River War Ends NK Bridgehead on Naktong River
U. S. Marines and Army forces repelled a North Korean assault on the Naktong River front in Korea. A two day offensive neutralized the Fourth Division, with more than 1,000 enemy killed and the river red with blood as NK troops fled toward higher ground and the opposite shore. The last stand came atop a 10 mile ridge as air and artillery pounded the retreating forces.
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Naktong River
Korea
Naktong
United States
North Korean Sixth Division Infiltrates Near Hamnan
In Korea near Hamnan on August 18, elements of the North Korean Sixth Division, seasoned by Red Chinese veterans, penetrated American lines under night and dawn conditions. The assault stretched west and east of Hamnan against units including the U.S. 35th Division.
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U.S
Korea
Red China
Hamnan
Marines Finish Third Objective at Naktong River Ridge
Air Force crews reported destroying three enemy tanks in a daytime clash near the Naktong as Marines cleared all but the final objective. Enemy troops fled into western hills while one Army unit raced ahead and paused for an air resupply due to a stretched supply line.
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Naktong
Marines Reach Northern Korean Bulge Despite Heavier Losses
Marine and Army forces reported six tanks destroyed with two probables after two days of fighting in the bulge east of the river. Ground forces, cheered by victory and high morale, closed in on objectives ahead of schedule as Communist resistance waned from 10,000 to 12,000 troops earlier in the offensive.
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Naktong
Changnyong
Taegu
Frontline Report Inaccurate Fragmentary Descriptions
Enemy casualties reported high as Army and Marine units press advances near the bulge. An Army gun crew endured heavy shelling in a two hour artillery duel and sought aerial assistance. A phosphorus smoke shell ignited an enemy position, triggering a massive explosion in ammunition storage.
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Army
Marine Oe
Kept Coming and Dying in Bloody Mountain Clash
The Negro 24th Infantry fought back in brutal hand to hand battles, retook three peaks opposite the 35th positions, and pressed a counterattack as Reds fled from a village. Lt. Lamothe of New Orleans unleashed mortars artillery and air strikes, with white phosphorus wounding fires in flapboard houses. a Russian officer was observed at the front amid continued See ATTATUK, Page 3.
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S5th
Frank Lamothe
New Orleans
Allies Strike Back in Korea as Reds Suffer Setbacks
Allied forces including Marines and Doughboys halted North Korean thrusts near Taegu and across the Naktong River. Swelling civilian evacuations emptied Taegu to turn the city into a fortress while 45 ton Pershing tanks spearheaded counterattacks.
Beating on Train Leads to Seek Pair of Suspects
Amarillo police seek two men in connection with an assault on 55 year old Fort Worth painter E. D. Smith aboard a Fort Worth and Denver freight train south of Childress. Smith was beaten, knocked off, climbed back on, and rode to Childress. he says the attackers broke his false teeth. Evidence and sightings place the pair at Hedley after jumping off near the yard.
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Fort Worth
Denver
Childress
E. D. Smith
Smith
Quanah
Stockton
Cal
Hedley
Amarillo budget reveals executive branch funding details
The proposed fiscal year budget lists the mayor and city commission salaries at 1560 and major expenses totaling 8300. It covers travel 1200, elections 2300, life insurance 960, dues 180, advertising 450, contingencies 300, and safety council 450. City manager budget totals 9015 with 7000 in salaries.
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Paul Timmons
Amarillo
Gene Klein
Loren Young
Bud Curtis
America
Washington
League of Texas
Amarillo Safety Council
N. V. Moss
Motorcycle Rider Hurt in Collision Near North East Eighth
Dave Hamilton a 27 year old Earle Hotel resident was described as good at St. Anthony's Hospital after a motorcycle city bus crash last night in the 2600 block of North East Eighth. He suffered injuries to his right arm and leg and was transported by N S Griggs Sons ambulance.
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Dave Hamilton
Earle Hotel
St. Anthony's Hospital
Hamilton
North East Eighth
N. S. Griggs & Sons
Polio cases rise in Houston with new infections
Six new polio cases are being treated in Houston hospitals, raising the year’s total to two victims. The outbreak has caused 15 deaths overall.
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Houston
Amarillo Weather Today and Weekend Forecast
US Weather Bureau reports generally fair conditions across Amarillo and vicinity with a cooler today. High today around 79 and 84 tomorrow, low 56. 24 hour low 56 and high 83 with no significant precipitation. Outdoor work expected to be mostly favorable with scattered thundershowers possible Saturday night. West Texas and New Mexico show partly cloudy skies with localized showers.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
West Texas
New Mexico
FBI Spy Chase Reaches Texas
Sobell, a former Navy radar engineer, was arrested in Webb County Texas as the eighth American tied to a Soviet atomic spy ring. FBI agents questioned him in jail while Mexico relations remained unclear about links to a radio station in Chi huahua City. He fled to Mexico on June 22 after David Greenglass’s arrest, facing charges of aiding the spy network during 1942 to 1947 while with General Electric and Navy radar work.
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United Sates
FBI
Webb County
Sobel
Chihuahua City
Mexico
Navy
National Defense
John Lewis
New York
Washington
Justice Department
United States
David Greenglass
General Electric Co
Schenectady
Mexico City
Reeves Instrument Co
Crime Links Between Gambling and Politics Urged Probe
Wiley, on a special crime investigating committee, warned that rumors taint public faith in the legislature and urged fuller inquiry into interstate crime. The panel’s Florida focus noted gamblers underworld ties to politics and their spread into legitimate business, including a $2500 purchase of 10 tickets to a Democratic fund raising dinner on behalf of a now convicted gambler.
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Special Crime Investigating Committee
Wiley
Florida
Frank Erickson
Congress
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