Desperate Battle to Save Pusan Supply Lines Amid Disarray
Reported US supply line disruption triggers urgent actions as GI units battle to protect Pusan corridors. Highlands stores show break‑in spree with missing boots, knives, radios, and cash. Burglars pried windows and shelves, scattering goods and causing inventory losses. Local deputies and shop owners describe substantial theft and damage across multiple outlets.
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Pusan
Highlands
Rogers Dry Goods
North Main
C. E. Rodgers
M. Mo Brown
Ami Paul Anderson Hard Huskey
I Grocery Store
Vngar Poxes
General Gay Refuses Free Champagne Offer
A cablegram from Frank Palumbo reports Major R. Gay of the First Cavalry Division Korea declined champagne from a supplier for his unit. The note says Gay asked to keep his men supplied and joked about consuming the entire stock himself.
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First Cavalry
Korea
Feorst Laer
R. Gay
First Cavalry Division
Frank Palumbo
Felimbo
Gay
Palumbo
Local notes mix with Texas military mention in fragment
Fragmented clipping references Pat and Rudy Washburn, a dog with tonsil surgery, and a Mayo Clinic check up for Ralph Bozarth. Mentions Jaycees trip, Bo Lee as a regular FSS agent, and a brief Texas unit note about Lt. Axel H. Schoomandant of Company 5 in the infantry.
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Elear Oltman
Pat
Rudy Washburn
Rudy
Rily
Ed Herbert
Ralph Bozarth
Rochester
Jaycees
Bo Lee
Quack Shackers
Rodgers
Doreen Me
Aertion
E.R. Couch
Tie Mitterber
Herbert Carew
Satya Busch
Pat Deste
Ier
University of Texas
Gat Meutenant
Axel HL Schoiomandant
Tfantry Regiment
Texas
B 29s Strike Rashin Port Near Soviet Border
Three waves of B 29s drop 550 tons on Rashin in northeast North Korea, 17 miles from Russia, aiming to choke Soviet arms flow. Far East Air Forces report waterline strikes on Rashin as vital rail and port hub with 40 plus berths and a 25 000 ton daily unloading capacity.
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North Korea
Tokyo
Rashin
Far East
Soviet Union
Russia
Vladivostole
Wajin-Dong
Coms Imunist
Korea
Ade
Woman Claims Payoff Ties Houston Police Probe
A 23 year old witness testified she watched a $100 payoff to a Houston policeman linked to an investigation of Night Police Chief ML Simpson and Sergeant C C Divine. The DA and grand jury pursue bribery charges tied to after hours permits at Mrs Gears tavern.
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Houston
Clarice Gears
Pearlie Mae Preston
A. C. Winbern
ML al Simpson
C. C Divine
Oscar Holecombe
B. J. Payne
Simpson
Gears
Divine
Civil Service Commission
Meat Strike Threat Eased But Transit Trouble Hits Two Cities
Wildcat strikes halted the St. Louis transit system and hampered transportation in New York City. The meat packing strike threat eased as AFL unions accepted a seven cent hourly raise retroactive to January 1. About 200,000 workers faced delays. Oak Ridge painters halted a wildcat strike affecting uranium plant progress.
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United Press
St. Louis
New York City
AFL Amalgamated
Oak Ridge
Tennessee
AFL
Oncio
Weather Plain Monotony and Heat Across Texas
UNIFED PRESS reports a hot Texas forecast with little rainfall. Weekend conditions favor shaded areas and cool drinks as highs reach around 100 in Fort Worth and Presidio, mid 90s elsewhere, with some Panhandle and Pecos Valley showers possible. Pre-dawn temps linger in the 70s north and central regions, cooling to the 60s along the coast. Ozona records a low near 53.
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Panhandle
Pecos Valley
Presidio
Fort Worth
West
Texas
Ozona
Largest casualty list of the war released
Washington defense officials issued the largest casualty list since the Korean War outbreak. The 62nd list includes three killed, three died of wounds, 20 wounded, 21 injured, and 26 missing in action. One soldier was listed as returned to American lines after earlier being reported missing.
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Washington
Defense Department
Oldier
Small Units Only- No Further Call On Guard Divisions Seen
Washington reports the Army plans no further recall of Guard divisions or regimental combat teams unless the world situation worsens. The current mobilization recalls four divisions and two combat teams, while small non division units will be called periodically. Air Force needs and processing sites are outlined to manage reservists, with 50,000 reserves to be on active duty by year’s end and nine processing stations including San Antonio.
