U S Sabres Down Two of Eight MIGs in Yellow Sea Battle
American F 86 Sabrejets shot down two of eight attacking Communist MIG fighters in the largest air clash since Korea War's end. RB 45 recon aircraft and its Sabre escort were attacked over international waters near Korea and Red China. No U S losses reported.
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Tokyo
U. S
Yellow Sea
Korea
Red China
Earle E. Partridge
Far East Air Forces
Japan
Formosa
Washington
Defense
North Korea
Far East
Kuriles
Hokkaido
John E. Hull
Air Force
Evacuation Order for Tachen Islands Expected Soon
United Press reports U S 7th Fleet on alert as both sides prepare for possible evacuation of Tachen Island. Chinese sources say Chiang Kai-shek’s forces guard against raids while American advisers assist or retreat. Talks with Rankin and Shen Chang Huan focus on timing of redeployment. hostilities remain tense after Friday air clash and bomber activity over Formosa Strait.
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United Press Staff
Taipeh
U.P
7Th Fleet
Tachen Island
Chiang Kai-shek
William Chase
Tachen
U. S
Korea
China
Karl Rankin
Shen Chang Huan
Chiang
United Press
Formosa Strait
Snow Snowbound Indiana Roads Turn Hazardous
A white snow blanket covered Indiana, making travel hazardous with one to two inches of ice and snow in northern and central areas. South Bend saw four inches, Fort Wayne three, Indianapolis one, Evansville rain. Temperatures rise, turning sleet and freezing rain into rain in central and southern regions.
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Indiana
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Evansville
Weather Bureau
Indiana senator to push auto safety belt law
Indianapolis February 5 Senator Frederick Landis Republican Logansport says he will introduce a bill in the Indiana Senate to require front seat safety belts on all new cars He cites personal injury in a 1951 crash saying a belt would have prevented his injuries.
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Indianapolis
Frederick Landis
Logansport
Indiana Senate
Landis
Paul Barton enters not guilty plea in Muncie case
Paul Barton, 37, an ex convict in Muncie, pleaded innocent to charges of kidnapping and robbery after allegedly robbing a Muncie tavern of 1134 dollars on January 25 and kidnapping a bartender and a waitress. He was captured in Fort Madison, Iowa, after buying a car in Terre Haute.
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Muncie
Ind
Paul Barton
Fort Madison
Iowa
Terre Haute
Four Die as Boiler Explosion Hits Freighter Darnell
London Feb 5 U S Naval Headquarters confirmed four crewmen killed and four injured in a boiler explosion aboard the 7053 ton Costa Rican freighter Darnell off the Spanish coast. The W H Thomas, a U S troop transport, sped to the scene after the distress call Friday.
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London
U.S. Naval Headquarters
Darnell
Spain
U.S
W. H. Thomas
Weather forecast snapshot and river readings
The report notes rain and hourly observations from 4 a m to 5 p m with temperatures around 33 at 4 a m and 2 p m readings. Sunrise is 6 45 and sunset 5 15. The river stage remains at 2.3 feet and stationary.
Weather Summary for Terre Haute and Vicinity
Local conditions show yesterday’s high at 37 and low 18 with .25 inch precipitation. Forecast calls for occasional rain tonight and Sunday with a low around 55 tonight and a high near 4 Sunday. Snow sleet and freezing rain in Indiana changing to rain this forenoon with more rain this afternoon tonight and Sunday. High today 35, low tonight 35, high Sunday 49. Street thermometer readings at 9 am 34 and 2 pm 36.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Probe Into Amateur Safe Burglary At Culligan Office
Chief Willard Gantz said detectives continued the probe into an attempted safe burglary at Culligan Soft Water Service at 723 North Seventh. Detectives Gauer and Tribble report the safe was not opened and classify the job as amateur. Patrolmen Collins and Ford say entry was gained by forcing a south side window. about $10 was taken from a cash drawer as the offices were ransacked in apparent money search.
