Allies Gain Three Miles In Hill Battles On Eastern Front
Allied forces in eastern Korea swept three miles north along the Soyang river and captured a peak with a five mile view after a three hour hand to hand fight. American Turkish Ethiopian and South Korean troops seized heights near Yanggu and northeast of the Punchbowl as rival forces clashed along multiple sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Randolph
U. S
Eighth Army
Korea
United Nations
Soyang
North Korea
Soyang River Valley
Monday
Yanggu
Tragedy at Shell refinery leaves 12 dead in Wood River blast
An explosion at Shell Oil refinery in Wood River Illinois killed 12 workers and seriously injured about 20 others. The blast hit a large oil cracking unit where a night crew worked as flames and multiple explosions swept through the facility. Eight victims were named among the dead and injured, including several pipefitters and city residents from Alton East Alton Roxana and Brighton.
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Wood River
Ill
Big Shell Oil Co
Willie Burchell
East Alton
Burchell
Robert McGregor
Alton
Malcom Curtis
Harry Ollerton
Livingston
Pipefitter
Elvin Ray
Lorento
Louis W. Dike
Joseph Mangers
Edward Graner
Brighton
Joseph R. Sullivan
Roxana
Henry Lamb
Reds Charge UN Invasion at Kaesong
Tokyo reports Communist officials charged four allied soldiers invaded the Kaesong neutral zone and requested a liaison officers meeting at Panmunjom. The UN command said representatives would attend at 9 am Wednesday, while Ridgway’s HQ gave no details and noted past armistice talks disruptions.
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Tokyo
Kaesong
United Nations Command
Panmunjom
Matthew B. Ridgway
Korea
New York Times Marks Its 100th Birthday
New York Times turns 100 as President Truman and other leaders send congratulations. The message praises the paper for high journalistic standards, broad coverage, fairness, and service to both its city and the nation. It also credits Adolph Ochs for building the newspaper's prominence.
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New York
New York Times
Truman
Arthur Hays Sulzberger
The
Times
the Times
Adolph Ochs
Urges Atom Program Hike
Senator Len McMahon of Connecticut urged mass production of atomic weapons to build an atomic army across all services. He claimed atomic deterrence would save U.S. taxpayers billions and lower A-bomb costs below tank costs, advocating $6 billion yearly to secure free world defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Len McMahon
D-Conn
Navy
U.S
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Russia
Free World
McMahon
Juliana Warns of Sacrifices for Defense
The Hague Queen Juliana urged Dutch citizens to endure personal and financial sacrifices as Holland contributes to Western defense. Parliament opened with a 28.1 percent defense budget and a 5.2 billion guilder anti inflationary plan for 1952 to fund a four year defense program, seeking foreign aid to fill a one billion guilder balance gap.
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The
Hague
Juliana
Holland
Policemen at Graft Trial Are Identified
New York report states Harry Gross, former boss of a major gambling empire, identified each of 18 Brooklyn officers on graft charges. A recess followed as an ex-cop who ran the syndicate with Gross agreed to testify. James Reardon, Westport resident, claimed to run the ring temporarily and offered to testify for the prosecution. Gross is cited as the key witness alleging bribe payments to cops to shield a $20 million bookmaking operation.
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New York
Harry Gross
Brooklyn
Gross
James Reardon
Westport
Conn
Reardon
Former U S Official Named at Red Hearing
Mrs. Alice Widener, a New York writer, testified Friedman a former State Department employee is a Communist. She recalled being told he is one of the top brains of the Communist party and doubted the joke explanation. The Senate subcommittee is probing Institute of Pacific Relations for subversive Far East influence.
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Washington
Alice Widener
New York
Julian R. Friedman
State Department
Far East
Friedman
John Carter Vincent
Far Eastern
Department
China
Vincent
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Two Die When Plane Crashes on Essex Carrier
A twin jet Banshee crash landed on the U S carrier Essex off Korea. Two sailors were killed and at least 10 injured, with five missing. The jet struck parked aircraft after returning from attacks over North Korea, destroying two Banshees and two Panthers. The carrier sustained minor damage and a fire was controlled.
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Tokyo
U. S
Korea
Navy
Washington
North Korea
Pit worker suffocated at Hallett site near Mankato
George Hokanson, 63, of Mound died after a sand bank about 30 feet high toppled onto him while he worked at a Hallett Construction Co. pit four miles south of Mankato. The accident occurred Monday and authorities investigated at the scene.
