Draft extension urged to meet four year manpower needs
Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson urged Congress to extend the draft for four years as the only way to maintain required armed forces. About 670,000 men would be drafted in four years, averaging 14,000 monthly, in addition to 2,100,000 volunteers to reach a 2,850,000 force, unless the draft extends. Ridgway warned that proposed Army cuts could jeopardize national security amid the Formosa crisis.
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Washington
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Congress
House Armed Services Committee
Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Matthew B. Ridgway
Army
U. S
Ridgway
Formosa
Eisenhower
Asst
Carter L. Burgess
Wilson
Armed Services
Burgess
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
China to Bar Delegates Over Formosa Aggression Claim
Peiping Radio broadcasted that Communist China would refuse to send delegates to the United Nations Security Council unless the council considers a Russian resolution accusing the United States of aggression in Formosa. The broadcast urged rejection of a New Zealand cease-fire proposal.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.P
China
United Nations Security Council
United States
Formosa
Peiping
New Zealand
Dr John R Motts death robs Nobel Peace laureate of longtime service
Orlando Florida February 1 1946 Dr John R Motts death at his winter home leaves a notable figure aged 89 He led the YM C A as general secretary of the national council and international committee and later became honorary life president of the World Alliance of YM C A He helped found the World's Student Christian Federation and chaired the International Missionary Council until 1942 He was the only layman to be named honorary president of the World Council of Churches and received the US Distinguished Service Medal along with 16 foreign decorations He authored 21 books on religious and social topics.
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Orlando
Fla
John R. Mott
National Council
Young Men’s Christian Assn
International Missionary Council
World Council of Churches
United States
Congressional Pay Boost Step Nearer
Washington February 1 The Senate Judiciary Committee recommended a 50 percent pay raise for members of Congress and substantial salary hikes for federal judges A bill would set House and Senate pay at 22500 yearly up from 15000 including 1500 expense allowance Judges would gain 7500 to 9500 annually The Speaker and Vice President would see a 5000 rise The increases fall 5000 short of last year’s commission suggestion.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
House
Senate
Nation warms as cold spell lifts ahead of groundhog day
The continental thaw spreads, with temperatures rising up to 38 degrees in the Ohio River valley and Indiana while northern New England remains frigid. Snow blankets the upper Ohio valley and Great Lakes, with 1 to 3 inches in northern Michigan. Pacific coast rains follow a heavy storm that drenched Paso Robles with over an inch of moisture.
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New England
Ohio River Valley
Indiana
Canada
Maine
Houston
Caribou
Burlington
Columbus
Ohio
Indianapolis
Ind
Goshen
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Nebraska
Pacific Coast
Fl Segundo
Calif
Spark Ignites $60,000 Fire at Vulcanizing Plant
Grand Rapids report states a static electricity spark from worker Jack Wingate's finger ignited fresh rubber cement on a cementing machine, fueling a blaze that caused $60,000 in damage at Vulcanizing Material Corp. The incident occurred February 1 according to investigators.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Vulcanizing Material Corp
Jack Wingate
Hear More Testimony On Toll Road Plans
Indiana toll road hearings feature bond counsel Harry Ice who earned 114833 for West-East highway work. He cites Gov Craig’s wish to extend the North-South toll road to U S 40 near Indianapolis, noting potential cost earnings distortions and feeder roads needs on U S 136 and Ind 100. Investment houses show strong interest in financing.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Toll Road Commission
Senate
Craig
U.S. 40
Harry T. Ice
Ruel Steele
R.bedford
Jamestown
Ice
U. S. 40
State Highway Department
U. S. 136
Stooge Aided Man Held On Check Charge
Chief of Detectives Willard Gantz announced that George Joshua Miller a 39 year old from Jasonville admitted a new scheme in check fraud. He used a companion to vouch for the check and the passer's reputation during questioning after bogus check complaints from Terre Haute merchants. The man claimed the accomplice identified him as an employee. Page 2.
