Senate approves mutual defense pact pledging U S aid for Formosa
The Senate vote 64 to 6 approves a mutual security treaty with Nationalist China pledging American military aid to defend Formosa and the Pescadores Islands and nearby areas. The pact is intended to bind the United States to assist in defense as necessary and becomes effective upon ratification.
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Washington
Senate
China
Formosa
Micadores Islands
Eisenhower
Far East
Chavez
DNM
Gore
D-Tenn
Kefauver
Lehman
D-Lib-Ny
Langer
R-Nd
Morse
Ind- Ore
United States
Pescadores
Legislative Yuan
Russia
Sen. Morse
United Nations
Sen. George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Japan
Australia
New Zealand
Chiang Kai-shek
Object From Plane Causes Blast Near Falls Church
An explosion and fire near Falls Church Virginia left a four foot diameter crater and a 10 acre burn in Fairfax County after witnesses reported a falling object from a small plane. Firefighters found ammunition casing nearby but reported no injuries.
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Washington
Dunnlaring
Fairfax County
Virginia
Potomac River
Falls Church
Pimmit Hills
Baker’s Tavern
Kernstown
Tachen Evacuation in Final Stage
Nationalists blasted and burned a maze of underground defenses on the Tachens as Shi and troops evacuated by sea and air. U S Seventh Fleet vessels patrolled the area while civilians were moved to Formosa.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chiang‘ Kai-shek
Tachen Islands
U. S. 7Th Fleet
East China Sea
Yu Shan
Pishan
Tachens
Nanchishan
Jim Becker
Becker
Yikiangshan
Lorenzo Sherwood Sabin, Jr
LST
Liu Lien-yi
Liu
Lovejoy to Speak at Rouss Banquet Tomorrow
Frank W. Lovejoy vice president in charge of sales for Socony Vacuum Oil will be principal speaker at the annual Rouss Fire Company banquet at the fire hall tomorrow evening. He arrives after a Chicago talk tonight and a Washington visit by delegation.
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Frank W. Lovejoy
Socony- Vacuum Oil Company
Rouss Fire Company
C. Douglas Brown
Lovejoy
Chicago
Washington
Fire Company
Boston
Mass
Mr. Lovejoy
Pratt Institute
Harvard Business School
Socony-Vacuum
C. F. Schenck
Montague and
Doris
Sidney Snellings
Robert A. Whitten
Zhukov
Pinay Abandons Bid to form France's 21st postwar Cabinet
Former French Premier Antoine Pinay withdrew his bid to form a new postwar government after failing to win Assembly support. President Rene Coty announced renewed consultations as Pinay met Conservative leaders at the Elysee Palace. Pinay had hoped to assemble a majority but won only about 135 of 627 votes, far short of the needed 300.
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Paris
Antoine Pinay
France
Rene Coty
National Assembly
Pinay
Elysee Palace
Pierre Mendes-France
Popular Republican Movement
MRP
Assembly
Bridegroom reports to prison after wedding
Paul Eugene Hostler wed Dolores Doreen Smith in Jefferson County court days before beginning a 15 year term at the State Penitentiary in Moundsville. He faced charges for taking part in the September Halltown Paperboard Co. holdup, one of three arrested in the $17,000 robbery. The notice also lists the Jack Coffee Shoppe open as usual until July 1.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Paul Eugene Hostler
State Penitentiary
Moundsville
Jefferson County
Hostler
Halltown Paperboard Co
Here
Dolores Doreen Smith
Newark
N.J
Eisenhower seeks 913 million in supplemental appropriations
President Eisenhower asked Congress for 913.5 million dollars in supplemental funds for the fiscal year ending June 30. Most of the total covers uncontrollable items like veterans pensions and benefits. The Veterans Administration totals 395.72 million with 240 million for compensation and pensions. Health, Education and Welfare requests total 306.12 million led by 238 million for state public assistance grants. A 100 million request goes to federal highway aid and 1.5 million to immigration for border control.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Veterans Administration
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Immigration Service
Four Airmen Die When Jets Collide
Four U S airmen died in two American Air Force F95 Starfire jets that crashed and burned near Goose Bay Labrador during routine flights from the Goose Bay base. The two crashes occurred within five minutes and seven miles apart. Names were withheld.
