Allied Infantry Battle on Korean Ridge Lines Near Iron Triangle
Allied infantrymen fought a bouncing battle along ridges north of the 38th parallel near the iron triangle, advancing under fire, aided by UN air strikes and artillery. Chinese artillery stocks near Kumhwa and Chorwon were destroyed, with patrols probing entrenched positions east and west as carrier jets bombed ammunition dumps at Wonsan.
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United Nations
38Th Parallel
Red
Chorwon
Kumhwa
Kumsong
Imjim
James A
Pyongyang Valley
Iron Triangle
House Group Votes Excise Tax Boosts
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to raise excise taxes on gasoline autos and many items, aiming for a total tax rise of about 7.5 billion dollars yearly. Chairman Doughton said a final bill review would occur tomorrow before House action next week, with broader excess profits levy scope for corporations. The plan also adds taxes on wagering and raises rates on buses trucks automotive parts sporting goods and several appliances while excluding most school equipment.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Doughton
D-Nc
Missing Girl May Have Left Smoky By Ride Out
Smoky Mountains rangers follow leads in the search for 21 year old Evaneline Lorimor a Cincinnati student nurse who disappeared after a Friday hike with her father Evangelist W M Lorimer of Seattle. Investigators believe she may have hitched a ride out of the wilderness and will widen public listings to help locate her.
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Gatlinburg
Tenn
Park Rangers
Smoky Mountains
Evaneline’. Lorimor
Cincinnati
Lorimor
Evangelist W. M. Lorimer
Seattle
Wash
U S Brags On Atomic Gains In New Tests
The Atomic Commission and Defense Department schedule a joint news conference to discuss tests at Eniwetok. Senator McMahon calls the tests entirely successful and says they lived up to theoretical expectations. He notes some first steps toward a possible hydrogen bomb without detailing specifics.
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Washington
United States
Atomic Commission
Defense Department
Eniwetok Proving Grounds
Pacific
McMahon
D-Conn
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Ro-Reed
Senate economy bloc moves to deepen cuts in Labor Federal bill
The Senate economy bloc plans further cuts to the $2.53 billion Labor Federal Security bill. An amendment by Senator Ferguson would cut payrolls 10 percent across the two agencies for the fiscal year starting July 1, saving an estimated $500 million to $800 million with exemptions. The measure passed 58 to 24.
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Washington
Senate
Ferguson
R-Mich
Defense Department
U. S
McKellar
D-Tenn
Appropriations Committee
Cordon
Ore
Aiken
Lausche vetoes Turnpike Attorney Bill in Ohio
Gov. Frank Lausche vetoed a bill to let the attorney general hire Turnpike Commission attorneys. He warned the move would delay the project, raise costs, limit bidders, invite political influence, and invite constitutional litigation. The bill passed the Senate but faced House opposition. Attorney General O'Neill endorsed adherence to existing law.
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Lausche
Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Turnpike Commission
Ohio
Turnpike Commissioners
William O'Neill
Menore
Senate
House
O'Neill
Ready Aim Fire In Korea Delayed Artillery Exchange
Forward artillery spotter reports shells landing near U S troops in Korea. A second radio message orders digging in and requests thirty six more rounds are on the way as a U S Army division battery continues fire.
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Korea
Pennsylvania Gets Regatta Approval
Marietta Ohio AP Stewards of the Intercollegiate Rowing Association decided to permit Pennsylvania to row in Saturday regatta despite the school's defiance of the NCAA football television moratorium.
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Marietta
Intercollegiate Rowing Association
Pennsylvania
Hiccups Parade Drags On as 200 Doctors Fail
Los Angeles surgeon reports Jack O Leary a 26 year old man with hiccups since year three years. He lost weight from 130 to 82 pounds and cannot retain food. His family hopes for a cure as 200 doctors examine him and only a trip to Arizona slowed the spasms. He cannot work and remains gravely ill.
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Los Angeles
Jack O’leary
Jack
Arizona
Young O'Leary
Clothing Cut Is Due Next DiSalle Says
Washington AP reports Michael V. DiSalle said he would roll back clothing prices in a day or two. He described the stockyard cattle pens as better occupied and noted price cuts were imminent.