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Washington
Pentagon
Army
National Guard
Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Gallet
Russian Propaganda Efforts Fail to Shake UN Front on Korea
Observers in Lake Success say Russia’s best tactics have not yielded a diplomatic victory after seven UN Security Council meetings. Malik delivered a long diatribe as Council President before adjourning until Monday. France’s Jean Chauvel will pursue the West’s stance on Korea when the Council reconvenes.
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Lake
Russia
Korea
United Nations Security Council
Jacob al Malik
Malik
Council
Jean Chauvel
France
Democrats Happy Over GOP Spill On Control Bill
Democrats cheer as GOP split emerges over wage price rationing controls. Irving M. Ives breaks with Taft on the issue, arguing against requiring a joint congressional resolution, a move seen as aiding a strong control bill. Senate finance plans tax tweaks to cooperative exempt income, with little chance of inclusion. Wire taps.
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Tubilant A
Jenks
Truman
GOP
Send‘tor
Congress
Ives
Senate Finance Committee
npEt
Chirman Claude
Democrats
US to Pull No Punches With Soviet
Washington officials say the United States will no longer spare criticism of the Soviet Union over North Korea. Moscow is now labeled primarily responsible for the aggression, with diplomats instructed to press the point in world forums. The shift ends a previous cautious stance on attributing the invasion.
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Washington
Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
Korean Republic
Ashland Editor seeks arrest warrant for Malik over slander
Ashland Wis editor Chapple of the Ashland Daily Press asked the U S District Attorney in Madison for a warrant charging Jacob Malik chief Soviet UN delegate with criminal slander. He cites Malik's August 3 UN Security Council statement accusing Warren Austin of blackmail and calls it unlawful.
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Ashland
Wis
Soba Chapple
Ashland Daily Press
Justice Department
Jacob Malik
U. S. District Attorney’s Office
Madison
Wisconsin
Malik
UN Security
Warren Austin
United States
Chapple
Grim Yanks Brace For Airfield Drive In Korea
American and allied forces massed around Pohang airfield in Korea as a raid by guerrilla groups intensified. Columns pushed through coastal ridges to deny the airstrip use, while fighter bombers and infantry kept watch from foxholes. The rescue task force declared the airport secure, though skirmishes and shelling persisted with no American casualties reported.
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Pohang
Korea
Robert ‘Witty
Cleveland
Obie
Foxsholes
Flaming Fohang
Wiegen
Reinforcements Struggle Across Naktong Front at Pusan
American forces north of Miryang defend the Pusan Taegu railroad as Commu nist road blocks hinder supply. MacArthur says two river crossings across the Naktong enabled enemy reinforcements and a bridgehead was established southwest of Chanhyong. The 1st Cavalry and 8th Divisions report heavy clashes, with enemy losses and several prisoners taken.
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Tokyo
Pusan
Douglas MacArthur
Miryang
Taegu
Cormmunique
Naktong River
MacArthur
Nakto
Chanhyong
Amiecan
John Church
Chinju
Kean
Sui Army
Pohang
Ami
Oo Oy Taegu
Naktong
Songdong Grea
Tough Going Ahead But General Walker Is Confident
General Walton Walker said he still has confidence in the Korsen War outcome but warned of more Allied disappointments. He visited the 24th Division near the Naktong River elbow to confer with Bajor General John Church and staff as they press to liquidate the bridgehead.
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Korea
Walton Blarker
Korsen
Waller
8Th Army
Bajor
Johnh Church
24Th Division
Naktong River Elbow
Walker
Naktong River
Texas screens road plans for defense needs amid Korean War
Texas highways chief Dewitt Greer says proposed construction will be screened for defense needs after a Truman administration directive. About 30 percent of normal work fits defense use, with another 10 percent potentially deferrable. contracts may include cancellation clauses in case of national emergency.
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Texas Gears
Austin
Texas Highway Department
Dewitt D. Greer
Texas
Truman
Secretary of Commerce
Charles Sawyer
Bureau of Public Roads
Greer
The
Highway Commission
States Highway
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Charles Hinnes
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Fanos
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San Antonio
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