Marine Plays Dead to Evade Red Soldiers
Marine Pfe Ronald Fitzgerald of Colorado Springs recounts how he feigned death after his position was overrun near The Hook in Korea. Wounded in hands and legs, he describes being tortured by a Chinese squad, surviving by crawling to safety, aided by fellow Marines, and praying for rescue as he endured burns and pain.
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Thad
Fitz
Tito vows to aid joint plan against aggression in Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito hailed unconditional support for a joint plan and warned against Soviet influence. He blamed Russia for global tensions and urged abandoning Tehran Yalta Moscow Berlin methods while noting Yugoslavia’s growing defense outlay and strong army.
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United Nations
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Boy's toy gun prompts dog attack injures him
An 8 year old boy pointed a toy gun at a neighbor's cocker spaniel. The dog charged with teeth flashing and the boy was treated in the hospital for an abdominal bite.
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Binghamton, N. Y
Radio Program Networks Time Guidance
This note explains standard time zones and adjustments for program schedules. It warns that local stations may shift relay times and that last minute changes cannot be included. It emphasizes using eastern standard time as the reference and converting for other zones accordingly.
Parrotfish in Red Sea Bite Coral Rock
National Geographic Society notes parrotfish in the Red Sea actively bite and chew chunks of coral rock while feasting on tiny sea animals living inside. The behavior highlighted underscores reef dynamics and fish feeding strategies observed in marine ecosystems.
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Red Sea
National Geographic Society
GOP Seeks Southern Vote Edge Since 1928 Election
In Atlanta, Republicans claim their best chance to win the South since 1928 as Florida, Virginia, Louisiana, Texas and South Carolina tilt toward Eisenhower while North Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas and Georgia back Stevenson. Cross-party shifts appear in Byrnes and Byrd moves, with electoral gains and losses tallied across the region.
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al Smith
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Mississippi
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Byrd
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German Women Take New Role in Affairs of Country
In Bonn the NEA describes how German women hold 3 judges and over 100 provincial parliament seats while facing limits in industry and key posts. Frauen Tauche says reforms aim to erase marriage-based dismissal and unequal pay, pushing for equal rights and a universal human law.
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NEA
Bonn
Germany
Federal Republic
Times
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Ministry of the Interior
Hitler
Frau Tauche
Christian Democratic Party
Apear
Poland
Verona’s R River Claims Shortest Name and Length
In Verona Italy locals boast the R River as the shortest named river on Earth and claim it runs only 525 feet from Mt Baldot to Lake Garda. The stream reportedly features a bridge waterfall irrigation canals and water mills with a noted flood in 1882 that damaged houses nearby.
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Mt. Baldot
Lake Garda
Japanese Aid to U.N. Children Fund Plans Remain
Tokyo reports the Japanese government will supply $100,000 in relief goods to UNICEF this year. Kyodo News Agency says the aid will reach children in Southeast Asia.
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Tokyo
United Nations International Children’s
Kyodo
Onme
Harvard Increases Student Aid Program
Harvard College will spend nearly a million dollars on scholarships loans and part time work for the 1949 50 academic year. Dean Wil J Bender says 623000 is set for scholarship aid to 1045 students about 700 will work as porters dining hall and library staff and expected earnings total 175000. Long term loans are a major item with more than one third of the 4450 undergraduates assisted by the program.
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Cambridge, Mass
Harvard College
Wil J. Bender
Dinaun
Harvard
Washington Law Prohibits Patrons From Handling Beer in Public
A Washington statute prohibits patrons from standing while drinking beer in public places or moving beer between tables. Servers may handle beer, but customers are barred from doing so.
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State of
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