Planes and flamethrowers clear tank path near Chorwon
U N forces push toward Chorwon as tanks move up behind flamethrower units. American troops, supported by air and artillery, strike Red positions at Hwachon Reservoir and near Sinmak. Fifth Air Force sorties target enemy vehicles and tanks along the Pyongyang Seoul road.
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Million to See Mac in N Y Reception Biggest in History
New York greets Gen Douglas MacArthur with a three hour ticker tape parade. Police estimate five million spectators line the route from 11:08 a.m. as the general tours decorated streets with Mayor Impellitteri Grover Whalen and Maj. Gen. Whitney along. The Waldorf Astoria crowd cheers as the motorcade proceeds north with 86 motorcycles leading the way.
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Grover A. Whalen
Courtney Whitney
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MacArthur Parade Draws Crowds on Park Avenue
Thousands of spectators line Park Avenue as General MacArthur passes, with his son Arthur age 13 aboard. Police restrict access while crowds shout support and millions of calls flood hotel staff with praise for his congressional remarks.
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Sentimental Journey For Gen MacArthur In New York
New York witnessed a sentimental homecoming for General Douglas MacArthur as crowds surged through Manhattan. Police kept order after a vast throng gathered to greet the returning commander amid earlier wives and Honolulu welcomes.
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Eight Inch Snow Falls in Montana and Midwest Weather
An April snowstorm blanketed Montana and neighboring states with up to eight inches in Glasgow and multi inch totals in Helena Havre Lewiston Williston and surrounding areas. Flood worries eased along Mississippi Minnesota rivers but overflows near Iowa Wisconsin and Illinois were anticipated this weekend.
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Iowa
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Editors barred from off the record war outlook briefing
ASNE barred reporters from a completely off the record briefing by military leaders on the war outlook. Secretary of Defense Marshall General Omar Bradley and Anna Rosenberg were to present a confidential report. President Dwight Young noted editors dislike off the record sessions but said safeguards allowed limited access with badge verification.
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Washington
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Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Anna Rosenberg
Defense
Dwight Young
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West Virginia Weekly Outlook Apr 21 25
West Virginia forecast shows temperatures three to six degrees below normal with parts at 56 in the north and 48 in the south. Cool weekend, warmer Tuesday, cooler again midweek. Rain from late Saturday night into Sunday and around Tuesday, totaling 0.5 to 0.75 inches.
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Harlem Social Club shut by common pleas judge
Judge H. Clay Worth issued a temporary injunction closing the Harlem Social Club after Prosecutor H. Greene called it a public nuisance. About thirty people were arrested on gambling and liquor charges in a raid on the club on April 8.
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Huntington—Common Pleas
H. Clay Worth
Harlem
Esterday
Showdown on Policies Divides MacArthur and Joint Chiefs
Gen. Douglas MacArthur claimed the Joint Chiefs once shared his Korean War strategy, triggering urgent congressional demands for a policy clash with military leaders. lawmakers press for a clear joint Chiefs stand on his four point program including blockade and air operations over Manchuria.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Congress
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Joint Chiefs Pot Staff
Clayton Fritchey
Defense Department
White House
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China
West Virginia Briefs Highlight Local Tragedy and Labor News
Charleston student Sidney C. Smith Jr. died from injuries after his bicycle collided with a car. Belle plant workers voted 1,600 to 12 in a National Labor Relations Board election, ending a long union absence since 1948. WVU professor John Rodney Williams received a grant to study Britain’s Conservative Party. Governor Patton flew to Fort Benning for a weekend inspection of the 201st Armored Field Artillery Battalion with Adjutant General Fox. the unit had been based in Fairmont, Martinsburg, Kingwood, and Keyser before federal service.
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National Labor Relations Board
Morgantown
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West Virginia University
Great Britain
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Charles R. Fox
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Martinsburg
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Mullens Firemen Battle Blaze At Harmco School
Mullens Volunteer Fire Department answered an 11 08 a m alarm to Harmco Elementary School a one room frame structure reported burning. Cause was not immediately known. The building had not been used since Calorie High School opened and elementary pupils had moved to the new Caloric structure.
