Republicans Accuse Both of Bungling
Republican leaders from 12 Midwest and Rocky Mountain states demand Truman fire Dean Acheson and Louis Johnson. Resolutions accuse the state and defense departments of ineptitude and bungling and call for replacements with men of ability. National meetings and Korea policy loom as key campaign issues.
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Des Moines
Midwest
Rocky Mountain States
Truman
Dean Acheson
Defense
Louis Johnson
Mr. Truman
Acheson
Johnson
State Department
Defense Department
Korea
Bedell Smith To Head U S Intelligence
Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, former ambassador to Russia and wartime Ike chief of staff, to be director of the CIA. The White House announced the nomination amid continued criticism of CIA leadership and calls for reform. Smith will take over next month with William H. Jackson as deputy.
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Washington
Walter Bedell Smith
U. S
Russia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Central Intelligence Agency
White House
CIA
Roscoe H. Willenkoetter
Truman
Congress
Hillenkoetter
House
Bogota
Colombia
George C. Marshall
Charles G. Ross
Smith
Senate
New York
Moscow
State Department
FBI
Defense
William H. Jackson
J. H. Whitney and Company
Jackson
National Security Council
Belgian Red Chief Slain Sparks Strike Wave
Brussels reports a nationwide strike wave as the assassination of Julien Lahaut, 65, head of Belgium's Communist party, triggers protests in Liege and Brussels. Lahaut was shot at his home in Seraing, sparking plant shutdowns and police patrols as rumors blame pro Leopold factions.
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Brussels
INS
Julien Lahaut
Belgium
Communist Party
Leopold III
Lahaut
Seraing
Liege
Federation of Labor
Socialist Party
Leopold
le Drapeau Rouge
London Daily Express
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
Third Reich
Vive la Republique
Baudouin
Regrouping Reported On Naktong Front By MacArthur Headquar ters
Four North Korean divisions may be regrouping for a fresh assault along the Naktong north central front near Taegu. The claim came via an unconfirmed POW report as front communication blackouts muddied the full picture.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
U. N
Naktong River
U.N. Wall
Taegu
Naktong
Prolonged Quad Birth Completed in Sydney
Sydney AP report notes Betty Sara, 29, an English war bride, completed a prolonged birth of quadruplets. The sequence ended Saturday night with a boy as the fourth child. Earlier births included a girl Thursday, a boy Friday, and a girl Saturday. Doctors say the latest arrival was the weakest while the other three are doing well and the mother is weak but well.
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Sydney
Australia
Betty Sara
Weather outlook partly cloudy cool tonight and Sunday
Partly cloudy and cool conditions continue tonight and Sunday. Tonight’s low around 50 degrees with a high near 72 expected Sunday. Map reference on the picture page.
Dick Farmer to Join Cedar Rapids Indians Tonight
Cedar Rapids Three-I club general manager Jim Meaghan announced catcher Dick Farmer will sign with the Cedar Rapids Indians and play tonight against Quad Cities. He will replace Bob Bannon who leaves after tonight to resume Rutgers studies, and will remain for the Indians' home games and at least two road games. Farmer hit .460 in 19 M-1 games and .415 for Marengo with nine homers in 28 games.
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Dick Farmer
Cedar Rapids
Wilson and Company
Marengo
Cedar Rapids Indians
Jim Meaghan
Meaghan
Farmer
Quad Cities
Bob Bannon
Rutgers
Indians
Quincy
Three Executed for Torture Slaying in Georgia
In Reidsville Georgia three men were electrocuted on Friday for the torture slaying of J K Joe a Chinese grocer from Augusta. The executions followed a trial that determined their complicity in the brutal crime.
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Reidsville
J. K. Joe
Augusta
Speedy neighbor rescue saves 3 year old from well
In Imogene Iowa, Jimmy Zarling fell 13 feet into an abandoned foot diameter shaft. Neighbors and fire squad dug a parallel shaft for two hours then crawled an upward tunnel to lift him to the surface. He remained conscious and improved after the ordeal.
