Double-Deck Air Battle Opens Fresh Korean War Skirmish
Ten Red planes were shot down in a four day air war over northwest Korea amid ground fighting as North Koreans abandoned Punchbowl Valley after a costly struggle. UN forces reported heavy losses for Reds and claimed air superiority along eastern frontiers.
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Korea
Stormovik
Posst Air Forge
Adm. U.N
C. Turner Joy
U.N
Yanggu
REDS
Fifth Air Force
Far East
Uijongbu
Seoul
Yangeu
Iran to Take Over British Fields
Iran's government moves to seize control of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company after a five hour cabinet session. Deputy Premier Hussein Fatima rejects shutting Abadan's refinery and says Iranians will gradually take over administration while inviting former AIOC staff to work under the new oil company. The move follows failed British-Iranian talks and US appeals.
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Associated Press
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Hussein Fatima
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Abadan
United States
Tranian
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Polpourri of the News Human Sidebars In Lighter Vein
Oklahoma City theater usher fined ten dollars after warning a six year old to cease running in the aisle. The boy’s father, facing an assault charge, says the usher tapped the child. In Dallas a window accident drops glasses into a street tank and survive unbroken. In Tokyo a Toledo Blade album sent to Korea shows the newborn son Paul Michael Finch with remark about his nose.
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Mike Poster
Foster
Dallas
Fex
R. T. Shiels
S Okyo
Adutry
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Toledo
Ohio
Finch
Paul Michael
Korea
Michael Bradshaw
Toledo Blade
Blade
Bradshaw
Mother
Mullens Chamber Protests Health Dept Move to Pineville
Mullens Chamber of Commerce and Mullens City Council protest a proposed relocation of the Wyoming County Health Department offices from Mullens to Pineville. The letter cites local clinic history, population, bus service, hospital presence, and coal industry growth as reasons to keep services in Mullens.
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Register
Mullens
Wyoming County Health Department
Pineville
Mullens Chamber of Commerce
Charleston
N. H. Dyer
William Holroyd
G. B. McGraw
Chambers
Health Department
Pinveilte
Wyoming County
German bus train crashes kill 23 and injure 31
AP reports two bus train collisions in southern Germany near Munich and Waldshut. One wreck near Berrisching killed Jesuit students and injured nine when a truck struck by a passenger train. A second crash near Waldshut killed seven tourists and injured twenty two, ten seriously.
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Associated Press
Munich
Germany
South Ger
Berrsching
Waldshut
Wuerttemourg- Baden
July Draft Quota Drops to Postwar Low in Raleigh County
Local Draft Board No. 18 reports the July induction quota for Raleigh County is the smallest since the Korean War began, with 8:30 a.m. reporting for July 17. Clerk Aubrey Q. Smith cites rising enlistments as cause and says college students will receive exemption test results by mail rather than calling the office.
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Kaseign County
Aubrey QO. Smith
Draft Board No. 18
Beckley
Raleigh County
Smith
New Tax Drive Accelerated Amid Record Increase
Washington reports an accelerated administration push to pass a record 7.2 billion tax hike through the House by tomorrow night or Friday. The plan imposes a 121.2 percent rise in individual income taxes with sharp corporate and excise tax increases, seeking quick passage under limited amendments.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Truman
Congress
Price Tags For 1952 Cars Stir Speculation
Detroit industry observers expect higher price tags as 1952 model cars near. Costs rise due to wage gains, living clauses, and use of substitute materials while some Chrysler models show modest boosts. Steel supply looks tight in late 1951, delaying many new designs until 1952.
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Wilkie
Detroit
Chrysler
Modified Kenny polio treatment widely used by medics
Washington reports that most doctors adopt a modified Kenny approach, using heat and movement at times, with hot packs common though spaced. They credit Kenny for stimulating therapy, while noting broader agreement on heat and muscle movement but diverging on splints, braces, and full reliance on her methods.
