Eden Warns Reds On Islands But Seeks Formosa Peace
Foreign Minister Anthony Eden said ownership of Formosa and the Pescadores is uncertain and undetermined. He warned the Chinese Reds against seizing any islands off the Red China mainland by force as negotiations move to London for a Formosan cease fire following Beijing’s rejection of a U N invitation to debate the crisis.
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London
U.P
Anthony Eden
Formosa
Pescadores
Red China
United Nations
Security Council
Nationalists Fight For Tachens In Formosa War Move
Nationalist war planes and artillery attack both ends of the Tachens chain as Chiang Kai-shek proclaims Formosa to be in a state of war. He hints a counterattack on the mainland may come. evacua tion of the Tachens is under consideration but defense may be chosen. Communist ships and air units engage in raids and counterfire amid reports of sunk ships and suppressed artillery. U.S. 7th Fleet involvement noted in ongoing crisis.
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Taipeh
Formosa
U.P
Chiang Kai-shek
Associated Press
Fred Hampson
Taipei
United States
Tachen Islands
Chiang
Amoy
Nanking
Quemoy
Natien
Lu Ta
Alfred M. Pride
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Matusow Case Takes Many Strange Turns
Harvey Matusow alleges he used false documents from Senator McCarthy to campaign against western Democrats in 1952. He claimed Mansfield wrote a New Masses article it reprinted from a Congressional Record speech. McCarthy and others were named in his account as involved or aware.
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New York
Harvey Matusow
Joseph R. McCarthy
R.wis
McCarthy
Matusow
Communist Party
Congressional
Plant
Francis E. Walter
D.-Pa
House
UnAmerican Activities Committee
Washington
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Mike Mansfield
D.mont
Mansfield
Magagine New Masses
Senate
Congressional Record
Jean Kerr
Don Surine
Mendes-France Faces Tight Confidence Vote in Paris
Premier Pierre Mendes-France confronts a crucial 6 p.m. confidence vote with a slim chance of victory. The outcome could delay Western Germany rearmament and hinges on reforms for French North Africa amid recent terrorism. Mayer’s defection narrows his support to about 30 votes, risking government survival.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
Mendes-France
France
Germany
National Assembly
French North Africa
Assembly
Rene Mayer
Radical Socialist Party
Mayer
Car Strikes Bridge. Two Die In Decatur RT Crash
Elsay early today a car struck a bridge abutment east of Decatur Ind killing Robert Eugene Huser 21 of Monroe and Arthur Neastine 36 of Decatur. State police said Neastine was driving at high speed when the car plunged into a creek and caught fire. Decatur fire department extinguished the blaze.
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Decatur
Ind
Robert Eugene Huser
Monroe
Arthur Neastine
Here
Neastine
Decatur Fire Department
Indiana Senate Defeats Delay Tactic on Purdue Vet School Bill
In Indianapolis on February 4 the Indiana Senate rejected a motion to recommit the Purdue University veterinary school bill. The effort, led by Sen. Charles Rutledge, failed after debate showing GOP and Democratic support to keep the bill eligible for floor action. The Agriculture Committee had reported the bill with no recommendation and the measure seeks funding for a veterinary school at Purdue.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Senate
Purdue University
Charles F. Rutledge
R.elwood
Senate Finance Committee
Agriculture Committee
Rutledge
Senate
Eugene Bainbridge
D.munster
Arthur S. Wilson
Princeton
Charles R. Kellum
Mooresville
Robert P. O'Bannon
D.corydon
Charles M. Maddox
R.-Otterbein
T. Volney Carter
R.-Seymour
Ruel W. Steele
R.-Bedford
Freeman C. Yeager
South Bend
Carter
Maddox
Finance Committee
Kansas Snow Storm Dumps Heavy Snow Across Plains
A major winter storm swept across the Great Plains causing over a foot of snow in parts of Kansas. Schools closed, highways drifted, and the Boeing plant laid off a shift in Wichita. Nebraska and Missouri reported heavy accumulations. East Coast braced for warmer weather as the Hudson River froze near New York City.
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Great Plains
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa
South Dakota
Hudson River
New York City
Liverte
Norton
Wamego
Lincoln
Kan
Tescott
Ellsworth
Wichita
Boeing Aircraft
St. Joseph
Kansas City
North Platte
Warmer Weather for Indiana Becomes Normal by Week's End
Sub zero readings left Indiana as the five day outlook shows near normal temperatures through next Wednesday. Normal highs run 35 to 45 and lows 18 to 25 with slightly below in the south. The forecaster warns of a chillier Sunday or Monday and precipitation around .25 to .50 inch, with snow north and rain or snow in the south on Saturday and Sunday.
