West Marines Repel Reds on Vegas Front Amid Heavy Fighting
The West Marines held Vegas against a Chinese push with three assault columns. Marines used box artillery and flare illumination as they repelled an hour long exchange. U.S. Eighth Army logged 15 dead, 51 killed or wounded 42 estimated. 2841 tons of ammunition moved by 24 Fours depot personnel. Lt Gen Taylor visited Seventh Infantry and South Korean units on the eastern front.
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Army
Maxwell Taylor
Seventh Infantry Division
Old Baldy Hill
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McCarthy Stassen Clash Over Korea Shipping Settlement
The McCarthy Stassen hearing sparked an outburst as Stassen accused a proposed ship agreement of undermining U.S. policy and McCarthy retorted that the State Department had not failed. The exchange intensified when McCarthy moved under oath the deputy Hansen amid denials of prior estimates.
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Red China
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Kenneth Hanson
Francis Flanagan
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aleCarthy
Hanson
Florida rest home blaze claimed 133 lives
At a Florida rest home on a chilly Sab bath morning a fire killed 133 residents. Mrs. Littlefield woke to screams and tried to evacuate others while neighbors aided the escape. Some patients helped carry and assist, but one nurse Gertrude Warnick perished returning to the flames. Fire officials suspect the fire began near the kitchen or front bedroom.
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Will Hardin
Palm Harbor
Gus Simonson
Frank Calley
Clearwater
Red China proposes prisoner exchange plan in Korea talks
Chou Enlai announced in a Peiping radio broadcast a plan for exchanging prisoners of war to advance armistice talks. He suggested sending some prisoners to a neutral state and allowing their repatriation decisions after hostilities end, while denying that some POWs refuse repatriation. Officials in New York reacted with guarded optimism, and U S officials urged caution.
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Clergyman Gets 40 Years to Life for Wife’s Death
Syracuse N Y Rev George P Hetenyi was sentenced to 40 years to life in At tica State Prison for second-degree murder in his wife s shooting four years ago Justice Earle C Bastow presiding Hetenyi a Hungarian born clergyman was convicted March 6 after a 32 day trial He had faced first degree murder charges and this was his third conviction, with two prior verdicts overturned by higher courts.
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Earle C. Bastow
State Supreme Court
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Working People May Get 50 Dollar Pay Day Loan
Aetna Finance Co at 142 American Avenue offers a Pay Day loan plan for employed persons to borrow 50 dollars cash. The 30 day cost is 8.25 dollars, with larger amounts up to 3500 available on salary, automobile, or furniture. Stop in to apply. manager J. Boecker.
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