleton
Lican
Assembly
Robert G. Marniz
Shawana
Cathn Irs
Leneth
Associated Press
Mos
Inast Coléer
Neith
Sisie
Minnesota
Saturnas
Menasha Dam
Buckstaff Observatory Weather Report Brief
The Buckstaff Observatory notes for Wednesday 8 p m to Thursday 4 p m show a maximum temperature of 25 and a minimum of 15 degrees with a trace of snow and a monthly precipitation deficiency of .21 inches. Last year same period logged 16 and -8 degrees.
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Buckstaff Observatory
Solons Back Draft and Pay Hike as UMIT Faces Reserve Fight
Congress backs a four year draft extension and a selective pay increase averaging about 6.7 percent, while opposition grows to a sweeping National Reserve Plan featuring compulsory after service training for 100 000 youths annually and six years of reserve duty. Leaders warn Eisenhower must rally full support for the reserve program to pass.
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Washington
Ucp
Eisenhower
Congress
Debsie
Carl Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Jena
Vince Hevor
Distress Call From Steellore Freighter Aids Coast Guard
The 550-foot Bethlehem Steel freighter Steelore with a 41 member crew sent a distress message as it listed in a storm off the Atlantic. The Coast Guard intercepted the SOS and the Queen of Bermuda altered course to assist, being 99 miles away. The Steelore sails from Wilmington Delaware and operates under Bethlehem Steel Corp. authority.
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Norfolk
Steelore
Coast Guard
Charleston
S. C
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Wimington
Det
New York
Bermuda
Icy Roads Report Across Wisconsin Cities
The Madison area and several regions report icy road conditions with patches of slick pavement. Travel advisories note hazards on routes near Black River Falls Eau Claire Wausau and nearby communities with better conditions around Madison and Lan.
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Madison
Seth
Sheppy Stevens
Black River
Eau Claire
Wausau
Mantewoc
Marinetle
Hesward
Lan
Crossing in Delavan Scene of Fatal Crash
Reported crash in Delavan involving a pedestrian named Stephan who was struck by a train at a street crossing. Stephan had moved to Delavan six weeks earlier from Palmyra to manage the Delavan music theater.
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Delavan
Jusin
Stephan
Cress-Net
Palmyra
Jefferson County
Delavan Music Theater
French Chief and Adenauer to Discuss Saar Pact and Arms Policy
French Premier Mendes-France and Chancellor Adenauer meet for a daylong conference in Paris focusing on the Saar dispute and the 23 October Saar agreement. They plan to discuss a European arms pool and joint use of industrial resources to aid backward regions in France and West Germany.
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Germane
Pierre Mendes- France
Haly
Konrad Adenauer
France
Germany
Saar
Miensel Idistas
Cfel
Wesr
West Germany
Hetcan
Soviet Union
Mendes-France
Afena
Adenauer
Tachen Island Reported Quiet After Naval Movements
Report from Taipei Formosa notes Tachen Island remains quiet after clashes and wartime activity. Nationalist forces move troops toward the area while naval channels report no new shelling or bombardment nearby.
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Tachen Island
Formosa
Gare
Aunecraft
UW Fraternity Given Social Probation for Serving Liquor
Alpha Delta Phi at the University of Wisconsin was placed on social probation for serving hard liquor at a December 11 cocktail party. The committee banned social events, restricted member access to the house for a month, and may restore privileges after May. Dean Theodore Ziman noted prior meetings and new officer elections preceded the action.
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UW Fraternity
Madison P
University of Wisconsin
Alpha Delta Phi
Wisconsin
University
ADP
Theodore Ziman
Almum
Record Cold Snap Reported in Verkhoyansk Siberia
London radio noted temperatures in Verkhoyansk dipping to minus 5 degrees on Thursday night, with historic references to February 1892 when 90 below was recorded, described as possibly the coldest on record.
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London
Moscow Radio
Verkhoyansk
Siberia
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U.S
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Chou
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Biesenhower
Jean Foster Dulles
Armia Soder
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Tara
Iee
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Hany
UPI
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Idlewild
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Red Chinese
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Hammarskjeld
Lodese
Hammarskjolld
John Foster DoHes
Eisenheur
Ham- Bodee
Hammarskynid
International
Dshn E. Hull
U.N. Far East
Peking
Peiping
U.N
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Lodge
Mooi Flhors
Robertson
State Department
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Dag Hammarskjold
New York City
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Andrew Cordier
UMIT
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