Koje Island Riot Leaves 70 Dead 165 Injured
U S troops and Korean internees crushed a Communist led riot at Koje island stockade No 62 in Korea. The clash killed 70 people and wounded 165 including 22 U S soldiers lightly. 750 U S troops and 1500 interned Koreans were involved.
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Pusan
Korea
U. S
Koje Island
South Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
Seoul
Kore
U.S
Eighth Army
Army
Japan
Japan plans capital police to quell future riots
Tokyo officials announce creation of a national capital police force after Communist led protests. Atty Gen Kimura says parliament will be asked to authorize the force to defend Tokyo in emergencies. Police raid four factories and 8 arrests followed violent demonstrations.
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William C. Barnard
Tokyo
Shigeru Yoshida
Kamata
Omori
Tokutaro Kimura
Kimura
Japan
United States
Yomiuri
Yoshida
Annual Sheep Clinic Draws Record 600 at Crane Pavilion
The sixth Shepherds' clinic at Crane pavilion drew a record 600 attendees at the Mower county fairgrounds. University of Minnesota specialists and Geo. A. Hormel & Co. livestock experts led demonstrations in shearing docking castrating and drenching with Dr L H Pint answering nutrition and disease questions. Attendees came from a region bounded by Northfield Mason City St Charles and Windom.
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Shepherds’ Clinic
Crane Pavilion
Mower County
University of Minnesota
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
W. E. Morris
U. Extension
George Wisdom
U. Farm Extension
Ralph Braford
Dick Holm
Orin Sunday
Hormel Company
L. H. Pint
Austin
Pint
Northfield
Mason City
St. Charles
Windom
Steven Har Die Resigns Over Steel Price Fight
London reports Steven Har Die, head of Britain’s nationalized iron and steel corporation, resigns amid dispute with the Conservative government over proposed steel price increases.
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London
Steven Hardie
Britain
Iron and Steel Corporation
Hertle Named No. 1 Driver
Marvin Hertle of 510 S Fourth has been named most courteous driver of the week by the Austin Safety council. He will receive a $10 mail check for stopping to aid a man with crutches, a gesture praised by police amid a campaign awarding courtesy tickets for theater admissions to 39 drivers.
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Marvin Hertle
Austin Safety Council
Hertle
Police
The
Safety Council
le Roy Dombrock
Bryan
Earl Dugstad
Williams
le Roy Schultz
Park
Ferdinand Mohn
Bauman
Fear Workman Falls Into Incinerator
New York workers search ashes for Frank Carrozza 45 a sanitation department employee who did not clock out after the 8 am shift. Officials note the incident as a missing person case and ongoing recovery effort.
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New York
Frank Carrozza
Flags missing on Main street for Washington Day
American Legion members who place flags on holidays attended the funeral of Sgt. John Judd and only realized near noon they had not set the flags along Main street to honor George Washington.
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Main Street
George Washington
American Legion
John Judd
Senators Probe Costly Rush to Build Secret Airbases
Senate preparedness subcommittee hearings accuse laborers of premium and standby pay for a North Pole near airbase code named Blue Jay and Atlas in Africa. Witnesses Edwin Huggins and Lt. Gen. Pick cite hundreds of millions spent on six Africa bases, with changed sites, improper materials, and multi million dollar contractor fees amid a crash project.
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Washington
North Pole
North Africa
Airforce
Edwin V. Huggins
Lewis A. Pick
Army Engineers
Senate Preparedness
Sen. Hunt
D-Wyco
Blue Jay
North
Africa
Pentagon
Huggins
U. S
Downey Rice
Special Committee
Army
Rice
Wilson Former State Legislator Dies at 80
International Falls brief notes the death of L W Wilson age 80 after two weeks illness. A former educator engineer and attorney he worked as mining engineer in Ely and superintendent of Eveleth schools. He served in the legislature from Aurora and ran ferry and boat services on Rainy river and U S Canadian waters.
