London Mirror Attacks US Air Force Korea Briefings
London Daily Mirror ridicules US Fifth Air Force Korea summaries as valueless and dangerous. It cites Maj Gen Partridge figures of 450 communists killed near northwestern Seoul, 250 more by Mustangs, and 1,000 killed or wounded in 59 towns, calling the data sensationalist and unreliable.
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UN air forces tally 7,000 Korean War casualties in four days
Far East Air Forces headquarters in Tokyo reports a rising toll from Korea as its Fifth Air Force records over 300 tactical sorties on Friday. F-84 Thunderjets claim about 150 enemy killed east of Seoul while bombing buildings tunnels and vehicles near Chorwon and Hamhung.
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Fifth Air Force
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Hamhung
Kaesong
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Unsan
Sariwon
Chinnampo
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Far East
Carl G. Schneider
Plainview
Chongchong River
Nae Ja
Two Warships Out of Mothballs
PORTSMOUTH VA Jan 5 Two of the US Navy s mightiest warships are coming out of moth balls to join the active fleet The battleship Wisconsin 45 000 ton sister of the USS Missouri arrived at the Naval shipyard here yesterday for the de mothballing process Shipyard officials declined to estimate how long it will be before the superdreadnought is recommissioned Meanwhile in Washington the Navy announced plans to reactivate the 27 000 ton carrier Tarawa a carrier of the Essex class Tarawa probably will be prepared for the return to active duty in a ship yard at New York.
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Chiang Calls for Aid to Guerrillas
In Formosa Chiang Kai-shek urged civilians of military age to travel to the Chinese mainland to aid guerrillas. He said loyal Chinese could infiltrate and coordinate with forces from Formosa as Nationalists planned to land on the mainland. Chen Chi Tien urged friendly powers to back Nationalist China’s invasion efforts.
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Chinese Reds Drive South as Eighth Army Retreats Toward Pusan
Chinese Communist forces plunged 45 miles south of the 38th parallel driving toward Wonju and Pohang as the US Eighth Army pulled back from the Han River line and disengaged from pursuing Reds. Ridgway may delay major battles until forces form a line on the Pusan perimeter. Air and naval strikes pound south of Seoul while thousands of reinforcements flood in from Manchuria.UN troops hold at key positions as the offensive extends into the Wonju area and east coast.
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Han River
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Suwon
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Pyongyang
Manchuria
Korea
Reds
United Nations
Fortunes of War Change Kimpo From Busy Base to Ghost Field
The article recalls Kimpo Airfield once a busy hub in eastern Korea now described as a wrecked burning ruin. It contrasts the current state with Stan Swinton of the Associated Press reporting our retreat from Kimpo in yesterday's Globe edition.
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Defense plan to draft 18 year olds debated by DOD
Washington reports outline a manpower bill to draft 18 year olds and tighten exemptions for 19 to 25 year olds. Felix Larkin said enlistment for 17-year-olds with parental permission would be permitted, and 18-year-olds would be draft eligible after high school completion.
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Taft says Truman lacks power to deploy troops without Congress
Senator Taft in Washington asserts the President cannot commit American troops to a European defense force without prior Congressional approval. He argues Truman’s actions risk involvement in Korea and says he would support a limited number of divisions for North Atlantic defense, but Europe must lead the effort.
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Russia
Dallas Banker to Speak at Chamber Banquet Feb 2
Earl O Keefe announced that Dr Arthur A Smith vice president of First National Bank of Dallas will deliver the chamber of commerce annual banquet address on February 2. Smith an economist turned banker formerly headed SMUs economics department known for mixing humor with important messages. Ralph Carlisle Smith initially scheduled will not attend.
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Soviet Talks Tough on Rearming Germany
Moscow observers say rearming Western Germany could spark a third world war. The Kremlin views Germany as the core issue between East and West and has not yet commented on Big Four foreign ministers talks while publishing the notes in full.
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France
300 Day Price Freeze Aimed At Food Products
DiSalle plans a 300 day price freeze within a week targeting processed food items while farm product prices stay tied to parity. Wages may follow later. defense acts require wage stabilization. Iron and steel scrap traders face new limits to boost defense needs and control inventories.
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Manhunt spreads to Texas in West Texas case
Tulsa, Jan. 5. Officers explored a hot lead about a five member Illinois family feared murdered. The Mosser car was found bullet pierced near Tulsa after a Wichita Falls sighting of a blue Chevrolet with a silver license tag. A Texas man chased the car, reporting two children aboard, as deputies linked the Illinois case with a possible hitchhiker robbery in Tohoka.
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Osage County
Ira Ball
Carl Mosser
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Ray
E. O. Cornwall
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Decatur, II
Hunt
Weather summary for Amarillo and West Texas regions
The region shows continued fair, mild conditions with seasonal changes. Today's highs around 58 and 56 yesterday. tonight's low near 28 to 32. Saturday cooler with highs near 47. New Mexico remains fair. Panhandle and South Plains see mixed skies. Low precipitation expected for the next two to three days.
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Dicker Sees Niche for Lone Republican Leader in Austin
Edward T. Dicker of Dallas, the sole Republican expected in the upcoming Legislature, predicts he will quickly secure a niche in Austin and quips that he may elect himself minority leader.
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Edward T. Dicker
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Burglary spree nets 155 jobs in 47 nights
London police recorded a record burglary run by Jack T. Payne totaling 155 break ins across 47 nights from Oct. 21 to Dec. 7. The 33 year old laborer invaded homes shops and schools, stealing items valued at $5581 before a judge sentenced him to seven years in prison.
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Jack T. Payne
Pair Has Five Babies Within 30 Months
Los Angeles report says Jose and Mrs Perez claim a parental record with five children in 30 months, including two sets of identical twins. Newborn twins Richard and David arrived on consecutive days around New Year, one at 11:59 PM January 1 and the other 20 minutes later January 2. Eleven months earlier came twins Mary Ellen and Mary Lou, and a fifth child Irene, age 24.
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David
Mary Ellen
Mary Lou
Irene
Collazo to Stand Trial for Obama assassination attempt
Federal Judge T Alan Goldsborough refused to dismiss the first degree murder indictment against Oscar Collazo Puerto Rican revolutionary who tried to assassinate President Truman He is charged with killing White House policeman Leslie Coffelt during the Blair House attack on November 1.
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Local landowners oppose reactivation of Camp Bowie
Brownwood residents rally behind reopening Camp Bowie to train soldiers. American Legion leaders defend the camp, calling fears of atomic targets unfounded and urging Congress to reactivate the site. Landowners question land value and cost, while local civic groups lobby politicians for relocation or reuse.
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