Allies Push Near Seoul Amid Western Front Fighting
Allied forces advance within seven miles of Seoul as sporadic battles rage in the western front. U S Army official Earl D Johnson visits troops near the front while UN forces, including a task force reaching Samgo, press gains against Communist fronts.
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Seoul
Tokyo
Earl D. Johnson
U. S
U.N
Johnson
AP Corres
Stan Swinton
U. N
Samgo
Han River
Anyang
Jim Becker
Suwon
Saturda
A. W. Myers
Kaumer
Schon
Myers
Grae Conmaenet Wien
J. Waugh
Indi
Record Cold Tightens Grip Across Carolinas
February weather report notes Asheville at minus 1 degree, Cape Hatteras and Cherry Point snow, and Raleigh westward seeing subfreezing temps. Highs mostly in the 30s, lows 16 to 26. Mt. Mitchell hits 9, with widespread cold and a possibility of more snow along the coast and eastern areas.
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Charlotte
Nature
Carolinas
Asheville
Wilmington
Cape Hatteras
Cherry Point
New Bern
Weather Bureau
Raleigh
Rleston
Mount
Myrtle Beach
Carolina
South Carolina
Mt. Mitchell
Hickory
Ee Seeee Salem
Papal Columbia
Reenville
S. C
Lumberton
Anderson
New Boston Quadruplets Born as Police Family Receives Support
Boston's first quadruplets in 25 years were born to Mrs. Robert J. Allen, wife of a patrolman earning 53.03 monthly. Doctors say the twins two boys and two girls have a good chance. Archbishop Cushing praised the family on air and promised hospital expenses if needed.
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Boston
Robert J. Allen
Children’s Hospital
Audubon Hospital
North Carolina GOP Holds Lincoln Day Dinner and Convention
North Carolina Republicans meet in Winston-Salem for a Lincoln day dinner and Young Republican convention. Rep. B Carroll Reece of Tennessee addressed the gathering as Young Republicans elected state officers and a national committeeman and committeewoman. A high school declamation contest preceded the events with the theme The Republican Party and the Future. Sen Owen Brewster of Maine was to deliver the keynote address at the Lincoln day dinner.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina
B. Carroll Reece
Tennessee
Owen Brewster
Maine
Crackles The Struggle To Find Time In Modern Life
A terse reflection on time scarcity and the effort to carve out moments amid busy schedules. The author notes personal challenge in prioritizing tasks and personal well being within daily routines.
Korean War At Critical Stage Near 38th Parallel
Tokyo Feb 3 report assesses next moves in Korea as UN forces press along the peninsula. Allied strategy aims to widen defensive lines without overextending, while the 38th parallel remains a symbolic and strategic consideration amid cautious advances and potential red counterattacks.
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Tokyo
United Navaratel
Eighth Army
U. N
Idrive
Escapee Nathan T. Corn Sparks Broad Search
A widening hunt continued in Columbia for Nathan T. Corn the 39 year old Rock Hill slayer who fled the state penitentiary in a pasteboard box. Officials said no confirmed sightings aside from a report of a man leaping from a penitentiary truck near the prison one mile away.
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Columbia
S. C
Nathan T. Corn
Rock Hill
State Penitentiary
Corn
State Rec Department
Florence
C. Beam, Jr
Beam
Crowder's Creek
North Carolina
York
State Supreme Court
January Taxes Take Hefty North Carolina rise in federal payments
Greensboro, Feb. 3. Edwin Gill announced North Carolinians paid 117,845,655 in federal taxes in January, up 18,282,522 from January 1950. The seven month total reached 663,167,659, an increase of 18,435,956 over last year as income and tobacco taxes rose.
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Greensboro
North
Red Chinese leader denounces UN Korea peace plan
Peiping premier Chou En-lai denounces the U N Security Council resolution as a step to war, accusing the United States and its allies of coercion and domination. He claims the plan aims to extend American imperialism through Korea Taiwan Indo-China Vietnam and a rearmed Japan with Western Germany.
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Tokyo
China
United States
Korea
Peiping
An Sone Ae Chou En-lai
U.S
Chou
Red China
Security Council
Red
Taiwan
Formosa
Vietnam
Indo-China
Southeast Asia
Japan
Germany
Wage Freeze Is Loosened For Merit And Service
Washington Feb 3 The Wage Stabilization Board loosened the wage freeze to permit merit and length of service pay increases for many workers and to allow promotions and differential payments. The action is interim and not a general across the board rise. Price stabilization also lifted retail ceilings, enabling higher coal prices and other product adjustments. Clark Kerr said the board aims for a permanent wage pattern while maintaining protections for existing contracts.