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Willard Gantz
George Joshua Miller
Gantz
Jasonville
Terre Haute
Miller
Exconvict
Sweden to Build Atom Power Plant
Stockholm Sweden Feb 1 A member of the state atomic commission said Sweden will start building its first atomic power station soon The announcement confirms plans for the nation to develop nuclear energy and expand its power infrastructure.
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Sweden
Atom Power
Stockholm
State Atomic Commission
Eighty Missionaries Remain in Red China
Hong Kong Catholic headquarters reports eighty foreign Catholic missionaries still inside Red China as of February 1, continuing to monitor their status and safety amid ongoing tensions between Beijing and foreign religious groups.
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Red China
Hong Kong
Centenarian Mrs Moulden Sees Ike Send Birthday Cheer
Washington February 1 Mrs Nettie Angus Moulden a hundred year old resident who met Abraham Lincoln as a girl of ten and obtained his autograph in 1865 received hearty birthday wishes from President Eisenhower at the White House He told her many happy returns and she quipped about his future political hopes before reporters and cameras.
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Washington
Nettie Angus Moulden
Eisenhower
Lincoln
White House
Oil Slick Threat Looms Over Britain and France
A 3,000 square mile oil slick from a crippled North Sea tanker spread into the English Channel off the Kent coast, threatening sea birds and beaches in Britain and France. Wildlife officials warn of mass beach cleanups and possible impact on inshore fishing as thousands of birds and coastal fish suffer across Denmark, Germany, and Jutland.
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London
North Sea
English Channel
Britain
France
Denmark
Germany
Kent
British Trawlers’ Federation
Jutland
Record of U S Veterans totaling twenty one million
Washington February 1. Estimated 21,301,000 veterans of U S military service as of December 31. Veterans Administration statistics show an increase of 843,000 during 1954.
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Washington
U. S
Veterans Administration
Air Defenses Called Best By Army Official
Grand Rapids, Feb 1 news wires quote Asst. Army Secretary George H. Roderick praising Air Force and Army defenses. He cites 1200 jet interceptors, Nike anti-aircraft missiles at 100 sites in 13 cities, radar networks, picket ships, and 13,000 ground observer posts as forming the best defense against enemy air attack, while noting no system is perfect.
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Grand Rapids Mich
Air Force
United States
Asst
Army
George H. Roderick
Grand Rapids
Lions Club
Roderick
Canada
Nike
Ex Union Boss Gets Light Term
Joseph P. Ryan, 71, former head of New York dock workers, is sentenced to six months in prison and a $2,500 fine for taking money illegally from a firm hiring his union members. His age and health were cited by his lawyer. Ryan, president emeritus of the International Longshoremen's Association, helped lead a hard fought drive to represent the city’s dock workers after the union split from its AFL affiliation. He was convicted of receiving $2,500 in violation of the Taft-Hartley Law.
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New York
Joseph P. Ryan
Ryan
The
International Longshoremen’s Assn
A.F.L
Aunt Mary Bales Injured in Fall in Clinton
Aunt Mary Bales, 88, of Dana Ind., aunt of the late Ernie Pyle, was taken to Vermillion County Hospital after a fall in her apartment Monday evening. She suffered severe bruises and shock but hospital attendants reported her condition not serious.
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Clinton
Ind
Mary” Bales
Dana
Ernie Pyle
Iwo Jima
Vermillion County Hospital
Nationalists plan Formosa press censorship after Tachen evacuation
Taipei February 1 Nationalist China prepares to clamp down a press censorship once the evacuation of the Tachen Islands begins. The censorship will be the first ever imposed by the Nationalists on Formosa and will follow the censorship already enforced by the U S Seventh Fleet.
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Taipei
Formosa
China
Tachen Islands
U. S. 7Th Fleet
UN invites Red China while Formosa battle brews on
Formosa reports show Red China poised to join UN if Moscow-backed resolution passes. The Security Council delayed further Formosan talks pending Chou En Lai reply, with Peiping radio predicting a negative answer. The U N invitation passed 9 to 1 as US backs the move but opposes Red China membership. Nationalist China protests. Tach en Island shelling continues as the 7th Fleet stands ready.
