Vishinsky Pushes Plan to Outlaw Atomic Weapons at UN
Moscow proposes a February deadline for a UN accord to ban atomic weapons and seize current facilities. He urges a three power reduction of arms and asks all nations to disclose complete armed forces data within a month after approval. The Soviet view counters Western disarmament plans.
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Paris
Poreien
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
United Nations General Assembly
Vishinsky
United States
Great Britain
France
Russia
Soviet Union
Naked assault near Syracuse University shocks campus
A 31 year old Syracuse University student, Fred Griffith of 1007 E Adams St, was stripped and assaulted by five youths near Smith Hall after leaving Slocum Hall. He wandered naked for about ninety minutes before campus police found him and he was taken to University Hospital for head cuts and contusions.
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Smith Hall
Syracuse
University
University Hospital
Fred Griffith
E. Adams St
Griffith
Slocum Hall
Eisenhower outlines 1952 arms plan for Europe
Marquis Childs notes in the editorial page that Eisenhower’s recent Washington visit signals a revised Western Europe arms program. By end of 1952 Europe should field divisional forces with modern equipment including tanks and air support. Other features appear on pages 31 to 40, with CODAY'S PICTURES on page 26.
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Europe
Eisenhower
Washington
Marquis Childs
Ing
City Life
Social
Coday
Wreck Traps Driver As Fayetteville Tractor Crashes
An hour and a half after a crash on Genesee street hill in Fayetteville, firefighters and police freed W McLeod, driver of a Middle Atlantic Transportation Co. unit, from the crushed cab of his truck after it struck a tree. McLeod, critically injured, received pain relief from Dr. T L Reese. Witness Mrs. Herbert Soper described the vehicle first hitting a pole, careening across the street, then hitting the curb and tree.
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Genesee St. Hill
Fayetteville
W. McLeod
Middle Atlantic Transportation Co
Wally Haskel
Jerane
T. L. Reese
Herbert Soper
E. Genesee St
E. Genesee and Center Sits
Chinese Drive Allies Back in Korea Frontline Actions
Chinese troops supported by at least five tanks forced Allied infantry from a position north of Yonchon on the western front. An Allied officer said UN command forces pulled back after Reds opened fire as a Communist company pushed Allied troops off a hill on the eastern end. Allied jet scouts reported 116 MiG-15s, but no engagement occurred. A single MIG flight of about 50 jets crossed the Yalu without firing on American F-86s over MIG Alley. Australian and U.S. pilots noted 66 Red jets in separate North Korea missions.
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Seoul
Yonchon
North Korea
Yalu
Mig Alley
Korea
Czech Freedom Train engineers win US visas
Jaroslav Konvalinka and Karel Truska, engineer and trainmaster of the Czech freedom train that traversed the Iron Curtain into West Germany, were granted visas to the United States today. They will be flown to New York City for an American Thanksgiving.
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Germany
Jaroslav Konvalinka
Karel! ‘Truska
Iron Curtain
West Germany
United States
New ‘York City
Former Buffalo Mayor Dowd Questions by Grand Jury
Former Buffalo mayor Bernard J. Dowd a Republican appeared before the February grand jury probing gambling and corruption in Buffalo and Erie County. District Attorney Gordon Sicel said Dowd signed a waiver of immunity. Steele declined to discuss questions intended for Dowd.
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Buffalo
Bernard J. Dowd
Fiebruary Grand Jury
Erie County
Gordon Sicel
Dowd
Steele
Cease Fire Clash Shapes Korean War Talks
A high level analyst claims the Reds murdered over 5000 American prisoners, influencing stalled Korean armistice talks. The UN and Communist delegates debate cease fire versus full armistice with prisoner exchanges and foreign troop withdrawal as core issues, risking missteps in stalled negotiations.
Truman OKs Iran Aid
Washington reports President Truman assured Iran's Prime Minister Mossadegh the United States will provide financial aid to ease Iran's economic crisis amid the Anglo Iranian oil dispute. Deputy Premier Fatemi said the letter promised action as soon as possible and both texts will be released at a news conference.
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Washington
Truman
Iran
United States
Mossein Fatemi
Premire Mohammed Mossadegh
Mossadegh
Aids
Iran Gants
Fatemi
Circus superstition bears out in deadly trio
A series of three circus mishaps proved the old superstition true as three aerial performers died or were gravely injured. Evy Trost, 17, fell 60 feet from a high wire in Baltimore to the ring below before a crowd of 7500. Fred Miller, 58, died after rigging failure during a Rio Grande Valley act. Juan Ibarra, 27, was knocked unconscious with neck injuries after a fall from a broken horizontal bar during Shrine circus in Springfield Illinois.
