Counter Punch by U S Forces as Reds Press Chechon
American infantrymen counter attacked Red Korean divisions in the Chechon hills driving back an eastward push. Artillery helped regain two miles in some sectors while UN forces held the Chechon area amid continuing fighting. Reports say 150000 Chinese Reds may still threaten Seoul as central Korea sees multiple clashes around Chechon and Wonju.
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Tokyo
Chechon
A. U.S. 10Th Corps
Chechen
Chipyong
Wonju
South Korea
38Th
Seoul
Red
Central Front
John Rando
Pyongchang - Yongwol - Tanyang
Korea
Wong
Randolph
Som
Truman Tours Army Weapons Proving Base Exhibit
President Truman inspected the Army's weapons development center at Fort Monroe Maryland and viewed demonstrations of tanks bazookas recoilless guns small arms and new experimental devices including the ENIAC computer during a visit intended to show current gear used in Korea and future systems under development The army outlined plans for annual production up to 35 000 units if needed.
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Washington
Truman
Carton
Korea
Cppe Eusy
Chesi
Eniac
Army
Suave Gunman Cops 40 000 In Jewels
A debonair thief in a blue coat and gray hat robbed a swank East Side jewelry shop of 40 000 dollars in diamonds after a 45 minute examination with a jeweler s eyeglass. He identified himself as Mr Griffin and had scheduled the appointment by telephone with Jean Schlumberger Inc on East 63rd Street. He drew a pistol after selecting a bracelet and several loose diamonds.
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New York
Homburg
East Side
Man Confesses To Necktie Slaying In Cleveland
Cleveland man George Kundracik 24 is jailed on murder charges after boasting of strangling his paramour Emme Burton 22 with a bright necktie in Conneaut. He led police to the crime when he bragged at a Conneaut restaurant, admitting to the garrote and subsequent disposal of the body near Timberlake before police stopped him for a flat tire.
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Cleveland
George Kundracik
Conneaut
K. A. Pound
Emme Burton
Lake Shore Boulevard
Here
Kudracik
Kundracik
Vincent Morrow
Miss Burton
Las
Huntington
W. Va
Amy
Morrow
Universal
U S Tries To Heal Split With Labor On Wage Policy
Washington leaders seek to bring labor into wage controls as unions walk out amid dispute over a 10 percent cap set for January 15 1950 to July 1. Johnston indecisive. industry warns of unrest while labor says government serves big business.
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U. S
Washington
National Unity
Shortages Hit Frontline Goods In Korea
American troops in Korea face persistent shortages of small items like paper towels pipes playing cards spoons and envelopes with no post exchanges to buy them and long waits for parcels officials say the paper shortage is the worst. Red Cross worker Gerald Page notes the demand and delays as pipe smokers seek replacements and artists report the gripe tops the list.
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Korea
Red Cross
Gerald Page
Santa Ana
Calif
Howard Rprodie
San Francisco
Boy 13 Shot in Mystery Near Zanesville
A 13 year old boy, James Adams, was shot in the chest as he walked to his father's car after a Philo basketball game. A light colored car backed up and a person fired through a window. The attacker and occupants were not described. X-rays indicated a .22 caliber rifle wound.
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Zanesville
Philo
James Adams
Young Adams
CIO Union Leader Attacks Wage Wage Lid as Fake
ATLANTA AP The Wage Stabilization Board’s 10 per cent pay cap drew sharp fire from CIO United Steelworkers chief David J. McDonald at a PAC rally. He said three labor members quit in protest, blamed backroom politics, and warned workers will strike if the board rejects bargaining power. McDonald vowed to oppose big business and communism.
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Atlanta
David J. McDonald
CIO
United Steelworkers For
American
WSK
McDonald
Defense
Washgton
Charles Wilson
United Steel Workers
Ito
Wage Stabilization Board
PAC
Pike Foresees Atom U Boats
Rochester AP reports Atomic Energy Commissioner Sumner Pike predicts U S Navy atom powered submarines within a few years. He notes the first atomic plant for a submarine is partly built and hydrogen bomb research is a major, though not elaborated, part of the program.
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Rochester
N. Y
U. S&s
Sumner T. Pike
Atomic Energy Commission
Pike
Universitty of
339 More Casualties from Korean War Named by DoD
Washington AP reports the Defense Department identified 339 additional U S casualties from the Korean war. The list included 128 killed in action 168 wounded 23 missing in action and 20 injured in accidents.
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Washington
Defense Department
U. S
Shipbuilders in Brooklyn vote to strike over wages
More than 2,000 workers at two Bethlehem Steel shipyards in Brooklyn voted unanimously to strike if needed to press wage demands. CIO Local 13 leader George Pokorney said workers were in a very ugly mood and may not report for Monday. The union seeks 45 cents an hour for top classifications. the company offers up to 18 cents. Top rates now stand at 1.57 dollars per hour.
