We Stay in Korea Vows Gen Collins
American and Allied forces broke through near Seoul recapturing Osan Kumyangjang and Chon as Gen J Lawton Collins vowed the U S would stay and fight He explained withdrawal was due to forces not large enough for the theater and facing overwhelming numbers U S Air Forces and ground troops pressed the initiative with limited Chinese resistance reported near Kumyangjang and Osan
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J. Lawton Collins
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U.S
Aled
Budget requests record high to fund national security
President Truman submitted a 71.6 billion dollar budget for the coming fiscal year and called for a 16.5 billion dollar tax increase to balance it. He aims for a potential 20 billion in taxes with retroactive effect to January 1, 1951, while stressing the plan’s focus on national security amid grave danger. The budget totals about 471 dollars per citizen, with defense programs rising and Congress to decide on the final tax levels.
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U.S
State of the Union
Brannan Farm Plan
Hadeen
Howser Libel Suit Opens Against Pearson in Capital
In Washington on January 15, a $350000 libel suit by former California Attorney General Fred N Howser against Drew Pearson opened in federal district court. Howser alleges a September 12 1948 radio broadcast damaged his reputation by claiming an affidavit showed Howser took a $1200 bribe from a gambler in La Jolla California. A nine woman three man jury was chosen and Judge Alexander Holtzoff will seek a special verdict to separate damages in California from other states due to differing libel laws.
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California
Fred N. Howser
Drew Pearson
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Calif
Alexander Holtzoff
Holtzeff
Heroic Stewardess Dies Saving 10 in Air Crash
Mary Frances Housley a 24 year old National Airlines stewardess died on duty after rescuing 10 passengers from a flaming DC 4 at International Airport. The Jacksonville Fla native opened cabin doors urged passengers to take it easy and made multiple rescue trips until overcome by flames. Eight other occupants were hurt with four women and two children among the survivors. The crash occurred during a snow covered runway approach in rough weather. Pilot Howell Barwick and co pilot Edward Zatarian escaped unharmed.
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National Airlines
Mary Frances Housley
International
Cs Hanhiae Inct
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J. A. Leblanc
Howell Barwick
Edward Zatarian
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Fla
Truman tweaks draft rules to allow 21 month service
President Truman changed draft regulations to let 18 to 26 year olds volunteer for 21 months of service. The action creates machinery for youths to enter the Army for 21 months by volunteering rather than waiting for a draft call. Enlistment for full terms remains available, with no change in overall service lengths.
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Marshall
Richmond
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Inia Military Institute
Board of Visitors
Ol. Irving Hart
Selective Service Headquarters
Army
Hart
Labor Secretary broadens draft deferment list
Secretary Maurice J. Tobin expanded the draft deferment list emphasizing Merchant Marine and shipyard workers. New entries include ship officers, second and third assistant marine engineers, pilots, mates, model makers, patternmakers, electrical X ray engineers, electronic X ray technicians, metal miners, orthopedic appliance and limb technicians, and sawsmiths.
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Maurice J. Tobin
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Defense Department
National Guard
Torch Slaying Raffles Police
Martins Ferry Ohio Jan 15 police work on theory the unidentified man found murdered on a lonely country lane may have been killed outside Ohio. Victim, a middle aged man, had his throat slit from ear to ear before his body was set on fire in a car. identity still not known.
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Weather outlook showers tonight and Tuesday
Showers tonight and Tuesday morning with patchy clouds Tuesday afternoon. Cooler tonight with a fall in temperatures Tuesday. Light west to northwest winds of 15 to 30 miles per hour on Tuesday.
New Federal Order Halts New Construction in Commerce
Washington on January 15 the government banned building of new stores restaurants and offices until February 15. The National Production Authority will authorize new commercial construction only if it furthers the defense effort or serves public health welfare or safety or relieves community hardship. The freeze covers banks hotels offices lofts barber shops garages service stations laundry dry cleaning shops shoe repair eating places printing shops motels tourist camps and many retail and storage facilities. Wholesale road establishments for fuel oil gasoline coal or gas pipelines are not restricted. The order takes effect at midnight last Saturday and amends NPA general construction rules restricting new night clubs theaters.
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National Production Authority
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NPA
International G E Head in Pact Post
London January 15 William R Herod of International General Electric Co was named coordinator of the North Atlantic defense production organization. The 12 Atlantic allies deputies and foreign ministers had approved offering Herod the role to align and integrate the 12 national programs under a single coordinated effort akin to Eisenhower in military preparedness.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hurricane Wind Halts Coast Radio Towers In Oregon
A southeast gale with hurricane force winds battered the Pacific Northwest on January 15. Gusts to 80 mph toppled KWAS's 18 foot tower on Coxcomb Hill and one of KAST's two towers, causing about 5000 dollars in damage. Two Prouty Lumber smokestacks collapsed, wrecking the Astoria mill boiler and likely forcing indefinite closure.
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Five Die as B 26 Crashes North of Chicago
CHICAGO Jan. 15. An Air Force B-26 bomber exploded in flight while attempting an emergency landing near Glenview Naval Air Station north of Chicago. All five aboard died as the wreckage scattered across a half mile area. A witness described the blast as a meteor-like fall and police reported a second explosion as the fuselage struck.
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El Centro Pair Found Safe With Badman
El Marmol Baja California captured Billy Cook after a two week manhunt ending in a desolate mine. He was taken to Tijuana jail. while five Mosser family members were found dead in Joplin, suspected to be his victims. The arrest followed a tip from a Mexican ex convict and a motorist’s newspaper photo.
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Cook
Tijuana
Joplin
Art Mosser
el Marmol
Juan Morales Kraus
Javier Gonzales
FREI
Dislinger
FBI
Critics pick All About Eve as best film of 1950
News notes from teletypes highlight critics selection of All About Eve as the top movie of 1950. The page references cover various sections and pages including Page Beach Combing Page B-1 Boyie Bridge and many features such as comics, classifieds, obituaries, sports, theaters, and weather across pages A-6 to B-13.
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Critics
Hazard Pay Sought for GIs and Marines in Korea
Defense officials told the Senate committee that Washington will ask Congress to grant hazards pay to soldiers and Marines in Korea. Anna Rosenberg said the move matches pay for Air Force and Navy personnel and will lead to a general revision of hazard pay standards for all services.
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UPI
Defense Department
Congress
Korea
Anna M. Rosenberg
Asline Se Secretary of Defense
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Air Force
Navy
Throw Book at Russ Urges Sen Flanders
Senator Flanders urged using every option to fight Communist aggression and asked Congress to back any proposal to send U S troops to western Europe. He opposed forming a garrison state and differed with Hoover on Western Hemisphere outposts while noting Soviet economy supports vast operations with few commitments.
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D.-Ill
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Congress
Europe
Te Flanders
Herbert Hoover
Britain
Formosa
Japan
Philippines
Quake Again Routs Azores Area Natives
On Terceira island in the Azores a new series of shocks sent residents fleeing villages to open fields. The strongest quakes struck nightly during weeklong candle processions, causing damage to buildings but no casualties.
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Azores
Fonta Belgada
Terceira
Blocking Wonju Junction Not In Immediate Danger
The Defense Department said the Second Division in Korea is not in danger of being cut off or destroyed. A Pentagon spokesman noted U fighting around Wonju shows Reds failing to use the vital road junction, praising the division for denying Reds access.
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Defense Department
Korea
Pentagon
Wonjw
Wonjw.Discussing the Visit By Gen. J. Lawton Collins
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Army
Walter Smith
Thetelligence Agency
Alexander R
Lso Ir. Poe
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Thia
Ee Kearnan
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