Acheson Sees Doubled Allied Defense in Year
Secretary Dean Acheson told Senate committees that Western Europe could double its defense forces within a year and urged linking Spain Turkey and Greece with Atlantic defense plans. He supported sending 100000 more U S troops to Europe while warning no commitments were made at Brussels or other conferences.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Western Europe
Spain
Turkey
Greece
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Europe
Acheson
Brussels
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Senate
Russia
Kenneth S. Wherry
Neb
U. S
Truman
Congress
United States
America
George Marshall
Germany
Textile workers strike vast wage dispute in woolen mills
Boston reports the first industry wide walkout of the CIO Textile Workers union with about 70 000 members striking 160 wool and worsted mills. Pickets formed outside American Woolen Wood and Ayer mills in Lawrence Massachusetts while 11 000 workers were hit in Passaic New Jersey. The union seeks a 15 cent an hour raise from a current average of 1 42 with a 1 17 minimum and demands annual increases and cost of living adjustments. The American Woolen Co offered five cents an hour raise pending approvals. The strike affects New England and Mid Atlantic mills with some units remaining open after contract extensions.
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Boston
C.I.O
American Woolen Co
Wood and Ayer
Lawrence
Mass
Passaic
N. J
Forstmann Woolen Co
Botany Mills, Inc
N. J. Worsted Mills
Emil Rieve
Wooen
Rieve
National Wage Stabilization Board
Lawrence (Mass
Eagle
American Woolen Company
Berkshire Mills
Pittsfield
New England
Mid-Atlantic
Midwest
South
New York
Henry Howard Sentenced to 14 Years for Murder in Marion
Henry Howard 34, of Cairo was found guilty of murder by a Williamson county jury in Marion circuit court. Judge H L Zimmerman sentenced him to 14 years, the lightest for murder. Howard claimed self defense after five shots were fired at Hallie Mae Sledge Long's home. Williams was killed and three others wounded.
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Henry Howard
Williamson County
Marion
H. L. Zimmerman
Howard
Eddie Williams
Williams
Hallie Long
South Liberty Street
Hallie Mae Sledge
Long
Hallie Mae
Louis Smith
Cairo
Sam Simmons
Zoral Buckner
Veterans Administration Hospital
Hetty Green Fortune Goes to Charity in Wilks Will
The will of Hetty Green's daughter Mrs. H Sylvia Ann Howland Green Wilks leaves 1 388 million in personal bequests to 63 churches institutions and charities. It also provides sums to 12 employees. Wilks who died February 5 was once valued at about 125 million dollars, largely from her mother and Col Edward H Green.
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New York
Hetty Green
Sylvia Ann Howland Green Wilks
Wilks
Green
Edward H. R. Green
Weather summary for Crab Orchard and surrounding area
Partly cloudy night with colder air in the south. Saturday looks fair and milder with lows 28 to 38 and highs 40s to 50s. Observations show sun up at 6 54 a m and set at 5 56 p m with humidity around 75 percent. Precipitation totals 0 88 inches in the past day and winds averaging 2 5 mph. Crab Orchard Lake and Little Grassy Lake levels listed at spillway depths.
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South Perion
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Index and National News Pages Overview
The edition outlines sections including National News on page 1 News page 3 Storials page 4 Women’s pages 5 and 6 Sports on pages 7 8 and 9 Comics on page 8 Classifieds on pages 10 and 11 Markets on page 11. The layout guides readers to feature stories sports results and community notices across the paper.
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Rea
Allied Bayonet Charges Break Red Forces on Korean Front
Allied bayonets drove back Chinese advances on both central and eastern fronts near Chipyong Wonju and Chechon. US infantry and French guards repelled massed Red assaults, with casualties mounting to thousands as the Eight Army reported about 4,935 Red losses on Thursday and total enemy losses surpassing 100,000 since January 25.
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Tokyo
Seoul
Eighth Army
Chipyong
Wonju
Chechen
Chechon
Red
Chipyoung
A.P
John Randolph
Eighth Armay Intelligence
Central Front
Smoler Brothers Contemplates $250000 Suit Over Strike
A Chicago law firm says Smoler Brothers Inc plans to sue the International Ladies Garment Workers Union Local 499 Herrin and others over a strike involving 400 Smoler workers. The suit cites the no strike clause in the contract and targets union officials and others deemed responsible.
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Chicago
Smoler Brothers, Inc
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
U.G.W
Herrin
Smoler Brothers Herrin
Jacobson, Nierman and Silbert
Smoler Brothers
International and
Silbert
Truman Defends UN Authority on 38th Parallel Crossing
President Truman stated UN forces retain authority to cross the 38th parallel as they did last year. Future incursions beyond the line are military decisions for Gen. Douglas MacArthur, with political aspects not commented on. Attlee favored keeping forces south of the line until UN consultation ends, while U N forces have landed marines on two islands off Wonsan beyond the old dividing line.
