Taft Opens New Phase in Policy Fight Over Troop Powers
Sen. Robert A. Taft challenges President Truman's authority to deploy troops without Congress approval. He argues for congressional consent before any European defense force, favors limited American divisions for North Atlantic defenses, and criticizes executive secrecy. He urges air and sea defenses and a U N backed approach with Britain France and others.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Truman
Europe
Taft
Senate
Congress
U. S
North Atlantic
Dwight D. Fisenhower
United States
Joseph C. O’mahoney
Dwye
Harley M. Kilgore
D- W.va
Russia
Britain
France
Holland
Australia
Canada
Japan
Hubert Humphrey
Dminn
Hoover
Western Hemisphere
Administration
Irving Ives
Mr. Hoover
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
William F. Knowland
Rcalif
China
United Nations
Korea
U. N
Multimillion Dollar Power Plant Planned Near Metropolis Joppa Area
A $184 million steam and electric plant to power the Paducah atomic bomb site will begin near Metropolis, seven miles west of Joppa, built by E Basco Inc for Electric Energy Inc. TVA plans a parallel plant costing about $160 million, bringing total federal outlay for the Paducah project to roughly $840 million. The Metropolis plant will employ hundreds and be built by a five-company private utility syndicate under AEC guidance.
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Paducah
Metropolis
Joppa
Union Electric Company of Missouri
Associated Press
St. Louis
Tennessee Valley Authority
Kentucky River
TVA
Atomic Energy Plant
E. Basco, Inc
New York
Basco Company
Electric Energy, Inc
Atomic Energy Commission
Evan Dale
Carbondale
International Hod Carriers and Laborers Union
American Federation of Labor
Daie
Illinois
Kentucky
Washington, D. C
Dale
Central Dlinois Public Service
Illinois Power Co
Kentucky Utilities Co
Middle South Utilities, Inc
Union Electric Co
Missouri
AEC
Central Illinois Public Service
Grand Tower
Atomic Energy
F. H. McGraw Construction Company
Hartford
Ernest A. Wende
Reds Threaten to Cut Off Allied Retreat at Pusan
A massive Red China and North Korean push drives toward Wonju as the Allied line fights to hold the central rail hub. The attack aims to encircle and trap UN forces retreating toward Pusan with main hammer forces pressing Seoul and Yongpo while air and artillery strike back.
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Tokyo
South Korea
Wonju
United Nations
Seoul
Red China
Kim Il Sung
A. P
William C. Barnhard
Suwon
Yongpo
Sea of Japan
Eighth Army
Korea
Pusan
Yellow Sea
Barnard
U. N
Red
Han River
NAVY
Douglas MacArthur
Earle E. Partridge
Fifth Air Force
Rail Agreement Stalls Over Unions Demands and Rate Hike
Washington AP January 6 reports the stalled railroad labor accord as three unions push for tougher terms while railroads seek a six percent freight rate increase to offset higher costs. Regulators and carriers anticipate submitting rate petitions as wage plans for yard and road workers face rejection by engineers and other unions.
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Washington
White House
D. P. Loomis
Order of
St. Louis
National Board
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Weather Update With Forecast and Lake Levels
Cloudy and cold with temperatures near 10 to 20 degrees above Sunday afternoon. Partly cloudy and cold Monday. Fri low 25 rising to 32 this morning and 53 this evening. High 58 with noon 31. Sun up 7 24, down 4 47. Humidity 72. Precipitation 0. Wind 66 miles total, 2.7 mph average. Crab Orchard Lake 21 inches below spillway, Little Grassy Lake 17 feet below spillway.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Local newspaper sections listing pages and sections
The page list shows the newspaper’s daily layout with sections for National News Local News Women Sports Classifieds Church News and page numbers for each. It outlines where to find Index Area pages and page allocations for different topics.
