Gold-Plated Foxhole Revisited From Korea Front
Hal Boyle writes of postwar America from Korea’s front lines noting rising prices, new taxes, and inflation as Washington and the UN grapple with global tensions. He mocks consumer quirks, taxes, and pop culture while recalling life in the U S Army’s supply base. Concluded on page 11.
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U. S
Hal Boyle
Korea
New York
G. I. Joe
Hill
South Korea
Dae
Sugar
Half Gone Foe Must Cross Han To Survive
In Tokyo and Washington reports the United Nations advance in Korea is described as a meat grinder that has routed about 100,000 Communist troops south of the Han River. Military spokesmen say two weeks of fighting produced heavy casualties for the Reds and that remnants face annihilation or rapid retreat as UN artillery and forces press toward Seoul. The tally through Feb. 2 lists 47,388 U.S. casualties officially reported, with broader estimates of Chinese and North Korean losses and POWs.
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Doe
Washington
United Nations
Arthur Godfrey
Joe
New York
Earnest Hoberecht
Tokyo
Korea
Han River
U. S
Wasuingeon
Dan
U.S
Seoul
U.S. 8Th Army
Trained Men Due for Korea Highlight Army Pull for Reinforcements
At Atterbury Indiana Gen Mark Clark and Secretary Frank Pace disclosed a nationwide shipment of experienced soldiers to Korea. Clark said trained men are being pulled from units nationwide per Gen Douglas MacArthur request. Pace confirmed and hoped for no repeat emergency. no mission for the 28th Infantry Division was decided.
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Ind. A
Korea
Mark Clark
Army Field Forces
Douglas Macarthur
Frank Pace
Cade
Clark
28Th Infantry
Pace
National Guard
Pennsylvania
Daily Features and Pages Guide
A listing shows pages for comics Dr Dean crossword Mary Haworth horoscope and other regular features. Mentions page numbers 4B 47 48 18 47 150 23 42-45 25 28 6 20 with notes on pictures and sports editorials by Winchell and Yan Jeon.
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Mary Haworth
Amusements
Financial
City Life
Earl Wilson
Winchell
Xodats Pictures
Yan Jeon
Army rails order forces strikers back or lose jobs
The Army ordered striking railroad workers to report by 4 PM Saturday or be fired, or prove physical inability to work. The move follows President Truman’s demand to end the sickout and resume full operation. An hourly wage boost for those with no raise since 1948 was enacted as a temporary measure pending a wage hour settlement. Truman denounced the strikers as breaking a prior agreement and warned of intolerable interference with essential transport.
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Washington
E.sc
Truman
MR. Truman
Trusman
Explosion Kills Nine at Minnesota Mining Plant
A massive blast tore through the minerals building of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing in St Paul, killing at least nine workers and injuring more than forty as 60 hundred employees were onsite. Cause undetermined, some injured referenced a possible basement gas leak.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota Mining Land Manufacturing Company Plant Jriday
Ancker Hospital
St.Paul
Broker Train Wreck Averted After Fatal Crash
Turmoil hit Pennsylvania Railroad as The Broker narrowly avoided a repeat disaster twenty four hours after a crash near Woodbridge New Jersey killed 88. Investigators suggest the train jumped tracks and halted abruptly then backed into an oncoming line. Officials at Bay Head discuss safety reforms and youth draft proposals amid the chaotic scene.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
AL Malawan
N. J
Woodbridge
Xni
National Guard
Compromises Seen in Draft Hospital Shelter Plan
A draft hospital shelter project in Santa Monica faces changes as the Senate Armed Services subcommittee weighs compromises. The plan, tied to underground shell considerations and radiation concerns, would survey geiger counters and address room allocations. Costs are estimated to rise 12 to 25 percent but a final figure remains unsettled as testimony from Defense Secretary Marshall and national guard and legion representatives is expected.
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Los Angeles
Washington
Santa Montca
Calif
Senate
Houses
Lonay Imalin
Letenseyer
Santa Monica
Las Vegas
Nev
Senate Armed Services
Secretary of Defense
Marshall
National Guard
Reserves
American Legion
NPA orders car output cut about 40 percent
Washington (UP) officials from the National Production Authority announced a progressive cut in automobile production likely causing a 20 to 30 percent drop in the second quarter and an overall 40 percent reduction for the year. Authorities differ on the exact scale and apply similar limits to copper steel and aluminum use.
