Costello Defies Committee as Yudong Storm Recedes
American troops stormed Yudong, wresting it from a Chinese battalion near Hongchow. U N forces pursued elusive enemy toward the 38th Parallel as Allied columns closed on Hongchon. Reports say Reds may reform defenses north of Hongchon while reinforcements move up from the rear.
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Deser t hunt for missing woman begins after confession
James S McKenney a 42 year old roofing salesman confessed to a Phoenix police he killed Thelma Vowell 31 during a dispute over marriage and a baby. He guided officers to a desert near Yuma to search for her body while Sheriff’s deputy J H Brown confirmed the woman’s disappearance and earlier life as a waitress in a Yuma cafe. Brown noted Vowell’s tall dark look and said the death would be probed further with McKenney returning to California for the search. Authorities disclosed McKenney’s claim that he shot the woman and tried to bury her beneath sand. Detective Sgt Vic Soule cited a February 1948 alive status for Vowell and traced contact with her sister in Clinton Oklahoma. The full story continues on Page 2.
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Yuma
Thelma Vowell
J. H. Brown
Winterhaven
Calif
McKenney
California
Brown
Santa Cruz
Mrs. Vowell
Costello challenges senate crime investigators over evidence
Frank Costello challenged the senate crime committee to produce evidence he runs a national crime syndicate. He said I am a witness and not a defendant and demanded to see proof before replying. The hearing, telecast, included testimony linking Joe Adonis and others to underworld figures with former mayor William O Dwyer named.
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Frank Costello
Senate
Costello
George Wolf
Federal
Joe Adonis
William O’dwyer
Jerome G. Ambro
O’dyer
Six Die In Huk Ambush in Philippines War Zone
Six Philippine Army soldiers were killed and two civilians wounded in an ambush by Hukbalahap guerrillas last night, including a 10 month old baby among the injured.
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Senate Places Segregation Issue First
The bill to ban segregation in school districts was placed No. 1 on the Senate Committee of the Whole calendar and sent to the floor after Sen. Clarence Carpenter resigned in a committee dispute. Sen. Charles Dryden named to replace Carpenter on the Rules Committee. The House already approved the bill. other measures may reach the floor soon.
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Gila
Charles Dryden
Coconino
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Soviet Big 4 Plan Weighed and Responded To Talks Agenda
Western delegates weighed Andrei Gromyko as they considered his revised agenda item on a German peace treaty. US Britain and France teamed with Soviet deputy foreign minister proposals, meeting to decide whether to meet him halfway.
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Andrei Gromyko
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Germany
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Britain
France
Gremyvko
Texan fugitive Norman Davenport surrenders to Wichita Falls detective
Norman Davenport, jailed fugitive charged with kidnapping, gave himself up at city detective Bill Capehart s home in Wichita Falls after a long manhunt in Texas and Oklahoma. His brother Chester Davenport had already been captured nearby. The pair, linked to a Pryor Oklahoma jail escape, face federal kidnapping and Oklahoma armed robbery charges. Coy Lee Scroggins, a 23 year old student, claimed he was forced at gunpoint to drive them across the state line.
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Norman Davenport
Texas
Chester
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Bill Capehart
Capehart
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Pryor
Oxhla
Charlies E. Wilson
Coy Lee Scroggins
Northeastern State Teachers College
Tahlequah
Oklo
Midwest Snowstorm Parcels South Into Cold Freeze
A roving winter storm blanketed the Midwest and South with snow and ice. Des Moines voters faced delays as snow hindered turnout while Texas tomato growers feared frost damage. Florida and Georgia reported minimal impact but power lines iced in Kentucky and Mississippi.
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Estherville
Des Moines
Texas
Cape Hatteras
Savannah
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New Price Formula Nears Unveiling
Washington dispatch reports government finishing touches on a proposed price formula tying ceilings to production cost increases since Korea. Thirty top industrialists from a dozen states meet Price Director DiSalle to discuss terms. protests expected. No definite progress in coaxing organized labor back into defense mobilization. labor groups oppose wage ceilings. DiSalle aims for rapid action toward a balanced price structure.
