B 29 Bombers Return From Combat to Spokane West Coast
B 29 bombers from the 92nd Bomb Group land at Spokane Air Force Base after four months since leaving to strike at Korean Communists. Capt Harry Downs of Spokane piloted the first plane as crews announce some planes have returned and others are en route. The 98th Bomb Group remains in Japan, with further homebound aircraft expected.
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92Nd
Spokane Air Force Base
Harry Downs
a.m.Co
Clifford Rees
Japan
98Th
Douglas MacArthur
Col. Rees
Stre
Christ-tegic
Claude. E. Putnam Jr
Jacksboro
Texas
U S commits 22 billions to help Europe since WWII
Washington reports Defense Department figures show the United States has committed 22.3057 billion dollars to aid Europe since World War II. Most funding occurred in the past three years with major programs including surplus property sales, Marshall Plan recovery, mutual defense funds, and arms aid to Western Europe. The total excludes costs for arms and troops under NATO and private aid programs.
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Washington
Defense Department
United States
Europe
Department
Dls
Congress
Greece
Bee
Tran
Freedom Train
Death penalties for 609 Koreans
Seoul reports that military and civilian courts have decreed death for 609 individuals for crimes tied to the Red invasion. Authorities say 2801 cases involving 3416 people, including 115 women, were filed with charges such as aiding the enemy conspiracy desertion confiscation murder rape and arson.
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Seoul
Republic of Boece
Mili
Civi
Maurice Costello Ex film Idol Dies in Hollywood
Maurice Costello star of silent cinema died aged 74 after a heart ailment. He died at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in poor health for two years, his daughters Dolores and Helene Costello at his bedside. Rosary services were held and his body lay in state before a requiem mass and burial at Calvary Cemetery.
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Helene Costello
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Barrytmore
Hollywe Mortuary
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
Calvary Cemetery
Ruth Reeves
Broadway
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Two Cities
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New York
God
Contest Quiz Auto No Questions Listed Here
The Press-Telegram presents the 18th Auto No list for the $10,000 circulation contest. It notes no questions submitted yet for contestants and promises daily questions. A contact phone is provided to become an active contestant.
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Press-Telegram
Great Salt Lake
United States
China Communists vow aid in Korea amid American aggression
Peiping radio broadcasts promise Chinese support for the Korean people and resistance to American imperialist aggression. Historian Kuo Mo-jo, chief delegate at Peiping’s rally for delegates to the world peace congress in England, states China will defend the just war in Korea.
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San Francisco
Peiping Communist Radio Today
Korea
Red China
Kuo Mo Jo
Associated Press
Kuo
Peiping
England
Chiang to Observe 64th Birthday In Formosa
Formosa, Oct 30. President Chiang Kai-shek will observe his 64th birthday tomorrow in northern Formosa. Madame Chiang accompanies him. she was in the United States last year. Chiang’s Nationalist position on the mainland has crumbled, but his domain now centers on Formosa and nearby islands.
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Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
United States
China
Red China
Four-million Loss in Forest Fires
San Diego report cites four million dollars in damage from brush and forest fires across 85 000 acres of watershed and lands. Supervisor Hamilton K. Pyles attributes fires to lightning 23, smokers 20, campers five, arsonists eight, plus shells and flares from military sources.
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San Diego
Hamilton K. Pyles
Cleveland National Forest
Cam Pendleton
Army reshuffle in Indochina aims to form three national armies
American officials expect a rapid reorganization of anti- Communist allies in Indochina into three national armies totaling 150,000 or more. The plan shifts authority to Bao Dai and regional monarchs, aiming to boost morale and manpower for the effort to keep Indonesia free of Communism while Laos and Cambodia gain autonomous command of their forces.
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Washington
Indochina
United States
Ho Chi Minh
Saigon
Paris
Bao Dai
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Indonesia
State Department
Red China
Red River Valley
Korea
Punjab Bus Plunge Kills Thirteen
NEW DELHI Oct 30 A UPA bus carrying holidaymakers fell hundreds of feet down a hill near Dalhousie Punjab killing 13 and seriously injuring five in a tragic mountain crash involving a government bus.
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Punjab
New Delhi
UPA
Dalhousie
Man Hiccups Two Years After Dental Surgery
Glendale on Oct 30 A boy named Jack O Leary aged 25 has suffered hiccups since July 1948. Medical treatment drained his finances and his weight dropped from 138 to 85 pounds. His mother Margaret O Leary appeals for aid to return to Arizona hoping for a cure.
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Jack O'Leary
Margaret O'Leary
Phoenix
Ariz
O'Leary
Arizona
O'Leery
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