Mystery Veils Reason Behind Military Move
General Carl A. Spaatz, retired air force commander, flies from Dallas to Washington on a special Air Force plane and says he expects to be recalled to active service. He notes Eisenhower was recalled recently and cites a similar trigger for his own summons. Spaatz, nicknamed Tooey, served under MacArthur in the Pacific and with Eisenhower in Europe.
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Washington, D. C
Nashville
Tenn
Dallas
Tex
Washington
Carl A. Spaatz
Air Force
Spaatz
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Allied
Hoyt Vandenberg
Army Air Forces
MacArthur
Australia
Philippines
Tooey
Pacific
Gen
Eisenhower
Farmer Loan Bill Swiftly Approved
A House agriculture subcommittee approved a bill to provide 44 million dollars in loans to farmers and stockmen hit by snow and blizzards in the west. Sponsored by Rep. Walter K. Granger the measure would empower the regional Agriculture Credit Corporation to use its funds for relief loans.
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Washington
House
West
Walter K. Granger
Utah
Regional Agriculture Credit Corporation
Northwest
Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Envoy to Quit Post in Hungary
United States Minister Selden Chapin plans to leave Budapest for Washington next week after Hungary demanded his recall. Chapin said he had no official notice of Hungary's action until a Washington message asked him to return for consultations.
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Budapest
Hungary
United States
Selden Chapin
Washinton
Chapin
Washington
Pilot dies after B 17 crash near Offutt Field
Col. Orling L. Berquist, SAC flight surgeon, died Sunday from injuries after a B 17 Flying Fortress crashed into a railroad bed two miles from the landing strip at Offutt Field. About 150 feet of Burlington track was ripped up, delaying the Nebraska Zephyr and the California Exposition Flyer for hours.
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Omaha
Neb
Orling L. Berquist
Strategic Air Command Headquarters
Berquist
Offutt Field
Slave, 99, Dies Freed by Lincoln
INDIANAPOLIS By UP Mrs Elizabeth McClain 99 former slave laid to rest on Abraham Lincoln birthday. Lincoln freed her at age 12 her niece says she would have wanted it that way. Born a slave in Springfield Tennessee she moved with family to Keysburg Kentucky after emancipation later lived in Louisville before moving to Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Elizabeth McClain
Abraham Lincoln
Earl Hobbs
McClain
Springfield
Tenn
Keysburg
Louisville
Princess Margaret Visits Mountfield Church Amid Pub Toasts
Princess Margaret attends All Saints Church in Mountfield with Commander Mrs Sydney Egerton and Captain Tom Egerton as public excitement grows. Crowds jam the 120 seat church and later cheer outside Mountfield Court, while London papers hint at romance with Том Egerton.
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Mountfield
England
Margaret
Fleet Street
London
Coldstream Guards
H. H. Heaton
Egertons
Mountfield Court
Egerton
Lord Beaverbrook
Sunday Express
Lingfield
Buckingham Palace
Royal Opera House
Covent Garden
the Express
Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
13 Pound Baby Breaks Records
A boy weighing 13 pounds four ounces was born at Murphy General hospital in Waltham Massachusetts on Sunday to Mrs Cesidio Schiappucci of Milford wife of a staff sergeant at Westover field. The baby is the largest ever delivered at the hospital and one of the largest born in New England in recent years. Both parents are of average size.
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Waltham
Mass
Army
Murphy General Hospital
Cesidio Schiappucci
Milford
Westover Field
New England
Canyon Life Line Extends Into Valley
A narrow snowbound route from Anderson Ranch Dam into Ida hovers as a relief corridor. Trucks carry food milk and oil for about 500 residents who endured four days under threat from snow slides. A cautious one way system awaits uphill traffic to depart while engineers say few want to leave.
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Anderson Ranch Dam
Ida
Burma
Anderson Ranch
Mountain Home
Continued Cold With More Snow Forecast
A weekend of clear skies gave Catellans relief but more snow is forecast. The weather bureau predicts increasing clouds and snow today. Sunday high 17 with a 17 below low. Monday highs 15 to 20 and lows 5 to 10 below.
