Pierce fire cripples freighter as it limps toward Yokohama
Aboard the American President Lines fighter President Pierce a fire broke out 90 miles east of Tokyo Bay. Two injured crewmen and nine passengers, seven women, were taken aboard the George Clymer after explosions in three holds. The 7925 ton ship carried 54 crew and nine passengers. The ship headed to port at 16 knots with hold No. 3 fire out awaiting Yokohama.
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Yokohama
Japan
Lines
Pierce
Tokyo Bay
Navy Command-Communications
George Clymer
San Francisco
Japanese Maritime Safety Board
Navy
Clymer
Yokohama Naval Base
Far Eastern
General to Defend His War Plan
Gen. James A. Van Fleet, retiring Eighth Army commander, becomes star witness before the Senate Armed Services Committee as it weighs an all-out offensive against China and the implications for costs and war scope in Korea.
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James A. van Fleet
Senate Armed Services
van Fleet
Tokyo
Honolulu
United States
Mark Clark
Senate
United Nations
China
Korea
Bradley
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Britain and Egypt agree to grant Sudan self government
London and Cairo announce a joint Anglo Egyptian plan ending British Egyptian rule in the Sudan and creating a self governing future for its 8 million plus people. The accord, announced by Foreign Secretary Eden in Parliament, aims to ease tensions over the Suez Zone while offering paths to union with the Commonwealth or with Egypt. American envoy Caffery participated in talks, discussing economic aid to help the Sudan take shape as a self governed state.
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London
Great Britain
Egypt
Sudan
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Cairo
Mohammed Naguib
Ralph Stevenson
Egyptian
Suez Canal Zone
Middle East
British Commonwealth
Sudan Defense Force
United States
Jefferson Caffery
Naguib
Stevenson
Chiang Kai-Shek Says Forces Can Invade China
Chiang Kai-Shek told a wireless interview that Nationalist forces could invade Red China without UN sanction or Soviet intervention, but admitted they are not yet adequately equipped. He urged US air and naval support and predicted many Communist troops might defect as invasion plans unfold. He also argued Soviet Russia would not intervene directly.
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Frank H. Bartholomew
United Press
San Francisco
Chiang Kai-Shek
Red China
United Nations
Eisenhower
Formosa
Chiang
China
United States
Red
Soviet Russia
Elyria Telephone Strike Talks Resume Amid Two Week Standstill
Negotiations between Elyria Telephone Co and the CIO affiliated union resumed this morning to end a two week strike. Mayor Henry W Ault convened company and union reps with five on each side and city officials present. The key issue, a no strike clause in the contract, was reportedly settled as talks continued.
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Elyria Telephone Co
Henry W. Ault
Roy Wimmel
William Walsh
Cleveland
Communication Workers of America, Cio
D. W. Kothe
Northeastern Ohio Weather Outlook With Snow Flurries
Cloudy skies and brief snow flurries. windy and colder with highs around 34 today and 32 Friday. Night low near 25 tonight, with fair, cold conditions Friday afternoon. Ohio road conditions report shows normal highways with light mist in the north, freezing near Mansfield, and light snow near Wooster.
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Ohio
State
Mansfield
Wooster
Inquiry Continues Into Cause Of Woman Death
Lorain authorities await laboratory results to determine if Geraldine Beckler 24 died of poisoning. She was found face down in her garage by family Tuesday after not being seen since Saturday. Tissue from internal organs was sent to Cleveland for examination. police report no violence indications.
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Lorain
Geraldine Ann Beckler
Sixth Street
Cleveland
S. CG. Ward
Tax Cut Bill May Be Boomerang
Washington sources warn Rep. Daniel A. Reed may face a boomerang with his 11 percent personal income tax cut set for July 1. Instead, the bill could extend the excess profits tax on business, shaping secret strategy talks across parties as lawmakers seek to balance the budget while Reed presses for early tax relief. The path to enactment passes from the House, where Republicans debate timing, to the Senate, which seeks to curb spending before any relief.
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Washington
Daniel A. Reed
Reed
New York
House
Ways and Means
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Congress
Senate
Robert A. Taft
GOP
Wilson Sees Possible Cuts in Military Spending
Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson indicated he might cut military spending but would not specify where how much or how. Congress sources noted his remarks during a Capitol visit to House military leaders prompting questions about trimming the 46.3 billion dollar Truman era defense budget and potential delays from freezing non started projects.
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Charles E. Wilson
Congressional
Capitol
Wilson
Truman
Pentagon
Anti-Jewish Drive Step-Up Expected
Washington reports a Moscow Israel break signals a sharper Communist terror campaign against 3,000,000 Jews behind the Iron Curtain. The Tel Aviv legation bombing is seen as cutoff from contact with the outside world and a sign of purges and a possible power struggle after Stalin era. UN Western sources anticipate a complaint to General Assembly when it resumes. In Israel, concern centers on Red-imprisoned Jews seeking hope via Israeli missions.
