Casey’s Wife Objects to Praise at Casey Jones Memorial
Mrs. Casey Jones aged about 80 grew tired of speakers praising her late railroading husband Casey Jones. She told an orator to sit down and reminded them it was suppertime as 3,000 gathered at the marker commemorating the Illinois Central wreck where Casey died. Sim Webb, 79, recalled Casey's last words jump Sim jump and the train whistle from Bonne Terre museum accompanied the event.
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Casey
Illinois Central
Mrs. Jones
Sim Webb
Webb
Sim
Bonne Terre
Jones
Korean Unification Policy Deepens Rhee Clash
The article outlines U S and United Nations aims for a Korea armistice and division, while Syngman Rhee presses for full unification. It notes disagreements over resuming war post conference and Rhee’s public insistence on stronger U S commitments.
Czech Mechanic Rips Iron Curtain In Armored Car Escape
A 31 year old Czech mechanic built an armored car in Pilsen and, with seven companions, breached the Czechoslovak border. The group drove to West Germany, evading guards, and were taken into U S Army custody in Bavaria. The car, camouflaged with branches, resembled a Czech Army vehicle.
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Czech
Munich
Germany
West Germany
Pilsen
Wald - Muenchen
Bavaria
U. S. Army
Cham
Wald- Muenchen
Jroad
Cease Fire Committee Dissolved in South Korea
The South Korean National Assembly dissolved its 122 member special committee on cease fire on the eve of an armistice. In a joint statement, members said their utmost efforts failed to meet legislative expectations and the panel, formed in May, served mainly as a liaison between government and Assembly.
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Pusan
Korea
South Korean National Assembly
Assembly
Few Hours Might Have Made Difference Between Life and Death
An obituary reflecting on American Marines and Korean War casualties. It notes mud and bloodied bodies, shell wounds, and lunging combat near Panmunjom. The piece argues armistice delays and Rhee’s prisoner releases hindered peace, costing lives and shaping fate on the Central Front and among Chinese forces.
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U. S
United States
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Marines and Chinese Soldier Swap Fire And Taunts At Outpost Esther
Marine corporal Howard Milsa of Warm Springs Georgia tried to persuade a Chinese Communist soldier to surrender as fighting raged for 50 minutes at Outpost Esther on Korea's western front. The Chinese soldier shouted and threw grenades, while Milsa mocked him from a foxhole five feet away.
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Korea
Esther
Panmunjom
Cpl
Howard Milsa
Warm Springs
Red
Milsa
Milsap
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