Dean Captured Through Ruse And Last Bullet Story
Maj Gen William F Dean veteran of U S 8th Division described to Wilfred Burchett how he saved his last 12 bullets to kill himself if captured during the Taejon retreat in 1950. Burchett reported Dean survived repeats encirclements, suffered weight loss and illness, and was betrayed by locals near Taejon after aid from Koreans.
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Dean
Panmunjom
Korea
William F. Dean
U 8 Bth
Taps J
Wilfred Burchett
Ce Soir
Pyongyang
Robert B. Tuckman Burchett
Berkeley
Calif
United States
Migs
Burchett
Taejon
South Korea
Chinan
weSr
Sales Directory Notice for December Auction
December 29 at 1 pm H W White will sell personal property at White Post. Frederick County site fronts for sale next to Stews Street. County notices list details of the auction with names and location for participants.
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H. W. White
White Post
W. C. Milletto
Frederick County
Eaminen
Birds sing highest notes among warblers
The highest bird song frequencies come from the blackpoll warbler and the black and white warbler, with notes reaching about 12 500 cycles per second. This is roughly two octaves above the piano's top note.
Survivors Reunited After Coal Mine Disaster
Rescue teams including relatives searched the blasted mine as a deadly methane explosion left most miners dead or missing. Families waited at the hospital and morgue while officials launched federal probes and scheduled funeral services.
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Sanders
Paul
Washington
Oscar Chapman
Interior
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
John Forbes
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Chapman
Westerland
Tragedy In Mexican Christmas Party Fire Claims Many
A deadly night fire at a three story Coliseum building in Tijuana killed at least 41 with estimates up to 90. Fire escape locked and boarded worsened panic as 300 to 400 attendees fled through crowded exits. U S Navy personnel aided救救 victims and authorities work to confirm toll amid hospitalized survivors including 19 children.
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Tijuana
Chamber of Commerce
Jorge D. Solar
Dist. Atty
Gg Gastanon Jr
Mexico
Miguel Aleman Hospital
Gill Chidez
Coliseum
Luis Alarid
California
U. S. Navy
Wantree
Aleman Hospital
Jose Maria Ocarranza
Ea Cigaret
Thomas L. Duran
San Ysidro
Calif
O. B. Morrison
U. S. Naval Hospital
San Diego
Company Tells Why No Christmas Fruit Baskets This Year
Pikesville Maryland. Friends of the Thompson Trailer Corporation receive a letter explaining that gifts cannot be given to anyone connected with government contracts. The firm predominately works on government contracts and notes the lawyers profit more from the ban than from a basket. The signer is Robert Thompson.
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Pikesville
Thompson Trailer Corporation
Robert Thompson
Bethlehem Pilgrims Find No Lodgings
Bethlehem faces a lodging crunch as 2000 Christian pilgrims arrive from Israel via Mandelbaum gate amid Arab territory restrictions. Israeli officials vetted entrants for a 36 hour stay, but hotels and homes across Bethlehem and Jerusalem were fully booked, leaving many pilgrims with nowhere to sleep.
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Bethlehem
Jesus
Israel
Mandelbaum Gate
Jerusalem
Jordan
Isaeli
No Man’s Land
President Truman Faces Holiday Trip Amid National Strife
President Truman plans a family Christmas trip home yet faces strain from steel workers CIO leader Philip Murray and negotiations at Panmunjom. The trip could affect his work pace as he weighs action against government wrongdoers.
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Rose Conway
Truman
Philip Murray
CIO United Steelworkers
Panmunjom
Korea
Santa Claus Burned in Effigy at Dijon Cathedral
In Dijon France a Santa Claus effigy twice life size was burned on the cathedral steps by about 250 children from the Patronate of St Benigno Parish. A note blamed lies and said Christmas is the Savior's birth, echoing Catholic denunciations of secular Christmas trends.
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Dijon
France
Santa Claus
Santa Clause
Santa
St. Benigno Parish
Jules-Geraud
Sa'‘*ee
Toulouse
Families react as Hungarians sentence four airmen
Wives and families of four imprisoned airmen react with relief or concern after learning the Hungarian court fined the men. Their statements span Harrah Oklahoma, Glenn Falls New York, Kingsland Arkansas, and Spokane Washington as officials weigh U S response while holiday closures delayed details. The four airmen remain imprisoned with no clear plan for release by Christmas.
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Partment
Department
Legation
Budapest
Who
Florence Henderson
Harrah, Okila
Dave Henderson
Erding
Germany
John J. Swift
Glenn Falls
N. Y
Kingsland
Ark
Leo Elan
James A. Elan
Jess A. Duff
Spokane
Wash
Munich
U. S
Earmarked Fine Hint Inmates' Fast Release
Officials noted no prior instance of a fine in similar cases and suspected the payment could speed airmen’s release under conditions humiliating to the United States.
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Condi
United States
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