Allies Fail To Stem Reds Moving South
May 13 report from Tokyo details a three mile wide Red bridgehead south of the Choyang River in Central Korea. American infantry fought six hours to halt the flank toward Chunchon, then withdrew. Reds pressed east toward Yanggu and north of Seoul as Allied planes attacked troop concentrations and supply trains. A separate MIG clash near the Yalu left one MIG damaged. Sabres returned unharmed.
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Don Huth
Tokyo
Choyang River
Central
Korea
Chunchon
Chowang
Inje
Seoul
Hwachon
38Th Parallel
Yanggu
Jim Becker
Yalu River
Deaconess Hospital Offers Free Maternity Service on Mother's Day
Lincoln Illinois May 12 Deaconess Hospital will observe Mother's Day by easing costs for fathers. The father of any baby born in the hospital Sunday will receive a bill for maternity services marked paid.
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Lincoln
Ill
P— Deaconess Hospital
Nimitz and Panel Members Resign From Security Commission
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and seven other members of the Internal Security Commission resigned after Senate resistance to exemption legislation. President Truman has not accepted the resignations, awaiting further action on the exemption bill. Only Harvey S. Firestone Jr. remained, absent due to being out of the country.
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Washington
Chester W. Nimitz
Truman
Senate
McCarran
D-Nev
Commission
Senate Judiciary Committee
House
Internal Security Commission
Nimitz
Harvey S. Firestone, Jr
White House
Woman charged after fatal wreck west of town
Mrs. Sylvia B Bankston 25 faced a murder without malice charge as an intoxicated driver in the death of Gerald Dixon Lewis 35. The incident occurred one mile west on the Lamesa highway near Trailertopia. Lewis died at Snyder Hospital. Bankston was injured and later moved to Colorado City hospital. Lewis worked as a tool pusher for Urice Drilling Co.
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Snyder Hospital
Snyder
Sylvia Bankston
Barker Trailer Courts
Gerald Dixon Lewis
Homer Presnall
Sylvia B. Bankston
W C. Davidson
E. W W. Green
Bankston
Gordon's Drive-in
Colorado City
Lewis
Urice Drilling Co
Mrs J K Mitchell suffers heart attack in Snyder
Mrs. J K Mitchell longtime Snyder resident was taken by Bolger Barnes Funeral Home ambulance to Lamesa hospital Friday afternoon after a heart attack. She is mother of Miss Oleta Mitchell and mother in law of state representative Sterling Williams.
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J. K. Mitchell
Snyder
Lamesa Hospital
Mitchell
Avenue W
Oleta Mitchell
Sterling Williams
Bolger-Barnes Funeral Home
Voters approve $1 million courthouse bond at Big Spring election
Ard County voters approved a $1 million courthouse bond in today’s election in Big Spring. The measure passed, financing courthouse construction and related costs as part of county plans.
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Big Spring
Howard County
Court House
Williams Seeks County Court Opinion In Scurry County
Sterling Williams says county residents must express support or opposition to creating a county court at law in Scurry County. The bill, tied to district court reform, has stalled after legislative moves and local officials backed Judge Pat Beene before learning the bill was tabled. Advocates say the court would relieve Edgar Taylor and require a legally trained judge.
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Scurry County
Sterling Williams
Austin
Court of Snyder
Robert R. Patterson
Snyder
House of Representatives
Williams
Senate
House
Pat Beene
Edgar Taylor
Taylor
Commissioners Court
Airplane Loss Score Favors Chinese Reds
The U S Air Force reports 212 American planes lost in Korea versus 149 by Communist forces. Figures released at a news conference by Lt Gen Otto Weyland note American planes support ground troops and bomb enemy areas, while Chinese planes operate mainly from Manchuria with limited sorties near the Yalu River.
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Washington
U.S
Korea
China
Manchuria
Yalu River
Otto Weyland
Far East Air Forces
Tactical Air Force
Langley Field
GOP Leaders Seek Distance From MacArthur Debate
Rep Hal Halleck warned the GOP should avoid tying the party to MacArthur amid the Truman era war debates. He cautioned against personal clash over events and urged focus on broad policy, while Rep O K Armstrong praised MacArthur’s stance on blockading China and aiding Nationalists.
