U S nun killed in Egypt sparks probe and clashes
In Ismailia fighting erupts as British troops raid guerrilla ammo depot. Four guerrillas die and a British officer is seriously wounded. U S embassy says Egypt will investigate the nun Sister Anthony's death as Britain accuses Cairo of instability in the Suez Canal Zone. Bridget Ann Tibbles, born in Croton-on-Hudson, taught near British camps.
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Suez Canal
London
Britain
Suez Canal Zone
Cairo
U.S
Ibrahim Farag Pasha
Jefferson Caffery
Caffery
Farag
Anthony
Sisters of Charity
St. Vincent de Poul Society
U. S
Canal Zone
Johnson
Bridget Ann Tibbers
Croton-on-Hudson
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Weather sketch for Southern California January 1952
Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow with thunderstorms near mountains and scattered snow flurries above 4000 feet. Locally cooler tonight. In Pomona the forecast calls for a 28 degree minimum frost risk in citrus districts. no heavy rain expected, some ground moisture noted in Redlands.
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California
Pomona
U.S. Weather Bureau
Jimmy Dud
Redlands
Jimmy
James
Bombs injure civilians in Saigon amid rebel attack
In Saigon, fourteen Indo-Chinese were wounded and government buildings damaged by plastic time bombs planted on bicycles by Viet Minh rebels. Sixteen, including thirteen physicians, were named at a House Un American Activities hearing as former Communist party members in Los Angeles in 1939 and 1940.
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Saigon
Hanoi
Hoa Bint-Hanoi
Black River
Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Los Angeles
Louise E. Light
Light
Max Shhoen
Reznick
Los Angeles County
Silver
Party
Acheson Urges Senate to Ratify Japanese Treaty and Pacts
Secretary of State Dean Acheson asked the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to approve the Japanese peace treaty and three mutual defense pacts with the Philippines, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. He said ratification would bolster Pacific policy and the community of freedom-loving nations, noting reforms in Japan under MacArthur and Ridgway. Dulles supported the treaty, arguing Japan needs the free world, while Joint Chiefs favored ratification but warned about Russian hold on the Kurile islands.
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Dean Acheson
Senate
Pacific
Acheson
Senate Foreign Relations
Philippines
Japan
Australia
New Zealand
John Foster Dulles
San Francisco
Douglas MacArthur
Matthew B. Ridgway
Dulles
Communist of Free Nations
Community of Free Nations
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Russia
Kurile Islands
Omar N. Bradley
Arthur V. Watkins
R-Ulteh
Heinemann Wins Science Award for Aeronautics
Edward H. Heinemann chief engineer at Douglas Aircraft El Segundo will receive the Sylvanus Albert Reed award from the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences in New York. He is cited for research on the Douglas Skyrocket plane in 1951, which broke speed and altitude records during tests last year.
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Edward H. Heinemann
Douglas Aircraft Co
el Segundo
Heinemann
Sylvanus Albert Reed
Institute of Aeronautical Sciences
New York
Dismissed and Resigned Under Loyalty Check
In four percent of loyalty reviews, 570 government workers were dismissed. Additionally 1,935 resigned amid FBI investigations and 1,848 quit once hearings began. Chairman Hiram Bingham noted these departures are a small fraction of nearly 4,000,000 federal employees checked for loyalty.
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Hiram Bingham
FBI
Department Loysity
Gannett News Service
Bingham
Ambassador To Spain Resigns
President Truman accepted the resignation of Stanton Griffis as ambassador to Spain. The effective date will be fixed later. Griffis requested relief at his earliest convenience after ten years in government service nearing his 65th birthday. He had previously served as ambassador to Poland Egypt and Argentina and was praised by Truman for effective conduct of his assignments.
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Washington
Truman
Stanton Griffis
Spain
Griffis
Poland
Egypt
Argentina
Truce talks reach dead end in Panmunjom
Korean armistice negotiations appear blocked as the United Nations and Communist sides refuse to budge on key points. Subcommittees plan to meet again but show little hope for agreement. Main sticking issues are UN demands for voluntary repatriation of prisoners and a ban on military airfield construction. The UN rejects Communist charges of deliberate bombing of a marked convoy, noting any hits were incidental during an air attack.
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Panmunjom
United Nations
U. N
U. WN
Pyongyang-Kaesong
Kaesong
Reds Hold Back Allied Raiders on Western Front
Report from 8th Army HQ describes U N raiders attacking a hill northwest of Youchon at 2 am being repelled by fierce Communist fire. A second assault with grenades advanced briefly before enemy fire forced a retreat. Other probes near Chorwon and Pyongyang repulsed. Mundung valley engagements yielded 24 killed and five captured. Weather hindered air operations.