Children of Light Await World's End in Farm House
Thirty members of a religious sect calling themselves the Children of Light stay in a shuttered Keremeos farm house awaiting doomsday. Their leaders say the end will come next Tuesday and they plan to remain indoors until then.
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Children of Light
Keremees
B. C
Senators Propose 80 Billion Dollar Federal Budget
Senators Paul H. Douglas and Hubert Humphrey urged an 80 billion dollar federal budget to block Communist aggression and avoid borrowing. They dismissed Taft's 65 billion figure as too low and said taxes could rise enough to fund defense without deficits. The Truman plan mid month would seek about 75 billion with higher taxes, while current estimates place revenue around 45 billion.
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Washington
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ii
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Europe
Douglas
Humphrey
Truman
Congress
Ike Calls Off Paris Hero's Welcome
Paris prepares a hero welcome for General Dwight D. Eisenhower but cancels the parade and dinners after he says he is on business. Eisenhower will meet ministers and military leaders, pay a call on President Vincent Auriol, and then fly to Brussels for the next stop.
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Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Vincent Auriol
Brussels
France
Meat Raisers Gather In San Francisco
The 54th annual convention of the American National Live Stock association opens in San Francisco with sessions through Wednesday. More than 2,000 livestock industry leaders are expected to attend.
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San Francisco
American National Live Stock Association
Pleven seeks confidence vote on 1 billion rearmament plan
Paris January 6 AP Premier Rene Pleven calls for a new confidence ballot on his one billion dollar rearmament program. The move aligns with French protests that the government is acting to rebuild Western defenses under the North Atlantic pact. The vote is scheduled for next Monday.
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Paris
Rene Pleven
Sesser Miner Fatally Shot in Taylor Tavern
Thomas Fogle 45 of Zeigler was charged with murder for firing a .32 revolver at Milton Allen in the Green Lantern tavern at Zeigler. Witnesses dispute self defense as Allen died at the scene after the bar shooting following a beer incident and argument.
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Sesser Miner
Taylor Tavern
Thomas Fogle
Zeizler
Sesser
Fogle
Milton
Mickey) Allen
Zeigler
Zeizlar
Franklin County
Joseph Hickman
Allen
Hickman
Raymond Pertuset
Green Lantern
William McKinney
Royalton
Paulie Johnson
McKinney
Russia Exceeds Steel Production Goal in 1950
Moscow reports that Russia surpassed its 1950 steel production target by 2.2 million metric tons. Minister Ivan T. Tevesyan announced the result in a telegram to Premier Joseph Stalin, printed on the front pages of major Russian newspapers.
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Moscow
Russia
Ivan T. Tevesyan
Joseph Stalin
Wheat and Corn Planting Restrictions Lifted
The 1951 planting limits on corn and wheat were removed yesterday allowing unrestricted sowing. Secretary Charles F. Brannan attributed the move to the national emergency and partial mobilization.
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Washington
Charles F. Brannan
Trapped Passengers Freed After Fatal Route 26 Crash
Freeport reports a crash that killed driver Henry Herbig, 58, of Cedarville. His wife, son Albert, and Hester Frank were injured and trapped for about an hour as rescuers freed them from the wrecked car on the embankment.
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Freeport
Olice
Henry Herbig
Cedarville
Albert
Hester Frank
Kashmir quake rattles Srinagar capital for twenty seconds
Severe earth tremors lasting about 20 seconds shook Srinagar Kashmir today. Panicky residents fled cracking structures into open spaces while no casualties were immediately reported.
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Srinagar
Kashmir
Quadruplets drafted only ones in U S leaves five brothers at home
The Perricone quadruplets Anthony Bernard Carl and Donald of Beaumont were inducted for military service at Houston. They were processed and sent to Fort Sam Houston with 150 Southwest Texas selectees. Five other brothers remain at home with families. their father cannot work.
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U S
Perricone
Beaumont
Air Force
Houston Armed Forces
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Southwest Texas
Bernard
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