Congress Ready to End Secret Pacts With Kremlin
Washington reports Congress backs Eisenhower plan to repudiate secret understandings with foreign powers and to free Chinese Nationalists for raids on China. Senators Taft and Kersten push resolutions nullifying the Yalta accord, while Dulles prepares to brief on Western Europe talks. Some lawmakers warn the Formosa fleet order could risk widening the Korean War.
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Eisenhower
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Formosa
Red
China
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Ohio
State of the Union
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Yalta
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Britain
Russia
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R-Wis
Port Arthur
Dulles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
GOP
Red China
Seventh Fleet
Truman
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Indore
Sen. Kefauver
D-Tenn
Cloudy For Southern Illinois Weather Outlook
A weather notice covers Southern Illinois with cloudy skies tonight and Wednesday and warmer conditions on Wednesday. Forecasters expect a low around 30 to 35 degrees and a higher on Wednesday.
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Illinois
Weather and Lake Levels at Crab Orchard and Little Grassy
The report notes temperatures with lows of 26 yesterday and 32 this morning 7 am as well as 51 yesterday and 65 by noon today. It lists sunrise and sunset times and records Crab Orchard Lake 18 inches below spillway and Little Grassy Lake 41 inches below spillway today.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Plastic surgery promises Jane Russell enhancement
Plastic surgeon Dr Robert Franklyn describes an under-skin sponge-like prosthesis that can enlarge bust size from 34 to 38, claiming it is inert and well tolerated. He reports 25 women treated, including some celebrities, and notes a modern facelift technique to smooth wrinkles.
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Jane Russell
Robert Franklyn
Hollywood
Franklyn
Franklin
Vanessa Brown
Reed Urges Quick Passage of Tax Cut Bill
Rep Reed of New York presses his plan to cut personal income taxes even while backing budget balance and aligns with Eisenhower's warning. He foresees committee approval on Feb 16 and would shift the lapse of a 1% tax boost to June 30. Taft supports balancing the budget before revenue cuts.
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Eisenhower
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
State of the Union
Senate Gop
Taft
Ohio
Centralia forfeits MOV league franchise
The president of Centralia Baseball Corp said the group forfeited its Missouri Ohio Valley League franchise after a stormy session with local businessmen and civic leaders. Mondino noted withdrawal of support and a notification was sent to league president Clarence Hoffman in Belleville.
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Roe Mondino
Centralia
Mondino
League
Clarence Hoffman
Belleville
Babson predicts end to Korean War in 1953
Business analyst Roger Babson tells Lake Wales Highlander Korea will be cleaned up this year and a gradual postwar business downturn after mid 1953. He says China and the United States grow weary and both sides seek a face-saving settlement.
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Lake Wales
Fla
Roger Babson
Great
Wall Street Wick
Lake Wales Highlander
Korea
Knetzer Held 696000 In Alleged Offsets In Bankrupt Case
Springfield report notes defense lawyers press to counter FBI accounting expert testimony on a $696000 gap between what Robert L. Knetzer took in and spent in the six months before his Edwardsville auto business collapsed and bankruptcy. Evidence of further refunds could reduce the figure. The trial enters its second week with defense witnesses anticipated.
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Knetzer
Harold J. Bruninga
Springfield
FBI
Knetzers
Edwardsville
Brunings
Manufacturer Dies Rockford at 75 Founder
L Harold Clark a founder of the J. L. Clark Manufacturing Company of Rockford died at his home Monday night at age 75. He helped establish the firm and was a prominent local industrial figure.
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Rockford
L. Harold Clark
J. L. Clark Manufacturing Company
Flood Toll in Europe Tops Fifteen Hundred Dead
Widespread floods across Holland England and Belgium claim at least 1 527 lives with Holland reporting 991 and Canvey Island Britain worst hit. About 50 000 Dutch residents face evacuation to new homes as dikes fail and coastlines flood new areas. Rescue efforts continue amid high tides and freezing conditions with hundreds missing and many communities isolated.
