Last Communist Pocket South of 38th Parallel Falls
Allied tank infantry columns break through mud on the western Korean front, clearing the last big Communist pocket south of the 38th parallel ten miles south of the boundary. Chinese troops withdraw north as South Korean forces reach the Imjin river and air power targets Red transport and fortifications.
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Tokyo
Munsan
Imjin
Associated Press
Jim Becker
Uijongbu
Fifth Air Force
Pempeteree
Matthew Ridgway
Eighth Army
Meyers
North Korea
A. P
William C. Barnard
Ary
Barnard
Eds
Chorwon
Hwachon
38Th Parallel
Will
Northland
Pyongyang
U. S
18 Month Draft Halt If Crisis Eases
Washington March 26 Chairman Vinson of the house armed services committee said if the world situation eases it might be possible to halt the draft within 18 months and begin universal military training. He cautioned the international situation may not improve quickly. If it does ease, we could quit drafting and start training only in 12 to 18 months depending on how many men the military expects to keep in the army.
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Washington
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
First West Virginia inmates die by electric chair
In Moundsville on March 26, Harry Atlee Burdette aged 27 and Fred C. Painter aged 32 were executed by electric chair as West Virginia’s first use of the new method. Burdette was pronounced dead after a single shock. Painter died after a second surge. They had been convicted in the 1949 murder of Edward C. O’Brien.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Harry Atlee Burdette
Fred C. Painter
Charleston
West Virginia
Burdette
Painter
Painter Anenene
James R. Dunn
South Charleston
Jim
Hill
Harry
Joseph King
Edward C. O'Brien
State Penitentiary
Rosenbergs Trial Nearing Jury Deliberation
Mrs Ethel Rosenberg denied typing national defense data for transmission to Russia and testified in her defense amid espionage charges against her and her husband Julius. David Greenglass testified he provided atomic info from Los Alamos which Rosenberg allegedly typed. Judge Kaufman pressed self incrimination issues as the trial adjourned with a verdict possibly by Wednesday.
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New York
Ethel Rosenberg
Rosenberg
Julius
Morton Marlied
David Greenglass
Kaufman
Ban Heavy Traffic From Hinton Bridge
The New River bridge at Hinton West Virginia is closed to heavy vehicles after a road commission decision. District SRC representatives cited needed repairs on the aging structure, with one way traffic allowed for permitted vehicles and bus riders required to walk the final segment into Hinton from the bridge approaches.
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Hinton
W. Va
Road Commission
SRC
Summers
Beckley
Princeton
No Trace Found Of U S Globemaster
Twelve American and three British planes patrolled all night searching the Atlantic for the U S Globemaster missing since Friday with 53 American airmen aboard. Coral Sea forces and other ships joined the sweep west and south of Ireland but yielded only a passenger valise as a clue.
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Shannon
Ireland
Atlantic
Coral Sea
Benner
Fox
Norfolk
Mediterranean
Truman calls hemispheric defense bloc at Pan-American meeting
President Truman told 20 Latin American republics to unite in defense buildup against Soviet expansion. He urged strengthened UN action, increased strategic material production, and possible $80 million hemisphere defense program. Conference aims for April 6 adjournment with three working committees on security and economic cooperation.
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Washington
Truman
Yd United Nations
Europe
Asia
Mr. Truman
Constitution Hall
Vincent Auriol
France
Auriol
Manuel Galich
Manuel Tell
Mexico
Acheson
Americas
Western Hemisphere
First New Tank To Roll Off Line
Washington reports the T-41 Walker Bulldog, a light 26 ton tank with a 76 mm high velocity gun and 40 mph speed, will roll off the Cadillac GM plant line in Cleveland Ohio three months ahead of July target. Secretary Pace says its cavalry reconnaissance role and superior maneuverability position it to out fight and out gun its class.
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Washington
Walton H. Walker
Korea
Army
Cadillac
General Motors Corp
Cleveland
Ohio
Pace
Chrysler Corp
Patton
American Locomotive Co
Army Ordnance Creps
Agriculture Department
Britain Seeks UN Delay on Korea Policy Move
Britain aims to delay a new UN policy declaration on Korea to prompt Communist China to begin negotiations. A diplomatic source said the move would come as UN armies near the 38th parallel, with Lionel Lamb in Peiping representing Britain. No immediate action by the UN is seen. MacArthur noted heavy enemy losses and the dissemination of 133 leaflets for safe conduct. U.N. relief contributions were about 15 million dollars.
