House Cites Buchman for Contempt in HUAC Probe
In Washington the House Un American Activities Committee voted to cite Sidney Buchman for contempt after he twice refused to testify on Communist activities in Hollywood. The contempt resolution will be sent to the House for approval, then to the Justice Department for prosecution if adopted. Buchman’s attorney Mor ton Pepper said he may seek a temporary injunction to block forced testimony.
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Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Sidney Buchman
Congress
Buchman
Frances E. Walter D-Pa
House
Frank $. Tavenner Jr
Justice Department
Morton Pepper
Pepper
New York
Burnita S. Matthews
Eight Year Old Reveals Father’s Drinking Job on Radio
A Spokane businessman faced a tough day after his eight year old son appeared on a local radio kiddie show. When asked what his father did for a living the boy replied He drinks. The remark caused a city wide distinction and drew attention to the family.
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Spokane
Wash
Weather note and frost warning in Southern California
Mostly clear tonight with high cloudiness tomorrow and warmer conditions near the coast. The U S Weather Bureau reports a frost warning for citrus districts with 31 degrees expected tonight and no firing needed. Local notes recount pleasant day overall with desert and mountain trips, and a playful map gift from Pop Norstad at Oak Glen to James Cub.
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California
Pomona Ih
U. S. Weather Bureau
Jimmy
Pop Norstad
Pine Beach
Oak Glen
Redlands
Yucaipa
Pop
Cherry Valley
George
James
Mt. San Gorgonio
Taft Undecided As New Hampshire Deadline Nears
The Taft campaign weighs entering the March New Hampshire presidential preference primary where Eisenhower has already filed. Taft aides cite voter appeal in a direct popularity test while wary Taft backers fear top New Hampshire Republicans favoring Eisenhower. Other items note McKinney aiming for Truman plans within 30 days, Kefauver's NH bid, Warren considering Wisconsin and Oregon runs, and Dewey's claim of beating Taft for New York votes.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
New Hampshire
Eisenhower
Harold E. Stassen
Sherman Adams
Frank McKinney
Truman
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Earl Warren
California
Wisconsin
Stassen
Oregon
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Tunisians Warn France Over Home Rule Demands
Tunisian nationalist Habib Bourguiba warned France to propose a solution within days or risk renewed clashes as he pressed for home rule. He appealed to the United States for support and denied his Neo-Destour movement was Communist while denouncing violence in Egypt.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Habib Bourguiba
France
Bourguiba
U. S
Iviolenge
Egypt
Hoover Urges Removal of U S Forces From Europe
Former President Herbert Hoover urged the withdrawal of all U S ground troops from Europe excluding airfield crews and called for building crushing air and naval power to curb communism. He argued for re examining U S policy, criticized Korea era sacrifices, and urged focus on air sea capabilities over ground deployments.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
United States
U. S
Columbia Broadcasting System
Hoover
U.S
Europe
Asia
Congress
Korea
Douglas MacArthur
Red
Manchuria
Chiang Kai-Shek
Great Britain
17 Missing After Minneapolis Fire
A three story tenement fire in downtown Minneapolis left 17 listed as missing, including 11 children, with fears of bodies buried in debris. Fire officials expect more fatalities as investigators probe and Red Cross workers continue exhaustive searches.
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Minneapolis
Minni
J. Gil Gaiser
Hennepin County Red Cross
Red Cross
Art Campbell
Hellmut Schoenfeldt
Northern Construction Co
Egyptian Premier Maher Pasha Gains Backing From Three Parties
Aly Maher Pasha, a 67 year old independent, was named premier and military governor after King Farouk ousted Nahas Pasha. He secured support from the Saadist Liberal and Nationalist parties as Cairo faced a curfew and riots that left over 100 casualties and damaged British and American properties. He aims to dissolve Parliament and invite Wafdists into a cross party group to cooperate with his cabinet while seeking smoother Anglo Egyptian diplomacy amid economic strains.
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Cairo
Aly Maher Pasha
Britain
Maher Pasha
Farouk
Mustapha el Nahas Pasha
Abdi Palace
Nahas Pasha
Allies Give Reds Blueprint For Prisoner Exchange
The United Nations presented a prisoner exchange blueprint to the Koreans in a second day of efforts to break the truce deadlock. The plan centers on voluntary repatriation, a key sticking point, with North Korea’s Gen. Lee accusing the proposal of using prisoners as blackmail. Libby defended the plan as a comprehensive solution and rejected demands to drop voluntary repatriation.
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Panmunjom
United Nations
Reds
U. N
Adm
R. E. Libby
Alj
Lee Sang Cho
Libby
Lee
Allies warn on will act on aggression
Western Allies warned the Communists that a new Korea in Southeast Asia would trigger an emergency United Nations session. France urged immediate UN intervention if Viet Minh forces gain outside support in Indo China. John Sherman Cooper spoke for the United States with Selwyn Lloyd backing him, denying Soviet claims of aiding Chinese Nationalist guerrillas. The press conference in Rangoon denied reports of Chinese Nationalist troops raiding from Burma into Red China.