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Nya
Evy Trost
Tizhiwire
Baltimore
Fifth ‘Armory
Harlingen
Pav
Yalterday
Fred Miller
Rio Grande
Miller
Juan Ibarra
the- Shrine- Circus
Springfield
St. John's Hospital
George Westerman
Polack
Bros, Circus
Railroads Get 32 Percent Boost In Mail Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission granted railroads a 32 percent increase in mail pay, boosting overall government rail mail compensation by about 50 percent since 1947. The award, retroactive to January 1, comes after prior 25 percent emergency and a 48 percent retroactive settlement for 1947–1950, yielding about $74.9 million more yearly for hauling the mails.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Post Office Department
ICC
State Apple Crop Down Three Percent
New York State Agriculture Department reports the 1951 apple crop at 18,095,000 bushels, down from 18,700,000 in 1950. The decline, averaging above 14 million, is attributed to wet early summer weather and very dry conditions in western New York late in the season, hampering growth.
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Albany CP
New York State
Wie
State Agriculture Department
Department
Iiew
York
Today’s Chuckle Playful Riddle About an Unlisted Draft
A lighthearted item notes a cheeky playboy figure and his unlisted draft number in a witty puzzle style. The quip, attributed to AZ, riffs on missing details and a playful sense of mystery.
Car Crash Blamed On Odd Punch In Court
Stanley Smith, 24, told traffic court a stranger jumped on his running board and punched him, causing a swerve and minor collision with two cars. Joseph Magee of Erlanger, Ky., supported the account. Judge Kohnen dismissed the reckless driving charge, saying the excuse was unique.
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Cincinnati
Stanley Smith
Smith
Cau
Ralph B. Kohnen
Joseph Mazes
Erlanger
Magee
Kohnen
Mistrial Declared in Case Involving Young Girl Incident
In Yanceyville North Carolina a mistrial was ordered in the case of a Necro sharecropper accused of leering at a 17 year old white girl and chasing her The jury of four Black and eight white members deliberated about five hours over two days and reported a hopeless deadlock Foreman C J Long said the vote stood ten to two with two Black jurors holding out for acquittal
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Yanceyville
N.C
J.A. Rousseau
C. J. Long
Tests Delayed Again on Atomic Weapon Experiments
Unfavorable weather continues to halt scheduled atomic tests in Las Vegas. The experiments aim to study blast effects on war materiel including tanks guns planes and other equipment as well as on entrenched positions homes and industrial structures.
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Las Vegas
Nev
UNS
Court Martial Hands Death Sentences in Greek Communist Case
In Athens a special court martial sentenced 12 individuals to death for conspiring to revive Greece's communist underground. Three others received prison terms, while 13 were acquitted or given lesser penalties, with sentences ranging from three to 20 years.
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Athens
Greece
Fife
Dees
Cold Drought? King Winter Returns Cling to Travel
Syracuse suffers slow winter return as steady rain and lowering temperatures push snow to two feet. eastern half of the country endures miserable weather with flights disrupted. American Airlines cancels all flights amidst the storm as east and west coast routes face delays.
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Syracuse
Seattle
Perlane
American Airlines
Ridgway Aids Quiz: Hanley cites 6270 PRisoners killed
Col James M Hanley, Eighth Army war crimes investigator, announces in Pusan that the number of American war prisoners murdered in Korea by the Communists has risen to 6270. The disclosure comes as Col George Patrick Welch and Col Kenneth L Booth arrive to question him about the claim.
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Pusan
Korea
Eighth Army
James M. Hanley
U. S
George Patrick Welch
Matthew B. Ridgway
Kenneth L. Booth
Front line troops told Reds slaughtered thousands of POWs
American forces in Korea were informed that the Reds killed thousands of captured soldiers. Col. James 3. Hanley disclosed the figure on armed forces radio, which had previously not reported the casualty count while the world learned the story. The broadcast began this afternoon and was repeated several times.
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Tokyo
Korea
Armed Forces Radio
James 3
Hanley
Hanley says 13,400 UN war prisoners killed since Korea war start
Hanley in his Pusan office says total UN war prisoners slaughtered since the outbreak of the Korean War is 13,400. He cites 7,000 South Koreans and repeats the claim that Chinese killed 2,513 American prisoners. Conference noted in dialogue with Colonel Hanley.
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Hanley
Fire Sweeps Seven-Story Mattress Plant
A devastating blaze last night gutted a seven story mattress factory. Firefighters battled for more than four hours as flames shot 300 feet into the air. The estimated damage stands at 1,000,000 dollars. One firefighter was injured.
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Leo
Pi Beta Phi Powder Puff Postponed by Illness
Fifteen members of the Pi Beta Phi powder puff football team at Syracuse University are stricken with illness prompting postponement of the game against Alpha Xi Delta at Hendricks Field. Officials suspect food poisoning or a virus. players dined on pork last night. Co captain Sally Randall consoles sisters as Alpha Xi Delta prepares for the rescheduled event amid rain.
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Syracuse University
Slpha XI Delta Sorority
Hendricks Field
Alpha Xi Deltas
Sally Randall
iPi Phi
White Manse
Walnut Pl
Sally’ “Randall
Pi Beta Phi Powder Pull
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