Man to Man Fight Gains Ground On Central Front
In Tokyo dispatch Earnest Hoberecht reports U N forces pushing 242 miles into central Korea driving back North Korean defenses. A U S 7th Division power patrol tanks and infantry advance toward Changnyong road junction, while Marines drive toward Hongchon. Chinese artillery and dug-in troops slow progress on the western flank near Hoengsong and Yongdu as a renewed offensive continues along a 60 mile front.
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Tokyo
U.N
Korea
U.S. 7Th Division
Pangnim
Changpyong
38Th Parallel
Gi’s
Hoengsong
Hongchon
Hoengson
U.S
No-Man’s Land
Yongdu
Han
Fifth Air Force
Pyongyang
North Korea
Sariwon
C I O blasts new living cost index controversy
The C I O challenges the new type cost of living index used to determine wage boosts for over a million workers arguing it does not reflect true price rises. The dispute centers on whether adjustments should be based on the new or old index, with potential five cent versus four cent hourly differences.
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Washington
Eric Johnston
Ford
Chrysler
Johnston
Bureau of Labor Statistics
C.I.0
C.i.co
Stanley H. Ruttenberg
Labor Bureau
Ruttenberg
Labor Research Committee
Blizzard Paralyzes Six Midwest States In Second Day
A severe blizzard grips the six state midcontinent area including the Dakotas Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa and Michigan. Snow drifts reach eight feet in South Dakota and tied up highways trains and air travel while thousands of residents seek shelter in towns and farms as sub zero cold moves in from the north.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Michigan
South Dakota
Fairbault
Minn
Sioux Falls
S. D
Upper Michigan
Glenwood
North Dakota
Iowa plane crash death toll climbs to sixteen
Sioux City Iowa March 3 The death toll in the worst Iowa aviation accident rose to 16 as Archie McKillop of Artesian South Dakota died of third degree burns in a hospital. Nine others survived the DC 3 crash near the airport during a snow storm and Civil Aeronautics Authority inspectors investigated the wreck.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Archie McKillop
Artesian
S. D
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Mid-Continent
Weather Summary From US Weather Bureau Report
Cloudy and cold readings with morning and noon observations. River stage noted at 15.0 feet and falling. Sunrise at 6 20, sunset at 5 45. Times listed include 6am noon and 2pm with varying values.
Weather data snapshot from local conditions
Yesterday’s high reached 48 degrees while the low dipped to 43. Precipitation measured 0.11 inches.
Cold Weekend Forecast for Terre Haute and Nearby
Forecast calls for cloudy, much colder conditions with winds diminishing in Terre Haute and vicinity. Sunday turns partly cloudy and colder with highs near 40. Indiana expects showers and windy cooling this afternoon, then mostly cloudy tonight. lows 20 to 30 north and 30 to 40 south. Illinois sees cloudy, windy weather with falling temperatures today, then fair and colder Sunday. lows 15 to 22 north and 23 to 33 south. Street thermometer readings show 6 am at 63 and 2 pm at 56.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
King George VI Confined by Cold at Buckingham Palace
London dispatch reports King George VI remains in his Buckingham Palace room with a cold. Officials say the condition is not serious, though he is confined to his quarters today.
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London
George VI
Buckingham Palace
Not a Dream in London Bedroom Burglary Tale
In London on March 3 Amelia Burgis Parrish, 35, awoke to a man at her bed foot. Her husband dismissively slept on. The next morning the apartment was ransacked and $56 vanished, prompting a police report and investigation into the intruder.
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London
U.P
Amelia Burgis-Parrish
Indiana Senate Battles over Lottery Bill and Church Raffles
In Indianapolis the Indiana Senate debated an amended anti lottery bill amid clashes over church raffles and fraternal bingo. The House originally sought to outlaw lottery tickets while the Senate proposed exemptions for charity raffles. Backers argued constitutional issues while others warned of class legislation. Major measures passed include civilian defense, salary raises for officials, and unemployment benefits enhancements.
