UN Forces Press North Of 38th Parallel In Korea Front
U N troops using bayonets and grenades carved 1000 yard gains against Chinese lines north of the 38th Parallel near Uijongbu. MacArthur authorized re crossing the boundary while Reds held rugged hills and caves. Paratroopers and rangers moved toward the Seoul Munsan road as combat continued with heavy enemy casualties reported.
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Tokyo
United Nations
38Th Parallel
Uijongbu
Dougall MacArthur
Eighth Army
Red
Seoul
U.N
Seoul- Munsan
MacArthur
Korea
South Korea
Munsan
United States
Imjin
Central Korea
Chunchon
Weather swings from balmy to frost and snow and traffic clues
The report describes a 24 hour weather shift from 65 degree warmth to an electric storm and freezing point snow. It notes Good Friday services largely well attended and mentions arrival of large new buses for Bogota and plates from Florida and California hinting at traveler interest.
Weather Summary: Cold Front Brings Snow Flurries
Strong west and northwest winds push in a cold front with snow flurries today and tonight. Low 20 to 25. Sunday remains partly cloudy, windy, and cold. High 65, low 32, precipitation 0.15 inch, rain with trace snow. River stage 9.6 feet. Year ago highs 40, lows 34, precipitation 0.02 inch.
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Eather
United States
UN can drive Chinese back to Manchuria in Korea
Tokyo dispatch reports Lt Gen Sir Richard Gale says the United Nations army in Korea can push China back beyond Manchuria despite political factors. He notes Gen Matthew Ridgway holds the initiative with air and artillery support and praises restraint in advancing without overstretch.
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U.N
Manchuria
Tokyo
INS
United Nations Army
Korea
United Nations
Richard Gale
Matthew Ridgway
Gale
Matt Ridgway
Ridgway
Eighth Army
Burglary Suspect Admits Looting Multiple Sites
John F. Daugherty 35 of Epworth Street was arrested by Cruised Policemen Kovach and Rozzi on a burglary and larceny charge. He has admitted entering and robbing several locations including Bolotin's Furniture Store on East Washington Street, taking radios, a food mixer, a waffle-baker and an electric toaster. Detective Boyle reports the admissions as part of the case.
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John F. Daugherty
Epworth Street
Kovach and
Rozzi
U. S
Bolotin’s
East Washington Street
Boyle
Probe Triggers Tax Return Check In O'Dwyer Case
In the Kefauver hearings aftermath the IRS intelligence unit began examining Brooklyn tax returns tied to James J. Moran and John R. Crews who were linked to former New York Mayor O'Dwyer. Moran denies money and Crane also denies payments while Kefauver refers the matter to the Justice Department for possible perjury action. Albany officials plan a May 14 start for a joint probe into horse racing and off the track betting.
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New York
INS
Kefauver
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Brooklyn
O’dwyer
James J. Moran
Vincent Impellitteri
John R. Crews
John P. Crane
Uniformed Firemens’ Association
O'Dwyer
Moran
Crane
Sen
Justice Department
Albany
Arthur H. Wicks
New York State Senate
Wicks
Adenauer Deplores Fate of Germans Under Soviet Rule
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer issued an Easter message deploring the fate of Germans held under Russian rule. He said it is only fair to deplore the fate of countrymen forced to live under unmerciful Soviet rule.
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Cologne
INS
Konrad Adenauer
Police hold youth for shooting boy in Pittsburgh
Police detained a 17 year old north side Pittsburgh youth after a teen was shot in the chest and died at Allegheny General Hospital. Leonard Venson, 16, was killed. Joseph Richards was arrested as investigators reviewed whether the shooting was accidental after the brother questioned Richards in the presence of officers.
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Pittsburgh
INS
North Side
Leonard Venson
Allegheny General Hospital
Joseph Richards
Louis
Richards
Window washer clings to ledge six stories high
Keith Dishno a 30 year old Chicago window washer survived five terrifying minutes clinging by his fingertips to a window ledge six floors above ground after his safety belt broke. Workers in the building pulled him to safety.
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Chicago
Keith Dishno
Dishno
Deaths in Ellwood City and nearby areas
Deaths reported March 24, 1951 include Harry B. Zeigler 75 of Ellwood City Willis M. McBride 46 of Worthington William Foertsch 92 of Enon Valley Oliver King Nye 83 of Fombell R D 1 Mrs. David C. Studebaker 69 of Slippery Rock.
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Harry B. Zeigler
Ellwood City
Willis M. McBride
Worthington
William Foertsch
Enon Valley
Oliver King Nye
Fombell, R. D
Mrs
David C. Studebaker
Slippery Rock
Survivors Of Plane Crash Being Hunted
A search pilot sighted possible rafts reported off the Irish coast from a U S Air Force Globemaster plane that crashed yesterday with 53 aboard. The pilot saw yellow light colored rafts about 300 miles off the southwest coast as Thule and other ships were diverted to the area.
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Shannon
Ireland
INS
U. S. Airforce
Globemaster
London
Thule
Rescue planes and submarine hunt for air crash survivors
Rescue planes army transports and a British submarine converged on a wind swept Atlantic off the Irish coast seeking survivors of a US Air Force Globemaster with 53 aboard. Spokesmen in London Shannon and at RAF bases gave no confirmation that survivors were found.