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Imogene
Minn
Jimmy Zarling
Kathy Fiscus
Jimmy
Cliff Zarling
Earl Schultz
Schultz
Fairmont
Los Angeles
Man Ends Life at His Wife's Casket
In Buffalo at a funeral home Frank E. Smith aged 48 stabbed himself beside his wife's casket after her death on Wednesday. Detectives found a pocket note reading Forever and ever you and me Walk slow Honey and I will catch up.
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Buffalo (Ap
Frank E. Smith
Smith
Winifred
Calls Faced by Air Guard Units
Washington reports that three or four air national guard groups will be ordered to active duty within a month. They will serve as air support for four national guard divisions already activated. Each group fields about 75 aircraft including F-51 Mustangs and F-80 Shooting Stars, both used in Korea.
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Washington
Korea
Raid on North Is Biggest Yet
A fleet of 90 B-29s dropped 800 tons of bombs Saturday on North Korean targets within 35 miles of the Siberian border. The Superforts hit Chongjin Hamhung and multiple railroad bridges, marking the largest air raid of the war with the heaviest single-day bomb load on North Korea.
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Tokyo
INS
Siberian
Chongjin
North Korea
Hamhung
Senators urge spiritual offensive against Kremlin
A bi partisan group of 28 senators urged President Truman to launch a psychological and spiritual offensive to show the Russian people the U S wants peace. They urged total mobilization and engagement of our psychological and spiritual forces.
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Washington
Truman
Kremlin
U. S
U S Alters Policy on Casualty Data
Washington AP shaper reports army estimates North Korean losses at 50 000 in Korea invasion and South Korean losses at 37 000 up to three weeks ago. American casualty roundups will cease once they lose value to the enemy, with last tally dated Aug 7 at 2 616. The spokesman cites conscription trends and says Communist infantry now less effective as front pressures shift toward Taegu.
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Leonard W. Hall
R-N.y
Korea
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
Hell
G.O P. Congressional Committee
Taegu
Tokchok Island
Inchon
Seoul
Yellow Sea
Tokchok
MacArthur
Chinni
Naktong
U. S
Washington
South Korea
Defense Department
Teens Freed After Cuffs Slip Sparks Detention
In Detroit a 17 year old named Gordon Hardy and a 15 year old named Jack Kadrowski were taken to a police station to separate after being handcuffed together by accident. It was not learned who owned the cuffs.
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Detroit
Gordon Hardy
Jack Kadrowski
Violent Capitol Clash Between McKellar and Cannon
An 81-year-old Sen. McKellar and 71-year-old Rep. Cannon sparred over a 34 billion dollar fiscal year one package, brandishing a gavel and trading insults before colleagues separated them and recessed the conference. The dispute centered on rivers and harbors funding and stalled the closed-door hearing.
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Washington
Sen. McKellar
D-Tenn
Rep. Cannon
D-Mo
Senate
House Appropriations
Capitol
Senate-House
McKellar
Cannon
Conscience money deposited in Appleton fund
City Treasurer Ray Feurerstein received $400 in the general fund on Saturday from an unknown donor who described the payment as conscience money. The cash was sent to Appleton officials with no further identification.
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Appleton, Wis
Ray Feurerstein
Cities Warned in Northern Korea
Tokyo AP reports North Korea received leaflets Friday night listing 10 major cities including Pyongyang and urging civilians to flee to escape Allied airpower. Leaflets warned to move away from military targets and were dropped on Chongjin, Chinnampo, Hungnam, Songjin, Sariwon, Wonsan, Hamhung, Sinanju, Haeju, and Pyongyang.
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Tokyo
North Korea
Pyongyang
Chongjin
Chinnampo
Hungnam
Songjin
Sariwon
Wosan
Hamhung
Sinanju
Haeju
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