Reds Expand Front As Artillery Pounds Korean Front
Across the central Korean front Chinese Red troops push a threatening bridgehead northeast of Chunchon as U N patrols report little opposition elsewhere. The drive may lead to a second spring offensive in about 10 days amid ongoing American artillery actions and desertion reports.
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Tokyo
Choyang
Chunchon
United Nations
No-Man's-Land
U.N
John
Serters
Meartour
Seoul
James A. van Fleet
8Th Army
Svenjo
Earle E. Partridge
5Th Air Force
AP Cor- Randolph
Aioe
Reds
U. S
GOP Senator Plans New Acheson Ouster Move
Rep Phil Lips proposes an amendment to bar State Department funds for any employee linked to foreign government work in the last five years. He says this would target Dean Acheson without naming him, as a bill of attainder concerns. Other lawmakers question feasibility and legality of prior ideas to cut Acheson’s pay or funds.
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Washington
Phillips
Calif
House
Dean Acheson
Appropriations Committee
Acheson
State Department
Government of the United
U.N. to Vote on Embargo on Arms to China
The United Nations committee of 14 nations, urged by the United States, is set to recommend an arms embargo on Communist China for its Korea intervention. The proposal moves to the General Assembly political committee and then to plenary debate, with the Soviet bloc expected to oppose.
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United States
Additional Measures Committee
Korea
General Assembly
United Nations votes embargo on war goods to China
United Nations sanctions committee approves a worldwide ban on shipments of war goods to Communist China by a 1 to 0 vote with Egypt abstaining. India is expected to oppose the embargo while Britain and France express concern that measures could widen conflict. Britain has halted rubber shipments from Malaya to areas controlled by Peiping. The tally signals likely assembly approval and U.S. adoption by a large majority as Korea peace prospects sour.
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United Nations
China
United Nations Sanctions Committee
Egypt
India
U. N
Peiping
U. S
House of Commons
Red China
London
Britain
Malaya
Korea
U. N. Good Offices
Ships Collide Near Norfolk Off Cape Henry Collision
The collier Thomas Tracy and the Navy seaplane tender Valcour collided five miles east of Cape Henry. Both ships were on fire and the crews reportedly abandoning ship. Naval and Coast Guard units rushed to the scene. the Cherokee Cutter arrived as the Valcour headed from Norfolk for Atlantic training. The Valcour displaces 2400 tons and is 310 feet long.
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Norfolk
Thomas Tracy
Valcour
Cape Henry
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Naval
Coast Guard
Atlantic
Fleet
Wall Street Trade Slow Amid Quiet Market
Prices were mixed and moved only a few cents. Trading dwindled to a very quiet pace after an initially active start as traders stayed cautious. Rail stocks Santa Fe, Pennsylvania, Southern Pacific edged ahead while Union Pacific fell. New York Central and Chesapeake and Ohio held steady. Major steels like Bethlehem and U S Steel fluctuated. Boeing United Aircraft International Paper and others showed gains. several large industrials listed among advancers.
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Santa Fe
Pennsylvania
Southern Pacifi
Union Pacific
New York Central
Chesapeake and Ohio
Bethlehem
U. S. Steel
Lie
Boeing
United Aircraft
International Paper
Commonwealth Edison
American Smelting
Texas Co
International Harvester
Douglas
American Telephone
Kennecott
American Cyanamid
A Carbide
American Tobacco
Standard Oil
Defense Secretary Testifies On Red Buildup Near Korea
Secretary Marshall told Senate committees that Soviet forces near Korea have grown substantially since prior remarks. He described a sizeable buildup in Siberian border forces and warned of risks if Russia intervened. The hearing touched on MacArthur’s Korea strategy and Manchurian bases, with lawmakers pressing how air power alone could deter invasion.
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Washington
Marshall
Korea
Siberian
Douglas Oe Arthur
Defense
Senate Armed Services
MacArthur
Connally
D.-Tex
Foreign Relations Group
Red China
Manchuria
China
Russia
Senator Russell
D.-Ga
Bridges
Gray Wins State Citizenship Award at Tar Heel Civitans
Gordon Gray president of the University of North Carolina was named the state's most distinguished citizen at a Tar Heel Civitans banquet closing their annual convention in Winston-Salem. Luther R. Medlin of Greensboro became district governor and will assume the post next year in Charlotte. An attorney for the Textile Workers Union of America said the union will file a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board alleging Royal Cotton Mills interfered with the union's rights to bargain discriminated against union members and refused to bargain in good faith.
