Fighting On Peace Question Ponders End of Korea War
Allied troops in Korea sense an approaching end but debate what kind of peace will follow and how the Communists may react. After a year of fighting, infantrymen report a slowed pace and hope for cessation, with soldiers like Sgt Will from Middleboro Mass noting a quicker armistice would be welcome.
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Korea
United Nations
Willis George
Middleboro
Mass
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Walter
Andalusia
Trusted Courier Carried Yorktown Surrender to Congress
Tench Tilghman carried the official surrender message from General Washington to Congress in Philadelphia, delivering the news of Cornwallis's capitulation at Yorktown.
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Washington
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Congress
Philadelphia
Gilbert
High Point
Talks and tensions amid war cease fire hopes grow
Cpl Cecil Banover of Walton Kentucky argues a cease fire could reduce casualties while troops may bolster strength if fighting resumes. A regimental commander warns victories can be diplomatically costly and hopes history does not repeat itself as frontline reports indicate ongoing firing near Seattle and Puget Sound with strategic talks underway.
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Cecil Banover
Walton, Ky
Rossen Denies Communist Ties Before HUAC
Robert Rossen, Academy Award director, producer and writer, angrily denies being a communist as HUAC questions him in Washington. He had described himself as a former party member who left in 1947 during earlier testimony.
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Robert Rossen
House Un-American Activities Committee
Washington
Ros
Hooked Big One: 1040-Pound Marlin Caught Near Tahiti
The famed author records the greatest catch by rod and line a 1040 pound spiked marlin swordfish pulled from waters near Tahiti in 1930. The feat marks a historic record in big game fishing.
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Tahiti
Daniel Lambert Heavily Memorialized After Death at Arc a
Local record notes Daniel Lambert, described as a heavy man, died at the area known as the Arc a. Officials provided a brief death notice with basic biographical details and a note of condolence.
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Daniel Lambert
Arca
Stalin Protégé Kim Il Sung Keeps North Korea in Power
A United Press profile notes Kim Il Sung, born Kim Sung Chu near Pyongyang, remains Stalin's man in North Korea. Despite Inchon defeats, his signature on a cease fire message shows he still directs the regime and could resist U.N. and Allied pressure.
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North Korea
United Nations
Kim Il Sung
Inchon
U.N
Kim Tl Sung
Kim
Moscow
Matthew B. Ridgway
Kim Sung Chu
Pyongyang
China
Kremlin
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