Kansan Becomes First Jet Ace in Korea
Captain James W. Jabara of Wichita, a 26 year old from Kansas, became history’s first jet ace after shooting down two of three Mig 15s near the Manchurian border. The victory brought his total to six confirmed Korean War kills, adding to his World War II record of 133 missions and multiple decorations. His family in Nebraska and Oklahoma was alerted as he returned to Japan aboard his unit.
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Kansan
Northwest
James W. Jabara
Wichita
Europe
Japan
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Yalu
Jabara
John Jabara
James
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James Jabara
Nina
Carol Ann
McKinney
Neb
North Carolina Coast Alerted for Hurricane
The season's first hurricane moved northward off Cape Hatteras with winds near 90 mph near the center and 60 mile gale bands. Abnormally high tides were expected along the upper North Carolina and Virginia coasts and small craft warnings remained from Block Island to Cape Hatteras.
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Rrleigh Weather Bureau
North Carolina
Virginia
Block Island
Coast Guard
General stresses ROK troops on front still developing
AST CENTRAL FRONT Korea May 21 AP US 10th Corps officer Col Ladue says South Korean soldiers cannot be flawless under fire as they are still new to combat. Some ROK regiments held ground while others broke under heavy Chinese pressure. He notes the army is young and improving only as they gain experience and training.
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Laurence
Ladye Orp
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Republic of Korea
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Slainson
Ward M. Almond
Beachgoers Brave Waves as Tides Hit Wilmington
Coast officials reported no damage after high tides lashed the beaches at Wilmington yesterday. Despite the surge, a few hardy bathers ventured into the surf, undeterred by the conditions.
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Wilmington
Pilot killed by jet planes airscoop at Westover
Westover Air Force Base Mass May 21 An Air Force pilot Lt Thomas A Kirkes 26 Lawton Okla was killed when strong suction of a jet plane airscoop pulled him into the mechanism He had walked in front of an IF 86 fighter plane as thousands gathered for an Armed Forces Day air show.
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Westover Air Force Base
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Thomas A. Kirkes
Lawton
Oklo
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Chinese Reds Destroying All Christian Art
In Taiepeh Formosa on May 21 the Chinese Nationalists report that Communist authorities in Red China are ripping Jesus Christ pictures from church walls and replacing them with Mao Zedong imagery and the national flag. The order, issued by the Communist Religious Affairs Bureau in Feiping, also targets images of the Apostles and biblical figures as “imperialists” and orders the dissolution of Christian groups funded from the United States, accusing American elements of masking aggression under religion.
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Mao Tze-tung
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Feiping
United States
Olin dies at 91 founder of East Olin Industries
Franklin W. Olin, 91, founder of East Olin Industries and former Western Cartridge Company president, died at Barnes Hospital after a months long illness. Survived by widow Mary M. Olin and two sons, John M. Olin and Spencer T. Olin. Olin helped build major powder and arms firms including Western Cartridge, Western Brass Mills, Winchester Arms, Bond Electric, and Ecusta Paper. Born in Woodford Vermont in 1860, he later moved to New York, taught school, and earned an engineering degree at Cornell in 1886. He helped establish plants across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, and led the wartime U S Cartridge Company plant at St. Louis turning out over six billion rounds under government contracts.
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East Olin Industries
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John M. Olin
New Haven
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New York
Washington Senators
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Equitable Powder Company
Western Cartridge
U. S. Cartridge Company
U.S
St. Louis
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