Allied Troops Push Nine Miles Into Red Korea
Allied forces smash nine miles into Ya chun in Red Korea and press gains along the 150 mile front. Air battles crown Monday as 150 Communist jets are destroyed or damaged since November 1. Ground advances include Yanggu and Hwachon reservoir positions with UN control expanding northeast of Yanggu.
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Tokyo
Yachon
Red Korea
Rey
Yanggu
Injecutee
Yalu River
Uiju
Sinuiju
Fifth Air Tactical
United Nations
Korean
U. N
Hwachon
Robert Eun- AP
Son
U. S. Eighth Army
Decision On Nominations Delayed Over FBI Files Access
Washington April 16 A dispute over access to FBI files blocks Senate action on President Truman nominations to the five member subversive activities control board. A senator close to negotiations says the problem could be resolved if the White House cooperates and releases the reports to Congress.
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White House
FBI
Senate
Truman
Subversive Activities Control Board
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
Control Board
Donald Dawson
McCarran
D- Ev
Subcommittee
King
Stock Prices Rise From Fractions to One Dollar a Share
New York stock prices showed fractional gains across the board on April 16. Willys Overland traded 8,000 shares at 11, up 1 percent before giving back some ground, while rail stocks led with gains for Union Pacific New York Central Southern Railway and Chesapeake and Ohio though the group faced occasional declines. U S Steel Bethlehem Steel edged higher on larger blocks, copper majors moved up slightly, and Kennecott slipped.
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Willys Overland
Union Pacific
New York Central
Southern Railway
Chesapeake and Ohio
Chicago
St. Louis
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Consolidated Copper Mines
Anaconda
Phelps Dodge
Kennecott
Atta
Triangle tragedy leaves three dead in jealous rage
Grand Rapids, April 16. Wealthy Robert W. Leroy 39 his wife Wayne 38 and Arthur Westlund 50 were found dead in a lakeside home in a love triangle. Leroy killed Westlund and his wife then killed himself in a double murder suicide. Their son phoned police and shielded his siblings. A note cited infidelity with Westlund.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Robert W. Leroy
Wayne
Arthur Westlund
Scarsdale
N. Y
Phscky
Robert Leroy, Jr
Leroys
Grand Rapids
M Here
Westland
Leroy
Arnold Pigorsh
Westlund
Art Westlund
Byrd Seeks One Appropriation Bill For Government
Senator Byrd and 47 colleagues urge a single appropriations measure to fund the government. He warns annual outlays may reach 75 to 80 billion dollars, arguing piecemeal bills hinder intelligent budgeting. The idea has historical support and opposition in the House and Senate.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Congress
Senate
House
House Appropriations Committee
Cannon
D-Mo
Lawmakers Return as North Carolina Ends Grueling Session
Raleigh April 16 Most of the states lawmakers were back home from the gruelling 1951 legislative wars ad journed sine die at 12 17 a m ending a 102 calendar day session. The house passed by 93 8 and the senate concurred in a bill to widen truck weights on highways while allowing the highway commission to set higher limits on secondary roads. The biennial budget calls for more than 1 000 000 to boost state pension for public workers and taxes were not raised as increased collections from existing levies are counted on. The legislature killed motor vehicle inspection revival and a state wide liquor referendum.
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Nor’ Carolina
House
Senate
State Highway Commission
Capitol
Ture
Diapers Used on Big Jets at Wichita Bombers
In Wichita Kansas on April 146 officials report baby diapers are issued for the air force B47 Strato Jet bombers to clean the bombsight lens. Don Penner at Boeing questioned the order until Ray Mitchell explained the lint-free material absorbs oil and dust and leaves no scratches.
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Wichita
Kas
Air Force
Don Penner
Boeing
Ray Mit
Settlement Of Strike Is No Nearer
Greensboro report on April 16 notes the 16th day of a southern textile strike by about one tenth of the industry. The union seeks a 13 cent hourly raise to a $1.14 regional minimum for cotton and rayon workers, while management across nearly 50 plants in Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Alabama and Louisiana argues the higher wage is unaffordable amid the unsettled price climate. Four new developments emerged over the weekend.
