Warships Pour Fire Into Enemy Positions
United Nations forces faced intensified Korean War actions as Communist units captured Anyang and struck toward Pohang Taegu. The US Navy shelled positions near Pohang while Army units countered threats along the Masan and Taegu fronts. Reports of heavy fighting, rain delays, and a Red push near Taegu contrasted with Allied efforts to regain ground around Changnyong and Yongsan. A deserter warned of renewed drive toward Taegu amid harsh combat conditions.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Anyang
Pohang-Taegu
Taegu
Keystone
Angang
Pohang
Kigye
Korea
Eighth Army
Masan
US Navy
Stan Swinton
Naktong River Bulge
Leif Erickson
Changnyong
Lake Upo
Yongsan
Nakton
Changnyong- Yongsan
Erickson
US First Cavalry Division
Kumhwa
First
Red Army
Georgia
Bobby Burns
Panhandle Crash Kills Five Four From One Family Involved
A head on collision on US Highway 60 near Panhandle killed five people and injured four others, including four members of the Ford family and Sgt. Marcellus Shaw. The crash occurred about 9:26 AM near the 60 and 117 junction as the Ford and Doyle families traveled in one vehicle and collided with Shaw’s car.
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Wees
Panhandle
Texas High Plains
Estelline
Helen Doyle
Yeager
Pampa
Marcellus EF. Shaw
Enid
Ohls
Thomas Preston Ford
Gary Ford
Angus Doyle
Ronald Doyle
Doyles
Ron
Highland General Hospital
Doyle
Ford
Shaw
Johnson accused of intrique by New York congressman
Rep Tauriello says he hears Defense Sec Johnson spread gossip about the late James Forrestal and forced his resignation. He asks Johnson to quit and claims Johnson relayed critical information about Forrestal. No immediate comment from Johnson. He implies Gen Omar Bradley resisted Johnson’s attempts to dominate.
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Washington
Tauriello
New York
Johnson
James Forrestal
Defense
Buffalo
Cumyyleaauul Mage
Forrestal
American Legion
Veterans Advisory Committee
Democratic National Committee
Harry F. Woodring
Henry L. Stimson
Woodring
West Virginia
Roosevelt
India
Gen
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Labor Supply Ample Says Tobin
Secretary Tobin told CBS the nation has untapped manpower and the ingenuity to meet defense labor demand. He cited a 62 million work force with under 3 million unemployed, noting a larger, better trained labor pool than 1940 and potential to rise above WWII peak through returning older workers and several million women war workers.
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Washington
Tobin
Columbia Broadcasting System
Census Bureau
Roosevelt
Gales Lash Across Florida Peninsula
A small hurricane skirted the lower west edge of Florida and moved into the Gulf of Mexico then north along the coast. Gusts up to 85 mph were reported by a Navy hurricane hunter, with strongest sustained winds 65 to 70 mph. The storm brought gusts to 65 mph at Miami as it slowed to 12 mph, and only minor damage had been reported by nightfall.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Navy
Weather Bureau
On This Day and Weather Notes From Historic Era
A collage of antiquated entries notes Henry Hudson exploring Manhattan in 1608, a Rhode Island population fact, and a Florida Gulf Coast hurricane track. It mentions storm warnings, Cuba crossing, Key West damage, and a Gulfshore steamship struck by hurricane-force winds.
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Manhattan
Henrik Hudson
Arcturus
Sirius
Orion
United States
Rhode Island
Island of
Rhodes
Providence
Eny- Heh
Little Rhoar
Plot To Kill Diplomat Heavily Guarded In Indo China
Saigon dispatch reports Vietminh terrorists plotted to assassinate Donald R. Heath US minister to Indo China. French authorities warned Heath’s name on a Communist led kill list. he will be guarded by 12 US Marines after a previous two-bodyguard arrangement. Heath faces Vietminh propaganda attacks tied to his past in Bulgaria.
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Saigon
Indo-China
Donald R. Heath
Legation
Heath
Ho Chi Minh
Vietminh Radio
Steel Voyager
Vieltminh Radio
Bulgaria
Typhoon Ravages Kobe Osaka Area Killing Over One Hundred
Typhoon battered the Kansai region of Honshu with winds to 123 mph. At least 109 dead and more than 1,000 injured, widespread destruction of ships, homes, and bridges. Police put 6000 homes destroyed and 118000 flooded, plus 939 ships sunk and 62 bridges washed out. Tatsuhara Maru among ships sunk.
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Tokyo
Kobe
Osaka
Japan
Kansai
Honshu
Sea of Japan
Pacific
San Francisco
GE Employees Balk at Strike Action in Several Cities
In New York General Electric workers in Bridgeport Connecticut and Pittsfield voted to stay on the job amid CIO calls for a strike. Fort Wayne Indiana workers delayed action until next week after mass votes on walking out. Company reports Philadelphia plant workers also unlikely to strike.
