North Invaders Retreat Across Naktong River
Allied forces pushed north Korean Reds back across the Naktong River on the central front near Chinju and Changnyong as U S attacks gained momentum along a 140 mile front. The Fifth and 35th Regimental Combat Teams closed toward Chinju while U S Marines and First Cavalry pursued near Waegwan.
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Naktong River
U.S
Chinju
U.S. 35Th
United Nations
Hal Boyle
U.S. First
Waegwan
Taegu
Naktong
Changnyong
Allied Push Drives Reds From Changnyong High Ground
U S troops reduced the bulge at Changnyong by nightfall driving Communists from high ground and trapping remnants on a river slope. The 24th Division joined by Second Division elements from Fort Lewis and First Cavalry along with South Korean forces contested riverhead positions near Taegu. North Koreans withdrew toward Chinju as Marines and infantry advanced from the south, with periodically heavy losses among retreating forces.
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Changnyong
U. S
Walton H. Walker
Eighth Army
Ft. Lewis
Wash
First Cavalry
Taegu
Pusan Port
Chinju
Don Whitehead
Final Vote Set On Wage And Price Controls Plan
Washington AP reports House leaders expect a final vote today on a compromise bill granting the president standby wage and price controls plus rationing powers. The measure, drafted by the House Banking Committee, would allow control powers without mandatory triggers and may include limited authority over consumer credit and real estate financing.
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Washington
House
House Banking Committee
Nate Banking Committee
Senate Committee
McKiren
D-Calif
Labor Department
Deadline Today For Filing Petitions In Ohio Elections
Independent candidates must file petitions by 6 30 p m EST today for the November election. No petitions had been recorded by yesterday. Statewide candidates file with the Secretary of State while local and district candidates file with county election boards.
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Columbus
Ohio
Secretary of State
Miss Ohio Selected for Miss America Pageant
Nineteen year old Irene Farren of Grand River Lake County was chosen as Miss Ohio by the Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce contest in Columbus. She will represent Ohio in the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City from May 5 to 8.
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Columbus
Irene Farren
Grand River
Lake County
Ohio
Atlantic City
Sant
Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce
Substantial Audience for Low Cost Want Ads
The MES SENGER notes its broad reader base from a native subscription list, promising a large audience for Want Ads. It urges readers to place ads for items like fur coats electric trains or bicycles, claiming easy placement and strong buyer response.
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The
Messenger
Taft proposes large tax hike to fund Korean War effort
Senator Taft urges a pay-as-you-go tax increase of 13 to 14 billion dollars annually to cover the Korean War and rearmament. He estimates total yearly taxes could rise to about 50 billion, up from 44.2 billion in 1945, with substantial gains from economic expansion rather than higher rates. Treasury plans for January include measures to curb war profits, while Sen George criticizes an excess profits tax as premature.
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Taft
U. S
Washington
Ohio
America
Treasury
Congress
Snyder
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
UN Members Map Strategy Against Soviet
The United Nations Security Council debated a plan to curb Soviet influence as President Malik of the Soviet mission pressed new resolutions. U.S. Ambassador Warren R. Austin accused the Soviet Union of aiding North Korean invaders while the council, halted by procedural battles, recessed for further talks.
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Lake
United Nations Security Council
Jakob A. Malik
Council
Malik
U.S
North Korea
Korea
Warren R. Austin
Security Council
Three Youths Drowned When Boat Capsizes in Scioto River
In Columbus three teens Mary Ann Stewart 15 Janice Cook 14 and Pearl Dean Denton 18 drowned Tuesday night when a 12 foot fishing boat leaked and overturned. Passengers Kenneth P. Moore 16 and William M. Moore Jr 13 survived along with George Comstock 19 who swam to safety.
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Columbus
Scioto
Mary Ann Stewart
Janice Cook
Pearl Dean Denton
Kenneth P. Moore
William M. Moore, Jr
Springfield
George Comstock
Cancer Claims Life Of Portsmouth Doctor
Dr. William D. Micklethwait, 74, a Portsmouth physician who began practice there 50 years ago, died Tuesday of cancer. He diagnosed his own illness, prescribed treatment, and gave findings to his brother Dr. Oscar Micklethwait. Funeral services will be Thursday.
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Portsmouth
William D. Micklethwait
Oscar Micklethwait
Ohio Farm Bureau unveils sliding wage scale plan
In Columbus the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and the Farm Bureau Cooperative Association announced a sliding wage scale pegged to the art of living, outlining new pay adjustments for their employees.
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Columbus
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
The
Farm Bureau Cooperative Association
Belpre Bridge Closure Delays River Crossing
The Ohio River span between Parkersburg West Virginia and Belpre Ohio remains closed as engineers inspect a sunken floor. A scaffold must be swung under the bridge for a thorough check and completion is not expected before Friday. Traffic uses the Williamstown Marietta bridge and small boats ferry passengers during the delay.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Ohio River
Belpre
Ohio
Washington County
State Road Commission
Williamstown
Marietta
Commission
Lausche silent on red probe request
Gov. Frank J. Lausche refused to comment on Attorney General Herbert S. Duffy's second written request to investigate Ohio Communists. Duffy argues no authority without governor instructions, while Lausche says the AG could investigate with written orders to convene a special grand jury. Ohio Liquor Department reports Ohioans bought liquor in the week ending July 29, up 58 percent from a year earlier.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Herbert S. Duffy
Ohio
Duffy
State Liquors Department
Manpower Shortage Cited By Senator Tydings
Senator Tydings cites manpower as America’s first probable shortage for future mobilization. He backs about 15 billion dollars in defense and foreign military aid, questions Japanese enlistment proposals, and notes General MacArthur’s skepticism on enlisting volunteers while peace treaties with Japan are pending.
