Americans Seize Reds East West Supply Highway
American Second and Seventh Divisions seized control of a central front East West supply road from Pangnim to Hoengsong, an eight mile stretch, after breaking North Korean Third Corps defenses. Marine patrols explored Hoengsong flanks while U S forces probed toward Seoul and prepared for possible Chinese Red counterattacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TOKYO
Pangnim
Hoengsong
U.S
Seoul
Han River
U.S. First Marine Division
Pangnim-Hoengsong
Korean Peninsula
Kangnung
Old Republic
Claude B. Ferenbaugh
Luciano Heads Vast Secret Underworld Government
Senate crime investigators described Charles Lucky Luciano as czar of a nationwide underworld government, linking two major crime syndicates from Miami to Chicago and New York to Miami. They warned the secret government could fuel subversive movements and threaten the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Charles
Lucky” Luciano
New York
Luciano
Italy
Esnatare Aaslara
United States
Crimesters
Kefauver
Dtenn
Miami
Fla
Chicago Capone
Tony Accardo
Fischetti Brothers
Jake Guzik
Frank Costello
Joe Adonis
Adonis
New York City
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Lucieano
Hill Defenses Fall as Allied Forces Break Through North of Chipyong
Tuesday actions north of Chipyong saw British Canadian and New Zealand units press a hill defended a week by Chinese forces. U S First Cavalry and 24th Division faced stiff resistance on the British right flank while a U S Third Division patrol entered Seoul during Tuesday night and killed six Reds. South Korean marines stormed ashore near Ongjin on the Yellow Sea coast, claiming a Red brigade commander killed and officers captured, then withdrew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Chipyong
Seoul
Hoengsong
U. S
U.S
Yangpyong
Yellow Sea
Ongjin
Red Brigade
Wonsan
Parallel
Hwangto
Navy
MacArthur
Far East Air Force
Hamhung
Chongjin
Stores Begin Price Control Conversion
More than 200000 retailers began converting price controls to a margin system. OPS set March 29 for arithmetical adjustments to unfreeze prices and fix margins to normal levels, aiming to mirror prewar percentages. The change will shift prices as wholesalers’ increases pass to consumers, with some cuts expected if margins drop. Director DiSalle warned predictions vary within the agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Michael V. DiSalle
Truman and Marshall Lead 1951 Red Cross Fund Campaign
In New York President Truman and Defense Secretary George C. Marshall launched the 1951 Red Cross Fund drive urging the nation to place the organization on a wartime footing. Truman said the Red Cross must be prepared for any eventuality in case of armed attack, and Marshall argued the Red Cross faces perhaps its greatest test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Truman
Defense
George C. Marshall
Red Cross Fund
Red Cross
Marshall
Paymaster Robbed at Sheppard AFB for $30,000 Payroll
Two men robbed a Sheppard Air Force Base paymaster at Wichita Falls Texas today and escaped with a $30,000 payroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Tex
Sheppard Air Force Base
West Virginia man awarded 3000 for pie flaw
Walter A. Jones of South Charleston sued Phoenix Pie Company of Portsmouth Ohio after finding foreign matter in a cherry pie. Kanawha Circuit Court ordered the firm to pay Jones three thousand dollars in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Walter A. Jones
South Charleston
Phoenix Pie Company
Portsmouth
Ohio
Kanawha
Pleven Faces Vote Crisis in Paris Parliament
In Paris, Premier Rene Pleven faces a crisis as his coalition cabinet resigns after a narrow confidence vote. President Vincent Auriol urged a new approach and Pleven aims to push a compromise plan for elections by a single ballot with runoff in departments lacking a majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Rene Pleven
Pleven
National Assembly
Vincent Auroil
Two Traffic Deaths Bring Fatalities to Six
Two men were killed today when their truck was struck by a train just north of Sharonville, near Cincinnati, raising total traffic fatalities in or near Cincinnati to six in under 24 hours. Earlier, two more people died in a collision on U S Route 52 near New Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Sharonville
Greater
New Richmond
Mother Pleads Innocent To Strangling Charge
Cincinnati report states Alma Winegardner, 30, pleaded not guilty to a charge of strangling her 19 day old son John and was held to the Grand Jury without bond. Detectives say she admitted strangling the infant because he cried and made her nervous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Alma Winegardner
