Allied Tank Raiders Hold Firm to Gains
Allied tank infantry raiders press 120,000 Chinese Red troops from three Western Korean outposts near Seoul. In Suwon battle they rout a 1,000 man garrison as Gen. Collins and Gen. Vandenberg watch. Air power targets Reds around the clock, though planes struggle against individual soldiers.
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Tokyo
Seoul
Suwon
U. S. Army
J. Lawton Collins
Han River
Yongwol
Wonju
Collins
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
U. S. Air Forces
Washington
General MacArthur
Vandenberg
Allied
A. P
Mt Jackson Man Heads Fruit Group
R J Rea of Mt Jackson elected president of the Virginia State Horticultural Society at its 55th annual convention in Roanoke, succeeding Robert Graves of Syria. L N Layman of Cloverdale named to the board. prizes awarded for packing excellence to several county residents. VT students placed in a speaking contest with R D Hubbard first and Betsy Stockdale third.
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Roanoke
R. J. Rea
Mt. Jackson
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Robert S. Graves
Syria
L. N. Layman
Cloverdale
Frank Sweeter
Loudoun County
E. W. Newman
Shenandoah County
D. K. Russell
Frederick County
W. A. Morris, Jr
Nelson County
Max Murray
Roanoke County
Virginia Tech
R. D. Hubbard
Blacksburg
S. W. Hastings
Norfolk
Betsy Stockdale
Winchester
24 Slot Machines Taken From Liner
Norfolk police impounded 24 slot machines found aboard the luxury liner Nieuw Amsterdam after it docked with about 800 passengers disembarking. Authorities sought owners who might claim them, warning they could contact the chief of police or the commonwealth's attorney.
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Norfolk
Nieuw
Amsterdam
Amor LeRoy Sims
Sims
Commonwealth's Attorney
Stonewall
French Premier Pleven to Confer With Truman in Washington
Premier Rene Pleven will visit Washington January 29 for a two day policy conference with President Truman. Discussion will cover Indochina and Western European rearma ment, atomic weapons, and broader Cold War strategy including arms production and export controls.
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Washington
Rene Pleven
France
Truman
State Department
Pleven
French Indochina
Attlee
Britain
Marshall
Korea
Europe
U.S
China
New York Plans City Wide Air Raid Siren Test
New York will conduct the first city wide air raid siren test at noon Saturday January 27 with follow ups each Saturday at the same time. The drill aims to evaluate sirens and defense communications and no sheltering or post reporting is required for workers or citizens during the test.
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New York
Arthur W. Wallander
City Civil Defense
Educational Leader Backs Universal Military Service Plan
MIT chairman Karl T. Compton urged the Senate to adopt the Universal Military Service and Training Program immediately. He pressed for 18 year olds to be drafted with no restrictions and urged a fallback plan for those unable to meet combat duties, warning that delays could hinder national defense.
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Washington
Senate
Karl T. Compton
Corporation
The
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Congress
Senate Armed Services Preparedness
Compton
Sattonstall
R Mass
Lyndon Johnson
Dtex
Johnson
US Moves Toward General Price Controls on Inflation
A high level government source says a general price and wage freeze will be ordered within five or six days. Alan Valentine and Charles E. Wilson push for across the board ceilings as food prices reach historical highs. ESA staff expansion and regional office openings accelerate while industry leaders are named to commodity divisions.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Office of Defense Mobilization
Alan Valentine
ESA
Max McCullough
OPA
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nehru warns against labeling China aggressor in Korea
India's Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru said branding China an aggressor would block peaceful settlement in the Far East. He spoke tonight in Paris during remarks continued from page 2 column 3.
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Paris
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
China
Korea
Far East
Carrier Approved for Navy Nuclear-Powered Monster
The House approved a plan to let the Navy build a giant aircraft carrier capable of launching planes that would carry atomic bombs. The vote marks a major step in expanding American naval air power during the wartime era.
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Washington
House
Navy
Governor Battle Falls From Stage At Club Board Meeting
At a Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs event in Richmond Governor John Battle toppled from a chair on the speakers platform, a moment matched by Virginia Museum of Fine Arts director Leslie Cheek Jr a year earlier.
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Richmond
Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Federation Board
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Leslie Cheek, Jr
Speakes
Virginia
John 8. Battle
Cheek
Burma Surgeon Found Guilty of High Treason
Dr. Gordon Seagrave known as the Burma Surgeon was convicted by a Rangoon court on two of three counts, receiving six years hard labor on one charge and one year on another, to run concurrently. He plans an appeal, and nurses cried as the verdict was read.
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Rangoon
Burma
Gordon Seagrave
Seagrave
New
Namkham
George VI
U. S
Joseph Stilwell
Namkha
Supreme Court
Kyaw
Fix to basketball game exposes gambling plot
New York arrest of two former Manhattan College players and three others on conspiracy and bribery charges reveals a plan to fix games. Julius Kellogg reported a $1000 payoff per game and alerted athletic director Kenneth Norton before a DePaul victory 62 to 59.
