Americans Sweep To Banks Of Han River Near Seoul
Tokyo AP reports American forces reached the Han River near Seoul with shells also falling on the burned capital. Chinese Red resistance in western Korea appeared shattered as Task Force Myers led by Capt. A. W. Myers sent word the unit was wetting its feet in the Han.
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Han River
Seoul
Korea
A. W. Myers
Lander, Mo
U. S. Third Division
Myers
Rail Walkout Near End as Mail Service Returns
An eighth army spokesman said the task force held its position on the winding stream's south bank signaling a lull in the rail strike that began January 25. More than 61 000 killed wounded or captured marked the offensive against Chinese and Korean Reds near Seoul with several task forces within miles of Inchon and the capital. Mail service resumed as the government pressed workers to return before the Army deadline.
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Inchon
Yellow Sea
Histo
Post Office Department
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Chicago
Truman
Railroad Control Board
Myers
Ridgway
Karang
Taft
Senate Policy Committee
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Europe
North Atlantic
Conservatives Fail To Kick Out Attlee
London AP reports the Labour government survived another Conservative bid to oust Prime Minister Attlee. The Commons defeated the motion 306 to 298, censuring the cabinet over Britain's lean meat supply and avoiding resignation ahead of a possible general election.
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London
Attlee
House of Commons
Britain
What’s What Sunday: Youth Faces Rare Incurable Disease
A Middletown youth suffers a muscular illness described as rare and incurable, gradually weakening the patient over years. The feature follows the Jane boy’s heart‑tugging story to be shown on Sony. Justin Harding Jr. reports on life in wartime Germany from his Franklin hometown. Also, Boy Scouts’ city takeover and the annual Citizenship Day, with pictured scouts in “positions,” are highlighted for Sunday.
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Jane Boy
Sony
Justin Harding, JR
Franklin
Germany
U S Acts To Halt Black Market
A London AP dispatch reports a 74 year old Irish worker undergoing peritonitis surgery revealed a hoard of foreign objects in his stomach. Surgeons extracted bicycle ale six inches, a twist drill three and a half inches, a bicycle wrench five inches, a steel spring three, and a back saw fragment three and a quarter inches. The patient recovered and the case was cited in the British Medical Journal.
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London
J. CC. McMatlin
Vacan
Eric
Taft Plan to Set Troop Quotas Faces Senate Clash
Senator McMahon denounces Tafts proposal to fix U S troop contributions for Europe as unworkable and impractical while Sparkman warns of a 1952 challenge as Eisenhowers NATO role draws critique. Taft seeks detailed congressional approval limiting divisions and caps on troops, with support from Ferguson Thye and Knowland.
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McMahon
D-Conn
Wator Taft
Ohio
Europe
Sparkman
Dala
Taft
Dwight D Eisenhower
West
North Atlantic
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Senate
Eisentz
Ean
Truman
Congress
U. S
International Defense Army
U.S
Foreign Relations Committee
Ferguson
Rmich
Thye
R- Minn
Knowland
R.calif
Western
Four Die In Fire In Lancaster Garage
A mother and her three young children were killed when a fire swept through a concrete block two family garage partitioned into living units. A fourth resident, a woman, escaped with her two year old son.
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Lancaster
Man Who Aided Hitler Dies in Exile
Fritz Thyssen once one of Germany’s richest tycoons and the financial backer of Hitler’s rise to power died in Buenos Aires. He was described as a man without a country and died yesterday in exile.
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May To Rise
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Fritz Thyssen
Germany
Adolph Hitler
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Zichy
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August Thyssen
Adolf
Fire Ravages Michigan State Office Building in Lansing
A seven story state office building in Lansing suffered a major blaze that burned 22 hours, destroying records and paralyzing much of state government. Gov Williams ordered an investigation as firemen fought the ice coated structure in subfreezing weather.
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Lansing
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Michigan
Williams
Lawrence Meehan
East Lansing
Hugh Fisher
Charles M. Zeigler
Dock Strike Blazes Across British Ports After Arrests
A wildcat dock strike surged in Britain after seven men were charged with inciting illegal walkouts. The National Dock Labor Board said 15,400 dockers stayed away from work this afternoon in London Manchester and Liverpool.
