Troops Advance in Korean War Amid Heavy Rain and Snow
Reports say Allied forces pushed north in central Korea despite driving weather. Units advanced up to 12 miles on the eastern front and 8 miles in the central valley as they pressed to kill or capture Communist troops in mountain and valley regions. The Allied line sought to widen gaps and disrupt Chinese and North Korean positions amid intense fighting and heavy weather.
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TORYO
Belo 22
CAP Ale
Palassops
Mived
Korea
Wore
Darlowas
Dugeon
Seaitte
Cer Macetin
Pune
Frank
Ameer Tan
United Set
Benis Fare
Abd Bala
Recluse held captive three days ends rescue
A missing person report led to the discovery of a confined resident found by responders. Health officials stated the individual appeared distressed after a prolonged entrapment inside a residence. Fire crews endured hours of work to free the trapped person and uncover debris from the scene.
Stiff Penalties for Opponents of China Reds
San Francisco report says new regulations punish opponents of the Chinese Red regime with five years to life in prison or death for counter revolutionaries. Peiping broadcast notes opposition exists and quotes Mao Tze Tung on imperialist behind-the-scenes planning. Editorial in China’s People's Daily urges suppression to curb counter revolutionary activity.
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San Francisco
Chinese Communist Radio
Peiping
Associated Press
China
Peiping People's Daily
Three Die After Drinking Solvent in Sanford
In Sanford Florida an apparent solvent poisoning spree left three men dead after a three day drinking bout. Sheriff Russell Lundquist 36 died in county jail after a hunt for his car led to two more bodies on a woods road. Nearby a 55 year old furniture dealer Lacey Webb and a 30 year old disabled veteran William Hill were found in a citrus grove shack. A fourth death was anticipated.
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Sanford
Fis
Russell C. Lundquist
Carpenter
Lacey Webb
Citrus Grove
Yofficers
William Hill
Atom powered aircraft study wrapped up by Air Force and AEC
The Air Force and the Atomic Energy Commission said they completed the first phase of the NEPA study toward atom powered aircraft. The next phase will focus on an atomic engine with experimental components, likely in Lockland, Ohio. Oak Ridge facilities will be repurposed and dismantled.
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Ashington
Air Force
Atomic Energy Commission
NEPA
AEC
General Hectrie Company
Lockland
Oia
Cincinnati
NEJ
Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp
Hagerstown
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
Oak Ridge
Tern
Unet
General Electric
Air Power Should Come First Says Sky Defense Chief
Lt. Gen. Ennis Whitehead, air defense commander, told Senators long range striking air power should be top priority in national defense. He urged a second focus on a defensive air force to deter Soviet attack and guard U S industrial capacity, speaking to a Senate group amid Europe troop debate and North Atlantic Pact considerations.
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Washington
Ennis Whitehead
Whitehead
Colorado Springs
Colo
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Europe
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs
Senator Mills Attacks Acheson On Trade Pact Access
Senator Millikin of Colorado challenged Secretary Acheson on access to secret State Department trade pact data while noting that Alger Hiss and Henry Wadleigh could be trusted. Acheson defended the House bill provisions, arguing they would hinder the reciprocal trade program and push allies toward the Soviet bloc, stressing U S leadership in global trade and the clash between private enterprise and state controls.
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Washington
Sen
Millikin
R.colo
Acheson
State Department
Wadleigh
Hiss
Alver Hiss
Henry Julian Wadleigh
Colorado
Senate Fence Committee
House
Soviet Bloc
United States
Russia
Newspaper Page Guide and Page References
The text lists content sections and page references for a newspaper, noting items like Beach Combing, Bridge, Classified ads, Comics, Editorial, Obituaries, Radio and television, Shipping table, Sports, Theaters, Tides and temperatures, and Women's activities with page locations a B and A series. It outlines where to find each feature within the issue.
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Boyle
Governor Hosts Farm Machinery Salesmen Dinner
Three strangers arrived at the governor's mansion in Jefferson City mistaken for legislators. They asked about meals and ended as guests of Governor Forrest Smith at a turkey dinner. The unnamed visitors advised the governor to buy farm machinery while possible.
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Jefferson City
Forrest Smith
Vinson Introduces Draft Bill to Lower Age in House
Washington February 22 The House armed services committee opened hearings on a new bill drafted by Chairman Carl Vinson to drop the draft age from 19 to 18 and extend service to 26 months. The Army would relax induction standards to WWII lows and deferments based on wives would be canceled.
