Counterdrive Jolts Great U.N. Offensive
In northwest Korea, enemy troops surge under heavy air attack as Allied forces move toward the border. South Korean units repel counterattacks on the east flank while the Northwest front sees 6 mile gains near Chongju and Unsan. Chinese forces suspected on the far right flank. Prisoners indicate continued combat as a Christmas-endgame objective.
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OKYO
Korea
Kusong
U. S
James
Chongjin
Mnajor
MacArthur
Chongju
U.S. First Corps
Yongun
Tokchon
Tax Agents Suspended in Mountain City Copper Case
Washington reports three Internal Revenue Service officials on the west coast were suspended pending an inquiry into improper deals with underworld figures in Nevada and California. The move follows hearings led by Senator Estes Kefauver and centers on the Mountain City Consolidated Copper Co. stock. officials say the probe may extend to other agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Underworld
Nevada
California
George J. Schoeneman
Internal Revenue
Ernest M. Schino
San Francisco
John R. Williams
Los Angeles
William D. Malloy
Sancisco
Mountain City Consolidated Copper Co
Internal Revenue Bureau
Schoeneman
Internal Revere Service
Senate Committee
Estes Kefauver
D-Tennis
Kefauver
Wiliam Burkett
Schino
Williams
Mountain City
Malloy
Department of Justice
French Recapture Indochina Outpost Near Moncay
Saigon Nov 25 French troops retook Tan Mai a small north Indochina perimeter outpost about 20 miles west of Moncay after Vietminh forces had surrounded it earlier sources said a military spokesman announced the recovery. The loss of the post had not been publicly confirmed before today.
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Saigon
Indochina
Tan Mai
North Indochina
Moncay
Gaid
Plane Missing Over Peru With Nine Aboard
Fau cett Airlines reports one DC3 en route from Quince Mil to Puerto Maldonado missing since yesterday noon. Nine aboard include five crewmen and four passengers, with two passengers confirmed dead. cargo carried rubber.
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LaMa
Peru
Faucett Airlines
Quince Mil
Puerto ‘Maldonado
Cab Driver Strike Settled in Corpus Christi Texas
Corpus Christi cab drivers ended a strike sparked by the hiring of a woman telephone operator. Drivers returned to work by early afternoon as details of the settlement were being worked out.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Three Seamen Arrested After C-Trader Dispute melee
In Wilmington a union dispute over the lumber carrier C-Trader led to a melee injuring a man and a woman. Three seamen Glenn Peterson Jack Caspers and Lt Fred Reppine were jailed on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. Injured were Toni Vance and Ole E Nelson both treated for cuts and bruises at 624 Avalon Blvd. Witnesses said the argument centered on the C-Trader dispute.
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Wilmington
Avalon Blvd
Toni "Vance
Sonoma_ Ave
Long Beach
Ole E. Nelson
Glenn Peterson
Lakme Ave
Jack M. Caspers
Fred J. Reppine
Nelson
C-Trader
Weather Outlook Fog and Cooler Temperatures Ahead
Considerable night and morning fog or low clouds. Hazy tomorrow afternoon. Slightly cooler with a high near 70.
Oakland Woman Confesses Killing Black Dahlia
An Oakland woman Christine Reynolds, 31, admitted killing and butcher ing Elizabeth Short, the Los Angeles Black Dahlia victim. Reynolds said she stabbed Short over jealousy and said she cannot sleep or look at herself. Police plan to send detectives to Los Angeles for coordination.
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Oakland
Eric Gustavson
Elizabeth Short
Los Angeles
Christine Reynolds
Three Burn to Death in Ohio Home
Three people died in an eastside Columbus house fire started by an overheated furnace. William Terrell aged 67, his adopted daughter Marilyn age 9, and Keith Logan about 3 were believed burned to death on the second floor of the three story brick building.
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Columbus
Ohio
William Terrell
Marilyn
Keith Logan
Wenevercome
Billy the Kid Alleged Survivor Seeks Pardon in 1920s
An El Paso law firm representing William Henry Bonney claims the famed outlaw, now over 90, survived Fort Sumner in 1881 and seeks an unconditional pardon from New Mexico Governor Thomas Mabry so he can return openly. The report notes Garrett’s 1881 gunfight and official doubt, with Mabry delaying action until the alleged prisoner is produced for an interview.
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Ants FE
N. M
Tran el Paso
Texas
Billy the Kid
New Mexico
Kid
Wiliam Henry Bonney
Lincoln County
Wiliam Brady
Pat Garrett
Fort Sumner
James R. Watts
Cayuga
Garrett
Desperado
Andress, Lipscomb and Petiscolas
el Paso
Mabry
Residents Escape Death in Plane Crash
Four Long Beach residents escaped serious injury when their plane crash landed in a fogbound field near Orange County Airport. Pilot Lowell Anderson and three others suffered only minor cuts and bruises as traffic at area airports remained closed. Authorities noted dense fog would persist tonight and tomorrow, with broader travel impacts.
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Long Beach
Orange County
Lowell Anderson
Baltic Ave
el Toro Marine Air Base
Anderson
el Toro
Meridel
Brace Anderson
E. Lard St
Lockheed Air
San Fernando Valley
Poellee
Weather Bureau
Heat Wave Hits Winter Crops in Sonora Mexico
Obregon Sonora November 25 heat wave hampers growth of winter produce. Temperatures rose to 104 degrees with a 52 degree low last night.
