US Customs Agents Get The Bird
Customs agents in Laredo seized nine parrots and two other birds smuggled from Mexico to the US side of the Rio Grande. Five Dallas men, Thomas Morris Timberlake and Rayburn Claude Woolridge among them, paid fines and were released without the birds. Parrots are banned by the US Health Service due to psittacosis.
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Laredo
iliFi
Mexico
Rio Grande
Dallas
Thomas Morris Timberlake
Rayburn Claude Woolridge
US Health Service
Leatherneck Says We Could Have Blasted Another 100000 Chinese
Sergeant Bill Gilman of San Francisco recalls the Chosin Reservoir battles, claiming Marines killed at least 35,000 Chinese and could have crushed more if not ordered to withdraw. General Oliver P. Smith and Colonel Homer L. Litzenberg recount strategic withdrawals, fierce fighting, and the Marines’ determination as they moved from Hamhung toward Koto and Yudam, destroying enemy forces amid heavy casualties and celebrating the Marine Corps birthday.
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Joe Quinn
Chosin Reservoir
North Korea
Heth
Hell
Bill Gilman
San Francisco
Oliver P. Smith
Yudam
Smith
Homer L. Litzenberg
Washington, D. C
Eithey
Lantong
Rine Corps
Koto
Hagaru
Seventh Regiment
West
Yadam
Manchuria
Eighth Army
Zhen
Hagain
Changjin
Composer-Convict Starts New Life Of Music Love
Nashville reports a 49 year old parolee, Grandstaff, freed by governor pardon and parole restoration, plans marriage to Mildred McConkey, with a Hollywood life in prospect. in prison he tapped rhythms on walls and had national fame with a cantata.
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Nashville
Frank Grandstaff
Gordon Browning
Michigan
Boerg
Grandstaff
Big Spring
Thas
Mildred McConkey
Fort Warne
Indiana
Fire alarm pull triggers rapid response in Houston stumble
A man and woman argued at a downtown Houston street intersection last night. The woman pulled a fire alarm and minutes later six engines and two district chiefs arrived, finding no fire. A witness said the man struck her before the alarm. Separate item notes educators meet with over 500 district and county school superintendents expected at a three day mid winter conference on education opening here in January.
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Houston
Austix
Tito orders army to stay on guard in Belgrade rally
Premier Marshal Tito told his 35-division army to increase military readiness as aggressors press on borders. An order of the day was issued for the army’s ninth anniversary today in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tito
Maidenhead Lipstick Rain From Plane Shocks Town
In Maidenhead England rain of lipsticks fell from a France bound plane scattering across streets and gardens. Local residents reported bright cosmetic blobs covering pavements and rooftops as authorities investigated the bizarre incident.
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Maidenhead
England
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Deaths in Children Decline More Than Accidents
A fragment reports that deaths among American children last year were lower than those from accidents, indicating a shift in child mortality patterns. No other clear identifiers or dates are present in the readable text.
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Réconstruction Finance Corporation
Tyler
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Dallas Loan Agency
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