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London
National Dock Labor Board
Manchester
Liverpool
Man Kills Himself In Columbus Empire News Manager
John E. Cook, 53, Columbus manager of Empire News Service, shot and killed himself. Coroner ruled death by own action. Cook had been in poor health. Empire distributes horse racing information.
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Columbus
John E. Cook
Empire News Service
Robert A. Evans
Cook
Friends
Empire
Tragic Collision Kills Seven in Sudbury Bus Train Crash
Seven men en route to work died when a Canadian Pacific passenger train struck a bus at a level crossing seven miles west of Sudbury Ontario. The crash happened in 47 below zero weather with dense fog reducing visibility to under 100 yards.
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Sudbury
Ont
Canadian Pacific
Here
Penny Saved Tax Dawn in Chicago
A Chicago machine operator mailed a one cent payment to the Collector of Internal Revenue with her tax return. She said her employer withheld 399.99 dollars from wages toward tax, but her tax bill was 400 dollars. her name was not disclosed.
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Chicago
Internal Revenue
John T. Jarecki
Woman found frozen alive battles for life
Chicago report says Dorothy Mae Stevens, 23, was found beside a South Side apartment in sub zero temperatures. Doctors at Michael Reese Hospital described her condition as critical but her body temperature rose to 100 degrees within 26 hours. Amputation of limbs possible if she survives.
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Chicago
Michalel Reese Hospital
Dorothy Mae Stevens
Harold Lautf
Strict Quotas On Meat Slaughtering Go Into Operation
The government imposes strict controls on livestock slaughtering to curb black markets. OPS sets slaughter notes, limits new plants, and requires registration by March 15 with April 1 start of quota-regulated production based on 1950 levels.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle Won't Seek Parity Rule Change in Defense Act
Price Controller Michael V. DiSalle told a Senate House mobilization committee he will not seek immediate changes to the defense act to end parity protections for farmers. He and Commerce official Eric Johnson faced questions as grocery prices rise and parity prices stay set.
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Washington
Michael V. DiSaelle
DiSalle
Senate
House
Committee On Mobilization
Eric Johnson
DiSale
Prices Plagued Our Ancestors in 1776 Rhode Island
In December 1776 Rhode Island adopted a wage and price ceiling law to curb profiteering. The 18th century ceilings set wine at nine cents a gallon rum at 3 cents a gallon tobacco five cents a pound and turkeys nine cents a pound with skilled wages for carpenters at 70 cents a day barbers 35 cents and tailors 42 cents a day. The law aimed to calm soldiers and civilians unsettled by wartime costs and pay.
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New York
George Washington
Trenton
General Assembly
Rail Tie-Up Impacts Auto Industry Across Michigan
DETROIT AP The railroad switchmen strike seemed over but its effects linger. About 129,000 auto workers idle, half in Michigan. Ford halves Rouge plant output, 30,000 laid off. other Ford plants idle 6,600. GM closes 26 plants, 42,800 laid off, with 12,000 to return at Chevrolet in Flint. Studebaker removes 26,000 workers.
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Chicago
Detroit
Michigan
Ford
Rouge
General Motors
Chevrolet
Ura
Flint
Studebaker
Indictment Targets Peace Information Center in NYC
A federal grand jury indicted the Peace Information Center in New York City for failing to register as a foreign agent under the 1938 law. The center and five officers face charges relating to activity for the World Congress of the Defenders of Peace and the Stockholm Peace Petition. penalties include up to 10 000 dollars and five years in prison.
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Peace Information Center
New York City
Broadway
Stockholm
Justice Department
United States
Committee of the World Congress of the Defenders of Peace
Justice Rapersnent
Elizabeth Moos
Viense Remintoen
New York
Editor Operated On After Cincinnati Enquirer Incident
Ken Doris, assistant managing editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer, was reported in fair condition after an accident. Officials said he underwent surgery and was stable, receiving care at a local hospital. He is a longtime journalist with the paper and previously held editor roles.
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Ken Doris
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