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Washington
Saale
NPA
Hugh Officel
Nuto
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
No Z letters delay Fritz Campbell on bulletin boards
A shortage of the letter Z kept Fritz Campbell, elected Jan. 1 as Board of Supervisors chairman, off Court House bulletin boards replacing George L. Traister, now county treasurer. A special supply of Zs arrived yesterday afternoon, allowing Campbell to be listed.
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Fritz Campbell
Court House
Board of Supervisors
Campbell
George L. Traister
Camp
McNett Defended Over Secrecy Of State Job
Charles A. McNett, Onondaga County GOP chairman, defends himself amid resentment over secrecy surrounding his $4,800-a-year state post. Party circles expect a new chairman soon as self appointed town and ward leaders discuss possible commitments. Concluded on page 22.
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Charles A. McNett
Onondaga County
G.O.P
McNett
Germany Madrid talks amid typhus outbreak near Berlin
Representatives from Madrid meet near Berlin to discuss aiding the Soviet Union and satellite states in fighting a typhus and grippe outbreak that has troubled the region this past week. Generalissimo Statin was reportedly attending the parley.
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Malaga
Spain
Berlin
Madrid
Russia
Germany
Remington Is Guilty Hears Sentence Today
William W. Remington, a Commerce Department official, was found guilty of perjury related to his Communist party membership. A jury of five men and seven women convicted him at 10 12 p.m. and the judge ordered a five year prison term plus a $2000 fine. He was remanded to jail as his bail of $5000 had been posted, with sentencing set for 2 P.M. and possible appeal noted.
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INS
William W. Remington
Intishain
Federal Court
Oday
Communist Party
Farmer Commerce Department
Bomn
Remington
Itheir Mark
Washington
Gregory F. Noonan
Mayor Receives Hoax Letter On Horserooms
A correspondent claimed horserooms operate in the city and bet $600 on horse racing. Mayor Kinney said the letter would be turned to Police Chief Corcoran for questioning, while police denied horserooms exist. The writer, who said he lost property gambling, sought the mayor’s advice amid reports of after hours gambling and intoxicants. Corcoran noted a personal loss in the 200 block of James Street.
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John A. Kinney
Kinney
Italian Reds Send SOS to Togliatti
Italian Communist boss Palmiro Togliatti will return to Rome before month end to quell a revolt in Communist ranks sparked by resignations of top party officials. He stays in Russia until Giuseppe Di Vittorio visits Warsaw next week and goes to Moscow for consultations.
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Palmiro Togliatti
Moscow
Toglatti
Russia
Giuseppe di Vittorio
Warsaw
Poland
Wreck Faces 7 Way Probe In Bridgewreck
Woodbridge New Jersey reports seven investigators probing cause of the Tuesday night crash of the Broker express. 84 killed 500 injured as the train toppled from a trestle. Engineer Joseph H. Fitzsimmons 57 said he was traveling 50 mph though ordered to slow to 25 pending amber signals. 84th victim identified Henrietta Bernhard 22 bride returning to Long Branch. IMS to hold hearing at 2 PM EST in New York as officials cite speed as the key factor.
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Woodbridge
N. J
Pennsylvania
Joseph H. Fitzsimmons
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Two Hurt in Ice Covered Route 5 Crash
A Greyhound bus and a truck collided on slick Route 5 between Schenectady and Albany injuring a boy and a man. Albany City Hospital identified the boy as William Lansings and the man as 57 year old Amesner of Albany Schenectady.
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Albany
Schenectady
Albany City Hospital
William Lansings
Asner
State Narcotic Arrests Double in New York and Missouri
Albany reports 387 narcotics arrests last month in New York State while St. Louis notes 87 arrests on Wednesday at Glen Park. The article cites the monthly average of 2,990 and mentions a passenger train derailment with one injury near noon EST.
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ST. Louis
Diesel Inc
New York State
Pacific
E.S.T
Nerecnesiday
Glen Park
State Correction Department
Texas
Blizzard closes Syracuse area. roads shut and jobs cut
A howling blizzard raked central New York forcing the closure of 38 Syracuse area schools and major plants. Carriers and GE laid off thousands. public and parochial schools sent home pupils while weather crews warned of seven below zero overnight. Roads were impassable as snow plows and police urged caution. Weather forecaster Sadowski predicted some relief tonight with a high of 23 tomorrow.
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New York
Syracuse
David H. Patton
James E. Callaghan
Carrier Corp
General Electric Co
Electronics Fax Park
Weather Bureau
Thes de- Witt
Lori
AL Sadowski
U. S
Sadowski
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