Injured Woman Found in Street near Third and Belleview
A severely injured young woman was found at the northwest corner of Third and Belleview after an early morning incident. Police say witnesses reported a two-tone 1938 Cadillac circling the block before discovery. J. L. King said suspects claim she jumped from a moving car. they are held awaiting charges. Miss Woodall was taken to the hospital in noncritical condition.
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Third
Belleview
J. L. King
Third and
Boxwell
E. M. Thomas
San Jacinto
West Sixth
Mr. Thomas
Riots in Austria as Reds seize offices and disrupt Vienna
In Vienna and several Soviet zone towns in Austria Communists occupied government buildings and warehouses, halted rail traffic with a flash strike, and staged anti American demonstrations injuring at least eight policemen. Russian tanks aided the Reds as 20,000 protested a new price wage deal. A US Army sergeant was slightly injured and two British officials were manhandled.
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Vienna
Austria
U.P
Oscar Helmer
US Army
William S. Henley
Colorado Springs
Colo
Legation
First Yank Captives Freed In Korea Jail Break
In Yongdong Korea 24th Division tank crews liberated three American prisoners after 25 days in North Korean custody. Seamen Staff Sergeants Freede MacKrall and Pvt James E Martin were released along with one other. They described rough police treatment but decent army conduct and shared C rations gum and whiskey.
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James E. Martin
San Andrea
Cal
Freede
Mackrall
Martin
First Cavalry
Martn
Seoul Battle Report From Front Lines Amid City Inferno
A vivid AP dispatch from Seoul on Sept 26 describes Marines advancing through smoke filled streets toward the heart of the city. Fire and shelling blaze from buildings as American and United Nations forces press to capture key targets including the Seoul railway yards and Mapo Street.
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Seoul
Texas
MacArthur
Tokyo
United Nations
Mapo’Street
Namsan
South Mountain Park
Allied High Command
Robert W. Rickert
la Jolla
Cal
Mapo Street
William George Ferrino
West Quincy
Mass
United States
John R. Stanford
Winstead, Conn
E” Company
Ferrino
Allies Converge on Reds South of Flaming Seoul
United States forces push toward Seoul as First Cavalry tanks meet Seventh Division units between Osan and Suwon. Marines and Seventh Division infantry drive deeper into Seoul in house to house fighting with tanks and flamethrowers. Envelopment of six North Korean divisions frontlines, with casualty estimates surpassing 25,000 in 12 days since Inchon landing.
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Seoul
First Cavalry
Southeast
Korea
First
Osan
Suwon
Tokyo
Seventh Division
Namsan
Chonan
US First Cavalry
Douglas MacArthur
Pusan
Inchon
United Press
Robert Vermillion
South
Canoda
South Mountain
Gold Coast
Gi's
Robert E. Edwards
Arthur C. Bunce
ECA
A Day in the Life of a War Correspondent
War correspondent David Rasco recounts his Tokyo to Korea journey in the field notes. Starting with the First Cavalry dependents in Japan he tours Camp Drake Camp Drew and PIO offices, describing mistaken offices jeep trouble and the rough start to tracking stories and travel toward Korea.
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David Rasco
Rasco
Tokyo
Korea
Amarillo
Japan
Globe-News
PIO
Public Information Office
GHQ
Camp Drake
Transport Trek To Camp Drew Ends In Rail Confusion
A correspondent recounts a trek from Amarillo Globe News seeking family contact before heading to Camp Drew near Kumagaya. Following train changes, misrouting, and language hurdles with Japanese railroad staff, the traveler struggles to reach Omiya and Kumaga.
Rain and Wind Hit Panhandle in Night Storms
Rain and wind struck the Panhandle South Plains eastern New Mexico and western Oklahoma with heavy moisture. Amarillo logged 1.12 inches while Follett had 1.25. Two small tornadoes touched down near Floydada and Lockney with minor damage to a chicken house and trees. Weekly totals show widespread rainfall across the region led by Amarillo with 1.74 inches.
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Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Follett
Amarillo
Borger
Childress
Claude
Shamrock
Plainview
Hereford
Dimmitt
Floydada
Lockney
Leon Blasingame
Clarendon
Crosbyton
Dalhart
Dumas
Lubbock
Memphis
Miami
Muleshoe
Spearman
Tulsa
Vega
Roswell
Clovis
Tucumcari
Clayton
Des Moines
Woodward
Okla
Gage
Buffalo
Guyman
Boise City
Beaver
Nurse Heroine Among Survivors After Japan C-54 Crash
A U S Air Base in Japan reports a C 54 crash on takeoff from Korea Strait killing one and listing 22 missing with 28 survivors. Twenty three feared dead but officials later noted uncertain survival chances. The flight carried 43 passengers and eight crew including two nurses and two Army corpsmen. The surviving nurse aided rescue from wreckage as the plane sank half a mile off the airstrip. The co pilot was among the crew survivors. Names withheld pending kin notices. Crash part of second airborne troop operation in Korea war noted by MacArthur HQ. The group was hospitalized with injuries shock and exposure. The base repair lumber ad follows.
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Japan
U.P
Korea
Korea Strait
Air Force
Douglas MacArthur
South Japan
Texas
80 Britons Die In Flaming Mine
A severe coal mine blaze trapped about 80 men while another 120 escaped on hands and knees as smoke and heat thwarted rescuers. After nine hours the National Coal Board announced sealing off the burning section and abandoning rescue efforts. Sir Herbert Houldsworth and union leaders stated alive recovery was impossible. The community of 6,000 gathered at the pit head as rescue teams battled the inferno in the conveyor belt area deep underground.
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Sir Hubert Houldsworth
East Midland
National Coal Board
Sir Herbert
Ernest Stacey
Weather roundup Amarillo region report
The Weather Bureau forecast fair skies and warmer conditions across Amarillo and vicinity with showers possible Wednesday night. Highs near 79 today and 84 tomorrow, lows around 53 and 51, and 1.12 inches of precipitation logged. Panhandle forecast calls for drying today and tomorrow, more showers by Wednesday night. West Texas expects considerable cloudiness and warmer today and tonight, with partly cloudy Wednesday. New Mexico trends generally fair through Wednesday with a few isolated showers in the east.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
West Texas
New Mexico
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Yongdong
24Th Division
Taepon
Beatie
Grandview School
Mt. Joy
Yutlow Seo
North Korea
South Korea
Associated Press
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Drew
Drew. Where Is Camp Drew
Camp Drew
Asaka
Kum
Omiya
Olver & Wiggins Lbr. Co
US Weather Bureau
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