Death Toll Mounts as Alpine Avalanches Ravage Austria
Avalanches across Austria and surrounding Alpine regions left about 234 dead with 45,000 isolated tourists still cut off. Swiss towns faced heavy losses with 68 bodies recovered and India Italian and French deaths reported. Innsbruck isolated, water supplies threatened, U.S. Army trucks delivering drinking water to the city. Troops and volunteers worked to clear roads and restore communications amid ongoing slides and rescue efforts.
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Austria
Europe
Switzerland
Austrian Alps
Italy
Livigno
Venezia Tridentina
France
Innsbruck
Austrian
Tyrol
U. S. Army
Salzburg
Vienna
New Guinea Eruption Triggers Vast Casualty Estimate
Sydney reports inferno of Mount Lamington eruptions near Port Moresby may have produced the century’s worst disaster in the region. Officials estimate 4,000 dead or injured, with Europeans missing and many more likely to emerge from jungle. Ash cloud 40,000 feet and ash covering Port Moresby highlight peril.
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Sydney
Australia
New Guinea
Mt. Lamington
Port Moresby
Big Island
New
Removal sale announced at 1st Nat'l Bank Bldg store
In a brief classified listing Mary Jane Hat Shop offers all winter hats for $3 and $1 at the removal sale. The ad notes fashion items and wallpaper promotions from local businesses including The Snappiest Lines of 1951 and Canton Wallpaper Co with address 209 6th NW.
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Mary Jane Hat Shop
Canton Wallpaper Co
Nw-Ad
Spend Your Money Wisely On Dependable Washers
Advertises Maytag Rice Co offering reliable automatic washers with 23 years of continuous service and a free lecture on Christian Science at Timken High School tonight at 8:15.
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Maytag Rice Co
Timken Hi School
Hoover Nets $4.7 Million Order for Shell Fuses
Hoover Co. announced an order from the Cleveland Ordnance District for 2,100,000 artillery fuses at about $4.7 million. Production will start in about six months at the 1592 7th St SW warehouse. 500 workers will be needed at peak, with further orders expected. This marks the company’s third defense award, following an $877,000 rocket fuse order and a $20,000 projectile plug order.
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HE Hoover
Truscon Screen
Truscon
Navarre Rd
Diebold, Inc
North Canton
TV sets on easy terms from major brands
Home Furniture Co offers RCA Motorola Admiral Philco Crosley Raytheon Fada Capehart TV sets with easy payment terms at 229 Market St.
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R.C.A
Motorola
Admiral
Philco
Crosley
Raytheon
Fada
Capehart
Home Furniture Co
China Cease Fire Plan Delays U N Vote on Aggressor Charge
A U N cease fire plan delayed a vote on labeling the aggressor as U N forces clash in Korea. American Thunderjets fought 33 Thunderjets vs 18-28 MiGs over Sinuiju and Wonju operations, with Victory claimed in air and ground engagements near Wonju Yongwol Tanyang and Sinuiju airfield.
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China
U. N
Wonju
United Nations
Yongwol
Tanyang
U. S
U. S. Thunderjets Tangled With 18 To 28 MiGs Over Sinuiju
Salu
Manchuria
Sinuiju
Pyong
Reds Propose Talks on Far East Cease Fire Plan
The United Nations sidetracked U S charges of Communist Chinese aggression to study Peiping's statement that a Korean cease fire could be arranged at the first meeting of a seven nation conference on Far Eastern problems. Rau said the plan would include steps for withdrawal of foreign troops from Korea and removal of the U S 7th Fleet from Formosa. US delegate Austin called the move a division ploy. Britain’s Jebb noted the proposal moves closer to yes on a ceasefire.
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Far East
Korea
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Formosa Straits
People’s Republic of China
United Nations
Rau
India
Peiping
U. N
Senate Sends Troop Issue To Committees
The Senate by unanimous consent sent a resolution on troops to Europe to the foreign relations and armed services committees for consideration. Sponsor Senator Wherry of Nebraska urged a Feb 2 return date, but Senator Connally pledged the measure would be considered rather than sidetracked, with no definite return time set.
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Washington
Senate
Foreign Relations and
Armed Services
Europe
Wherry
Nebraska
Truman
North Atlantic
Congress
Connally
Texas
Foreign Relations Committee
Defense or Bureaucracy? For or against expansion of gov plants
Citizens urged to contact representatives about whether national defense requires more government owned production facilities and greater Labor Department control over state unemployment systems. The Timken Roller Bearing Co. ad calls for public input.
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Dept. of Labor
Timken
Cost of Living Survey Planned Hereby Agency
The federal government begins a 12 week survey of consumer spending in Canton as part of inflation control. It aims to revise the consumer price index, tracking monthly changes in local family purchasing power. A 15 member field staff will interview 226 families, with data kept confidential to prevent tax or law enforcement use, focusing on spending in 1950.
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Federal Government
Today
Canton
U. S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bernard C. Laux
Zinninger
Cleveland Ave
Ewan Clague
Commissioner of
Labor Statistics
City Begins Defense Volunteer Signups In City
Registration for auxiliary police and fire department volunteers started strong with 103 men joining for police duties including veterans from World War II. Fire unit recruits lagged at 16, totaling 119 volunteers, with a goal of 750 by week’s end. Each registrant signed a loyalty oath and gave fingerprints. Signups continue daily this week from 10 to 1, 2 30 to 5 30, and 7 to 9 p.m.
