Heat Sparks Odd News From Around the Nation
A scorching day sparks peculiar events from coast to coast. A nude public scene in Pasadena triggers police calls. In Chicago residents joke about cooling in refrigeration. A Oakland hotel incident ends with a girl hospital observation. Newark sees a man threaten with a two foot sword in a traffic dispute. A Detroit man naps in a zoo building after a long drive. East Berlin border rocks highlight a cold war incident. A West Virginia neighbor quarrel ends with a car in a living room. An octogenarian driver logs a million miles accident free. Other items include a Texas youth center fundraising carnival sparked by a pastor’s critique of mixed dancing and swimming. A Somerville mother welcomes her 12th child with nurse daughter Virginia assisting.
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East Orange
N. J
Marjorie M. Sweet
Waxa- Jsaghia
Texas
South Carolina Marine earns Medal of Honor for heroism in Korea
Marine sergeant Lewis G Watkins of Seneca South Carolina led a platoon to retake a hill outpost near Kumhwa in October. Wounded early he refused medical aid and used an automatic rifle to suppress a machine gun nest. He shielded his men from a grenade sacrificing his life while ordering their escape. The action occurred on a hilltop near Sniper Ridge and Kumsong amid the First Marine Division assault.
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Washington
South Carolina
Lewis G. Watkins
Fred Warlens
Seneca
S. C
Seventh Regiment
First Marine Division
Watkins
Kumhwa
Kumsong
James A. van Fleet
Chinese Red Offensive Probed Along Korean Front
U S reports indicate upwards of two Chinese divisions about 20 000 men attacked between Sniper's Ridge and the Pukhan River on the East Central Front with four battalions near the river. Forces aimed toward Kumhwa and Kumsong as Sabre jets and light bombers massed and blasted Red positions, including Old Baldy and Pork Chop Hill, amid ongoing heavy fighting.
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Seoul
Eighth Army
Pukhan River
Kumhwa
Red
Kumsong
Pukhan
U.S
East Central
Old Baldy
Soria
Porkchop Hill
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