Allied Pilots Sink Five Russian MiGs Over Yalu Front
Allied Sabre jet pilots shot down five MiGs during a 30 minute battle as 70 crossed the Yalu River. Fifth Air Force reported the claim likely complete with gun camera checks pending, while Allied losses were not disclosed. Air officer praised surprise attack and rapid engagement by 26 Sabres on MIG alley patrol.
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Seoul
Yalu River
Fifth Air Force
Manchuria
Korea
Pyongyang
Reds
Chongjin
Believes Daughter's Recovery Miracle
In Newark New Jersey on March 4 Mrs Louis Fasano praised a miracle as her 11 year old daughter Raphaela who had Hodgkins disease and fell into a coma last fall walked to school for the first time in nine months. Mrs Fasano said the phone has rung constantly since the news and credited Rays faith in God with bringing the miracle.
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Newark
N. J
Louis Fasano
Raphaela
Hodgkins
Evans jailed for drunken behavior at theater
Bennie Evans, 48, received a 30 day jail sentence after being drunk at a Detroit movie theater. Police reported he drank whiskey insulted women and ate popcorn during the incident.
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Detroit
Bennie Evans
Recorder's
Paul E. Krause
Evans
Trains Crash on Bridge in Brazil Kills 102
A freak wreck on a flooded Pavuna river bridge near Anchieta in Rio de Janeiro killed 102 and wounded about 200 as two electric trains collided head on at 50 miles per hour. Wooden coaches derailed and were cut apart, with survivors recalling a battlefield scene.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Pavuna
Anchieta
Italy
Central de Brazil Railway
Juiz de Fora
Minas Geras
Nova Iguacu
Pavuna River
Train wreck injures fifty four in Gary
A Chicago to Gary commuter express slid onto the wrong siding at Gary station and struck an empty car injuring 54 people. Six remained in hospital with not serious injuries as ice on the switch was blamed. The four car electric train carried 250 passengers and traffic resumed within an hour.
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Gary
Ind
Chicago
Methodist and Mercy
Chicago, South Shore
South Bend
Michigan City
Points
McCormick On Tour Heads to Denmark and Nations
Adm. Lynde McCormick supreme Allied commander for the Atlantic area departed London Tuesday for a tour through Denmark Norway Belgium Holland Iceland and Canada.
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London
Adm. Lynde McCormick
Atlantic Area
Denmark
Norway
Belgium
Holland
Iceland
Canada
Death toll in Japan quake surprisingly low amid widespread ruin
Snow and bitter cold intensified misery for homedless in northern Japan after one of the 20th century’s strongest quakes. Official US estimates put dead at 31 with 170 injured in Japanese reports. communications collapse delayed full counts. Waves 10 feet high hit Hokkaido coast. US forces deployed, no casualties reported.
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Tokyo
Japan
U. S. Army
Hokkaido
U. S
24Th
Honshu
U. S. First Cavalry Division
New Hampshire Voters Still Undecided
In Concord New Hampshire voters remain undecided between Republican and Democratic presidential candidates as March 29 looms for President Truman's decision. Lucas Sullivan and Kefauver campaigned across New Hampshire urging support and urging Truman to run again. Kefauver pressed his race while Truman’s position remains undeclared.
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Jack Bell
Concord
N. H
Truman
New Hampshire
Scott Lucas
Illinois
Senate
Lucas
John L. Sullivan
Durham
Sen. Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Granite State
Newmarket
Dover
Portsmouth
Kefauver
Weather Forecast BLUE for Wednesday and nearby areas
Partly cloudy Wednesday morning to mostly cloudy with scattered snow flurries in the afternoon. Temperature near 5 to 33 with regional variations. airport and Mines zone highs 34 to 35. Divide area light snow with little change. winds 15 to 25 mph west and warmer areas to the east and north.
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School of Mines
Divide
State Moves to Shield Cattle From Foot and Mouth Disease
Montana announces aerial border patrols starting Wednesday to prevent foot and mouth disease from reaching livestock near Regina. Health officials will run three daily patrols with Ed Du Beau and Dr. E. Furgeson leading efforts, backed by the Montana Air National Guard and Highway Patrol. All Canadian trucks will be disinfected before use, and the board seeks a 150 mile animal proof fence along the border. Subzero weather aids containment and track finding.
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Helena
Montana
Regina
Sask
Ed du Beau
Fort Peck
E. Furgeson
Butte
Glasgow
North Dakota
Livestock Sanitary Board
H. F. Wilkins
John W. Bonner
Air National Guard
State Highway Patrol
Canada
State Livestock Commission
U. S
James E. Murray
D-Mont
Congress
Canadian
Texas
Mexico
Bonner
Nademovic Held Responsible in Brooks Death
An inquest into the fatal bludgeoning of Ellen Brooks, 56, found she was murdered and held Alexander Nademovic, 27, responsible. Nademovic remains jailed on a murder charge as his trial awaits. The hearing noted his uneasy demeanor and that Brooks answered the door at 311 1/2 South Arizona around 9 pm on February 19 before her death.
