Red Chinese Columns Press Southward Toward Taejon
Allied lines faced renewed pressure as Chinese forces shifted eastward from Seoul and aimed for Taejon, with significant Red columns of over two thousand vehicles moving south on both east and west coastal routes. Allied airlift remained active, with six airstrips still in use and Maj. Gen Partridge reporting about 7,500 Chinese dead or wounded from Dec 30 to Jan 6.
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Lambert
Inchon
Seoul
Yong
Yongdongpo
Han River
Taejon
Chechon
South Korea
Robert BD
Formatt
Memphis
Tenn
Bellevue
Iowa
Combat Cargo Command
N. Earle E. Partridge
U. S. Fifth Air Force
MacArthur
North Korea
Legislature settles down to committee picks and election bids
Tom J. Hampton of Rock Man heads the finance committee with Carlyle of Forsyth as a member. Larkins calls himself a middle of the roader and says he is no free spender. Price says he is a no new tax man though he has not decided on raising the $15 sales tax ceiling. In the house the election and election laws committee will test the seating of W. A. Sams as Rep R. S. Rice asks to seat Sams amid irregularities. Rep. Frank Ht. Brown Jr. of Jackson heads elections and says the panel will meet this week.
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Tom J. Hampton Price
Rockman
Ng Carlyle
Forsyth
Larkins
Price
House
Committee On Election and Election Laws
W. A. Pga
R. S. Rice
Sams
Frank Ht. Brown, Jr
Jackson
Elections Committee
Carl Sandburg Celebrates 73rd Birthday at Connemara
Flat Rock resident Carl Sandburg marked his 73rd birthday by a day of work. The poet, Lincoln biographer, goat raiser and lecturer is adding banjo playing to his many roles while proofreading two books due for early release. He spoke at Connemara, his estate, about family and his busy mind.
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Flat Rock
Carl Sandburg
Lincoln
Connemara
Roger Williams
Free Book on Arthritis And Rheumatism Offers Free Copy
Excelsior Springs Missouri advertises a free book titled Rheumatism that explains why drugs only provide temporary relief and how the Ball Clinic has helped thousands for over 31 years. No obligation to request. send letter to Ball Clinic Dept 4612 today.
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Ball Clinic
Excelsior Springs
Missouri
Adv
Chicago Mart Opens Amid Rising Prices and Optimism
Chicago Mart readies for a market as prices climb in the home furnishings sector. Analysts foresee strong business in early 1951 with buyers in solid financial shape after 1950 set production and sales records across home goods. Lawrence N. Whiting notes continued production momentum and cautious short term outlook.
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Chicago
Lawrence N. Whiting
American Furniture Mart
Truman State of the Union Telecast Expands Reach
President Truman’s State of the Union message to Congress will be broadcast on major radio and TV networks. Radio networks American Columbia National and Mutual will air the talk nationally, from 1:30 p.m. Monday, with NBC estimating triple the TV outlets receiving it this year.
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New York
Truman
State of the Union
Congress
American
Columbia
National
Mutual
National Broadcasting Company
Nbc-Tv
Fire sweeps upper floors of Southend electric company
A spectacular blaze at a Southend electric company building injured several firemen and overwhelmed others before firefighters brought it under control. The estimated loss stood around $100,000 with no serious injuries reported among the hospitalized crew.
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Seattle
Southend Electric Company
Senate Crime Probers Move to Cite Nine Witnesses
Senate investigators announce plans to cite nine witnesses for contempt for failing to answer questions on organized crime links. Named are Joe Adonis, Tony Accardo, Jack Dragna, Pat Manno, Peter Tremont, Walter Pechart, and three New Jersey figures James Lynch, Arthur Longano, Salvatore Moretti. Contempt actions against three others held in abeyance two weeks amid possible talks.