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United Nations
U. N
Youchon
U.N
Chorwon
Pyongyang
Mundung
Britain Closes Iran Consulates in Tehran
Britain closed all its consulates across Iran after Tehran rejected a British protest. Nine British consulates were shut this morning following Iran’s note of Jan 12. Iran produced six photostats of letters to back charges of British interference.
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Tehran
Iran
Great Britain
Ead
Atlantic Fleet Opens Cold Weather Exercise
The U S Atlantic fleet began a three week cold weather exercise in northwestern Atlantic waters to boost combat readiness in frigid conditions and test new equipment. Two Canadian bomber squadrons joined U S Navy units to oppose the 35 Atlantic fleet ships in the drill.
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U. S. Atlantic Fleet
Atlantic
U. S. Navy
Weekend air crashes kill 42 and injure 61
At least 42 people died and 61 were injured in three weekend military airplane crashes. The Southeast Pacific and Queen Charlotte islands area incidents involved a Korean airlift DC-4 that splashed into Hecate strait, a B-25 bomber crash in Sacramento, and a rescue plane that plunged into Tyler Peak near Port Angeles. Survivors recounted freezing waters, slow-motion deaths, and exhausted hopes while rescuers pursued missing crew.
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Sacramento
Calif
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Queen Charlotte Islands
Sandspit Field
Tyler
McChord Air Force , Base
Trans World Airlines
Northwest Airlines
Korea
Pfc
William Price
Chicago
Air Force
Olympic Mountains
Casimir Hybki
Tacoma
McChord' Air Force Base
Joy Sees Pressure May Break Korean Armistice Deadlock
Vice Admiral C Turney Joy UN truce negotiator said renewed military pressure may be required to end the Communist stalemate in Korean armistice talks. He cited only two paths to a showdown a Communist change of heart or enough force to compel it. He noted months of frustrating talks and questioned the Communists willingness to accept a stable armistice on their terms.
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Washington
Adm. C
Turney Joy
Joy
Korean
U.S. News and World Report
U. N
Churchill Sidelined by Very Slight Cold in New York
Prime Minister Winston Churchill woke with a very slight cold and canceled on doctors orders the farewell parade and reception in New York scheduled for tomorrow. His secretary said the physician advised it would be unwise to go out in the cold weather. He remained indoors at Bernard Baruch’s apartment and will board the Queen Mary tomorrow night.
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New York
Winston Churchill
New York City
Churchill
John Cowville
Bernard Baruch
French Fire On Demonstrators
Police fired today at demonstrators outside the French resident general's palace in Tunis injuring several and arresting including Serge Moatti head of Tunisia's Human Rights League and Socialist member. Windows near the palace were shattered as youths and Arab women organized the rally. The gunfire scattered the mob amid ongoing anti-French protests following last week's clashes that left at least 13 dead and up to 200 wounded.
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Tunisia
Serge Moatti
Human Rights League of
Socialist Party
Bi Sake to decide on Ohio Senate bid tomorrow
Chicago bulletin reports Michael V. Bi Sake said he will announce tomorrow whether he will resign as national price stabilizer to seek the Democratic nomination for the Ohio Senate seat.
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Chicago
Michael V. Bi Sake
Ohio
Truman proposes massive expansion of atomic weapons program
President Truman asks Congress for an 85.4 billion dollar budget and a five year plan to double the atomic weapons effort. He flags 5 to 6 billion dollars for expansion over five years, starting after the 1953 fiscal year, as part of a broad national security push with record defense outlays and large foreign aid.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
U.S
America
United States
Mr. Truman
GOP Leaders Say Truman Went Wild In Budget Request
Republican leaders denounce President Truman's 85.4 billion dollar budget calling it too high by 5 to 7 billion and warn deficits could reach ten billion. They urge cuts in non-defense spending and defense program reductions to curb inflation and tax burden.
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Truman
Washington
Walter F. George
Dga
Senate Finance Committee
House Gop
George H. Mahon
Dtex
House Military Appropriations Subcommittee
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
D. Wye
Truman asks $95 million for California water projects
President Truman asked Congress to appropriate more than $95 million for flood control and reclamation work in California for fiscal 1953, a boost of about $11.6 million led by Central Valley Project funds. The request includes major allocations for flood control in Los Angeles County, Whittier Narrows, San Antonio reservoir, and long term reclamation efforts across All-American canal, Colorado river front work, Cachuma, and Central Valley projects.
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Truman
Congress
California
Central Valley
Friant-Kern
Centra ‘Costa
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Madera
Los Angeles County
Cherry Valley
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Whittier Narrows
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