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Britain
United Nat
Korea
China
U. N
38Th Parallel
Peiping
Lionel Lamb
Foreign Office
United States
U.N
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Unified Command
Promising substance shows cancer patient improvements
Chicago March 26 Twent y advanced cancer patients reportedly showed marked improvement after treatment with a substance called krebiozen Dr A C Ivy cancer authority and University of Illinois vice president said at a meeting of cancer specialists Twenty two patients were selected for treatment One had leukemia and did not respond One patient failed to return for a second injection Twenty of the remaining cases showed favorable results Eight died but life expectancy extended in some It was stated all patients were hopeless or unresectable before treatment
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Chicago
A. C. Ivy
Cancer Authority
University of Illinois
Krebiozen
Ivy
Mercer County Bus Drivers Strike Disrupts Class Time
Mercer county school system faced a bus driver walkout as UCW backed by Sidney C. Box demanded bargaining recognition. Officials cited legal limits on negotiations, while sheriff warned only to act on law violations. About 6,000 of 17,000 students could miss classes as drivers assess duty today.
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Mercer County
United Construction Workers
Sidney C. Box
Board of Education
Robert
Robinette
Spanish Bare
Mercer
Princeton
Bluestone Colored High School
Beaver
Rock
Montcalm
Box
the Telegraph
Clarence C. Elmore
Sheri Elmore
UCW
Colabro Refuses Food After Welch Slaying
Rudolph Colabro, 22, hospitalized with a chest wound, has refused sustenance for a week and would not discuss the shooting of Elaine Scott, a Welch high school student killed in a car on a mountain road March 18. He faces murder charges.
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Grace Hospital
Rudolph Colabro
Colabro
Elaine Scott
Welch
Miss Scott
Calabro
Mrs. Young Returns to White House Stenographer Post
Mrs E Her Young is back at work as a White House stenographer after a Florida vacation. A spokesman confirmed she was at work today, amid previous reports she had resigned and ties to an RFC subcommittee inquiry were noted.
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Washington
E. Her
Young
White House
Brook lynge Judge Estimates NYC Police Protection Money
Nationally known Brook lyn judge Samuel Leibowitz testified before the Senate crime committee that gamblers pay up to 25 million dollars yearly in protection to crooked New York City police. Developments included William O Dwyer being questioned by a Brooklyn grand jury and James Moran charged with perjury as Hoover warned the crime probers that corruption could be wiped out anywhere.
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Washington
Brooklyn
New York City
Samuel Leibowitz
Kings County
Senate Sorime
William O'Dwyer
Mexico
New York
James J- Moran
O'Dwyer
Senate
Senate Committee
Reles
Heis
Moran
Moran Resig
John P. Crane
Firemen's Union
Crime Committee Today
Crane
Grand Jury
Three Miners In Critical Condition After Bishop Va Mine Blast
Three area men Hal Thompson Bill Beavers and Raymond Dye were seriously burned when a gasket exploded at the Poca hon Fuel No 34 mine in Bishop Virginia. The men were working deep in the face and rushed to a sanitarium in critical condition as officials investigate ignition by an electrically driven mine motor and possible ventilation issues.
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Pocahon Fuel Company
Bishop
Birefield Sanitarium
Hal Thompson
North Tazewell
Bill Beavers
Raymond Dye
Tazewell
Thompson
Dye
Beavers
Martial Law Declared Across Oil Regions of Iran
Iran's government imposes martial law at seven oil field sites including Abadan and Bandar Masur to address strikes by Anglo-Iranian Oil workers. Nationalization of the oil industry has been approved by parliament but not yet enacted amid ongoing political turmoil and recent assassinations.
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Tehran
Iran
Abadan
Bandar Ma’Shur
Persian Gulf
Agtajari
Ali Razimara
Abdul Hamid Zanganeh
Razmara
Fedavan Islam
Zangaineh
Cabell County Prosecutor Backs Hoover Grand Jury Plan
Huntington report says Cabell County prosecutor supports FBI chief Hoover's push for an annual special grand jury to audit law enforcement. Edward H. Greene calls for swift WV gambling crackdown within 30 days if state orders police to act, but provides few details.
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Huntington
W. Va
Cabell County
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Edward H. Greene
West Virginia
Senate probes graft and racketeering linked to city hall
Attorney General McGrath and FBI Director Hoover urge local and state action to crush organized crime as hearings reveal graft connections from beat cops to top city officials. Witnesses detail cash payments and a failing probe around Murder, Inc. figures and union funds, with deadlines looming and potential deportation issues discussed.
Auto plants eye 2 million output in April June
Detroit reports strong belief that auto factories will produce about 2,000,000 vehicles in the April to June quarter despite tighter materials controls starting next week. The curb on steel use by 20 percent after April 1 remains in effect.
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Detroit
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