Red Counterattack Pushes Allies Back Near Chorwon Area
Allied units report heavy fighting as Red forces attack southeast of Chorwon. U N forces launch extensive air strikes with 552 sorties targeting front line areas and supply routes. Ground actions include tank and infantry advances, flamethrower use, and battles near Hwachon reservoir and Sinmak.
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Chorwon
Yanggu
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Emyr
Eugeemat
Sinmak
Pont Ge
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U. S. Far East
North Korea
Pyongyang
Collision sinks tanker. crew feared lost in Gulf
Coast Guard reports two ships collided in the Gulf of Mexico around 5 am CST. The burning Esso Suez, a 26 500 ton super tanker, sent a radio message that all hands were lost. Initial reports misidentified the other vessel, later corrected. The Esso Suez carries about 9 million gallons of oil and is 628 feet long.
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Esso Suez
Coast Guard Pby
Baton Rouge
Marine Department
Esso Standard Oil Co
Gulf
New Landen
Oil Company
Ow Jersey
Cdan
Aluminum Ban Ordered Out
Washington reports the government lifts the May 1 aluminum ban on over 200 civilian products and cuts use by 50 percent for May and June. Nylon allocations begin June 1 and some nondefense items retain a 35 percent cut.
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Washington
NPR
Noel H Field Believed Held In Red Prison
Reports from underground sources in Czechoslovakia say Noel H Field an American mystery man is under guard in Prague to face Dr Vlado Clementis. The alleged meeting occurred at Kolodje castle while Beria allegedly watched, with Field claiming to be guest of Beria in Lubianka. Field vanished in 1949 with family still missing behind the iron curtain.
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Switzerland
Czechoslovakia
Noel Field
Bane Ag
Field
Prague
Vlado*Clementis
Kolodje Castle
Clementis
Beria
Lubianka
L. P. Beria
Russia
U. S
Rtment
Unitarian Service Committee
Bratislava
Ilo Rajk
Rajk
East Germany
Noel H. Field
Herta
Irom
Interior Budget Faced with Seven Percent Cut by House
The House Appropriations Committee approved a seven percent reduction to the Department of Interior for fiscal year 1952, totaling 520,031,500 of the 559,286,000 request. The action cuts the largest bureau's funds and awaits House debate next week.
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Interior Department
House
Truman
Department
Ation Bureau
Treasury
Post Office
Labor Department
Federal Security Agency
Bonneville Power
Warden
Wash
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau
Strike Leader Arrested At Dan River In Virginia
In Danville Virginia Miss Lillian Yadon a prominent strike leader was arrested on charges of using abusive language toward a non striker after assisting Dan River mill pickets. She was released on bond for a May hearing as the seven state textile strike continues. The nationwide action involves about 41 000 cotton and rayon workers with many factories idle or quiet.
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Dan River Mills
Lillian Yadon
Sue
John Dee
Miss Yadon
Louisville
Textile Workers Union of America, Cio
Namenews
Danvillé
Dan River
Pihe Twua
Gandhi Loses Twenty Pounds During Fast
Gandhi, 58, son of Mohandas K. Gandhi, ends a 14 day fast in Durban South Africa after losing 20 pounds. He says he feels well and urges supporters to continue seeking an end to oppression in the land. He does not reveal plans to defy segregation laws at this time.
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Durban
South Africa
Manilla Gandhi
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Phoenix
Passover Rites Celebrated In Jerusalem And Israel
Passover observances unfold in Jerusalem with a large Iraqi Jewish migration by air. An estimated 1.3 million wine bottles are prepared for Seders in coastal glassworks as six eggs are supplied nationwide by the government.
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Rishon-Le- Zion
Zichron Yaacov
MacArthur Quotes on War Dead and Homecoming
Gen MacArthur spoke at the National Memorial Cemetery in Hawaii near Pearl Harbor about 13 000 World War I dead saying I did not know the dignity of their birth but I do know the glory of their death He also recalled God Bless America and the line soldiers never die they fade away He told Congress in Washington I remember Proudly and when reaching New York City we know we have come home
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MacArthur
Hawaii
National Memorial Cemetery
Pearl Harpe
Washington
Congress
Bradley
United States
Asia
Korea
Carolina Forum
No Contest In Answer To Negro's Suit
Raleigh April 20. The attorney general and associate counsel reply for North Carolina in a federal case by James Edward Thomas arguing there is no controversy. Thomas sought Chapel Hill medical school in 1948 after class filled and studied at Meharry with state support until 1952. by 1953 he would complete the Meharry program. The state says no proof of race-based admission denial and notes few admittees among hundreds of applicants. The board’s April 4 rules for screening candidates create no grounds for alleging special racially motivated denial. Future applicants could have cause for complaint if denied.
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Harry McMullan
James Edward Thomas
Thomas
Chapel Hill
Meharry Medical College
Nashville
State of North
Seat Ot Eiroo
Nonth
University
Board of Trustees
Entire Village Being Moved to New Site
Eastport, a village of about 200 residents near Jacksonville on the St Johns River, is being relocated. The first of 35 houses opposite the new St Regis Paper mill was moved yesterday, and within three days all structures will be gone. The village was rented about fifty years ago for lumber mill workers and formed as Jacksonville’s lumber era faded.
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Jacksonville
Fila
Eastport
Here
St. Johns River
St. Regis
Fight To Finish Seen In Debate Over Policy
Washington debate over strategy in the Far East sharpens as MacArthur and the Truman administration clash. A Defense Department statement backs the President’s dismissal of MacArthur, signaling White House control of policy and a bid to argue for limited war in Korea against broader war in China.
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Douglas MacArthur
Truman
Far East
Defense Department
Daughters of the American Revolution
United
MacArthur
White House
Conress
China
Korea
Joint Chiefs of Staffs
Seecretary of
Defense Marshall
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Speech Broadcast To Korean Fronts
Thousands of officers and men heard General MacArthur voice for the first time on radio. The former commander, rarely seen in public, had his congressional speech broadcast in Japan and the war zone, with repeats planned. He has seldom spoken publicly since 1947.
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Far East
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Tokyo
MacArthur
Japan
Manila
Seoul
Bradley Declines Discussing MacArthur Dismissal
General Omar Bradley avoids commenting on General MacArthur's dismissal calling it a political question. He notes the joint chiefs are military advisers and should keep their advice confidential. He defends the Korea policy as stopping Communists with minimal cost and supports leaving Korea when feasible.
Crackles urges practical graduation gifts for parents
The note suggests alarm clocks as better graduation gifts than wrist watches. This parental guidance emphasizes practicality and daily usefulness over fashion or status.
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M.L.P
Parade Honors General MacArthur in New York Welcome
Gen. Douglas MacArthur rode a ticker tape parade through New York streets amid huge crowds estimated at up to five million. The march featured Mrs. MacArthur, their son Arthur, and officials, as spectators praised the general during a three hour celebration along Park Avenue in perfect weather.
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Gen
Douglas
Vincent R. Impellitteri
Grover A. Whalen
Courtney White
Park Avenue
Arthur
Joe DiMaggio
Impellitteri’s
Mrs. MacArthur
Washington
America
Weather outlook shows mild temps with 40F tonight
Forecast reports a low of 40 degrees tonight and a high near 73 degrees tomorrow. Last night’s temperature dropped to 49 degrees.
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