Allied Forces Drive Deep Toward Seoul in Korean War Scramble
Allied tank divisions pierced toward Seoul in a western front drive while other columns pressed north of Hoengsong and Wonju. Army officials reported about 34,359 enemy casualties since Jan 25, including 20,615 killed, with fresh tolls mounting from the latest battles.
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Tokyo
Japan
Seoul
United Nations
Hoengsong
Wonju
U. S. Eighth Army
Matthew B. Ridgway
Eighth Army
Anyang
Punjon
Tanchon Valley
U. S
Congress Urged to Levy 25 Per Cent Tax on Cars
The Truman administration asked Congress to raise taxes across the board including automobile levies from 7 to 20 percent and gaso line and cigarette taxes. The plan seeks a 10 billion dollar tax boost with major increases in corporate and excise taxes and tighter loopholes.
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Congress
Washington
Truman
Secretary of Treasury
John Snyder
House
Ways and Means Committee
House Committee
Snyders
Snyder
Weather snapshot and lake levels report
Cloudy and warmer tonight with light drizzle possible. Low 25 to 30, high 43 to 45 Tuesday. Sun rises 7 07 a m sets 5 22 p m. Precip 0 inches since yesterday 7 a m. Winds average 1.1 mph. Crab Orchard Lake 6 inches below spillway, Saturday. Little Grassy Lake 27 feet below spillway Saturday.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Illinois M1 Production Drops Two Million Barrels
Illinois wells in 34 counties produced 62,364,000 barrels of oil last year, the state Mines and Minerals department reported. The annual output was about two million barrels less than 1949. State production accounted for 3.2 percent of the national total.
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Springfield
Illinois
State Mines and Minerals Department
Soldier reports frozen teeth on Korean front
Sgt. Joseph D Elia of Tacoma Washington says he became the first to suffer frozen teeth in Korea. He kept his false teeth in a cup of water overnight and they took three days to thaw.
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U. S
Korea
Joseph D’elia
Tacoma
Wash
Drafting Of Childless Married Men For Selective Service
Selective Service Director Lewis B Hershey said new regulations are in the works to draft childless married men aged 19 to 26. An executive order would cancel deferments for men with one dependent and limit pendency exemptions to those with dependents or multiple dependents.
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Washington
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Truman
Defense Manpower Agencies
House Armed Services Committee
Congress
Bomber Crash Kills Five U S Airmen Near Bassingbourne
Five U S airmen died when a B 50 bomber crashed in a ploughed field near its base at Bassingbourne Cambridgeshire after takeoff. Three other crew members escaped unhurt from the burning aircraft in London.
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London
U. S
Bassingbourne
Cambridgeshire
Inter-Agency Dispute Over Price Controls Sparks Senate Action
A Senate House committee plans talks among Price Stabilizer Michael V. DiSalle Attorney General Howard McGrath and others to resolve who enforces price ceilings. The dispute centers on jurisdiction for prosecutions while DiSalle pushes enforcement via his office and McGrath argues for the Justice department.
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Washington
Senate House
Burnet Maybank
D-Sc
Michael V. DiSalle
Howard McGrath
Maybank
Senate
House
Committee On
DiSalle
Office of
McGrath
Justice Department
Congress
Economic Stabilization Agency
J. Howard MecGrath
Toledo
One-pound Boston Quad Dies In Cyanotic Spell
Karen Elizabeth Allen the tiniest of the Allen quadruplets died in Boston on February 5 after a day-long effort to revive her. Born six weeks early to Mrs Helen Allen and Policeman Robert J Allen, she weighed one pound two ounces and could not breathe properly. Her siblings Kathleen Robert Jr and Timothy were reported fine.
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Boston
Mass
Karen Elizabeth
Allen
Helen Allen
Robert J. Allen
Karen
Kathleen
Robert, Jr
Timothy
Outcast Communist Returns Home
Arden Perin 29, a former American Communist, returned to New York aboard the Washington with his wife Lilyan 25 and their six month old daughter Dolores after a failed attempt to reach a Soviet home. He said he lost interest in communism after experiencing its practice and that Czech officials briefly held them under house arrest before expelling them to Russia.
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New York
Arden Perin
Russia
Perin
Washington
Lilyan
Dolores
Finland
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Ardin Perin
Soviet Russia
Perin Says He Was Expelled From American Communist Party
Perin claimed he was expelled for disagreeing with leadership and facing no room for criticism. He suggested the move made him known to Moscow and noted officials seemed to know about his attempts to reach Russia in advance.
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Perin
American Communist Party
Moscow
Russia
Emperor Hirohito Buys 1951 Cadillac for Economy
Tokyo Feb 5 AP reports Emperor Hirohito purchased a 1951 Cadillac his first new car in 16 years. The imperial household says the car will economize on gasoline and not be extravagant. He previously used four 1935 model British limousines.
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Tokyo
Emperor Hirohito
Imperial Household
U N Grapples With Dual Approach Toward China
United Nations opens a dual effort toward China with a three member good offices panel to seek negotiations while the 14 nation sanctions group weighs penalties. The plan aims to pressure Peiping without ending talks, drawing mixed reactions from Soviet bloc India and other powers.
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United Nations
N. Y
China
Far East
U.N
Peiping
India
U. S
Britain
Strike Snarls British Ports
A creeping dock strike crippled Liverpool and Manchester ports. The national dock labor board reported 9,867 idle workers out of about 90,000. At Liverpool 58 ships idle and 26 others slowed. at Manchester 15 ships abandoned and only five operated.
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London
Liverpool
Manchester
National Dock Labor Board
Photographer Injured In Jeep Accident On Korean Front
Associated Press photographer Jim Martenhoff was injured in a jeep accident on the western Korean front and flown to Tokyo for treatment.
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Tokyo
Japan
Associated Press
Jim Martenhoff
Citizen Aid Urged to Spot Unexploded Bombs in State
Illinois civil defense chief Maj. Lenox R. Lohr announces civilian help is vital for spotting unexploded bombs and sabotage attempts. The plan includes trained ordnance squads in Chicago area, Rock Island to Moline Davenport, and East St. Louis, with primary and secondary bomb control centers and clear reporting rules.
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Chicago
Lenox R. Lohr
Illinois
Lohr
Chicago-Gary
Rock Island-Meline-Davenport
East St. Louis
Explosive Ordnance Reconnaissance
Fifth Army
State Civil Defense
Shutdown Looms If Strike Persists In Auto Industry
The AP reports a railroad switchmen strike in its second week risks halting auto production as 125,000 workers idle and 600,000 potential layoffs foreseen. Embargoes extend, rail yards idle, and several cities report reclosures while mediation and court actions unfold.
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Westerdey
Strate
Atlanta
New York
New Haven
Hartford
New England
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minn
Northern Pacific
Chicago and North Western
Illinois relief rolls show 85,613 aided in December
The Illinois Public Aid Commission reports December relief rolls totaling 85,613 recipients with $2,791,918 distributed. Average benefits were $22.39 per person per month.
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Springfield
Illinois Public Aid Commission
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Mich
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
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