Red Industrial City Bombarded By Naval Forces
AP report from Tokyo describes a heavy naval and air assault on Red Industrial City and nearby port facilities on the east coast of Red Korea. The missiles and bombardment involved the battleship Missouri and allied vessels, with fires breaking out across the city as carrier aircraft attacked Chonglin and surrounding targets.
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Red
Relman Morin
TOKYO
Chonjyin
Arthur D. Birble
Missouri
Tak
Wes
Gene Herrick
Trehon
Seoul
Cauit
Farm Festival Week Opens With Five Day Wiregrass Events
Farm Recognition National Pony Fest Week in Dothan kicks off with a five day Wiregrass event. Official opening at 5 38 a m Tuesday at the Municipal Airport with festival officials receiving the symbol. Pageant and exhibits including a Tampa model exhibit and decorations planned at the Houston Hotel. More than 100 entries from 4H and PRA clubs, with prizes awarded by C C President Rayming Spann. Farm Recognition Days run Tuesday through Thursday, closing with a parade Saturday afternoon.
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Dothan
Dean Chamber of Commercial
Eustate
My ‘Tindell
Nowers
Dotlan Carden
Houston
Ramsey Stock Yards
Willie Wayne Jack
Wilson and Company
PPA
PRA
Henry
Cotter Dale
Snd Mouston
Tibbons
C. of C
Raymgnd Spann
Stalin Sends Best Wishes to Koreans in Public Note
London AP reports Stalin replied to North Korean Premier Kim Il Sung thanking the USSR for friendly, selfless aid on Korea’s anniversary. Allied observers note the message was formal and muted, with debate over China’s possible moves and continued Soviet support to North Korea.
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London
Premet
Josef Stalin
Stalin
Kim Il Sung
Russia
Korea
Manchuria
Redg
Manchutia
Ax Mhother
China
Dax
North Korea
Kim
Radio Moscow
Kav
Teonle
Democratic Republic
United
Independent
Democratic
Esplin
Syheman Rhee
Minscayg
Pravda
State Solons Await Adjournment Scrap
Alabama lawmakers face an adjournment rush as a joint resolution to end the session arrives too late for House action. The Senate passed it on Tuesday and sent it to the House. without delaying tactics, a sine die adjournment may occur.
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Solons
Montgomery
Capitol
Alabama
Senate
House
Brek
Xeen
Food Costs Show General Decline
Retail prices for general fresh foods eased slightly in most stores this week marking the first round of markdowns in months. Meat prices fell or held, with pork cuts down to one cent a pound in some chains while other items like eggs and cabbage showed changes amid an ongoing seasonal downward trend in prices as livestock supply increases.
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Associated Press
Agriculure Department
Eee
California
Utah
New Mexico
Dun and Bradstreet
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Agriculture Department
Fire Hits Aquitania in Iceland Yard Debacle
Fire swept the Aquitania, the famed transatlantic liner once queen of the seas, while moored at a Iceland shipyard. The blaze lasted a day with no clear cause and the ship feared to be broken up for scrap. Authorities reported no confirmed residence or structure details at the scene.
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Faslane
Iceland
Truman Gets Assist In Phoning Wife
President Truman, visiting a hotel, sought a number to call his wife. A companion and Charles Ors, White House press secretary, advised using the White House number National 148. The moment highlighted the president’s need for help with telephonic access.
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Truman
St, Louie
Dothan High Plans Homecoming Parade and Crowning
Dothan High students prepare tomorrow for homecoming activities led by Peggy Woodham crowned Homecoming Queen at half time during the DHS game. The parade starts at 4 PM headed by the band, with decorated vehicles from 14 homerooms. Crown bearer will James Woodham. escort Ed Newby with attendants Jo Ans Hall Jules Flowers Patsy Gorday Charlotte Givens. The queen and escort join student council members and team captains in the grand march at the gym for the homecoming dance.
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Abby Ellard Altantion
Dothan High School
Artudente Tirayad
Plana
Dothans Pride and Joy
Busines
Peggy Woodham
Bob Zbinden
DHS
James Woodham
Ed Newby
Jo Ans Hall
Julexnn Flowers
Patsy Gorday
Charlotte Givens
Esvorte
Mt Yebdants
Ligun Johneca
Lowe Plicher
Charles Faulk
Eddie Griggs
Mary Hammer
Dive Canefouly
Burma confirms oil smuggling into China
Rangoon Burma AP reports the Burmese government confirmed rare oil movements into China. Officials say the state takes a very serious view and is demanding foreign importers account for recent sales which reportedly rose by about 20 percent. Border customs regulations may be tightened.
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Rangoon
Burma
Tdes
Brifon Exposes Red's Peace Plan Amid UN Debate
AP dispatch reports British Minister Kenneth Younger challenging Russia's peace plan as vague and old, pressed for concrete Russian steps and reassurance. Western allies back UN Charter principles while seeking veto-free power to confront aggression, warning Russia may insist on separate counter proposals.
