MacArthur seals routes as UN signals end of Korea war
General Douglas MacArthur announces that Americans have closed two highway and two railroad escape routes in North Korea. Parachute troopers move toward Sukchon and Sunchon as Pyongyang is secured, with UN forces preparing mop up operations and promises to stay in Korea.
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Sunchon
Pyongyang
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Huichon
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Walker
Eighth Army
Korea
Rec
US First Cavalry
UN First Corps
Believe Driver Unaware of Fatal Hit and Run
Police investigate the death of 18 month old Mary Katherine Matthew found in a gravel street in front of the Matthew home. Authorities say the injury pattern suggests a fall and possible tire contact while a vehicle may have started after the child, with no driver aware of the tragedy. Funeral services set for Monday at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.
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George O. Matthew
East Twentieth
Johnnie Carol
Matthew
Ray Cochran
Northwest Texas Hospital
Mary Katherine
Blackburn~ Shaw Memorial Chapel
E. B. Fincher
J. D. Horton
Bobby Gene Hunter
Billy Celey
Ben Able
Stanley Baldridge
Memorial Park Cemetery
Almond Takes Command to Guard Northeast Korea
Maj. Gen. Edward E. Almond assumed command of northeast Korea to build defenses against a potential Communist Chinese attack. He will oversee the US 10th Corps with South Korean forces, while guarding the eastern half of Korea north of the 38th parallel as UN efforts shift toward elections and troop withdrawals.
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Wonsan
North Korea
Edward E. Almond
Seoul
Northeast Korea
China
Almond
10Th Corps
Tenth Corps
Manchuria
United States
Korea
United Nations
Douglas MacArthur
Eighth Army
Death march survivors recount Seoul to Pyongyang tale
Three nearly starved American prisoners described a brutal march from Seoul to Pyongyang by 283 U S soldiers. They said comrades were beaten and murdered by Communist captors while Pyongyang held 373 prisoners. They named survivors Air Force Capt William Locke Army Lt Alexander Makaroumis and Army Sgt Takeshi Kumdai and noted General Dean reported dead in Seoul with no confirmation.
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Korea
Seoul
William F. Dean
Taegon
Dean
Stalin Street
Puddies
Air Force
William Locke
Enfield
Yokoda Air Base
Japan
Waegwan
Army
Alexander Makaroumis
Lowell
Mass
Hadong
Takeshi Kumdai
Honolulu
Hent
Aggies Place A M Oats In Texas Stadium Field
Texas officials scramble to remove a large A M oat formation sown on the Longhorns turf by College Station rivals. Asst. Coach Bully Gilstrap reported a 35 foot A with roots spreading across the field, and grounds staff work to pull up oats one by one before the Oklahoma game.
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U.P
University of Texas
A&m
Longhorn
College Station
Aggies
Dallas
University of Oklahoma
Arkansas
Gilstrap
Trapped lifer fails in death by own action attempt
Jackson Michigan October 20 1947 prison inmate Reece A Lawson 49 lifer for Detroit police murder 1947 attempted escape via sewer at Southern Michigan Prison and stabbed himself. coal filled trench blocked rescue. he survived after guards removed him and he was treated for a chest wound.
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Jackson, Mich
Southern Michigan
Reece A. Lawson
T Knizre
Nis Cnest
Lawson
Detroit
Julian H. Frisbie
Two Lads Confess 30 Thefts
Amarillo police arrested two boys aged 11 and 12 who admit to stealing from at least 30 homes in the last three months. They described entering unlocked doors and ransacking houses for cash and small items, using money to buy candy and food. One boy commented that a neighbor was a busybody, while both appeared unfazed by custody and hungry.
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Amarillo
Amarilo
C. R. Bartley
North Taylor
Bartley
Sentence Man for Beating His Wife
Luddis L. Williams, 39, received a two year sentence after conviction for beating his wife five hours with a fist a leather glove a flashlight a shoe a gas hose a hatchet and a piece of wood The March 8 beating was charged in Judge Frank Williford's court by a district court jury Williams wife testified she returned to him and did not want to prosecute police said she signed a statement accusing him
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Houston
U.P
Luddis L. Williams
Williams
Frank Williford
Samba's Danger to State Lands Man in Jail, East Germany
East German court in Pirna Saxony jailed 33 year old Egon Sander for two years after he danced the Samba in public. The court ruled the dance endangered the life of the state while he demonstrated it to friends.
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Berlin
Egon Sander
Pirna
Saxony
Sanders
Weather outlook for Amarillo and Texas region
Fair to night and Saturday with a slight warmth. Today's high around 77, low 54. Tomorrow's high about 79. Texas partly cloudy with little temperature change tonight and Saturday. Generally fair conditions noted across the region.
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Amarillo
Texas
Stinky the skunk vanishes from fire station din
Stinky a deodorized skunk once at San Jacinto Fire Station was banned by Chief George Cooper. Fireman Harold Pennington’s pet disappeared but later a skunk arrived at the Tull home. Rookie E C Young, off duty, carried the box and fled after the bite. Mr Tull received a rabies shot. Stinky remains missing.
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Stinky
San Jacinto
George Cooper
Harold Pennington
G. A. Tull
Maryland
Louisiana
City Sign Company
Tulls
Pennington
Tull
E. C. Young
Central Station
Peningtor
Young
Mr. Tull
Mrs. Tull
Cooper
Five Way Peace Talks Open To Five Powers
The United States resists changing China's UN representation as five power talks proceed in the General Assembly. Dulles open to discussions though hopeful, stating that the door remains open to explore possibilities while expecting limited prospects for breakthroughs.
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Russia
Red Peiping
United States
China
Britain
France
US Urged To Demand Self Help Of Allies
America's living elder statesmen Herbert Hoover and Bernard Baruch urged the nation to demand self help from Western Europe and a unified United Nations military front against Communism. Hoover called for no more US funds until a unified Euro army and ten divisions are ready, and warned of bearing the economic burden alone. Eisenhower echoed the need for strength without precipitating war, urging readiness to meet global obligations while avoiding preventive conflict. See US URGED Page 6
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United Nations
Atlantic Ocean
Britain
Pacific Ocean
Japan
Pittsburgh
Eisenhower
America
Columbia University
Dog Steps on Gas Blamed for Truck Crash
A dog riding in a car with William C. Hollis of Denver allegedly stepped on the accelerator around a curve, causing his truck to collide with a passenger car. Injured were William Wachter 27 and his wife Barbara 19 of Erie, plus the mother in law Mrs. Winifred Roode. The dog’s fate was not known.
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Topeka
Kan
State Highway Patrol
William C. Hollis
Denver
William J. Wachter
Barbara
Erie
Winifred Roode
Red Terrorists Plague Malaya
Malaya authorities report security forces have killed wounded or captured 2 720 Communist terrorists since the emergency began many months ago. Civilian police casualties reach 3 187 with 1 14 killed 702 wounded.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
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