Reds Shift Offensive Toward Central Korea Front
Frank Tremaine reports Allied forces halted a May Day Red push toward Seoul, as Communists recoiled from the central front near Chunchon and Yoju. The air war intensified, with U.S. jet fighters clashing with MiGs near the Manchurian border, amid mounting enemy casualties.
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Chunchon-Hongelton
R Uwachon
Han
Pukhan
Seoul
Reda
Arso
Korean
Yoool
Yoju
38Th Parallel
Eighth Army
Sra
Korea
Blau
Manchurian
Parents Smuggle Son From Camp Blamed for Illness
An Army draftee Pvt Stanley Amborski was brought to a Chicago naval hospital in serious condition with pneumonia in both lungs. His father said he removed him from Ft Leonard Wood without permission to seek medical care, seeking a medical discharge. Army officials consider possible action but doubt it will be pursued. doctors report uncertain diagnosis and ongoing abdominal and back pains.
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Chicago
Smiggleg
Naval Hospital
Stanley Amborski
Army
Ft. Leonard Wood
John Amborski
Amborski
Ard Vail Ira
Washington
Young Amborski
Amborzki
Sal Stanley
Samuel D. Sturgis
Fifth Army
Hy Addsa
Amborskt
Stanley
Ft. Wood
John R. Weisner
Naval Hospital At
Great Lakes
Navel
Jany
Wedemeyer warned Truman of Soviet invasion risk in Korea
A top secret Wedemeyer report to President Truman dated Sept 9 warned that Korea faced a Soviet controlled invasion by North Korean forces. The disclosure, part of Senate hearings on MacArthur’s dismissal, notes South Korea unrest but adequate Allied forces to maintain order. Wedemeyer also warned a U S withdrawal could let the USSR dominate Korea, Manchuria, and Japan.
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Washington
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Truman
Korea
Wedemeyer 2.U
Senate Armed Services Committee
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Wedemeyer
U.S
South Korea
House
John R Hodge
U. S
Japan
Pacific
United States
Soviet Union
China
Manchuria
Wederever
Ching
School Board Sets Annual Public Meeting on Cancer Fight
Houston County Board of Education schedules annual public meeting next Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Houston County Courthouse courtroom in Dothan. Superintendent Solomon Baster invites patrons to attend to discuss public school system matters and the fight against cancer.
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Ston County
Hand Grenade Fired In Columbus Brawl
In Columbus Georgia a hand grenade was tossed into a brawl among soldiers and bystanders at a Negro soft drink parlor near Fort Benning. Five people including a police officer were slightly injured. Three unidentified New Diets suspected of handling the grenade were detained. two men Benny Jackson and William E. Has18 were arrested for disorderly conduct and to be tried tomorrow. Patrolman F. E. Tatt and J. D. Quattlebaum suffered minor finger injuries.
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Columbus Ga
C. H. Jones
Ft. Benning
Benny Jackson
William E. Has
F. E. Tatt
J. D. Quattlebaum
Lours Howerd
Will Jackson
Joel Johnson
Mber
Road Bond Issue Urged By Governor In Alabama
Governor Gordon Persons urged the Alabama Legislature to approve a $25 million road bond to unlock $25 million in federal matching funds while calling for revenue boosts for schools and state services. He backed a 3 percent sales tax, higher auto tax, and a $3 license tag, and pressed for prison system fixes and back-pay limits, urging reapportionment without specifying a bill.
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Montgomery
Gordon Persons
Alabama
House
Senate
Committee On Finance and Taxation
Persons PLC
Atmore
Kilby
Folsom
Bil Drinkard
Glen Vingon
Talng
James E. Folsom
Congress
Federa
Textile union raid nets suspect in dynamite find
Police charged a union man after explosives were found at a home linked to the Southern textile strike. John Howard Crew, 20, was arrested last week as officers recovered three sticks of dynamite, 25 percussion caps and four feet of fuse at a residence. Authorities said the items relate to efforts to incite violence within the union movement.
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Banville
Bere
Focal Sion
John Howard Crew
Es Jcera
Seal
Textile Workers ‘Union
New School Tax Plan Dominates Alabama Legislature Start
The Alabama Legislature opens a regular session with Gov. Gordon Persons backing a $20 million yearly raise in school taxes. A 3 percent sales tax, 1 percent on new car sales, and a $1 annual driver license are proposed, aimed at funding a $150 million education budget through 1953. Public safety would gain driver license revenue. Controversial issues include reapportionment Negro voting prison reform and parole law changes. The session will consider these items amid calls to combat cancer.
