Reds Attack East Flank of Allied Defense Line
Chinese and North Korean forces pressed a bold push along the central Korean front driving within four miles of Chechon and advancing two miles toward the gateway town. Allied reports say the central front saw heavy fighting with divisions of about 5 000 men, as American and South Korean troops counterattacked to halt the offensive.
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Tokyo
Korea
Ichon
Seoul
Wonju
William J. Waugh
Central Korea
John Randolph
Chechon
South Korea
Randolph
Second Corps
Chipyong-Hoengsong
Governor Kerr Scott urges support for new gas tax
Winston-Salem February 17 Governor Kerr Scott appeals to the North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce to back a proposed gasoline tax increase and to oppose a bill diverting highway funds to municipal street work. He cites a 15 member commission study showing nine million dollars needed for municipal road improvements and notes the tax would be paid by both rural and city residents.
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Winston-Salem
Kerr Scott
North Carolina
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Scott
Edgar (Bucky) Snider
High Point
North Carolina Jaycees
Junius Powell
Three Cows Started Fireworks For Battle
Chinese siege of Chipyong is described as chaotic and deadly on Feb 13 to 14 1951 near Chipyong Korea. Sgt Leon Vertz recounts American defense with BARs light machine gun and cross fire trapping attacking Chinese troops amid foxholes and rice paddies.
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Chipyong
John Randolph
Leon Vertz
Eye Harbor
Wis
Vertz
Korea
James Se Aea
DiSalle vows jail for price law violators in new crackdown
Chicago February 17 Price Stabilizer Michael DiSalle promised jail for deliberate price ceiling violators and hinted at broad enforcement. He spoke to grocers after rejecting a bid for a post from New York Police Commissioner Murphy and outlined return of markups and parity-based pricing. He warned firms not to rely on fines and noted OPS aims to recalibrate prices as farm parity shifts.
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Chicago
Michael DiSalle
Toledo
DiSalle
Office of
Price Stabilization
Nation- American Wholesale Grocers Association
New York
Thomas F. Murphy
Dail
Edward F. ‘Phelps, Jr
OPA
Phelps
di Salle
National Canners Association
Nurse slaying and man’s suicide attempt in Durham
A 40 year old man slit nurse Myrtle Har Stine at Duke Hospital then tried to kill himself with sleeping pills. Coroner rules her death murder and the man is recovering with a guard posted, believed to have killed her after she refused marriage. Neighbors say the pair had been together about a year.
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Myrtle Har Stine
Duke Hospital
E. G. Belvin
Mangum
Belvin
Kefauver Moves to Outlaw Comeback Money Bets
Senate crime committee hears how bookmakers shield losses in horse racing. Kefauver recommends interstate legislation to ban comeback money operations where last minute bets on long shots cushion bookmakers against big defeats.
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Washington
Senate Crime Committee
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Hoover and Dewey Clash Over Europe Troop Policy
Hoover refuses to testify until committees obtain more fundamental information. Dewey argues for stronger Western defense, proposing air and sea power with fewer ground troops. Duff urges bipartisan foreign policy, while Taft warns that over six divisions in Europe could strain the U.S. economy.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Senate
Europe
Thomas E. Dewey
Congress
Truman
Hoover
Key West
Fla
Defense Department
Foreign Rela
Armed Services Committees
Connally
D.-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
Rty
Gibraltar
Dewey
America
Iofa
Russia
United States
Mediterranean
Indian Ocean
Duff
Pennsylvania
Detroit
Taft
Ohio
One Dead and Wounded in Thomasville Knife and Gun Brawl
In Thomasville on Church Street, Marvin Gilliam was shot to death and Arthur Hunt wounded after a knife and gun fight with Johnny Copeland, who admitted firing a five shot .32 pistol. Copeland is jailed awaiting charges of murder or manslaughter.
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Tate
Johnny Copeland
Thomasville
Church Street
Gilliam
Shep
Copeland
Arthur Hunt
W. G. Byerly
Paul M. Shore
Kahler Street
Doak Street
Plummer
Shore
Apology For Flights Tendered To Czechoslovakia
The United States admitted an apology to Czechoslovakia for two American fighters flying over Prague on February 17. The U S embassy tendered the apology to the Czechoslovak ministry after a protest note dated February 9.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
United States
U. S
DA's Office Probes Cage Fixes Again
New York report says the district attorney questioned several persons including players about a possible college basketball fix. It remains unclear if this concerns recent charges against former Manhattan College players or a new investigation, and officials did not disclose numbers involved.
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New York
Manhattan
North Carolina Legislature Debates City Streets and Liquor Bills
Anti administration forces press state aid for city streets with a Powell bill backed by 37 senators. Meanwhile the house weighs a referendum plan to raise gasoline tax for a 5 million yearly city share. Public hearings are set on three liquor bills with a statewide referendum eyed by Governor Scott.
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Bloys Britt Raleigh
Committee On Appropriations
Junius K. Powell
Columbus
Senate
Powell
House
Scott
Dministra
Joint Appropriations Committee
State Board of Education
North Carolina
Luther Hamilton
Hamilton
State Supreme Court
Assembly
Ror Scott
Five Die In Denver Athletic Club Fire
Flames swept the upper floors of the Denver Athletic Club killing five people and trapping many others on the roof. Firemen feared the death toll would rise as crews searched smoke filled rooms and rescued those awaiting help.
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Denver
Denver Athletic Club
J. C. Wild
theAthletic Club
Wilson Police Seek Kid Glove Rapist
Wilson police search for clues after two rapes of middle aged women this week. Bloodhounds tracked scents but rain hindered the hunt. Police chief A A Privette says the attacker, a Negro wearing gloves, may be a newcomer to Wilson.
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Wilson
A. A. Privette
State Department says Stalin can avert war by actions
The State Department dismissed Stalin's interview as a misstatement and asserted the Soviet leader and his allies hold power to avert war. It cited Soviet armament and aggression risks, urging action to reduce world tensions and counter Communist aggression in Korea.
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Washington
State Department
Stalin
Golla
Ian
Korea
Michael McDermott
Kremlin
Steelf
Tegin
United States
McDermott
Capitol
Hill
Connally
D.-Tex
International
Vinson
D.-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Tosey Stalin
Russia
Eress
World Peace Council
Berlin
Marshal Stalin
Areneon
Germany
Pravda
Partisans of Peace
Local Weather Warmth Expected With 66 Today
Forecast calls for a warm spell with a high near 66 and a low around 40 tonight. Overnight temperature dropped to 38 yesterday.
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Robert Davis
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