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Frank Carey
Associated Press
Washington
Kenny
National Foundation For
Renny Folowers
Kenny School
American Traditions Make Men Give Lives
Maj Edward T Butler of Pasadena Calif spoke at Play Day exercises in Newport about why soldiers die in Korea. He said belief in American traditions and the freedom and justice carried by the flag sustain Marines in battle and define a good death for those fighting for Korea’s freedom, while noting the difficulty of understanding soldiers’ beliefs on the battlefield.
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Associated Press
Newport
Bilgt
Korea
Maj
Edward T. Butler
Pasadena
Calif
Pusan
Maj. Butler
Yalu
Butler
Greeks and Tanks at Cross Purposes in Korea War
Two Greek infantrymen are wounded in separate incidents after Greek and American tank patrols cross paths on a Korean hill. Lt. Edwin Watkins notes a language barrier hindered coordination, as Greek observers and American Sherman tanks misfire. Wounded Greeks are evacuated by stretcher and jeep, with one medic among the injured. The line atop Chinese territory forces a difficult trek to medical aid and a long recovery ahead.
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Edwin Watkins
Burlington, Mich
Watkins
Jeg
End of the Trail murder suspect found in morgue
Newark police ended a three month search for murder suspect William Edward Graham who was identified by fingerprints. Graham died of natural causes Friday in a rooming house near the crime scene after being sought since March 2 in connection with the murder of Mrs Ruth Gumpert.
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No Lo
William Edward Graham
Ruth Gumpert
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Weather Outlook For Tonight Through Thursday
scattered thundershowers and warm temperatures continue tonight and Thursday with lows around 62 to 68. Highs yesterday and lows last night are noted at Oak Hill Glade Creek and Rivers Bellepoint with Greenbrier river levels about a foot above normal, moving toward clearing. Bluestone Reservoir near normal and nearly clear.
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FBI raids seize 17 Red leaders in major actions
The Associated Press reports that 21 Communist Party members, including top policy makers, were indicted in New York and Pittsburgh after dawn raids. Hoover said many held long party careers and held national and New York state roles. The 1940 Smith Act underpins the charges for conspiring to violently overthrow the U S government.
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Washington
FBI
Communist Party
United States
New York
Pittsburgh
Supreme Court
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PBL
J. Edgar Hoover
Alternate
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U. S
Hoover
Thhe
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Britain Orders Tehran Mission Home as Iran Interests Tension Grows
Foreign Secretary Herbert Morrison directed the British mission in Tehran to return to London. He told the House of Commons Britain would seek guidance from The Hague’s Honor Court of Justice on provisional methods to safeguard its Iranian commercial and strategic interests.
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Associated Press
London
Herbert Morrison
Tehran
Morrison
House of Commons
Britain
Honor Court of Justice
Hague
Ambassador Guatified For Wheat to India
Philadelphia reports 336000 bushels of American wheat are sent to famine-stricken India to relieve hunger. India's Ambassador Madame Pandit praises the aid and calls it a sign of democratic solidarity, expecting closer cooperation among democratic nations.
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India
Associated Prose
Philadelphia
Madame Pandit
United States
Byrd Says Mac Kept in Dark on Foreign Policy
Senator Byrd says MacArthur was not fully informed on vital policy matters before his dismissal as Pacific commander. He disagrees with the State Department claim that MacArthur was kept fully informed and notes a committee inquiry into MacArthur's ouster continues with new testimony expected from Hurley and a potential reply from MacArthur.
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Associated Press
Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
MacArthur
New York
Truman May Move To Quell Demo Revolt In Congress
The Associated Press reports President Truman may send a special message to Congress to curb a revolt against economic controls. Senate and House banking committees advanced bills, tightening price limits on beef, relaxing auto credit, extending ceilings and installment terms, while opposing licensing businesses for control enforcement.
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Washington
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Maybank
D-30
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