Red Smash Checked in Taegu Area
AP dispatch from Tokyo notes North Korean casualties of 11 000 to 15 000 over three days as Reds push toward Taegu and Pusan. Front line fighting includes night air artillery, naval skirmishes off the south coast, and suspected buildup around Chinju with Marines landing on Yonghung Island in Inchon area.
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Tokyo
U. N
South Korea
Taegu
MacArthur
Pyongyang
Chinju
Pusan
Pohang
Haman
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Masan
Jack MacBeth
MacBeth
Kigye- Pohang Line
China
Yonghung Island
Inchon
Seoul
Trucker dies in fiery highway crash near Dumont
Two truck drivers were killed in a head on collision on highway 3 near Dumont, one in a Shellane Gas truck. William Voris 31 Cedar Rapids and Albert Getty 28 Hampton died. Lyle C. Schear escaped. Fire from bottled gas halted rescue efforts.
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C.R. Trucker
Dumont
Highway 3
Here
William Voris
Fifteenth Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Lyle C. Schear
Hampton
Swift & Company
Schear
Murphy Company of
Shellane Gas Company
Delaware County
McKean
Murphy
Three Rail Terminals Struck In Midwest Pay Dispute
Two major railroad unions began brief five day walkouts at three Midwest terminals Cleveland Louisville and Minneapolis St Paul amid a stalemate on pay and hours. President Truman seeks a settlement with White House involvement while two short lines face Tuesday strikes. Republic Steel and other plants cut output as unions demand a raise and 40 hour week without wage loss.
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Cleveland
Louisville
Minneapolis-St. Paul
President Truman
Truman
White House
Brotherhood
Order of
Republic Steel Corporation
Republic
Kentucky and Indiana Terminal Company
Baltimore and Ohio, Southern
Elgin
Veteran Cedar Rapids fuel man Soboda dies at 83
Edward M. Soboda 83 pioneer fuel dealer and president of Cedar Rapids Fuel Co died Sunday evening in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a 65 year career in the fuel business. Born Feb 18 1867 in Chicago he moved to Cedar Rapids in 1882 and built a broad civic and fraternal involvement including Knights of Pythias Crescent Lodge and the Chamber of Commerce. He is survived by his wife two daughters a son and four grandchildren with funeral services set for 4 pm Tuesday at Turner chapel and Crescent lodge. Burial will follow at Linwood Cemetery.
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Cedar Rapids
Edward M. Soboda
Ae Rapids Fuel Company
Mr. Soboda
Chicago
Devendorf and Mann Dry Goods
Cedar Rapids Business College
Cummings and Pinney
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Knights of Pythias
Crescent Lodge
Cedar
Order of the Eastern Star
el Kahir Temple
Iowa
Soboda
High Twelve Club
Waltonians
Embassy Club
Jessie Manchester
Charles Bode
E. J. Buser
F. K. Hahn
George Farmer
Harry Jones
C. S. Krause
Clifton Parker
A. C. Stewart
Masonic Hall
Senate Votes to Put Scarce Materials Division under Commerce
The Senate approved 47 to 42 a plan to assign scarce material allocation to the Commerce Department under the home front mobilization program. Proponents argued it consolidates control while opponents warned of excessive executive power and urged broader agency balance. The chamber pressed on with economic controls amid ongoing debate and anticipated late-night sessions.
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Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
Secretary of Commerce
Johnson
Senate
Sen. Wherry
Rneb
Sparkman
First Cedar Rapids Marine Wounded in Korean War
Herbert H Fear, a Cedar Rapids native and Marine Pfc, is listed as wounded in Korea on Aug 9. He enlisted four years ago after his family moved to Cedar Rapids and had been in Trinidad before Korea. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Fear, received the telegram Aug 13.
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Cedar Rapids
Pfc
Herbert Hoover Fear
Department of Defense
John Fear
Marine Corps
Trinidad
Korea
Fear
Prisoner Photo Taken in France Recalled by Veteran
Former infantry sergeant Lloyd Mabray testified that a widely circulated photo claimed to show American prisoners in Korea was actually taken in France during World War II. He says the image shows Europeans freed from a German labor camp on a pontoon bridge he guarded in 1944 and that he monitored it for three days and nights.
