American Admiral Named to Head NATO Naval Forces
Admiral Lynde D. McCormick, chief of the U.S. Atlantic fleet, was named supreme commander of NATO naval forces in the North Atlantic. He will be deputy by Vice Admiral Sir William Andrewes, with a 10-nation international staff to control transatlantic seaways and deter Soviet submarine and air threats.
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North Atlantic High Seas
Adm
Lynde D. McCormick
U.S. Atlantic
Britain
Dwight D. Eisenhower
McCormick
William Andrewes
Atlantic
Europe
Russia
Trans Atlantic
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
France
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Norway
Portugal
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Churchill Still Hopes for Peace in Korea
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons he still hopes for a Korean ceasefire that can be kept. He said no definite commitments were made to deter China if a truce fails, but warned Britain will respond promptly and effectively. He argued UN talks drag on, questioned a supreme Atlantic commander, and praised Admiral McCormick’s appointment.
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Churchill
Korea
House of Commons
Truman
Britain
China
Congress
United Nations
United States
U. S. Adm
Lynde D. McCormick
Hydrogen Bomb Project Cost Soars Beyond Early Estimate
The Atomic Energy Commission reports the Savannah River hydrogen bomb plant will cost more than 1.25 billion dollars, over double the initial guess. By late last month the site employed 22,000 workers as clearing began in 1950. Canadian atomic figures MacKenzie and Bennett discussed information exchange and uranium production with U S officials amid McMahon act amendments.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
Savannah River
South Carolina
Truman
Canada
AEC
Cc. J. MacKenzie
W. J. Bennett
Eldorado Mining and Refining (1944) Ltd
Eldorado
Saskatchewan
Savannah
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Lewis and Taft Clash Over Taft hartley and Mine Safety
John L. Lewis and Senator Taft argued before a Senate committee over the Taft Hartley act's impact on mine safety in a tense session that featured sharp exchanges and later cordial gestures. The dispute centered on whether the law hinders miners from shutting unsafe diggings and the political implications of Taft Hartley in labor relations.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Lewis
Bob Taft
Joe Stalin
Workers of Ohio
Senators Shelve Fats and Oils Bill
The Senate sent the bill to repeal strict import curbs on fats oils and dairy products back to committee for study under the defense production act. The banking committee will report again March 3, but Sen Fulbright says the measure is likely dead this session, while Sen McFarland hopes for a vote but cites a crowded schedule.
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Senate
Banking
Fulbright
D-Ark
McFarland
Ariz
Communists Agree To Higher Troop Rotations At Panmunjom
In Panmunjom talks, the Communists consented to increasing monthly troop rotations from 5,000 to 25,000 but rejected a ban on massing forces during an armistice. UN staff pressed toward details of truce supervision while prisoner exchanges split higher level delegations. The Reds also reiterated opposition to voluntary repatriation and dropped Red China from civil administration references in the buffer zone.
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Korea
Red
United Nations
Panmunjom
Japa
Chang Chun San
Don O. Darrow
Reds
Red China
North Korea
Suez Dispute Seeks Settlement Under Martial Law
Cairo reports Premier Maher Pasha seeks political backing for an end to the Suez guerrilla war with Britain. Two versions of his plan emerge, one for talks with Britain the United States France and Turkey, the other a defensive Middle East pact. Public demonstrations flare then quell.
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Egypt
Maher Pasha
Suez Canal Zone
Mustapha Nahas Pasha
Fuad 1 University
Britain
Canal
United States
France
Turkey
Middle East
Foreign Office
Arab League Nations
Woman Kills Three Children and Herself in Indiana
In Centerville Indiana a 38 year old Kentucky woman Virginia Blair Rudy of Owensboro shot and killed her three children Sally 10 Kitty 7 James Jr 5 then fatally wounded herself. Coroner Roscoe Medcalf identified the victims and state troopers called it an evident murder and death by own action.
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Centerville
Ind
Kentucky
Roscoe Medcalf
Virginia Blair Rudy
Owensboro
Sally Rudy
Kitty Rudy
James Rudy, Jr
Medcalf
Walter Cornet
Fred Felix
Taft to enter New Hampshire presidential primary
Senator Taft agreed to join the March 11 New Hampshire primary with Eisenhower in a test of popularity. Truman also filed to run, facing a 10 day withdrawal window, while Estes Kefauver announced his own entry, signaling a crowded early race as Kefauver’s backers push for a Kefauver entry only if Truman runs.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New Hampshire
Taft
Eisenhower
Truman
White House
Sen
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Concord
Kefauver
Capitol Hill
Laborites Attack Austerity Plans In Parliament Showdown
Labor leaders condemn Britain's austerity moves as inadequate and demand a no confidence vote in Winston Churchill. Churchill faces a confidence vote as the Conservative majority stands at 14. debate touches on bankruptcy plans, Washington talks, and proposed health service cuts. Chancellor Butler cites a 150 million pound annual cut and harsher import savings, with Gaitskell opposing the restraint on dollar spending and criticizing stockpiled foods.
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London
Winston Churchill
Churchill
House of Commons
Laborites
Washington
Peter Thornycroft
Board of Trade
Britain
R. la Butler
United States
Sterling
Hugh Gaitskell
Butler
Gaitskell
Oldest Annapolis Graduate Dies
Brig. Gen Wilder Elliott Wilder aged 95 and a holder of the Congressional Medal of Honor died at Fort Jay Army hospital. Born August 16 1856 in Atlas Michigan he graduated West Point in 1877 and earned the Medal of Honor for heroism at Horseshoe Canyon New Mexico on April 23 1882. He retired as a colonel in 1920 and was restored to brigadier general in 1927 by act of Congress.
