Peiping Admits Open Defiance As Death Penalty Expanded
In Peiping the Chinese government announced a drastic widening of the death penalty for anti Communist actions and for aiding counter revolutionary activity. It said thousands of Red militiamen and officials have been killed and that peasant opposition to land reforms is spreading rapidly amid the Korea crisis.
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Stanley Rich
Hong Kong
China
Peiping
Korea
Central People’s Government Council
Red China
Peng Cheng
Peng
Pillsbury Flour Official Dies In Plane Crash
Paxton Nebraska February 23 three prominent Minnesota executives died in a plane crash near Paxton while en route from Minneapolis to Aspen. Edmund Pillsbury vice president of Pillsbury Mills Alfred Lindley attorney and former Olympic skier Dexter Andrews secretary and director of Earl Partridge Co. were aboard. The four place plane struck trees in a freezing mist during approach to a field near the depot.
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Paxton, Neb
Colorado
Paxton
Edmund P. Pillsbury
Minneapolis
Pillsbury Mills, Inc
Pillsbury Board
John
Pillsbury
Alfred D. Lindley
Dexter L. Andrews
Earl Partridge Co
Andrews and
Lindley
Wyzata
Aspen
Colo
Nebraska
Paxton Railroad
Girl dies as bus is sideswiped near Fort Knox
Fort Knox Ky Feb 23 AP a school bus carrying 30 children was sideswiped by a trailer truck killing nine year old Martha Payne of Ratcliffe and injuring 13 others including her sister Lois. The driver Clarence K Zenner 27 of Pontiac Mich was charged with passing a halted school bus and involuntary manslaughter. He was held for a hearing at Elizabethtown tomorrow.
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Fort Knox
Here
Martha Payne
Ratcliffe
Lois
Bennie Witten
Vine Grove School
Elizabethtown
Democrats Endorse W. Joe Hill for State Supreme Court
W. Joe Hill, former circuit judge and assistant to Attorney General Ivan Elliott, was endorsed for state supreme court by Democratic lawyers of Franklin and Jefferson counties. The Franklin county Democratic Central committee endorsed Hill from the first judicial district. a district convention of 24 counties is set, likely at Mt. Vernon on March 19. Hill maintains private practice with offices in Mt. Vernon and Benton.
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W. Joe Hill
Ivan Elliott
Supreme Court
Franklin
Jefferson
Franklin County
Democratic Central Committee
Hill
Mt. Vernon
Weather summary for Crab Orchard Lake area
Cloudy conditions with morning fog in rural areas. Low tonight 25, high Saturday 42 to 48. Yesterday low 45, high 34, noon today 48. Precipitation 0 inches. Humidity 100 percent at 8 30 am. Winds 20 miles across 7 am yesterday to 7 am today. Crab Orchard Lake 14 inches above spillway, Little Grassy Lake 22 feet below spillway.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
National and Local News Page References
The note lists sections and page numbers for today’s edition including national news on page 1 local news on page 3 editorials on page 4 women’s news on pages 6 and 7 sport news on pages 9 and 10 comics on page 13 markets on page 13 and classified ads on pages 14 and 15.
Truman Urges Letters From Congressmen on RFC Loans
President Truman demanded copies of correspondence between Congress members and the RFC after charges of influence peddling. Senate banking subcommittee hearings explored whether RFC directors yielded to pressure, naming Boyle and other aides as figures in the probe.
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Washington
Truman
Capitol Hill
R.F.C
Congress
Harber
J. William Fulbright
Paul Douglas
D-Ill
Senate
William M. Boyle, Jr
Democratic National Committee
Boyle
Woman Climbs Pole to Free Laundry in Hoboken
Ella Thomas, 35, hung out laundry when wind tangled it on a 40 foot telephone line. She climbed the pole to disentangle the wash, then looked down and felt faint. Firemen assisted as she descended the ladder to safety.
