Chinese POWs sign blood petitions in Korea camp
More than 12,000 of nearly 17,000 Chinese prisoners at Allied prison camp No 1 on Koje Island signed blood petitions saying they would rather die than return to Communist China. At least 3,000 tattooed anti Communist slogans, tensions rise between Communist and anti Communist factions, with flags of United States and Chinese Nationalists visible throughout the camp.
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Koje Island
Korea
China
United States
Secon
Snowstorm Sweeps Nation After West Coast Floods
A bitter cold snap and heavy snow swept across the nation behind West Coast storms. Snow and rain hit San Francisco and Northern California while Sierra winds lashed inland mountains. A Baldy slope avalanche killed ski instructor Victor Gottschalk. missing climbers were Arthur Gardner and George Fraser. Nevada reports drifts trapping motorists and a Greyhound bus, as the first SP passenger train in 10 days prepared to move from Reno to San Francisco.
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San Francisco
California
Sierras
Sun Vallee
Tda
Mt. Taldy
Phish Sawtooth Mountain
Arthur Gardner
New York City
George Fraser
Ansenda
Mexico
San Diego
Cataile
Baldy
South Side
Broadway Run
Victor Gottschalk
Gottschalk
Sun Valley
Nevada
Greyhound
Deen
Reno
Southern Pacific
Denner Pass
Sierra
Unorganized a Menace Editorial Reflects Tobin View
Secretary of Labor Tobin argues in a monthly bulletin that unorganized workers threaten the nation while praising 15 million union members as the key to economic health. He claims the remaining 48 million workers endanger the economy. Page 16 continues the discussion.
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Tobin
Mr. Tobin
Man Lost Overboard Near Bergeson Ship Report
The Norwegian tanker Bergeson reported a man overboard while en route from Hawaii to the West Coast near San Francisco. The crew requested nearby ships to maintain a good lookout as no other details were provided.
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San Francisco
Jan
Bergeson
Hawaii
Five survive as B 17 rescue plane crashes near Tyler Peak
Port Angeles report says five of eight crewmen were rescued alive from the burned wreckage of a U S Air Force B 17 after it hit a snow covered mountain while searching for victims of a DC 4 air lift crash en route to McChord. Three crew members remained missing. Coast Guard helicopter conducted three trips in dangerous weather to evacuate survivors to Sequim and Port Angeles hospitals.
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Wash
U.V
Air Force
Ing Wreekage
Tyler Peak
Coast Guard
Yylov Peak
Sikorsky
Sequim
Coast Guard Ambulance
Coast
Reseue
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Youth Run Over by His Own Car
Thomas J. Barrier age 19 of 4682 Green St Los Alamitos was run over by his car last night after losing control on car tracks at Eighth and American Ave The car struck a light standard throwing him to the ground and a rear wheel ran over his left arm causing a fracture
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Thomas J. Barrier
Green St
Los Alamitos
Barrier
Eighth
American Ave
T Ie
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