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Shannon
Eire
Admiralty
U.S. Air Force
London
Royal Air Force
Uxbridge
Cambridge
NBC
Muir
Fair Weather Expected Across Nation for Easter
The Weather Bureau forecasts Easter Sunday will be fair with mostly sunny skies and seasonable temperatures. Some coastal clouds are possible in the far northwest and areas near the northern Great Lakes, with outerwear advised in the northeast. Temperatures track mild in the north central states and above normal in the south and northwest.
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Washington
INS
Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Winter Weather Is Making Comeback
Strong winds push winter weather into western Pennsylvania with cold air and snow flurries. The forecast calls for west and northwest winds and a low near 20 to 25 degrees tonight, followed by more wind and colder conditions tomorrow.
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Pennsylvania
Korea Peace Revised Plan Is Considered
Western spokesmen say a revised peace plan for Korea is under consideration at the United Nations. It adheres to a free and independent Korea, may be presented to Mao Tse-tung as a basis to end the shooting war, and envisions a plebiscite under UN guidance.
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Lake Successs
N. Y
INS
Korea
United Nations
Mao Tse-Tung
China
38Th Parallel
U. N
North Korea
U.N
Drop Zone Expansion Near Munsan Korea
March 25 report from Munsan Korea on the 187th Airborne Regiment as they expand the drop zone despite Communist artillery volleys. Rangers patrol the Imjin river while airdropped artillery returns fire and convoys bring in troops supplies morale.
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187Th Airborne
Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Imjin
Munsan-Seoul
Easter Services Draw Springtime Crowds Across County
Easter Sunday 1951 draws residents to district churches with special services recalling the resurrection. Ministers highlight the tomb scene and the angel’s words while congregations wear bright garments and flowers. Choirs offer weeks of prepared Easter music as parishioners remember loved ones serving in Korea.
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New Castle
Lawrence County
Joseph
Korea
Film Figures Facing Arrest
Nine missing witnesses are sought by deputy marshals for the House un American Activities Committee probes. Screenwriter Paul Jarrico has surrendered, and actors and writers named include Karen Morley Hugo Butler Fred Rinaldo Lew Solomon Michael Uris Georgia Backus Alexander Jack Berry Leonardo Bercovici and Edward Huebsch. Actor Larry Parks says he left the Communist party in 1945 and cut Red ties in 1948.
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Hollywood
INS
House un-American Activities Committee
United States
James J. Boyle
Paul Jarrico
Boyle
Karen Morley
Hugo Butler
Fred Rinaldo
Lew Solomon
Michael Uris
Georgia Backus Alexander
Jack Berry
Leonardo Bercovici
Edward Huebsch
California State Senate
Larry Parks
Communist Party
Parks
Red
Big Four Deputies Make Little Progress
Paris dispatch reports Big Four deputies met for two hours and 25 minutes on Trieste and an Austrian peace treaty but ended without agreement. They plan to set an agenda for a foreign ministers conference to meet again Tuesday. Russia demanded linking Trieste to the Austrian peace process as Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko denounced western aggression amid Truman’s arms strength remarks.
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Paris
INS
Trieste
Russia
Andrei Gromyko
Truman
Kores
Fear Witness In Gangland Trials Slain
Anthony Duke Maffetore a gangland chauffeur who testified against Louis Buchalter and others disappeared after jumping bail on an auto theft charge. He had testified for Kefauver and Senate hearings linking Murder Inc to key executioners, including Abbandando and other triggermen. Authorities fear he was killed.
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New York
INS
Anthony “Duke” Maffetore
Murder Incorporated
Maffetore
William O'Dwyer
Kefauver Committee
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Songbirds
Coney Island
Half Moon Hotel
Abe Reles
Louis “Lepke"’ Buchalter
Sing Sing
Frank “the Dasher’ Abbandando
Harry “Hap
New Wage Hikes And Increases Tied To Cost Of Living
Washington reports a 1.3 percent rise in the cost of living from January 15 to February 15, driven by food prices, with a new wage boost for over a million non operating railway brotherhood workers and a basic pay increase alongside a prior ten percent rise under defense mobilizers. A separate government notice indicates 25 percent of rubber tires will be diverted to defense channels in the next four months.
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Washington
Labor Department
Defense
War veteran faces extradition over New Jersey embezzlement
Chicago reports 35 year old Harry Keating Jr a former Wildwood New Jersey state vehicle commissioner pleads not to fight extradition after admitting embezzling 9327 dollars he earned for license plates. He claims affection for politicians in New Jersey and says he lost the funds at horse races.
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Chicago
Wildwood
N. J
Harry Keating
New Jersey
Keating
MacArthur Ready To Talk Peace In Korea War
General Douglas MacArthur said he stands ready to meet China’s commander in the field to end the war. He ordered UN forces to cross the 38th Parallel if security requires it and noted no military significance to the line. MacArthur also warned the enemy could be threatened with action against China itself.
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U.N
38Th Parallel
Tokyo
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
MacArthur
Lin Piaio
Lin
United Nations
Red China
Washington
London
Eighth Army
Parallel 38
South Korea
Red
China
Hit Run Driver Kills Pittsburgh Newsie
In Pittsburgh a hit and run killed a 56-year-old newsboy. Police searched for the motorist who abandoned his car nearby and fled on foot, with an arrest expected soon.
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Pittsburgh
Newsie
INS
William Bollinger
Luncheon Salon Debates Settle Big and Small Problems
A rowdy noon meeting around the luncheon table resolves daily issues from government policy to egg prices and tides at Fundy. The group notes the mood is brisk but problems linger as they begin another week.
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Lanugue
Fundy
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