O Conor vows probe into oil deal with Reds
Senator O Conor promised a full investigation into oil shipments linked to Communist China through Japan after the Korean War start. He ordered State Commerce and Defense officials to uncover why 24,000 drums moved, with hearings likely next week and questioning of ship officers if post embargo transfers are proven.
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O'Conor
State, Commerce and Defense Department
Quincey Adams
Army
Edward Guinane
Commerce Department
Office of International Trade
China
Japan
Guinang
Trade Office
Isbrandtsen Line
Flying Cloud
Ling
Kobe
Yokohama
U.S
Paratroopers By Thousands Join In War
Paratroopers launched a major operation with General MacArthur directing South Korean units toward the Manchurian border. The 1st Cavalry Division and allied forces completed a large night drop near Pyongyang after weather delays, silencing Red mortars and opening ground actions. North Korea reported heavy fighting as U.N. and South Korean troops pushed northeast from Hamhung toward Russia's frontier.
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Huichon
Pyongyang
MacArthur J
Walton H. Walker
Eighth ‘Army
Manchurian
Korea
Bat
U.S
First Cavalry Division
MacArthur
Siberian
Map
Edward Almond
Seoul
U.N
Russia
ROK
Hamhing
Parachuters Aim to Seal North Korean Escape Routes
Paratroopers drop 92 miles south of the Manchurian border with three objectives. Seal off Red routes north from Pyongryang and cut the highway and rail line through Sunchon and Sukchon. Capture reports indicate North Korean HQ moved to Sunchon and aims to release any U N prisoners in the area.
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Pyongryang
Sunchon
Sukchon
U. N
Obituaries Continued for Local Residents
Obituary notices for several local residents detail deaths and funeral plans. Mrs. Cornelia W. Sowers is corrected as the daughter of the late Jacob and Emmiling Strite, with services pending. Other obituaries note deaths near Keedysville and Hagerstown, listing survivors, church affiliations, and burial arrangements.
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Thurmount
John EF
Ida Carnes
Pentecostal Church
Blanche Weaver
Hagerstown
Ione
Leo
Norman Benner
A. K. Coffman
M. Jeffries
Rose Hill Cemetery
Russell Josephus Castle
Keedysville
Lewis and
Ellens Castle
Gapland
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Burkittsville
Mamie Castle
Paul Busick
Baltimore
Arlington
Lewis
Robert
John
Keedynville
Gerald
Charles Town
Mia
Fannie Louder
Brunswick
Maude ‘Ffuffer
Harry Lerch
Rohrereville
Jesse Gardner
Teoledo
Ohio
Bessie Castle
Fllen Castle
Hrngerstown
Earnshaw Funeral Home
Earl 1
Warner
Mountain View
Sharpsburg
Cornelia Wqonephine Sowers
Parens
Jacob
Enmlling Ostatter Strite
GOP Candidates Tour County Campaign Schedule
Dr. J Walter Lavman announced a county tour with a caravan meeting at 8 a.m. at Keageiory. route includes Keadysville Shari boys Pownsville Williamsport Huyetts Kent Spring Indian Spring Hatrcock Conrfoxs Chews ville Sipithsburg. A 6 p.m. dinner for state candidates with the Republican State Central Committee, followed by a reception at Franklin Court and a rally at 7:30 p.m. broadcast on local radio.
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J. Walter Lavman
Fary Washington Couuty
Carevan
Keageiory
Keadysville
Shariboys
Pownsville
Williamsport
Huyetts
Kent Spring
Indian Spring
Hatrcock
Conrfoxs
Chewsville
Sipithsburg
Survivors describe Reds execution of American prisoners
Three U S Army air corps prisoners recount starvation cold pneumonia and dysentery as causes of death while marching toward Pyongyang. They claim Reds shot those unable to walk and bayonetted the weak. They were spared after hiding under a school and sought sweet rations from civilians.
Memorial Marchers Endure Harsh Winter in Seoul
Report describes marchers sleeping on ground or boards with some dying of exposure. Reds allegedly refused water. an American plane dropped 36 cases of rations which North Koreans took. In Pyongyang prisoners were held in a school where three students later helped by smuggling rice and water through a trap door. Captain Locke notes Russian visitors who offered only smiles.
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Seoul
Locke
Pyongyang
Maryland Road-Building, Mental Hospital Plan Outlined
McKeldin cites Maryland road program as historic and ongoing with $35,000,000 contracts in 1948 and a five year projection. He notes Governor Lane’s mental disease hospital plan totaling $20,000,000 plus $6,000,000 for tuberculosis facilities funded by surplus state savings. The speech mentions increased personnel in mental institutions and other Lane administration accomplishments.
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Maryland
Lane
Lane Expected To Retire After Closing Legislature Session
The text notes Governor Lane holds the Southern Governors' Conference chairmanship and is currently chairman of the National Governors' Conference. It suggests that after the closing night of the present session he may bid the Legislature farewell and retire for well earned sleep.
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South
Lane
Divers Called To Search For Jets On River Bottom
Divers were summoned to the Potomac River 15 miles below Quantico after wreckage and an oil slick appeared off Virginia. Two F-86 jets were said to have hit the water with one plane bouncing away. pilot 2nd Lt. Luther Barcus Jr. suffered severe injuries.
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Washington
Potomac River
Quantico
Virginia
Marine Corps
Luther ©. Barcus, Jr
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