90 Carload Mystery Cargo Bared to Formosa
Ninety carloads of tanks and armored cars destined to the Chinese government at Formosa were loaded onto the Turkish freighter Mardin in Philadelphia. The Reading Company said the cargo came from an Ohio storage site and would depart next week, though details were limited by a news-release ban. The consignment supports Nationalist China with U S aid continuing under the Marshall plan, despite President Truman’s refusal to send troops.
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Capitol Hill Debates Truman 42 Billion Budget Clash
Congress debates the 42.4 billion budget deficit for the next fiscal year as lawmakers warn of overspending and the need to pare the gap. Tax increases are unlikely and postal rate hikes surfaced, with projections showing a deficit potentially larger than Truman’s estimate.
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Gables End Honeymoon Idyll in Honolulu
Newlyweds Clark Gable and wife depart Honolulu as their 12 day honeymoon idyll ends aboard a luxury liner. The couple, eyes glistening with tears, sail away amid lingering Hawaiian memories.
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Weather forecast highlights for Tuesday and Wednesday
Partly cloudy Tuesday with generally fair Wednesday and cooler air. Tuesday night winds shift from northwest to variable, with a high around 72 Tuesday and a low about 48, Wednesday’s max near 68. Monday’s high reached 68, with Tuesday morning low around 5. Additional details on pages 2–4.
Massacre in Mississippi Linked to Escape and Rape Case
In Mississippi three white men are sought after a family massacre that injured a Black man who claimed they tried to rape his 14 year old stepdaughter Pearline Thurman. Malcolm Whitt and brothers Malcolm and Wendell Whitt are in custody or at large as authorities pursue Turner and others.
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Driving Charge For Singer's Son
Lawrence Tibbett Jr, 29, son of the famed singer, was arrested in Los Angeles on a drunken driving charge early today. He was bonded out for 150 dollars. In Tokyo, Vice Admiral Thomas L. Sprague, commander of the Pacific Fleet and First Task Fleet, is scheduled to arrive Thursday for an inspection tour.
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Jivers raid Dallas apartment den arrests ten addicts
Dallas police raided a west Dallas apartment early today and arrested ten men and women described as addicts at a alleged heroin den and rendezvous. Authorities called it a major narcotics operation targeting a local heroin scene.
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Faye Finishes Divorce Details
In Cuernavaca Maye Emerson has completed legal steps to divorce Elliott Roosevelt and plans to stay in Mexico. She signed the petition yesterday and expects the divorce within eight days. In Washington CBS and Columbia Broadcasting System officials announced Emerson will emcee a color TV broadcast tomorrow.
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Tremors Ripple Dover Coast Across Channel
Tremors shook Dover last night rattling doors and windows and moving furniture. Similar shocks were felt in Calais and Dunkirk across the Straits, with reports of continued unease across the channel.
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Captain David Jones Plans Shanghai Run Despite Shelling
Chicago January 1 Capt David Jones age 30 captain of the Flying Arrow said he will press to Shanghai under full steam once orders arrive He cabled his foster father John F R Ferrow Chicago that he is still waiting and will go in with no hesitation and no stopping when orders come from Shanghai Chinese Nationalist shelling off the Yangtze mouth is reported in this dispatch
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US Navy Orders Over Flying Arrow Incident
Defense Secretary Johnson said U S destroyers were ordered to assist the Flying Arrow to reach any port but Shanghai and to depart if the vessel moves toward Shanghai. The Flying Arrow was shelled by a Chinese Nationalist gunboat off Shanghai where Communist forces hold key areas. The ship reportedly has 17 holes in her hull, according to a joint statement by Johnson and Secretary of the Navy Daniels.
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New Unification Row Inquiry Looms in Senate
Washington January 10 The Senate Armed Services Committee postponed a vote on Admiral Forrest Sherman’s confirmation as chief of naval operations. The delay aims to gather additional information on Sherman’s qualifications to succeed Admiral Louis Denfeld amid a possible new inquiry into the unification row.
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British Election Date Still Secret
London report states Prime Minister Attlee told his cabinet Britain’s big official secret remains the date of the first national election. The government reportedly plans to reveal the timing within five years and tomorrow is expected to set the nation in on the matter.
