Reds Shift Assault to East Coast
The Korean Reds redirected attacks to the east coast near Pohang Kigye and Chongno as they pressed against South Korean Third and Capital divisions. U.S. air support aided South Korea while MacArthur said the Red spearhead near Jumhwa and Kigye faced stiff resistance. Intelligence indicated about 15,000 Reds massed for a possible push toward Pusan.
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Tokyo
Kumhwa
Kumbhwa
Taegu
Pohang-Kigye
MacArthur
Chongno
Kigye
Jumhwa
U. S. Eighth Army
A.P
Don Whitehead
U. S
John J. Muccio
Pusan
Stan Swinton
G.i.’S
Mt. Sobuk
House Passes 35 Billion Spending Bill In Congress
The House approved a 35.554 billion dollar regular and military spending bill with a potential extra 16.712 billion for emergency defense and a possible 10 billion military request looming. If enacted the yearly budget would near 70 billion, surpassing normal by 25 to 30 billion.
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Washington
House
Weather outlook: cloudy tonight with possible thunderstorms
Cloudy conditions prevail tonight with a chance of thunderstorms and a low around 62. Sunday expects a high near 78 with a map on the picture page.
Polio Victim Robert Meyer 6 Is Cedar Rapids Third Death
Cedar Rapids records a third polio death for the year as 6 year old Robert Meyer dies after diagnosis and rapid decline. He was taken to St Luke's Hospital then to University Hospital Iowa City, with an ambulance nurse assisting. An 18 month old is noted as another polio patient in the city bringing the yearly total to 77.
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Robert Meyer
C.R
Cedar Rapids
George Meyer
Seventh Street
University Hospital
Iowa City
St. Luke’s Hospital
Taylor Carey
Nurses on Raft Sing Pray as They Drift to Safety
Ten nurses and twenty crew members clung to three boards after a hospital ship sank in a collision. Lt Eleanor Harrington and Lt Gail Matthews shared their ordeal at Oak Knoll Naval Hospital, praising Captain Cecil Riggs for guiding the escape and recounting songs, prayers, and the near-drowning of a young sailor.
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Oakland
Oak Knoll Naval Hospital
Eleanor Harrington
Lowell
Mass
Gail Matthews
Scranton
Matthews
Capt. Riggs
Lt. Harrington
Survivors Describe Bitter Cold After Benevolence Sinking
San Francisco survivors of the Benevolence, a hospital ship sunk off the Pacific, tell of icy water and fog shrouded docks at Fort Mason. Crew and civilians recount liferaft rescues, life ring formations, and hours of exposure before aid arrived.
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San Franciso
Fort Mason
Pacific
Golden Gate
Guadalcanal
Ronald Badkirk
Military Sea Transport Service
Carl Totten
San Francisco
Two Die in Downtown Hotel Fire
A flash fire swept through a downtown hotel early Saturday, apparently started by a smoker. Two people died and 11 were injured, with three in critical condition. Some guests leaped from windows as the blaze raced along the two story building in minutes.
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Denver
Taxi driver fined for overloading Salford cab
In Salford England taxi driver Tom Bowden was fined 20 shillings after a court found his cab carrying 21 passengers. Police testimony described one adult and 20 children occupying seats and standing on seats and floors.
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Salford
England
Tom Bowden
Army Charts Rail Task as Strike Is Off
Army plans to run 131 major railroads after President Truman seized control to avert a nationwide strike. Major Gen Heilman and Brig Gen McIntyre to operate lines with Bendetsen as supervisor. Unions call seizure a victory though it merely relieves pressure and leaves settlement to carriers and unions.
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Washington
Army
Truman
Secretary of Army
Pace
Justice Department
Frank A. Heilman
Army Transportation
Andrew F. McIntyre
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Karl R. Bendetsen
Sefizure
White House
Charles G. Ross
Navy Secretary Under Fire Over War for Peace Remarks
State department sharply criticized Navy Secretary Matthews for saying the U S should be willing to start a war for peace in a Boston address. State and White House officials noted the speech was not cleared and does not represent U S policy. The incident echoes broader debates on preventive war and foreign policy clearance rules set by President Truman.
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Washington
State Department
Navy
Matthews
Boston
U. S
Roger Tubby
Department of State
White House
Boston Navy Yard
Korea
Truman
Executive Branch
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
U.S
Eastern
Europe
Russia
Six Deaths in First Five Days Of Safety Drive
Des Moines reports six fatalities in Iowa Drive Right campaign by Saturday. The latest victim, 74 year old Mrs. C. B. Hopkins of Independence, died in a two car crash on highway 150 four miles south of Independence. The drive to save a life each day continues amid rising accident totals across the state.
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MacArthur
A. P
Jack Macbeth
Des Moines
Iowa
C. B. Hopkins
Independence
Highway 150
Ernest J. Cloutier
Minneapolis
Highway 65
Rockwell City
Cerro Gordo County
Iowa Safety Congress
Safety Department
Polk County
Woodbury
Linn County
Mes
Johnson County
Velma Yoder
Katona
Iowa City
Yoder
Robert E. Collins
Ons Moines
University Hospitals
Nine Kittens Surprise Minnie in Brooklyn Box Home
Minnie the cat, mother of four, discovers five extra kittens in her cardboard box apartment near the Brooklyn police headquarters. After the unexpected litter grows to nine, Minnie moves out with her original four. the five newcomers remain in the area.
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New York
Minnie
Brooklyn
Mercy Ship Benevolence Disaster Kills Eighteen
Eighteen people die when the hospital ship Benevolence is rammed by the freighter Mary Luckenbach near San Francisco in dense fog. About 515 aboard, including 15 navy nurses, are affected as survivors are treated across Bay Area hospitals and ports. A naval court of inquiry is ordered to determine the cause.
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Associated Press
Navy
Benevolence
Mary Luckenbach
Golden Gate
Harold Brantner
Stockton
Calif
Edward Sosnosky
Baltimore
Marvin Sherrill
Wichita Falls
Texas
Byron Raybown
Vallejo
San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay
Golden Gate Bridge
T. R. Wirth
12Th Naval District
George D. Murray
Western Sea Frontier
Mare Island Navy Yard
Mare Island
Coast Guard
Army
G. J. Kauffman
Women and children halt excavator in Detroit fight
About fifty housewives and children opposed a giant power shovel working on a laundry site in Detroit. After the crowd surrounded the machine and police failed to move it, operator Floyd Spruytte retreated. The place owner Allen Cooper, leasing from Faultless Laundry, had just lost an appeal to revoke the permit. The laundry company planned an injunction to stop construction.
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Detroit
Allen Cooper
Floyd Spruytte
Cooper
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D-Tenn
Rep. Mahon
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