22 Jan 1951
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Newspaper
Independent Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1951
Page
1
Disaster strikes Switzerland Austria and Italy as enormous avalanches bury villages and roads. Death toll rises to 125 with 67 in Switzerland 53 in Austria and five in Italy. Rescue teams use dogs and heavy equipment to reach entombed victims amid widespread destruction.
The President signals manpower controls as 4 million more workers are needed for re arming and at least a million more to join the armed forces in an all-out war plan. These measures could freeze workers in jobs and draft men and women for roles, preparing for a potential clash with Russia and rapid production of weapons and materiel.
American warplanes repulsed a major Communist air threat in Korea, shooting down one MIG-15 and damaging another while sustaining no losses. The 54 MIG-15s faced 29 Fifth Air Force jets in five dogfights over North Korea, with further engagements near Pyongyang the next day.
Heavy fighting erupted along the vital lateral highway across Korea on Sunday, forcing United Nations withdrawals at three points. Renewed Communist activity flared at Kumyangjang and surrounding sectors, suggesting a potential renewed major Red offensive near Wonju to the east coast.
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