Little Learned About Weapons Soviet Possessions
The United States widely notes Russia has supplied Chinese and North Korean allies with older designer weapons while avoiding new gear. The MIG 15 jet fighter stands as a notable exception, closely copying the F 86 and studied by American pilots in Korea.
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Washington
Jan
United States
Russia
Army Ordnance
Congressional
Korea
Korean “Proving Ground
Red Air Force
Man
U. S
House Debates Civil Defense Oversight of 9 Million Program
House panel plans to create a civil defense administration to supervise a three year 9 million program for civilian protection. The Railway Labor Bill, approved by the Senate, faces House blockage that stalls railway labor act expansion.
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T Civil Defense Admin
Senate
House
Decatur Farm Markets Report District Prices
In Decatur markets cotton middling 42.00 cents per pound and strict ton 40.56. Cottonseed 100 dollars per ton. Broilers 22 cents delivered. Hens 20 to 24 cents delivered. Hatching eggs 80 cents a dozen. No. 2 wheat 2.41. No. 2 Ear Yellow Corn 4.57. No. 2 Ear White Corn 1.52. No. 3 Ear White Corn 1.47. No. 2 oats 90 cents. No. 2 mile 2.05. Corn moisture 15 percent. Other grains moisture 13 percent.
Chinese assault flares along 20 mile front near Seoul
Chinese forces launched a major new drive north and northeast of Seoul as UN positions faced heavy bombardment. By dusk 30,000 troops pressed a wide breakthrough, with multiple Chinese armies and reconstituted North Korean divisions engaged along a 20 mile sector.
Rites Tuesday For Mrs. Clem
Funeral services for Mrs. James E. Clem 47 will be held Tuesday at 2 P M at Browns Chapel Rev David DeBoer will conduct the rites Intelligent will be in Athens city cemetery Brown directing Mrs Clem died today about 1203 A M at 1401 Seventh Ave Seoul was routed another division was pushed back an undetermined distance North of Chunchong 46 miles Northeast of Seoul MacBeth added Across the two sectors other United Nations troops fought off a determined attack by an estimated Chinese corps about 30000 men However these UN troops with their flanks exposed were forced to withdraw At last reports small enemy groups were said to have penetrated toward Uijongbu 12 miles North of Seoul This is an important town on one of the main roads leading to the republican capital.
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Randolph
Fifth Air Force
Ed Johnson
William Jay
Seoul
Eighth Army
Kuhwa
Yonchon
Changam
27Th Rifle Division
Eighth Rifle Regiment
James E. Clem
Browns Chapel
David DeBoer
Athens City Cemetery
Brown
Clem
Seventh Ave
Chunchong
MacBeth
United Nations
U.N
Uijongbu
North
South Korea
Imjin
Korangpo
U. N
Vijongbu
FBI Seeks Ea Lee Leak In Interstate Theft Case
The FBI asks for information on Ea Lee Leak seen in the area. He is wanted for interstate transportation of stolen property impersonation and interstate transportation of stolen motor vehicles. Notify the Director or the local FBI Special Agent in Charge with any information.
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FBI
Ea Lee
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U. S. Department of Justice
Washington, D. C
Division
Mallory family linked to fatal holiday crash in Talladega
The report lists Cow Mallory mother of a dead child Raymond Presley 31 Talladega cab operator and Curry Davis 35 driver of the other car. Two Mallory children were injured. Investigators said Davis was alone in his car. The cab was returning to Talladega from Munford. Also noted is Mrs Bessie Crawford 32 Birmingham first holiday traffic victim and John David Norstedt 15 Plateau Ala fatally injured earlier when his motorbike was struck by a pulpwood truck at Mobile Friday.
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Mallory
Investinators
Davis
Talladega
Munford
Bessie Crawford
Birmingham
John David Norstedt
Plateau
Ala
Mobile
Obituary for Decatur Woman with Local Ties
The deceased, once a resident of Decatur, was ill prior to death. Surviving are her husband and a daughter named Susan. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Goode. She leaves two sisters Mrs. W. B. Profiler of Cleveland Mississippi and Mrs. R. I. Nickel of Memphis Tennessee, and three brothers R. M. Goode J. W. Goode and J. R. Goode all of Decatur. A grandfather G. R. Allen of Decatur also survives. She belonged to the First Christian church. Pallbearers are C. C. Johnson Jack Ransom Knox McRae Arthur Belew Carl Schwabhow Caswell Hayes R. R. Easter Clyde McRae.
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East
Susan
J. O. Goode
W. B. Profiler
Cleveland
Miss
R. I. Nickel
Memphis
Tenn
R. M. Goode
J. W. Goode
J. R. Goode
Decatur
G. R. Allen
The
First Christian Church
C. C. Johnson
Jack Ransom
Knox McRae
Arthur Belew
Carl Schwabhow
Caswell Hayes
R. R. Easter
Clyde McRae
Pryor Field Upgrades Aimed at Attracting Airline Service
The Decatur Morgan Athens Limestone effort modernized Pryor Field with a paved lighted runway ready for private planes and aimed at securing airline service. B M Cornell heads a regional committee of counties cities and civic groups leading the pursuit after World War II training success and low accident rates.