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Washington
Tydings
D-Md
America
Senate Armed Services Committee
Tydinge
Congress
Truman
U. S
Korea
Senator Magnuson
D-Wash
Defense Department
Douglas MacArthur
Magnuson
Japan
Draft Centers To Open By End of September
Fort Meade and two other points will host draft reception centers by the end of September to process draftees from seven states. The area includes Ohio Maryland Delaware Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia and Kentucky.
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Fort Meade
Second Army
Ohio
Maryland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Atom Chairman Gets Committee Backing
Washington The Senate House Atomic Committee backs Chairman Gordon Dean after Carroll L. Wilson quits as AEC general manager with a blast at the commission. A round robin signed by nine senators and nine representatives expresses confidence in Dean amid a policy shakeup at the Atomic Energy Commission.
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Washington
Senate House Atomic Committee
Gordon Dean
Atomic Energy Commission
Dean
Carroll L. Wilson
AEC
Commission
Shortages Force 150 Layoffs at Columbus B 29 Work
The Columbus airplane division of Curtiss-Wright Corp. disclosed 150 employees will be laid off from overhaul work on B 29 Superforts due to shortages in government materials.
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Columbus
Columbus Airplane Division
Curtiss-Wright Corp
Planes Fire and Ground Fight Shift War Front in Korea
American air forces and artillery claim to have knocked out all Communist tanks across the river as five tanks were sighted on the east bank. North of Taegu and Waegwan, Red thrusts pressed South Korean lines. the Sixth Division met a strong American reply and counterattacks pushed toward Sinchon. The briefing at MacArthur’s HQ said the southern ground offensive disrupted a planned nationwide Communist push, with elite units moving to meet the American assault.
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Uisong
Hamchang
Taegu
MacArthur
Naktong
Waegwan
Sinchon
Shangju
Pusan
Seoul
Night Attack Ordered in South Korea Fronts
Maj. Gen. William B. Kean ordered a night assault on the southern front after visiting the battlefield. Marines and Fifth Regimental Combat Team led a breakthrough breaking the bottleneck and catching the Communists off guard as the southern drive began a pincer move that could trap thousands of North Koreans. The operation was described as a limited offensive designed to disrupt enemy plans rather than a full-scale offensive.
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Korea
William B. Kean
Chiniu
Fifth
North Prepares To Flee Chinju In Three-Prong Offensive
Pilots said North Korean forces were preparing to flee Chinju, target of a three prong offensive by American infantrymen and Marines in South Korea. The report, in General MacArthur's headquarters daily summary, notes American gains averaging about three miles toward Chinju, 55 miles west of Pusan.
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Chinju
South
MacArthur
Red
Pusan
Atomic submarine program wins Navy approval and carrier on hold
The Navy gains authority to build the first atomic powered submarine and a 65 000 ton supercarrier United States may resume work soon at Newport News as a radar warning system rush is eyed. A 350 million shipbuilding bill signed by President Truman funds modernization and conversion of 112 vessels to boost anti submarine and coastal defense.
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Washington
Navy
Robeson
D-Va
United States
Armed Services
Truman
Alll
Newport News
Congress
Secetary of Defense
Johnson
Forrest Sherman
Naval Operations
House
Armed Services Committee
Korea
North America
Air Force
Special House
Idaho Race Is Tight
The Associated Press reports a close Idaho Democratic Senatorial nomination race between Sen. Glen Taylor and former Sen. D Worth Clark. With 691 of 839 precincts counted Clark led by 1209 votes as counting continued amid questions about Taylor’s Communist associations and Wallace resignation.
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Associated Press
Glen Taylor
D. Worth Clark
Idaho
Clark
Nebraska
Arkansas
Taylor
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Democratic Party
Wallace
Russia
Small Fortune Left By Cleveland Recluse
Nathaniel H. Woods, 90, a bearded recluse with 12 cats and three cars, left an estate of $105,000. About $74,000 will go to his nephew M. R. Wolff of Cleveland Heights. Woods, a former railroad engineer, retired 25 years ago and lived in a junk-filled home, eating and sleeping in one room.
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Cleveland
Nathaniel H. Woods
M. R. Wolff
Cleveland Heights
Woods
Scotland Yard Probes Atomic Secrets Theft
Scotland Yard hunted for a large brown suit case believed to hold atomic secrets stolen from an American scientist aboard a train yesterday. Police declined details while confirming an investigation and public press reports say the case contains atomic information.
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London
Scotland Yard
Unionists Urge Screening of Great Lakes Ship Crews
AFL Maritime unionists urged the government to screen Great Lakes crews as a precaution against sabotage. They warned a time bomb could knock out the Sault Ste. Marie locks. Recommendations to safeguard the Lakes shipping route were adopted at a Detroit meeting sponsored by the AFL Maritime Trades Department with American and Canadian representatives.
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Detroit
AFL
Great Lakes
Sault Ste. Marie
Vital Lakes
AFL Maritime Trades Department of the Lakes Region
Bridges Plea Becomes Court's Consideration
In San Francisco the U S Circuit Court of Appeals took under submission Harry Bridges plea challenging a bail revocation order. Bridges remains jailed, held as a menace to internal security, with a decision expected by Friday. A Hawaii wave of quickie strikes spreads in sympathy with Bridges and the CIO longshore union.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
CIO Longshore
Bridges
U.S
Honolulu
Hawaii
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Lausche
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