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Washington
Carl Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Army
Vinson
Defense
George (. Marshall
Marshall
Overton Brooks
D.-La
MacArthur's Adviser Flees to Washington for Conferences
Ambassador William J. Sebald, MacArthur's political adviser, departs Tokyo for three weeks of talks in Washington. He will meet John Foster Dulles in Honolulu and join Dulles' party as they proceed to the capital after recent travels to Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
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MacArthur
Tokyo
William J. Sebald
Gen. MacArthur
Washington
Honolulu
Sebald
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Japan
Australia
New Zeland
Philippines
Churchill Attacks Fechteler Nomination in Commons
In London a Commons row erupted as Prime Minister Attlee announced the Atlantic Pact Defense Committee nominated Rear Adm. William N. Fechteler to be supreme Allied commander at sea. Churchill pressed Britain’s capacity and autonomy while Labor colleagues joined the fray amid cheers and jeers.
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Loxbon
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Attlee
Atlantic Pact Defense Committee
Adm
William N. Fechteler
Fechteler
Norfolk
Churchill
U. S. Navy
Barrel clad taxpayer disrupts Indiana Senate protest
In Indianapolis on February 22, a man in a barrel with a sign reading John Q. Public paraded through the Indiana Senate chamber. Republican leaders cited high Indiana taxes while Democrats mocked the taxes argument as the nation’s income rose. George Tipps of Plainfield was led to the floor but remained silent.
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Indianapolis
John Q
Indiana Senate
John van Ness
Valparaiso
Indiana
Leo J. Sternle
Jasper
Herbert Hoover
George Tipps
Plainfield, Ind
Gust Whisks Worker Off Ledge to Death
Philadelphia report states a gust of wind swept Calvin Patterson, 30, a window cleaner, from a ninth floor ledge of the Robinson Building to the sidewalk below, where he died.
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Philadelphia
Calvin Patterson
Robinson Building
Unclear Weather Forecast With Light Showers Tonight
Decreasing winds toward night from the northwest at 10 to 20 mph. Partly cloudy with scattered showers tonight and possible showers tomorrow. Cooler tonight.
Chinese Kill 68 Sleeping Yanks in Surprise Raid
A Canadian Press report from Korea describes 68 American soldiers killed in a Kudun village after sleeping with a single sentry. Canadian Princess Patricia regiment observers noted the attack followed a frontline advance and a roadblock was established behind the Americans. Maj Gordon Henderson called it a tragedy and a stark lesson in night training.
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Oronto
Korea
Bill Ross
Princess Patricia Regiment
Chipyong
Kudun
Bass
Maj
Gordon Henderson
Princess Pats
Senate Crime Quiz Seeks Samish Witness for Kefauver Hearings
Yan Francisco Feb 22 UP Lobbyist Artie Samish named as mystery witness to be subpoenaed by the Kefauver committee. Carrigan says Samish, called secret boss of California, may testify in San Francisco March 2 and 3. He has been difficult to locate to serve the subpoena amid a broader Bay Area probe into gambling and organized crime.
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Yan Francisco
Artie Samish
Kefauver Committee
U. S
Edward Carrigan
Carrigan
California
San Francisco
Jtown
Samish
Elmer
Bones Remmel
Bay Area
Stanley Cohen
Pioneer Racing Wire Service
Martin L. Hartmann
Mountain City Consolidated Copper Co
Nevada
Pat Mooney
Reno
Efauver Committee
Sant Francisco
Michael Gaffey
Kefauver
Los Angeles
Willett Admits Handling RFC Loan Favor for Friend
Washington Feb 22 AP Senators probing the Reconstruction Finance Corp heard from director William E Willett that he personally assigned an RFC examiner for a 200000 loan to Harvington and Richardson Arms Co Worcester Mass now led by Edward Rowe a friend and RFC director He said the action was unusual done as a personal favor and that the loan was repaid in full The hearing targets political favoritism in RFC loan decisions and notes a Kaiser Frazer vice president testifying about expected easier terms for the firm.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corp
RFC
William E. Willett
Senate Banking
Harvington & Richardson Arms Co
Worcester
Mass
Edward Rowe
Willett
Judge Rowe
Kaiser-Frazer Corp
Neutrals Urged to curb trade with Russia
London report says United States and Britain press Switzerland and Sweden to bar sale of war goods and materials to Communist states. Requests follow parallel lines, with France kept informed, to stem leakage into Iron Curtain nations. Sweden and Switzerland are cited as potential transshipment routes for critical items.
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London
United States
Britain
Switzerland
Sweden
Foreign Office
Trance
Seas Off Iwo Jima Searched for 12 as Ship Goes Down
Rescue planes and ships hunted 12 persons believed adrift in a lifeboat from the Norwegian freighter Florentine which sank 150 miles off Iwo Jima after losing steering and battling 20 foot seas. At least 20 were aboard the vessel and rescued by the British steamer Silvermaple. reports varied on total aboard and rescued.
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UAM
Iwo Jima
Andersen U. S. Air Force Base
Ifeboat
Silvermaple
American Mail
Takelma
Philippines
San Francisco
Sueco
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