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New York
General Electric Company
CIO
Bridgeport Conn
Pittsfield
Fort Wayne
Ind
Philadelphia
Commert
Labor Day Parade Sets Amarillo Celebration Tone
Amarillo joins nationwide Labor Day observances with a city parade at 11 am featuring about 1,500 participants from over 30 labor organizations and veterans groups. The march from Third and Polk to Ellwood Park ends in a family picnic with speakers, refreshments, and ceremonial queen appearances led by Mayor Gene Klein.
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Amarillo
Third
Polk
M. B. Smith
Twelfth
Ellwood Park
Gail Aikens
Pleasant Valley
Labor Day
Gene Klein
Firat
Otler
NAT Ballroom
Chergie Rory Burns
Hersey Meluidion Rais
Ing
van Hall
B. Howard
Klein
Alice Smith
Stuart Long
Austin
Miss Smith
Grand Lodge
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Long
Texas Federation of Labor
Amarillo la Hor
Toll rises in holiday weekend traffic deaths across states
During the three day Labor Day period ending Sunday night the traffic death toll topped 460 with 3 drownings and 40 other mishaps. States reported a wide range of fatalities led by California 17 and Texas 17 with numerous others including Alabama 4, Florida 2, New York 1, and Pennsylvania 13. The National Safety Council had forecast 435 deaths for the holiday window.
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National Safety Council
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansan
California
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Hiinole
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Montane
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
West Virginia
Whaconsin
Amarillo Labor Day Events Include Tournaments and Parades
Readable items note a Labor Day schedule in Amarillo with multiple all day sports finals at Memorial and Elwood Parks, golf tournaments at Amarillo Country Club and Reas Rivers, a women s golf event at Amarillo Country Club, a breakfast and parade activities near Herring Hotel, a park visit for basketball and community events, and registration at a regional center with a doubleheader baseball game and a civic meeting later in the day.
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Labor Day
Memorial and
Elwood Parks
Reas Rovers
Amarillo Country
Amarillo
Herring Hotel
Polk
Bile Word Park
Basket Plani
Elvania
Pararille
Weat Peahs Mate College
Atariin Gold Sox
Sehant Homrd
Ana Johnson
Night crash ties to military orders and family trip
Investigators linked a fatal two car crash near Palo Duro Canyon to a military transport speed with Sgt Shaw traveling from Tucson to Omaha under orders. The Ford and Doyle families were en route to an all day outing from Wichita Falls and Pampa. The 1950 Ford and 1939 sedan were wrecked with left front impact. Sheriff Willwins and Texas troopers led the inquiry.
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Shaw
Davia Menthon Alp Porce
Tucson
Ariz
Omaha
Ford
Panhandle
Doyle
Palo Dupre Canyon
Thomas Preston Ford
Pampa
Wichita Fale
Joe Pistocco Motor Co
Cadillac- Pontiac Distributors
Wichita Falls
PH. Ford
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Foxworth-Galbraith Loimher Co
Pampa Shaw
Caron County
Clarence Willwins
Texas Highway Patrol
Barbecue and Calf Riders At Boys Ranch Draw 8000 Fans
Perfect weather and old fashioned western festivities drew an estimated 8000 attendees to the Boys Ranch rodeo and barbecue near Amarillo. Barbecue fed visitors as 68 Boys Ranch cowhands competed in rodeo events with total prize money of 416 dollars. Mason Emerced topped the rodeo, with Connie Phillips and Bill Baker close behind. calf riding and baby calf events crowned other winners amid traffic woes along the creek road.
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Boys Ranch
Mason King
J. B. Linn
Roy Turner
Oldham
Ware
Amarillo
Will Rogers
Lee
Wan
Mason
Connie Phillins
Bill Baker
Rewults
Arden Midort
Jonny Miller
Vernon
Benny O'Neal
Dec Norris
Charles Palvadore
Chorge Pulley
Delbert Dalby
Rlange
Juan Powell
Lev
Dalhart Rodeo Highlights and Local Contributions
The article lists contestants such as Connie Phillipe Berncide and Tommy Manon in riding events, with awards to top riders and noncompetitive participants. Clock Radio Service provided the side speakers, and Dalhart High School Band under Ro J Showalter offered rodeo music. Judges Johnny Wilkins and Fd Cankey oversaw events. Pick-up men included M L Curry and W O Jones.
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Eevee
Raeders
Clock Radio
Washington
Alvin
Davie
Dalhart High
Indo China Crisis Seen From Washington Report
The United States speeds army aid to Indo China amid forecasts of a Vietnamese Viet Minh offensive by October 1. Officials cite favorable weather by then for renewed fighting. Ho Chi Minh’s forces could amount to about 150 000 troops, with substantial matériel already shipped and more en route.
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Washington
United States
Indo China
Ares
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Mapeilcan
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