John
Walter Hart
Thomas Faragher
Truman Letter Sells to Connecticut Collector
A letter from President Truman responding to a music critic who panned Margaret's singing was sold to a Connecticut collector, adding a notable artifact to a private collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Washington
Margaret
Connecticut
Labor Deliberates New Johnston Wage Decision
Washington AP report on how labor leaders debate reacting to Johnston wage ceilings and the Wage Stabilization Board. Johnston signed Regulation No. 6 capping increases at 10 percent from Jan 15, 1950 and asked for seven relaxations. Board to meet to decide actions before March 1 crisis, with labor unions weighing boycott and policy shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eric Johnston
Johnston
Cyrus S. Ching
Labor
Wage Stabilization Board
United Labor Policy Committee
AFL
William Green
Labor Policy Committee
Truman
Ching
U.S. Offers Jackpot for Uranium Prospecting
The AEC announced new uranium hunting bonuses up to 35000 dollars for low grade ores while maintaining the 10000 dollar prize for delivering 40000 pounds of very high grade ore from a newly discovered deposit. Bonuses are in addition to regular payments for uranium ore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Commission
Girl Plunges To Death From Times Square Hotel Window
A 17 year old girl died after leaping 11 stories from a Times Square hotel window at 6 a.m. Police identified Irene Mikulik of Hillside New Jersey from papers found in her Claridge Hotel room. A note read Dear God I am sorry to hurt so many people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Times Square
Claridge
Irene Mikulik
Hillside
New Jersey
Pilot Saves 29 Passengers in Tulsa Air Crash
Captain Paul C. Walters 43 of Kansas City skillfully crash landed a Mid-Continent plane near Municipal Airport after an engine failure. He and hostess Cecilia Littell guided 29 passengers and three crew members to safety before the craft burned. Co-pilot Forrest Hil and four Tulsa passengers were hospitalized. none seriously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Mid-Continent Airlines
Paul C. Walters
Kansas City
Cecilia Littell
Forrest Hil
Relapse Keeps Vandenberg at Home in Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS MichSen Vandenberg R Mich suffering from complications after two tumor operations had a relapse that will prevent his return to Washington soon The report notes the relapse worsens health and delays his duties in Congress and suggests ongoing medical care at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Sen. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Washington
Plan To Up Postal Rates Is Opposed
President Truman's bid for higher postal rates faced strong opposition on Capitol Hill as lawmakers questioned subsidized, low-rate mail. Rep Hagen and Rep Jenison criticized increases to newspapers, magazines, and other mail classes while Rep Murray signaled possible support for larger rises, with hearings set next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Capitol Hill
Hagen
R-Minn
Jenison
R-Ill
Rep
Murray
D.tenn
House
Post Office Committee
Senate
Post Office Department
Congress
Senate Won't Urge Dawson To Testify
Senate investigators probing favoritism in government lending said they will not pressure White House aide Donald Dawson to testify to avoid a confrontation with President Truman. Led by Sen. Fulbright, the Banking Subcommittee weighs its remaining ammunition after Truman called its RFC lending report asinine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
White House
Donald Dawson
Truman
Fulbright
D-Ark
Dawson
RFC
Sluggings Reported In Newspaper Strike
Four witnesses testified yesterday in a suit to stop striking printers from intimidating Miami Herald composing room employees. The complaint cites 24 alleged violent incidents and names the International Typographical Union AFL Miami Typographical Union 430 and 108 individuals as defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Miami Herald
International Typographical Union
AFL
Miami / Typographical Union
Big Operators Fight Slots Penalty Expansion in Ohio
Ohio lawmakers heard Rep Charlies Noel Jr push a bill to raise slot machine possession penalties from fines up to prison terms of one to five years. Noel accused big operators of funding opposition, citing a $100,000 effort to defeat the measure. Portsmouth solicitor Lowell Thompson backed the bill, noting gambling varies by county but that any device can be used to gamble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Charlies J. Noel, Jr