Idaho Legislature Faces Busy Days With Final Action Looming
Idaho lawmakers push to finish budget work as 17 days remain. Committees shape major bills including appropriations and labor reform while floor votes loom after closed door talks and compromise efforts. An office of labor commissioner is proposed by both parties.
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Idaho
Boise
Roth House
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Labor and Industry Committee
House
Labor
One Dead and Two Hurt In Nevada Train Wreck
In Winnemucca Nevada a collision of two westbound freight trains killed a fireman, Lawrence Marquis of Imlay, and injured two crewmen. Brakeman M C Brimhall of Carlin suffered two broken legs and engineer L P Kearney of Imlay was treated for shock. The wreck halted the Southern Pacific main line for about 12 to 15 hours and cattle were set free from damaged cars. Rodeo crews and cowboys were asked to help round up strays as trains rerouted via Elko and Carlin.
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Winnemucca
Nev
Southern Pacific
Lawrence Marquis
Imlay
M. C. Brimhall
Carlin
L. P. Kearney
Utah
Nevada
California
Elko
Western Pacific
Pipeline Breach Freezes 16 Kansas Towns
A break in a 16 inch Kansas Power and Light pipeline left hundreds shivering as a sleet storm hit north central Kansas. Sixteen towns were without gas for heating or cooking while St. Joseph hospital used kerosene and electric heaters to keep five newborns warm.
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Concordia
Kan
Kansas Power and Light Company
Kansas
St. Joseph Hospital
79 Coal Miners Reported Killed in Ostrava Pit Disaster
Radio Prague reported that 79 coal miners were trapped and believed killed after explosions at the Dou brava pit in the Ostrava mine district in Moravia. The blasts occurred Saturday and Sunday near the Polish border.
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Prague
Chechoslovakia
Radio
Doubrava
Ostrava
Moravia
Valentine Rules Hearts 600 Years
A long overview traces Valentine legends from the third century to Britain in the 13th century. It notes two versions for both the saint and Pagan rites, including martyrdom or secret marriages, and the spread of Valentine greetings from Italy to Britain.
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Valentine
Hearts
Leo Turner
United Press
New York
Umbria
France
Britain
Tornado Adds To Chaos Of Plains States
Severe cold from the Canadian border to Texas unleashed snow freezing rain and a tornado in the west. The twister struck Stillwater and Pawhuska causing property damage but no deaths, as crews worked to clear roads and resume rescue operations in the Nebraska Wyoming and South Dakota disaster areas.
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United Press
Canadian
Texas
States
Plains
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Stillwater
Pawhuska
Jake
Lewis A. Pick
Omaha
Nebraska
Wyoming
South Dakota
Es Pick
Lusk
Air Force
State
Portland publishers seek break in walkout deadlock
Federal conciliators E P Marsh and Guy Lintner met with union leaders and publishers after meetings for a stalled 1949 contract dispute. About 2000 workers at the Oregon Journal and Oregonian faced layoff as presses stayed idle and stations broadcast comic strips during the shutdown.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon Journal
Portland Oregonian
AFL
E. P. Marsh
Seattle
Guy Lintner
Labor Temple
Highways Open Across Idaho With Noted Hazards and Detours
Road conditions list open routes from Salt Lake to St. Anthony on U S 191 and U S 91 from Pocatello to Salt Lake plus Idaho 39 from American Falls to Aberdeen. U S 30 N remains hazardous with one lane and detours between American Falls and Rupert. Closures include U S 30 from McCammon to Soda Springs U S 91 from Roberts to Oneida Idaho 28 Lemhi highway Idaho 29 Swan Valley road from Ririe east and U S 20 alt from Teton City to Tetonia.
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Salt Lake
St. Anthony
Pocatello
Idaho
American Falls
Aberdeen
U. S. 30
Boise
Rupert
McCammon
Soda Springs
U. S. 91
Roberts
Oneida
Lemhi
Swan Valley
Ririe
Teton City
Tetonia
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Henry
Weather Bureau
Atone
Pacific Ocean
Blackfoot
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Lake Lowell
State Highway Bureau
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Nevada Line
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Gooding
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Portland Ic
Western
Empire Air Lines
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Lintner
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