Massacre Scene Unfolds as Convoy Found on Korean Front
On the Hoengsong front marines report a brutal ambush that left nearly 40 American trucks and several field guns destroyed. Bodies of Americans, South Koreans, and Chinese were scattered along the road, with civilians casualties amid Chinese crossfire and wrecked equipment.
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Ggg
Repubvek
Hoengsong
W. R. Abell
St. Louis
Livia
Abell
James G. Jones
Detroit
Korea
Senate Group To Probe Labor Mobilization Ban
Washington report cites Mobilization Director Charles E. Wilson and Truman aide Humphrey discussing labor action as a major issue. A uniform price ceiling for raw cotton sets basic at 45.76 cents per pound, with grades adjusted. Response from cotton industry and senators includes shock and criticism of the OPS order.
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Senate
Washington
Charles E. Wilson
West, Fla
Keni ‘Truman
Alkamelie
Humphrey
Cere
Wilson
Truman
Thursy
Proposal to let Congress oust the President
Rep. Coudert of New York proposes a constitutional amendment to allow Congress to remove the president by a two thirds vote. The plan mirrors Britain's no confidence mechanism and could require resignation or prompt a national election for president, vice president, and Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coudert
Congress
Britain
Police grill artist in knife killing ofstepson
New York March 3 Police grilled Laszlo Pinter a 40 year old artist after his step son Leonard Allen Flem failed in a kitchen quarrel police said a struggle occurred and an antique eight inch blade caused the fatal wound in a stairway moment later Pinter wearing a borrowed women coat was arrested in Staten Island after witnesses spotted him at a ferry. His wife survived but collapsed upon learning of her son death.
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New York
Park Avenue
Laszlo Pinter
Leonard Allen
Flemae
Uni
Ime Motes
Hene
Oakland
Frances Grassl
Staten Island
Mann
Pinter
Split Seen In Foreign Aid Talks
A bipartisan revolt in the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees challenges administration plans. Senator George of Georgia complains the resolution proposes a multi nation force in peacetime and would limit U. S. ground troops. He supports Eisenhower headed action but urges Congress to authorize it directly.
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Washington
Senate
George
D-Ga
Connally
D-Tex
Russell
DGA
North Atlantic
U. S
Georgia
Truman
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Compromise to Allow Bond Swap Announced
A government plan to swap $19 billion in old unmarketable bonds for a new 2 percent issue aims to curb inflation and support the economy. Officials praise the move while some doubt it will curb inflationary pressures or stabilize interest rates.
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Michael V. DiSalle
Office of Price Stabilization
DiSalle
New York
Cotton Exchange
Congressmien
Washington
William Rhea Blake
National Cotton Council of America
Maybank
D.-S.c
Serve Board
Serve
Ont Ten
Zardenas
Snyder
A Reserve
Treasury
Federal Reserve
Senator McCarran Warns U S In Greater Security Danger
Senator McCarran says the United States faces greater internal security danger than ever before after a briefing with FBI Director J Edgar Hoover. Hoover cites underground Communist activity and argues for more FBI funding, while noting changes in how the party operates.
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United States
Washington
America
McCarran
D-New
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Capitol
Senate Appropriations
Justice Department
Congress
Senate Judiciary
Student vanishes after college prank in Louisiana
Allen Kaplan, a 19 year old Northwestern State freshman from Chelsea Massachusetts, disappeared after classmates staged a fake blind date at Grand Ecore bluff near Natchitoches. Deputies search rugged woods and Red River area with two theories: he fell from a bluff or fled the prank.
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Shreveport
Chelsa
Mass
J. W. French
Kaplan
Tenaoets
Red River
Tar Heel federal taxes take jump
Greensboro report shows North Carolina federal tax collections for March totaling 109,781,935.63 dollars, up 26,432,494.82 from February. Gill, internal revenue collector for North Carolina, attributes the rise mainly to about 19 million more in employment and withholding income tax collections, plus cigarette and tobacco stamp increases.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
Gill
Internal Revenue
Allies Push Toward Red Center Near Hongchon Front
U S Marines and Ninth Corps forces push north from Hoengsong toward Hongchon as Chinese resistance stiffens. Marine units drive along a canyon road, aiming at the 66th Army headquarters while air forces pound front lines. Casualties mount with reports of 320 killed and 100 captured in a day, amid ongoing fighting across the central Korean front.
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Robert Eunson
Tokyo
U. S
Red Army
Hongchon
Leatherneck
Hoengsong
66Th Army
38Th Parallel
U. 8. Seventh Division
Ninth Corps
Fifth Air Force
John Ralph
United Nations
Third Corps
Seventh Division
15Th Division
Changdong
Pangnim
U. N
Eighth Army
Leathernecks
Japan Peace Treaty Talks Threatened by Soviet Stance
In New York on March 3, Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Jacob A. Malik said Russia would not meet with the United States on a Japanese peace treaty. United States seeks a treaty with or without Soviet participation as Britain and France prepare to draw up an agenda for a Big Four conference in Paris. Malik asserted Dulles misrepresented talks, while Washington aims for a “soft” treaty allowing limited rearmament for Japan and restoration of wartime industry.
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New York
Russia
United States
Jacob A. Malik
Haanesilee
John Foster
Ee Malik
Paris
Soviet Union
Council of Foreign Ministers
China
U. 5
Malik
Dulles
Pacific
New
Japan
Oelo
U. S
Formosa
Acheson Replies to Skeptical Marine in Korea War Debate
Secretary of State Dean Acheson answered a Marine corporal from Pendleton California who warned against fighting in Korea. Acheson defends the struggle as a defense against Red aggression and urges faith in American ideals while acknowledging the personal agony of young men drafted. The exchange began when Corporal John B Moullette wrote his father. Acheson’s reply was sent February 23 and released by the State Department.
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Washington
Korea
Acheson
State Department
Corr
Kremlin
John B. Mouilette
Pendleton
Calif
Clarence E. Moullette
Camden
N. J
Cheson
San
Truman Starts Day with Beach Swim at Naval Station
President Truman rises early at the naval station moves from briefings to a 7:40 stroll. He talks with staff, visits the old enlisted beach, and swims in Gulfstream waters as Secret Service notes accompany his morning routine. Fleet Admiral Leahy joins breakfast, then the president returns to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Best
Washington
Naval Submarine Station
Secret Service
William ". Leahy
Edward Slayton, Jr
Navy
Truman
Gulfstream
Joseph Short
Naval Station
Weather Outlook For Local Area
The high temperature today is expected to reach 62 degrees with a low of 38 tonight. Last night’s low dropped to 42 degrees as conditions begin to cool in the evening.
Alabama Faces High Cattle Rustling Risk Says Official
Alabama is identified as a highly vulnerable area for cattle rustling. Bill Perry chief of the Livestock Markets Inspection notes the state lost more cattle last year than the 11 major western states combined. The state department of agriculture comments on the issue.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Bill Perry
State Department of Agriculture
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Ludam
Chinate
Senate Banking Committee
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Tar Heel
Red Center
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Atlanta
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Wilmington
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