Korean Reds Cross River Near Kunu and Surrender En masse
Reported by intelligence officers, about 25 000 Red Korean troops remained north of the parallel with organized resistance largely ended. North Korean units still held divisional headquarters as surrender waves increased. Kim Il Sung allegedly fled and leaflets claimed the real Kim Sung died years ago, while Soviet Col Gen Terentyi Shtikov was named as North Korea’s real boss.
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Kunu
Okyo
Emier Kim I Sung
Kim
Sung Chu
Kim Sung
Manchuria
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Kim _ Sung
Red Capital
Eader
Ho Kai Li
North Korea
Terentyi Shtikov
Shtikov
U. S
GI Units Withdraw From Korea In Staged Return To Japan
American forces plan a phased withdrawal from Korea with long lead times for equipment and redeployment. The Eighth Army will return to occupation duty in Japan at higher postwar strength, while three divisions from the United States await deployment news. The 24th Division has been on Kyushu, with the 25th and First Cavalry on Honshu, and the Seventh on Hokkaido.
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Eighth Army
Japan
Far East
United States
Kyushu
Honshu
Hokkaido
Phoebe Snow Wreck Near Buffalo No Fatalities Reported
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad announced that its premier passenger train, the Phoebe Snow, jumped the rails and derailed near Buffalo this morning. A spokesman said, as of now, no deaths are expected.
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Binghampton
N. Y
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Phoebe Snow
Buffalo
St Louis Blues Echoes In Korean Liberation Celebration
In Seoul on Oct 24, forty thousand civilians freed from harsh rule heard United Nations day speakers proclaim Communist defeat and future blessings. The South Korean army band then played St Louis Blues to close the event.
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ST. Louis Blues
Seoul
Korea
Bradley Urges Unity and Unified Armed Forces
General Bradley calls for nations Denmark and Portugal to reduce navies and urges strong unity within the alliance. He praises progress from Paris and The Hague, cites plans for balanced forces, and argues action is needed now to build integrated forces for collective security rather than improvise later.
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Denmark
Portugal
United States
Britain
Bradley
Paris
Hague
Marshall Shifts to Maximum Training State for Reservists
Defense officials announce uniform policy for reservists and National Guard units to reach a maximum state of training replacing indefinite calls for rapid force expansion. A department spokesman cautions time to reach this level varies by unit. The army will receive most medical draftees eligible for commissions from first lieutenant to lieutenant colonel based on age and experience.
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Department
National Guard
Defense Department
Army
Communists Spurn Bell in Berlin Free Speech Standoff
General Clay hailed a United States funded Liberty Bell replica installed in Berlin city hall tower as a symbol of freedom behind the iron curtain. East German Communist leaders warned the bell would become a noose for its ringers.
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Clay
Berlin
Germany
America
City Hall
United States
U. S
Carl Jeffress Named General Manager
Greensboro dispatch reports C. O. Jeffress long time business manager named general manager of Greensboro News Company. He succeeds P. T. Hines who resigns effective January 1. Jeffress joined the News in 1937 after University of North Carolina graduation. Hines served since 1927 and led as general manager for ten years.
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Greensboro
Ir— C. O. Jeffress
Greensboro News Company
P. T. Hines
Jeffress
the News
University of North Carolina
Hines
Rural Electrification Grants Davie EMC Loan
MOCKSVILLE REA WASHINGTON Oct 24 A loan of $100,000 to the Davie Electric Membership Corp Mocks ville NC was approved yesterday by the rural electrification administration.
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Washington
URA
Davie Electric Membership Corp
Mocksville
N. C
Rural Electrification Administration
Postmortem on Capitol Square action stirs NC politics
North Carolina readers follow the Capitol Square postmortem on the Democratic executive committee meeting last Saturday. Jeff D. Johnson Jr. was nominated for the supreme court, replacing Murray James. The move sparked questions about Governor Kerr Scott’s role and possible payoffs, with dissent from New Hanover County over Chief Justice Stacy. The piece discusses factional divides, personal ties, and leadership implications for Scott’s gubernatorial influence.
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Capitol Square
Democratic Executive Committee
North Carolina
Jeff D. Johnson, Jr
Clinton
Supreme Court
Kerr Scott
Murray James
Scott
Johnson
Democratic
Stacy
New Hanover County
Emmett Bellamy
New Hanover
P. W. Glidewell
W. P. Stacy
James
Wilmington
Joshua
Utilities Commission
Jeff Johnson
High Court
Frank Graham
Senate
Truman Presents Peace Terms and U N Role in Peace
President Truman spoke on disarmament and United Nations security in a message to an international audience. He urged universal compliance, foolproof safeguards, and ongoing information sharing, arguing that broad disarmament could free resources for fighting poverty and advancing human welfare worldwide.
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Russia
San Francisco
Soviet Union
Europe
Asia
U. N
Korea
United Nations
State Department
Voice of America
United States
South Korea
Subversive Activities Control Board to register Communist groups
The article notes a 197 plaintiffs from 32 states led by Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and William L. Patterson in a case challenging security law compliance. Truman named a five man SACB to force registration with penalties up to 10000 dollars a day for groups and 100000 dollars or five years for individuals. Immigration officials finalize new blanket ban rules targeting present or former members of totalitarian movements including Communists and fascists. The supreme court reviewed the Smith Act sections on conspiracy to overthrow government amid ongoing postwar prosecutions. The first certification of nonregistration will target the Communist party itself within two weeks to compel registration.
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U. S
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Communist Party’s
National Committee
William L. Patterson
Civil Rights Congress
Arthur Schutzer
American Labor Party of New York
Truman
Subversive Activities Control Board
SACB
Supreme Court
New York City
Justice Department
McGrath
Communist Party
Salisbury Man Killed in Head-On Crash
Salisbury, Oct 24. Frank Sowers of Salisbury died in a head-on collision near the city. Six others were seriously injured including Major Barker, Tex Smith, John Larue, Grace Sammons and all from Piney Creek. Buddy Misenheimer of Salisbury had minor injuries.
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Salisbury
Frank Sowers
Major Barker
Tex Smith
John Larue
Grace Sammons
Piney Creek
Buddy Misenheimer
Sowers
Al Jolson Dies Suddenly a Public Figure Remembered
Al Jolson born Asa Yoelson in 1886 in St Petersburg rose from Jewish cantor’s son to Broadway star and film icon. He popularized Mammy on stage, starred in The Jazz Singer, and enjoyed a long career with hits like Sonny Boy Suwannee and California Here I Come. He married four times and left an adopted son Asa Jr with plans for war benefit shows and a Korea era soldiers medal. Funeral plans unsettled. will details reportedly in New York.
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Asa Yoelson
St. Petersburg
Russia
Washington, D. C
Lew Dockstaders
Schuberts
Winter Garden
New York
Hollywood
Jolson
Sonny Boy
California
Larry Parks
Bing Crosby
Asa Jr
Henrietta Keller
Alma Osborne
Ruby Keller
al, Jr
Cost of Living Index Nearing All Time Peak
Washington Oct 24 The government cost of living index rose again last month nearing the peak in 1948. The Sept 15 level stood at 173.8, 73.8 above 1935-39 average and 0.4 below the 1948 fall record. The bureau announced a revision to the index formula to reflect changing buying patterns after the Korean war, with two indexes to be issued next year.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ewan Clague
BLS
Congress
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