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Hoboken
N. J
Ella Thomas
Fire Department
Hairless Hopefuls Inch Hair After Five Weeks Cream Treatment
A New York report notes Albert Roberts of United Research Laboratories says a hormone cream rubbed on two five year bald men produced about an inch of new hair in five weeks. The dermatotrophic hormone, allied to Acth, awaits further testing before sale.
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New York
Albert Roberts
United Research Laboratories of Philadelphia
UN good offices panel moves toward Korea talks with China
The United Nations three member good offices committee has made its first approach to Communist China via Swedish channels to seek a discussion on Korean peace terms. Nasrollah Entezam Sven Grafstrom and Luis Padilla Nervo form the panel awaiting a reply with secrecy maintained.
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Luis Padilla Nervo
Mexico
South Korean Named Lieutenant General
Chung Il Kwan, commander of all South Korean forces, was awarded three stars to become lieutenant general. He is the first South Korean to hold the rank at U. S. Eighth Army headquarters in Korea.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
Chung Il Kwan
Americans presented to King and Queen at Buckingham Palace
About 125 Americans were introduced to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at a lavish Buckingham Palace reception attended by 600 diplomats and their wives.
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London
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Cant Hardly Wait To See God Cancer Takes Life Of McLeansboro Boy
Donald Redfearn a 10 year old of McLeansboro died after a battle with malignant cancer that spread from his hip to other areas. He endured hospitalization in multiple facilities including St. Louis Shriner’s and Carbondale Doctor’s Hospital. His family faced mounting costs, aid from White Shrine and local sponsors, and daily ambulance support to reach treatments.
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Donald Redfearn
McLeansboro
Herrin
Leansboro
Children’s Hospital
St. Louis
Shriner’s Hospital
Corning, Ark
Doctor’s Hospital
Carbondale
Herrin Hospital
Vicker’s Memorial Hospital
Mcc Leansboro
Illinois
Carbondale Doctor’s Hospital
W. A. Shoopman
Herrin First Baptist Church
Storme
Donald
Harry E. Redfearn
Redfearns
Times- Leader
Chamber of Commerce
School Patrol Boys Shot At Near Watseka
Four boy crossing guards aged 12 to 14 reported gunfire near Watseka starting Feb 9. Iroquois County State’s Attorney David Oram suspects a crazed gunman with a grudge. No one wounded. guards withdrawn. vigilante group forms. A .22 rifle was found in a high school car. owner denies knowledge.
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David Oram
Iroquois County
Oram
Ronnie Williams
Terry Christie
Donald Crouch
Gordon Vogel
Consumer beef piles up in New York amid high prices
About one million pounds of dressed beef are stored in the region due to consumer resistance to high prices. Miss Anna Blumstein, secretary treasurer of the Metropolitan Slaughterers Association, said yesterday the beef has piled up because of generally high meat prices in the metropolitan area.
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New York
Anna Blumstein
Metropolitan Slaughterers Association
Truck Car Crash Kills Two Near McLeansboro
Two McLeansboro area residents died Thursday night when their car was struck by a truck on route 460 two miles east of Dahlgren. The victims were identified as G. W. Keefer of Dahlgren and Frank Barbee of Wayne City. State police at Du Quoin said Joseph Mordini of Centralia drove the truck.
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McLeansboro
Dahlgren
G. W. Keefer
Frank Barbee
Wayne City
du Quoin
Joseph Mordini
Centralia
German Ships Again Fly German Flag
Hamburg West Germany ships today flew their flag at the fore masts in ceremonies led by Transportation Minister Christoph Seebohm marking the first postwar display of the German tricolor on merchant vessels.
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Hamburg
Germany
Christoph Seebohm
Hit-Run Tactics Fail To Slow Korean Drive
United Nations forces press the Korean front from Hoengsong to Pyongchang with four mile advances and captured areas on both central and western fronts. Canadian Princess Patricia regiment enters action for the first time, joining American British Australian New Zealand and South Korean troops in the drive toward the communist lines.
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Reds
Stan Swinton
Hoengsong
Wonju
Pyongchang
Han River
Seoul
Princess Pats
New Zealand
U. N
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