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ST. Johns
Mld
U.S
Goose Bay
Labrador
U. S. Northeast Air Command
McCormack Urges Reconsideration Of Army Cuts
Massachusetts Democrat McCormack urged rethinking Army manpower cuts as 5 percent of House Democrats oppose them. He warned against putting faith in a single field’s knowledge and called for reassessing the plan amid Soviet changes and Formosan tensions. Senate and House leaders weighed the defense reduction details with Wilson and Ridgway testifying on readiness.
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Washington
House
McCormack
Massachusetts
Sen. Russell
D-Ga
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate Armed Services Committee
Russell
Defense
Wilson
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Russia
United States
Duff
Pennsylvania
Flanders
Vermont
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Drought holds steady in January across much of the nation
The Geological Survey reports no broad drought relief in January. Water sources showed little change in streams and groundwater levels, with levels below average across the West and near record lows in much of the South. Stream flow remained below normal in several Southern and Midwestern states including Illinois and Texas.
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Washington
Geological Survey
Water Resources Review
Illinois
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Eden Sidesteps Demand to Set Up Conference
London Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden dodged a Labor demand for an immediate Geneva style conference to secure a Formosa cease fire. In Parliament James Hudson pressed Eden as Nehru disclosed talks among Western powers, Russia, and India on possible moves, including a non UN conference, while Britain reportedly rejected Molotov’s secret Formosa proposal without Nationalist China.
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London
Anthony Eden
Geneva
Formosa
James Hudson
Eden
House of Commons
Chou En-hai
United Nations
China
United States
Formosa Strait
Commonwealth
Nehru
Russia
India
Britain
V. M. Molotov
Stocks Rise As Defense Sectors Lead Gains
Share prices moved into positive territory with gains of over $1 for Bethlehem Steel Republic Steel General Motors and others. The opening was buoyant lifting the AP average to a new high, with analysts noting investor preference for defense-related firms as per Ralph Rothem of Harris Upham & Co. and the market's two month momentum.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel
Republic Steel
General Motors
Chance-Vought Aircraft
Radio Corp
Sani
Associated Press
Ralph Rothem
Harris, Upham & Co
Teen girl forced to drive in deadly getaway crash
Constance Cobb 17 of Milltown died with Leonard Pasco 23 after he forced her at gunpoint to drive a getaway car. The pursuit spanned Route 1 and Pulaski Skyway ending with a crash into a Hudson County patrol car. Pasco fled custody after disarming an officer earlier.
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Jersey City
N. J
Constance Cobb
Milltown
Middlesex County
Leonard Pasco
Bound Brook
Constance
Pasco
Hudson County
Pulaski Skyway
Hylan Petri
North Brunswick Township
Miss Cobb
Elizabeth
James Philburn
Newark
Lifebelt Fashioned For Pet Goldfish That Can't Swim
A seven year old boy from Newcastle reports his goldfish Peter who cannot swim now moves using a cork lifebelt. After flipping from his bowl and injuring fins, the fish was fitted with cork strapped by a rubber band to stay on top. Peter then propels with tail flicks in a toy lifeboat moment.
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Newcastle - ON - Tyne
England
Ian Miller
Peter
Ian
Cold Wave Sweeps Midwest Amid Record Lows
The Midwest faced a major cold wave with temperatures plunging across several states. Readings ranged from minus 27 in Dickinson to minus 1 in Omaha as a broad front stretched from the Great Lakes to southern Texas bringing heavy winds and snow squalls.
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Weather Bureau
Chicago
Great Lakes Region
Texas
Kansas City
Illinois
Kansas
Mild Weather Extends Through Tomorrow With Rain Expected
The forecast calls for continued mild conditions today and tonight with increasing clouds and a low near 40 to 48 degrees. Tomorrow remains mild with more cloudiness and a temperature drop expected tomorrow night after a high around 57, while last year’s high reached 64 and the low 22.
