First Cavalry Lands Unopposed At Pohang In Korea
U S forces land seven miles inland at Pohang marking the first amphibious assault of the war. The First Cavalry Division arrives with artillery and supplies while 24th Division and South Korean troops hold Taejon area against North Korean advances.
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Kum River
Iri
Nonsan
U.S
25Th
Pohang
Pusan
Korea
24Th
Red
MacArthur
Yechon
Housing Boom Curbed by New Federal Credit Rules
Washington imposes tighter credit needs to cool inflation and save materials for defense. Presidential order cuts down payment requirements on FHA insured sales raises cash down from 2000 to 2500 on a 10000 house. Veterans with VA guarantees face at least 5 percent cash down under new rules.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
40 Foot Fall in Cave Kills Dayton Resident
FRANKLIN West Virginia Charles Roger Finley 18 of Dayton Ohio was killed when he dropped 80 feet to the rough cave floor in Seneca Caverns near here He attempted to lower himself to the lower level of School house Cave using a 100 foot rope His sister Marilyn 20 and brother George 71 tried to pull him up but the rope snapped and he plunged to the bottom.
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Franklin
W. Va
Charles Roger Finley
Dayton
Ohio
Seneca
Schoolhouse Cave
Marilyn
George
Charles
Ohio Communist Leader Convicted by Brief Jury
A municipal court jury in Bellaire deliberated three minutes before convicting Eric Reinthaler 24 the secretary of the Ohio Valley Communist Party on assault and battery and distributing handbills without a license. He was fined 50 dollars and costs on the assault charge and 100 dollars and costs on the handbill charge.
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Bellaire. A
Eric Reinthaler
Ohio Valley Communist Party
Brotherhood chief urges price controls and rationing
The president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen calls for government price controls and rationing to curb inflationary trends in consumer prices. He blames rising costs for the public, urging swift action to stabilize the economy.
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Cleveland
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
Household Items Move Fast in The Messenger Want Ads
Athens resident E N Corwin reports a flood of calls after a single ad insertion. The refrigerator sold. he asks to remove the ad. The message notes a Frigidaire refrigerator in good condition with contact after 6 pm at 027.
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E. N. Corwin
Athens
TCU
Electrolux
Record Rocket Flight Is Goal of Army
COCOA Fla Workmen prepared a two stage bumper rocket built around the German V-2 with a Wac Corporal on its nose. The test aims for an Atlantic flight up to 300 miles marking a long distance rocket milestone.
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Fla
Atlantic
Army Ordnance
Wac
Priest shot dead after mistaken burglary
In Chicago a Roman Catholic priest, Rev. Kevin Conway age 31, was killed by a householder’s bullet early today. The clergyman, dressed in sport clothes, was escorting a woman home through a passageway between houses and was mistaken for a burglar. He was assigned to a church at Afton Missouri and was visiting his mother on vacation.
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Chicago
Kevin Conway
Afton
Chillicothe Pilot Downs Yak-9 Over Korea
Lt. Charles Wurster from Chillicothe shot down a Russian Yak-9 fighter near Taejon as Yaks strafed American positions. In the dogfight three North Korean fighters were destroyed while American planes engaged.
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Tokyg
Chillicothe
Charles Wurster
Korea
Taejon
Jackson Fair Opens Its First Ohio Event
WELLSTON Ohio The Jackson County Fair opened today the first exposition of the 1951 season. Hundreds of visitors joined an expected crowd of 3 500 000 across the state in fairs statewide through the season. The Jackson County Fair lasts through Saturday.
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Wellston
Jackson County
Ohio
Rodger Young Day Proclaimed by Lausche
Ohio celebrates Rodger Young Day on July 31 in memory of WWII hero Lt. Rodger Young who died July 31 1943 while attacking a Japanese machine gun nest on New Georgia Island in the Southwest Pacific Governor Frank J. Lausche announced the proclamation.
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Columbus
Ohio
Rodger Young
Frank J. Lausche
New Georgia Island
Southwest
Pacific
Kefauver Probers Focus Kansas City Crime Visit
Senate committee chaired by Kefauver arrives in Kansas City for a two day probe into national crime conditions. Jackson County Sheriff J A Purdome is among those subpoenaed to testify.
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Kansas City
Senate
Kefauver
Sen
D-Tenn
Jackson County
J. A. Purdome
Carriers Set For Cincinnati Trip After Contest Win
Fifty four Messenger carriers leave their towns for a two day trip to Cincinnati to attend WLW television, tour the Cincinnati Zoo, dine at their hotel, and watch the Reds Dodgers twilight-night game at Crosley Field. Supervisors include Fred W. Weber James M Vercoe and George A Mentzer.
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Queen City
WLWT
Cincinnati Zoo
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn Dodgers
Crosley Field
Fred W. Weber
Weber
James M. Vercoe
Vercoe
George A. Mentzer
Promotition
UN Warns of Possible War in Greece
UN Balkan Committee warned of a potential Russian led attack on Greece citing Cominform propaganda and an alleged cover for invasion plans. Secretaries Lie noted tensions as Greece and Yugoslavia downplayed unusual troop movements amid reports from Greek rebel Zachariades.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Balkans
Marshal Tito
Cominform
Tito
Ironton Rail Accident Kills Huntington Man
Huntington resident Brumfield, 22, was struck or fell from a Norfolk and Western freight train in Ironton early today. He left behind wife Madeline of Huntington.