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Indianapolis
Senate
Indiana Senate
House
Frank H. Fairchild
Marion County
Milford E. Anness
R.-Metamora
Leo J. Stemle
D.jasper
Anness
Indiana
Childrens’ Hospital
South Bend
Congress Moves On 18 Year Old Draft Bill
Congress debates changing the draft law to register at 17 and draft at 18. Senate and House committees hear proposals to extend draft eligibility for 18 year olds, with debates on timelines and conditions. Military leaders want broader registration. details vary by bill.
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Congress
James Marlow
Washington
Senate
House Armed Services Committee
House
Artist Accused of Stabbing Stepson To Death In Fight
New York report says 40 year old artist Laslo Pinter was arrested on charges of stabbing his 17 year old stepson Leonard Fleming to death during a Park Avenue quarrel. Fleming died after shielding his mother from a knife attack in a murderous family dispute. Pinter fled barefoot, walked 12 miles to a Staten Island ferry, and was captured eight hours later. He claims self defense saying they planned to throw him out a window. Christine Fleming Pinter, 40, survived neck and ear wounds. Police found blood, glass in the lobby scene and traced the fight to Pinter’s top floor studio where it began.
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New York
U.P
Park Avenue
Laslo Pinter
Staten Island
Leonard Allen Fleming
Pinter
Fleming
Christine Fleming Pinter
Fashionable Park Avenue
Local Soldier Dies in Action in Korea
Cpl. William B. Everson of 820 North Sixth and one half street was killed in Korea on February 11. A reservist called to active duty in 1950, he served with the 5th Regiment of the 1st Cavalry Division and had fought in Europe during World War II. A Garfield High School and Indiana State Teachers College graduate, he was an electrician at the Green Valley Mine before recall. He is survived by his wife Betty and daughter Karen Sue, three, and his parents Mr. and Mrs. William Everson.
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Cpl
William B. Everson
North Sixth
Korea
War Department
Everson
1St Cavalry
Garfield High School
Indiana State Teachers College
William Everson
North Eleventh Street
Betty
Karen Sue
Green Valley
Hoosier Woman Killed in Greenup Crash
An Indiana woman, Mrs Edward Morgan, 30, Winamac, was killed when her car rear ended a truck on Route 40 near Greenup Illinois. Her husband and two year old son were seriously injured and taken by army ambulance to St Anthony Hospital Effingham. Driver Robert E Carter, 35, Fairbury, attempted a turn after realizing a wrong turn, leading to the collision.
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Greenup
Ill
U.P
Indiana
Here
Edward Morgan
Winamac
Ind
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Effingham
Army
Morgan
Robert E. Carter
Fairbury
Carter
Six Escape From Du Page County Jail
Six men fled from the Du Page county jail in Wheaton Illinois around 3 a.m. and authorities believe they took a commandeered taxicab toward Chicago. Sheriff Rolin Hall said the escape was discovered at morning roll call as deputies traced the men to Melrose Park. Dominick Carlin 45 of Chicago was noted with a cast on his foot while others named include Frank Grover 40 Yorkville Harry Temeh 19 Bensenville Narvelle Grove 36 Des Plaines Robert Richardson 39 Indian Wheaton and Kenneth Factor 41 Racine Wisconsin.
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Chicago
Dominick Carlin
Frank Grover
Yorkville
Ill
Harry Temeh
Bensenville
Narvelle Grove
Des Plaines
Robert Richardson
Wheaton
Kenneth Factor
Racine
Wis
Tito May Request More U.S. Help
Belgrade dispatch reports U S officials think Marshal Tito may seek additional aid from the United States to cover the next harvest. Yugoslav authorities say current American grants will not end the food crisis due to higher prices and reduced tonnage.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
U.S
Marshal Tito
United States
Prague Purge Seizes Over 200 Titoist Plotters
In Prague today more than 200 people including top Communist officials were reported under arrest in Czechoslovakia's purge of Titoist plotters. They were said to conspire to sever ties with the Soviet Union and align with Western states like Yugoslavia. Two major trials and several hearings are anticipated after the state builds its case.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Defense Dept Identifies 54 Korea War Casualties
Washington report lists Casualty List No. 240 naming 54 U. S. casualties from Korea. Three combat deaths, 28 wounded, 15 missing in action and eight injured in accidents are recorded.