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Wilder Elliott Wilder
U. S. Military Academy
U. S. Army
Fort Jay
Wilder
Atlas
Mich
West Point
Horseshoe Canyon
N. M
Allied air raid hits Communist supply base near Wonsan
Allied planes pounded a large Communist supply center southwest of Wonsan with napalm and explosives destroying 16 buildings and damaging 16 more. US pilots logged 656 sorties and disrupted rail lines in 99 places while air combat saw MIGs tangling with Sabres in MIG alley. On the ground, a raid north of Chorwon seized hill positions but drew heavy fire. Mundung valley patrols engaged dug-in units with light contact. Defense Dept counts battle casualties total 105,001 with 412 total killed or wounded. 55 missing.
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Wonsan
Korea
Chorwon
West Central Front
Mundung Valley
Mundung
Defense Department
Washington
U. S
Acheson Praises U S Progress in Western Europe
Secretary of State Acheson said the United States has made tremendous progress in strengthening defenses in western Europe and urged steady commitment until completion. He responded to Herbert Hoover’s call for European burden sharing while defending continued U S troop presence where air bases are needed.
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Acheson
Herbert Hoover
United States
Europe
Hoover
New York
America
Electricity Brings Nurse Back to Life at Hospital
In Chicago Presbyterian Hospital doctors revived 21 year old nurse Darline Timke after her heart stopped beating for nearly two hours. A 110 volt electric shock was applied directly to her heart after three doctors manually circulated blood. One physician massaged the organ so long his hand swelled for a day. Timke spoke about the ordeal to reporters from her hospital room.
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Chicago
Presbyterian Hospital
Darline Timke
Home Fleet Ships to Join Mediterranean Exercises
Britain ordered 30 warships of the home fleet to sail to the Mediterranean for combined exercises with the Mediterranean fleet in March. The move signals intensified naval preparation amid ongoing tensions in the region.
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London
Britain
Home Fleet
Mediterranean
Ohio River Flood Situation Eased
The crest of a weakened Ohio river flood neared Portsmouth Ohio as temperatures lowered crests by several feet. President Truman planned an aerial survey of Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia and Kentucky flood areas. The flood has killed at least 10 and displaced about 10 000 with millions in damage while Red Cross figures show thousands affected across West Virginia and Ohio.
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White House
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Steubenville
Red Cross
Butte Weather Forecast Highlighted Snow Showers
Mostly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night with occasional snow showers. Warmer Thursday morning then cooler afternoon. Minimum Thursday morning around 25 and maximum Thursday afternoon about 38. Regional temps vary from 4 to 43 across locations with scattered precipitation west and east of Divide.
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Divide
Vincent Defends Postwar Policy Before Senate Panel
John Carter Vincent defended the State department postwar policy in China before the internal security subcommittee. He said aims were to prevent civil war not aid the Communists, and acknowledged efforts to find a less violent settlement with the Reds. President Truman refused to surrender his loyalty file, citing risk of intimidation of foreign service officers.
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John Carter Vincent
State Department
China
Senate
McCarthy
R-Wis
Internal Security
Eastland
D-Miss
Vincent
Far Eastern
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
Truman
Subcommittee
Acheson
Foreign Service
Bold Bandits Loot New York Designer Gems
Three bandits posing as deliverymen robbed designer Mollie Parris in her 11 room Manhattan duplex, stealing gems valued first at 94 000 and later noted as 114 800 dollars plus a cash amount. The crime forms part of a string totaling over 700 000 dollars in jewels stolen in Manhattan. Two suspects forced Parris to surrender the jewels after claiming to collect a baby blanket package, leaving an additional 20 000 to 25 000 in gems and 1 000 in cash unpaid.
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New York
Manhattan
Mollie Parris
Government approves auto price hikes for several brands
On Wednesday the government authorized increases in factory wholesale ceiling prices for passenger cars from Chrysler Stude baker and Kaiser-Frazer. Also approved were higher prices for Kaiser-Frazer All-State lines sold by Sears Roebuck. Increases range from 3.75 percent for Chrysler models to 11.68 percent for Henry J and All-State Kaiser-Frazer cars.
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Chrysler
Studebaker
Kaiser-Frazer
Sears-Roebuck
Henry J
Political Patronage in Tax Bureau Targeted by Truman Plan
The House endorsed President Truman's bid to remove political patronage from the Internal Revenue Bureau creating a blue ribbon civil service. The 64 regional collectors would be replaced by 25 district commissioners and all staff under civil service. If the Senate does not reject by March 14 the plan takes effect.
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House
Truman
Internal Revenue Bureau
Civil Service Organization
Senate
Civil Service
Brown
Ohio
Curtis
R-Neb
Kean
RN. J
Bureau
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Senate Expenditures Committee
Anaconda Autoist Is Near Death After Head On Crash
Two Anaconda men traveling in opposite directions were injured in a head on collision on the Butte Anaconda highway. Roland Prosenick 19 suffered a severe brain concussion skull fracture and shock. Kenneth Barkell 28 had facial cuts and leg injuries with a possible fracture. Prosenick is unconscious in St James Hospital Butte and Barkell is also hospitalized. The crash occurred about 11.7 miles west of Butte near the Gregson turnoff at 7 20 p.m. A tow vehicle and a third driver were involved. no others were injured.
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Butte-Anaconda
Roland Eugene Prosenick
R. Prosenick
Front
Kenneth Barkell
East Park
Butte’s
St. James Spital
Barkell
Butte
Gregson
S. W
Hank) Hancock
Jess Fryett
Herb Slack
Hancock
Prosenick
Owl
Dave Hoot
Monroe
Hoot
James Ryan
St. Joseph Parish
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