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Willard Gantz
Culligan Soft Water Service
North Seventh Street
Edward Gauer
Heereta Tribble
Collins
Ford
Freshman Indiana lawmakers vow no bills amid pile
INDIANAPOLIS Feb 5 Three freshman representatives John Kell Paul Bilby and J Howard Hertzler sat amid Indiana House bills proudly stating they had not introduced any. They noted the 591 bill heap contains many local and duplicative measures and urged trimming to empower local units.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Indiana
John Kell
D.-Attica
Paul Bilby
R.-Warsaw
J. Howard Hertzler
R.wabash
Kell
Bilby
Farm Income Tax Deadline Extended
The Internal Revenue Service extended the filing and payment deadline for farmers to February 15 to submit their 1954 individual income tax returns and settle the taxes due. Normally quarterly estimates are required, but farmers may file a later return and pay the amount owed to clear obligations with the government.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Slot machines seized in Shoals Eagles Lodge raid
In Shoals Indiana state and excise police confiscated 10 slot machines at the Eagles Lodge on Friday night. John M. Hickman age 60 of Shoals was arrested on charges of possession of slot machines.
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Shoals
Ind
Eagles Lodge
John M. Hickman
Public Censure Feared Shorts In Vogue For U S Airmen
Air Force men debate new summer wear shorts as a comfort option with some fearing appearance issues while officials promise skirts for women except in gyms. T/Sgt George A. Bishop criticizes the move citing best interests of the Air Force amid barracks talk.
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Washington
P—Air Force
Air Force
George A. Bishop
Lake Worth
Fla
Hensley Air Force Base
Dallas
Tex
Johnston Islands
Ex Red Matusow To Testify Tuesday
Harvey Matusow, ex communist and key witness, will testify Tuesday before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee to trace four earlier testimonies in which he claimed he lied. Publisher Angus Cameron, fifth-amendment claimant, linked to his forthcoming book False Witness, also cited in subcommittee records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Harvey Matusow
Matusow
New York
Senate
James O. Eastland
D.miss
Subcommittee
Angus Cameron
Cameron & Kahn
New York City
Boston
Institute of Pacific Relations
Owen Lattimore
Fall of French Govt Imperils Rearmament
Paris announces Premier Pierre Mendes France ousted by the National Assembly after a 319 to 273 confidence vote on North African policy. France falls into political crisis, casting doubt on Western unity and delaying German rearmament ratification amid sharp assembly tensions and vows from allies.
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Paris
National Assembly
Pierre Mendes-France
France
Mendes-France
Europe
Rene Coty
Bonn
Germany
Washington
London
Socialist Party
Air Force readies striking forces for any aggression
Gen. Nathan F. Twining announced the Air Force is equipping its forces for rapid response to Communist aggression. Jets replace propeller bombers, tactical units gain power from more nuclear weapons, and the goal of 137 wings by July 1957 is deemed sufficient to meet the threat.
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Washington
Nathan F. Twining
Air Force
Twining
National Council of
Capital Man Held for Armed Robbery
Bloomington police arrested 33 year old William S. Goodrun of Indianapolis on armed robbery and vehicle taking charges. He allegedly kidnapped taxi driver Cecil Furman, 54, from Indianapolis, forced him to a Brown County cabin, stole clothes and watch, then drove off in the cab with $38. Furman escaped after calling police.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indianapolis
Willian S. Goodrun
Cecil Furman
Goodrun
Brown County
Furman
Two Doctors Drown in Lake Minnehaha Tragedy
Dr. William H. Field of Evansville Indiana, 79, and Dr. J M Davidson, 73, died in a boat accident on Lake Minnehaha near Clermont Florida. Field wore a life preserver and was found 30 feet offshore. Davidson's body was not recovered. The two doctors had used a 12 foot sailboat with sail furled and auxiliary motor. boat found bottom up in the lake.
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Clermont
Fla
William H. Field
Evansville
Ind
J. M. Davidson
Minnehaha
Field
Davidson
Adams Quits Army Job Amid McCarthy Row Rumors
Washington Feb 5 The resignation of Army Counselor John G Adams a key figure in the McCarthy Army row stirred fresh speculation that Secretary of the Army Stevens may also leave Stevens accepted Adams resignation effective March 31 Adams said projects he has worked on are well advanced and he wishes to depart Stevens thanked Adams for loyal support Hagerty hinted at developments continuing on page 2.
