Yanks Beat Reds To Punch On Central Korean Front
American infantry pressed forward along the Naktong line on the eve of a feared big push by North Korean forces. Reds were reported pouring troops to the river barrier where 60,000 plus defenders are already massed.
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Yanks
Reds
Tokyo
Naktong River
Naktong
Changnyong
Taegu
Waegwan
Korea
Japan
U. S. Air Force
Pohang
U. S. 8Th Army
U. S. First Cavalry
U. S
World disarmament unlikely to halt wars say experts
A foreign policy group report argues arms scrapping would not prevent conflict as nations would find ways to fight. Yale instructor Kaufmann and Bethe of Cornell say hydrogen bombs mainly threaten few targets and disarmament could erode stability while not stopping power from rising. The report, The H-bomb and World Order, also notes disruption and propaganda reduce the impact of disarmament.
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Washington
Foreign Policy Association
William H. Kaufmann
Yale University
Kaufmann
Hans A. Bethe
Cornell University
Peter K
New York Herald Tribune
United Nations
Bethe
Russia
Ussr
Jail Asked For 11 Convicted Communists
The government seeks revoked bail and possible jail for 11 top Communist leaders convicted in New York on October 14 for conspiring to overthrow the U S government. Attorney General McGrath said Judge Swan ordered them to show cause in New York on Aug 17 why bail should not be revoked.
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Washington
United States
J. Howard McGrath
Thomas W. Swan
New York
U. S
Eugene Dennis
John B. Williamson
Jacob Stachel
Robert G. Thompson
Benjamin J. Davis, Jr
Henry Winston
John Gates
Irving Potash
Gilbert Green
Carl Winter
Gus Hall
Dennis
Congress
McGrath
Irving H. Saypol
Southern District of
Saypol
Justice Department
Swan
Second Circuit Court
Princess Elizabeth Leaves Clarence House for Royal Lunch
Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh drove to Buckingham Palace for lunch with the king and queen, surprising onlookers in St James Park. Thousands of sightseers had gathered at the Mall expecting the royal birth, while the couple kept a low profile in a jade green Rolls Royce.
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London
Elizabeth
St. James Park
Clarence House
Buckingham Palace
Duke of Edinburgh
Father of Three Confesses to Sex Slaying of 10-Year-Old Girl
Chicago police report 36-year-old George Lettrich Jr. confessed in a signed statement after a six hour lie detector test to the sex slaying of Roberta Rinearson, 10, whose body was found December 18, 1948. He claimed attempts of assault followed by choking during the crime near Chicago. He said he fled, returned home at 6 a.m., and slept on the couch.
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Chicago
Roberta Rinearson
George Lettrich, Jr
Bobee
Attwiney
Dougiet
Lettrich
Roberta
Elmhurst
Lyons
Forest Preserve
Rinearson
Boyle
Rogge breaks with Progressives move to branch to peace effort
John Rogge, former U S attorney general and Progressive party committeeman, plans to go to Prague to ask the World Partisans for Peace to branch into North Korea. He will seek to outlaw aggression by any source and country. He concedes the move may be rejected and notes Wallace and Pressman also quit their parties recently.
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New York
O. John Rogge
Stockholm
Prague
Czechoslovakia
World Partisans For Peace
North Korea
Rogge
U. S
Progressive Party
Henry Wallace
Korea
Lee Pressman
CIO
Priday
Wallace
Body of 17 year old found on Mount Whitney
In Lone Pine California on August 13 the body of Stephen Wasserman 17 a scion of a wealthy eastern family was found at the 11500 foot level on Mount Whitney. Searchers found no trace of climbing companion Christopher Smith Reynolds. Identification was made by Cerro Gordo mine operators W C Rigg and Ralph Adams. The body lay in deep snow above the timberline at the base of a 3000 foot cliff after an all day trek by veteran climbers. The discovery ended a four day search near Mirror Lake.
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Lone Pine
Calif
Stephen Wasserman
Mount Whitney
Christopher Smith Reynolds
Libby Holman Reynolds
W.C. Rigg
Ralph Adams
Cerro Gordo
Mirror Lake
Ex Con Confesses Slaying Father and Daughters in Walhalla
Ex convict Curtis Shedd confessed to killing John Boyter 38 and two young daughters. Bodies located near the Georgia line as crowds gathered at the Walhalla jail. Christine Boyter 30 questioned while Mrs Boyter denied knowledge. GBI agent Woody Wilson said police from three states had searched the area.
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Walhalla
S. C
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Woody Wilson
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Greenville
Valhalla
L. Y. King
Wilson
South Carolina
Georgia
Eddie Weathers
Curtis Shedd
John Boyter
GBI
Shedd
Christine Boyter
Malik's Talk Said Helping Allies' Cause
United Nations discussions on Korea continue as Malik, the Russian president, resists action and signals no change by Aug. 31. Western officials warn more talk harms his position while U. N. members push for collective action, with India and others weighing the commission reports used to judge the North Korean invasion.