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Washington
Senate
Aew Congress
U. S
Ist
Joe Adonis
Anthony J
Tony) Accardo
Harry Russell
Chicago
Miami Beach
Russell
Accardo
KeFauver
D-Tenn
Truman Signs Big Money Bill
President Truman signed an emergency appropriation totaling 19.841 trillion dollars. The measure raises overall federal appropriations to about 118 trillion, with 17 billion earmarked for the army navy and air force. The funds cover defense needs tied to the Korean conflict and military expenses through the next fiscal year.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Korea
Air Force
Man Sentenced to Eleven Years for manslaughter
Clarence Cowan 27 was convicted of manslaughter in the 22 caliber rifle shooting of Mrs. Wilma Bland last August in Greenwood. Judge T B Greneker sentenced him to 11 years in prison as Cowan sobbed and claimed innocence.
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T. B. Greneker
Edgefield
Greenwood
Cowan
Patsy Li Reunited With Mother After War Ordeal
Patsy Li, a Guadalcanal survivor later cared for by Marines, was found in the Pacific theater and sent to Espiritu Santo and Efate before reuniting with her mother Ruth Li in Singapore in 1946. Father Gehring, Vincentian leader, arranged for her U.S. schooling. Patsy arrived in the United States recently.
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Patsy
Li A
Singapore
Patsy Li
Guadalcanal
Young
Kuala
Coe Gehring
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Espiritu Santo
New Hebrides
Pere Jean
Efate
Cheeks
United States
New York
Katherine L
Ruth Lr
Vincentian Mission
China
Philadelphia
Bernard
Sisters of Mercy
Merion
Long Island Road Seeks Equipment Upgrade
New York January 6 William H Draper Jr trustee of the Island railroad asked the interstate commerce commission for 115000 to install automatic brake tripper devices on the line from Flatbush Avenue to Jamaica Queens The action follows quick approval of 65090 to improve safety on the wreck plagued road by Judge Harold M Keenan.
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New York
William H. Draper, Jr
The
Island Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harold M. Ke
Draper
Kenn
Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn
Jamaica
Queens
Auto wreck proves fatal in Lumberton incident
Lumberton on January 6 reports Rowland Norton 39 of Rt. 1 Fairmont died from injuries after a car overturn near Lumberton early Friday night. Passenger McDuffie Rogers 19, driver of the vehicle, sustained only minor injuries.
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Lumberton
Rowland Norton
Rt. 1
Fairmont
McDuffie Rogers
Norton
Jefferson Jackson Dinner Speaker Set
Sen. Ernest W. McFarland of Arizona will address the Jefferson Jackson day dinner in Raleigh on February 10. The event venue is the Sir Walter Hotel with headquarters opening Monday. Tar Heel Democrats announce Sen. McFarland’s acceptance and name John D. Larkins Jr. chairman.
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Raleigh
Ernest W. McFarland
Arizona
Senate
Daniels
John D._ Larkins Jr
Jones
Jet Planes Trigger Loud Sonic Boom Across Los Angeles Area
A massive blast rocked the Los Angeles area today from a jet plane diving at near supersonic speeds. Officials say high jets tested at about 40 000 feet caused a vacuum shockwave felt from Santa Monica to the San Fernando Valley. Police logged about 2000 calls as Culver City windows were broken and the Lec Bur kheed air terminal tied the blast to tests at 11 50 a m.
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Los Angeles
Los . Ane
Mamacy
Culver City
Santa Monica
San Fernando Valley
C. H. Anderson
Beverly Hills
Lec Burkheed
Come
Dividends Delayed for New National Service Insurance
A Veterans Administration spokesman said a large amount of paperwork will delay first payments of the new national service life insurance dividends until March. New dividends will be smaller than last year’s total of 2.8 billion for the 1948 50 period. Policyholders with January and February anniversaries will receive dividends in March. March anniversaries in March or early April. thereafter payments come about 10 days after anniversaries.
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Washington
National Service Life
Veterans Administration
Bleak Prospect For the Bookies in Miami
In Miami on January 6, Safety director O. D. Henderson said he ordered officers to rough up bettors and bookmakers. Patrolman Pat Baldwin reported knocking down a suspected bookie who resisted arrest and may have broken his leg. Sheriff Thomas J. Kelly announced use of the patrol wagon to haul arrestees to jail for gambling charges regardless of arrest location.