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Jack Bell
Tulsa
Rep
Halleck
R-Ind
Truman
Indiana
GOP National Committee
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
MacArthur
National Committee
Mos
Chicago
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Atlantic
O K. Armstrong
R-Mo
Far East
Armstrong
China
Manchurian
Palestine Student Dies From Auto Accident Injuries
Jim Davis Moore, a 16 year old Palestine High School sophomore, died from injuries sustained in an auto accident. He was hurt late Friday night when his car overturned after leaving the pavement on a curve on U S Highway 287, four miles southeast of Tennessee Colony.
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Palestine
Jim Davis Moore
Palestine High School
U. S. Highway 287
Tennessee Colony
Marshall Says Russia Can End War in a Moment
The MacArthur hearings reveal U S officials believe Russia holds military superiority for the next two to three years and restraint governs policy. Secretary Marshall cites willingness to risk a Soviet showdown only where Red threats are equally grave, and mentions allied opposition to widening Korea actions. A secret Truman letter to MacArthur underscores caution.
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Washington
MacArthur
Far East
United States
Russia
Korea
Defense Marshall
Truman
Red China
United Nations
Marshall
Soviet Union
Van Fleet on standby to lead Korea army if Ridgway harmed
Secretary Marshall testified Lt Gen James Van Fleet was placed on alert for one to two months to command the Eighth Army in Korea should Gen Ridgway be casualty or indisposed. Marshall said Ridgway took risks moving to advance posts and that Van Fleet would be immediately available. He dismissed rumors of bad blood between MacArthur and Ridgway.
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Washington
James van Fleet
Eighth Army
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
Defense
Senate
Ridgway
Marshall
Pentagon
Gen. Ridgway
van Fleet
Firth
Gen. MacArthur
Far East
MacArthur
Cain Rore
Russia
China
Cain
Red China
Betwee M McArthur
Electrical Fire Damages Pump House in Boothland Area
A blaze in a pump house over a private water pump in Boothland caused wiring damage but only slight other harm. City fireman G. L. Autry reported the fire occurred at about 6:15 last night.
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Boothland
G. L. Autry
Radioactivity of A-bomb test denied by official observer
In Seattle on May 12, Rep. Jackson of Washington says the latest A-bomb test at Eniwetok proved ground use feasibility and civilian defense gains. He asserts no lethal radioactivity in normal conditions though radioactive seawater or rain remain concerns. timing and blast details withheld. Jackson notes Russia is warned of U S strength in atomic weapons. He arrived from Eniwetok after a mid Pacific trip.
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Seattle
America
Eniwetok
Rep
Jackson
D-Wash
Joint Congressional Atomic Committee
Russia
San Francisco
Eniwetok Atoll
mid-Pacific
Hawaii
City Hopes to Attract Patrolmen by Pay Hike
Chester Bairrington police chief said starting pay for experienced Snyder patrolmen is raised to 250 dollars per month with a 10 dollar quarterly clothing allowance. The increase targets more job applications and skilled applicants.
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Snyder
Chester Bairrington
Bairrington
Greater Danger of War in Asia Than Europe
Secretary of Defense Marshall warned Russia is the real opponent capable of prompting a global war while noting Red China aggression in Korea is waning. He testified before the Senate committees during MacArthur hearings, cautioning that Moscow could strike in Europe at any moment and urging preparation for possible long-term conflict.
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Asia
Europe
Washington
Defense Marshall
Korea
Russia
Senate
Wester Europe
High Command
Gen. MacArthur
Lang
Marshall
Moscow
Far East
Soviet Union
MacArthur
Fulbright
D-Ark
Yugoslavia
United States
Cain
America
Berlin
Two Plants for Recovering Wax And Sediment Are Built Here
Petroleum Dehydrating Co a Kilgore Texas unit will operate on Roscoe Snyder Pacific tracks in Southeast Snyder to recover sediment and bottom by products. Basin Wax Products Co plans a $30 000 plant northwest of Snyder to produce crude wax shipping 15 cars monthly with six jobs to start.
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Hmetroleum
Petroleum Dehydrating Co
A. C. Clabhorn
Kilgore
Basin Wax Products Co
Ray Devers
Devers
C. G. McCaleb
J. A. McCaleb
San Antonio
G. R. Taylor
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