GI survives deflected head shot in Korean War incident
PFC Richard F. Webb, 18, of Geneva New York reports a North Korean soldier shot at him at close range but the bullet bounced off a metal plate in his head placed after a 1947 skull fracture. Webb writes his parents that the assailants left him for dead for two hours before he fled in a jeep.
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Richard F. Webb
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Defense housing bill drafted for billion-dollar program
Washington officials from the housing and home finance agency say the administration will ask Congress to approve a new billion-dollar defense housing program. The plan aims to start construction and provide housing for workers supporting national defense efforts.
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Proposed legislation drafting details and funding ask
Senator Maybank of South Carolina, chair of the Senate banking committee, indicated that the proposed bill is still being drafted and declined to specify the federal funding amount. He said initial efforts would seek about 400 million dollars to supply liberal federally insured building loans.
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Former General Bennett E. Meyers Paroled February 1
Bennett E. Meyers, a former major general in the air forces, will be paroled on February 1. The District of Columbia parole board announced the decision, and Meyers will be turned over to Internal Revenue Service agents to face income tax evasion charges in Baltimore. He was convicted in March 1948 of inducing a witness in a senate investigation to lie about wartime business affairs and was sentenced to 20 months to five years, with the minimum term ending last December when parole was denied.
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Weather December Dates Summary
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For Sale Studio Couch and More at New Ark Store
For sale items include a studio couch and chair with red plastic cover a bed with mattress a washing machine a baby bed. Contact James Keaton at 60 K. Also advertised Christmas merchandise at 124 No Main Livingston with glassware dishes baskets carving sets jewelry diamonds stamped leather goods luggage trunks and racks.
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Chinese Push to Drive U S Forces into Sea in Korea
Moscow reports North Korean Premier Kim Il Sung ordered Chinese and Korean forces to push American troops in Korea into the sea. He urged vengeance against American interventionists and against Syngman Rhee, warning not to allow the Americans time to regroup. Also notes social items from Billings and Bozeman visits by local residents.
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Moscow Press Today
Kim Il Sung
Korea
Kim I Sung
Syngman Rhee
Home for Christmas Arrives Friday for Helen Nicholson
Mrs. Helen Nicholson is expected Friday from Parkland Washington to spend the Christmas holidays. She is employed at Pacific Lutheran College. Dinner hosts Mr and Mrs Henry Klindt entertained twelve guests at a turkey dinner Sunday evening.
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Pacific Lutheran College
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Ruben Mehlhoff
Bozeman
Max Officer
D. Claiborn
Keith Claiborn Mahaffey
William Mahaffey
Kalispell Considered for Harvey Aluminum Plant
Kalispell is one of four cities under consideration for Harvey Machine company to locate its second aluminum plant in the Pacific Northwest.
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Harvey Machine Company
Pacific Northwest
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