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Indiana
Weather forecast for Terre Haute and Indiana
The Weather Bureau reports river stage at 2.3 feet and no precipitation yesterday. Forecasts predict tonight snow in Terre Haute and surrounding areas with possible sleet mix Saturday, lows around 20, highs near 28, and colder conditions in Indiana with snow northern regions and mixed precipitation elsewhere.
Doctor Sentenced in Narcotics Case in Indianapolis
Indianapolis feb 4 dr Russell L Arbuckle 40 a physician was sentenced to one year in a federal penitentiary for selling narcotics to known dope addicts. He received a stay of execution until February 14 to close his office and practice.
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Indianapolis
Russell L. Arbuckle
Arbuckle
Cale Holder
Mau Mau Terrorists Found Among Kenya Parliament Food Handlers
Police say Mau Mau terrorists were found among food handlers in the Kenya Parliament Building. The group seeks to drive white settlers out of Africa and could have poisoned the Legislature.
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Nairobs
Kenya
Africa
Explosion at dam site kills five workers in Japan
Five Japanese workers were killed and twelve feared buried under rock after a massive dynamite blast at a dam construction site near Hamamatsu on February 4, Asahi reported.
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Hamamatsu
Japan
Asahi
Meneely Guilty Of Second Drunken Driving Offense In City Court
Special Judge Ralph Berry presiding in a City Court session found Carl Richard Meneely a 31 year old resident of 452 North Sixth Street guilty of a second drunken driving offense and driving with a suspended license. He received 90 days on the Penal Farm and a two year license suspension on the first charge with a total of 114.75 dollars in fines and costs, plus 50 dollars and costs for the second offense. Meneely has a long police record including 22 arrests since 1941 and a prior conviction for drunk driving in 1954 with a two year license suspension. Police officers Means and Pierce testified to arresting him after spotting a drunk driver on Third Street.
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Ralph Berry
Carl Richard Meneely
North Sixth Street
Berry
Indiana State Penal Farm
Meneely
Glenn Means
Kenneth Pierce
Third and
Chestnut Streets
Third Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Vigo County
Free Trade Bait Dangling by Reds Senator Declares
Sen George W Malone asserts Washington officials push recognition of Red China by dangling free trade as bait He told Colorado Mining Assn convention panel and later to a newsman that many substantial people including Supreme Court Justice Douglas want recognition and are conditioning industrialists for more trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
George W. Malone
R.-Nev
Washington
Rebel raid hits Costa Rica air port and plane
In Costa Rica rebels attacked Los Chiles air port and a Lacsa airliner landing there. The Lacsa plane with 14 or 15 aboard was en route from San Jose to Los Chiles. The attack left government radio and Lacsa wireless off air as pilots and authorities scrambled. Major Guillermo Nunez piloted the Lacsa plane. Government sent planes to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Costa Rica
Los Chiles
Lacsa
Guillermo Nunez
Chiang predicts revolutionary stream to topple Communist rule
In Formosa on February 4 Chiang Kai-shek warned that farmer discontent on the Red Chinese mainland will grow into a revolutionary current that will engulf the totalitarian rule of the Communist bandits, signaling a broad challenge to Beijing.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Britain seeks cease-fire over Formosan crisis and UN seat
Prime ministers meeting in London amid the Formosan crisis rush to press for a Geneva style peace conference or cease fire. Eden asserts Quemoy Matsu and Tachen belong to Peiping but warns a forceful assertion threatens peace. Government declines Labor MP request to bar U S warships from Hong Kong, citing international concern.
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United States
China
U.N
London
Eden
House of Commons
Britain
Quemoy
Matsu
Tachen
Peiping
Burned Out Twice Forces Versailles Family House Search
Delbert McIntosh and his wife and four children face new house-hunting after their home and trailer were destroyed by fire within eight months. The fires, one last June and another Thursday night, left an estimated $5,000 loss each with no insurance. Neighbors housed the family during the crisis.
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Versailles
Ind
Delbert McIntosh
McIntosh
New Zealand Opposes Handing Formosa to Red China
Wellington Feb 4. New Zealand foreign minister T. L. MacDonald voiced unalterable opposition to handing Formosa over to Red China. He described the stance as fixed and reiterated New Zealand's policy on the Taiwan issue.