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Ellen Brooks
Nademovie
Lou Vada
Brooks
South
Arizona
Sam
Paul
Midwest Snowstorm Disrupts Transport and Kills Eight
A March snowstorm roared across the Midwest with gusts to 60 mph and heavy drifting. At least eight deaths, seven in the Kansas City area, were blamed on the storm as schools closed, roads iced, and a General Motors plant halted operations with few workers present. The system moved from Kansas and Missouri across upper Michigan into Canada, bringing subzero overnight temperatures to several states.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Kansas City
Michigan
Kansas
Missouri
Upper Michigan
Canada
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Dakotas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Kan
General Motors Assembly
Chicago
Revival Futile: Youth Dies After Prolonged Revival Efforts
In New York on March 4 an Army pre induction physical found Franklin James Morrison, 20, collapse and later revived for a third time after more than three hours without lasting success. He died shortly after being placed in an iron lung.
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New York
Franklin James Morrison
Truman Appeals for Senate Back on Tax Bureau Plan
President Truman made a high profile plea to the Senate to approve his plan to reorganize the tax collecting system. He said the reform would end political patronage for top tax jobs and place regional Internal Revenue Bureau officials under civil service. He sent the letter to Senate Expenditures Committee Chairman McClellan as the panel prepared for a likely adverse vote. Meanwhile a Senate subcommittee questioned Edward Foley Jr. over alleged pressure on cases and John Dunlap said known offenders have been cleaned up to date.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Internal Revenue Bureau
Civil Service
McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Expenditures Committee
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
the Treasury
Edward H Foley, Jr
McCarthy
R-Wis
Foley
Hoey
D-N. C
John B. Dunlap
McClellan Committee
Truman Makes Fervent Peace Appeal
President Truman appeals to people under Communist rule in a live broadcast from the Voice of America on a roving transmitter the Courier. He insists free nations seek peace and deny the Kremlin’s hate driven policy while urging Red ruled citizens to choose peace over fear of war.
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Washington
Truman
Voice of America
Kremlin
Red
Coast Guard
Russia
Courier
Caribbean
Free Nations
United States
China
Australia approves Pacific defense pact by three nations
The Australian House of Representatives on March 4 approved the treaty ratifying the defense pact among the United States Australia and New Zealand without opposition. The measure formalizes Canberra's commitment to the security arrangement with the two allies.
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Canberra
Australia
House of Representatives
U. S
New Zealand
Turkey Vows Major Military Build-Up Under Eisenhower Visit
Ankara reports pledge of large scale expansion of land sea and air forces to Ike with plans to boost armed strength over two years. Turkey outlines home production of munitions, budgets near 750 million dollars, and MSAs aid totaling 800 million since 1947.
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Ankara
Turkey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Free World
Eisenhower
Mutual Security Agency
MSA
Msas
Istanbul
Defense Ministry
House votes to send Universal Military Training back to committee
The House approved 236 to 162 to return the administration backed Universal Military Training bill to committee. The plan would require six months of training for 18 year olds and keep draftees in reserve for about seven and a half years. Support rose from many factions but foes mounted a broad campaign.
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Washington
House
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
House Armed Services Committee
Senate
Congress
Vinson
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
UMIT
Allies Demand Red Account of Prisoners of War
In Munsan Korea Allied truce negotiators pressed the Communists to account for 174 UN soldiers, mostly Americans, reported as Red held. The list came from broadcasts letters and other sources. Negotiations on voluntary repatriation again stalled as staff officers scheduled a new session.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Adm
R. E. Libby
UN Command
Air Force
D. C. Darrow
Chang
Russia
Condon Seeks Re Election as Montana Public Instruction Chief
Mary M Condon announced on March 4 she will run again on the Democratic ticket for Montana state superintendent of public instruction. She cites her four year record and pledges to advance community centered schools and colleges, adequately financed and properly housed, to educate Montana youth. Condon, born October 10 1916 in Winterset Iowa, earned BA and MA from the University of Iowa in 1939 1941 and pursued PhD studies through 1948.
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Helena
Mary M Condon
Condon
Montana
Miss Condon
Winterset
Iowa
State University of Iowa
Nation’s Air Defenses Expand With New F94 Interceptors
The Air Force announces new F94 interceptor jets on alert in Alaska and Japan to guard U S bases and airfields. The Alaska 57th Fighter Interceptor command group trains to shield against bomber strikes and detect long-range Soviet aircraft.
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Washington
Air Force
U. S
Alaska
Japan
Alaskan Air Command
Heed Aircraft Corporation
Russia
Alaskan
Dominican Republic to take submarine incident to UN
Dominican war secretary said the country will complain to the United Nations Security Council after a formal investigation concludes that five Russian submarines violated Dominican territorial waters. The sighting occurred near 80 miles from Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
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Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
United Nations Security Council
Dominican
Hector Trujillo Molina
Mayaguez
Puerto Rico
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Ee Helena
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Livingston Miles City
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Nademovic
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