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Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
Nineman Board
Bhaw
Office of Price Stabilization
Clark Kerr
WSB
Kcy
Stock Market Prices Higher
Prices headed higher today in the stock market with active trading. Gains stayed within a few cents though some stocks pass the dollar mark while many leaders held steady from the previous close and a few small losses appeared. Major movers included New York Central U S Gypsum Anaconda Copper Red Chemical Dow Chemical Eastman Kodak American Can Colorado Fuel and Iron Youngstown Sheet and Tube General Motors Studebaker Goodrich U S Rubber Sears Roebuck and International Harvester.
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New York
New York Central
U. S. Gypsum
Anaconda Copper
Red Chemical
Crippling Walkouts Continue Despite Court Action
Federal court actions and White House pleas failed to end the crippling rail walkout. The five day stoppage neared paralyzing rail traffic and disrupting steel and other industries with more than 150000 workers idled and thousands more at risk of layoff. Judge Igoe ordered BRT to reveal switchmen reported sick while hearings continued into possible contempt actions.
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Associated Press
White House
National Mediation Board
Washington
Ing
Federal
Aes
Ema
Walter N. Murray
Eisenhower Urges Western Europe Defense Aid
General Eisenhower urged sending American divisions to help defend Western Europe against potential Communist aggression. Wherry asked Acheson to state if any troop commitments exist and opposed additional foot soldiers, while Eisenhower stressed munitions and equipment as immediate needs and cautioned officials not to dwell on treaty specifics.
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Washington
Om— Wherry iRane
Aches
Device D. Eisenhower
Europe
Wherry
Acheson
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
North Atlantic
German War Criminals Released From Landsberg Prison
Twenty nine war crimes prisoners including Alfried Krupp and four generals were released from Landsberg prison after a revision of U S war crimes sentences by High Commissioner John J McCloy. Relatives greeted the prisoners as cars carried them away within minutes. Krupp’s brother Berthold spoke of plans for a break in Bavaria before resuming business.
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Landsberg
Germany
Alfried Krupp
U. S
John J. McCloy
Berthold
Essen
Bavaria
Palmetto KKK Sets Public Meet Tonight
The Ku Klux Klan will hold a public meeting near Walterboro South Carolina tonight with speaker Thomas Hamilton of Leesville grand dragon of the Carolina Klans. Hamilton says gatherings will be held statewide to explain the group. Sheriff G Haskell Thompson of Colleton County asks for eight agents from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division to assist police at the meeting.
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Walterboro
S. C
Ku Klux Klan
Thomas Hamilton
Leesville
Grand Dragon
Association of Carolinas Klans
Hamilton
KKK
G. Haskell Thompson
Ancient Iraqi farm bulletin dates to 7000 years ago
A 3700 year old clay tablet found near Nippur, Iraq, reveals detailed farming methods from 1750 years ago. The cuneiform document, translated by scholars at University of Pennsylvania and University of Chicago, covers seeding, irrigation, pest control, and harvest tips.
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Philadelphia
Iraq
University Museum of the
University of Pennsylvania
University of Chicago Oriental Institute
Nippur
Ain
Scott Smith To Speak At North Carolina Farm Bureau
Gov. W. Kerr Scott and Sen. Willis Smith will headline the North Carolina Farm Bureau federation convention in Asheville February 11 to 14. Other speakers include L. Y. Ballentine, H. H. Hilton, Frank Fernbach, Wilson Wright, Roger Fleming, Ralph Trigg, and Fred J. Rossie, with many Tar Heel leaders presenting in the 15th annual event.
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Asheville
W. Kerr Scott
Willis Smith
North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation
L. Y. Ballentine
H. H. Hilton
School of Agriculture
North Carolina State College
Frank Fernbach
CIO
Wilson Wright
Proctor and Gamble Soap Co
Roger Fleming
Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
Ralph Trigg
Production and Marketing Administration
Fred J. Rossite
Foreign Agriculture Relations
National Cotton Council
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Richard J. Cushing
William J. Newton, Jr
Col
Raymond Ramsey
Miami
Provost Marshall
Newton
Chi
United Nations
Gun Chou
Palmetto Kkk
Scott, Smith
Farm Bureau
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