Sabres Destroy 3 MIGs in Korean air front
U S Sabre jets shot down one Communist MIG and damaged three more over North Korea while Allied infantry repelled two Chinese assaults. Fifth Air Force reported six MiGs shot down or damaged during the week, with no Allied planes lost in air combat. Night bombing by B26s destroyed 73 Red supply trucks and disrupted routes from Communist areas to the front. Seventh Division troops repelled Western Front assaults near Old Baldy as Reds failed to breach American outposts. ROK patrols on White Horse Mountain killed or wounded Reds in raids nearby.
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Seoul
U. S
North Korea
Fifth Air Force
Old Baldy
Perk Chop Hill
Eighth Army
White Horse Mountain
No Man's Land
Army Secretary Reports Korea Ammo Supply Is Good
Secretary Robert T. Stevens said ammunition in Korea was good everywhere from forward to rear areas. Speaking after a battle zone tour and amid a Senate probe into ammo shortages, he praised the Eighth Army under Lt. Gen. Maxwell Taylor as prepared to do the job, neither overly optimistic nor pessimistic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
WPS Army
Robert T. Stevens
Korea
Senate
James van Fleet
Highth Army
Stevens
Eighth Army
America
Maxwell Taylor
Vast Increase in Speed of Planes Seen
Aeronautical engineer Edgar Schmued predicts jets may reach 600 mph airliners and military jets twice the speed of sound within six to eight years. He notes sound speed near 750 mph and ram jet limits well above three times sonic speed at up to 80,000 feet, with rocket engines enabling higher speeds and access to outer space.
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EL Segundo
Edgar Schmued
Northrup Aircraft Corp
Institute of Aeronautical Sciences
Schmned
French Red Leader Believed Going Home From Moscow
Mos cow dispatches report Maurice Thorez French Communist leader who has been treated since 1930 is believed to have left Moscow by train for France on a homeward journey. The French embassy supplied passports for Thorez and three party members and transit visas were arranged by a British embassy for travel through West Germany.
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Moscow
Maurice Thorez
Itader
France
Thorez
Warsaw
Berlin
West Germany
POW Meet Nears as UN Reds Plan Prisoner Swap
Allied and Communist liaison officers near a Monday session at Munsan to finalize plans for a prisoner exchange and truce steps in Korea. The UN prepares to move sick and wounded prisoners to processing at Freedom Village, with medical teams and evacuation helicopters staged nearby.
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Munsan
Korea
Par“maunjoin
Jet Ha
Submarine Tragedy Near Canakkale Leaves Dozens Dead
Turkish submarine Dumlupinar, on a surface voyage from Canakkale to Istanbul, collided with Swedish vessel Neboland near the Dardanelles and sank in 132 feet of water. Rescue teams raced from Goleuk naval base as survivors reported air shortage. U.N. sources and Turkish officials coordinated search efforts.
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Cassady
Istanbul
NATO
Adm
Koroturks
Fsti
la U
Waboland
Canakkale
Dardanelles Strait
Turkey
Herjeer
Goleuk
U.N
Defense
Seyi Kurt
Bek
Adin
Sadik Altincan
Dumlupinar
Inonu
Neboland
Goteborg
Naboland
Ex King Farouk Named in Damage Action
Ex King Farouk cited to appear in Turin court over a Rome crash on December 15. Dr Raffaele Bollagnesi seeks 100000 lire for damage to his automobile. no injuries reported.
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Farouk
Turin
Italy
Raffaale Bolmgnesi
Rome
Assistants for POW Talk Listed PUISAN
Korea UP Rear Adm John C Daniel named his U N command liaison staff to meet with the Communists Monday to arrange the exchange of sick and wounded prisoners of war The list includes Daniel Col Willard Carlock Col Lee Soo Yung Lt Col H M Odren and Cmdr James Shew Also nine more staff members of the U N truce team will attend the meeting plus interpreters a ships clerk and reporters with names and hometowns given for several.
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Ore
Sion
Mark Clark
John C. Daniel
U. N
U. S
Charles E. Holkings
iWorth
Chickasha
Oklo
Air Force
Douglas Cairns
Riverside
Calif
Leo Dulacki
Omaha
Neb
Army
Dedwin C. Lee
Mt. Arlington
N. J3
J. A. Masterson
Snohomish
Wash
Harry D. Spicer
South Sulon
Ohio
Riley V. Jackson
Sumter
Soviets Release Arrested Doctors Amid Diplomatic Strain
Soviet officials released doctors previously accused amid a shift in Moscow's stance after severing ties with Israel. A communique claimed accusations were false and that the doctors were rehabilitated, while criticizing the former Ministry of State Security for unlawful investigation methods. The move follows post-Stalin conciliatory signals and a cautious U.S. warning from John Foster Dulles.
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Soviet Union
Israel
Order of Lenin
Internal Affairs 3
L. P. Beria
Ministry of State Security
Vienna
Stalin
Kremlin
Aerae
John Foster Dulles
Russia
U.S
Alpine Chronicle Revived in Markleeville Amid Boundary Clash
The Alpine Chronicle, a revived four page weekly, claims new evidence from 1869 surveys supports Alpine County’s boundary case against Amador Tuolumne and Calaveras. Publisher W Coburn Cook vows ongoing publication if advertisers and subscribers support the effort.