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Winston-Salem
Gordon Gray
University of North Carolina
Tar Heel Civitans
Gray
North Carolina Civitans
Luther R. Medlin
Greensboro
Charlotte
Wake Forest
Textile Workers Union of America
Royal Cotton Mills
National Labor
Roberts S. Cahoon
Atlanta
Salisbury man elected NC Association of ness School president
Kenneth Dunlop of Salisbury was elected president of the North Carolina Association of ness School at the group’s annual convention in Winston-Salem. Other new officers include Mrs. Selenia Henson of Shelby as vice president and Mrs. Mary E. Morley of Asheboro as secretary and treasurer.
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Winston-Salem
Kenneth Dunlop
Salisbury
North Carolina Association of Ness School
Selenia Henson
Shelby
Mary E. Morley
Asheboro
Amvet Convention Endorses Southern Tan Maneuver
Durham NC veterans group the North Carolina Amvet ended a three day convention by endorsing a Southern tan maneuver as the preferred policy.
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Durham
North Carolina
Amvet
Lions clubs convention draws about a thousand in Winston-Salem
About 1000 persons gathered in Winston-Salem for a three day Lions Clubs convention with Keaton of Chicago named director-general and chief organizer for Lions International. The event runs through the weekend as delegates discuss club service, leadership and community projects.
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Winston-Salem
Lions Clubs
Keaton
Chicago
Lions Interna
Brownlee Named To State Child Welfare Post In Raleigh
Raleigh announces Miss Aleta Brownlee will join the State Board of Public Welfare as a child welfare officer. Brownlee, formerly a U S Children’s Bureau consultant now based in Charlotte, will oversee county welfare programs and work with county departments.
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Raleigh
Aleta Brownlee
State Board of Public Welfare
Ellen Winston
Miss Brownlee
Charlotte
U. S. Children’s Bureau
Crack Paratroop Group Readiness Amid Iran Tension
Britain ordered its 16th Independent Parachute Brigade to state of readiness. Foreign Secretary Morrison monitored Iran developments from the Isle of Wight as speculation grew over protecting Anglo-Iranian Oil installations. The War Office said the alert was routine. the unit trained at Aldershot known as the Fire Brigade.
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London
Britain
Independent Parachute Brigade
Herbert Morrison
Isle of Wight
Foreign Office
Iran
War Office
Kesman
Fation
Aldershot
Fire Brigade
Atlantic
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Economist
Videx Journal of Opinion
Chicago Milk Strike Ends as Detroit Walkout Persists
Chicago milk drivers and dairy workers reached a two year contract after 19 hours of bargaining ending a three day strike. In Detroit, 2000 strikers vow to withhold streetcar and bus service until wage talks settle, with city seeking to run transit under union conditions or court order.
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Detroit
AFL
Frank X. Martel
Detroit and Wayne County Federation of Labor
DSR
Department of Street Railways
Division 26
Rodney Baxter
Chicago
Martin ‘H. Kennelly
Sien
Dai
Royal Mills Strike Ends After Five Weeks of Clashes
The Royal Cotton Mill in Wake Forest ends a five week strike marked by intermittent violence. Superintendent W L Jackson says workers have returned to work. Textile Workers Union of America official confirms a vote to return without a contract sought since last September. In Newburgh New York air raid drill warnings are to be issued nationwide three to four times weekly. Eastern Air Defense Command says drills will involve the air defense organization and limit fringe benefit surrender. The system is losing money, up to four hundred thousand dollars monthly.
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Wake Forest
Royal Cotton Mill
W. L. Jackson
W. R. Murray
Textile Workers Union of America
CIO
Durham Joint Board
Royal Mill
Newburgh
N. Y
Eastern Air Defense Command
Air Defense
Murder Charge Filed Against Police Chief in Georgia
Perry based police chief Thomas Bragg, 46, was jailed without bond after being charged with murder for fatally shooting two AWOL paratroopers from Fort Bragg. Bragg claims self defense saying the soldiers attacked while handcuffed as he drove them to Warner Robins. An Army inquiry and a Houston County coroner jury deemed the shootings in self defense.
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Pvt. G. Asman
Woodlake
Calif
Fort Bragg
N. C
Hawkinsville
Warner Robins Air Force Base
Houston County
Army
AP Newsman Honored for Courage Under Fire Abroad
Army unit commander Lt Col Wey commends AP war correspondent John Randolph for aiding wounded in heavy Chinese assault on the western front. Randolph carried wounded sergeant Jay Bare to safety under direct fire, earning battlefield praise and a request for official recognition.
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John Randolph
Associated Press
Vant Pany
Usventh
Randolph
Fred O. Weyand
Heraldsburg
Calif
Weyand
Sancee Sees
Oes A
Crunielake
Tato
Jay T. Bare
Hhracrag
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