Republicans Split 3 Ways On Troops
Washington Feb 17 AP Senate Republicans clash over troops to Europe. Hoover and Dewey invited to testify as hearings resume. Millikin opposes numeric limits, Taft and Wherry press ceilings while Marshall proposal to add four divisions awaits Congress approval.
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Washington
Senate
Europe
Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Herbert Hoover
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Hoover
United States
Congress
North Atlantic
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eugene D. Millikin
Colorado
G.O.P
Millikin
Robert Taft
Ohio
Kenneth S. Wherry
Nebraska
Taft
George Marshall
North Atlantic Defense Force
Wherry
New Red Jet Suspected Over Korea In Speeds
Reports from American airmen say a mysterious fast jet, possibly new or an upgraded MiG-15 or SA-17 style design, has been glimpsed over Korea. US analysts assigned an arbitrary type number while debating its true make. If it outpaced an F-86 it could approach Mach 1, the speed of sound.
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Washington
Red Air Force
Korea
Chicago florist falls to death from hospital window
George Fisher a 64 year old flower shop owner in downtown Chicago died after plunging from a fourth floor window at Passavant hospital today authorities said.
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Chicago
George Fisher
Passavant Hospital
Weather Summary Casts Mild Weekend and Cloudier Nights
Parts of the area expect partly to mostly cloudy skies tonight and Sunday with warmer conditions in the northern portion. Overnight lows range from 30 to 35 while Sunday highs reach 50 to 60. Earlier readings note light winds around 3.7 mph, sunrise at 6 53 a m and sunset 5 37 p m, humidity about 72 percent at 9 a m, and no precipitation since yesterday. Crab Orchard Lake and Little Grassy Lake levels listed as below spillway Friday by 4 inches and 23 feet respectively.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Stalin Attacks U.N. but Says War Not Inevitable
Kremlin leader denounces United Nations as a tool of American aggression and brands China aggressor in Korea. He says a war in Korea could end only if the West makes concessions, and he rejects the inevitability of a new world war while signaling possible moves in U.N. policy.
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Kremlin
U.S.S.R
Stalin
Pravda
U. N
China
Korea
Britain
United States
Moscow
Peiping
State Department
Washington
United Natos
Lake Success
People’s Government of
Red
London
Paris
United Nations
Russia
U.N
United Nations Organization
League of Nations
Stalin Attacks United Nations and U S Role
Stalin denounces U N prestige and calls it an American dominated body. He praises Soviet gains but says Americans lack faith in their cause on Korea. The Pravda broadside follows Attlee’s postwar disarmament remarks and links to earlier interviews.
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Stalin
U. N
Germany
Japan
Pragda
Kremlin
House of Commons
Attlee
Soviet Union
Kingsbury Smith
International News Service
Council of Foreign Ministers
Berlin
Tito Warns Soviets of World War III Threat to Yugoslavia
Marshall Tito warned the Soviet Union and satellites that any attack on Yugoslavia could trigger a world war. He told 2,400 Communist party members the least event in Europe is a localized war and urged readiness as Yugoslavia seeks Western aid for defense and modernization.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshall Tito
Soviet Union
Europe
Tito
Communist Party
U. S
George Perkins
West
Russia
Miracle banned in New York state by regents
The New York state regents ban the film The Miracle by Roberto Rossellini calling it sacrilegious. The action revoked licenses issued by the education department and spurred court fights.
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Albany
N. Y
Roberto Rossellini
New York State
State Board of Regents
State Education Department
Motion Picture Division
Regents
Government weighs wage formula in wage stabilizer board
Government leaders seek to bring labor back into the wage control program after labor leaders walked out. The stabilizer board adopts a 10 percent cap from Jan 15, 1950 to July 1, 1950 affecting several industries while autos may get a March cost of living raise and others see no increases. Johnston's approval is required for the plan to take effect.
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Washington
Johnston
Illinois Announces Low Bids for 15 County Road Projects
The state highway division opened apparent low bids totaling 3 308 986 for 15 Illinois counties. Saline Gallatin and White counties include 15.31 miles on route 45 from Harrisburg to Eldorado and from Texas City to near the Gallatin White line with bids from Bridges Paving Co 357 3189.26 miles on route 45 near Eldorado to Gossett with S J Groves 435 835. White county on route 1 Carmi to Norris City and to Crossville with Trinidad Asphalt 324 780 14.15 miles on route 1 from Grayville to Crossville and 460 to Carmi with Jefferson Asphalt 300 578. Effingham Fayette culvert extensions on route 40 near Brownstown St Elmo and east of Altamont quoted J Moritz Inc Effingham 53 912.
