Battle Front Grim in Northwest Korea Near Pyongyang
Allied forces hold a defensive line along the Chongchon River within 50 miles of Pyongyang as heavy Communist assaults press from Anju to Sinanju. In the northeast an American regiment advances toward the Manchurian border with no Red resistance, while a Marine thrust targets the Changjin Reservoir amid zero weather.
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Associated Press
Seoul
Chongchon River
Pyongyang
MacArthur
Manchurian
China
Kilchu
Korea
Anju
Syngman Rhee
Republic of Korea
Soviet Russia
Russell Brines
Tokyo
United Nations
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Seventh Regiment
U. S
Sinanju
U.N
Kunu
Chongchon
Pukchang
Sudong
Changjin
Pungsan
Eighth Army
Changjin Reservoir
Faces Grave Decision On Red China s Intervention Editorial
West Virginia voters face a key school bond amendment at the General Election. The piece notes the amendment is permissive, not an authorization, and outlines potential tax impacts and local control over school building decisions across 55 counties with a 60 percent levy threshold to retire bonds.
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W.n
Red China
West Virginia
Essen- Ane
Truman Deeply Concerned Over Korean Crisis Developments
President Truman held a long telephone conference with Secretary Acheson about the worsening Korea situation. He was deeply concerned by reports of Chinese Communist troops moving into North Korea from Manchuria, while remaining silent on the development and on General MacArthur's harsh denouncement.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Truman
Acheson
Korea
North Korea
Manchuria
Douglas MacArthur
Charles G. Ross
Eight Die On State Roads In Weekend Toll
At least eight West Virginians died in highway accidents over the weekend. Notable incidents include a fatal house fire at Jetsville near the Nicholas Greenbrier line where two died, a two year old burned to death, three teens who drowned in the Little Kanawha River near Falls Mills, and multiple other collisions across Berkeley Springs Martinsburg and Kanawha County. A Welch man, James R. Barksdale 25, was killed in a hit and run in Washington.
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Associated Press
West
Kanawha
Falls Mills
Braxton County
Madalene Fisher
Winona Barb
Richard Cogar
Gregory
Paul B. Swiger
Marrell Cogar
Berkeley Springs
Ruth Elizabeth Burnett
Hancock
Judith Anne Davis
Martinsburg
William Bidding
Masonic
Maplewood
Parkersburg
Welch
Washington
James R. Barksdale
W. Va
Students Report Sightings of Kidnap Suspect in Coal River Area
Three Marsh Fork High School students said they saw L. G. Daniel and Ann Tabor in Whitesville and Pettus while state police found no trace of the missing 17 year old. Daniel, 35, is charged with kidnapping the former student.
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D. L. Donahue
JR. Register
Marsh Fork
L. G. Daniel
Ann Tabor
Coal River
Whitesville
Pettus
Daniel
Pretty Ann Tabor
McMillan Hospital
Mharlactan
Carl Sellards
The
Register
Miss Tabor
Kincaid
Ann
Belle
Charleston
Boone County
Tilden Hendricks
C. N. Otto
Raleigh County Board of Education
D. W. Bryson
French Abandon Foothills Near Hanoi Stronghold
French forces pulled back from Hunghoa and nearby forts 40 miles northwest of Hanoi and a chain of positions 30 miles south, as Ho Chi Minh led Vietminh pressure tightens the French hold in the Red River Delta and surrounding hills south and west of the North Vietnamese capital.
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Associated Press
Saigon
France
Indochina
Fothills
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
Red River
North Vietnam
Hunghoa
War Report Triggers Sharp Mart Price Slide
New York stocks opened with a rapid decline as traders reacted to Korean developments. Large blocks of shares sold at losses over four dollars per share while the ticker tape lagged under the market crush. General MacArthur’s charge of Communist intervention weighed on sentiment.
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Associated Press
New York
MacArthur
North Korea
Trent Urges Parents To Aid Visit Schools
West Virginia marks American Education Week with programs and school visits. State School Superintendent W. W. Trent urged patrons to learn about schools by inquiry, site visits, and conferences with teachers, with sponsors including education associations Parent-Teacher groups and American Legion.
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Trent
Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
American Legion
W. W. Trent
State Women Asked To Vote Tomorrow
Weston. Mrs. John R. Davis national chair man citizenship General Federation of Women's Clubs urged a heavy vote tomorrow. She said actions speak louder than words and noted only about half of registered voters went to the polls in 1948. The crisis today should make everyone more aware of democracy's importance.
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Associated Press
Weston
John R. Davis
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Davis
Steel Pay Parley In Final Round
PITTSBURGH The U S Steel Corporation and the United Steel Workers Union enter what may prove to be the final wage talks for 155000 production and maintenance employees. Murray heads the union delegation seeking a substantial hike. U S Steel is led by John Stephens. Pig iron prices rose $3 a gross ton by four U S Steel subsidiaries, a move not to affect steel prices.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corporation
United Steel Workers Union
CSO
U. S
Philip Murray
Steelworkers Union
CIO
U. S. Steel
John Stephens
Murray
Steelworkers
Four Virginians Arrested Near Collazo Hospital Door
Secret Service agents swarmed after four wild eyed foreign looking youths were arrested outside Oscar Collazo's hospital room following an assassination attempt on President Truman. The four Virginians had visited a relative and mistook Collazo's room for the exit.