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Decatur
Morgan
Athens
Limestone
State Department of Aeronautics
Federal
Pryor Field
B. M. Cornell
Southern Aviation Training School
Elderly Father On Shooting Rampage Kills Daughter
In Spraggs near Waynesburg Pennsylvania an elderly father William Phillips 66 shot and killed his daughter Mary Phillips 18 then wounded son Charles Phillips 19 before fatally shooting himself. State police said four shots came from a .22 single shot pistol.
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Waynesburg
Spraggs
Mary Phillips
William Phillips
Charles Phillips
Richard Rothwell
Mrs Elizabeth Vaccaro Dies In Memphis At 70
Mrs Elizabeth Woods Vaccaro 70 died at her Memphis home today from a heart ailment. She was the widow of Vincent J. Vaccaro and the mother of Ernest Va a White House correspondent of the Associated Press.
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Memphis
Tenn
Elizabeth Woods Vaccaro
Vincent J. Vaccaro
Ernest Va
White House
The
Associated Press
Shoes for Soldiers in Korea Range From Size Four to Fifteen
Officials note that issued footwear for American troops in Korea varies in size from size 4 up to size 15, covering a wide range of foot measurements for service members.
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Korea
Mummers Parade Dazzles Philadelphia As Crowds Cheer
Millions watched Philadelphia's New Year parade as Mummers in colorful costumes and string bands filled Broad Street. Crowd control and chilly weather did not dampen efforts, with prizes totaling about $40,000 for clever showcases.
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Philadelphia
Allied jet pilots claim heavy enemy losses in Korea actions
Reports from F-80 crews say five gun positions west of Chorwon were destroyed and about 75 troops killed or wounded. Six houses near Korangpo were razed with similar casualties, while other missions north of Sonchon and Kaesong left dozens more enemy dead or wounded. Pilots describe napalm, rockets, and strafing as they attacked trenches and tanks. several quotes from Lt. Joseph F. Olshefski, Lt. Joe R. King, Maj. Ben King, Capt. James W. Watson, and Lt. James R. detail the intense air operations.
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Chorwon
49Th Wing
Korangpo
51St
Joseph F. Olshefski
Wilkes Barre
49Th
Kaesong
Joe R. King
Waco
Tex
Sonchon
King
Maj
Ben King
Acworth
Community Notes and Old Year Reflections
Mrs. Joe Willeford returns home from Nashville funeral of Mrs. Guy Watson. Calvin Spears ships seven bales of Spears number three long staple cotton to Dallas for roller ginning. Dr. M W Parker Jewel Clinic reports orders to Maxwell Field January 15 for active duty as first lieutenant in the Air Force reserve. The Daily prints one early edition for New Year. Decatur households commonly serve field peas on New Year for prosperity.
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Joe Willeford
Eighth Avenue West
Nashville
Guy Watson
Decatur
Calvin Spears
Spears
Dallas
Texas
M. W. Parker
Hamil Clinic
Maxwell Field
Air Force Reserve
South
Death of Lady Elizabeth Townshend in Belgravia
Lady Elizabeth Townshend Townsend Roberts a former actress and wife of Sir Richard White and later Clifford Roberts was found dead in her Belgravia flat. Police suspect natural causes and will conduct a post mortem. she had been ill with a cold and lived in the shadow of the Townshend peerage.
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London
Elizabeth Roberts
Marchioness of Townshend
Arty Belgravia
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth
City of London
Gerald Dodson
Old Bailey Court
Lady Elizabeth
Elizabeth Raynham
Norfolk
Richard White
Lady Elizabeth Townshend
Elizabeth White
Clifford Roberts
Belgravia
George John Patrick Dominic Townshend
Marquess Townshend
Charles
Viscount Townshend
American
Boston
War morale and fears of Communist expansion in Asia
Dawn Korea urged troops to stay determined as Allied forces faced fierce trials. The 53 nations of the UN sought to stop Red aggression while Malaya, Indochina, and neighboring regions faced covert threats from Moscow backed communists.
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Korea
Korean Republic
Malaya
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Moscow
Ho Chi Minh
Burma
India
Tibet
Chiang Kai-Shek
Weather and political mobilization cross paths in era notes
Storm warnings issued for Lake Iono 2 and Lake Strow sq with heavy winds overnight. Formosa leader urges nationalist followers to pursue general mobilization and predicts 1951 as the year to begin recovering and rebuilding China.
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Lake Iono 2
Lake Strow_sq
Formosa
China
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Cairo
Royal Society of Agriculture
Egypt
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North Korea
Choksong
MacArthur
Pyongyang
Matthew B. Ridgway
U.S. Eighth Army
Mrs. Clem
Imjin River
Manchuria
Japan
U.S. Fifth Air Force
Pryor
Mummers
Broad Street
City Hall
James W. Watson
Marshall
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Pongduchon
Star Jets
Ortmale
Dawn
Wally Fowler
OAK Ridge Quartet
Decatur High School
Meee
J. 1. Nunn
Moulton
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