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Mexico
Ciupad Obregon
Sonora
Mex
500000 Expected at Parade Tonight
Beach streets will be jammed with over 500000 spectators at 6 30 tonight as the Western Band Review opens its 10th annual parade on Ocean Blvd. from Cedar to First, featuring nearly 7000 musicians, dazzling lights, and Santa Claus portrayed by Jimmy Mc Garrigle aboard a convertible from Art Hall. Continuous performances along the 21 block route with announcers detailing units as they pass the reviewing stand near Locust. Continued on Page A 5 Col 6.
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Ls Beach
Western Band Review
Ang
Ocean Blvd
7Th
Pine
Ocean
Locust
Santa Claus
Jolly Saint
Merry
Senator doubts o k this year on profits tax
Brief item notes a senator questions approval of the profits tax plan this year. The tease points readers to full details on the B section and page 4.
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O. K
Tug 10 Aboard Believed Sunk in Gale Off Toledo
The U S Coast Guard said it believes the tugboat Whitney sank during a 50 mile per hour storm between Toledo harbor and the Monroe dumping grounds north of Toledo. Ten persons were aboard. The dredge Hoff man in Toledo harbor reported radar signals showing two Whitney barges floating free in Lake Erie.
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Toledo
Ohio
U. S Coast Guard
Whitney
Toledo Harbor
Monroe
Here
Hoffman
Lake Erie
Blizzard Paralyzes Major Cities With 23 Dead
Storms from the Midwest to the Atlantic, with 96 mph winds, cut transport and industry. Snow depths reached 18 to 25 inches in Cleveland Pittsburgh and New York area. U S Steel plants slowed while towns evacuated and coastal flooding inundated Staten Island and coastal New Jersey.
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Cleveland
Youngstown
Akron
Canton
Warren
Ohio
Pittsburgh
U. S Steel Corp
Detroit
Zero
Maryland
New York
Staten Island
Bear Mountain
N.Y
Matawan
Perth Ampoy
N. J
Manhattan
New York International Airport
Tolle+wild
Queens
Scandinavien Air Lines
Stockholm
How Storm Disrupted Daily Life
In Youngstown Ohio weddings were called off and churches planned to cancel services. Stores closed and citizens stranded in taverns or on benches as drifts grew, many forced to walk home from jobs. In Warren the Tribune suspended publication for the first time, with 14 inches of snow and up to 30 inches forecast. Radio stations faced difficulties as engineers struggled to keep broadcasts on air. Storms east of the Mississippi forced postponements of Penn State at Pittsburgh and Colgate at Rutgers football games. Rutgers later said the game would be canceled with a future date set for next year.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Antos
Warren
The
Tribune
Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Colgate
Rutgers
Jehovah's Witnesses Sentenced by Reds
Seven Jehovah's Witnesses were sentenced to long terms for atrocity propaganda on behalf of the United States, according to Ada, the Soviet licensed news agency in Berlin Novi 42. The total sentences amount to 30 years. The agency did not name the defendants or assign individual penalties. The communist prosecutor said they were used by American imperialism for espionage and the preparation of a new world war.
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Berlin
Novi
Jehovah's Witnesses
United States
Ada
China Nationalists Capture Road Town in Kwangsi Province
Chinese Nationalists reported their guerrillas seized the highway town of Tuan in Kwangsi province on November 9 after wiping out a 20-man Chinese Red garrison. The reports say the guerrillas still hold the town, about 340 miles west of Canton in South China.
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Taipei
Formosa
Tuan
Kwangs Province
Canton
China
Trucker's Family Hunger While He Serves Jail Term
A Connecticut trucker, William Erico, 25, receives a 60 day sentence for overloading his vehicle. His wife and two daughters in Middletown face hunger as a $1070 fine looms. his employer expressively cannot pay. Officials note the driver bears liability under Virginia law.
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Ccomac
Connecticut
William Erico
Middletown
Conn
Ico
Joseph Scate
Hartford
Sarah Brice
Erico
Scata
Security Council Session Canceled By Storm
The United Nations canceled a Security Council session due to stormy weather. Soviet Delegate Jacob A Malik had requested the meeting to discuss Communist China charges after aggression in Korea and Formosa. High winds were forecast to grow dangerous, prompting officials to urge delegates to go home. Lake Success lies about 25 miles from Manhattan, with delegates typically making a one hour drive to U N headquarters.
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Lake Success
United Nations
Security Council
U. N
Jacob A. Malik
Korea
Formosa
Weather Bureau
Midtown
Manhattan
U. N. Headquarters
Russians Free Two Britons Held as Hostages
Berlin dispatch reports Soviet authorities freed Flight Lt. John Driver of the Royal Air Force and Army Sapper J. W. Bennett, both held as hostages for a refugee Soviet lieutenant. Driver was captured after a crash and Bennett was found after a train he rode left him stranded in East Germany. The release surprised British authorities.
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Berlin
John Driver
Royal Air Force
J. W. Bennett
Driver
Bennett
East Germany
Nude intruder runs into Denver home and kisses housewife
Mrs. Robert Fitegerald reported to police that a clean cut, youthful nude man burst into her South Franklin Street kitchen last night, restrained her briefly, then fled. She stood frozen but unharmed.
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Denver
Robert Fitegerald
South Franklin St
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S.F
L. A. Revenue Bureau
Squar
Associ
Ated
Liberty Bridge
Associated Press
Black Dahlia
Caeuetaers
Parade
Boyle
Pope
Asda
Midwest
WFMJ
Ain Hanley
Hanley
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Trucker
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