Repatriation Team Defies U S Orders
The repatriation team, cited by American soldiers as receiving the bum's rush, included Col. Alexander J Smirnov Lt Vasili Pivavarov and Sg Vasili Kseratov. The group dragged from a Soviet car amid claims the mission ignored U S orders after Walter I Donnelly declared its three year work finished. Unofficial circles allege espionage links and note the HQ stood about 300 feet from the zone edge.
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Alexander J. Smirnov
Vasili Pivavarov
Vasili Kseratov
United States
Walter I. Donnelly
Minister 75 Marries 18YearOld Parishioner in Maryville
The Rev J B Palmer a Baptist of West Union near Cincinnati and Miss Lola Mae Mingus of the same area were married yesterday in Maryville. The ceremony linked a 75-year-old minister and an 18-year-old parishioner on their honeymoon, stirring local attention.
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Maryville
J. B. Palmer
Lola Mae Mingus
West Union
Cincinnati
Truman orders federal hiring limit amid payroll cuts
President Truman instructed all government departments to hire only as many workers as they can effectively use, prioritizing conservation of manpower. The move aligns with Senate pressure to cut federal payroll by trimming appropriations.
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Washiianway
Sune
Truman
Senate
Allies Push Into Iron Triangle Amid Korean Front Push
U N forces drive toward Kumhwa as Chorwon and Kumhwa remain in Communist hands. Red troops retreat northward leaving rear guards. Western front reports three mile advance toward Kumhwa with vanguard within four miles of the city. Battle continues across the Chorwon Kumhwa Pyanggang plateau as tanks and artillery join the assault.
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U. N
Sapparica
Chorwon
Kumbwr
Kanglc
Kumba
U.N
Kumhwa
Eighth Army
North Korea
Iron Triangle
Chorwen- Kumhwa-Pyanggang
Western Front
Uijongbu-Chorwon Road
Roa
MacArthur Issue Shapes Public Focus in Truman Campaign
The MacArthur firing dominates national debate for six weeks, shifting attention from Kefauver and Brilln g RFC scandals. Public sentiment suggests the issue could help defeat the Truman ticket next year as he prepares to confront it publicly.
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Truman
MacArthur
Kefauver
Fulbright
RFC
Korea
Tornado Survivors Plan Thanksgiving Service in Corn Church
The Mennonite community of Corn Oklahoma will gather in their battered new church Sunday to give thanks for surviving a violent tornado that destroyed nearly 40 homes. Minister Re sop Kliewer said there was no question God was with them last night as the storm passed through the small southwestern Oklahoma town. The sermon will focus on "The Storps 06 Liftant Thankfulness."
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Resop. Kliewer
Mennonite Brethren Church
Oklahoma
Betters Face Big Tax Bite
Congressional tax experts estimate the proposed 10 per cent wagering tax will cost gamblers at least 400 million to 750 million dollars yearly. The revenue is deemed the absolute minimum if the law passes and 50 percent of gamblers comply. Noncompliance could bring up to five years in jail and a 10 thousand dollar fine under internal revenue laws.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Internal Revenue
Widow-wooed after funeral by marriage seekers
Burlington Calo man James Gerhart, a farmer and storekeeper, reports receiving about 20 marriage proposals daily from across the country since his funeral last Sunday. He jokes about widow women chasing his $60,000 bank account and notes the costly 15 000 funeral with a 4000 copper casket attended by over 1000 onlookers.
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Burlington
Calo
Jaume
Burlington Witower
Prouf
Jims Gerabart
Jhe
Gernhart
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