Ohio River Crest Reached 55.4 Feet With Slow Fall
The Ohio River crest reached 55.4 feet around midnight Saturday with a slow fall noted Sunday. By 1 p.m. today the stage was 54.55 feet as gauges at Cincinnati and other points showed continuing recession. Flood warnings included blocked Route 2 near Huntington and ongoing pumping at Portsmouth and New Boston.
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Greenup
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Lucasville
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Madison Sts
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Ohio Valley
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Powellsville
Pine Creek
Lawrence County
Scioto County
Huntington
Pt. Pleasant
Road Commission
U.S
Ohio River
Portsmouth General Hospital
Sewards
Charles Ottney
Russell Imes
Skeans
Rhodes
GOP Senators Split Over Acheson Ouster Push
Republican leaders failed to decide on Senator Ives of New York's bid to declare no confidence in Secretary of State Acheson. In a closed four-man subcommittee meeting they considered a removal resolution but reached no conclusion.
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New York
Senate Republicans
State Acheson
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Ives
Acheson
New York Republican
Subcommittee
G.O.P
Truman
New York City
Dwight R. G. Palmer
Two Auto Crashes On Ice In Portsmouth Area
Two men were treated for injuries after ice caused crashes on weekend roads near Portsmouth. Clarence Skeans and Albert Baum suffered lacerations and bruises when vehicles skidded on ice and collided with poles, guard rails, and embankments. Wayne Lundberg reported damage from an unspecified collision.
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Clarence Skeans
Rhodesay
Albert Baum
Cincinnati
West Union
Baum
Scioto
Adams County
Truman weighs national emergency plan with top advisers
President Truman met Democratic and Republican leaders to discuss declaring a national emergency and wage price controls. Taft and Rayburn attended preliminary talks as the White House pressed for a bipartisan approach amid growing signs action may come this week.
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Truman
Taft
Ohio
White House
Senate
G.O.P
Rayburn
Texas
National Security Council
Stephen Early
Early
Inside The Times Page Dead 19 Deaths Round About Dickens
Fragment reads like a page index with references to death notices, a feature on Dickens, and Portsmouth items. It lists markets and want ads across pages 18 through 22.
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Dickens Carol
Portsmouth
Rau To Unveil New Korean Peace Plan
India’s Sir Benegal Rau prepares a United Nations peace plan for Korea with a cease fire and a possible demilitarized zone. It may call for direct talks with Peiping and U.N. negotiated settlement, with U.S. opposition noted. Rau awaits 13 Asian nations’ input and public disclosure.
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Lake Success
India
Sir Benegal N. Rau
Korea
United Nations
China
38Th Parallel
U.S
Peiping
Washington
U.N
State Department
Department
U S Orders Cut In Rubber
The government ordered reduced natural rubber use in new automobile tires. The National Production Authority set January and February quotas to cut consumption by 28 percent from November levels, with an earlier November quota of 52 000 tons. Total monthly rubber use reached 90 000 tons.
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Washington
National Production Authority
NPA
British Conservative Leader Oliver Stanley Dies in Reading
Oliver Stanley aged 54 a prominent Conservative figure and former cabinet member died after a long illness in Reading England last night AP reports.
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Reading
England
Oliver Stanley
Conservative
Threat Of Red Sabotage Chapter 7 Comrades Told To Join Groups
A national Communist leader urged comrades in the East to infiltrate church and community groups with the goal of subverting them. The drive, part of a broader united front, seeks to recruit in religious and civic settings to push appeasement, peace telegrams, and anti UN actions while blaming Gen Douglas MacArthur.
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Fendall Yerxa
Ogden R. Reida
Communist Party
United Front
National Party
United States
United Nations
Congress
Douglas MacArthur
Suspects May Refuse to Answer Grand Jury Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 0 that witnesses may refuse to answer grand jury questions without risking prosecution under anti subversive laws. Justice Black delivered the opinion noting the Smith Act could threaten future prosecutions. The ruling leaves in place the right to penalize those who refuse to testify to congressional committees.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Patricia Blau
Denver
Congress
Hugo Black
Tom Clark
New York
Justice Black
Mrs. Blau
Truman Gets Rent Controls
Congress clears a bill extending federal rent controls to March 31 and sends it to President Truman who is expected to sign. House and Senate action set a 90 day and 60 day extension respectively, with local communities able to end federal controls by council resolution.
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Truman
House
Senate House
Senate
O.k
Congress
MacArthur Sees UN Command In Shape After Korean Fronts
Gen. MacArthur flew to Korea for a briefing on the UN command amid heavy fighting near Changjin Reservoir. He praised morale and fighting capacity, said enemy losses far exceed UN losses, and noted Reds failed in a plan to encircle UN forces.
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MacArthur
Korea
United Nations Command
Hamhung
Changjin Reservoir
Hungnam
U.S. 10Th Corps
U.N
United Nations
U.S
1St Marine Division
Army
7Th Infantry Division
Marines Endure Harsh Retreat In Korea Fight
US Marines crushed six Chinese divisions in the Changjin retreat saga in northeast Korea. Observers report Leathernecks' stubborn defense reduced enemy combat effectiveness as Lt. Col. Henderson praised the division for escaping a Chinese death trap and continuing a grueling 32 mile descent.
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Changjin
F. P. Henderson
Gary
Ind
Lemuel C. Shepherd
Fleet Marine Force, Pacific
Korea
MacBeth
Koto
Yudam
Hagaru
Kato
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