Turn of the tide in Korea drives UN forces toward defeat
The article chronicles a dramatic reversal for U S forces in Korea as seven American divisions plus allied units face heavy Chinese offensives. It notes mounting casualties and a retreat without a clear end, with Chinese forces having manpower to press the UN lines and isolate US units.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
South Korea
United Nations
Manchuria
Eighth Army
Tenth Corps
Alaska trooper returns to La Crosse for Christmas visit
Schaefer, 37, long since left for the West Coast and Alaska, returns after 18 years to his boyhood home in La Crosse. He works a Kuskokwim gold mine near Anchorage by July to October and spends winters hunting and prospecting with a 65 mile sparsely populated range to supplies by air. He plans to visit a sister in Texas before going back to the cold.
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Russell
Schaefer
la Crosse
John Schaefer
Wood Street
Alaska
Kuskokwim River
Anchorage
United States
Laddfield
Fairbanks
Texas
Ban on Two Percent Beer Sales in Ahmedabad
Sale of two per cent beer, permissible under prohibition, is banned in Ahmedabad, India, as authorities say its availability would mar the good effect of the prohibition program.
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Ahmedabad
India
Johnson joins Logan police after 1.5 years service
A Logan high school graduate and 23 year old patrolman named Johnson has served one and a half years on the police force. He lives on South Fourth street, is married with two children, and lists sports as his hobby.
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Logan High School
Johnson
Ys South Fourth Street
Simple Inauguration Plan for Kohler to Be Modest
Milwaukee report notes Governor-elect Walter Kohler plans a simple New Year’s Day inauguration with no ball or formal invitations. Chief Justice Oscar Fritz will administer the oath at noon in the Capitol, followed by swearing in Lt. Gov. George M. Smith, Treasurer Warren R. Smith, Secretary of State Fred Zimmerman, and Attorney General-elect Vernon W. Thompson.
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Milwaukee
Walter Kohler
Kohler
Capitol
Oscar Fritz
State Supreme Court
George M. Smith
Warren R. Smith
Fred Zimmerman
Vernon W. Thompson
Crime Group Seeks Kenosha Pool Figure
Kenosha boom owner Ollie O'Mara was summoned to answer questions from the U S senate crime investigating committee led by Sen Kefauver. His brother John reportedly spoke with a committee investigator on November 4. The subpoena seeks his business records and bank accounts amidst a delayed service. A county probe into alleged gambling payoffs was paused pending a state inquiry.
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Kenosha
Wis
Ollie O’mara
Kenosha Boom
U. S. Senate Crime Investigating Committee
O’mara
John
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tonn
U. S
Kenosha County
Weather Forecaster Training Tips From Prof Maxwell
A 1950 article by Prof Selby Maxwell teaches basic weather forecasting rules. It covers counting nights and days, essential instruments, wind patterns, storm formation, and common forecasting errors with simple examples.
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Selby Maxwell
Stellenbosch students strike over inadequate hotel meals
About 70 women students from Stellenbosch University staged a walkout at the Harmonie hotel to protest poor food service. The action highlights campus frustration with catering standards and campus life.
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South Africa
Stellenbosch University
Harmonie
Norwalk Homemakers Hear Textile Painting Lesson
Norwalk Wisconsin residents will gather in the hall Tuesday as Betty Saber Korn, county home agent, presents a lesson on textile painting. Want ads bring results.
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Norwalk
Wis
Spertel
Betty Saberkorn
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Ings
Dad
DELTA
Adam Kroner
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