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Three Area Soldiers Named in DoD Casualty Report
Three area servicemen are listed as wounded in the latest Department of Defense casualty report. Pvt William Dove, brother of Carl Dove, of Jesse. Cpl Pat Marsh Jr, son of Virginia Marsh of Keystone. and Cpl Jack Steele, son of Mr and Mrs David Steele of Lynca near Esse Md, were notified at Rickenbacker Road.
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Virginia R. Marsh
Keystone
Jack D. Steele
David Steele
Lynca
Rickenbacker Road
Esse
Tankers Collide In Gulf Believed Lost With All Hands
Two tankers crashed about 23 miles south of Morgan City Louisiana in early morning. Esso Suez aboard report says all hands were in danger as fire raged on the other vessel. Coast Guard operations and rescue flights were dispatched with ships Tampa and Triton en route.
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Eleven Scientists Drafted to Aid Defense Planning
President Truman drafted eleven prominent scientists to advise Defense Mobilization Director Charles E. Wilson on top secret research for defense. Oliver Buckley chairs the group, with notable members including J. Robert Oppenheimer, Detlev Bronk, Hugh Dryden, James Conant, Lee Dubridge, James Killian, Robert Leeb, and Charles Thomas among others from Johns Hopkins, Caltech, MIT, Columbia, Harvard, and Monsanto.
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Atomic Energy Commission
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Princeton
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National’ “Academy of Sciences
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Harvard University
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California Institute of Technology
James RB. Killian
Massachusetts ‘Institute of Technology
Robert F. Leeb
Columbia University’s College, of Physicians and Surgeons
Charles A. Thomas
Monsanto Chemical Company
Advertising men see brighter business for nation
White Sulphur Springs reports optimism at the annual convention of the American Association of Advertising Agencies. Time Inc. chief economist Richard Glenn Gettel says consumers will have more money to spend this year, with advertising volumes rising alongside consumer spending.
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Associated Press
Richard Glenn Gettell
Time Inc
American Association For Advertising Agencies
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Pharoahs
Nile
Palestine
Jordan
Baghdad
Tigris
Youth with Grudge Kills Four Year Old Half-Sister
In North Vernon an unidentified year old boy Marvin King reportedly shot his four year old half sister Doris Jean Daniels to death with two rifle slugs in a dining room after being told to babysit. Police say he faces first degree murder charges while the parents awaited nearby at a farm home.
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North Vernon
Marvin King
Robert Benne
Heldom
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Lawrence Daniel
Doris Jean
Daniels
Sgt. Bennett
Marvin
Jews Observe Passover Feast in Holy Land
The Associated Press reports Jews in Palestine celebrate Passover recalling the exodus. About 1,300,000 Jews in the Holy Land observing the festival tonight and a new migration from Iraq, the biblical Land of Babylon, returning to the Promised Land along the Jordan River.
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Holy Land
Iraq
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Promised Land
Jordan
War output targets set by official speak to curb diversion
The speaker notes revenues fell three percent at the wartime peak in 145 when 45 percent of national output was for military use. He forecasts current programs will divert 15 percent by year end and peak at 20 percent next year, not 45 percent.
Mountain Bump Kills One Injures Five In Mine
An Associated Press report notes a mountain bump at U S Coal and Coke Company No Mine near Gary injuring five and killing one miner. The deceased is identified as Sam McMillan. injured include John Szerencses Walter Harrison Judge Dennis Welch Negro Woodrow Ratliff and Anton Waichulis. The event followed movement of earth above the mine causing a pressure wave and possible collapse.
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Associated Press
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Walter Harrison
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Welch Negro
Woodrow Ratliff
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Elbert
Government bans aluminum use on civilian products
The government today limited aluminum in over 200 civilian products. A 256 percent ceiling is set for May and June. The National Production Authority also allocated nylon wooler types starting June 1, exempting fabrics used for clothing and wearables.
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