Illinois Snowblanket Paralyzes Southern Illinois
A heavy snowstorm blankets southern Illinois from Chicago to Joppa with several inches on the ground in Effingham St Louis Chicago Quincy Moline Peoria Carbondale and more as state officials warn of hazardous roads. Police report stalled cars and traffic knots while schools note absenteeism and motorists are urged to drive carefully.
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Publisher of Camera magazine John S. Rowan Dies at 62
John S. Rowan publisher of the Camera magazine and founder of a motor controls firm died yesterday at age 62 after a long illness in Baltimore.
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Snow and Cold Weather With Heavy Accumulation Expected
Forecast calls for more snow tonight and Thursday with heavy accumulation in the region. Temperatures dip to lows of 5 to 15 and a high near 20. Wind speeds average 1.1 mph with 28 miles recorded. precipitation totals 0.71 inches over 24 hours. Crab Orchard Lake and Little Grassy Lake sit well below spillway levels by yesterday.
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Auto Price Increases Hit Ford and G M in 1950s Detroit
Ford and General Motors raised car prices by about five percent amid higher costs and material shortages. GM cited rubber costs up 300 percent. Ford noted costs rising 103 million dollars annually since last June. CIO United Auto Workers mentioned in passing.
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Newsboy Killed Delivering Papers In Snow
Richard Lee Kendall, 11, was killed when his bicycle was struck by a car on Illinois Route 33 near Robinson during a snow storm. Gerald McCarty, the driver, said he did not see the boy in darkness. Coroner Troy Pulliam will hold an inquest today.
UN appeals to Chinese Reds over Korea at Peking
At Lake Success and Peking, a 138 nation plea urged China to halt at the 38th parallel in Korea and pledged UN restraint there. Vishinsky cited the appeal as support for peaceful settlement while noting UN inaction toward Beijing. India led the message, and observers questioned Moscow Peking ties amid the dispute.
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Illinois Roads Open Despite Fall of Snow
Illinois highway system remained open despite packed snow. Crews applied deicers at main intersections and slippery spots. No drifting reported by the state highway division.
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Red sabotage threat in unions targets U S industry
The National Committee of the Communist party orders a concentration drive to plant members in heavy industry unions. Communists are directed to infiltrate auto machine tool rubber and steel unions across New York Ohio and California. A 25 man secret squad was deployed in the machine tool sector.
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Truman and Attlee Agree on Boosting Armed Forces Production
President Truman and Prime Minister Attlee agreed to a vigorous effort to increase production and improve use of scarce raw materials in the United States and Britain. A working party will explore shortages as the two leaders press for broader access to materials and finished defense goods.
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Airman knocked from plane by shifting cargo over Korea
Pfc. Robert A. Foelske of Waterloo Iowa was knocked out at 8000 feet when 11000 pounds of ammunition blankets and rations shifted in a C 119 over Changjin reservoir. He pulled his ripcord after a 800 foot fall and survived landing in a tree at Hungnam air strip.
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Double Talk Masks Red Orders in Aesopian Language
The text defines Aesopian language used by Communists to issue directives without explicit seditious wording. It lists coded terms like Peace-War, Sovietization, Trotskyism, and Front organizations, and explains how phrases mask policy and actions from authorities. It notes translations rely on indoctrinated understanding and includes terms for expelled members, overseas authorities, and front agitation.
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GI traffic court notes met with sharp replies from Korea
Two GIs stationed in Korea responded to Manhattan traffic court warrants with curt letters. One swore at the court while claiming mud and danger prevented attendance. the other offered 15 Korean dollars, about 11 cents, to cover a $15 parking fine.
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Charles Ross Death Leaves President’s Press Office Shorter
Charles G. Ross, longtime St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter and Truman press secretary, died at 4 50 p m of a heart attack aged 65. He collapsed at his desk during a White House briefing with Attlee. funeral services set privately with Truman to attend.
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New Line's Location Kept Military Secret
Fifteen thousand marines and infantry smashed out of Hagaru and pushed south toward northeast Korea while Allied forces dig in for a new western stand. MacArthur kept the new line's location secret, with warnings of a possible parallel 38. South Korean troops moved to clear guerrillas near Sibyon as Gen Collins assessed the Korea front and atom-bomb policy. Air and ground actions continued across the Changjin area with heavy Chinese resistance and airlifts sustaining trapped units.
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Johnson reviews manpower mobilization plans and defers hearings
Senator Lyndon Johnson says top defense officials are revising manpower estimates across fields and agrees to delay a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing. He heads the group and stresses no clear increase or decrease in overall armed forces strength.
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Pius Urges Bishops to Promote Global Peace in Encyclical
Pope Pius appeals to Roman Catholic bishops in an encyclical to foster peace worldwide. He notes the arrival of hundreds of thousands of pilgrims for the 1950 Holy Year as a public pledge against war and discord and calls for a sacred crusade against unrestrained conflict causing mankind’s calamities.
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