Communists Take Control Of Vast Area
Communists reportedly gained control of the Northwestern Province of Sinkiang near the Russian border with Tihwa as a key center. Nationalist officials reportedly fled to Southern Inkiang. an informant attributed the shift to Gen. Chang Chih chung’s maneuvers. The move could end Moslem forces’ retreat through the Kansu Corridor after Lanchow’s fall.
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Sinkiang
Tihwa
Inkiang
Chang Chihchung
Northwest
Peiping
Chinese Turkestan
Ma Pu-fang
Kansu
Lanchow
Hospital Patients Flee From Fire in Denver
A fire on the Rocky Mountain Hospital fourth floor sent thirty patients scrambling to safety in Denver last night. Five were infants. Firemen led by Chief Allie Feldman halted the blaze and patients were returned to their rooms within about thirty minutes.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain Hospital
Allie Feldman
Slogans Through History From War Cries To Ads
A compact look at slogans from the Gaelic sluagh ghairn meaning war cry to Roman Cassius Carthage Must Be Destroyed and modern ads. It notes origins, commercialization, registration limits, and strategies urging brief believable messages that tell a helpful story.
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Cato
Carthage
Old Smith
Tombstoners Keep Mayor and Two Councilmen Elected
In Tombstone the recall election restored Mayor John Giacomo to office with 230 votes to 145 for opponent Fred Bennett. Incumbent councilmen Harry Easterbrook and Ray Wagner won their seats, while R. B. Krebs was ousted by Frank Fredericks 26 to 24. Voter turnout was 377 with 530 registrations. Giacomo urged an end to local bickering as the issue centered on a $1 service charge on utility meters to reduce city indebtedness.
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Tombstone
John Giacoma
Harry, Easterbrook
Ray Wagner
R. B. Krebs
Frank Fredericks
Giacomo
Giacoma
Fred Bennett
Easterbrook
C. E. Newell
Wagner
Alvena Stover
Labor Talks Advance Toward Resumption in West Virginia
Negotiators in the steel dispute plan to resume discussions in White Sulphur Springs tomorrow aiming to settle the pension issue amid a looming strike deadline. CIO United Auto Workers set a midnight Friday strike in Detroit area negotiations with Ford, while a broader UAW strike could be authorized at 115,000 workers if no contract is reached. United Steelworkers face a potential 1 million member walkout as talks continue, with pension plans under debate and production standards cited as obstacles.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
United Steelworkers
Congress of Industrial Organizations
United Auto
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Washington
David B. Robertson
Brotherhoods of Locomotive Firemen
Chicago
Names released for 13 airmen killed in B-29 crash
The Air Force released the identities of 13 fliers who perished when a 15th Air Force B-29 exploded after crashing in the Ouachita Mountains near Talihina Oklahoma. Victims hailed from Ohio Kansas Connecticut Indiana Illinois Massachusetts Pennsylvania and New York with links to Salina Phillips Village and Smoke Hill Air Force Base.
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Salina
Kan
Air Force
Ouachita
Talihina
Okla
Jack Trowbridge
Smoke Hill Air Force Base
Julian B. Massie, Jr
Springfield
Ohio
Phillips Village
Robert B. Black
Lawrence
Harold S. Spicer
N. B. Wyckoff
Southport
Conn
Radar Air Defense Systems Operate Coast to Coast
The Air Force announced radar air defense networks are active on the Pacific coastline, the Atlantic coast, and in Alaska. Details of station locations were not released, though the Pacific Northwest setup was first disclosed after a Seattle report and a tour by Representative Henry M. Jackson. A similar Northeast system is in operation.
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Washington
Air Force
Alaska
Pacific Northwest
Seattle
Henry M. Jackson
Democrat
Victoria Named After British Monarch in 1843
Victoria, capital of British Columbia, received its name in 1843 honoring the reigning English monarch. The designation reflects colonial practice of naming places after royal figures during that era.
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Victoria
British Columbia
England
Byrd wins support for single appropriation bill plan
Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia wins Senate approval for lumping all appropriation bills into one big measure. House Appropriations Chairman Clarence Cannon says his committee will implement next year. Byrd argues one combined bill improves fiscal review and limits government spending. Nineteen appropriation bills have been introduced this session, with five still to be enacted as the fiscal year lapsed.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Senate
Byrd
House
Clarence Cannon
Missouri
Appropriations Committee
Congress
Tennessee’s Two State Flowers Through the Years
The legislature adopted the iris as Tennessee’s official state flower in 1933 while the passion flower served from 1919 to 1933 after a vote by school children. The two flowers mark the state’s evolving symbols and civic involvement.
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Tennessee
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