Russia Proposes Wide Pack For Japanese Peace Treaty
Washington May 19 Up. The United States rejected a Russian plan for a Japanese peace treaty that would remove all American defenses from Japan within a year of signing. The draft also limits Japan’s armed forces while the U S plan allows rearmament per Japan’s needs. The note was delivered to Ambassador Alan Kirk in Moscow May 7 and suggests a Big Four foreign ministers conference in June or July for preparatory work.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Red China
Alan Kirk
Moscow
Second Division Holds Against Huge Chinese Assault
U S Second Division in Korea resisted a four day offensive by 96 000 Chinese with 125 000 Chinese attacking the east central front near Chunchon Inje and Wonju. Col John Coughlin described a fighting withdrawal after 36 hours entrapment as tides of Chinese attacked in waves with heavy mine and artillery fire. Soldiers recalled brutal close combat with reinforcement waves and a world record 11300 artillery rounds in 12 hours as they held ground and fought their way out of the trap.
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Korea
East Central Front
Chunchon
Inje
Kunu
Wonju
Chipyong
Heongsong
Fonju
John €. Coughlin
Santa Fe
N. M
Coughlin
Coe
Battalio
Sion
Pfe
Thomas W. Moore
Amesbury
Mass
Waddy
William B. Eckenred
Sheridan
Wyo
Robert Flanagan
Cairo
W. Va
Flanagan
Pfe David L. Grown
Hot Springs
Ark
Robert E. Holmes
Vienna
Solomon Jafverson
Los Angeles
Wilbert L. Armstrong
St. Peter, Minn
P. C
Rodgers
Salem
Ore
Seoul
U.N
Chunchen
Hongchon
Pungam-hangye
Commie
A. P
Tanks Clash With Chinese In Mountain Road Fight
A column of American tanks near Kumgong fights through a narrow mountain road as Chinese forces swarm the armor with mortars grenades and satchel charges. Lt Col Henry Byarum leads the captured road and Lt Felix Winfield reports Chinese attackers disabled by 90 mm fire and explosives.
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Felix Winfield
Washington
Henry Byorum
Minot
N. C
Red
Kumgong
Arthur Knuttila
Hancock
Mich
Cpl
Doyle Boone
Purcell
Oklahoma
Col. Byarum
James R. Broussard
Abbeyville
Winfield
Woodrow Brown
Miami
Fla
Paul B. McDaniel
Lafayette
McDaniel
Yale to Fire Maids and Guards for Economy
New Haven May 19 Yale University announced plans to dismiss 95 maids and guards as part of an economy move starting in September. The action prompted talk of a strike by service and maintenance employees after a breakdown in wage negotiations prior to the announcement.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
University
Inter
Chinese Attack Repelled at Second Division Line
Lt. Jesse Wright of Wilmington described the fighting as deadly and relentless with artillery crippling one patch of road. Thousands of Chinese again charged the Second Division, who held firm as Saturday afternoon quieted. Lt Gen. James A. Van Fleet and Lt Gen. Edward M. Almond praised the division for a superb performance and a magnificent stand against tremendous odds.
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Roughnecks
Clark Ruffner
U.S
Ruffner
Matthew Ridgway
Korea
Eighth Army
Andy S
Jesse Wright
Wilmington
Del
James A. van Fleet
Edward M. Almond
Tenth Corps
Odas
Iran Rejects British Plea Amid Oil Nationalization Stand
Tehran reports say Premier Mohammed Mossadegh refused to meet British Ambassador Shepherd and locked himself in the parliament building as Iran presses to seize the Anglo Iranian Oil Co under nationalization. Britain and the United States seek a negotiated way forward while tensions rise over the 1933 contract and arbitration terms.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Francis Shepherd
Parliament
Shepherd
Bagher Kazemi
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co
United States
Britain
Earl Mountbatten
George VI
Shah
Kazemi
Royal
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Mossadegh
U.S
U. S. State Department
Washington
International Court of Justice
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