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Springfield
State Highway Division
Illinois
Saline
Gallatin and
Whitem
Harrisburg
Eldorado
Texas City
Gallatin- White County
Gossett Bridges Paving Co
St. Louis
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Gossett
S. J. Groves & Sons Co
White
Fifth Street
Carmi
Norris City
Trinidad Asphalt Mfg. Co
Grayville
Crossville
Jefferson Asphalt Co
Mount Vernon
Effingham and
Fayette
Centralia Man Killed in Action Confirmed
The Department of Defense confirms Ste. Earl Louis Copple of Centralia was killed in action. Copple, son of Mrs. Lula Jane Copple of route 2 Centralia, had been reported missing in action earlier.
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Centralia
Department of Defense
Ste. Earl Louis Copple
Lula Jane Copple
Route 2
Gasoline Crisis Strains China Front and Hospitals
Dispatch from Hong Kong reports North China faces fuel shortages as gasoline dries in Peiping and Tientsin. Only key military and diplomatic vehicles run. hospitals there and in Manchuria are overwhelmed, and medical staff have left for the front, worsening Korean War strain.
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Hindustan Times
China
Hong Kong
Arthur Moore
Peiping
Mao Tze-Tung
Tientsin
Moore
Red China
Korea
Manchuria
Two New Service Officers Appointed in Illinois
A.R. Kays of the Illinois Veterans Commission named two new service officers. Lewis Brake of Mt. Vernon was named service officer for Jefferson County with headquarters in Mt. Vernon. William M. Green of McHenry will head the IVA area office for DeKalb Boone and McHenry counties with headquarters in Woodstock.
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Springfield
Ill
A.R. Kays
Illinois Veterans Commission
Lewis Brake
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
William M. Green
McHenry
IVA
DeKalb
Boone
Woodstock
Stella First Woman On Air Base Says It’s Not Bad
Stella B Banouveris arrives at Grenier field as the only woman on the base where 600 male personnel are stationed. She notes the move from Scott Field Illinois and says of being the sole woman here, it's not bad.
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Stella
Manchester
N.H
Waf
Stella B. Banouveris
Racine Wis
Scott Field
Ill
Grenier Field
Air Force Headquarters
St. Valentine’s Day
Payroll Padding Scandal Hits Boston Postal Service
Boston postal inspectors probe a payroll padding scheme at the South postal annex involving about 200 workers. Time cards were punched for nonpresent staff by colleagues for daily or weekly kickbacks, with one clerk allegedly punching for ten others. The Boston district, largest in size, employs 1,400 at peak.
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Boston
Florida
Tennyson Jefferson
New England
Big South
Jefferson
South
Tthe
British coal visitors study U S mine efficiency and safety
Sixteen British coal reps tour Southern Illinois mines to gauge productivity five times Britain’s output per man shift. They praise West Frankfort Orient No. 2 haulage, discuss diesel locomotives and compressed air systems, and note stricter British safety rules. They plan further site visits before returning March 21.
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Britain
Ilinois
America
Orient No. 2
West Frankfort
Benton
Ernest L. Chiverton
Kent
England
United States
Great Britain
Chiverton
Williamson Airport
Cape Girardeau
Charleston
W. Va
Welch
Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
No Severe Cold Forecast Bright Weekend Ahead
The weather report notes no sub zero temperatures nationwide for the first time in weeks. Chicago bureau says mild conditions will prevail this weekend with cloudy skies and some wet spots, while Bismarck North Dakota records five above.
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Associated Press
U. S. Weather Bureau
Chicago
Bismarck
N. D
Frozen Woman in Chicago Credits Miracle for Recovery
Mrs Borothy Mae Stevens a 23 year old Chicago woman found frozen in an alley a week ago credited a miracle of God for her recovery from a body temperature of 64 degrees Physicians now believe she may not lose any limbs and she hopes to leave Chicago for a warm small town to live.
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Chicago
Borothy Mae Stevens
Michael Reese Hospital
Roll Back Red Dent In Line Near Chechon
American infantry counter attacked near Chechon driving back Red forces in hills north of the town. Ten miles of Allied lines were dented but Reds failed to turn the east flank. Casualties rose as efforts continued around Wonju Chipyong and Chechon with large forces still in the field.
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Tokyo
Chechon
U. S. 10Th Corps
Chipyong
Wonju
South Korea
38Th Parallel
Seoul
United Nations
Korea
U. S
U. S. Eighth Army
People Look Wonderful to Light Regained Girl
Vivian Carver, 29, who had been nearly blind since childhood, regained sight in her right eye after a corneal transplant at Passavant Memorial Hospital on November 30. She saw clearly 10 days after bandages came off and plans a left-eye operation.
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Chicago
Vivian Carver
Passavant Memorial Hospital
Carver
Northern Illinois roads hazardous due to ice and snow
The Illinois state highway division warned motorists that the northern two thirds of the state face hazardous driving. Roads in the area were covered with a thin coat of ice and packed snow.
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Springfield
Ill
State Highway Division
Illinois
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