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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1950

Page

16

Red Flowers and Red Blood in Korea Warfront

Sky Don Whitehead reports aboard a U S Navy cargo ship delivering supplies to the Korean front. He describes refugees, a war-weary landscape, and a command post with pools of blood as soldiers counted enemy dead after a dawn attack. A child’s drawing of red flowers echoes the scene.

Sky Don Whitehead Hal Boyle U. S Korea United States Seul Don Gan U.S Sailor

Queen Elizabeth at 50 Saluted Worldwide

Salvos of artillery around the world saluted Queen Elizabeth on her 50th birthday. British naval vessels and garrisons joined in the globe spanning cannonading while the Queen enjoyed a private celebration at Sandringham. Messages poured into the court post office as part of the birthday observances. The text also notes the Lincoln courthouse once used by Billy the Kid is now a New Mexico State Monument.

Sandringham Eng Queen Elizabeth Sandringham Royal Estate Court Billy the Kid New Mexico Lincoln, N. M

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