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New York
Manhattan
Julius Kellogg
Portsmouth
The
Christian Brothers
DePaul
Chicago
Kellogg
Breslin
Irving Schwartzberg
Benjamin
Cornelius Kelleher
DePaul University
Manhattan College
Poppe
Kenneth Norton
Firemen Reelect Hawse to Direct Apple Blossom Parade
John J. Hawse was reelected director of the Firemen's Apple Blossom Parade by the Winchester and Frederick County Volunteer Companys. The event opens the annual fete on Thursday May 3. committees were formed and meetings scheduled at the South End Fire Company with dates to be announced.
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John J. Hawse
Winchester
Frederick County
Hawse
State Department of Education
Shenandoah Valley
Charley Rouss
Braddock Street
Shirley O
Robert Legge
Rouss Fire Company
H. M. Layman
South End Fire Company
Loring Crabill
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Marion Anderson
Friendship Fire Company
George H Eagle, Jr
H. B. McCormac, Jr
C. F. Schenck
Tom Baldridge
Mansfield
Handley Blvd
Flames Destroy Five Million Baltimore Pier and Troopship
A 5 million dollar fire at Baltimore's south harbor engulfed a pier and a decommissioned troopship the George Washington tying up the riverfront. One Coast Guardsman and six firemen were injured with a lookout for possible brain injury. The blaze damaged two barges a large piling rig and the Chesapeake Bay bridge builder equipment. Authorities opened an FBI and Army inquiry while the ship and pier burned and the vessel Washington drifted listing but escaped total loss.
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Baltimore
George Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Europe
Bethlehem Steel Shipyards
Maritime Commission
Coast
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Edmund B. Alexander
Army
FBI
Washington
Alexander
Patapsco
Michael Lutz
Unity Seen Behind Korea Cease Fire Vote
Secretary of State Acheson argued the United States backed the U N cease fire proposal to keep the free nations unified against aggression. He defended the vote amid congressional criticism and noted Democratic partners urged abstention would harm any chance for peace in Korea.
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Washington
Acheson
United States
United Nations
Korea
Free Nations
U. N
Congress
Tokyo
China
U.N
U. S
Free World
Peiping Radio Declares Korea Cease-Fire Plan Rejected
Peiping broadcasts say Communist China rejected the latest U N Korea cease-fire plan and proposed a seven nation conference including China the Soviet Union the U S Britain France India and Egypt The Chinese Reds demand withdrawal of U S military units from Formosa and warn non Korean forces must withdraw under new arrangements
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Lake Success
U.N
Peiping
China
U. N. 60 Nations
London
United Nations
Korea
Soviet Union
U. S
Britain
France
India
Egypt
U.S
Formosa
Truman
Tokyo
Peiping Radio
U. N
Kyodo
Chou En-lai
David Owens
York
Arbalaea
U. N. General Assembly
New York
Race for Court Vacancy Narrows
Attorney General J. Lindsay Almond Jr. considered withdrawing from the race for the vacant State Supreme Court seat. Governor Battle was informed, with a formal statement promised. Indications point to two remaining candidates: Judge Kennon C. Whittle of Martinsville and Judge Lemuel F. Smith of Charlottesville, who has local backing.
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Richmond
J. Lindsay Almond, Jr
State Supreme Court of Appeals
Almond
Governor Battle
Kennon C. Whittle
Martinsville
Lemuel F. Smith
Charlottesville
Smith
Banks Closed Friday Gen Lee Birthday Holiday Notice
Bank will close all day Friday January 19 in observance of Gen Robert E Lee's birthday holiday. Recruitment for drivers by Friendship Fire Co seeks state-licensed applicants with experience. applications due noon January 25 by mail to Robert B. Ryan secretary 411 Kent St Winchester Virginia. Also pruning help sought at Byrd Orchard Berryville Virginia with room and board.
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Lovett's Shoe
Robert E. Lee
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Friendship Fire Co
Robert
Ryan
Kent St
Winchester
Virginia
John Livengood
Byrd Orchard
Berryville
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Augusta Pollard
Alan Peery
Julius Caesar
John Arnold
Donna Dey
Iday
Man Heads Fruit Group
Rouss
Viripia Power Company
Lovett’s Shoe & Dress Shop
S. Braddock St
By Max Hall
Gov. Battle
Reds
Baltimore Pier
Maritime Administration
Reserve Maritime Fleet
Administration
M. J. Kaminski
Maritime Reserve Fleet
Coast Guard
Leonard W. Bassane
Lawrence Wade
Hawkins Point
West Va
Beyond Va
Winchester Evening Star
Peping Radio
Coil
Thompson's
Cork St
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