Four Deaths After Red Gunfire Hits U S Destroyer Thompson
Four sailors were killed and 53 wounded when Communist shore batteries fired on the U S destroyer minesweeper Thompson off Songjin Korea. The blast damaged the pilot house and navigating gear as the Thompson moved in to strike Songjin harbor. Ensign John M Donnell Jr and Seaman Joe R Moore were among those describing the attack as the Thompson shelled the shore battery.
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Tokyo
U. S
Thompson
Korea
Navy
Songjin
Lowa
Thorpson
Yunan
Charles M. Meznarich
Roundup
Mont
Donald B. Smith
Modesto
Calif
John M. Donnell Jr
Nashville
Howard Joseph Connors
Marguerite Connors
la Mesa
Frank J. Connors
Astoria
Queens
New York
Marcus Lajoif Minor
Seaman
Marion Maxine Hampton
St. Joseph
Marcus L
Canada Air Cools Midwest Temperatures Dip Across Missouri Valley
Canadian cool air drops 10 to 20 degrees in the Missouri valley while Texas endures heat and drought for a 21st day. Five more Texas deaths are reported as Orange County gulf coast rains bring 2 percent inch. Drought scorches crops and pastures with scattered showers from New England to the mid Atlantic and parts of Oklahoma New Mexico and Colorado.
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Associated Press
Canada
Missouri Valley
Texas
The
Mercury
Orange County
Texas Gulf Coast
New England
Middle Atlantic
Ohio River Valley
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Colorado
Sees Ike's Defeat Would Restore 5 Stars
Senator Smathers of Florida said he may sponsor legislation to restore Eisenhower to five star general status after the November 1944 election. An aide indicated the move depends on Ike's defeat for the presidency.
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Ike
Washington
Sen
Smathers
D-Fla
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Wimp's Jump Excused by Board of Review
Coast guard finds Boatswain's Mate 3/C Baren C. Wimp innocent of desertion but guilty of absence without leave for one day. After two hours in the water off Pt. Conception on Feb 10, he was rescued. Three days hard labor, six months served, rank restored, and he takes shore duty in San Pedro.
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Long Beach
Calif
Coast Guard
Baren C. Wimp
Wimp
Concepcion
Mary Lou
Pontchartrain
Wife Held In Cafe Vice Probe When Mate Won't Talk
Grand jury probes into cafe society advance as Raymond Davioni refuses to sign immunity waiver. Davioni’s wife Gloria Sinclair is held on $10 000 bail as a material witness. Minot Jelke and Davioni face multiple counts of prostitution and conspiracy. Jelke also faces gun charges.
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Cafe
Mate
New York
Raymond Russell Davioni
Cafe Society
Davioni
Gloria Sinclair
Minot F
Mickey) Jelke
Jelke
Murray Cutler
Grand Jury
Erica Steel
Women’s Court
Miss Steel
Joan Douglas
Moose return to Saskatchewan protected after decline
Prince Albert Saskatchewan reports that moose, once over hunted, are returning to the province and are now under protection as the population recovers from past declines. The revival follows conservation measures aimed at preserving Canada’s iconic big game animal.
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Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
U.P
Canada
Woman keeps engagement ring after political split
In Charleston West Virginia a jury ruled Leonore Kay was justified in breaking up with her boyfriend over political differences and allowed her to keep the engagement ring. She testified she refused to switch her politics from Republican to Democrat.
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Charleston
W. Va
U.P
Leonore Kay
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