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Paris
Korea
Southeast Asia
United Nations
France
U.N
Indo-China
United States
John Sherman
Cooper
Selwyn Lloyd
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Rangoon
Burma
China
UN Jets Clash With Mig-15s Over North Korea No Hits
UN Air force jets tangled with Communist Mig-15s in a brief, scoreless air fight over North Korea. Additional UN strikes hit enemy troops and supply points, rail lines were cut in 26 spots, while ground clashes remained small along a 145 mile front. A tank and infantry patrol meandered into a Communist unit near Kumsong, fighting for nearly three hours before withdrawal.
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8Th Army
U. S
North Korea
United Nations
Kumsong
Lt. N
Russell Predicts UMIT Passed This Year In Congress
Senate Armed Services Chair Richard B. Russell predicted Congress will approve universal military training this year. He proposed 18 year olds begin with six months UMT then be recalled at about 20 to complete two years. Veterans groups urged immediate start to reduce Korea re‑mobilizations. Vinson forecast House passage of a six‑month program for 1‑year olds, while Short warned opposition grows. Russell argued UMT could begin tomorrow to build trained reserves and lower Army costs.
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Washington
Richard B. Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
Congress
Georgia Democrat
Senate
U. S. News & World Report
House Armed Services Committee
Korea
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
House
Dewey Short
R-Mo
GOP
Vinson
Fisor
Russell
Floating Mine Sighted Off Pensacola Bay Florida
The Coast Guard disclosed a report of a floating mine sighting near the mouth of Chee tawatchee bay Pensacola Florida The Gulf Clipper fishing vessel reported the mine and said it was told by the traiter Marathon A warning was issued to ships in the gulf to avoid the area while a Coast Guard PBY from Keesler Air Force Base searched the area all day but found no trace of a mine.
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New Orleans
Coast Guard
Actress Fanny Ward Dies At Estimated Age 76 to 80
New York notices the death of actress Fanny Ward once dubbed America s eternal flapper. She died after a brief coma at Lenox Hill Hospital. Ward kept her age private but claimed to stay youthful at 100 pounds and to smooth wrinkles with facial creams.
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New York
Fanny Ward
America
Miss Ward
Lenox Hill Hospital
Rusk and Johnson In Tokyo Seek Postoccupation Pact
Special envoy Dean Rusk and Army assistant secretary Earl D. Johnson travel to Tokyo to negotiate an administrative agreement for stationing U.S. troops in Japan as the occupation ends.
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Tokyo
Dean Rusk
Earl D. Johnson
Army
U.S
Japan
Supreme Court Refuses Review of Coplon Case
The Supreme Court declined to review Judith Coplon, ending appeals of two espionage convictions in New York and Washington. The decision leaves the government free to retry Coplon in New York, though a second circuit ruling warned such a trial might be futile. The Washington case seeks to determine if wiretapped conversations with her attorney violated her right to counsel and whether a new trial is warranted.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Judith Conlon
Miss Coplon
New York
Circuit Courts of Appeal
Justice Department
Philip B. Perlman
High Court
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Plans For Actor's Funeral Being Made
Funeral arrangements were being completed for Harlan Briggs a 72 year old character actor with more than 75 film performances and 400 theater productions Briggs died Saturday at Motion Picture country hospital in Woodland Hills from a heart attack suffered last month
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Hollywood IP
Harlan Briggs
Briggs
Motion Picture Country Hospital
Woodland Hills
Six Dead Flood Disaster Strikes Ohio River Region
Flood waters across five states swept through the Ohio River basin routing about 8,000 from their homes and claiming six lives. Widespread inundation hit Ohio Indiana and Kentucky with 950 families and 150 businesses evacuated along the river. The Ohio River rose 3.5 feet above flood stage downstream toward Cincinnati and Louisville as the Scioto and Miami rivers overflowed amid record rains. National Guard units were on duty and mobilization plans were in place for more evacuations.
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Marietta
Ohio
West Virginia
Ohio River
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Indiana
Wabash
Franklin
Wheeling Island
Portsmouth
Gallipolis
Maysville
Cincinnati
Louisville
Liverpool
Wheeling Downs
Highway Department
Scioto
Miami
National Guard
Columbus
Here
Steubenville
Mother Charged With Murder After Daughter Accuses Each Other
In Portland a 21 year old mother faces first degree murder charges over the death of her 3 year old daughter Sherrie Ellen. Both she and her 4 year old daughter Vickie claimed the other killed the child. Sherrie Ellen’s body was found in a 20 foot gas company jump hole after the mother led police to the site.
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Portland
Ore
Jada
Kader
Sherrie Ellen
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