Three Tar Heels Receive Bronze Stars in Korea
In Tokyo on September 20, the army announced three North Carolinians from the 24th Infantry Division were awarded bronze stars for gallantry in the Korean War. Corporal Bobby Ray Ford of Lucama, Second Lieutenant Traver H. Farmer of Wilson, and Captain John A. Yates of Mocksville earned the honors, with Ford receiving the bronze star with a V for valor.
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Hugh Grey Hosiery to raise wages across the board
Concord reports Hugh Grey Hosiery company will raise wages by about eight cents an hour for about 500 workers with minor increases in certain departments. The move follows the firm's notice today.
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Beatty Circus Opens in High Point Tomorrow Afternoon
Clyde Beatty Circus arrives at Welch Field with matinees at 2 30 and shows at 8 led by Clyde Beatty and featuring Mrs Harriet Beatty with elephant and Bengal tiger. Acts include Great Barton Flying Thrillers Cau dillo Sisters Montella Troupe Don McLennon and 30 clowns plus sideshows opening at noon.
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Marines Cross Han River toward Seoul in bold assault
Marines pushed across the Han River west of Seoul and formed a bridgehead within minutes. Heavy enemy fire and mortar bombardment followed as reinforcements moved up and Marine units pressed toward Seoul with air and artillery support.
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Big Meteor Lights Skies Over Cairo and Murray
In Cairo Illinois Wayman Presley reported a bright meteor exploding and leaving a black cloud as it crossed southern Illinois. Observers in St Louis and Murray Kentucky also saw the event with a piece said to have fallen near Wildcat Creek on Kentucky Lake.
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Marines Cross Han River Under Fire in Korean War Action
Ensign Siegal recounts a perilous river crossing near the Han as Marines, under heavy machine gun and mortar fire, moved to the south bank and pressed across in amphibious tractors. He and Sgt. Bland endured naked swims through cane brush to rejoin the advancing force.
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Houston oilman wills one third to Rice Institute
The will of Harry C. Hanszen of Houston leaves one third of his multimillion dollar estate to Rice Institute. Hanszen died two weeks ago in a Kerrville hospital in Texas.
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Truman Urges Congress to Strike Out War Aid Ban
President Truman asked Congress to drop a senate approved ban on economic aid to nations selling war potential goods behind the iron curtain. He called the proposal dangerous and said it would weaken free nations more than the Soviet bloc and linked it to the $17 billion emergency defense bill.
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Attlee Narrow Victory Prompts Postwar Policy Debate
Attlee wins by a slim margin and backs continued steel nationalization as Britain plans a large peacetime rearmament program. Churchill accuses the government of forcing the steel plan and rendering the nation unstable while pushing for a broader defense buildup.
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Tobacco Sales Holiday Begins Tomorrow
Raleigh reports that flue cured tobacco markets closed for an indefinite holiday to ease crowded redrying plants and warehouses. Prices varied by belt with declines noted on several belts while old belt leaf strengthened on common grades. Monday sales totaled 9.8 million pounds at $56.30 per hundred, with broader declines across others. Life preservers made of cork were used in Roman times per Britannica.
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Crashes Kill 33 Navy Men
A four engine navy privateer bomber plunged into Puget Sound from 3,000 feet, killing seven aboard. The crew from Willow Grove naval reserve squadron included three pilots and four enlisted men. Rescue efforts found only an oil slick as the waters ran 250 feet deep near Whidbey Island. A board of investigation will be convened by Vice Admiral Sprague. The plane was based at Barber’s Point near Honolulu.
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Punjab Storms Kill 70 and Destroy 25000 Homes
Heavy rains and gas in East Punjab near the northwest border caused 70 deaths and left 200000 homeless as 25000 homes collapsed. Damage to crops tops 50 million dollars while railways faced multiple disruptions. Many destroyed houses belonged to Muslims evacuated to Pakistan and occupied by Hindu refugees.
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India
Punjab
Pakistan
Man Charged With Murder After Wife and Son Die
In Rockwood Tennessee Rufus C. Aikens 31 was charged with murder after police linked his confession of dreaming he fought a beast to the strangling of his wife Ona Aikens 22 and their son Danny 5. The bodies were found in their living room early today.
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