Flying Boxcar Crashes Near Seoul Killing 44 Servicemen
A U S Air Force C 119 Crashed into Mount Yebong near Seoul Korea 44 servicemen including 37 American Army men died. Ground parties said no survivors and wreckage strewn over rugged terrain. Searchers carried bodies down slopes as parachutes were seen.
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Tokyo
U.S. Army
Japan
Seoul
Korea
Far East Air Forces
Mount Yebong
Air Force
Patricia Scott
Tokyo Nippon Times
Seoul Area
State plumbing code eyed at Greensboro convention
Greensboro hosts a convention session where plumbing and heating contractors considered a proposed state plumbing code presented by George Robb of High Point. Other events included panel discussions and a talk by L. F. Voorhees of High Point. The meeting ends tonight after banquet and dance.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
George Robb
High Point
L. F. Voorhees
E. C. Blaylock
H Bomb Test Announcement Expected This Month
Washington reports that official confirmation of the first H bomb explosion is anticipated soon possibly by President Truman. AEC sources have delayed comment while observers note letters from Eniwetok test participants describe the detonation. An investigation into possible security breaches is expected by lawmakers.
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Washington
Truman
Atomic Energy Commission
Aew
Senhower
Eniwetok Proving Ground
Pacific
AEC
Eniwetok
Mr. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
House
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
AFC
Armed Services
Edvin C. Johnson
D-Colo
New England Woolen Chief Addresses Industry Shift
Francis W. White of the American Woolen Company tells the 69th annual gathering that New England mills have started reducing the cost gap but must accelerate. He warns against delaying progress and notes customer demand drives fabric pricing, while defending blended and synthetic fabrics amid fiber allocations and rising Orion and Dacron popularity.
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Boston
New England
Francis W. White
American Woolen Company
National Association of Woolen and Worsted Overseers
White
Orion
Dacron
Jellied Gas Drove War Up Over Pinpoint Hill
U S F-8 Thunderjets released jellied gasoline over a large Communist troop area as air war intensified in North Korea. Fifth Air Force reported downing a MiG-15, first in nine days, while ground forces retook Pinpoint Hill after 26 hours of fighting and pressed Reds toward northern tunnels near Sniper Ridge.
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Seoul i
North Korea
Northwest
Korea
Pinpoint Hill
Fifth Air Force
Calvin C. Davey
Flint
Mich
Eighth Army
Republic of Korea
Pinpoint
Little Finger Ridge
Associated Press
John Randolph
Central Front
Jackson Heights
Chorwon
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Coal Ceiling Price Hiked By Government
Government boosts coal ceiling prices with soft coal up to 75 cents a ton and hard coal up to 1.35 a ton. OPS says hike offsets higher miners pay and anticipates possible further increases if wage demands rise. A Monday hearing may decide if full increases go through, else a strike is deemed inevitable.
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Jack Rutledge
Office of Price Stabilization
Pennsylvania
OPS
United Mine Workers
Taft Signals Bid For Senate Republican Leader Post
Senator Robert Taft hints he may seek the Senate Republican leader role as Republicans weigh who will sit beside President Eisenhower in shaping policy. The Ohioan could move if Styles Bridges declines, with Knowland signaling interest if Bridges steps aside.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
Senate
Ohioan
White House
Taft
Sen. Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Bridges
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican Policy Committee
Committee On
Capitol Hill
Congress
Knowland
William F. Knowland
California
GOP
Navy Court Probes Collision That Killed Five Soldiers
A Navy court of inquiry aboard the USS Ruchamkin probes a fatal collision with the Texas Oil Co tanker SS Washington. The incident during an invasion exercise in a blackout left five Army soldiers dead and 31 injured. The Ruchamkin sustained flooding. the tanker proceeded to Philadelphia.
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Portsmouth
Cape Henry
Texas Oil Co
Washington
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Richard Kidney
Staten Island
Philadelphia
Ruchamkin
Arthur C. Jackson
Fayetteville
Army
John T. Fuler
Dayton
Ohio
Edward J. Eckert Jr
Marlboro
N.Y
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Tulsa Okla
Pasquale Tampa
Wayne Pa
Raymond Kenney
Somerset
Maas
Merton A. Bright
Rock Falls
John S. Jeffries
Harry M. Rhoday
N. C
Frederick P. Politz
Plantsville
Conn
Ral A. Bode
Cincinnati
Otis Hicks
Jane Lew
W. Va
Dewey Refusal Sparks Cabinet Post Speculation
Washington report says Governor Thomas E. Dewey declined a federal post after meeting with Eisenhower, fueling renewed talk about who will lead State and Defense. Names uppermost include Dulles McCly Hoffman and Lodge with Taft's potential impact seen as pivotal.
Indian Truce Resolution Considered at United Nations
United Nations delegations examined India's long awaited Korean war resolution which calls for a neutral commission to handle prisoner repatriation and may favor direct talks with Peiping. The plan, discussed as India probes Maoist China, seeks broad peace ideas while debates continue in the Political Committee with Mexico and Peru presenting Korean plans.
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N. Y
India
General Assembly
U.N
China
Mao Tze Tung
Peiping
Korea
Aengthy
United States
Russia
Pelbing
Mexico
Peru
Eisenhower preps for Truman talks with Dewey adviser role
President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower met with Gov. Thomas E. Dewey in Augusta to name Dewey a standby adviser on urgent policy matters. Dewey will remain governor and decline a cabinet post, while Eisenhower plans a trip to Washington to meet President Truman and cabinet members. The discussions touched on Korea policy and repatriation of prisoners, with Dewey leaving for Miami Beach after the session.
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New
Eisenhower
Federal
Augusta
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Washington
Truman
Dewley
Preston Flect
Korea
Trueman
Miami Beach
Fla
Weather Forecast Shows Mild Temperatures Ahead
The low tonight is expected near 6 and the high tomorrow around 70. Today's high reached 66 with a low of 14 last night. Sunset is 5 18 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 4 47 a m.
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Weather Bureau
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Atlanta
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Charlotte
Mt. Mitchett
New Orleans
New York
San Antonio
San Prameisco
Washington
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