Sabres Down 10 Red Jets in Korean War Air Toll
North Korea battle reports say American Sabre jets claimed ten MIG-15s down in a major daytime air strike over Northwest Korea. Five MIGs were shot by the 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing and three more by the Fourth Fighter Interceptor Wing as others were damaged or destroyed. Pilot LA Robert H. Moore of Houston, Texas, described close combat and engine flameouts after downing MIGs, while ground forces clashed along the Western Front with Chinese units and guerrilla actions continued in the Chosin mountains.
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Seoul
Korea
North Korea
51St
Robert H. Moore
Houston
Tex
Moore
Manchuria
U.S. Eighth Army
Aero
UN suggests airfield issue set aside in Korean armistice talks
Allied truce negotiators propose deferring airfield construction while staff officers advance other pact details. Chinese Maj. Gen. Hsiehiene will study the plan. Brig. Gen. Nuckols says the aim is a realistic armistice. North Korea asks return of 37,000 prisoners and demands existing POWs in Communist armies be released. Subcommittees reconvene Saturday.
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Munsan
Korea
Hsiehiene
U.N
William P. Nuckols
North Korea
Nuckols
Lee
Hobo 28 Confesses to Killing Nine Men
A 28 year old bearded hobo in a county jail cell on a vagrancy charge confessed to killing nine men over two and a half years. Lloyd Gomez said he was tired of living this way and weak, claiming robbery as the motive with total loot under $65. Undersheriff Knoll said details appeared accurate and credible.
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Sacramento
Lloyd Gomez
St P-Ised
Guerillas Slain by ROKs in Seven-Week Drive
An Eighth Army staff officer said South Korean troops killed 8,000 guerrillas and lured 7,000 in the Chini Mountains behind Allied lines. The seven-week drive cracked Moscow-trained leaders and wiped out a centuries-old bandit stronghold amid rugged terrain with peaks rising to unknown feet.
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Ee Army
Chini
Seoul
Eighth Army
Moscow
Sydney Heat Wave Breaks 10-Year Record High
More than a dozen people collapsed in Sydney as temperatures jumped 23.7 degrees in five hours to a 10-year high of 105.1 degrees this afternoon, raising health concerns across the city.
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Sydney
Australia
Ex-Wife Of Journalism Dean Freed In Shooting Case
In Athens Georgia Kathleen Merry Drewry was acquitted of assault with intent to murder in the 1949 shooting of Miriam Thurmond, the Dean John E. Drewry's second wife. Drewry testified he lived as a bachelor for years before their divorce and his first wife claimed they lived together before and after.
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Dean Freed
Athens, Ga
University of Georgia
Kathleen Merry Drewry
Miriamurmond
John E. Drewry
University
School of Journalism
Miss Thurmond
Dean
Georgia Supreme Court
Drewry
Superior Court
Georgia
Truman outlines peace and prosperity campaign plan
President Truman addressed Midwestern Democrats outlining a three point campaign focused on peace prosperity and progress. He indicated he may run again or name a successor while Democratic leaders want him to seek another term, with White House officials saying plans will be announced before Missouri primary filing.
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Kansas City
Kas
Truman
Senate
Missouri
Mr. Truman
James C. Quigley
Nebraska
Jake More
Iowa
Carl V. Rice
Kansas
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Barkley
Kerr
Quigley
Democratic Party
Dwight Eisenhower
Sen
Robert Taft
White House
Kem
R-Mo
J. E. Taylor
Price Fight Is Lost as Capehart Amendment Stays
Washington AP report shows the White House conceded Truman has lost the battle over the Capehart amendment in the economic controls law. Short said price increases from the amendment are in effect and cannot be undone, though Truman remains opposed. The rule, tied to Korea era costs, has been applied in many industries despite presidential opposition. The administration will focus on stopping further extension of the amendment into early this year.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Joseph Short
Senator Capehart
R-Ind
Korea
Short
Prine
America
Boy changes name to Michael Crane to escape mobster name
In Los Angeles a boy aged 11 formerly named Mickey Cohen appeared in Superior Court and obtained legal approval to change his name to Michael Crane. His lawyer cited ridicule and notoriety due to sharing a name with the famous mobster.
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Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Superior Court
Michael Crane
Mercury Rises In Midwest Weather Shift
Temperatures moderated across the Midwest after a frigid spell. Some areas remained below zero while readings rose 30 to 40 degrees from the Central Plains to the Rockies. Intermittent light snow fell in the Northern Rockies and Great Lakes region as Arctic air ebbed eastward.
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Midwest
North Central
Atlantic
Plains States
Appalachians
Central Plains
Central Rockies
Texas
International Falls
Chicago
Burlington
Phillipsburg
Rockies
Plains
Great Lakes Region
Government Allows Price Increases After Year Freeze
Washington officials lifted the freeze on certain consumer prices allowing dealers to raise costs that had been kept artificially low for a year. The move signals a shift as inflation and supply concerns push for market adjustments.
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Washington
Hiss seeks new trial on alleged new evidence
Alger Hiss has asked for a third trial arguing new evidence supports his claim of innocence. He contends the Woodstock typewriter used to copy State Department documents could have been forged by Chambers or planted, and he challenges key testimony from Chambers and a former witness. The motion, filed after his imprisonment, will be argued February 4.