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Washington
John G. Adams
Stevens
Adams
Sen. McCarthy
R.wis
Roy Cohn
McCarthy
Army
White House
James C. Hagerty
Costa Rican Plane Under Probe Near Los Chiles
A government expedition heads toward the border town Los Chiles to verify reports rebels seized a Costa Rican airliner. The Lacsa plane was seen parked on the airstrip with no signs of disorder. radio contact with the plane and ground stations remained unavailable.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Los Chiles
Isla del Coco
Lacsa
Submarine shadows near U S 7th Fleet off Formosa
US naval officers say unidentified objects spotted near the 7th Fleet in Formosan waters are likely Russian submarines. The shadowing craft were seen around Adm. Alfred M. Pride's units awaiting possible evacuation of Nationalist Chinese troops from invasion threatened Tachen Island, 200 miles north of Formosa.
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U. S. 7Th Fleet
Formosa
United States 7Th Fleet
Formosan
Adm
Alfred M. Pride
7Th Fleet
Tachen Island
Red naval and air assault near Tachens reported by Nationalists
Nationalist forces conducted pre dawn raids against Communist gun positions and ships in the Tachens area and northward, aiming to prevent interference with or evacuation. A communique claimed six ships sunk or damaged as China accused Reds of expanding naval air and ground forces along the East China Sea coast opposite the Tachens.
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Tachen
Comunique
Reds
East China
Tachens
Eye for Business in Tokyo Barber's Free Ride Scheme
In Tokyo on February 5 a clever barber turned free cigarette samples and a curvy cashier into a driver for customers in a second hand automobile. The scheme boosted his business as demand rose and he hired additional barbers to handle the influx.
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Tokyo
Widow Hero Of Carbondale Fire Wins Praise
In a 4 million dollar blaze that devastated Carbondale's business district widow Sophie W Farnham, 52, earned praise for guiding six people to safety. She shouted to residents and helped Mrs Marie Tresslar and her children Donna 11 and Thomas 6 escape via a second story window and roof traversal. Fire chief Healey hailed her actions as life saving.
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Carbondale
Pennsylvania
Joseph Healey
Sophie W. Farnham
Marie Tresslar
Donna
Thomas
Healey
Tresslars
Quemoy Leader Rejects Cease-Fire With Reds
Lt. Gen. Liu Wu-chang, commander of Quemoy and the Matsus, denounces a cease-fire with Chinese Communists. He recalls failures in Indo China and Korea, asserts his 40,000-strong garrison is ready to resist invasion and will fight to the end rather than yield the island.
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Quemoy
Liu Wu-chang
Matsus
Indo-China
Korea
Liu
U S faces showdown over Formosa cease fire
United States ready to press Russia at UN Security Council as talks on Formosa cease fire resume. Lodge to confer with Eisenhower. Molotov meets British and Indian envoys amid China’s strong push for a seat in New York. Diplomatic signals hint at strains in Soviet Communist ties.
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United Nations
N. Y
United States
Russia
Formosa
Security Council
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
U. S
Washington
Eisenhower
V. M. Molotov
William Hayter
P. N. Kaul
Chou En-lai
London
Moscow
Jawaharlal Nehru
Molotov
Hayter
Kaul
China
Liu Hsiao
Peiping
New York
Communists claim high casualties on Yikiangshan Island
Hong Kong reports from the Communist mainland indicate over 1 000 dead and 2 000 wounded in the first two hours of fighting after Yikiangshan Island fell on January 18. Nationalists say defenders resisted for two and a half days before succumbing. Peiping supposedly ordered general conscription for youths 18 to 25, not yet enacted.
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Hong Kong
Yikiangshan Island
Formosa
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Yank
Quemoy Island
Matsu
Earnest Hoberecht
Bio S&s Weather Burese
U. S. Airmen
Red Matusow
G. Milton Kelly
Tachen-Yikiangshan
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