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Associated Pre
Washington
Secret Service
Oscar Collazo
Truman
Collazo
Virginia
If You Vote Sentiments On Board of Education Candidates
Community voters weigh opinions on school board contenders as local education issues and candidate stances surface. Residents express priorities on curriculum, budget, and district governance ahead of the election.
Dems Favored to Hold State Senate Majority
West Virginia Democrats appear likely to retain control of the State Senate, needing three wins in 14 contests while Republicans must capture 13 or more to take the chamber. Sixteen seats total are in play. holdovers include 12 Democrats and two retiring incumbents seek reelection. Several districts see competitive races, with new faces likely in January regardless of Tuesday’s results.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Senate
Maannnacend
Lloyd G. Jackson
Hamlin
Henry J. McKinley
Elkins
Joe Yoho
Democratic State Committee
Moundsville
John E. Carrigan
Donald van Camp
Middlebourne
Dorr Casto
Parkersburg
Andy Swearingen
Walker
Grover F. Hedges, Jr
Spencer
E. Ray Reed
Clay
Robert C. Byrd
Sophia
House of Delegates
A. D. Cooke
Beckley
Eugene L. Scott
Beckley Post-Herald
Scott
J. Lynn Swiger
Hinton
Harold B. Eagle
Forest L. McNeer
McNeer
William A. Hannig
Wheeling
A. R. Winters
Huntington
Glenn Taylor
Matewan
Jackson
Charles M
Candidate Plea Denied by Court in Maryland Ballot Fight
Baltimore candidate Shub of the Progressive Party failed to obtain an immediate Supreme Court hearing. The Maryland anti subversive loyalty oath barred him from the governor race, and the high court, in a 6 to 3 vote, previously refused to advance his appeal for urgent review.
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Associated Press
Washington
Louis Shub
Progressive Party
Maryland
Supreme Court
Shub
Baltimore
Maryland Court of Appeals
Vinson
Black and
Douglas
Elections at a Glance Voters choose 36 senators among 1,087 candidates
Voters will decide 36 U S senators 432 representatives and 32 governors with about 70 million eligible to vote. Polls close between 4 p m and 11 p m EST depending on state. Current Senate 54 Democrats 42 Republicans need 49 for control. House 259 Democrats three vacancies 19 Republicans three vacancies and one American Labour need 218 for control. Governors 29 Democrats 19 Republicans. Forty two women among candidates.
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Associated Press
U.S
Maine
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Washington
Oregon
California
Senate
House
Yank Bags Two Yaks Over Korean Front
An American fighter pilot in the Fifth Air Force claims two Yak-3 fighters shot down near Sinuiju on the Manchurian border. Capt. Howard I. Price with Lt. George N. Olsen and Lt. Henry L. Reynolds pursued and crippled one enemy craft. the other Yak fled as Price’s plane opened fire.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Sinuiju
Howard I. Price
Bradentown
Fla
U. S
Fifth Air Force
Price
George N. Olsen
Park Ridge
Ill
Henry L. Reynolds
Jackson
Yalu
Antung
Reynolds
Boy Ruler to Retain Control Over Tibet
New Delhi reports Tibet’s 16 year old Dalai Lama and his Buddhist government still hold Lhasa with regent Takta Rimpoche. Dr. S. Sinha in Lhasa rejected trader rumors of flight amid Chinese invasion and said the Tibetan administration remains intact.
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Associated Press
New Delhi
India
Tibet
Dalai Lama
Lhasa
S. Sinha
Takta Rimpoche
Dr. Sinha
Key Senate Posts At Stake Tuesday
Ten key Senate jobs, mostly held by Democrats, face election tomorrow. Four top party posts and six committee chairships could shift if Republicans gain seven seats for Senate control. Incumbents include Lucas, Myers, Taft, and Millikin, with chairmen McMahon, Tydings, MecCar ran, Hoey, Thomas, Hayden.
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Washington
Senate
Scott Lucas
Illinois
Francis J. Myers
Pennsylvania
Republican Policy Committee
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Senate Republican Conference
Eugene D. Millikin
Colorado
Rules
Earl Hayden
Arizona
Senate House Atomic Energy
Brien McMahon
Connecticut
Armed Services
Millard E. Tydings
Maryland
Pat MecCarran
Nevada
Clyde R. Hoey
North Carolina
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Britain Considers Withdrawing China Recognition
London reports Britain weighing cancellation of formal recognition of the Chinese Communist government. Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin is expected to announce a position in the House of Commons today or tomorrow on British Chinese relations.
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Associated Press
London
Britain
Ernest Bevin
House of Commons
MacArthur Warns UN of Chinese Forces in Korea
General MacArthur told the United Nations Security Council that Chinese Communist units are fighting UN troops in Korea. He detailed identified units and urged immediate action, warning a broader war could follow if Moscow or Peiping deepen support. The council planned to meet on Palestine, while the US pressed for a security decision on Red China.
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Associated Press
Lake
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations Security Council
U. N
Korea
U. S
Warren R. Austin
MacArthur
United Nations
United Command
Security Council
Palestine
Red Peiping
Manchuria
Washington
North Korea
Suiho
Moscow
Russia
Peiping
Dewey Launches 18 Hour Radio TV Re Election Campaign
New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey began an 18 hour radio and television marathon to urge his bid for re election. He set up at WOR TV station at 6 this morning and will broadcast on all state networks through the day and into the night with nearly continuous remarks.
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Associated Press
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Wor-Tv
New York State
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