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Greensboro
Textile Workers Union of America
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Louisiana
Flood Threat Hits Minnesota and Wisconsin Towns
A violent Mississippi flood battered Minnesota and Wisconsin towns, threatening communities and causing the worst flood in St Paul in seven decades as debris clogged streets and rivers rose to 19 feet above flood stage. Nearby sections along Red Basha and Lake were also affected as the swollen river ebbed.
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Associated Press
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
St. Paul
Red Basha
Lake
Republicans Press Far Eastern Policy Inquiry
Republicans urged a sweeping inquiry into Asiatic policy starting with Gen. Douglas MacArthur's arrival. Senator Ferguson called for a Senate House committee to probe Pearl Harbor era decisions and broad Far Eastern policy following clashes with President Truman.
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GOP
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
Ferguson
Congress
MacArthur
Senate
House Committee
Pearl Harbor
Senate Committee
Barkley Orice
Hawaiian Island
San Francisco
Republicans Laud 1951 General Assembly In North Carolina
Raleigh report quotes 11 Republican lawmakers praising the 1951 General Assembly for cooperation. Rep. B C Brock calls Democrats cooperative while Spencer Goodman lauds non partisan attitude and successful county legislation. Sen. Donald Banks Yancey commends the reforming group and its broad aims.
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General Assembly
Rep
B. C. Brock
Davie
House
GOP
Spencer B. Goodman
Senate
Donald Banks _ Yancey
Washington
Gore Urges Use of Cataclysmic Atomic Weapons in Korea
Rep. Gore indicates the United States has perfected radioactive weapons and urges President Truman to deploy them in Korea to create a deadly radioactive belt. He calls for warning enemies of certain death or deformity and for expanding atomic options to repel naval and land threats.
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Washington
Rep
Gore
D-Tenn
United States
Truman
Korea
United Nations
Korean Peninsula
Far East
Japan
Matthew) Ridgway
America
MacArthur Arrives in Honolulu Amid Near Riot
General Douglas MacArthur touched down in Honolulu aboard the Constellation transport Bataan as a near riot erupted near the ramp. Air force police roughed photographers including Paul Strong and Carl Mydans while MacArthur greeted Gov. Ingram Stainback, Admiral Radford, and Frank Pace Jr. His family accompanied him as crowds surged. Pace arrived later from Tokyo with notes on Korea and postwar plans.
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Douglas MacArthur
Constellation
Bataan
Air Force
United States
Arthur W. Radford
Hawaii
Ingram Stainback
Army
Frank Pace, Jr
Paul Strong
San Francisco
Carl Mydans
Life Magazine
Mydans
General MacArthur
MacArthur
Hickam Air Field
Roosevelt
Arthur
Mas Macarth
Hickam Field
Asia
Mrs. MacArthur
Young Arthur
Alei
Pao Venure
Aoeeral
Mystery over Wake Island talk between MacArthur and Truman
A new account may reveal what Gen Douglas MacArthur and President Truman discussed at Wake Island. The House voted to hear MacArthur at a joint session with the Senate, as documents and a radio address omitted details of that two man meeting.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Congress
Wake Island
United Nations
Far East
Truman
MacArthur
United Nations General Assembly
Korea
United States
Pacific
Dulles Convenes Airborne Talk With MacArthur
Special Ambassador John Foster Dulles and General Douglas MacArthur held an air to air conference over the Pacific on the planned Japanese treaty. Dulles arrived in Tokyo to reassure Japan that MacArthur's removal would not derail the pact and sought MacArthur's continuing counsel.
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John Foster Dulles
Pacific Ocean
Jas MacArthur
Dulles
MacArthur
Bataan
State Department
Japan
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