Reds Beaten Back Allies Push Ahead
Eighth Army reports Allied infantry in eastern Korea repelled a predawn attack near Heartbreak Ridge by about 1000 Chinese and advanced roughly 1000 yards by daybreak. On the western front UN forces gained over a half mile northwest of Yonchon with little resistance. Chinese probing assaults southeast of Kumsong were contained. Air actions included two American planes shot down by Communist anti aircraft fire, with no pilot survivals cited. Fighter sorties increased to 131 as ground troops received air support. In the central front an Allied raid two miles northwest of Kumsong damaged Choso. patrols probed for stronger Chinese positions after a fresh division joined the defense. A ridge near Kumsong remained contested as both sides fought for control.
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Kumsong
Fifth Air Force
Mig Alley
Choso
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Changbangpy
Beas
U N Negotiator Assails Red Stand at Panmunjom
U N truce negotiator Maj Gen Henry J Hodes said the Reds offered no reasonable solution and the sixth joint subcommittee session at Panmunjom failed to produce progress toward a Korean cease fire Br Gen William P Nuckols said the Communists pressed a proposal to trade Ongjin area defencible territory for key military positions and another meeting was set for 11 am Wednesday local time
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Korea
WPI
United Nations
Henry J. Hodes
U. N
Panmunjom
Long Beach
William P. Nuckols
Ongjin
Collins Says U S Will Build Largest Peacetime Army Next Year
General J Lawton Collins told officers in Sendai that the United States will have its largest peacetime army, equaling 127 divisions, with three more National Guard divisions called to federal duty. He noted the force may grow beyond 27 divisions and stressed deterrence against militant communism and the Korean War context. Collins affirmed long term U S troop presence in Japan as a buffer against imperialism, linking security efforts there to the Korea conflict.
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J. Lawton Collins
United States
Collins
America
J . Co
16th.Army Corps
Sendai
National Guard
Korea
U.S
Japan
Eighth Army
That Comet Was Shirley 100mph Chase Ends in Arrest
Shirley Ann Finley, 22, of 3680 Woodrail Ave, Long Beach, was arrested at 1 10 a m on 11 traffic violation counts after a 100 mph downtown chase. Police halted her on Long Beach Blvd near Bixby Rd after signals were ignored on Ocean Blvd to American Ave and through multiple intersections. Bail set at $100. she must plead by Friday in Municipal Court.
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Long Beach
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Long Beach Blvd
Bixby Rd
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I. D. DeBlanc
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Broadway
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Seventh
10Th Sts
Anaheim
American Ave
Pacific Coast
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Hill
Willow Sts
Actor Franchot Tone Pleads Innocent to Spit Charge
Hollywood Oct. 30 AP Franchot Tone demanded a jury trial on a misdemeanor assault and battery charge after allegedly spitting in the face of columnist Florabel Muir at a Beverly Hills nightclub. Tone posted $500 bail after a brief jail stay and appeared with attorney Stanley N. Gleis.
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Hollywood
Franchot Tone
Florabel Muir
Beverly
Stanley N. Gleis
Henry Draeger
Los Angeles
Gira
Tone
Associated Press
President Signs Postal Rate Hike
President Truman signed a bill boosting postal charges with a two cent post card rate from Jan 1 and a 10 percent rise for newspapers and magazines from Apr 1, followed by further 20 and 30 percent increases through 1954. The act also establishes new federal leave rules for 2.2 million workers, including 500,000 postal employees, and a uniform 13 day annual sick leave with unlimited accumulation.
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Washington
Truman
French Official Slain in Indochina
Paris reports the French commissioner for Cambodia in Indochina, Jean de Raymond, was stabbed in his Phnom Penh palace by a Vietnamese servant. An accomplice was arrested. a large manhunt followed. It is unclear if the murder was political or personal retribution.
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Indochina
Cambodia
Pnom Penh
Jean Leon Francois Marie de Raymond
Pham Ngloc Lam
Charles Marie Chanson
South Viet Nam
Sadeo
de Raymond
Mrs. Sinatra Granted Interlocutory Divorce
Mrs Frankie Sinatra won an interlocutory divorce from her crooner husband in Santa Monica, clearing the way for his Nevada divorce and possible marriage to Ava Gardner. Frankie and Gardner were in New York for singing engagements as he waits for Nancy to obtain a California decree.
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U.P
Frankie Sinatra
Geeree
Nevada
Ava
Gardner
Frankie
Miss Gardner
New York
Nancy
California
Weather forecast with changing winds and light rain
Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow morning with possible light rain this evening. Clearing and warmer tomorrow afternoon. Light variable winds tonight and tomorrow morning becoming west to southwest at 12.18 miles per hour tomorrow afternoon.
Blind man rescues child from river in Louvain
In Louvain Belgium on October 20 Estel Limmermans a blind man heard a child crying for help by the River Dyle. He jumped in despite not seeing clearly and, guided by onlookers, swam to the child and brought them to shore.
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Louvain
Belgium
Estel Limmermans
Timmermans
Classifieds and TV Guides Reference in Eagle-Page
A brief navigation listing shows where to find sections such as Classified Ads on pages B-8 to II, Comics on Page 8-4, Editorial on A-10, and Sports on A-12 and A-13, with related pages for obituaries and financial news. It notes skipping Table on 8-7 and temperatures on pages 6-7.
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Eagle
Was Trunk Victim Locked in Alive
Los Angeles detectives report autopsy surgeon Dr. Victor Cefalu found no obvious injuries but suggested a woman whose nude body was in a locked trunk may have died a suffocating death as her identity remains unknown. The trunk was found in a vacant lot last Sunday and only an amethyst ring and a few clothing items are recoverable.
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Los Angeles
Victor Cefalu
Cefalu
Omen of Evil Black Cat Missed Cars Damaged in Crash
Crawfordsville Ind Oct 20. Two nights before Halloween Martin Winebruner 19 Albion swerved to avoid a black cat and rammed two parked cars. Police estimated damage at 150 dollars.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Martin Winebruner
Albion
Twelve Die or Missing After Buffalo Harbor Freighter Crash
In Buffalo Harbor a freighter struck a gasoline barge causing explosions that set three vessels aflame. Twelve seamen were reported dead or missing, with three bodies recovered earlier as searchers scaled debris aboard the tug Dauntless.
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Buffalo Harbor
Coast Car
Dauntless
Coast Guard
Military cargoes loaded by strikers
The Great Lakes freighter Penobscot rammed the loaded oil barge Morania shortly after 9 last night, causing the barge to explode and shower 400,000 gallons of gasoline on the freighter and tug. The 454 foot, 850 ton vessel is among the largest on the Lakes. Cause undetermined. Coast Guard and owners investigate as darkness gave way to a clear night. Penobscot had unloaded a grain cargo Sunday and was leaving for Detroit and Duluth. barge was inbound.
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Penobscot
Morania
Coast Guard
Detroit
Duluth
Louis Guyette
The
Roy Richardson
Plane crash traps mother 20 hours as family dies
In Port Townsend Washington a private aircraft wreck left husband Richard Mortensen dead, son Russell eight dying hours later, and wife Maye Mortensen and daughter Kathleen five seriously injured after being trapped for a day. Rescuers found them in a dense ridge woods after the crash occurred Sunday night during a trip from Bellingham.
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Wash
Maye Mortensen
Kathleen
Richard G. Mortensen
Russell
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