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Associated Press
Tomorry
Mumpower Named Festival Float Chairman 1955 Apple Blossom
Arthur W. Mumpower will serve as Float chairman for the 1955 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival to be held April 28 and 29. He leads the Lions Club float team and previously brought Hopalong Cassidy to the Grand Feature parade. Cecil Adams co heads the Float and Vehicle Procurement committee for the parade.
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Arthur W. Mumpower
Howard H. Shockey
Mumpower
Bond Bread Agency
Winchester
Lions Club
Hopalong Cassidy
Bill Boyd
Cecil Adams
Breeding Group Names Officers at Sixth Annual Meeting
At the Sixth Annual Frederick Clarke Breeding Association meeting in Winchester officers were reelected and directors named. John Hardesty, Berryville, president. Butch McKay, Boyce, vice president. I. Fred Stine, Winchester, secretary. Mrs. Richard Luttrell, Winchester, treasurer. Directors include J. W. Ballone Middletown. McKay. R. B. Fisher, Middletown. James Summel, Clear Brook. Fred Coffelt reappointed as technician. Dr. Mark McHale available for calls. members may contact 8280 or 4247 in the morning. A policy allows farms with five cows or less to use technician services for $6 per cow without membership dues. Dr. Ellmore of VPI cited average milk gain from artificially sired daughters and higher butterfat value. W. H. Armstrong of the Virginia Artificial Breeding Association discussed center at Rocky Mount and Gold Medal Sire King Twelve. Dr. Kalison outlined herd health measures and four key diseases monitored. (Continued on Page 13, Col. 4).
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Frederick Clarke Breeding Association
County Court House
Winchester
John O. Hardesty
Berryville
Butch McKay
Boyce
I. Fred Stine
Richard Luttrell
Mark McHale
J. W. Ballone
Middletown
R. B. Fisher
James Summel
Clearbrook
James P. Reardon
Summer
Fred Coffelt
Association
Mr. Coffelt
Baugh & Sons
Board of Directors
Frank Ellmore
Rocky Mount
Harden Farm King
National
Holstein- Freisian Association
Robert Boyd Reports First Robins Seen This Year
Robert Boyd of Welltown Pike said he spotted the first robins in the area today while pruning trees on the Harry Ebert farm. Apples for sale from Butler's Packing House are listed at 1.00 per bushel and up. Phone 3896.
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Robert Boyd
Welltown Pike
Boyd
The
Star
Harry Ebert
Butler’s Packing House
Experts Rule Out Any Invitation To Zhukov Now
Washington sources say President Eisenhower is unlikely to invite Soviet Marshal Georgi Zhukov to visit soon due to ongoing hostility and suspicion between the U.S. and the USSR. Officials call the idea premature though some diplomats say future circumstances could change the dynamic. Zhukov just became Soviet defense minister, reviving questions about a possible U.S. visit.
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Zhukov
Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Georgia K. Zhukov
Moscow
State Department
Berlin
Churchill Seeks Four-Power Talks With Bulganin After Ratification
In the House of Commons Prime Minister Churchill said he will seek talks with Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin once the London Paris rearming Western defense pact is ratified. He stressed no favorable four-power meeting is likely before ratification, while confirming commitment to top level discussions.
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London
Churchill
Marshall Nikolai Buganin
House of Commons
Eisenhower
Bulgaria
Paris
West Germany
Moscow
Kremlin
Surviving Siamese Twin Made Month Checkup
Rodney Dee Brodie, surviving Siamese twin, left the University of Illinois Research Hospital after a month’s checkup in fine condition. The 12 year old boy can walk unassisted and converse. in 1952 a historic operation separated him from his joined twin Roger Lee, who died 34 days later, leaving an opening skull to be covered later.
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Chicago
Rodney Dee Brodie
University of Illinois Research Hospital
Roy Brodie
Ferris
Rodney
Roger Lee
Roger
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