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Britain
England
Belgium
Willem Drees
Zeeland
Thames
Amsterdam
Stavenisse
11 Americans Among 500 Dead in England
The toll in Britain's worst hurricane and flood disaster rose to 500 dead, including 11 Americans. Among the American dead were three Air Force men, three wives, and five children, with seven other Americans listed as missing or presumed dead. Most casualties occurred in Hunstanton near the U.S. air base at Sculthorpe.
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English Channel
North Sea
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U. S. Sta
Hunstanton
U. S
Sculthorpe
Eden Calls The Move Unfortunate For Britain
London reports Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden said Britain views the U S decision to deneutralize Formosa as having unfortunate political repercussions without offsetting military gains. He noted two main British objections and urged caution on any follow up actions. Dulles arrived in London for talks as Eden outlined Britain’s three prior concerns about the shift in U S policy.
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U. S
Formosa
Eden
Dulles
U.S
Eisenhower
House of Commons
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Truman
Congress
Harold Stassen
Roger Makins
Washington
Arom
Department
Makins
Sae
General Taylor Reaches Seoul to Assume U S Eighth Army
Lt Gen Maxwell D Taylor arrived in Seoul from Tokyo to begin briefings and a personal survey of the U S Eighth Army. He will take over command from Gen James A Van Fleet within days and continues the plan to expand the South Korean Army as North Korean forces assault a frozen front.
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Maxwell D. Taylor
U. S. Eighth Army
Tokyo
Taylor
United Nations
van Fleet
Cook Mortician Barred By Oklahoma Board
Oklahoma City February 3 AP Glenn E Boydston a Comanche funeral director had his license suspended for three years for handling the Billy Cook funeral. The Embalmers and Funeral Directors Board said he solicited the Cook funeral in violation of state laws. Boydston's attorneys said they will appeal. During the hearing J D Pitts of Graham Oklahoma said he paid Boydston $500 to handle the funeral because he understood the Cook family had no money.
Kiss-of-Death Slayer War Bride Sought in Pelton Case
Police widened their search for Hildegarde Garni Pelton, 32, German war bride, after the body of Thomas Pelton, 26, an airline mechanic, was found on a foggy road with a lipstick kiss on his forehead and seven bullet wounds. Neighbors said the Peltons argued violently before leaving together Sunday night.
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Oakland
Calif
Thomas Pelton
Hildegarde Garni Pelton
Peltons
Pelton
700 Plant Employes Suffering From Flu During Wage Dispute
Waukegan, Feb 3 AP Some 700 union workers at the Deepfreeze Division of Motor Products Corp walked off their jobs claiming illness during wage talks with Local 1217 CIO UAW. The strike follows a wage dispute ongoing since last fall with a 22 cent an hour demand.
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Waukegan
Deepfreeze
Motor Products Corporation
CIO
United Auto Workers
St Louis Educational TV Station Set for Air in Three Months
The St Louis Educational Television Commission says the new station may be on the air within three months after placing a 144000 dollar equipment order with Radio Corporation of America.
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St. Louis
Dulles Seeks Western Unity on Formosa Policy
Paris reports say U S Secretary of State John Foster Dulles won French agreement on Eisenhower Formosa policy during talks with Prime Minister Rene Mayer and cabinet ministers. Dulles called the talks encouraging though unfinished as he and Stassen met Ridgway and NATO officials before heading to London.
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U. S
John Foster Dulles
Formosa
Dulles
Harold E. Stassen
Matthew B. Ridgway
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty and
European Economic Cooperation Organizations
London
West
Ridgway
Rene Mayer
Eisenhower
Chiang Kai-shek
Sagiene
National Assembly
Gast
Farm produce prices rise one percent in January
Illinois farmers received higher prices on January 15, up one percent from December while remaining 10 percent above a year earlier. Corn and soybeans fell four cents to 1.48 and 2.78 per bushel, with wheat at 2.10 and oats at 81 cents.
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Springfield
Illinois
Elderly man kills doctor’s wife after home intrusion
An unknown intruder killed Mrs. Hall in her bed after rousing Dr. Byron W. Hall by a doorbell at midnight. The 76-year-old doctor was awakened as the killer fled, and authorities pursued the suspect amid questions about missing drugs and a possible motive.
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Byron W. Hall
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