Key Pusan Route Believed Safe From Further Danger
American and South Korean troops counter-attacked the Communists north of Taegu driving them back. The 13th South Korean Regiment reported 1,200 enemy killed and 1,000 captured in 24 hours. Marines and Army forces pursued Reds in the Changnyong bulge as air power hammered supply lines and troop concentrations.
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Taegu
MacArthur
27Th Infantry Regiment
Vermillion
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Naktong River
Naktong
24Th Division
1St Cavalry Division
24Th
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Seoul
South Kora
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Marines Call 2600 Officers for Reserve Build Up
The Marine Corps will recall 2600 officers and all enlisted up to sergeant from voluntary reserves to reach 174000 in strength and add 50000 by Oct 31. Army recalls 570 captains and lieutenants for engineers as total officer recalls reach 8432 company grades. Marine enlistments loosened to three years, reserves opened to enlistment, with most recalls by Oct 31. Marines under 18 not to be sent to combat. 15 day reporting window provided.
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Marine Corps
Army
Corps of Engineers
Corps
Clifton B. Cates
Japan Joins UN Effort in Korea White Paper Prompts Policy Support
The Japanese government released a 3800 word White Paper aligning with United Nations actions in Korea and western democracies. It says cooperation with democracies strengthens Japan's self defense and marks the first formal policy statement. The document hints at readiness to assist without detailing specific measures.
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Japan
Korea
Tokyo
United Nations
Arrest of Sobell in Laredo ties spy ring case to Fuchs group
Mor ton Sobell an American radar expert who fled to Mexico was arrested in Laredo on a pass defense secrets to Russia charge. He waived removal proceedings, bond set at 100000, and asked to be returned to New York. The case links to Klaus Fuchs and Harry Gold with FBI secrecy surrounding the arrest.
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Laredo
Morton Sobell
Mexico
Klaus Fuchs
Russia
United States
Sobell
Webb County
Frank Y. Hill
New York
Hill
Britain
Harry Gold
Philadelphia
Gold
Fuchs
Washington
Reeves Instrument Company
David Greenglass
Julius Rosenberg
Greenglass
Mexico City
J. Edgar Hoover
Hamilton Hotel
Flushing
N. Y
Bronx
City College of New York
University of Michigan
Hurricane veers from coast as ship battles blaze at sea
A fierce Atlantic hurricane shows signs of curving out to sea while crewmen aboard the freighter S. S. Russell R. Jones fight a fire in holds one and two. The storm, with 140 mph winds, crept north at about eight miles per hour as authorities monitor the evolving situation.
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Miami
Fla
S. S
Austin population rise sparks wage duties for police and fire
The city of Austin notes population growth elevating it among Texas Big Five. State law requires higher minimum wages for police and fire personnel. Editorial and other items follow: Beijing, etc.
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Austin
Texas
Berry Blasts Congress Over Slow Crisis Prep at Salvation Army Center
Major General K L Berry charged Congress with slow response to the Korean crisis during the Salvation Army Servicemen's Center dedication in Cameron. He urged swift action as other military officials from Bergstrom, Fort Hood, and the Texas Military District praised the center and city leaders greeted attendees.
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K. L. Berry
Congress
Salvation Army
East Second Street
Texas
Berry
Allen Shivers
Albert A. Horner
Texas Military District
Raymond Rudell
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Ralph Ward
Fort Hood
Ben H. Powell
Salvation Army Advisory Board
John A. Morrison
Taylor Glass
Henry Duhan
W. C. Raines
Lawrence Bash
United States Accepts Four UN Troop Offers for Korea
The United States formally accepts ground troop offers totaling about one division from four UN members to reinforce General MacArthur’s forces in Korea. Turkey to send 4,500 men, Britain Australia and New Zealand about 7,500 combined, Thailand 4,000, and the Philippines 5,000.
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United States
United Nations
Korea
Turkey
Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Thailand
Siam
Philippines
MacArthur
Russia
America
Asia
Philippine
State Department
Michael J. McDermott
Ankara
London
Respite from Heat Short-Lived in Austin
Weatherman warns Austin residents that heat relief will be brief as temperatures rise on Saturday to the lower nineties. Light showers measured at 0.46 inches cooled conditions Friday with a high of 85, while skies remain partly cloudy for the weekend.
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Austin
Seaholm to Seek About 600000 in Bonds for City and Schools
City Manager Walter Seaholm announced he will ask the City Council to authorize an immediate sale of roughly 600000 in municipal and school bonds. Most funds will finance school construction with 170000 for police and courts buildings. Approval from the council appears assured after talks with school officials and several council members.
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Walter Seaholm
Seaholm
County Dads Back Bond Issue to Widen Congress Avenue Bridge
Four of five County Commissioners back submitting a county bond issue to fund widening the Congress Avenue bridge if Travis County voters approve. They question ownership of the 1908 span amid a 1939 bond assumption act. The county judge plans to ask the attorney general who owns the bridge, state or county. Two civic groups push widening. city hints county funds possible, but county bonds could proceed sooner without credit risk.
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County Commissioners Court
Congress Avenue
Travis County
Attorney General's
Tom E. Johnson
Johnson
Friday Johnson
Sam Allred
Lawson Boothe
Arthur Swenson
N. L. Gault
South Austin
Smith to Direct All Intelligence
President Truman named Lieutenant General Walter Bedell Smith to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. Smith, former ambassador to Moscow, will succeed Rear Admiral Roscoe Hillenkoetter around late September as agency heads of American intelligence. Hillenkoetter shifts to sea duty amid ongoing calls for a shake-up following the Korean War.
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Washington
Truman
Walter Bedell Smith
Moscow
Central Intelligence
Congress
United States
South Korea
White House
Smith
Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter
Hillenkoetter
Charles G. Ross
Dwight Eisenhower
First Army
Governor's Island
New York
Intelligence Post
Belgium Communist Chief Julien Lahaut Shot Dead
Julien Lahaut 65 leader of the Belgian Communist Party was killed Friday night in Seraing by two unknown gunmen who arrived in a car near his home. One assailant stayed with the engine while the other entered the house and fired.
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Seraing
Belgium
Belgian Communist Party
Julien Lahaut
Lahaut
Leigem
Truman warns Congress on inflation control powers
President Truman told Vice President Barkley Congress is trimming the inflation control powers he requested. He criticized removal of commodity speculation and credit controls from housing, urged passage of his full proposed price, wage, and production powers to keep the economy steady during wartime needs.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Barkley
House
Senate
County Revaluation Slated Using City Tax Estimates
County commissioners announce immediate revaluation of Travis County property using city estimates. Project to finish by May 1 for 1951 assessments. all property included and city school districts valued. City rolls may lower taxes for some. 30 to 40 percent rough 1951 assessment estimate discussed.
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County Commissioner's Court
Travis County
City of Austin
Arthur Swenson
Swenson
Sam N. Allred
King Farouk to Wed 16 Year Old Egyptian Beauty
King Farouk will marry Naremian Sadek, 16, in Egypt next spring, said Karim Thabet Pasha the royal press counselor. The 30-year-old monarch is on vacation in Deauville and has met the girl in Cairo last November. Rumors have swirled since then with official silence.
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France
Farouk
Narediman Sadek
Egypt
Karim Thabet Pasha
Royal
Cairo
Miss Sadek
Mohammed Zaki Hashem
United Nations
St. Moritz
Switzerland
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