Good Press Boat Braved Inchon Fire During Landing
H D Quigg reports at Inchon as marines hit Red Beach with fuel dumps exploding and fires spreading along the waterfront. Navy planes support inland strikes while a mortar barrage targets the press boat prompting prayers and a risky retreat.
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H. D. Quigg
Inchon
Korea
Red Beach
Rudolph Harper
Orlando
Fla
Harold Ryan
Fletcher
N. C
James A Howe
Estacada
Navy
Piles Relief Advertised by Thornton & Minor
Piles relief ointment and rectal suppositories claim to soften and shrink swelling and ease pain itching and irritation. The doctor’s formula advises following label directions and notes sale at drug stores including McDaniel Drug in Washington.
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Thornton & Minor
Washington
McDaniel Drug
Spectacular escape as suspect flees deputies in Davenport
Joseph James, 21, arrested on an Indiana auto theft charge, fled from deputies in a downtown Davenport office building, leaping a stairwell and blending into shoppers. Authorities warn he is dangerous after a pistol was drawn during arrest and a small arsenal was found in his hotel room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Joseph James
Indiana
James
Clear Nightclub Owner Cleared in Arson Case
Gordon R. Churchill 40 was found innocent of burning a rival nightclub under construction near Charles City on Oct 17 1947. District court jurors deliberated about four hours and Churchill returned to his Castle club after the verdict amid applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles City
Gordon RE
Jack) Churchill
Churchill
Castle Club
First Use of Wrought Iron Gas Pipe for Wires in 1894
The first installation used wrought iron gas pipe lined with paper to house electrical conductors in 1894. The conduit offered greater strength than earlier carriers, and its threaded joints provided mechanical security.
Rescue Plane Stranded Atop Iceland Glacier
A U S Air Force rescue plane carrying 10 people ran aground on Vatnajokull glacier after failed takeoffs in heavy snow. The ski plane landed at the Icelandic site to pick up six crew members of an Icelandic Airways crash and waits for a ground rescue team to reach them.
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Jule LaCroix
Pineville
Allan Lambert
Ensign Eugene Newton
Royal Oak Mid
Reykjavik
Iceland
U. S. Air Force
Vatno Joekull Glacier
Icelandic Airways
Air Force
George
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Wilmington
Del
Russell Smith
Groover City
Calif
LaCroix
Man
Clear Nightclub
S.W
SQUA
Annem Drug
Aetra Ein Ears
Pratts
Ony
Boy Reg
Y.s. Pat
P. A. Pipe Tobbaco
D.D.T. Ariosol
Colgate
Kyron
Miss Curity
Devilbiss
Vicks
Pioneer Blue Cold Caps
Minitrub
Wicks
Colorado
U. S
Klenzo
LSU Ay
LIFE
Collier’s
Country Gentleman
Post Collier’'S
Aseline Ain
Johnsons
Daylin
Folgers Offee
Friedline
Johnston, Pa
Patrick Fiore
Auburn
N. Y
Howard Dunham
Rhinelander
Wis
House OF Flowers
Mueller Climatrol
Zager Plumbing and Heating Service
S. Iowa Ave
Juliet London
Rory Galhou
Rory Galho Oe
Gordon Pac Nae
Warner
Rothschild’s
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