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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Allied forces in Korea captured two hills southwest of Kumsong, advancing three-quarters of a mile against Communist troops. Air operations were minimal due to weather, with only six sorties flown on Monday. U.N. artillery targeted areas near Panmunjom ahead of truce talks on the buffer zone.
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U. S. EIGHTH ARMY HEADQUARTERS. Korea, (AP)- Allied troops today seized two hill positions southwest of Kumsong in an attack which pushed the Reds back three-quarters of a mile.
Heavy clouds and dense fog kept most planes on the ground Monday. The Fifth Air Force said its planes flew only six sorties, a new low for any 24-hour period since the outbreak of war.
U. N. artillery pounded hills near the Panmunjom area shortly before truce negotiators met in another effort to resolve the knotty problem of a buffer zone across the peninsula.
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Korea
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Today; Monday
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allied troops seized two hill positions and pushed reds back three-quarters of a mile
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Allied troops seized two hill positions southwest of Kumsong in an attack which pushed the Reds back three-quarters of a mile. Heavy clouds and dense fog kept most planes on the ground Monday, with the Fifth Air Force flying only six sorties, a new low since the war's outbreak. U.N. artillery pounded hills near the Panmunjom area shortly before truce negotiators met to resolve the buffer zone issue.