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International Falls
L. W. Wilson
Minnesota
Wilson
Ely
Eveleth
South St. Paul
Aurora
Here
Fort Frances
Rainy River
U. S.-Canadian
Steel Walkout Again Delayed
The nation's million member CIO United Steelworkers postponed a weekend strike to March 23 to allow more time for a settlement. Philip Murray leads the union, seeking 18 cents extra hourly pay, a guaranteed annual wage, union shop, and better benefits. wages now range from $1.92 to $1.97 an hour. The wage stabilization board is to advise on a settlement retroactive to the contract expiration.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
Wage Stabilization Board
Philip Murray
Usws
WSB
Murray
State Agencies Told to Watch Expenses
Gov Anderson asks state department heads to tighten spending for the remaining months of the fiscal year ending July 1. The call aims to curb waste and ensure funds are used prudently across agencies.
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ST. Paul
State Department
Anderson
ROKs Halt Red Attack on Island in Northeast Korea
South Korean marines repelled a Red amphibious assault on Yang Island off Songjin after a 33 hour battle. Allies report 70 attackers killed and 13 boats sunk. nine South Korean marines died and six wounded. Captured was the invaders' commander.
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Roks
Milo Farneti
Seoul
Korea
Navy
Yang Island
Songjin
Yang
Red
Republic OF Korea
U. S
Essex
Rochester
Yellow Sea
Pyongyang
Chinnampo
Cold Snap Follows Snow Storm in Minnesota
The Associated Press reports a sharp statewide cold snap after a major storm. Bemidji posted the state low at 21 degrees with other lows including -19 at Redwood Falls and Alexandria, -14 at St. Cloud and International Falls, -9 at Rochester, -8 in Minneapolis, and -2 in Duluth. The weather bureau forecast a quick temperature rebound with Austin at 2 above.
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Associated Press
Mercury
Minnesota
Bemidji
Redwood Falls
Alexandria
St. Cloud
International Falls
Rochester
Minneapolis
Duluth
Minneapolis Weather Bureau
Austin
Primary chaos as Minnesota party ballots face withdrawals
Minnesota voters face a tight presidential primary with four Republican candidates Harold Stassen Edward Slottedahl Eisenhower and MacArthur and two Democrats Hubert Humphrey and Estes Kefauver. legal challenges loom over withdrawals affidavits and petition validity threatening to reduce ballots to Stassen Slottedahl and Humphrey. Secretaries of state scramble to print ballots as court actions threaten the process.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Harold Stassen
Edward Slottedahl
Gen
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Stassen
Slottedahl
Sen. Humphrey
Mike Holm
Holm
European defense army formed by Atlantic Allies
NATO members unanimously back a six nation army including German troops to defend Western Europe. France to contribute 12 divisions amid inflation costs and US aid of about 570 million dollars in procurement and infrastructure support, not direct cash. NATO to allocate 450 million for air bases and depots with US share around 30 to 40 percent.
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Lisbon
Portugal
North Atlantic Council
Europe
France
Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council
U. S
Edgar Faure
Meanwerbile
Defense
NATO
Allies and Reds Narrow Gap in Korea Negotiations
In Munsan Korea both sides refused compromise on troop rotation and ports of entry. The UN rejected Soviet membership in the neutral inspection commission. Talks narrowed to five or six ports and 30 35 thousand men monthly rotation, with observers seeing a likely eventual agreement.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Soviet Russia
Neutral Inspection Commission
Reds
Engineers Name Head Minneapolis Leader
W. W. Hindermann, formerly with the state highway department at Duluth, is elected as president of the Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers. The announcement notes his prior service and new leadership role within the professional organization.
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Minneapolis
W. W. Hindermann
State Highway Department
Duluth
Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers
Bank Robbery Fails In Middleton Tennessee Shootout
Bandit Robert H. Bondurant, wounded, fled with hostages as townspeople loaded with guns barricaded the bank. The exchange left Bondurant in a Memphis hospital in fair condition. hostages and bystanders unharmed aside from a pellet wound to one man. Federal charges filed as authorities linked Bondurant to the heist and related kidnapping.
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Bank of Middleton
Robert H. Bondurant
Memphis
A. L. Means
FBI
Bondurant
Madden
Middleton
Middleton Bank Recovers Funds After Holdup
The Bank of Middleton, Tennessee, reports a $1.80 profit from a Thursday holdup. Citizens and officers recovered the stolen money and returned it to bank president H. G. Simpson, who declined to disclose the total stolen.
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Middleton Bank
Middleton, Tenn
Bank of
Reminder to Vets at Fort Snelling Minn
Veterans Administration regional office here today reminded veterans taking on the farm training under the GI bill.
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Fort Snelling
Minn
Veterans Administration
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