Pilots in Frigid Waters Call for Amphibian Rescue
An AP account details United Nations pilots in western Korea using Grumman Albatross amphibians to rescue downed airmen north of the 38th parallel. Capt. Edwin Leonard recalls two May Day calls 175 miles apart in one afternoon, one from an F-86 pilot and another from a Navy AD-2 crewman, both saved with air cover and swift pickup, while the crews radio urgency asking how long before help arrives.
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United Nations
Edwin Leonard
Spokane
Yalu River
Dumbo
Photographer's lone night action over Triangle Hill in Korea
War photographer Warren Lee describes a night near Triangle Hill in Korea. He details Chinese artillery and American air and ground fire, the cold, the glow of flares, and the perilous approach to division HQ as fighters engage along Pike's Peak and Papa-San Mountain.
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Warren Lee
United Press
Triangle Hill
Korea
Pike's Peak
Papa-San Mountain
Pike’s Peak
Division
Pravda Recaps US Election as Monopolies’ Servants
Pravda portrays Eisenhower and Stevenson as leaders in imperialist warmongering and anti Communist hysteria. It condemns both candidates for avoiding decisive Korea War choices and fears proposals pleasing industrial magnates.
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Moscow
Pravda
U. S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Communist Party
Korea
Officials Move Against Nudist Camp Near Everglades
Miami AP reports Dade County officials plan to cite nudist operators for zoning violations at a rustic nature garden near the Everglades. Sheriff Henderson and Commissioner Bird said indecent exposure and minor endangerment charges may follow after a Sunday raid observing 35 to 40 nude sunbathers at the site.
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Miami
Dade County
Preston A. Bird
Bird
Everglades National Park
Here
County Zoning Board
J. B. Henderson
Henderson
Mike Barron
Barron
J. R. Suplee
Wild Goat Interferes With Power Line Construction
A wild billy-goat in Columbia Falls Montana watched construction workers erect a 125 foot tower for a 230000 volt line to Hungry Horse Dam. The curious animal inched to within 15 feet of the crew before retreating to its hillside home.
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Columbia Falls
Mont
Rocky Mountain
Hungry Horse
Cost of U.S. higher education in 1951 reaches two billion
A historical note states that maintaining colleges and universities in the United States in 1951 cost about two billion dollars. It adds that a pound of sugar contains 1,794 calories.
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United States
Reds Have Train Trouble
Vienna reports Czechoslovakia faces rail delays as Prague’s Rude Pravo cites 65 percent of trains in Bratislava late. The paper notes a total daily time loss of 800 minutes for arrivals and departures in the Slovak capital.
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Vienna
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Rude Pravo
Bratislava
Oil Fight Between States and Federal Government Spans 15 Years
Washington report traces the offshore oil dispute from 1906 to present, with California Texas and Louisiana affected. The debate centers on who rents or taxes offshore lands and how much revenue goes to federal or state coffers.
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Washington
California
Louisiana
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Adlai E. Stevenson
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tidelands
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Congress
Gulf
William ©. Douglas
U.S
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