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Shivers Proposes Texan Drive for March of Dimes
Gov Allin Shivers urged every Texan to give what he can to the 1950 March of Dimes and designated January 16 to 31 for the statewide drive across Texas. The call frames the campaign as a personal obligation and links it to the national fundraising effort.
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Texas
Texan and Friend Found Beheaded in Zar Mountains
Two American men, Paul H. Sarles of Uvalde Texas and Frank Jirgl of Spring Lake Michigan, were found beheaded on a ranch in the Zar mountains. Bodies recovered by a local patrol after residents reported a mid November attack. The embassy seeks a full investigation.
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Storm Whipping California Area From Coast To Peaks
An Alaska born storm battered California with rain snow and high winds. Rescue crews battled mud and flooding in the central plains as highways iced in Shasta County. Snow swept Donner Pass and the Sierra region while southern California faced more rain and resumed milder temperatures. Flooding threatened crops and homes as Wabash waters receded in Indiana. A cold front driven wind roared across Montana the Dakotas and Minnesota. Evacuations continued near St Louis as flooding undermined homes and water rose.
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Cold Front To Hit Texas Across Panhandle To Victoria
A brisk cold front moved across Texas from the Panhandle toward central regions. Showers spread from the Panhandle to Bryan and Austin as temperatures ranged from 18 degrees at Dalhart to 67 at Victoria. In Dallas a 23 year old man Ray mond Earl Higgins was found hanged in his cell while jailed for disturbing the peace.
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Mild Days Forecast Through Wednesday In San Antonio
Weather outlook from the weather bureau indicates mild days will continue through Wednesday in San Antonio. Night temperatures expected near 48 degrees with highs around 72 Tuesday and 68 Wednesday. Earlier Tuesday the temperature did not drop below AQ degrees and humidity reached 100 percent with limited visibility and slick pavements. In other news, President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla plans to sign a Chile U S friendship commerce and air traffic treaty during his April visit to Washington.
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Coal Walkout Spreads Across Seven States
Walkouts by soft coal miners extend to three more companies as about 57 000 diggers idle across seven states. Industry sources see little chance of a general return before Monday. Miners work only Mondays through Wednesdays per UMW President John L. Lewis order. Many idle workers do not know why they strike. Operators frame the action as leverage for a new contract. By nightfall Pennsylvania to Utah saw mines empty, though the idle remain roughly one eighth of the 400 000 men employed in bituminous.
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Congressional moves on labor tools under Taft-Hartley
Washington aid measures take shape in Congress to curb John L. Lewis. Sen Ferguson proposes asking President Truman to invoke emergency powers under Taft Hartley to end the current continuing week. Sen Robertson backs the banking committee to apply anti trust laws to labor unions.
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U S Seeks Details on Italy Stoning Evangelists
The State Department requested the American embassy in Rome provide a report on reports of an alleged stoning in Italy involving 13 young evangelists, including 11 Texans. The group is said to be supported by Churches of Christ in Texas.
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Beware Phony Census Takers Invasion of Privacy Alert
Washington on January 10 warns the public to beware impostors posing as census enumerators who may attempt to enter homes or extract money by intimidation. Officials urge verifying credentials and insist that legitimate census workers carry official forms and Bureau of the Census identification.
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Acheson Defends Formosa Policy Before Senate Panel
Secretary of State Acheson defended administration Formosa policy in a closed session with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Republicans Tobey Saltonstall Knowland and Ferguson questioned the policy and pressed for a broader review of U.S. foreign policy.
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Long-Range Plan Urged for Germany
U S High Commissioner John J McClay urged a long range plan to democratize west Germany stating it will take at least 15 years and supporting keeping an occupation force until democracy is firmly established He rejected the notion that Nazis could rise again saying there is no real evidence of Nazi revival.
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Gas Costs Miner a Job in Coal Town
Charles Waidhekauskas a 56 year old refiner and Local 3 member was fired from his job after plan to heat his home with gas instead of coal. He says the Progressive Mine Workers union local deprived him of work and may pursue legal action.
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Action on Alaska and Hawaii Statehood Bills
Washington January 10 The house public lands committee voted to move the Alaska and Hawaii statehood bills out of the rules committee so the house can act. The rules committee had failed to clear them for a house vote.
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House Panel Set Early Hearing on Truman Request
The House Armed Services Committee announced an early hearing on President Truman's request to continue the peacetime draft. Chairman Vinson indicated the committee will move quickly on the proposal despite opposition signals.
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