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Washington
Moscow
Israel
Tel ‘Aviv
Russia
Josef Stalin
United Nations
New York
General Assembly
Expect Large Crowd At Board Meeting
Interest in the Belden district merger dispute peaks as the County Board of Education schedules a long meeting tomorrow night at 8:30 to address the Belden merger with LaGrange or Grafton and related transportation issues involving Valley City High School students.
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Beiden
County Board of Education
Belden
LaGrange
Grafton
Valley City High School
Two Teenagers Come To Grief In Elyria Incident
Two Michigan teens Arnold 15 of Ypsilanti and Anderson 16 of Willow Run were injured after Arnold’s foot was caught in a train coupling near Sunoco station. Anderson, who helped free him, stayed until his parents arrived. They had left home around 4 PM and hitchhiked toward Elyria along Route 20.
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Michigan
Elyria
Robert Arnold
Ypsilanti
Much
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Charles W. Anderson
Willow Run
Mich
Sunoco
East Bridge
East Broad Streets
New York Central
Arnold
Anderson
Rosenbergs Seek New Stay From Federal Circuit
New York counsel for condemned atom spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg said he would file on Friday a petition with the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals seeking another stay of their execution.
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New York
Julhus
Ethel Rosenberg
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Crash Injuries Fatal in West Virginia Incident
Harold Lurch, 21, of Berea Ohio died in a hospital from injuries in a crash that also killed his companion James J. McCaffery, 21, of Cleveland, who was killed instantly at the scene.
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Romney
W. Va
Harold Lurch
Berea
James J. McCaffery
Cleveland
Valentine Specials at Henes Florist in Udy
Valentine themed offers announced by Henes Florist at 315 Broad St Udy. African violet plants priced at 100 dollars and daffodils at 97 cents per dozen. Limited stock for the holiday season.
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Valentines Day
Henes Florist
Broad St
Udy
Vermilion Boy Injured In Bridge Accident
Michael Brothers seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Jack Brothers of East Onio Street Vermilion was admitted to St Josephs Hospital Lorain about 7 pm yesterday after an accident on the overhead bridge at Vermilion on the Lake. The boy suffered a gash and was treated locally then admitted to the hospital. Vermilion on the Lake police investigated the incident.
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Michael Brothers
Jack Brothers
Onio Street
Vermilion
St Josephs Hospital
Lorain
Chairwoman Named for 1953 Elyria Red Cross Drive
Mrs. J. Clare George was named General Chairman of the 1953 Elyria Chapter Red Cross campaign with a $39 172 appeal the largest since World War II The drive supports blood collection recreation for servicemen and home defense and follows the Office of Defense Mobilization request for two million more pints of blood for gamma globulin. The national Red Cross spent 38 116 276 on armed forces and veterans in 1951 2 with 11 6 million in direct aid to service members and dependents.
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Red Cross
George
Dave Daley
American Association of University Women
Elyria
Ohio State Division
Elyria Library
Public Offices Closed for Lincoln's Birthday
County city and state offices closed in observance of Abraham Lincoln born February 12 1808 Lincoln's birthday is a legal holiday in Ohio by legislative decree.
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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Ohio
Russia breaks ties with Israel after Tel Aviv bombing
Moscow severs four year old diplomatic ties with Israel after a bombing at the Soviet legation in Tel Aviv. Andrei Vishinsky declares the attack evidence of an anti Soviet campaign by Israeli authorities and demands Israel's mission leave Moscow immediately.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Israel
Tel Aviv
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Shmuel Eliashiv
Foreign Office
P. I. Yershov
More Decontrol Orders Expected
Washington reports the administration preparing another decontrol round on poultry eggs rubber and related items to shift toward a freer market. Dairy may be delayed with officials weighing substituting petroleum products while fats oils soap lard tin and paper lead and zinc are listed for decontrol amid price ceilings.
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Washington
Safety Council Banquet Set for February 24
Lorain County Industrial Safety Council hosts its annual banquet at the Palladium Ballroom on Tuesday February 24. Awards for safety records and Industrial Commission honors will be presented with Earl R. White presiding and J M Dickerson W T Blake directing ceremonies. Dr Arthur Secor of Brooklyn College will deliver the keynote speech titled Except in the Form of Bread.
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Lorain County Industrial Safety Council
Palladeum
Earl R. White
Thew Shovel Co
Lorain County Industrial Council
Arthur Secor
Barre Lo Reynolds
Secord
Brooklyn College
New York
Chronicle Telegram Want Ad Advertisers Grow List
The Chronicle Telegram Classified Column urges sellers to place Want Ads to reach thousands daily. Call 4751 to speak with a courteous ad taker who will help craft a result driven notice for house or furniture sales.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Valentine Treat Heart Stencil Ice Cream
Elyria Dairies Inc promotes a Valentine Treat ice cream, offering a heart stencil design. Order by phone at 4789 for pickup or delivery details.
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Valentine Treat
Elyria Dairies Inc
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General Sessions
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Minot
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Wellington
J. C. George
Elyria Surplus Center
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