Battle on White Horse Mountain Sees Heavy Allied Gains and Reds Losses
Frantic fighting near White Horse Mountain as Chinese and Red forces suffer heavy losses. U N troops and ROK defenders push up the crest while air forces log 1412 sorties and B 29s strike concentrations on the Haeju Peninsula. The clash marks continued hard fighting in Chorwon Valley with estimates of Red casualties surpassing 10 000.
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Seoul
Korea
White Horse Mountain
White Horse
Republic of Korea 9Th Division
James A. van Fleet
U. S. Eighth Army
Chorwon Valley
van Fleet
Milo Farnell
Chorwon
U. N
Far East
Japan
Okinawa
Haeju Peninsula
Yalu
Seek Clues In Murder Of Four In Chester Calif
Authorities pursue a bloodstained lead pipe and a beaten girl to identify a robber who killed grocer Gard Young and three children during a Friday visit for a bank withdrawal of 7100 dollars. Sheriff M H Schooler vows the child may reveal crucial details as Arkansas men are detained for questioning near the case.
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Chester
Calif
M. H. Schooler
Gard Young
Westwood
Young
Arkansas
al N. Mex
New Mexico
Archie White
Las Vegas
Nev
Sergeant Bailey Injured in Korean War Action
Mrs. Vielen Bailey of Floris Ia reports her husband Master Sergeant James Bailey was seriously wounded October 1 in Korea while with the 23rd regiment of the Second Division. He suffered wounds to both thighs from artillery fire and has been moved to an Army hospital in Yokohama, Japan, and will be returned to the United States when able.
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Vielen Bailey
Fruitland
James Bailey
Korea
Yokohama
Japan
Set. Bailey
Okinawa
V. C. Bailey
Floris
U. S. Airtoy
c/o
San Frantcisco
Calif
Two Iowa Auto Deaths Reported Over Weekend
The Associated Press notes two more motor vehicle fatalities in Iowa, raising the state toll to 434. Martin Field, 67, of Nora Springs, died at a Mason City hospital Sunday from injuries from a two car crash on Highway 9 east of Manly. Jess Workman, 52, of Floyd, died Saturday after being crushed between two trucks at a Floyd area stone quarry.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Martin Field
Nora Springs
Mason City
Manly Jess
Workman
Floyd
Freighter Delivers 200th Shipload of Aid to Indochina
The Charles E. Dant arrived in Saigon today bearing the 200th ship load of American military aid for Indochina.
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Saigon
Indochina —i
Charles E. Dant
Indochina
UN Assembly to Pursue Korean War End or Talks
The United Nations General Assembly session in New York will focus on ending or at least discussing an end to the Korean War. Russia may propose a cease fire while Acheson urges delegates to pressure the Communists. Vishinsky leads a strong Soviet delegation as Panmunjom talks remain stalled over prisoner repatriation.
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Washington
United Nations General Assembly
New York
Acheson
Andrei Vishinsky
Vishinsky
United States
Panmunjom
Korea
J. Stalin and Co
Moscow
Eisenhower Brisk Speeches Drive Nears Election
President hopeful Dwight D. Eisenhower eyes the Democratic South and industrial East with three weeks to go. The campaign runs from Casper to Cheyenne Tulsa Oklahoma City and New Orleans with a Denver rest pause and a Texas stop led by Gov. Allen Shivers. Brownell optimistic Illinois is Stevenson’s home state as efforts target Louisiana Florida and other Southern rivals.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
GOP
Casper
Cheyenne
Wyo
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
New Orleans
Eisenhower
Herbert Brownell
Thomas E. Dewey
Chicago
Brownell
Illinois
Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower Party
New York
Texas
Allen Shivers
Lone Star
Shivers
Eisenhower Command
Democratic Party
Louisiana
Florida
Springfield
Adlai E. Stevenson
Wilson Wyatt
Iowa to Supply 900 in December Calls for Service
Iowa's share of the national selective service call for 47,000 men in December is about 900, state headquarters said today. This brings to about 24,500 the number of Iowans called up since inductions resumed in 1950. The December quota matches October and November levels.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Douglas Cites Rich Costs of Major Campaigns
Sen. Paul H. Douglas estimates both parties spend close to 75 million dollars in a presidential year. He says small donors are minor, big donors expect returns, and he proposes remedies in Ethics in Government. A code of ethical proprieties is urged with potential dismissal for violations.