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Ironton
Huntington
Guy Views
Brumfield
W. Va
Norfolk & Western
Madeline
Slayer Freed on Technicality in 1932 Columbus Slaying
Stewart Christopher of Columbus who was sentenced to life at 18 for the July 2, 1932 holdup slaying of George Pando, was ordered freed by the Second District Court of Appeals after winning a writ of habeas corpus for not signing a written waiver of a jury trial.
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Columbus
Second District Court of Appeals
Stewart Christopher
George Pando
Christopher
Meigs Man Dies During Forest Fire Duty
Pfc. Turley McFarland son of Mrs Eck McFarland of Danville was fatally burned while fighting a forest fire at San Margarita California. Funeral services were held at Morgan Center Christian Church and burial followed at Vinton Memorial Park.
War Briefs Across Nations on Korea and Defense Actions
Acheson informed Nehru of U S firmness on Korea policy in New Delhi. Ohio civil defense regulations move toward formal filing next week after a Kreber draft with five area directors. The Republican Advance pledged support for Truman over Korea but sought Defense Secretary Johnsons resignation for alleged mismanagement. Cpl Earl W Shewalter reported missing in action. Los Angeles reports rising food prices as a war scare buying surge hits staples. Britain will press Russia and India for North Korean withdrawal as a peace precondition. VFWs Clyde A Lewis calls the Korea crisis a costly replay of Pearl Harbor.
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Washington
United States
Nehru
India
Korea
Acheson
New Delhi
Columbus
Ohio
Leo M. Kreber
Kreber
New York
Truman
Louis Johnson
Marines chat on Korea beachhead and a Texan’s quip
A Marine Corps recruiting sergeant in Houston recalls a visitor’s question about whether the force is active Marines or reserves. The sergeant affirms the unit as the fightin’ U. S. Marines. The exchange includes a joke about distinguishing South and North Koreans.
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Houston
Marine Corps
Tom Aspen
U. S
Aspen
Coffee Prices Reach New Records Amid Market Spike
New York reports coffee prices climbing to historic highs driven by higher green bean costs up about 10 cents per pound since early June. Trade spokesmen say the surge stems from widespread stocking by consumers and importers rushing to secure supplies.
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New York
Curtiss-Wright Union Votes Columbus Strike
CIO and United Auto Workers officials at the Columbus Curtiss-Wright airplane plant report 1200 union members voting to strike over wage and benefit demands. The vote does not trigger an immediate walkout as the plant continues B 29 overhaul work for the Air Force.
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Columbus
CIO
United Auto Workers
Curtiss-Wright
Air Force
Macy's Ads Say Shortages Are Dangerous Nonsense
New York Macy's, the world's largest department store, ran full page ads to reassure consumers there is no current shortage. The notice asserts counters are bulging with merchandise and many lines show a surplus.
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New York
Macy's
Henry L. Stimson Hospitalized With Broken Hip
Former secretary of war Henry L. Stimson, 84, was in Doctors Hospital today after breaking his hip.
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New York
Henry L. Stimson
Doctors Hospital
Retired Admiral Orton Bennehoff Dies at 54
Rear Admiral Orton R. Bennehoff, 54, U S Navy retired, died Monday in Annapolis Maryland. He was a native of Tiffin Ohio.
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Annapolis, Md
Orton R. Bennehoff
U. S. Navy
iHe
Tiffin
Ohio
Truman asks Congress for 10 billion defense mobilization plan
President Truman urged Congress to approve a 10 billion program to build up men and materiel for Korea and possible further aggression. He called for partial home front mobilization, higher taxes, and new controls on materials, credit, and housing to fund defense without inflation.
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Truman
Congress
Johnson
National Guard
Army
Navy
Air
Air Force
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Korea
United Nations
America
Half of Ohio draft ages deferred by veterans or dependents
Ohio officials estimate about half of men 18 to 26 liable for the draft are deferred. Col. Carl G. Wahl said roughly 40.33 percent are veterans and 7.94 percent have dependents, with essential workers bringing total deferrals to just under half.
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Columbus
Ohio
Selective Service
Carl G. Wahl
Ohio Selective Service Manpower
Dust Death Called Murder
A Cleveland machine shop president Joseph Gogan aged 63 is jailed on a first degree murder charge for the death of his estranged wife Hazel 47. Police say nitrogen cyanide used in fumigation was found on the floor and on the victim, with coroner Samuel Gerber noting enough poison to fumigate the house. Gogan claims the powder spilled accidentally. He is to be arraigned tomorrow.
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Cleveland
Joseph Gogan
Hazel
Lakewood
Samuel R. Gerber
Frenzied steel market reported by The Iron Age
The Iron Age notes a frenzied steel market as allocations may push back civilian orders. Steel buyers approach sales executives with government orders seeking extra tonnage beyond normal allotments.
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Journal
New York
Iron Age
Metalworking Trade Weekly
Sleepwalker Killed In Fall From Roof
Mrs Sophie McCullough of Utica died in Memorial Hospital from injuries after falling 10 feet from a roof while walking in her sleep. She was staying with her daughter Mrs Lewis Heft south of Utica. Heft said her mother walked in her sleep and climbed through an open 18 inch window to the porch roof.
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Mount Vernon
Sophie McCullough
Utica
Memorial Hospital
McCullough
Lewis Heft
Heft
Liquor Panic Denied by State Official in Columbus
State Liquor Director Oscar L. Fleckner urged residents in Columbus not to rush to merchants to stockpile liquor, saying there is no current plan for rationing.
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Columbus
Oscar L. Fleckner
Sicily Quake Strikes Messina Shaking City
A violent earthquake rocked Messina in Sicily today causing damage and alarm across the coastal city. Officials reported collapsed structures and calls for rescue as residents scrambled for safety amid aftershocks.
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Rome
Messina
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