Shattered Foe Hur's Defiance at MacArthur
A New Allied front advances on the Manchurian frontier as American British and South Korean forces press toward final victory. North Korean lines crumble while South Korean troops break from traps near Pyongyang and Yalu river, Chinese troops reported backing the defense.
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Tokyo
Thei
Manchurian
Pyongyang
Yalu River
Korea
Manchuria
Sing Fu
Kim U Sung
Ing
Unsan
Sangwon
Stocks End Rough Selloff With Modest Rebound
New York stocks edged higher after a steep selloff that wiped out gains earlier in the week. Trading showed heavy volume with major issues recovering about a dollar a share as steel demand picked up on late news and General Motors reported nine month earnings.
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New York
Inanor
General Motors
Afeo
Warren Won’t Endorse in November Race
Governor Earl Warren announced he has no present intention of endorsing any candidates in the November 7 elections. He said he favors independent campaigns and intends to focus on his own race and policy plans for the 1951 legislative session. He opposed Propositions 3 and 5, and would state his position on other measures before Election Day.
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Sacramento
Earl Warren
Warren
Kenneth Leitch
Edward Shattuck
Shattuck
California
National Selective Service
Brew. Foatsolt
Prentiss Moore
Veterans Committee
Edmund G. Brown
Fire Destroys Aged Home Four Die in Cass County
A deadly blaze at an aged home in Harrisonville Cass County left four elderly residents dead. State patrol reported 16 other residents escaped unharmed as flames engulfed the building in Mora. The cause is under investigation.
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Cass County
Anne
State
Highway Bat Patrol
Harkrisonville
Mora
Millionaire Recluse 83 Found Dead in Creek With Rock
Horace Kirby, a reportedly wealthy, reclusive man of Dade County aged 83, was found drowned with a rock tied around his neck in a creek near here. Officials say no foul play is evident and death appears self-inflicted. He had accumulated land and wealth, though details of his holdings were sparse.
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Press
Horace Kirby
Reuae Lees
Dade County
Ric Bey
Anal Creek
Evean
J. A. Wren
Asul
Pome
Tepes
Manuel
Texas
Kirby Wes
Tra
Ex-Chiang Troops Reported Fighting For Reds In Korea
A prisoner, Pvt Li Shin Man 34, claimed to have been among 40 000 Chinese troops sent into Korea in the past two weeks and said he entered Korea nine days ago. He described his unit from Kwangtung Province coast before moving to Manchuria and crossing the Yalu River.
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S. Fier Cone
Korea
Li Shin Man
Unsan
Kwangtung Province
China
Manchuria
Yalu
Horea
Rene
Marine Fighter Killed in Midair Collision near Arlington
A Marine Corps Corsair fighter pilot died in a midair head-on collision with another Corsair over Arlington. Officials withheld the dead pilot’s identity pending next of kin notification. First Lt. Willard Olson of Laguna Beach escaped with minor injuries and was hospitalized in Riverside. Fragments of one burning plane fell in Arlington. no civilians were harmed.
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Santa Ana
Arlington
Santa Ana Marine Corps Air Station
el‘ Toro
Willard ©. Olson
Palm Dr
Leguna Beach
Riverside
Arington
Four Feared Lost After Crash Near New Orleans
A predawn plane crash on the edge of New Orleans left four people feared dead. The aircraft departed at 2 a.m. for Craig Air Force Base at Selma, Alabama. The crew included a lieutenant colonel and a major acting as pilot along with two others whose ranks were not known. Identifications were withheld.
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New Orleans
Craig Air Force ‘Base
Selma
Als
Big Steel Union News Highlights Resume Pay Talks
The article notes wage negotiations between a large steel company and the United Steel Workers. It lacks clear details on dates or figures but emphasizes resumed talks and statements from a company executive.
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B. & Steel Corp
C. G
United Steel Workers
Oie
Johns
Reds Advance Toward Tibet Border Across Unsettled Zone
Report states Chinese Communist forces move 150 miles beyond the Lhasa region as India cautions over the march. The Statesman cites reliable sources locating troops 350 miles east of Lhasa in a 500 mile disputed belt stretching to the Yangtao Rivers. Tibetans protest as Peiping presses claims while India seeks clarification.
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Lhasa
Yangtao
Peiping
Nehru
C. Fajegopalacharis
Inia Net Ees Siinister
Madras
Navy to Build 172. naan Craft
Navy announces plans to construct 172 new nautical craft this year. Officials state the program aims to expand fleet capacity and enhance operational readiness across multiple bases.
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Navy
Deere Eeeeres
Tamara Crew Endures Ten Months of Turmoil at Sea
The Tamara, a Honduran registered 1160 ton tramp, finally enters port after a perilous ten month voyage from Australia to Asia. Crew mutinies, illnesses, and shortages of coal and water plagued the voyage, with disputes aboard and a long detour through Manila and Hong Kong before relief arrived.
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Tamara
Australia
Hos Kong
Totpeantie
Sydney
South China
Brisbane
Bowen
Thursday Island
Mid
Northustralian
Tamar
Celebes
Bate
Heys
Gulf of Bone
Barnes
Samarinda
Manila
Hong Kong
Asia
Geerae
A P Correspondent Killed on Korean Front
AP correspondent William R. Moore, missing since July, was killed in action on the Chinju front while helping rescue a wounded Army lieutenant. Corporal Carl M. Anderson of Sioux City, Iowa, said Moore died during a risky withdrawal after a bridge collapse. Anderson insisted Moore identity and recalled Moore joining nine men to aid the lieutenant and hold the line against advancing forces.
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Carl M. Anderson
Sioux City
Moore
Anderson
Weather Outlook Brief for Tomorrow
Occasional eight sky cover noted with a cooler trend followed by slight warming tomorrow. West winds from 10 to 20 mph bring dry conditions. temperatures may ease into mild ranges.
Wind Stirs Destruction Across Pacific Coast
Tele-force winds lashed the Pacific Coast states causing two deaths and widespread damage from toppled trees and power poles to roofs. In Oregon a tree crushed a car on the Pacific Highway and a cottage Grove lumber mill fire was blamed on weather. Roof collapse injured workers and motorists faced dangerous gusts as systems disrupted utilities from Seattle to San Francisco.
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Portland
Ore
Pacific
California
Canada
Cottage Grove
Aterm
G. J. Lyon
Grants Pass
House Fair
Weed-Kismath Falls
San Francisco
Prague Archbishop Reported in Prison
Vatican Radio quoted refugees saying Archbishop Josef Beran of Prague has disappeared from the episcopal building and is believed detained in Prague's Pankrac prison. Police are said to have intensified patrols around bishops and forced them to celebrate Easter separately after Beran was charged last July by Obrana Lidu with plotting against the state.
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Vatican City
Vatican Radio
Josef Beran
Prague
Iscopal
Pankrac 1
Beran
Obrana Lidu
Wit
Hopper Holds Factory Worker Free After Nine Hours
A 71-year-old worker in Chicago became trapped for nine hours when his right hand wedged in the metal nipple of a hopper. Firefighters and doctors eventually freed him with acetylene torches and hydraulic tools, fearing amputation but he sustained no permanent injury.
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Chicago
Leman
Stanley Kielmane
Allied Chemical & Die Corp
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Bill
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