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Washington
Truman
Korea
United Nations
38Th Parallel
Douglas MacArthur
38Th
Attlee
House of Commons
U.N
Wonsan
North
South Korea
Avalanche Strikes Swiss Town Killing At Least 10
Troops work to clear debris after an avalanche plummeted into a Swiss town last Tuesday. At least ten people died as homes were destroyed and streets buried under snow. Rescue teams search for survivors amid collapsed buildings and ongoing snowfalls.
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Airolo
Joppa Combine Stock Okayed and Digging Begins
Electric Energy Inc received ICC approval to issue 3.5 million shares of common stock at 100 each to finance a 90 million dollar steam electric plant at Joppa Illinois on the Ohio River. The project will supply half the power for a Paducah Kentucky atomic energy installation with TVA providing the rest.
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Chicago
Electric Energy, Inc
Illinois Commerce Commission
Ohio River
Joppa
Massaic County
Atomic Energy Commission
Paducah, Ky
Tennessee Valley Authority
I.C.C
Electric Energy
Illinois
Central Ilinois Public Service Co
Ulinois Power Co
Kentucky Utilities Co
Middles South Utilities, Inc
Union Electric Co
Missouri
Sam Kraus
St. Louis
Joppa Steam Electric Station
Ebasco Service, Inc
TVA
Shawnee
Paducah
Relax Credit Controls On Housing at Paducah
The Atomic Energy Commission said credit restrictions are loosened to allow about 1 000 permanent housing units for operating personnel at the Paducah Kentucky atomic plant. AEC official Walter J. Williams noted urgent need for housing for construction workers and orders 250 flat top units moved from Oak Ridge Tennessee to the Paducah site. A barracks camp may be built on the Paducah reservation and a decision is due soon.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Paducah
Walter J. Williams
A.E.C
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
Williams
Commission
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Six Towns Protest Illinois Phone Rate Hike Hearing
Residents from Homer Monticello LeRoy White Heath Paxton and Bement testified at a Urbana hearing on Illinois Commercial Telephone Company rate increases totaling 1 225 000 annually. Paxton officials protested while Alvin Forsythe complained of poor service. ICTC attorney disputed relevance. A decision is due within 11 months of filing.
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Urbana
Illinois Commerce Commission
Marion
Homer
Monticello
LeRoy
White Heat
Paxton
Bement
Alvin Forsythe
Homer Village
Forsythe
Claude Roth
Gottlieb & Schwarth
Chicago
I.C.T.C
G. Norman Kennedy
I. C. C. Examiner
Springfield
Kennedy
Senator Douglas to broadcast Hoover reply on foreign policy
Senator Paul Douglas will broadcast his reply to former President Herbert Hoover's foreign policy stance tonight at 8 30 on the Mut Broadcasting System.
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Paul Douglas
Herbert Hoover
Mut
College Girls to Chase Basketballs Not Men at SIU Tournament
Five colleges send women's teams to Southern Illinois University for a Sports Day basketball tournament on Saturday February 17. Washington University in St Louis Blackburn College Murray State Teachers College Principia College and Southern will participate in the annual event hosted by the Women's Athletic Association of Southern.
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Southern Illinois University
Women’s Athletic Association of Southern
Washington University
St. Louis
Blackburn College
Carlinville
Murray State Teachers College
Murray
Kentucky
Principia College
Elsah
Southern
Chicago Auto Show Opens Nine Day Exhibition
Motordom's biggest spectacle starts a nine day run at the International Amphitheater near Forty-Second and Halsted. The 43d annual Chicago Auto Show draws near half a million visitors to view 22 passenger car lines 9 truck lines and special models plus Buick XP 300 convertible boasting 300 horsepower and 150 mph top speed.
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Chicago
New York
International Amphitheater
Halsted
Buick
Sele
Illinois Power seeks lines near Du Quoin
Illinois Power filed a petition with the state commerce commission to build rural electrical transmission and distribution line extensions in five counties. The plan covers Arcadia township Morgan county Mt. Zion township Macon county Du Quoin Township Perry County St. Clair Township St Clair county and Berlin Township Bureau county.
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Springfield
Ill
The
Illinois Power Company Today
State Commerce Commission
Arcadia Township
Morgan County
Mt. Zion
Macon County
du Quoin
Perry County
St. Clair Township
St. Clair County
Berlin Township
Bureau County
Wage Hike Limit Set at 10 Percent Controversy Looms
Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston weighs a 10 percent wage ceiling amid a labor walkout over a proposed national wage control plan. The Wage Board approved 6 to 3 for the limit, with labor members resigning in protest and planning to meet the labor policy committee for further action.
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Washington
Eric Johnston
Johnston
Labor-Industry-Public Board
LABOR
United Labor Policy Committee
Emil Rieve
Rieve
C.lo
United Textile Workers
Elmer E. Walker
Machinists Union
A. F. of L
H. C. Bates
A. F. of L. Bricklayers
Bates
John J. Murphy
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J. C. Mitchell
Frank Roan
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Yongdongpo
Kimpo
Han River
Bulletin
U. N
Nvn
Douglas
Llinois Power
Labor Policy Committee
Cyrus S. Ching
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