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Tom Ochiltrer Lake
Success
Kenneth Ds Younger
Russia
Soviet Union
UN Assembly
Younger
Andrei ¥. Vishinsky
Vishinekyas
Security Council
United States
Briain
Britain
San Francisco
Rusia
Weir
West
General Assembly
U.S
Indian Government Denounces Tibet Invasion Report
India rejects the latest Chinese invasion claims and criticizes the report as unreliable. Officials from New Delhi called out the telegraph dispatch as a hodgepodge of unverified details and deceptive framing.
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NEW Delhs India
India
Tibet
President Truman Eyes Pacific Talks To Counter Reds
President Truman expressed hope that his Pacific conference with General MacArthur could yield contributions to world peace despite Far East conditions. He spoke to the Missouri Order of the Eastern Star and planned a crosscountry schedule including stops in California and Hawaii, with future foreign policy stops in San Francisco and New York.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
ST. Louis
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
MacArthur
Charles G. Ross
Ieland
United Nations
Ross
Mary Jane Truman
Order of the Easter
Truman Devclare
Tanhion
General MacArthur
Poe Five Tong
United States
Pin
Takeott
Lambert St. Louis
Risailant
Fairfield + Suisan
California
Hickam Field
Honolulu
Kerea
San Francisco
One United
Navy Secretary Warns Defense Budget May Hit Over 42 Billion
Navy Secretary Matthews told Nebraska bankers that operating the national military establishment could exceed this year’s whole federal budget, signaling defense needs will demand new taxes and tighter civilian amid wartime Korea. He urged no hesitation on forthcoming defense legislation as Congress reconvenes.
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Omaha
Matthews
Congress
Korea
Navy
Nebraska Bankers Association
Defense
Department of Defense
Truman
Wdget Since He Referred To Aigure of “Over 40 Billion Dollars.” , ‘Matthews
Dorees
West Berliners Celebrate Vote For Democracy
West Berlin voters express strong support for democracy as East Berliners in the Soviet zone vote against unification with the West. Mayor Reuter notes a clear Western city sentiment while East Berliners resist, despite Russian warnings, and lines form for final tallies at City Hall.
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West
Beqliy
Nyen
Reuter
Allenoe
Berlin
Rail unions demand billion dollar wage hike across rails
The rail industry says unions representing 1.25 million workers seek 25 cent weekly raises and a $10 rise for 1 million operating staff, plus 20 percent wage boosts for engineers and yard pay for 35,000. carriers estimate costs could reach over 525 million annually and threaten fare hikes.
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Washington
Winton Wege
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
David B. Robertson
Axl
Carciere
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
J. P. Rhields
Cartiers
Brotherhood of Railroad
Brotherhood Allions
Robertson Unnion
President Truman
Eden Hits Socialists For Capitalism Stam
In Blackpool England a 5 000 strong Conservative gathering mapped strategy for the next general election. Prime figures argued capitalism as the cornerstone of policy while Labour leaders Bevan and Aneuria Bevan spoke at their convention last week, declaring political issues unresolved.
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Blackpool
England
Anthony
Lee
Aneuria Bevan
Pitailem
France Seeks Foreign Aid for Expanded 1952 Defense Plan
France proposes to double defense spending next year with about 790 million dollars in aid from the United States. Defense Minister Jules Mach is briefing U S officials at the Pentagon as Paris seeks quick approval from American leaders to fund a 2.45 billion dollar defense budget for 1952. France hopes to secure foreign aid from Congress and faces allied resistance as it plans to raise troops in Indo China and form 15 new Army units.
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Joan Scale
Washington
France
Steess
Jules Mach
Defense Marchal
Pentagon
Bramce
Mach
Moch Im
Frante
United States
Congress
Sanset
Reporer
Britain
Belgium
Daly
Indo-China
Jneng
Slocomb Meal Plant Destroyed By Blaze Loss Exceeds 42000
Fire destroyed the Hidle Processing Company meat curing plant near Slocomb on Hartford Highway last night causing estimated losses over 42000. The building housed meat and supplies for about 30 farmers across the area and was owned by L. Hidls. Dothan and local volunteers fought the blaze as water supply and access hampered containment.
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Slocomb
Fira
Hidle Processing Company
Hartford Highway
L. Hidls
Dothan Fire Department
Buildi Fng
French Withdraw To Defense Line
French forces pulled back from a Vietminh base near Thai Nguyen to a new line about 15 miles south. The withdrawal, described as voluntary, aimed to destroy Vietminh installations in a fertile rice area now occupied by French troops. A delayed AP dispatch noted continued difficulty overrunning guerrilla forces.
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Wrench
Ormerly
Thai Nguyen
Ine
At Nguyen
Axltes
Sat Jguyen
Leen
Associated Prest County
Repueth Likes
Hia
Hitand Rym Guercillea
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Guinon
Sal
Vernyn Hedrick
Keesong
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Pes
Casmir Zetelli
Steveny Point
Wis
John Friel
Philadelphia
Aquitania
Dothan High
Brifon
Pacific
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