Americans Take Hill 314 Near Taegu After Intense Battle
American first cavalrymen in battalion strength stormed Hill 314 eight miles north of Taegu after a day-long Red Korean barrage. Troops with big guns and warplanes pressed the attack, securing the summit by nightfall and giving allies a strong right flank to Taegu. Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker cautioned the enemy could still strike anywhere on the 125 mile front.
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TOKYO
Taegu
Chilgok
Jack MacBeth
Hill 314
Taegu-Taburoaga
Walton H. Walker
U.S. 8Th Army
Korea
U.S. First Cavalry Division
Western Allies differ on German rearmament policy
U S Britain and France clash over German rearmament as they plan to boost Western Europe's defense against Russia. Bevin opposes German unit arming, favoring a strong West German police for internal security. France cautious, seeks internal security means and limits on German arms. Acheson pushes for rapid manpower buildup including Western Germany. London reports hint Britain aligns with police focus before arming German units.
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New York
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Europe
Acheson
Bevin
Schuman
Germany
Truman
London
Western
U N Security Council 500th Meeting Faces China Debate
The Security Council convenes for its 500th meeting amid a vote delay on allowing Communist China as an observer. The U S seeks a fast India Sweden commission over alleged U S airstrikes near Korea, while Soviet Jacob Malik pushes a condemning resolution. France signals potential recognition of Peiping during plane incident debates.
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United States
U. S
Red China
Jacob A. Malik
France
Tme
Peiping
Vinton County Ward Killed By Automobile
Clyde Jasper Bowen 62 of Vinton County died after stepping into Route 75 traffic near McArthur as he walked to a revival. Sheriff says the first car swerved, the second driven by Benson George of McArthur could not avoid collision with a tractor trailer. Bowen died of a fractured skull about 10 minutes later.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Here
Clyde Jasper Bowen
William Brown
Benson George
Bowen
Sheriff Brown
McArthur Church
Two Radio TV Entertainers Targeted in Red Channels List
Gypsy Rose Lee and Irene Wicker, named in the Red Channels anti-communist listings, deny the claims as false and consider legal action. The dispute prompts a major sponsor to propose an industry wide, fair method to handle the issue.
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New York
Red
Gypsy Rose Lee
Irene Wicker
Inexpensive Want Ad Moves Fast for Williams Bike Sale
Messenger readers respond quickly to a simple Want Ad announcing Hhoy's bike in excellent condition for 820.00. Call 2077 to claim the item and join others selling outgrown clothes and toys through short ads.
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Messenger
Hhoy
Bleyveles
Major Jailed for Swindle in Germany Funds Probe
Maj Harold Dean Banning 39, finance officer at a Berlin army post, was jailed for questioning over alleged misapplication of more than 250000 dollars. He arrived from Germany on August 25 with about 100000 dollars claiming personal funds.
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Reno
Germany
Harold Dean Banning
Berlin
Willie Lee Ramsey Banning
Arkansas
Banning
Defense Department
Army
U. S
Taxicab kills pedestrian as driver collapses in Indianapolis
A pedestrian about 50 identified as Franklin Hughes of Indianapolis died after being struck by a taxicab that lurched forward from a standing position in downtown Indianapolis. The cab driver Claude McClain, 51, also of Indianapolis, collapsed at the wheel and died with his head outside the open window. A female passenger survived unscathed.
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Indianapolis
Franklin Hughes
Claude McClain
Chester Sturgeon
McClain
George Bernard Shaw Reported Comfortable After Surgery
George Bernard Shaw 94 year old Irish playwright was reported fairly comfortable after an operation to pin a fractured left thigh bone at Luton and Dunstable Hospital. He woke early and listened to the eight o clock news noting the brief broadcast of his operation. Shaw fractured the bone Sunday when he fell in the garden of his Ayot St Lawrence home. The report also notes a separate Ohio action where the State Securities Division suspended E M Griswold Jr of Cleveland from dealing in securities.
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Luton
England
George Bernard Shaw
Dunstable
Shaw
Ayot St. Lawrence
Three Groups Probe West Lafayette Train Wreck
Three agencies opened investigations into the troop train wreck near Coshocton that killed 33 and wounded at least 50. The Spirit of St Louis streamliner collided with the stalled troop train, triggering inquiries by the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Ohio Military District, and the National Guard. Dental and fingerprint methods aided identifying the dead as 11 remained unnamed. Stephen Early resigned as deputy secretary of defense.
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Coshocton
Here
United States
Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad
Spirit of St
National Guard
Washington
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Hospital
Dayton
Coshoeton Memorial Hospital
Francis Myers
D-Pa
Pennsylvania
Dan Flood
Harry P. O'Neill
Daniel St
Disaster Survivors Greeted as Heroes at Camp Atterbury
Northeast Pennsylvania National Guardsmen who escaped injury in a Coshocton Ohio train wreck were hailed as heroes upon arriving at Camp Atterbury Indiana. Patrolman Carl Freeman, with the Athens post and Hocking County duties, is ordered to report for emergency duty at West Lafayette. Two survivors told Army officials they were hurled from the wreckage and woke aboard the Spirit of St. Louis en route to Columbus, with Fort Hayes noting Guardsmen believed passengers on the Spirit of St. Louis aided them.
