Superfortress Raid Near Siberia Signals U S Resolve
The United States strikes the North Korean port Najin with B-29 bombers, delivering 500 tons of bombs near the Siberian border to show Moscow the U S commitment to the Korean War. The raid raises risk of Soviet intervention while targeting supply and manufacturing hubs along the coast.
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Moscow
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Joint Chiefs
Korea
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Connally labeled GOP attacks on Korea as political pettifoggery
Senator Connally charged four Republican foreign relations members with a political statement intended to influence the elections. He called for unity and insisted Democrats focus on winning the Korea war rather and political quarrels at home.
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D.-Tex
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Foreign Relations Committee
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Iowa
Lodge
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Vandenberg
Michigan
Moscow
Kremlin
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National Committee
Wherry
Nebraska
GOP
Asia
Europe
Pepper
D.-Fla
Yalta
Potsdam
United States
Ex-convict admits slaying two daughters and their father
In Walhalla South Carolina an ex convict confessed to killing John Boyter and his two daughters Jonnie May and Jo Ann. He led officers to the bodies in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Highlands North Carolina. A large crowd gathered at the jail before Curtis Shedd was moved to an undisclosed location.
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S. C
Eddie Weathers
Curtis Shedd
Weathers
Shedd
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Seneca
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Woody Wilson
John Boyter
Valhalla
Jonnie May
Jo Ann
Christine Boxter
Boyter
Georgia Line
Clayton
Wilson
Blue Ridge Mountains
Highlands
N.C
Georgia, North Carolina
Two Youngsters Injured In City
An eleven year old girl Linda L Wagner of 342 East Franklin Street suffered leg abrasions after running into a moving car on Bryan Place near Franklin Street. An eight year old boy Edgar H Lecrone Jr of 549 Summit Avenue sustained a head injury when his bicycle collided with a car at Summit and Reynolds Avenues.
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Linda L. Wagner
East
Franklin Street
Bryan Place
Edgar H. Lecrone, Jr
Summit Avenue
Summit
Reynolds Avenues
Veteran George Hiller’s WW II service spanning Europe to captivity
Long feature on George Hiller detailing his January 1940 Army enlistment after a career directing 52 drugstores, training at Ft. Din and Ft. McClellan, serving as an infantry instructor at Ft. Benning, marriage to Lillian Poe in 1942, and frontline action from D-Day through the Siegfried Line. He was wounded, captured near Bastogne, escaped twice, survived camp mistreatment, and returned home to a growing family including sons Butch and Brent and daughter Celia.
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Hirohito
George
U. S
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Ft. McClellan
Ala
Ft Benning
Lillian Poe
Libait
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Ft. Jackson
S. Carolina
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Haxerstown
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Normandy
113Th Combat Engineers
England
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Malmedy
2Nd Bat
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der Fad
Derland
Lup
Bremer
George E., Jr
Butch
Cecilia
Celie
Brent
Pappy
Prevent embarrassing dental slips with KFASTEETH powder
An advertisement urges readers to use KFASTEETH alkaline powder on dentures to keep plates secure. It promises reduced wobble and greater comfort, recommending purchase at drug stores and checking dentures for proper fit.
Ava Gardner rules out romance with Sinatra and Cabre
Ava Gardner said she has no plans to wed Frank Sinatra or the bullfighter Mario Cabre after returning from Europe. She called rumors of engagements “ridiculous” and noted she will soon return to Hollywood. The piece ends with a historical aside: there was no standard time before 1883.
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New York
Frank Sinatra
Mario Cabre
Ava Gardner
Europe
England
Spain
Camel 30 Day Mildness Test for Everyday Smokers
Smokers are urged to test Camel cigarettes for 30 days to prove mildness and flavor. The campaign invites regular, pack-after-pack use to judge Camel mildness in the smoker’s own T Z one proving ground.
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Howard Power
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