Planes Bring 48 Tons Of Gold From Reach Of Reds In Orient
Anchorage dispatch details 48 tons of gold evacuated by air from Far East non Communist areas. Trans Ocean Airlines DC-4s carried about 14 500 pounds per trip from Tokyo via Shemya to Anchorage en route to Oakland and the New York Federal Reserve Bank. Troops with submachine guns guarded the landings as mechanics repaired a cracked cylinder on a recent plane.
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Orient
Anchorage
Alaska
Far East
Tokyo
Trans Ocean Airlines
Ching Kai-shek
China
Formosa
Elmendorf Field
Shemya
Aleutian Islands
Oakland
Calif
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Transocean Airlines
Pacific
Trans Ocean
Winter storm batters western and central states
A major snow windstorm disrupts the Pacific Northwest then moves into the Rocky Mountain region with blizzard conditions forecast for Montana and Wyoming. Oregon Washington Idaho northern California and northern Nevada endure strong winds and heavy snowfall.
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Associated Press
Pacific Northwest
Rocky Mountain
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
California
Nevada
Montana
Wyoming
Ski Trains Canceled Amid Heavy Cascade Snow
Milwaukee Road canceled ski trains to the Cascade Mountains for the weekend due to heavy snow. Seattle police faced slowed traffic as snow and cold weather froze sirens on patrol cars.
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Seattle
Wash
The
Milwaukee Road
Cascade Mountains
Blizzard Prompts Severe Cold Across North Central
A winter storm blasted Northern Montana and the Northern Great Lakes region with temperatures from 20 to 25 below zero and winds up to 80 mph. Minne sota faced a blizzard while heavy snow fell in Upper Michigan and cold conditions spread across most of the North Central States.
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Montana
Minnesota
North Central Region
Great Lakes
North Central States
Upper Michigan
Snow Deepens in Flagstaff and Northern Arizona
Snow fell across Flagstaff and other parts of Northern Arizona with more expected tomorrow. Eight inches lay on the ground at Flagstaff, five inches at Grand Canyon, as a cold front from the Weather Bureau forecast snow and strong winds in northern areas over the weekend. Temperatures were mostly in the mid thirties, with lows around 26 to 35 and highs in the fifties.
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Associated Press
Flagstaff
Arizona
Grand Canyon
United States Weather Bureau
Phoenix
Tucson
Gila Bend
Yuma
Douglas
Two Miners Trapped as Rain Slows Rescue in Pa
Rescue workers faced heavy rains and miles of mud at the Boston colliery on Broad Mountain in Mahanoy City, Pa. Two miners, Joseph Burda 30 and Edward Burda 25, remained buried after a cave-in with no confirmed survivors. Their brother Frank 19 escaped, and officials noted possible tapping sounds but offered no certainty of life.
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Mahanoy City
Joseph Burda
Edward
Old Boston
Broad Mountain
Pennsylvania
Frank
John Morgan
Frackville
Bolivians Declare State of Siege Across Bolivia
In a January 14 report from La Paz AP says the Bolivian government declared a state of siege throughout Bolivia after a cabinet meeting. The decree targets the Nationalist Revolutionary Movement for alleged unrest and false reports of clashes. The communique notes, however, that quiet prevails nationwide amid ongoing revolt threats and past revolutionary plots in La Paz and eastern Bolivia.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Nationalist Revolutionary Movement
MNR
Schoolboy Solo Emerges From Phoenix Symphony Spotlight
Sixteen year old Bobby Herman of East Campbell Avenue stands out as the youngest Phoenix Symphony Orchestra member. He plays solo clarinet in Debussy’s Rhapsody for Clarinet at the Symphony Youth Concerts at Phoenix Union High School Auditorium. Bobby aims for Juilliard after this season and says practice comes naturally.
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Bobby Herman
Campbell Avenue
Phoenix Symphony Orchestra
Louis Herman
Phoenix Union High School
Bobby
Debussy
Busses Crash Near Gaylord Leaves Several Dead
State police report a collision between a school bus and a Greyhound bus near Gaylord Michigan with at least two or three believed killed. The accident occurred today and authorities pursue more details on casualties and conditions of passengers.
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Gaylord
Mich
INS
Greyhound
Sunday events and venues in Phoenix schedule
A list of Sunday activities across Phoenix including church services at the Gazette and Republic Building stop at 7 30 a m. an illustrated lecture on Arizona natural resources at Desert Botanical Garden at 3 and 4 pm. a Mesa Junior Chamber trek to Superstition Mountains at 11 am from Maricopa Inn. racing events at various venues and a writers club program.
