MacArthur Declares Control of Korea War Command
Tokyo February 22 General MacArthur resumed daily communiques as United Nations commander in Korea. Reports say the boss stance follows rumors of reduced authority and prompt mixed reactions from Eighth Army officers amid a two day old central Korea offensive begun near Wonju. Major General Courtney Whitney called the notices a balanced view of land sea and air operations.
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Omar N. Bradley
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Seoul
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Believed 12 Norwegians Adrift After Florentine Sinks
Rescue planes and ships hunted today for 12 persons believed adrift in a lifeboat from the Norwegian freighter Florentine which sank in a storm 150 miles off Iwo Jima. At least 20 of those aboard were reported saved by the British steamer Silver Maple. A spokesman at Andersen Air Force Base said five planes joined the hunt as the Florentine sank by the stern amid 20 foot waves.
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Iwo Jima
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No Road Test Necessary To Get License
Thomasville officials announce renewal without road tests for licenses expiring soon if motorists report within 30 days of expiration. Renewals follow birth dates. blood type can be added with evidence. Examiner C. W. Hathcock notes full tests for those not renewing in time.
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C. W. Hathcock
Hiathcock
City Hall
Special Sermon Series Nears Halfway Point
In Thomasville on February 22 the First Baptist church reaches the halfway of its two month special sermon series. Rev. Charles F. Leek leads the 11 o'clock service with The Big Ifs of the goats and The Great Certainities of the game as the night study. The church backs thirty links in a prayer chain for the Baptist Simultaneous Revival Crusade across the Liberty Baptist Association and among 18 000 Southern Baptist churches east of the Mississippi River.
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Thomasville
First Baptist Church
Charles F. Leek
Nother
R. G. Jennings
Liberty Baptist Association
Southern Baptist
Mississippi River
RFC Director Admits Help in Probing Oil Deal Fallout
Fulbright says he will call witnesses to illuminate the Tex-Mass oil dispute. L. B. Glidden and John B. Skiles, tied to the RFC Dallas office, may testify about politics and negotiations. Rex Jacobs, Detroit businessman, is cited as a money source linked to a one fourth oil well stake. Edgar Kaiser, Kaiser-Frazer president, also appears as a key RFC borrower.
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L. B. Glidden
RFC
Dallas
Tex
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Glidden
Skiles
Young
Bohannon
Tex- Mass Corp
Texas
Massachusetts
Rex Jacobs
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Jacobs
Edgar Kaiser
Henry J. Kaiser
Kaiser-Frazer Corp
Allies Hold Ground As Chinese Reds Mass Near Wonju
Allied forces push against Chinese Red forces and armor around Wonju and Hoengsong with U S infantry and South Korean units advancing west and north. Reports describe Chinese divisions in Hoengsong and along the Wonju corridor, while battle lines stretch toward Chuchon and Chipyong.
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Yan
Won
Pyongchang
Wonju
Hoengsong
Swinton
Gsong
Chipyong
Free Woman On Bond In Theft Case
Creole Saunders aged 40 of 301 Meredith Street was released on $500 bond after booking on a larceny from person charge. She allegedly took $100 from J.D. Jones.
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Meredith Street
Person
J.D. Jones
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