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DiSalle
Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
Denver
Price officials probe alleged beef market rackets
Washington sources say OPS is pursuing suspected beef black market cases involving major industry figures with serious ceiling evasion allegations. No prosecutions yet. several illegal slaughtering cases are near submission to the Justice Department in a few days.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Justice Department
Beef price controls loom as Senate probes shortage claims
Economic Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson and President Truman support DiSalle's beef price rollback while 12 cattle markets report 36 800 head shipped. Senator Maybank to chair a Senate House probe tonight into a possible meat industry strike, amid talks on extending wage and price controls. Rep Celler urges consumer strikes if producers press the pressure.
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DiSallee
Charles E. Wilson
Truman
Wilson
DiSalle
Senate
McFarland
Arizona
Maybank
D-Sc
House Committee On Defense Production
Joint Committee
House
Celler
D-Ny
Goodyear seeks injunction in aircraft strike case
Goodyear Aircraft Corp. sought a court order to curb union picketing amid a strike that idled about 7,000 workers. The petition accuses CIO–UAW Local 856 officers of conspiring to close the plant by force and notes threats of bodily harm to officers, aims to limit pickets to two per gate, and to halt interference with deliveries at the plant and two owned warehouses.
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AKRON
Goodyear Aircraft Corporation
Goodyear
Cio-United Auto Workers
Bre
Wedemeyer backs bombing Manchurian rail line plan
Lt General Wedemeyer told the Senate inquiry that the United States should bomb the Manchurian railroad under joint Russian and Chinese control. He warned the action could trigger a world war but said the calculated risk should be taken. He avoided naming specific targets and emphasized field command decisions.
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Washington
Albert C. Wedemeyer
United States
Russia
Red China
Senate
Wedemeyer
Douglas MacArthur
Kefauver
D-Tenn
van Fleet
James A. van Fleet
U. S
Korea
Mukden
Port Arthur
Dairen
Soviet Union
Baltic
State Department
China
Iranian Frontier Soldier Killed by Russians Near Caspian Border
An Iranian frontier patrolman was shot and killed by Russians east of the Caspian Sea. Tehran says an Iranian military commission will investigate the incident, which occurred three days ago with Russia claiming the soldier was on the Soviet side. The event adds to border clashes amid Iranian tensions over foreigners and oil negotiations with Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. in Abadan, where clashes, fatalities, and evacuations have occurred as talks on nationalization proceed.
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Tehran
Iran
Caspian Sea
Francis Shepherd
Mohammed Mossadegh
Shepherd
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Persian Gulf
Abadan
Associated Press
Fred Zusy
Mossadegh
Britain
Louis Savold title fight postponed due to rain
Bulletin reports the 115 round Joe Louis versus Lee Savold fight was postponed at 12 50 p m EST because of rain and threatening weather. Also, in Dublin American born Eamon De Valera was elected prime minister by a 74 to 72 Parliament vote.
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New York
Joe Louis
Lee Savold
Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Ireland
Three Killed As Auto Hits Trailer Wreck
Akron Ohio AP reports three died and four were seriously injured when two cars struck a jackknifed tractor trailer on Route 18 east of Akron. Victims all believed from Pittsburgh area en route to Detroit for a wedding. Albert Horn and Mrs. Freda Horn of Pittsburgh identified among the dead. a third woman remained unnamed.
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Akron
Route
Here
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Albert Horn
Freda Horn
MacArthur makes whirlwind Texas tour to rally support
General Douglas MacArthur arrives in Austin for a state capitol speech and a six city Texas swing. He is to speak in Houston Galveston San Antonio Dallas and Fort Worth over four days with tight protocol and a large public welcome. His party includes wife and son.
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Austin
Tex
Douglas MacArthur
Texas
State Capitol
Houston
Galveston
San Antonio
Dallas
Fort Worth
Allan Shivers
Cadillac
MacArthur
Virgil Digby
New York City
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