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NEW York
Bethlehem Steel Cormmpany
Brooklyn
George Pokorney
CIO Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America
Pokorney
Cretan Romeo Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
Costa Kephalo yannis of Crete was found guilty of carrying arms without a permit and given a two year sentence by a fireman court. He was accused of leading an armed band to kidnap Tassoula Petracogeorgi, daughter of a Liberal MP, amid a long running family feud. Tassoula, an expectant mother, illness prevented attending the trial and she sent a message to the court.
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Canea
Crete
Romeo
Costa Kephaloyannis
Costa
Juliet
Tassoula Petracogeorgi
Tassoula
Herakleion
Mount Ida
Athens
Lhim
Stalin Predicts U S Loss In Korea In Red Policy
Stalin warned war not inevitable but said the United States would lose in Korea unless Washington and London accept peace terms set by Communist China. He denounced the UN as losing prestige and predicted its downfall, praising German and Japanese victory while condemning Western arms plans.
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Moscow
Stalin
United States
United Nations
Washington
London
China
United Nations Organization
League of Nations
Oms
Germany
Japan
Pravda
Kremlin
House’ of ‘Commons
Attler
Soviet Union
Britain
Senate
Europe
Dewey
Howver
Congress
North Atlantic
Millikin
Colorado
GOP
Taft
Ohio
Senate Policy Committee
Wherry
Nebraska
U S apologizes to Czechoslovakia over Prague overflight
The United States apologized after American jet fighters inadvertently flew over Prague. The Czech Foreign Minister protested on February 9 as U S officials said the jets crossed into Czech air space while correcting a training misdirection.
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Prague
United States
Czechoslovakia
Aadt
Ellis 0. Briggs
U.S
Geneasineatie
Europe
Czech
Germany
Mild Weather Seen East Of Rockies For Next 30 Days
The Weather Bureau announced that most states east of the Rockies will experience temperatures slightly above normal over the next 30 days. The report notes generally milder conditions across the region.
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Washington
Rockies
Weather Bureau
Benny Meyers Trial On Tax Charge Set
Benny Meyers former Army Air Forces top purchasing agent faces trial on April 16 for evading about $61 490 in income taxes. He pleaded innocent at arraignment and remains free on a $5 000 bond. The 55 year old ex officer had been released from Lorton federal reformatory on February 1 after a nearly three year sentence for pressuring a business partner to lie to a Senate committee.
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Baltimore
Bennett E. Meyers
Army Air Force
Meyers
Lorton
Senate
Deep Freeze Woman May Aid Researchers
Chicago woman Dorothy Mae Stevens age 23 survived extreme hypothermia after being found frozen in an alley. Doctors say the case may spur research into frozen sleep or artificial hibernation as a potential tool against cancer and mental diseases though no cure is claimed.
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Frank E. Carey
Washington
Chicago
Dorothy Mae Stevens
Valiuadte
Stalin Attacks UN as Western Block Tool In Propaganda Shift
U S officials reviewed Stalin's latest public remarks linking the UN to Anglo American control and the Western bloc. Officials noted no new shift in Moscow's stance on the UN, China, Korea, or the risk of war, while the Kremlin hints at possible major propaganda changes.
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U.S
John M. High
Washington
State Department
Stalin
GOP Split Over Troops to Europe Stimulates Three Debates
Senate Republicans clash on three fronts over troops for Western Europe. Some want no caps on forces, others push ceilings on ground troop transfers, while debates hinge on approvals and how to fund deployments amid Cold War fears.
Murphy Says No to Washington Role in Price Enforcement
New York Police Commissioner Thomas P. Murphy, who signaled reluctance to become a federal price enforcer, sent an official telegram to Price Michael V. DiSalle stating his decision. The brief note confirms Murphy will not accept the federal assignment.
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New York
Thomas FP. Murhy
Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
Record Home Building Surge Sets January Start-Building Record
U S housing starts rose sharply in January with a new all time high reported by the Labor Department's Bureau of Statistics. Stronger demand and construction activity pushed builders to accelerate output across the nation.
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Washington
IAP
United States
Ment of Labor
Bureau of Statistics
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Robert Lynch
Yonkers
Eric Johnston
Waco Stabilization ‘Board
Johnston
Emil Rieve
Elmer E. Walker
Harry C. Bates
Bates
Henry B. Arthur
J. Ward Keener
Reuben Robertson Jr
United Inbar Policy Committee
AFL
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Charles EB. Wilson
Caanerie
Boy
By Thomas P. Whitney
House of Commons
Paris
France
Joseph V. Stalin
Benny Myers
Russia
BY Jack Bell
Marshal
Marshall
Tary
Acheson
Gen —. N. Bradley
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