Eighth Army Could Reach 38th Parallel On Short Notice
The U S Eighth Army could break to the 38th parallel within 24 hours if chosen. Lt Gen Matthew Ridgway limits tactics to a limited offensive, using raids and mop up followed by defense in depth. He favors proactive patrolling and front-line presence, likening methods to Marion and Wellington without overreaching.
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U.S
Eighth Army
38Th Parallel
Matthew Ridgway
Patton
Europe
Marion
Ridgway
Francis Marion
Carolina
Korea
Wellington
Napoleon
C . Ridgeway
Lke
Nathan Redford Forrest
Forrest
U S Would Save Japan From Communist Threat
Tokyo reports say the United States will send two American National Guard divisions next month to Japan to provide additional security. The 40th and 45th Divisions are seen as symbols of U S defense guarantees and a response to Communist threats in Asia. These forces are not replacements for Korea but reflect Western efforts to deter Soviet aggression.
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Tokyo
United States
Japan
Washington
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Korea
Asia
De Gaulle warns US must send more troops to Europe
Bourges France February 25 Gen Charles de Gaulle urged the United States to reinforce Europe with more troops warning that air and sea support alone would not deter a Soviet attack He warned that if Europe falls Asia and Africa would follow and urged a true French government to defend far borders over a retreat to Spain or England.
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Bourges
France
Charles de Gaulle
Europe
Verdun
de Gaulle
U. S
Asia
Africa
Theo
United States
de Gaille
Rally of the French People
RPF
Free
America
Rene Pleven
Spain
England
Wage Formula Nears Change As 10 Percent Cutoff Stays
Washington officials indicate the 10 per cent catch up wage formula will be signed tomorrow with few changes to the January 25 freeze. Johnston may permit escalator clauses boosting pay beyond 10 per cent if written into contracts before January 25, affecting about 2 million additional workers this year. The Wage Stabilization Board split remains unresolved as labor members quit in protest over the plan.
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Washington
Eric Johnston
Wage Stabilization Board
Johnsytom
Labor
Johnston
CIO International Electrical Workers Union
IUE
General Electric Corp
CIO
United Labor Policy Committee
Savings and Fire Cause Undetermined at Barn
The report states the fire damage occurred in a barn with the owner and sons away and no tobacco use or wiring. Insurance coverage is partial. The cause remains undetermined and no one was inside the barn at the time.
Millard Tydings Heads Back Toward London Flight
Former Maryland Senator Millard Tydings and a second passenger aboard a London-bound Trans World Airlines Constellation were forced to return to New York for pressurization trouble. Tydings later said he would resume travel to London on private business for three weeks. Damascus High School Mighty Midget English Club officers are listed as President Dorothy Warfield and other officers including Michael Tabler and Nancy Mac Daniel.
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Europe
New York
Maryland
Sen
Millard & Tydings
London
Trans World Airlines
la Guardia
Tydings
Damascus High School
Dorothy Warfield
Michael Tabler
Nancy Mac Daniel
Virginia Day
Aubrey Mullineaux
Mary E. Pope
Mary Gladhill
Lilian Arnold
Weekend Fires Burn Grassland and Restaurant Trash Can
Weekend alarms were answered by Independent Hose Co and volunteers after a field fire near Liriganore Hills road scorched about a quarter acre of grass. A restaurant trash fire on South Court street caused only slight damage when workers attempted to light a wastebasket in a restroom. Licenses issued include marriages at Westminster and nearby towns. The Internal Revenue Service expects about 29 million refunds totaling roughly 1.6 billion dollars by June 15. The first shipment of Chilean nitrate fertilizer reached the United States in 1830.
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Sykesville
Leo Chrobot
Hyattstown
Franey Snowden
Stringtown
Clarksburg
Cedar Grove
Snowden
Montgomery County Roads Department
Eugene Snowden
Stringtown Pike
Livestork
Robert
Gaithersburg Fire Department
Chrabot
Sons of Snowden
Gaithersburg
Russell Croneburg
Liriganore Hills
Monocacy River
Independent Hose Co
Citizens Hook-And-Ladder Company
Uniteds
South Court Street
Washington
Missioner of Internal Revenue
George J. Schoeneman
Gannet
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Interhigh Council
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Inter-high Council
Richard Montgomery
Westminster
Earl Arthur Frank
Alma Evelyn Driver
Robert H. Burgess
Mary A. Warwick
Pen Mar
William Stewart Koons
Martha Ellanor Hilleary
New Windsor
Charles Vernon Freck
Dorothy Elizabeth Lawrence
Unior Bridge
Chile
States
Polly
Cizarette
Richard C. Molesworth
Beer Nclenolomat
Francis Scott Key
Howe
Lenin
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Bill
Farmers & Mechanics National Bank
the Farmers & Mechanics
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