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Phoenix Dons Club
Gazette and Republic
van Buren Street
Arizona
Desert Botanical Garden
Papago Park
Mesa Junior Chamber of Commerce
Superstition Mountains
Maricopa Inn
Mesa
Arizona Bulldog Club
Encanto Park
Phoenix Writers’ Club
Arizona Museum
West van Buren Street
Arizona Horse Her Club
Windsor Square Stables
North Seventh Treet
South Mountains Speedway
House Control Fight Endangers Truman Fair Deal
In Washington the battle for House control pits administration Democrats against a GOP Dixie coalition. They seek to revoke a 21 day rule empowering rules committee chairmen to force votes, threatening prompt action on the Fair Employment Practices Bill. Sabath signals possible delay beyond January 23.
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Washington
Truman
House
Rules Committee
Adolph Sabath
Illinois
Casa Grande Women Rally Against Vice in Public Meeting
Casa Grande women plan a mass meeting at the high school auditorium at 8 p m Tuesday to discuss law violations around the town. Telegrams signed by Mrs A J Barmes seek attendance from county officials, the governor, the attorney general and federal agents to ensure closed establishments and deter vice activities.
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Phoenix Gazette
Casa Grande
A. J. Barmes
Air Force glider crash at Fort Benning kills 13
At Fort Benning Georgia a crash in a paratroop glider killed 13 servicemen including 11 student paratroopers, a sergeant instructor and the glider's pilot 2nd Lt Robert D Henley of Columbia Missouri. Five survivors from 17 aboard, one died later. Debris scattered 700 feet as witnesses described a steep glide and ground impact. The planed gliders were released from a C-82 and crashes marked the school’s first fatal accident since 1946.
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Lawson Air Force Base Hospital
Robert D. Henley
Columbia
Car Upset Kills Texas Motorist in Mesa
Raymond W. Jones Jr., 26, of Weatherford Texas, died when he fell asleep at 5:30 a.m. driving on U S Highway 60 east of Mesa his car left the road and overturned His brother Charles 22 was hurt severely with head lacerations and shock The death is listed as the 16th traffic fatality this year by the State Highway Department No inquest will be held per coroner W E Wallace
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Phoenix Gazette
Mesa
Raymond W. Jones, Jr
Weatherford
Tex
Here
Charles
Southside District Hospital
Raymond
Superior Mortuary
Andrew Morgan
Jones
State Highway Department
W. E. Wallace
Florence
Fire kills mother and child at Chaumont home
Mrs. Helen Hart, 43, wife of a noted boat dealer and yachtsman, and her 4 year old daughter died today in a blaze that destroyed their Chaumont area residence. Hart, Jr., husband, was in New York City on a motorboat outing at the time.
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Chaumont
N. Y
Helen Hart
New York
Robert F. Hart, Jr
New York City
Broken Sub Explored No Signs Of Life
CHATHAM England Jan 14 AP Frogmen crawled inside the broken submarine Truculent in its ocean grave today and found no signs of life. The toll stood at 65 lost and 15 saved with 10 bodies picked up at sea. Divers seek rescue path for the sunken hulk while Admiralty warns salvage could take days or months depending on air and buoyancy.
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Chatham
England
Thames Estuary
Divina
Admiralty
Russians Deny East Germany Pact Report
East German foreign ministry spokesman called a newspaper claim that Moscow and East Berlin signed a military defense pact a complete fabrication. The denial came from Frankfurt via Reuters dispatch dated January 14.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Foreign Ministry
East Germany
Noted People Weigh In From Entertainment and Politics
Elizabeth Taylor says her career comes first and marriage will wait five to six years as she focuses on making it a good one. Senator Tom Connally warns subordinates not to oppose his policies. Ernest A. Gross defends the U N against Russian walkout tactics, saying the body is strong enough to endure them.
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Hollywood
Elizabeth Taylor
Ernest A. Gross
United States
United Nations
Security Council
Nation Moves To Evacuate All Personnel
The State Department announced that Chinese Communists seized the Peiping American consular compound and ordered all official personnel recalled from Communist China. About 86 American officials in Peiping, including Consul General O. Eamund Clubb, were affected as authorities arranged evacuation and preserved or destroyed archives and code materials. Butterworth called the seizure unprecedented and indicated facilities would be used to remove all American citizens who wish to depart.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Peiping
China
O. Eamund
Communist
Walton Butterworth
Butterworth
Temperatures Logged At Various Times Across the Day
A series of recorded temperatures shows readings from 3 to 40 degrees at multiple times including 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 9:30 in the late night and morning hours, with values ranging from the low thirties to forty degrees.
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Anchorage Daily News
Linda Brown
San Antonio
Linda
Schoolboy
Robert Lawrence
Symphony
Lawrence
Julliard School of Music
Bulletin
Greyhound Park
Phoenix Rod and Gun Club
South Mountains Range
Phoenix Trap
McDowell Road
Gop
Air Force
Fort Benning, Ga
Uncle Sam
Melvin L. Minnix
Minnix
Henley
A. C. Parker
Infantry Training Center Public Information Office
Texas
Tom Connally
Tientsin
Shanghai
Tsingtao
Nanking
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