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Wellington
New Zealand
T. L. MacDonald
Formosa
China
Fleet ready to evacuate as patrolling resumes in Formosa waters
Pride said ships and planes are prepared for rapid evacuation at a moment’s notice. The fleet reported sighting many ships in the Formosa strait, though no engagements occurred with American vessels. Al Kaff, UNP, noted improved weather letting planes resume patrols over tense Formosa waters as Chiang urges farmers to boost vigilance and production.
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Pride
Formosa Strait
United Press
al Kaff
Formosa
Chiang
Bookkeeper Given Suspended Terms in Fort Wayne Case
Gerald O. Allgeier a lunch hour bandit’s bookkeeper received suspended sentences totaling six years for failing to inform authorities about his boss’s robberies. Convicted Thursday in Fort Wayne Indiana he was ordered to repay $1500 borrowed from Bernard LaClair and to cover $1500 of losses, with two three year terms suspended due to no prior record.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Gerald O. Allgeier
Bernard LaClair
W. Lynn Parkinson
Allgeier
Springfield
Mass
Parkinson
LaClair
Reds Outnumber U S Men Planes General Says
Gen Earle Partridge says Chinese Communist and Soviet air forces in the Far East out number Americans four to five to one. He cites roughly 8 000 Communist and 6 000 Russian planes against about 2 000 American and 2 000 Communist aircraft, noting Americans can still fight if war starts and discussing Formosa and Okinawa during talks with Chiang Kai-shek.
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Taipeh
Formosa
U.P
Earle E. Partridge
Far East
Partridge
U. S. Far Eastern
U. S
Tachen Island
U. S. Far East
Okinawa
Tokyo
Chiang Kaishek
Surrender talk sparks U.S. refusal to pursue separate Formosa peace
The United States rejects any non UN backed Formosa cease fire talks. Senate Republican Leader Knowland dismisses a Geneva type conference or mediation by neutral nations as a surrender to Communist power. Officials say Red China backed by India and Russia seeks a wide Far East conference outside the UN.
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Washington
United States
Formosa
United Nations
State Department
Geneva
U.P
Senate
William F. Knowland
China
California
India
Chiang Kai-shek
Knowland
Red China
Russia
U.N
Far East
Panama Death Weapon Found In Remon Assassination Case
Panama February 4 The National Guard said it found the machinegun used to kill President Jose Antonio Remon. The weapon was hidden in the home of Dr. Gregorio Miro, father of the man who confessed the January 2 slaying, officials stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
National Guard
Jose Antonio Remon
Gregorio Miro
Small Band of Americans on Quemoy
Grim tight lipped American officers and soldiers guard Quemoy tiny red clay island near Amoy Bay. Officials say the U S conting ent numbered about ten while troops decline to reveal exact figures. Shelling by Communist forces has persisted since September three from 400 gun positions. Two Americans were killed in past shelling. Capt William S Donald says duties run ninety days. he has extended six months. Sgt Richard Hoover says he is happy. Red guns can hit most of the island from the mainland three miles away.
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Quemoy
Red Clay
U. S
Amoy Bay
William S. Donald
la Platta
Formosa
Donald
Korea
Richard Hoover
Tampa
Fla
Ives
Nature Girl Links Wrestler to Weaver Murder Plot
A Dallas barmaid known as Nature Girl Adela Heninger testified she was offered ten thousand dollars to kill Helen Weaver's husband as part of a hundred thousand dollar extortion scheme. She stated she told Washburn she wanted no part in the automobile bombing that killed Weaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Helen Harris Weaver
Two Pedestrians Die in Separate Indianapolis Crashes
In Indianapolis on February 4 two pedestrians were killed in separate late night incidents. Mrs. Nettie Scots, 76, was struck by an auto while crossing with three others. witnesses say she lagged behind into the car’s path. Vera Gayne, 18, attempting to cross U S 40 near the western city limits, was hit and thrown 39 feet lifeless.
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Indianapolis
Nettie Scots
Vera Gayne
U.S. 40
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Gilbert Sellers
Indianapolis Post
John E. Feighner
Marion
George S. Diener
U.S
Earnest Hoberecht
Miss Kerr
Surine
Bill Delay
Democrats
State Budget Committee
James S. Hunter
East
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Terre Haute
People’s Republic
7Th Fleet
Hong Kong
Victor Collins
R. H. Turton
Bulletin
Jim Becker
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