New Storm Hits North and Bay Area Weather
A fresh storm crossed northern California bringing rain and heavy winds. It heads toward Southern California tonight with more snow forecast above 4000 feet. The Bay Area faced its heaviest rainfall in 50 years and Reno’s passes were choked. Floods drove 2,500 from homes as trains delayed up to 40 hours.
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Big Three Refer Russia Atom Plan to UN Board
Western powers led by the United States Britain and France decided to ask the United Nations to refer Russia's surprise atomic proposal to the twelve power disarmament commission. The group, including Ernest A Gross Selwyn Lloyd and Jean Chauvet, will present the recommendation to the main Political Committee ahead of full debate. Chauvet will speak for the trio.
Chinese Smash U N Attack In Heavy Fighting
Waves of Chinese counter-attacks hit a United Nations defense on Christmas ridge, costing at least 100 Chinese lives. The 8th Army called it the heaviest action of the new year. Elsewhere, U.N. forces near Panmunjom stalled and then retook a position as allied troops regrouped. The USS Wisconsin fired 16 inch shells at eastern coast targets, delivering heavy bombardment.
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Panmunjom
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Wisconsin
Kansong-Kosong
Weather and frost watch for Southern California rain and snow
The weather service issues a frost warning for Southern California citrus areas with minimums staying above 32 degrees. Rain and mountain snow expected tonight into Tuesday with showers across the southern interior and rising winds. Bear Valley reports heavy snow and Redlands slated for more rain, while temperatures edge down slightly and conditions stay stormy.
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Defense Rests In Costello Contempt Case
The defense rested today in the contempt of senate trial of Frank Costello without calling the gambler to testify. George Wolf concluded his case in about one hour and ten minutes before a federal court jury of 10 men and two women. The defense read portions of Costello's Senate Crime Investigating Committee testimony. Summations and Judge Sylvester J. Ryan's charge followed, with the case to be given to the jury later.
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Senate
Frank Costello
George Wolf
Costello
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Sylvester J. Ryan
Man Held For Blackjack Attack In Palm Springs
Palm Springs police held Carl Neal Helms of Santa Monica in the city jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly attacked real estate man Ernes Dunlevie. Dunlevie, who reported the incident, beat Helms and helped arrest him after learning Helms was paid fifty dollars for the job.
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Carl Neal Helms
Santa Monica
Helms
Ernes Dunlevie
Dunlevie
Benny and Mary Benny Mark Silver Anniversary
Hollywood celebrates a silver wedding anniversary for comedian Jack Benny and wife Mary Livingstone. The couple, married in Waukegan Illinois after meeting in Los Angeles, marked the milestone amid congratulatory messages from fans worldwide.
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Mary Benny
Hollywood
Jack Benny
Mary Livingstone
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Jack
Waukegan
Los Angeles
O'Conor of Maryland Not To Seek Re election
Sen. Herbert R. O'Conor, a Democrat from Maryland, will not run for re election this year. He plans to return to private law practice after one term to campaign for his views without political considerations. O'Conor was elected to the Senate in 1946.
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Herbert R. O'Conor
Western Powers Reach Barter Pact On Steel Aluminum Tin
Three Western powers the United States Britain and Canada reportedly agreed on a barter deal trading American steel for British aluminum and Malayan tin. Details awaited from Washington after Churchill Truman talks with Knowllys Cherwell Wilson heading talks on defense material.
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United States
Great Britain
Canada
Winston Churchill
Truman
Washington
Churchill
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Louis St. Laurent
New York
Congress
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Charles E. Wilson
Lord Cherwell
Viscount Knowllys
Britain
U. S
Committee To Approve UMT Training Plan From Hearings Begin
Members of the House Armed Services committee said they will likely approve universal military training. Hearings on UMT start tomorrow with debate over the exact program. They expect a law requiring induction of all able bodied men at 18 into a National Security Training Corps for six months of basic training, then five years in the reserves.
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House Armed Services Committee
House
National Security Training Corps
Negro Soldier Finally Buried in Private Cemetery
In Phoenix Arizona Thomas C Reed an 18 year old Negro private first class killed in Korea was buried with full military honors after Greenwood Memorial Park agreed to bury Negro soldiers despite its policy. The burial was delayed six weeks by red tape before the private funeral at a private cemetery.
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Ariz
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Greenwood Memorial Park
Truman unveils plan to reform Internal Revenue Bureau
President Truman sent to Congress a sweeping reform plan for the scandal plagued Internal Revenue Bureau. It would abolish 64 collectors, replace them with up to 25 district commissioners under civil service, remove most positions from patronage, keep the top commissioner appointed by the president with Senate confirmation, and auto take effect in 90 days unless rejected.
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Film Fame May Not Be Fleeting
Psychoanalyst Dr Mason Rose names five actresses and five actors expected to be most important thespians 100 years hence from a poll of Hollywood Athletic Club members. Woman picks include Greta Garbo Jane Russo Bette Davis Barbara Stanwyck and Jane Wyman. Men include Laurence Olivier Charles Chaplin Marlon? Gable Charles Laughton and Laurel and Hardy.
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Hollywood Athletic Club
Greta Garbo
Jane Russo
Bette Davis
Barbara Stanwyck
Jane Wyman
Laurmnce Olivier
Charles Chaplin
Mark Gable
Charles Laughton
Laurel and Hardy
Irrigated Acreage In U S Rises 25 Percent
The Commerce Department reports U S irrigated acreage grew about 25 percent from 1949 to 1950, marking the largest decade rise. About 26,240,000 acres were irrigated in 20 states in 1949, with Texas posting the biggest rise and California second.