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Marklefville
Califia
Alpine Chronicle
Little
Alpine
California
Sierra Nevada
Amador
Tuolumne
Calaveras
W. Coburn
Cook
Alpine County
The
Chronicle
California Geologi
Cal
California Land Commission
the Chronicle
Robert Folger
Folger
People's Choice
Silver Mountain City
Markleeville
Alex
Bridgeport
All Projects but Civic Center Win
The city approved a broad set of measures financed by tidelands oil money, approving 10 projects while a civic center plan failed. A $10,000,000 harbor and waterfront improvements reach forward, with two shoreline projects funded directly from tidelands oil funds. About 31 percent of voters participated, and the legality of funds transfer faces a taxpayers suit despite broad support from business groups and papers.
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Igrarm
Alamitos Bay
Udelants
Supreme Court
Ws Auditorium
Tidelands
City Public Improvement
Tideland
Irving M. Smith
Hieves
Civic Center
Grier
W. Fifth
Citizens Commtee
Oceani Blvd
Chestnut Ave
Seventh St
Jand
Pacific Ave
Long Beach
Chamber of Commerce, Retailers Association
Signal Hill voting list cut after election irregularities
A post election check shows Signal Hill voter rolls cut about 30 percent from 3340 to 2301 after civic groups alleged irregularities in the November 4 election. Officials Faulkner and former manager Bushong face trial April 22 in Los Angeles Superior Court on charges of conspiring to bring illegal registrations. The grand jury indicted the case in December.
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Signal Hill
Signal Hill Civic
A. Storm Center
Todd
Kid
Mexico
Faulkner's Amusement Centers
Orange Ave
Faulkner
Pall
Ex King Carol II Dies in Portugal After Tumultuous Reign
Former Romanian monarch Carol II dies in Portugal ending a tumultuous life marked by exile from 1940 after fleeing Nazi occupation and political upheaval, with earlier rule under his son Misat and 1927 throne succession. The narrative recalls his controversial personal life and later escape routes.
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Carol
Carol Il
Romania
Portugal
Elana
Magda) Lupescu
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Carol II
Marie
Ferdinand
Helen
Greece
Misat
Michael
Cara
Balkans
Italy
France
Madame Lupescu
Spain
Latin America
Europe
Jeanne
Zizi) Lanthrino
Russia
Miachi
Ion Antonescu
Miahi
Alstones
United Nations
Hitler Miahi
Wreckage Found of Missing Weather Plane in Alaska
ANCHORAGE Alaska JP reports wreckage of an all weather jet fighter found atop Mount Susitna after it smashed into a canyon wall. The pilot and radar observer were killed. their identities were not released. The incident marks one of three missing aircraft in Alaska this week.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Mount Susitna
Eisenhower Considers Speech at Washington Governors Conference
President Eisenhower weighs accepting Gov. Arthur Langlie of Washington invitation to address the annual state governors conference in Seattle. The conference runs for five days starting August 2, with August 3 noted as part of the advisory period.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Arthur B. Langlie
Washington State
Seattle
Spies Working Harder Than Ever Warned by Hoover
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover told the House Appropriations Committee that enemy espionage rings are more active now than at any previous time. He urged a funding increase of 6.7 million dollars to 77 million for the next fiscal year to expand internal security work and counter Communist influence across civil rights youth and veteran groups press radio and cinema.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
Hoover
House Appropriations Committee
Securit
Lvery
Hospital Worker Admits Slaying Girl Attendant
VAN NOUYS UP Police say 26 year old Corai Rea, an industrial parolee from Camarillo, admitted to a tryst with Shirley Miller aged 25, then strangled her with her scarf and hid the body in a broom closet at Valley Sanatorium Sun Valley. He was booked on suspicion of murder after the body was found in the closet. Rea previously faced indecent exposure charges and was committed to a state hospital.
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van Nouys
Corai Rea
Camarillo State Mental Hospital
Valley
Sun Valley
Shirley Miller
Rea
North Hollywood
van Net
Charles
Stewart
Court cuts overtime pay for four former state workers
The California Supreme Court reversed part of a lower court ruling on overtime for four former state employees. Three retired highway patrolmen receive partial pay for post 1943 hours, while ex-patrolman L J Jarvis and secretary Florence Trevis receive nothing. The decision details differing hours and eligibility in a 3-2 ruling.
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San Francisco
L. J. Jarvis
Goodwin J. Knight
Florence Trev
Knight
Jarvis
Tre
Jaatary
Shell
Councilman opposes bills trimming annexation benefits
Councilman Clarence E. Wagner attacked two Assembly bills that would force newly annexed areas to repay back taxes to the Metropolitan Water District. The proposal, by Frank Lanterman, would deny current tax escape by joining a city. Wagner called the bills offensive to home rule and urged City Council opposition.
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Clarence E. Wagner
City Council
Assembly
Metropolitan Water District
Lakewood
Long Beach
Wagner
Frank Lanterman
la Canada
Mer
Sam E. Vickers
C. Cooper
Ready Train to Move Disabled Reds for Prisoner Exchange
Thousands of wounded North Korean and Chinese prisoners held by the Allies will be transported by train from Pusan to a Panmunjom exchange point if an exchange is arranged. An Army Engineers’ 300 foot prefab building serves as a processing site near Pusan while numbers for exchange remain unofficial. TB and health status could affect eligibility.
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S Army Surgical
Reds
Flans
jMunsan
Freedom Village
Munsan
Korea
Pusan
Panmurjom
United Nations Command
Cheju Island
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Horace Underwood
C. W. Lum
Honolulu
Hawaii
J. H. McNally
Anaconda
Mont
Cozad
Roland G. Buckner
Red Rock
Texas
Department of the Army
Robert G. Turner
Lynn
Mass
Elizabeth Hudson
Ater
George Vermillion
M. A
Bud) Duncan
Hill
Ethel Arata
Los Angeles
Arcadia
Grandma
Becaue
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