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Washington
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Douglas
Harvard University Press
Harvard
Two Iowans Die in Minnesota Fire
Walker Minn news reports two Iowa men died in a summer home fire at Bena near Walker Louis Martin 54 and Harlo Fredrickson 26 both Denison Iowa were found beside their beds Buck Simpson Cass county sheriff said the men apparently tried to escape but perished in the blaze
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Walker
Minn
Iowa
Bena
Louis Martin
Harlo Frederickson
Denison
Martin
Buck Simpson
Cass County
Markets Closed For Columbus Day Observance
Financial and commodity markets in the United States closed today for Columbus Day. Some livestock reports continued to be issued by the Department of Agriculture.
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New York
United States
Department of Agriculture
Youth Who Led Officers Surrenders After Wild Weekend Chase
George C. Duffey, 21, turned himself in at Waukon to end a Northeast Iowa pursuit that included a bank station holdup a car theft and a high speed chase. He faces murder charges in the Hackman slaying as investigation ties his flight to events across Cedar Rapids Rossville and Marion. His mother urged him to surrender and he was brought to Allamakee County jail around 12:30 a.m. Monday.
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Wauken
Cedar Rapids
George C. Duffy
Iowa
James B. Hackman
William Huffman
Allamakee
Duffy
George
William Duffy
Waukon
Duffey
Soen
Solon
Hackman
Minnesota
Huffman
Oelwein
William Kudina
Roosveille
Justice of Peace
Charles Vanseh
Sherman
James Hart
W. S. Hart
Rossville
Shirley Jean Arnold
Miss Arnold
Marion
Miners Walk Out Of Illinois Coal Mines Over Wage Delay
Workers at seven of forty big Illinois coal mines belonging to United Mine Workers walked out amid unpaid portion of the new $1.90 daily wage raise set to 18.25. Peabody mines paid old rates with holdbacks awaiting UMW and Wage Stabilization Board approval as convention resumes in Cincinnati.
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Chicago
Illinois
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Wage Stabilization Board
Washington
Peabody Coal Co
WSB
Peabody
UMW
Lewis
Cincinnati
John L Lewis
United Mine Workers Convention
Harrisburg
Ill
Japan forms first postwar National Safety Corps
Japan reorganizes seven divisions of the National Police Reserve and two divisions of the Maritime Safety Board Coast Guard into the National Safety Corps. The force, led by Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida, includes former military personnel and is tasked with national defense and emergency mobilization.
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Tokyo
Japan
National Police Reserve
Maritime Safety Board Coast Guard
National Safety Corps
Zee Pelice
Shigeru Yoshida
Navy
Air Force
Rosenbergs Denied Hearing in A Bomb Spy Case
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, denying a rehearing and upholding their death sentences for passing American atomic secrets to Russia. Justice Black favored a hearing. the vote was 8 to 1. Morton Sebell also denied a hearing. he received up to 30 years. David Greenglass testified for the government and received 15 years.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Russia
New York City
New York
Sing Sing
High Court
Justice Black
Morton Sebell
Rosenbergs
Rosenberg
David Greenglass
Greenglass
Pacific Palisades Silent Film Star Jack Conway Dies
Jack Conway, 65, once lead in believed Hollywood's first film Her Indian Hero, died Sunday in Pacific Palisades California from a pulmonary ailment. He later became a top director guiding Boom Town Viva Villa A Tale of Two Cities and The Hugasiess.
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Pacific Palisades
Calif
Jack Conway
Hollywood
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