Seoul Battle Rages as UN Forces Press Red Lines
Allied forces led by US Marines and South Korean units push toward Seoul with heavy air and ground assaults. Korean and American units report routing Red troops from key areas including Kasan and Choeye, as Inchon planners reinforce the capital drive. Gen. MacArthur returns to Tokyo as Maj. Gen. Almond assumes Inchon-Seoul command.
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Seoul
Marine Corsairs
Pusan
US 1St Cavalry
Eighth Army
1St Cavalry Division
Kasan
Taegu
Waegwan
24Th Division
Naktong
Chogye
Naktong River
Choeye
Hyopehon
Chinju
Yongdongpo
Inchon
Han
Manchuria
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
10Th Army Corps
Edward M. Almond
Almond
Correspondent Blair Wounded By Sniper Near Seoul
War correspondent William Draper Blair Jr., 23, of the Baltimore Sunpapers, was shot in the back by a North Korean sniper as Marines moved toward Seoul along the Han River. The wound, below the right shoulder blade, was dressed and Blair evacuated by ambulance and helicopter.
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Korea
William Draper Blair Jr
Baltimore Sunpapers
Seoul
Han River
Blair
Horrified Bystanders See Death on Rails
An elderly man about 60 was killed instantly after stepping in front of a Southern Pacific passenger train at a downtown Houston crossing. Bystanders shouted warnings as signals and the whistle sounded, but he kept walking and was not identified immediately.
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Houston
Southern Pacific
Indiana Hailstorm Breaks Windows and Foliage
Hailstones larger than golf balls shattered thousands of windows in Logansport Indiana late Thursday causing street floods as leaves fell in abundance. A greenhouse reported about 3000 broken glass panes and the temperature plunged from 80 to 58 in twenty minutes.
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Logansport
Ind
Fiancee Flees as Whistler Threats Roil Louisiana Wedding
Jacquelyn Catlow fled her home amid threats from a rumored whistler who vows to stop her wedding to Herbert Belsam set for Taft Louisiana. Sheriff deputies guarded the scene. police deem the calls a prank, while neighbors weigh danger and mystery in the Bayou community of 200.
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Whistler
Herbert Belsom
Clifford Catlow
Jacquelyn
Leon
Jackie
Belsam
Herbert
Taft
Paradis
St. Charles Parish
Leon Vial
Cadow
Man Found Dead On County Lawn
Charley Lund a 66 year old Georgetown resident and retired blacksmith was found dead on the Court House lawn by City Officer Dan Dowda. Believed natural causes. Survivors include son S A Heard and aunt Mrs Clara Eckstrom of Austin and daughter Mrs Carl Blad of Round Rock. Services at Friedrich Funeral Home with Rev C M Bloom of Round Rock presiding. burial in Palm Valley Cemetery.
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Georgetown
Charley Lund
Court House
Lund
Dan Dowda
S. A. Heard
Clara Eckstrom
Austin
Carl Blad
Round Rock
Friedrich Funeral Home
C. M. Bloom
Palm Valley Cemetery
Effective Control Use of Urdinary Kerosene for Crab Grass
Urdinary kerosene is cited as an effective control for crab grass in lawns. The guidance emphasizes kerosene as a practical remedy to reduce crab grass presence in turf areas.
UN to held full debate on US Soviet contentions at Assembly
UN Assembly's steering committee scheduled a full debate on the American program to combat aggression and a Soviet bid for peace modeled on the Stockholm plan. The panel also moved toward considering China's charge that the Soviet and Chinese Communists threaten Far East peace, and other votes covered Korean and Far East issues.
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New York
UN Assembly
Stockholm
Sverriary
Dean Acheron
Andrei ¥. Vishinsky
China
Soviet Union
Far East
Russia
Czechoslovakia
India
United of
Britain
Australia
Dominican Republic
Madrid
Rusia
Cuba
Iran
Balkans
Rusie
Sid Gladwyn Jebb
Security Council
Jacob A. Malik
Jebb
Malik
Aereynaied Vishinsky
Pone
United Tes
Formona
Korea
Steel Workers Press for Higher Wages at National Meeting
Philip Murray, head of USW and CIO, urged a pay rise for the million member steelworkers at Pittsburgh meetings on Oct 4 and 4. He did not name a figure, saying policy committee will set the amount. Alcoa offered a 10 percent raise to 45,000 employees, pressuring USW to seek a raise for steel plant workers nationwide.
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Pittsburgh
Philip
CIO
United Auto Workers
Murray
USW
Aluminum Company of America
CIO United Steelworkers
Alcoa
Aluminum
Steel
Ex-GI From Texas Extends Stay in England for Duty
Woodrow Goodrich 22 of Hillsboro Texas, an ex-GI with an English wife, planned to stay in England after visiting Burtonwood Field. He received a military order via cable to report to Robbins Field Georgia for active duty while serving 42 months in World War II here.
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Warrington
Eng
Texas
England
Woodrow Goodrich
Hillsboro
Robbins Field
Goodrich
Air Force
Burtonwood Field
Boy Skewered in Oat Binder Belt Collapse
In Aberdeen Scotland on September 21 three year old James Riddoch rode a tractor driven binder at his father’s farm. A bump hurled him into the moving belt and mechanical arms. He emerged tied in a bundle of oats with a cord about him. He suffered severe bruises and a punctured shoulder but is expected to recover.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
James Riddoch
James
Bexar Grand Juror Exposes Ex Convict Halting Panel
San Antonio reports the Bexar County grand jury was dissolved after a member was revealed as an ex convict. About 30 indictments were ruled invalid with 15 having guilty pleas. District Judge McCrory will swear a new grand jury Monday. George A. Rudes identified as the offending juror, once jailed in Ohio for child desertion.
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San Antonio
Bexar County
Grand Jury
W. W. McCrory
M. C. Gonzales
McCrory
Texan Rentzel Confirmed to Civil Aeronautics Board
The Senate confirmed Delos W. Rentzel of Texas as a Civil Aeronautics Board member succeeding Joseph J. OConnell Jr. Nyron of Nebraska was confirmed as administrator of Civil Aeronautics succeeding Rentzel, and Robert W. Williams of Maryland was named a Federal Maritime Board member all by unanimous consent.
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Washington
Senate
Delos W. Rentzel
Texas
Civil Aeronautics Board
Joseph J. O'Connell, Jr
CAB
Donald W. Nyron
Nebraska
Civil Aeronautics
Nyron
Rentzel
Robert W. Williams
Maryland
Federal Maritime Board
Rockets for Spirits in Southeast Asia
The Laotans in northern Indo China and Thailand fire crude rockets from high platforms to frighten away evil spirits, reflecting a traditional practice tied to local beliefs and rituals.
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Indo- China
Thailand
Siam
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Long
Oxford
Penney
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Aloody
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ROK
Indiana
Cadlow
Wolf
Whisties
Sleep Quest
Fiancee
General Assembly
Russa
Burtonwood
Third Air Division
Bexar
Okehs Texan
Rowe Tire Co
Texas State Optical
Congress
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