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New York
Alger Hiss
State Department
Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
President Roosevelt
Yalta
Woodstock
Motion Ysterday
Comedy Actress Polly Moran Dies
Los Angeles reports Polly Moran beloved comedy partner of Marie Dressler died at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital from a heart ailment at 68. She entered film in 1915 with Mack Sennett bathing girls and lived in Laguna Beach since 1944. Her physician said she received the last rites earlier this week and died shortly after midnight after a brief late career comeback.
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Los Angeles
Polly Moran
Marie Dressler
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Miss Moran
Laguna Beach
Arthur L. Kobal
Massey Approved As Canada Chief Governor General
London reports Vincent Massey, former farm implement maker and brother of actor Raymond Massey, approved by King George as Canada’s first Canadian-born governor general. Buckingham Palace said Viscount Alexander will assume other duties, while Massey is expected to join Churchill’s cabinet as defense minister.
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London
Vincent Massey
Raymond Massey
King George
Canada
Buckingham Palace
Viscount Alexander
Massey
Churchill
McMahon Withdraws From Illinois Democratic Primary
Connecticut Senator McMahon asked to withdraw his name from the Illinois Democratic presidential primary via telegram to Secretary of State Edward Barrett. Tennessee Senator Kefauver had also been entered. The move, amid Truman supporters’ speculation, leaves the Democratic race cloudy as McMahon urges Truman to seek re election.
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Washington P
McMahon
Connecticut
Illinois
Edward J. Barett
Kefauver
Tennessee
Truman
Senate
Ilinois
Mr. Truman
Missouri
Slayer Of Girl Dies In Chair In Chicago
Raymond Jenko 21 died in the electric chair after a 16 year old girl Patricia Swartz was robbed and sobbed to death in her backyard on May 20 1950. Four 1900 volt shocks ended his life. The victim's father William Swartz praised the outcome to reporters at the inquest.
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Chicago
Sullen
Raymond Jenko
Patricia Swartz
William Swartz
Jenko
Covington Generator Co Burns in Downtown Fire
A two story Covington Kentucky building housing the Capcer Delux Generator Co burned causing about 155000 dollars in damage. Two firefighters sustained injuries while battling the blaze in downtown Covington.
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Covington
Capcer-Delux Generator Co
Tanks and Troops Clash in Ismailia Bloodshed
British troops with tank support battled Egyptian police for six hours in Ismailia. Reports say 42 Egyptian police and three British were killed, 58 Egyptians and 13 British wounded, as Britain moved to disarm auxiliary police amid rising tensions over the Suez Canal. Egyptian cabinet met in emergency session while the canal crisis deepened and calls for peace failed.
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Ismailia
Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal
Sue Dnasn Sam
Lancashire Fusiliers
Suez
Canal
Canal Zone
Troops Land In Tunisia Amid Uprisings Violence
France landed fresh troops in Bizerta and near Tunis as strife grows in Tunisia. French officials report heavy armored and infantry detachments deployed to root out insurgents after violent demonstrations and guerrilla attacks. Saboteurs derailed two trains, killing one near Tunis.
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Tunis
Tunisia
France
Georges Leygues
Bizerta
Ford seeks Democratic state senate seat after betting ban push
Evan P. Ford of Columbus filed peti tions today to run for state senator as a Democrat. Ford, a former senator, sparked an attempt to outlaw betting at Ohio horse race tracks amid the filing.
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Columbus
OWF
Evan P. Ford
Ford
Senate
Ohio
Germantown Industry ships worldwide to Germantown plant focus
The Dupps Company, maker of specialized meat packing machinery, shifts all manufacturing to Germantown while exporting to Singapore and Kansas City. The Miami Valley section will cover the story. Also noted are Miss Margaret Harding, a 27 year old New Zealander visiting Carlisle, a dog show Sunday, and Armco pipe going underground in the city’s sewer project.
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Germantown
Dupps Company
Singapore
Kansas City
Miami Valley
Valley
Margaret Harding
Carlisle
Kelly Stanfill
ARMCO
Red Move To Pack UN Is Pushed By Soviet Bloc
In Paris the United Nations Political Committee adopted a Soviet backed resolution asking the Security Council to reconsider 14 applicant nations in one group. The move, opposed by the United States, would expedite potential admission but failed to reach the General Assembly’s two thirds threshold. The list includes Albania Bulgaria Hungary Romania Outer Mongolia with Western candidates Ireland Italy Ceylon Finland Nepal Austria Jordan Libya and Portugal. Soviet delegate Malik warned Moscow would link future votes to a united package.
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Paris
United Nations
U. S
Security Council
Italy
United States
Soviet Union
U. N
General Assembly
Ernest A. Gross
Albania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Romania
Outer Mongolia
Ireland
Ceylon
Finland
Nepal
Austria
Jordan
Libya
Portugal
Jacob Malik
Russia
Girl 3 Vanishes. Offenders Quizzed in Portland Case
Police questioned known sex offenders in Portland to locate Sherrie Ellen Kader, a three year old who vanished after a man who needed a bath grabbed her in front of her home and fled in a car. Sherrie’s four year old sister Vickie witnessed the alleged abduction. Sherrie’s father George G. Dollarhide, separated from the mother, was believed missing in Los Angeles. Detective Captain William Browne stated inquiry found Dollarhide also missing.
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Portland
Ore
Sherrie
Ellen Kader
Vickie
Peirce
George G. Dollarhide
Los Angeles
William Browne
Dollarhide
Reds Grab Jap Boats In Tokyo Claim
A Tokyo government statement says Communist China seized 60 Japanese fishing boats over the past year, signaling heightened tensions between the nations and impacting maritime fishing operations.
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Tokyo
China
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