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Mankato
George Hokanson
Hallett Construction Co
Postage Rate Debates Heat Up in Congress
President Truman backs keeping letters at three cents while a House bill seeks an 138.4 million dollar yearly postal rate hike The Senate measure would add 400 million annually by raising letter postage to four cents House sentiment opposes first class increases and seeks to trim second class boosts Truman criticizes lobbyists and publishers over subsidies in current rates
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Washington
House
Truman
Senate
National Association of Postmasters
Ousted Tax Agent Freed on 2500 Bail
Denis W. Delaney, former internal revenue collector for Massachusetts, posted 2500 bail after pleading innocent to bribery and false certificate charges. He is accused of taking 12500 to influence decisions and certifying liens totaling over 180000. Trial expected November or December with potential fines up to 67000 and prison terms up to 27 years.
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Boston
Denis W. Delaney
Internal Revenue
Massachusetts
Death Toll in Brazil Theater Collapse Rises to 25
CAMPINAS BRAZIL The theater collapse Sunday has killed 25 people including many children and left 65 gravely hurt. Long lines of blood donors rushed to hospitals to aid the injured in the disaster.
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Campinas
Brazil
U S NATO Bid Delayed by Denmark in Ottawa
Danish opposition blocked immediate action on the U S proposal to add Greece and Turkey as full NATO members. Kraft pressed for a Mediterranean pact as a security alternative while Lange signaled no veto if others support. Acheson formalized the bid, with Morrison Schuman and Stikker backing the move.
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John M. Hightower
Ottawa
Denmark
North Atlantic Council
Atlantic Alliance
Greece
Turkey
Ole Bjorn Kraft
Russia
Kraft
Copenhagen
Halvard Lange
Council
Norway
U. S
Dean Acheson
Herbert Morrison
Robert Schuman
France
Netherlands
Dirk A. Stikker
Lange
Acheson
U. S. Senate
Bakken Bound Over for District Court Trial
Darr ell Bakken, 16, of Rushford, is bound over to Fillmore county district court after admitting he shot Declan Peterson, 19, early Saturday. A grand jury will convene before the Oct. 9 district court term. Bakken is jailed in Fillmore county.
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Preston
Minn
Darrell Bakken
Bakken
Rushford
Ludvig Gullickson
Declan Peterson
Fillmore County
Three Women Dead in Colesville Home for Aged Fire
A blaze in a Colesville Maryland home for the aged killed three women and injured about a dozen others. Fire departments from nearby towns battled flames that began in a closet and spread through a three story frame building. The 69 bed facility likely housed about 50 residents. ten were admitted to Washington sanitarium with several in bad condition. The home was Mrs Jolliffe's in Montgomery County, 15 miles north of Washington.
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Colesville
Washington Sanitarium
Montgomery County
Washington, D. C
Louis Kenglar
Jolliffe
Kenglar
Washington
Austin Girl Regains Vision After Eye Surgery
A 19 year old Austin girl Bonnie Benson daughter of Mr and Mrs J B Benson 1204 W Winona is near full eyesight recovery after an eye chart test in St Paul Her right eye shows substantial improvement since a July operation in New York to correct a nasal defect and a cornea transplant may follow to complete restoration Ben son also notes improvement in the left eye with headaches and skin eruptions fading as the sinus condition improves
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Austin
St. Paul
Bonnie Benson
J. B. Benson
W. Winona
New York
Bonnie
St. Clare’s Hospital
Woman Hurt in East Austin Crash Injures Five
Five injured when two autos hooked bumpers nine miles east of Austin on Highway 16 at 8:30 am. Serious injuries include Mrs. C. P. Warner, 71, Arlington Virginia, and others from Arlington and Manly Iowa. All hospitalized at St Olaf. Deputy Sheriff Paul Johnson investigated.
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Austin
Highway 16
C. P. Warner
Arlington
Frank M. Blake
Calvin Calaway
Lottie Finnegan
Manly
Iowa
St. Olaf Hospital
Warner
Willis George, Jr
Dexter
George
Calaway
Blake
Geoge
Geore
Paul Johnson
Ear Sewed on After Upset
Robert Grimley of 823 E Water underwent two percent hours of surgery at St Olaf hospital for facial and left ear lacerations. His condition was satisfactory and his ear was sewn back after an accident his brother says involved a car rollover near Oakland. No official report was filed with authorities.
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Robert Grimley
St. Olaf Hospital
Grimley
Oakland
John Grimley
Sheriff
Police Department
State Highway Patrol
Priests Drafted for Military in Hungary
Communist Hungary drafts Catholic priests under 35 for army duty as orders dissolve Catholic orders and clergy face police supervision. Monks and nuns are sent to forced labor camps amid rising Soviet satellite military activity.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Hungary
Employers May Grant Increases on Merit
Washington officials announced employers may award merit or length of service raises up to 6 percent of annual payroll. The salary stabilization board allowed individual boosts up to 10 percent if the 6 percent ceiling is kept within a plant or company.
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Washington
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