Red charges claim plague germ warfare in Korea
Reports from Peiping and Pyongyang accuse Allies of bacteriological warfare as bubonic plague and cholera threaten North Korea. U N command denies the charges as propaganda while noting inoculations and preventive shots are routine for UN troops and reporters.
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Soldier Convicted by U S Court Martial in Germany
In Frankfort Germany the court martial found Pvt Walter Brown age 19 a Black soldier guilty of rape and related charges involving a German woman and sentenced him to life imprisonment.
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U.N Opens New Five Story Conference Building
UNITED NATIONS February 27 The United Nations opens its new five story conference building a striking structure with the Trusteeship Council chamber praised as a novelty by a delegate who called it a playroom for the monkeys. The General Assembly committees Security Council and Economic and Social Council will meet there with modern facilities including simultaneous interpretation equipment motion picture projection booths and press radio and TV booths.
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Taft Calls For Delaying UMT Start By Three Years
Senator Taft urged delaying Universal Military Training for about three years while keeping the draft at two years active duty. He warned he could not vote for starting UMT now, citing opposition from Rep Short and a political argument over reserve force size. House debate continued on the six month active training and seven years in the reserves with questions on funding and readiness.
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Sioux boot training platoon at San Diego depot
February 27 report from San Diego notes thirty-one Sioux Indians from South Dakota in Marine Recruit Depot boot training. The Rosebud and Pine Ridge Reservation men enlisted as a unit for the corps. Former Army sergeant Woodrow George Respects Nothing is among them. Drill instructor is Sgt. Walter H. Wier of Belle Fourche South Dakota, a Korea veteran and part Sioux.
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French Clean Rebels Out of Indochina Area
Paris dispatch reports French troops ended a seven day operation clearing 1160 square miles 60 miles southwest of Saigon of Vietminh rebels with seven battalions reinforced by amphibious units and naval support. Vietminh casualties reached 172 killed and 83 prisoners as rebels retreated to forested zones. In Saigon Premier Tran Van Huou and Bao Dai discussed naming a national defense minister to speed up forming a national army, with Letourneau agreeing to appoint such a minister.
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Churchill Wins Confidence Vote Over Korea and Atom Bomb
London February 27 AP Churchill secured a 318 to 285 confidence vote in the House of Commons on his foreign policy. He cited cabinet documents on Korea and an atom bomb secret from the Attlee government, while Labor accused him of making promises to President Truman. Attlee denied any secret military understanding with the United States. A Labor bid to censure over the war pledge followed. Churchill warned against expanding conflict with China. In Australia tests of atomic weapons were announced for this year at the Woomera site. In Mobile Alabama a tax adviser faced federal charges for failing to file income tax returns for 1948 1949 and 1950.
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