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Formosa Strait
Hong Kong
Hong Kong New Evening Post
Peiping
United Nations
New Zealand
Security Council
Chou En-Lai
Red China
New York
Dag Hammarskjold
Chou
United States
U. S
China
Summer Storm Relieves Drought in Buenos Aires Area
Buenos Aires on February 1 reports relief for townspeople and farmers as heat and drought eased after a sudden storm. Temperatures fell from 93 to 70 degrees with two inches of rain across the region.
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Buenos Aires
Nationalists Repel Red Assaults in Formosa Scarcity of Evacuation
Red Chinese warships planes and artillery attacked Yushan and Tachen Islands as Nationalist forces repelled a major Yushan assault and fought off MiG-15 jets on Tachen. Nationalist intelligence warned of heavy troop concentrations and landing craft on the mainland while U S forces stood by. The Nationalist garrison vowed to defend to the death as evacuation plans remained uncertain.
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Taipei
Formosa
U.P
Yushan
Tachen
Yikiangshan
Defense Ministry
Keelung
Tanhan
Churchill Hopes Reds Will Move For Cease-Fire
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill said he very much hopes Red China will accept the United Nations invitation to join talks on a Formosa cease-fire. Diplomats described optimism from the British Commonwealth conference as based in part on Russia's mild attitude in the U.N. debate. Churchill noted the Security Council has invited the Chinese government to attend discussions, calling it a genuine step toward a peaceful solution.
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London
Winston Churchill
Red
U.N
Churchill
China
House of Commons
Formosa
Security Council
Prime Ministers Conference
Red China
United Nations
Trieste
Medal of Honor Hero Jose Reyes Adopted at 40 in Los Angeles
Orphaned and blinded in World War II, Medal of Honor recipient Jose Reyes was adopted at age 40 by a Los Angeles couple after a tearful court scene. Reyes, born in Guanajuato Mexico and raised in a San Antonio orphanage, served in the 2nd Division under Patton in Africa and Italy, was injured December 24, 1944, and discharged January 31, 1947.
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Los Angeles
Jose Reyes
Court of Superior
Georgia Bullock
Guanavato
Mexico
San Antonio
Tex
Combat Engineers
George S. Patton Jr
Africa
Italy
Reyes
No Appeasement Demands May Slow Pact Vote
Washington reports a Senate Foreign Relations panel may consider Humphrey’s cease-fire resolution tied to Formosa and the Pescadores. Debate on the eight nation Southeast Asia pact and possible amendments against appeasement of Communist China loom as U.N. cease-fire talks proceed.
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Washington
Senate
Far East
Walter F. George
D.-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.N
Hubert H. Humphrey
D.minn
Eisenhower
Formosa
Pescadores
Humphrey
Southeast Asia
William F. Knowland
China
Three Die, One Life For Murder Of Red Secret Police
Prague Radio reports three individuals condemned to death in Vienna for the murder of six Red secret police agents and an industrial official. One person received life imprisonment and thirteen others were given long prison terms.
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Vienna
Austria
Prague
Red Secret
Weather Summary at OU Reports River Rising
The weather section notes sunrise at 6 58 am and sunset at 5 10 pm. River stage is two feet and rising. Forecast details include noon and morning measurements with a misprint noted as 2005 39 and 41 9 am 42 pm.
Local Conditions Report Temperature and Precipitation
Yesterday saw a high of 45 and a low of 17 with no precipitation.
Forecast for Terre Haute and vicinity winds through midweek
Cloudy and mild with occasional rain tonight. Rain ends Wednesday as winds remain breezy. Temperatures fall from around 38 tonight to about 42 Wednesday. Northern Indiana sees rain changing to snow with up to three inches possible in a band from Lafayette to Fort Wayne. southern areas see rain tapering off tonight with snow flurries in extreme north Wednesday and colder highs around 30.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Lafayette
Fort Wayne
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Elmer L. Parsons
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