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Montoument
Gome
Alabama
Gordon
House
Senate
Committee For Education
Public Safety Department
Bill Drinkard
Glen Vinson
Graceville Man Hurt In Accident
Graceville, Alabama, 23 year old Johnny Wilmer Brown, recently discharged Navy veteran, was seriously injured when his car veered off Highway 2a about two miles south of the Alabama Florida line. He suffered multiple fractures and internal injuries and was treated at Bleashot and later Mont station. A gunman shot at a deputy during the incident. Brown was not believed to be the target.
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Johnny Wilmer Brown
Graceville
Florida Highway Patrol
Pensacola
Brown
Veterans Hospital
Mont Station
Gomery
R. L. Kendrick
James Smallwood
Steward
Dullet
Small- A
Ttwood
Berto
Bradley Asked For Explanation Of Parley Copy
Washington lawmakers pressed Gen Omar Bradley to explain how a formerly top secret Wake Island summary of President Truman's meeting with Douglas MacArthur was created. Sen Russell says Bradley may have influenced the document while heading the Joint Chiefs. Senate committees plan hearings with MacArthur as first witness on the policy dispute.
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Washington
Omar N. Bradler
Truman
Wake Island
Douglas Mac.Arthur
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
MacArthur &E Pacific
Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Stat
MacArthur
New York Times
Red China J
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations
Armed Services Committee
Feliz Larkin
Defense Department
Larkin
Wake Iisland
Douree
Yat
Georgia
OPS Order Extending Auto Price Ceilings With Changes
Washington AP reports OPS may extend price ceilings on passenger cars indefinitely and instructs rebates for spare tires and tubes removed from new cars. The order adjusts dealer net prices, uses Dec 1 1950 costs as standard charges, and enacts a 3 1 2 percent auto price increase previously authorized.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization Order
National Production Authority
OPS
O'Dwyer Accused In Crime Report Analysis
Senate crime probes accuse Ambassador William O'Dwyer of aiding organized crime in New York City during his mayoralty and tenure as district attorney. The 195-page Kefauver report urges sweeping anti crime laws, tougher penalties, and a federal crime commission to curb rackets, with emphasis on tightening tax enforcement and record keeping.
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John Chadwick
Senate
Erie
William O'Dwyer
New York City
Frank Costello
O'Dwyer
New York
Truman
Mexico
Kings County
Brooklyn
Crime Committee
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Costela
Joe Adonis
Congress
Apm
Internal Revenue Bureau
Justice Department
Navcsties Bureau
Federal Crime Commission
Wiley
R-Wis
Florida Probers Get Crime Story on Tampa Gambling
Florida investigators testified to widespread racketeering in the Tampa area tying bets to beer halls and a lax stance by some law officers. The Kefauver era probe, led by the Haley committee, heard estimates of about 2,000 gamblers operating under Sheriff Hughey, with testimony claiming corruption reached into official ranks and a culture of protection for criminals.
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Erite Sornzaletony
Culbreath
Kessayer
Milly
Agi
Baleborough Crime Commission
Ita
Cultreaih
Red Aid
Solon Convicted in Funds Charge
Congressman Walter E. Brehm of Ohio district was convicted in a funds charge. The maximum penalty stated could reach 15 years in prison and a 2 928,000 fine, with potential additional penalties for multiple convictions.
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Solon
Washington Lap
Walter E. Brehm
Obief Liveterm
Cec- Efesk
Jett
Residents seek incorporation of Cottonwood Road area
A group along Cottonwood Road appeared before the City Commission to request annexation into the city, proposing incorporation of several hundred acres. The commission noted the process requires local consent from affected residents and passed a resolution marking the effort as acceptable while outlining remaining steps.
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Cottonwood Road
Olan
Misusing Office To Aid Gambling Laid To Warren
Senate crime committee charges Gov Fuller Warren of Florida allowed use of power to aid gambling operations linked to Al Capone syndicate. Report cites Sullivan and Timmy Sullivan in Dade County, notes reinstatement after campaign charges, and implicates Kreweka Novelty Company in illegal horse racing and an immense bookmaking operation with estimated net profits around 2 million annually.
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Senate Crime Committee
Todey
Fuller Warren
Morina
Te Capone
Miami Beach
Warren
Jimmy Ig
Timmy
Sullivan
Dade County
Greater
Miami
Florida
Gold Coast
Gallivan
Sais Supreme
Wation
Fuller Iyares
James Sullivan
Therwas
Seeuriee
Pud‘as & Partner Ye Te Kreweka Novelty Company
Ilegal Ha
Seepee Ee Tee
Oe Sand G
Rompet Ht
Siher
Radler Brit
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