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Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
French Seek Local Return Of Captives In Indochina Clash
Saigon reports French officials intend to localize a border incident on the northwest Indochina frontier where Chinese Communist troops attacked a French outpost. They expect to win release of 22 garrison members, with about half the crew including the commanding officer taken into China after a one hour occupation.
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Indochina
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Vandenberg Condition Grows More Serious
Grand Rapids, Mich. AP March 13 The condition of Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg is gradually becoming more serious as he fails to rally from a relapse at his home where he convalesced after major operations begun in October 1949 including removal of half a lung.
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Mich
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Vandenberg
Auriol Hosts Ike Rata At Paris Luncheon
French President Vincent Auriol entertained General Dwight Eisenhower at a luncheon in the presidential palace. The Atlantic army commander visited Paris on March 13 in a high level meeting during wartime diplomacy.
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Paris
Vincent Auriol
Dwight Eisenhower
Forecasted 83 Degree High and Warm Week Ahead
The United States Weather Bureau extended forecast calls for generally fair weather and above normal temperatures through next Wednesday in the Valley and Arizona. Today Phoenix should see clear skies with a high near 83 after yesterday's top readings of 76 downtown and 78 at the airport. this morning lows were 45 and 40 degrees.
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United States Weather Bureau
Phoenix
Army Rotation Plan to Begin April in Korea
The Army announced a small scale rotation to start April 1, with 150 noncommissioned officers and 150 officers departing the United States to relieve troops in Korea. Details of a larger planned rotation for more veterans and replacements are being worked out.
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Army
Korea
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Noted Leaders Comment On Korea Front Actions
International News Service reports Lt Gen Ridgway saying Communist China must concede defeat if it fails. Erle Cocke Jr of the American Legion urges ending limited Korea efforts. Baseball Commissioner Chandler remarks after contract rejection, noting he fought on his own grounds.
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Matthew Ridgway
China
United Nations
Tokyo
Erle Cocke, Jr
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Miami Beach
Fla
A. B. Chandler
Fire Rates Grocery and Cabins Destroyed Near ELOY
Three cabins and a frame grocery were burned early today on the Coolidge-Tucson Highway north east of ELOY, with residents displaced before the flames reached living quarters. The property is owned by Al Hinton, a former peace officer now farming near Tucson, managed by Edgar Hurst and wife. Sheriff’s Deputy Newsome said an unidentified passerby found the fire and that the loss would run into several thousand dollars.
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la Palma
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Here
Charles Newsome
al Hinton
Tucson
Edgar Hurst
Newsome
Hinton
Spain Sends Sailors Police To Quell Riot
Spain faced its worst violence since the civil war as four warships and a trainload of police arrived in Barcelona after three killed and 100 arrested. Franco's government warned it would crack down, blaming Communists while observers cited high living costs and stagnant wages since 1945.
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Barcelona
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Franco
Blas Perez Gonzales
Mendez Munez
Escano
Gravina
Liniers
Spanish Chamber of Commerce
Acheson Ends Bermuda Vacation Return to Work Today
Secretary of State Acheson ends a two week Bermuda vacation and returns to duties. He arrived yesterday via New York, the first extended leave since taking office over two years ago.
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Truman
Key West
Fla
White House
New Orleans
Washington
Acheson
Bermuda
New York
Guided Missiles Destroy Reds Bridges Reported by Air Force
Tokyo reports the Air Force used six ton guided Tarzan bombs launched from B 29s with radio control to destroy four major bridges at Pyongyang and three nearby spans near Manchuria. Girders flew 150 feet as bombs responded well to direction during descent. Officials note limited use since last August against vital North Korean targets, especially bridges of massive construction.
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Air Force
Korea
Far East Air Force
Pyongyang
Fire Rages Through Houston Warehouse Loss Estimated at Million
A Houston warehouse at a plane and diesel engine plant burned, causing about 1 million dollars in damage. Firemen battled the blaze as a gutted structure collapsed onto a railroad track, with 75 to 100 firefighters at work and valuable diesel engines burned.
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Jim Stewart and Stevenson Company
Donald Stevenson
Stevenson
Millions Reported Starving In China
The Nationalist China Union Press in Formosa reported that 20,000,000 people on the China mainland are starving due to the Communist land reform that limits food storage to three months. It also accused the Reds of trading grain to India for arms despite the famine.
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