R-Pike
Noel
Judiciary Committee
Ohio House of Representatives
Pike County
J. E. Simpson
Reardin
Lowell C. Thompson
Portsmouth
Thompson
Scioto County
Ohio
Explosive Plant Planned Near Martinsburg West Virginia
Plans announced by E I du Pont de Nemours to build a multi million dollar commercial explosive plant on a 1500 acre site eight miles from Martinsburg, bounded by the Potomac River and Pennsylvania Railroad tracks, in open country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
West Virginia
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co
Pennsylvania Railroad
Composer Dies at 72 in New York
Harry Armstrong, 72, composer of the music for Sweet Adeline, died today in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry Armstrong
Adeline
GOP Leaders Split Over Europe Troop Policy in 1952 Race
Washington six Republican leaders dramatize a party split on foreign policy. Dewey Stassen Cooper favor sending American divisions to join NATO forces in Europe without strings. Taft Wherry Hoover urge Congress limits and debate on any troop assignment. Eisenhower supports administration plan, with candidates Helena. The six mix emphasis on sea and air power versus ground troops and isolationism fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
GOP
North Atlantic Defense Force
Europe
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Harold E. Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
John Sherman Cooper
State Department
Congress
Robbert A. Taft
Ohio
Kenneth Wherry
Nebraska
Herbert Hoover
Taft
Stassen
Dewey
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services
Wherry
Hoover
Sparen Stassen
Cooper
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of War
Uta
Congressmen World Trips Jeopardized
The House Rules Committee blocked proposed overseas trips by House members for government travel. It struck from a resolution grant allowing investigations abroad and signaled tighter scrutiny of jaunts to the Far East Africa Germany and other non-communist regions. The travel mood rises despite no 1952 election pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Rules Committee
Far East
Africa
Germany
House
Rules Committee
Agriculture and Labor Committees
United States
82Nd
Congress
Fighter Plane Crashes Near Sinking Spring
An Air Force pilot parachuted to safety after his F-51 Mustang crashed and burned near Sinking Spring. State Highway Patrol at Wilmington identified the pilot as Lt. L. L. Finley. the plane was from Godman AFB, Fort Knox, Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
Air Force
Sinking Spring
State Highway Patrol
Wilmington
Ohio
L. L. Finley
Godman Air Force Base
Ft. Knox
Two Matson Liners May Be Troopships
Los Angeles dispatch reports Matson liners Mariposa and Monterey are being sought as troopships. Both ships served as troop carriers in World War II and have not operated since, awaiting reconversion to passenger use according to maritime officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Matson
Mariposa
Monterey
Thief's Escape Foiled By His Own Caution
In Long Beach California a man attempting a quick getaway after snatching a purse from Mrs. Jesse R. Fuentes was foiled when he locked himself out of a nearby car. The thief fled after fumbling with the door and searching his pockets, according to police reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Calif
Jesse R. Fuentes
Lone Survivor Near Death After Clermont County Crash
The lone survivor from a Clermont County crash remained in critical condition at Bethesda Hospital. Lewis Douglas, 22, Ironton, Ohio, suffered severe head and internal injuries after a two-vehicle collision on U. S. 52 near New Richmond. Driver William F. Jacobs, 30, Ironton, Ohio, died, and three in the other car were killed: Joseph E. Radford, about 56, and William N. Radford, 45, of Louisa, Kentucky, and Carl Sarever, 22, of Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Clermont County
Bethesda Hospital
Lewis Douglas
Ironton
Ohio
Douglas
William F. Jacobs
U. S. 52
New Richmond
Jacobs
Joseph E. Radford
William N. Radford
Louisa
Carl Sarever
Kidney Transplant Brings Hope for Riverside Woman
Glendale California P A reports a Riverside woman fights for life with a kidney from a dead man functioning normally after a three hour operation by Dr Howard Merrill at Monte Sano Hospital. The donor was an Alhambra printer who died of a stroke and his widow consented to the removal within 20 minutes of death.
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Glendale
Calif
Riverside
Howard Merrill
Monte Sano Hospital
Alhambra
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