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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1950
Page
2
The Baytown city council cut the Memorial Hospital contribution from 5000 to 2800, justifying it as a community project while opposing favoritism among hospitals. Police budget was trimmed by 2400, and two new patrol cars plus trade-ins were approved amid minor cuts to tools and maintenance.
The front flamed for miles as North Koreans shifted forces from the US 1st Cavalry near Waegwan to the north and east, aiming at lighter resistance. A two to three mile penetration would place Communist gains about 17 miles north of Taegu. Elsewhere, Miss Sally McAlpin and Miss Jo Speck visit East Texas friends.
Three Texas cities boosted milk prices as dairies cited higher production costs. San Antonio, Brownwood, and Dallas operators prepared increases with retailers expecting penny per quart rise. Fort Worth had similar hikes last week and dairy farm prices for raw milk rose from 5.14 to 3.50 per hundredweight. Grade A milk and homogenized remain around 21 and 22 cents per quart in San Antonio.
John Foster Dulles withdraws from New York Republican politics to serve as a delegate at the United Nations General Assembly session this fall. He said after a lengthy meeting with President Truman that he accepted the UN assignment, noting it excludes his chance to run again for the U S Senate from New York.
Marines and Air Force units pressed assaults on Nakiong Bulge using 1000-pound antipersonnel bombs. Marines suffer many casualties while inflicting heavy losses on the enemy. Federal forces threatened to envelop the Mazings right flank but the maneuver was repelled.
Mayor William O'Dwyer cried during a board of estimate meeting as he said goodbye to New York City. He announced his planned resignation on September 1 to become US ambassador to Mexico. The other six board members lauded his tenure and praised his service.
Representative Robert L. F. Sikes of Florida urged replacing top military leaders in Korea, signaling General Douglas MacArthur as a target. He warned of costly mistakes, loss of face, and American lives, while stopping short of naming a successor.
University of California radiology chief Dr. Robert Stone says immunization against deadly rays may be developed like smallpox vaccines. He notes animal experiments to date and hopes for post explosion treatment methods though few facts are disclosed. Paris designer Elsa Schiaparelli protests airport search after jewels robbery at about 85,000 dollars.
A fragmented OCR list cites numerous corporations including Armco Steel, Tex, Gulf, U.S. Steel, General Electric, General Motors, Goodyear, Pennsylvanian, and Libby, McNeill and Libby among others. The text appears as a ledger of steel and related industrial names with percentages, dates, and partial references.
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