F-80 Jets Prove Superior in Korean War Combat Tests
Tokyo reports Lt. Gen. Stratemeyer says F-80 Shooting Stars accounted for 85 percent of North Korean vehicle and materiel losses. Jets provided speed for ground attacks, destroying tanks, trucks, and equipment while surpassing other air types in sorties.
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Wartime Security in Japan Near Nil e Getting to Communists
Tokyo reports say wartime security in Japan for the Korean War is nearly impossible. Russians with diplomatic status and Tass correspondents have access to Gen. MacArthur, while 600,000 to 800,000 Koreans in Japan sympathize with North Korea. MacArthur moving to Korea and movement of troops referenced.
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Wallace declares support for U S and UN in Korea
Wallace states in Wallingford New York that he stands with the United States and the United Nations in the Korean conflict. He says he bears no brief for past actions by the U S or Russia, but with his country at war he supports it and the allied banner. He notes alignment with other Progressive party leaders who backed his 1948 presidential run.
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Reds Claim Gunboat Hit
London dispatch reports Radio Pyongyang saying North Korean naval units struck an American gunboat attempting to approach Pyakendo island and forced its withdrawal under heavy fire and screen. The claim attributes a gunboat hit to the North Korean forces.
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