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Dallas
Korea
France
Lioyd Mabray
Pontiff Warns of False Opinions in Encyclical
Pope Pius condemns false opinions undermining Catholic doctrine and aiding communism in the encyclical Humanis Generis. He rebukes those who bend to evolution as sole explanation and warns against excessive efforts to reconcile with non Catholics.
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Vatican City
Pius
China accuses U S of aggression over Formosa and Korea
AP says Communist China in a telegram to UN chief charged the United States with invading Formosa by deploying the Seventh Fleet and with instigating the Korean conflict. Chou Enlai urged China’s seat at Security Council talks and removal of all foreign troops from Korea to enable a peaceful settlement. Russia backed a council measure to halt U S air raids as China pressed for immediate action and responsibility.
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Lake Success
China
U. S
Korea
Peiping
People’s Government
People’s Republic of China
Security’ Council
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North
South Korea
Russia
Council
Security Council
Hurricane Rages Off New England Coast
A tropical hurricane lashed the New England coast with mountainous waves and 60 mph gusts in coastal fringe while the core storm roared through Atlantic shipping lanes at 110 mph. Officials said land areas would be spared as the storm moved northeast.
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Boston
New England
Atlantic
Teamwork and Firepower Push Koreans Back at Naktong Front
The North Koreans were driven from the Naktong line as American forces led a joint army and Marine assault aided by close air support. The drive, marked by high casualties for the Reds and heavy shelling, shattered Communist advances and proved the Communists can be beaten.
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Robert C. Miller
Naktong Front
Korea
Battle of the Bulge
Yongsan Bulge
Naktong
South Korea
Army 24Th
Naktong Line
Hope Held for Warmer Weather
Iowa forecasters held out hope for warmer temperatures after a cool spell. Lows Monday night were forecast 44 to 54 degrees with a few areas near freezing Sunday. highs Tuesday expected 72 to 78, rising a bit Wednesday. Cedar Rapids reported 80 at 2:30 p.m.
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Iowa
Atlantic
Waterloo
Spencer
Elkader
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
No Joker in This Game After All
Federal Judge Ben Harrison presided as spectators filled the Los Angeles courtroom. The judge halted a jokers poker joke and ruled on three defendants Quong Hi Wong Low and Lucy Jak each crossing the border without proper credentials. They faced one year in the federal jackpot.
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Los Angeles
Ben Harrison
Murray Wire
Quong
Wong Low
Lucy Jak
Harrison
Wayne L Pratt Appointed Southeast Iowa Public Schools Supervisor
Wayne L Pratt of Des Moines was named regional supervisor of public schools in the southeast district. He succeeds G E Holmes, who moves to the extension division of Iowa State College.
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Des Moines
INS
Wayne L. Pratt
G. E. Holmes
Iowa State College
Brothers Compete for Council Nominations in Woonsocket
In Woonsocket Rhode Island Arthur Bourget faces a Republican primary on September 27 with his two sons as rivals. Elphege Bourget, 39, backs the ward committee while Romauld Bourget, 32, opposes it.
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Woonsocket. R. I. (Ap
Arthur Bourget
Elphege
Romauld
Ithe
Much Married James Williams Divorced Again
In Cedar Rapids Judge G K Thompson granted Louise Williams of Cleveland a divorce from James F Williams after she charged cruel and inhuman treatment on a marriage begun October 4 1946 in Kansas City Kan Williams said he had 10 to 12 marriages but not 16 as press reports claimed. Costs were charged to Williams.
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Cedar Rapids
James F. Williams
Williams
Louise Williams
Cleveland
G. K. Thompson
Thompson
Kansas City
Kan
Man Known for Calm Dismisses Hair During Crises
A humorous remark highlights a man who never tears his hair when trouble arises. The punchline clarifies the joke: he has no hair to tear, underscoring his unflappable demeanor.
Fires Rage Across California Forests Evacuations Underway
In California over the weekend at least 23 fires burned across dry brush and timber. The largest blaze in the Cleveland National Forest east of San Diego consumed more than 56 000 acres and damaged watershed lands estimated at 3 million dollars prompting evacuations from Cuyamaca State Park and surrounding vacation areas.
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San Francisco
California
Cleveland National Forest
San Diego
Cuyamaca State Park
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