Allied air and ground actions across Korea in rain
Allied fighter bombers struck North Korean targets in force while rain limited air raids to a few sorties. Seven B26s hit front-line positions in darkness and others reported destroying 29 supply vehicles. Ground fighting near Munsan truce camp left about 30 Chinese killed or wounded, with skirmishing in Yondon and the Western Front. Generals Clark and Van Fleet left the battlefront after a brief tour.
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Seoul
Munsan
Yondon
Mark Clark
United Nations
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Atomic age woes halt election tally in sparse counties
In Jones, Jackson and Haakon counties, electric storms blacked out lines delaying vote tabulation as auditors closed up and left without lamps in a region once devoid of electricity. The incident follows a broader critique in a federal report condemning harsh prison punishments and urging rehabilitative approaches.
Mason Albert D Brewer Earns Diamond Pin for Service
Albert D Brewer, 95, former Indian fighter and trader, received the diamond pin after 75 years of Masonry service at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Los Angeles. He quipped that he had waited a long time for the honor and spoke of his long career.
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Los Angeles
Albert D. Brewer
Veterans Administration Hospital
Brewer
Four Moore youngsters arrive in Pittsburgh
Four Michigan children left parent deaths after an auto crash find new lives in Pittsburgh. Jimmy Moore age five, Jeffrey four, Mary Jean nine, and Barbara six join siblings as orphans from the November tragedy. The Leonard Michigan home life proved unworkable, prompting relocation.
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Pittsburgh
Michigan
Jimmy Moore
Jeffrey
Mary Jean
Barbara
Murray Moore
Leonard, Mich
Arnold Friesen
Babbs Adopt Two Boys and Two Girls After Moore Family Loss
Dr Friesen a psychiatrist and J Donald Babb an insurance executive helped bring back two boys and two girls with Mr and Mrs J Donald Babb. The Babbs sought to adopt the entire family after the Moore parents were killed but the eldest Jerry aged 16 resisted. He later changed his mind during a Pittsburgh trip and consented to adoption.
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J. Donald Babb
Dr. Friesen
Babb
Babbs
Moore
Jerry
Pittsburgh
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