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James B. Quilligan
Fire Department
Bears Add New Hazard To Dangerous Route 62
A Stark County resident reports seeing three bears including a big black bear and two cubs on Route 62 near Freshby Road two miles west of Alliance. Lowell Stroup, 28, of RD 1 Louisville, reported the sighting to the sheriff's office on Monday.
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Stark County
Freshby Rd
Alliance
Lowell Stroup
RD 1
Louisville
Sheriff's
Marshall Explains Troop Shortage and Draft Plan
Secretary of Defense Marshall told a House Armed Services hearing that U S troops under Gen Douglas MacArthur need 15000 replacements a month and April will bring normal division strength. He cited Korea era strain, recruitment gaps, and proposed extending the draft to 18 year olds with service from 21 to 27 months.
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Mittee
Wveirease
Marshall
Defense Secretary
MacArthur
Japan
Two District Men Reported Missing in Korea Action
A Dover and a Minerva man reported missing in Korea action raise area casualties to 162 with 32 missing, 27 killed, and 103 wounded. Pfc. Hubert C. Reed, 20, of Minerva, and Pfc. Donald V. MacLean, 17, of Dover, were listed as missing in action. Reed entered the Pacific theater in 1948 after enlisting in August and basic training at Fort Bragg. MacLean's unit, the 32nd Infantry Regiment of the 7th Division, first missed December 2, having entered Korea last August. Another area soldier, Pfc. Billie Williams, 18, of Alliance, is hospitalized at Percy Jones Army Hospital for frostbite. he served with the 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Division in Korea. Williams attended Broad Street Junior High and worked at Alliance bowling alleys. trained at Fort Knox and sent to Korea last October.
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Dover
Minerva
Eoran
Hubert C. Reed
O. E. Reed
Donald V. MacLean
Jeep
Victoria Verbosky
210 Park St
Reed
Pacific
Ft. Breckinridge
Korea
Minerva High School
American Electric Switch Corp
Pfc
MacLean
32Nd
Brothers
Dover High School
Ft. Knox
Jerry
Frank MacLean
Chicago
Billie Williams
Ollie Williams
East Noble St
Alliance
Percy Jones
24Th Infantry
California
Williams
Broadway
Recreation
Victor Riesel’s Labor Column Featured in The Repository
Victor Riesel’s behind the scenes labor column appears five times weekly in The Repository, detailing wartime labor activity and political reactions. The piece on Page 11 quotes his provocative line about Truman policy makers and public sentiment, inviting readers to follow his insights.
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Truman
Victor Riesel
Riesel
Labor
Comptometer Operators Hope for Profitable Employment
Comptometer operators seek steady work promising wages from the Comptometer School located at 213 Mellett Building with contact via phone 27801 ad.
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Comptometer School
Mellett Bldg
Complete Selec'n 1951 Wallpapers Canton Hardware
Canton Hardware on 4th Street runs a store ad featuring the Complete Selection of 1951 wallpapers. Highlighted are pattern choices, pricing mentions, and in-store display dates for local customers.
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Selec
Canton Hardware
4Th St
Attlee signals delay on Korea peace moves
Prime Minister Attlee told the House of Commons Britain will not abandon hope for a peaceful settlement in Korea. He implied the United Nations should not make a new major decision now regarding the Peiping government and Red China.
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London
Attlee
Britain
U.N. delegates split over Korea action amid China request
Jebb sided with the majority to delay 48 hours on denouncing Chinese Communists as aggressors in Korea. The 27 to 23 rejection of Austin's appeal for immediate action was viewed by many delegates as a severe setback for U.S. efforts at the U.N. U.S. sources maintained confidence that their policy would eventually gain broad support.
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Jebb
Korea
Austin
U. S
U.N
Canton City Council Drops Four Man Sign Survey Plan
City council on Monday night dropped a plan to hire four temporary workers for a street sign survey. The amended finance committee report now only includes a stenographer position, with five months at 175 dollars monthly, and work to be supervised by City Engineer John A. Shisler.
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Canton
Finance Committee
Carl F. Klein
Herbert D. Baker
Fred G. CaChat
Paul Houser
John Colwell
CaChat
John A. Shisler
Shisler
U S Speeds Battle To Hold Back Inflation
Washington Jan 23 AP A stepped up government program to curb inflation nears implementation as Truman names Paley and four others to study long term effects on essential needs and defense growth. Johnston to head ESA. Maybank criticizes lack of price controls while Senate confirms him. Contros Page 8.
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Washington
Truman
William S. Paley
Columbia Broadcasting System
Johnston
Motion Picture Association of America
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Banking Committee
Maybank
South Carolina
Key West
Fla
Weather shifts from rain to snow tonight in Akron area
The U S Weather Bureau at Akron Canton Airport warned of a cold mass moving from Canada. Light rain this afternoon could change to snow tonight and a cold snap across the western plains precedes more wet weather and a temperature drop.
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Anton
U. S
Akron- Canton
Gavage
Weather Bureau
Canada
Plains
TV sets on sale at Home Furniture Market Street
Admiral 14 inch sets priced at 199.95 and 16 inch models at 249.95 with easy credit terms. Home Furniture, 229 Market Street advertises popular TV makes available at these lower prices.
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Admiral
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