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Washington
Defense Department
U. S
Korea
Seeing Eye Dog Case Decided
Ernest Price, 45, of 2009 North Twenty fifth street, was found not guilty of cruelty to animals by Special City Court Judge Pro Tem Bert Wood. The judge ruled it lawful to discipline the dog for training and corrective purposes, noting Price followed training instructions from the institution after a month of dog training. The decision drew protests from Humane Society representatives and dog enthusiasts who argued the punishment was cruel.
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Ernest Price
North Twentyfifth Street
Bert Wood
Price
Wood
Sixth Street
Wabash Avenue
The
Humane Society
President Truman relaxes at Key West naval base
President Harry S. Truman returned to his winter retreat at Key West Florida for his ninth visit to the submarine base. Guardship was tighter than before with careful pass checks and the heaviest Secret Service detail seen since the Blair House attempt.
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Key West
Fia
Harry S. Truman
United States
Secret Service
Blair House
Soldier’s Measles Delays Brooklyn Pfc Wedding
Pfc. Ronald Kayne of Brooklyn planned to wed Miss Evelyn Actor of Indianapolis. A Camp Atterbury dispensary call after Kayne turned red in the face forced an indefinite postponement. he remains quarantined with measles, delaying tonight’s ceremony.
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Indianapolis
Pfc
Ronald Kayne
Brooklyn
N. Y
Evelyn Actor
Atterbury
Kayne
Skepticism surrounds Big Four Paris talks for peace plan
AP reports the Big Four deputy foreign ministers America Britain France and Russia meet in Paris to map possible peace talks in Washington. Expecting stalemate Washingtons skeptical stance cites no sign Moscow will ease tension. Moscow pushes Germany demilitarization while West demands focus on other tensions. Continued on Page 2.
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America
Britain
France
Russia
Paris
Washington
Washington State Department
Moscow
Germany
Soviet
Yanks Kill Two Commies Along German Border
Frankfurt dispatch reports two East German border police shot dead by U S Army patrols after crossing into Western Germany near Obersal fifteen miles west of Eisenach. Moscow disputed version claimed U S soldiers fired first. No U S casualties reported.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Moscow
Americcan
Interior Ministry
Hesse
Obersal
Eisenach
USS
Hersfeld
U.S. Army
European Command
Heidelberg
Two Die? No Crash on 41 Injures Two
Two people were hospitalized after a two car crash on U S 41 north of the Vigo Parker line in Clinton. Fran cie McCarter 32 and Arthur Wilson 23 both of Clinton were passengers in Donald Price 22 of Shepardsville Ind. John Crenshaw 32 of Evansville Ind drove the second car with his wife Cilla injured in the right hand and hip. Patrolman DeBord said all three occupants of the Price car would be held after hospital release. The two passengers suffered face and head lacerations. The Price car had just executed a U turn when the collision occurred.
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Clinton
U.S. 41
Vigo-Parke
Ellis DeBord
Francie McCarter
North 6Th Street
Arthur Wilson
Donald Price
Shepardsville
Ind
John Crenshaw
Morgan Avenue
Evansville
Cilla
DeBord
Price
Indicted Mayor Girth Hicks Plans April Candidacy
Danville Illinois March 3 Mayor Girth Hicks says he will run again in the April mayoral election despite a grand jury indictment charging him and a police official with nonfeasance of office for allowing a gambling house to stay open. Hicks was defeated in the February primary. He vows to persevere amid claims of persecution.
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Danville
Ill
Girth Hicks
Hicks
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US Weather Bureau
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