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Miami
Fla
O. D. Henderson
Pat Baldwin
Henderson
Thomas J. Kelly
Brewster to Address North Carolina Republicans
Senator Owen Brewster of Maine will be the keynote speaker at the Lincoln Day event in Winston-Salem on February 3. The same gathering will host the North Carolina Young Republicans convention with over 500 attendees from 36 clubs and GOP members statewide.
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Winston-Salem
Owen Brewster
Maine
North Carolina
Young Republicans
E. E. Cobb
Morganton
Death Row Inmate Collapses At Rockview
A 48 year old death row inmate Clement Shupp of Allentown awaiting execution for the 1949 shooting of Marion Walck in Lehigh County collapsed on arrival at Rockview penitentiary. Doctors had declared him physically sound before the incident.
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Bellefonte
Pennsylvania
Rockview Penitentiary
Clement Shupp
Allentown
Marion Walck
Lehigh County
Nevada Gambling Boom Hits Record Take in 1950
Carson City Nev Jan 6 1950 Nevada gamblers lost more than 43.31 million dollars to legal casinos statewide in 1950. The pace rose after the Korean conflict began and surpassed the 1949 total of about 40.5 million. State tax from gross gaming income reached 2 percent and state revenue from licenses pushed overall take to about 1.439 million.
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Carson City
Nev
Nevada
Missing Norwich student found with coed in North Carolina
Paul D. Lubarski a 19 year old freshman from Quincy Massachusetts who had been missing since yesterday was located in Chapel Hill North Carolina visiting a university of North Carolina coed officials of Norwich University said Maj Gen Ernest N Harmon Norwich president said Chapel Hill police notified him by telephone that Lubarski was with a coed Lubarski's roommates had reported him missing prompting a police search yesterday
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Norwich University
Paul D. Lubarski
Quincy
Mass
Chapel Hill
N. C
Ernest N. Harmon
Norwich
Lubarski
University of North Rolina
Time zone adjustments in broadcasting schedules
The notice explains standard time differences: EST for the east, CST minus one hour, MST minus two hours. It notes local stations may adjust relay times to fit local schedules and warns that last minute program changes cannot be included.
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Mountain Steedard
Evening Television Schedule Notes
A dense list of TV programs and times across stations and channels, including 6:00 PM Big Show and 9:15 Hollywood Comment, with a mix of dramas, comedies, news summaries, variety shows, sports and theater hours. Local station identifiers appear as CBS ABC NBC and others.
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Roy Rogers
Abe
Miss Brooke
Cbs Family Amateurs
Abc
Nick Carter
Reece Benny
Dick Wallace
Abe Peter Salem
Phil and
Alice
Abe A and
Andy
Yatery
Hed R
Abe Chas
Mace
Cbs
Abde
Inging Marshall
Theater Guild
Abe Red Skelton
Che
Mbs
Org
Cortisa Archer
Walter Winchell
Hollywood
Horace Heidt
Sleat
Nobe
Gabriel Heatter
Jack Puar
Ebs
Simms Shop
Abe Showa
Dea Sokolsky
The
Chevaliers
Harry Wismer
News & Variety
All Nets
Hearing Set On 10 Percent Truck Rate Increase
Raleigh readers will learn a hearing by the State Utilities Commission on a proposed 10 per cent increase in motor carrier rates. The move, delayed from December, faces protests from shippers who oppose the boost while truckers warn it offsets rising costs. A decision will follow after Monday's session.
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Raleigh
State Utilities Commission
Commission
Four Teens Arrested for Placing Dynamite Under Rail
FBI agent William Murphy said four teenage boys were arrested in Phoenix for placing dynamite under the Southern Pacific railroad track. A broken stick of dynamite with fuse and detonator was found by switchmen. The gang’s leader is 15 and the others are 16. Charges under the federal train wreck statute to be filed.
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Phoenix
Ariz
William Murphy
Char
Federal Bureau of Investation
Southern Pacific
Murphy
Mursa
FBI
This Guy Was In Real Hurry
A Cusseta service station attendant recalls a motorist leaving in a rush after a gas stop. He believed his wife slept in the back seat but she was not there. The driver sped away recalling a Perry Florida stop 200 miles south, and a telephone call confirmed his fears.
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Cusseta
Wright
Perry
Fla
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