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Camp Atterbury
Ind
Pennsylvania
Coshocton
Carl Freeman
Athens
State Highway Patrol
Hocking County
West Lafayette
Columbus
Fort Hayes
Governor Not To Name Athens Judge
Governor Frank J. Lausche said he will not appoint a replacement for the Athens County common pleas court vacancy caused by Judge Roy D. Williams death. Chief Justice Carl Weygandt will provide a temporary judge until the November election. Harley Meyer of Hocking County has been appointed for the October grand jury session. Francis D. White, unopposed, is the Republican candidate for the post and could assume after the election.
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Frank J. Lausche
Athens County
Common Pleas Court
Roy D. Williams
Ohio Supreme Court
Carl Weygandt
Weygandt
Hocking County Common Pleas
Harley Meyer
Extended Forecast for Columbus Area Temperature and Rain
Temperature will average a few degrees below normal with a normal high 71 to 75 and normal low 53 to 56. Continued cool spell turning warmer by Saturday with no substantial change. Precipitation expected around 0.4 to 0.5 inch with showers by the weekend.
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Columbus
South Africa Mourns Death Of Field Marshal Smuts
South Africa plans a military funeral for Field Marshal Jan Smuts, a three war veteran and elder statesman who died at 81 after illness and a heart collapse. Funeral services set for Friday at Groote Kerk in Pretoria with burial likely at Doornkop farm.
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South Africa
Field Marshal
Smuts
Pretoria
Jan Christiaan Smuts
Smuts’ Farm
Doornkopf
The
Union of
Tragic Train Wreck Kills 33 Soldiers in Ohio
Wilkes Barre residents mourn 33 soldier relatives killed in an Ohio troop train wreck. About 50 injured, many from the Wilkes-Barre area. Officials plan a mass funeral with clergy while a week of mourning is declared and flags fly at half mast. Major General Weber assists in funeral logistics and transport.
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Wilkes-Barre
Wyoming Valley
Ohio
Frank A. Weber
Pennsylvania
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wilkes- Barre
Luther W. Kniffen
James H. Duff
Local Civil Defense Urged in Ohio Cities
Columbus reports that local governments should quicken efforts to perfect civil defense organizations. The governor's advisory council on civil defense warns no Ohio community is immune from enemy action and stresses local defense units as vital given international conditions.
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Columbus
Governor's Advisory Council On Civil Defense
Ohio Gas Firms Say Fuel Adequate If Restrictions Rise
Ohio gas companies told the state utilities commission they would have enough fuel to meet demand at zero temperatures this winter if new customer restrictions are imposed.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Utilizies Commission
Pocketbooks Struck First By Rearming
Washington reports the first steps to rearm the United States. Curbs on installment buying take effect soon and higher income taxes likely start October 1. Government pushes industry to expand production for arms, with the National Production Authority guiding output and material distribution, as steel, copper, and aluminum sectors prepare to meet wartime needs.
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Truman
Big
Commerce Department
Sawyer
William H. Harrison
International Telephone and Telegraph Co
Harrison
New
National Production Authority
NPA
Allied drive tightens noose around Reds near Angang
U N and United States led forces swept inland from Pohang blockading 3000 communist troops. A West Point star led a covert task force to seal the corridor south gate as heavy fighting disabled two Red battalions. Angang and Yongchon fronts showed gains with Reds fleeing toward Angang.
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Pohang
West Point
United Nations
Angang-Pohang
Bem Price
North's Supplies Captured in Korean War Action
North Korea’s eighth division seized large Red supplies and field guns while a U S unit west of Changnyong killed many Reds and captured ammunition. Allied air power hit Red tanks near the Naktong bulge as Reds dug in near Taegu. U S 25th division front near Masan remained quiet.
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U.S
Changnyong
U. S
Naktong River Bulge
Hyonpung
Taegu
Naktong River
Republic of Korea
Yongchon
R.O.K
Kyongju
Pohang
Rail Union Clerk Dies in Cleveland at 74
Charles E. Studer 74 longtime chief clerk for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen died at his home in Cleveland He retired in 1945 after a career with the union spanning many decades
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Cleveland
Charles E. Studer
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Urbana Plow Contest Opens National Field Days
Urbana hosts the national soil conservation field days with more than 100000 expected visitors. The event features national plowing championships, a king plowman of Ohio to be crowned, and world title contests in level land and contour plowing. Site is 2500 acres southeast of Urbana on state route 54 where Dean Wilson defends his title.
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Urbana
Champaign County
Ohio
Dean Wilson
War Briefs From Across the Nation
AI reports from New York Washington Los Angeles Baltimore and Korea describe Truman praising Negro troops, December payments for dependents under new allowances, Eleanor Roosevelt at a rally, Standley warning Soviet weakness, Jolson and Spaatz heading to Tokyo, Tydings criticizing Soviet aims, and 30 trapped North Koreans signaling a looming attack near Taegu.
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New York
Korea
Truman
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
AFL
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