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Lake Success
United Nations Security Council
Jakob A. Malik
U. N
Malik
U. S
Britain
India
Asia
Warren Austin
Gladwyn Jebb
Korea
U.N. Commission On Korea
Indonesian Union Moves Toward Unitary Indonesia
Jakarta August 13 Indonesia prepared for a parliamentary vote to abolish federated states and unite 15 original states into a single Republic of Indonesia. Jogjakarta radio said the republican parliament's working committee approved the draft constitution 31 to 2 with ten Communist members walking out.
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Jakarta
U. S
Indonesia
U.S. 1
Republic of Indonesia
Jogjakarta Radio
Senators charge Truman with politicizing home front mobilization
Republican Senators Aiken and Martin accused the Truman administration of using politics in mobilizing the home front and urged an all-out drive for wage price controls. Aiken said Truman avoided asking Congress for rationing powers for political reasons and claimed the president left the public in the dark about the world situation.
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Truman
Washington
Aiken
Martin
Congress
Vermont
America
Senate
House
Republicans Blast Democratic Policy In Foreign Affairs Debate
Four Republican members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee condemn Democratic diplomacy as weak and mismanaged. They urge immediate steps to revitalize U.S. influence, call for revising the United Nations charter to curb the Security Council veto, and criticize postwar Eastern policy linking it to Communist gains in China, Korea, and Formosa. Senator Vandenberg abstains due to illness. The piece notes upcoming votes on wage price controls and related anti inflation measures as the administration faces political pressure before the November elections.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Todey
Russia
China
Korea
Formosa
GOP
United States
Wiley
Wisconsin
H. Alexander Smith
New Jersey
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Lodge
Massachusetts
Free World
Yalta
Potsdam
Moscow
Kremlin
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Foreign Relations Committee
West Virginia Boy Wins Soap Box Derby Title and Education
Harold D. Williamson of Charleston wins the 13th All American Soap Box Derby in Akron with a 27.22-second fastest heat. He earns a $5,000 college scholarship and a Chevrolet car for second place goes to Donald Alter of Danville Pa. and third to Richard Dougan of Munice Ind. Williamson is a straight A student and will be a high school sophomore next year.
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Akron
Harold D. Williamson
Charleston
W. Va
Williamson
Donald Alter
Danville
Williamsport
Sun-Gazette
Plump Lad
Richard Dougan
Munice
Ind
Chevrolet
Alter
Dougan
Glenn Bradford
Kansas City
Alfred Mazzani
Elwood City
Gerald Long
Ann Arbor, Mich
Rooms Open in Private Homes for Coal Show Visitors
Private homes in Bluefield offer rooms for out-of-town guests attending the coal show opening Wednesday and running through Saturday. Jimmy Wooldridge, chairman, says hotel rooms are fully booked but enough private rooms remain registered with the housing committee to accommodate visitors. Reservations can be made by calling the Pocahontas Operators association at the Appalachian building.
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Jimmy Wooldridge
Wooldridge
Bluefield
Pocahontas Operators Association
Appalachian
Albert Beisel Dies Coal Executive at 69 in Huntington
Albert R. Beisel 69 former vice president and general manager of Island Creek Coal Co died at his Huntington home of a heart ailment. He led Island Creek operations from 1913 to 1937, trained top executives, and remained as a consultant until his death. He was born in Pottsville Pa a Lehigh graduate who earlier headed Pond Creek Coal Co. He leaves a widow and two sons Albert a law professor at Boston University and Edgar of Huntington. Funeral plans are incomplete.
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Huntington
W. Va
Albert R. Beisel
Island Creek Coal Co
Island Creek
Beisel
Pottsville
Lehigh University
Bethlehem
Pond Creek Coal Co
Stone
Holden
Logan County
West Virginia Coal Association
National Coal Association
West Virginia
Albert Beisel
Boston University
Edgar Beisel
Firebrand Korean Colonel Joins Frontline Fight
Near Pohang Korea August 13 Colonel Kim Hi Che a slender dark haired 28 year old has stirred youth to battle against the Reds His taciturn streak and battlefield success draw soldiers from three American divisions and all RO Korea forces He commands the 17th South Korean Regiment after his superior was wounded and is seen as a one man army bringing swift victories for the allies
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Chinju
U. S
Changnyong
U. S. 24Th
Walton H. Walker
8Th Army
Red Bridgehead
Korea
John H. Church
24Th
Pohang
Col
Kim Hi Che
38Th Parallel
Army of the
Republic of Korea
Kim
Lee
Smith and Jones
America
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U.N
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South Korea
U.N. Commission
Unni Nayar
Security Council
Douglas MacArthur
Australia
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France
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Turkey
Pakistan
U. S. State Department
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Mao Tze Tung
Tito
Raymond Williams
Moberly
Bob Clinton
Bismark
Red Asia
Demos
Hal Boyle
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