Allied forces launch multi prong push in Korea and Korea town
Allied troops under Lt Gen James Van Fleet push in North Korea toward Yanggu and Ongjin peninsula with heavy enemy resistance. In Korea Marine forces land on the peninsula and new commanders Ridgway and Van Fleet assume duties as Tokyo hosts command changes amid ongoing front actions.
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Withholding For Servants Ready to Go
The social security system requires quarterly reports and tax payments by April 30 for about 1,000,000 household servants and 850,000 agricultural workers. Penalties include 5 percent for each 30 day delay, up to 2 percent maximum, plus 6 percent annual interest. Violations can bring a $10,000 fine and up to five years in prison. Requirements apply to those earning $50+ in a calendar quarter and working 24 days, or farm workers with five months with the same employer and a qualifying quarter. Obtain social security numbers via post offices.
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Social Security
Bevin Dies At 70 Veteran British Labor Leader
Ernest Bevin died of a heart attack in his Carlton Gardens apartment in London at age 70. He had stepped down March 9 as foreign secretary after long service in Churchill and Attlee coalition governments and later served as lord privy seal. Bevin rose from poverty as a farmhand and laborer to lead the labor movement, shaping wartime labor policy and civilian mobilization.
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Foreign Office
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Bolivian police disperse protest as Paz Estenssoro detained
Police fired on demonstrators in Paz Bolivia during a planned greeting for exile leader Victor Estenssoro. About 20 arrests reported as protesters from the MNR clashed with authorities using gas bombs and tear gas amid fears of an attempted political return.
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Torhis
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Bleeding Boy Goes Home Cured After Hospital Stay
Houston April 14 Wayne Gideon a 7 year old boy was sent home from St Josephs hospital after 25 days of treatment for a throat injury and a bleed resembling hemophilia He received 41 blood transfusions and the bleeding stopped when a surgery closed a throat hole last Saturday He plans to rest a week then return to Eastwood Elementary School and his dog Joe the cocker spaniel pup gifted Thursday
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President Urges No Name Calling in MacArthur Debate
Washington officials report President Truman has told aides to avoid personal attacks in the dispute over General Douglas MacArthur. The policy aims to keep the public debate focused on Far Eastern policy and policy decisions.
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Iran Senate approves martial law in southern oil fields
Iran's senate cleared the government's martial law decree in the oil region amid mass demonstrations and rioting that killed Britons and an Italian seaman identified as British. The British ambassador pressed Tehran for assurances and pledged to protect lives, while authorities pledged to maintain order within Iran.
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Jones Confirmed Banking Commissioner in North Carolina
Governor Hood named William W. Jones of Raleigh banking commissioner. Jones sworn in by Secretary of State Thad Jones as Hood’s term begins. Hood praised for leadership while opposing bills on par clearance and health insurance rates, with Hood's bills facing committee rejection.
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Ouster Debate Rages over MacArthur War Views
Senator Taft disputed Democratic claims that General MacArthur favored an all out war with Red China. MacArthur, returning to the U.S. from Tokyo, may testify to Congress in closed session and received ceremonial welcomes in San Francisco Washington and New York. Taft said MacArthur has not advocated using American troops to conquer China and warned against misreading his stance.
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Huge Posse Searched for Constable Killer in Magee
In Magee Mississippi on April 14 a large posse of about 250 armed white men scoured a 10 square mile area west of the town seeking the killer of Constable Bernice Herrington. Sheriff’s deputies said James V. Durr and several men resisted during an attempted seizure, during which Herrington was killed and the constable’s brother Eugene Herrington was wounded.
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Textile Strike Spreads as Mills Hear New Offer
The CIO Textile Workers Union announced a further mill offer as the Southern textile walkout entered its third week. The Rock Hill mill in South Carolina proposed a 1 cent rise across the board for more than 2,000 workers, while the union seeks a 13 cent boost to reach 14 1/2 cents hourly minimum, with living-cost adjustments. The strike expanded to Georgia with about 1,150 workers at three mills and union leaders warned workers not to be starved back to work.
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Truman Defends Policy Amid Political Hokum Charges
President Truman denounces critics as spreading political hokum while the nation faces deadly danger. At a Jefferson Jackson Day dinner, he rebukes Republicans over MacArthur and Korea policy, calls for unity, and accuses foes of opposing universal military training and increased defense spending.
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North Carolina Legislature Ends 1951 Session With Adjusted Weights
North Carolina legislators adjourned the 1951 session after resolving weight limits for secondary roads. The highway commission would set higher limits for heavy vehicles but lower speeds on secondary roads, with an amendment by Rep. W. B. Rodman approved by both houses. The final adjournment was scheduled for 11 p.m. local time.
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Democrats Laud GOP Blasts Truman Address
Washington April 14 Democrats praise President Truman's call for bipartisan world peace policy while Republicans attack him for political capital and misstatements on Asia. Senators Brewster Connally Millikin Sparkman Jenner clash over bipartisan claims and U S conduct in Korea and Europe.
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Britain Okays Major Points Of Peace Pact
Britain joins the United States in shaping a peace pact for Japan. The British draft mirrors the American proposal allowing Japan self rule and rearmament for self defense while proposing Chinese Reds be heard in talks. Officials say Washington and London must resolve their differences in upcoming discussions.
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