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Washington
Commerce Department
United States
Texas
California
London Hails Carlsen as Danes Honor Skipper
Capt Henrik Kurt Carlsen received the Order of the Dannebrog from Denmark's King Frederick in London. He heads to New York for a ticker tape welcome after the Enterprise rescue saga. Crowds cheered at the Danish Club as Carlsen toured London before his Pan Am flight to the United States.
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Henrik Kurt Carlsen
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Frederick
Count Eduard Reventlow
Pan American Airlines
Falmouth
Carlses
Governor’s House
Enterprise
Tidelands Bill Action Sought
Senator Connally seeks to force Interior and Insular Affairs to bring the tidelands oil bill to the floor using a rare resolution. The House passed the measure July 30 1951, urging coastal state title to submerged lands three miles seaward from low water mark,potentially billions in oil off Texas Louisiana and California shores.
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Washington
Tom Connally
D-Tex
Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
Senate
Connally
Texas Democrat
House
Senate Interior Committee
Supreme Court
Texas
Louisiana
California
Rescue Ships Battle Gales and Missing Crew
Twelve planes joined three ships in a North Pacific search for 46 Pennsylvania crewmen six days after the freighter cracked and sank. Coast Guard crews braved 50 mph offshore winds and 45-foot seas, with air searches limited by storms. No trace found of the four iceboats or the crew. search to continue indefinitely as debris was sighted last week.
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Seattle
North Pacific
Pennsylvania
Coast Guard
George P. Plover
Klamath
Stonetown
Economists Predict Broad Global Prosperity Ahead
Five leading economists including James W. Angell of Columbia University predict continuing world prosperity. They foresee sustained upward production globally with only minor setbacks, a general upward price trend, and avoidance of disastrous price declines like those of the early 1930s.
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Paris
United States
United Nations
James W. Angell
Columbia University
Navy Patrol Bomber Crashes Near Yokohama
A four engine U S Navy Privateer patrol bomber with 12 aboard crashed and burned six miles southwest of Yokohama during a routine reconnaissance mission. Navy said three bodies had been recovered and some crew may have parachuted before impact after two engines failed on one wing.
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Navy
Tokyo
Plane Crashes Short of LaGuardia. 36 Rescued
A Northeast Airlines Convair ditched in the East River a half mile from LaGuardia in bad weather. All 36 aboard were rescued. five seriously injured and two with minor injuries. Pilot Alva V. Marsh led the crew, with co-pilot Austin Briggs and stewardess Carolyn Hull among the last to leave.
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Northeast Airlines Convair
East River
LaGuardia Field
Harbor Dcraft
Flushing
Queens General Hospital
Barber Police
Coast Guard
Floyd Bennet Naval Air Station
Crow
Alva V. Marsh
Winthrop
Mass
Austin E. Briggs
Hanover Center
Carolyn M. Hull
Gloucester
Boston
Red Charges Of Lying Break Up Truce Meeting
In PANMUNJOM the armistice talks nearly collapsed as Rear Adm. Libby accused the U N command of lying and demanded an apology before recessing the session until 11 a m tomorrow. North Korea's Maj Gen Lee Sang Cho countered but agreed to the pause as committees recessed amid cross accusations about aerial activity over Manchuria and plans for repatriation.
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Panmunjom
United Nations Command
U.N. Command
U. N
R. E. Libby
Lee Sang Cho
Libby
U.N
Hsieh Fang
Flanders Signals Preference in Presidential Endorsement
Sen Ralph Flanders said the Republican party needs a presidential nominee with broad appeal to win both the White House and Congress. He suggested Dwight D. Eisenhower as a stronger candidate than Robert A. Taft, but remained officially neutral on endorsing either, noting a hesitant tilt toward Eisenhower.
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Ralph BE. Flanders
R-Vt
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White House
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Robert A. Tait
Flanders
Eisenhower
Stop-Work Move Threatens West Coast Ships
San Francisco officers of the Marine Cooks and Stewards union threaten a stop work move to cripple West Coast shipping unless the Wage Stabilization Board approves a shorter work week at full wages. Officials said members may refuse to sign on any ship on and after Friday, limiting coastal shipping to those not affected. The work stoppage will be submitted to the tank and file Thursday for approval.
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Marine Cooks and Stewards Union (Inc
Wage Stabilization Board
FBI Agent Killed by Own Revolver in Los Angeles
FBI agent Allan J. Donohue aged 25 was killed when his service .38 revolver discharged accidentally as he examined it at a boarding house where he lived with other new agents. Police reported the weapon fired a bullet into his head.
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Los Angeles
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Allan J. Donohue
Donahue
Earl Visiting British Princess at Sandringham
Red haired Earl of Dalkeith 28 visits Princess Margaret at Sandringham. The British press debates a potential match to Elizabeth and Philip era, with sources saying no engagement is imminent though it may happen someday.
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Johnny Dalkeith
Earl of Dalkeith
Margaret
Sandringham
Elizabeth
Philip
Ike's Backers Call For Support
About 1200 representatives from state and county Republican central committees were urged to back General Dwight Eisenhower as a presidential candidate to ensure a Republican victory next fall. The Draft Eisenhower Volunteers of Los Angeles sent letters to delegates for the San Francisco committee meeting January 17, reminding them that the GOP’s main job is to win the election.
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Republican Central Committees
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
San Francisco
GOP
Grofe Marries Anna May Lampton in Las Vegas Honeymoon
Composer Ferde Grofe, famed for the Grand Canyon Suite, wed Anna May Lampton, 43, at the Last Frontier hotel in Las Vegas. The couple began their honeymoon the day after Grofe's 21 year marriage ended by divorce.
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Ferde Grofe
Anna May Lampton
Last Frontier Hotel
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