Moscow reverses policy signals possible Soviet war prep
The article argues Moscow may be accelerating war preparations due to fears over Asia and Red China's conflict with the United States. It notes a post Stalin shift toward heavy industry and consumer neglect, a revival of Stalinist tendencies, and concern over potential two way clash with the United States and Red China, warning of instability in Eastern Europe.
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Soviet Union
Asia
Moscow
China
World Council of Peace
A. L Mikoyan
Stalin
Europe
Red China
United States
Peiping
Formosa
Mariner
Kremlin
N. S. Khrushchev
Sidelights and incidents fuse into a compact news snip
Chronicles a string of brief notes from diverse places. Charles Yaklin of Mt Clemens, Michigan, drifted on Lake St Clair for two hours after an ice floe parted, upset his wife by not signaling for safety. A Kentucky store robbery ended with a single shot fired by the proprietor. Maine high school game postponement cites rough seas. Illinois Senate trims four committees for efficiency. A Moscow Kremlin power tangle hints at a possible repeat of 1930s purges and caution ahead of a consumer-aimed crisis.
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Charles Yaklin
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Lake St. Clair
Yaklin
Lindsay Paynter
Winchester
Paynter
Maine
Union High
North Haven
Penobscot
Bay Island
Illinois
Senate
Deadly Island Chess Game Tests U S Resolve Over Formosa
The United States sharpens its stand in the Far East as the 7th Fleet stands at readiness with three carriers to deter a Red invasion of Formosa. Quemoy and Matsu are pivotal islands near Amoy and Foochow, whose ports shape strategic options for defending off-shore holdings. President Eisenhower signals a defended perimeter including Formosa and Pescadores, while avoiding fixed lines to keep Beijing guessing and ready for possible escalations.
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United States
U.S
Philippines
Washington
Peiping
Formosa
Quemoy
Little Quemoy
Amoy Harbor
Chiang Kai-shek
Yikiangshan
Eisenhower
Matsu
Okinawa
Japan
Korea
Redland
China
Dilemma Over Visits By Relatives Of U S Prisoners In China
Propaganda planners push two choices for the State Department as relatives seek to visit 17 Americans imprisoned in China. By midweek the U S would likely block the trips to avoid fueling Communist propaganda amid tense Fos Poramas Strait conditions and Chou En Lai’s hard line. Dag Hammarskjold failed to secure releases. Chou said prisoners are well and offered Communist visas for relatives.
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Red China
U.S. State Department
State Department
U.S
China
Formosa Strait
Chou En-lai
Eisenhower
Pacific
Congress
Chou
Dag Hammarskjold
United Nations
Peking
Benson predicts a stable farm era after postwar decline
Agriculture Secretary Benson told the Senate Agriculture Committee that farmers have nearly completed the difficult postwar adjustment. He said U.S. farm income has about stopped its decline and foresees a great decade ahead with prices farmers receive near 1954 levels and costs not changing much in the coming year.
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Benson
U.S
Congress
Senate Agriculture Committee
Central America tensions rerun with OAS and Somoza arms aid
The OAS peace mission to Costa Rica stalled amid renewed friction as Somoza’s Nicaraguan forces receive 25 Mustang fighters from Sweden. The United States also sent four fighter planes, while Costa Rica seeks sustained cotton price support and deals with postwar land buying shifts. Farm land values rose 1 percent July to November, led by Illinois Indiana and New Jersey amid regional declines.
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Organization of American States
OAS
Costa Rica
JAS
Jose Figueres
Anastasio’ Somoza
Peace Committee
United States
Somoza
Sweden
Central’ America
Corn
Illinois
Indiana
Pennnsylvania
Michigan
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast
Kentucky
Maine
End of War State To Be Declared In Dual East West Move
In Short. Announced: Sy the Soviet Union, the end of its state of war with both East and West Germany. The Japanese Diet dissolves in preparation for a general election due next month. Rescued: Seven Navy airmen after 52 hours in a tiny raft in the Pacific, forced to ditch their plane on a flight from Kwajalein to Johnston Island.
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Soviet Union
Germany
Navy
Pacific
Kwajalein
Johnston’ Island
Congress Debates Post Service Education for Veterans
Congress begins work on Teague's bill to let service members in on Jan 31 continue earning post service schooling credits beyond that date. The measure seeks to reverse Eisenhower's directive cutting off benefits after January, signaling a larger push to expand peacetime veteran aid amid partisan views on wartime vs peacetime benefits.
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Congress
House
Rep
Teague
Texas
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Edith Nourse Rogers
R-Mass
Eisenhower on Red Chinese Threat in Formosa Message
President Eisenhower warns Congress that the Red Chinese offensive military intention has been flaunted to the world by words and deeds. He states they created the current situation and could end it if they choose. The remarks address Formosa and regional security.
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Russia
China
United States
Formosa
Congress
Far East
Eisenhower
Dulles
Ira Hayes Death Reveals War Hero to Skid Row Squalor
The World War II Marine Ira Hayes, famed for the Mt Suribachi flag raising, was found dead near Sacaton Arizona. Doctors ruled overexposure to freezing weather and heavy drinking caused his death. Hayes, a Pima Indian, struggled to adjust after the war and had periods of unemployment and drifting through Chicago’s skid row.
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Sacaton
Ariz
Ira Hayes
Iwo’ ‘Jima
Mt. Surabachi
Pima
Chicago
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Associated Press
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Shay Osa Shrait
Ching
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Pescadores
Squemoy
Kaoteng
E . Peikantang
Islands
Amoy
Foochow
7Th Fleet
the Pacific
J. M. Roberts
Neics
United. States
United: ‘States
Far Pacific
Roberts
Essex
Formosan
Ft. Hood
Tex
Council of World Affairs
Dallas
Pletcher
Sioux City, Journal
Americas
Dustus
Minneapolis
Stor
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