General Walker Gambled On South Offensive In Korea
Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker, commander of the U S Eighth Army in Korea, ordered a southern front offensive that thinned the defense along the Naktong and drew in South Korean divisions. While initial days lagged, the move helped secure Pusan, the pivotal supply port, and balanced North Korean crossings. The gamble sought to encircle the North Koreans near Chinju and keep Taegu from falling, with the note that the plan remains contested and ongoing.
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Yonghung
Songjin
North Korea
Hwanggan
Kumchon
South Korea
Nak River
Waegwan
Chinju
Sone
Tayang
Famer
Ae —Earcraft
Wee
Korea
Leif Erickson
U. S. Eighth Army
Walton H. Walker
U. S. 8Th Army
Pusan
Naktong River
U. S
Taegu
Walker
United Nations
Inju
Naktong
Woman Believed To Board Train In Phoenix Report
A Phoenix Gazette interview with Mrs Parks’ niece states the woman identified as a relative boarded a train in Phoenix. The account remains unclear as officials have not released details and investigators pursue the case.
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Phoenix
Phoenix Gazette
Markets report from Decatur with farm prices
Markets in Decatur show cotton middling 36c and strict low 34c. Cottonseed per ton 45.00 dollars. Broilers 25c delivered. Hens heavy 18c. Hatching eggs 80c per dot. New crop yellow corn ear 1.39, shelled 1.45. New crop white corn ear 1.94, shelled 2.00. Corn basis 10 percent moisture. No. 2 new wheat onion free 2.18. No. 2 new oats onion free 69c. Other grains basis 13 percent moisture.
Radio firms lift market as stocks swing on TV bets
Wall Street traders largely shrugged at broad market moves and pushed radio television shares higher. Zenith Radio Admiral Emerson Philco Radio Corp Magnavox Stewart-Warner Motorola and International Telephone led gains while Sears Roebuck Eastman Kodak Westinghouse Electric General Electric NY Central Southern Railway and Pan American were restrained.
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Zenith Radio
Admiral Corp
Emerson Radio
Philco
Radio Corp
Electric and Musical Industries
Magnavox
Stewart-Warner
Motorola
International Telephone
Goodyear
United Aircraft
Grumman Aircraft
CIT Financial
Commercial Credit, Aluminum Ltd
Standard Gas & Electric
Allied Chemical
Dow Chemical
American Woolen
Nickel Plate
Sears Roebuck
Eastman Kodak
Westinghouse Electric
General Electric
N. Y. Central, Southern Railway
Pan American Air
North Georgia live poultry market edges toward steady demand
Atlanta August 10 report shows the North Georgia live poultry market barely steady to weak as demand runs fair to good. Supplies clear well for the week with heavy fryers short. improved demand for dressed poultry noted by several plants. Prices paid FOB farm Wednesday afternoon and this morning ranged for broilers and fryers all weights 28.5 to 31 cents, mostly 29 to 29.5 cents.
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Atlanta
USDA
Georgia
Cotton futures slip in light trading on Aug 10
New York cotton futures fell in quiet trading after a brief early rally. Hedging and profit taking emerged as mill demand remained limited, with late afternoon prices down to 1.05 cents a bale from the prior close. Oct at 38.08, Dec 38.18, Mar 38.15.
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New York
Nashville Livestock Prices Report From Aug 10
Nashville Tenn Aug 10 cattle 150 about steady with Wednesday's averages few cutter and common steers and heifers 18.50 24.00 small lot medium yearlings 26.00 canner and cutter cows 13.00 17.50 shelly canners down to 11.00 common and medium beef cows 18.00 21.00 odd head medium bulls 22.00 no good grade available cutter and common 17.00 20.50 calves 100 mostly steady bulk good and choice vealers 29.00 31.00 common and medium 22.00 28.00 culls 21.00 down hogs 400 barrows and gilts steady to 25 higher largely steady good and choice 180 250 lbs 23.00 23.25 around load at 23.25 early 265 300 lbs 22.00 22.25 odd head 330 lb 31.00 140 170 lbs 21.00 sows fully steady sheep 100 mostly steady but not as active as Wednesday few largely low grade springers 25.00 25.50 no choice available common and medium 20.00 24.00 aged slaughter ewes mostly 8.00 down
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
Wheat Rises in Mixed Grain Market in Chicago
Chicago grain prices showed mixed moves with wheat rising 7-8 to 1 4 higher closing at 2.24 1-4 3-8. Corn was flat to down 1-4, oats up 1-8 5-8, rye steady to up 1-4, and soybeans up 1-4 to 1 cent. Lard fell 17 to 32 cents per cwt, at 13.95 for September.
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Chicago
Market Roundup Mixed Stocks and Soft Corn Cattle Rise
Markets at a glance show stocks mixed while televisions gain strength and bonds mix with profit taking. Cotton falls on hedging. wheat in Chicago firm on flour demand. corn steady after early losses. oats inch higher in quiet trade. Hogs steady to 25 cents lower, top at 23.75, cattle steady to 25 cents higher.
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Chicago
Industrial Know-How and Christianity Noted in South
The speaker noted more Christianity in the South and praised Southern workers for industrial know how observed in Northern plants. He attributed Southern outmigration to industry location, lauded the Decatur Wolverine plant and its importance to the corporation, and mentioned a Southern facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee with Spencer's headquarters in Chicago.
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South
Norge
Decatur Wolverine
Corporation
Chattanooga
Tenn
Spencer
Chicago
Oliver Rites Held Friday
Funeral services for Nellie Dean Oliver, 18, will be held Friday at 2 p.m. from Baileyton Methodist church with Rev. Hudson Baggett and Rev. Hosey Carver presiding. Interment in adjoining cemetery. Mass-Service directing. Oliver died Tuesday night in a traffic accident. A Auburn home economics student and Baptist church member, she left a mother, three sisters, and three brothers. Betty Probst, 13, of Louisville, Ky., was injured and is improving but remains serious.
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Nellie Dean Oliver
Baileyton Methodist Church
Hudson Baggett
Hosey Carver
Miss Oliver
Auburn
The
Baptist Church
Betty Probst
Louisville
Cullman County Hospital
Oliver
Battle Front Action Across Korea From Taegu To Chinju
United Nations forces pressed gains along the Korean front. A North Korean patrol along the Yongchon Pohang road faced U S air attack with four Mustangs shot down. one pilot lost, three rescued. Reds stalled near Taegu as U S tanks claimed 300 enemy dead and 20 captured. U S planes crippled rail lines near Wonsan with a major raid, while South Koreans took three Russian tanks. Marines moved toward Chinhae bay as forces linked near Chinju, signaling a rout-like retreat by North Koreans.
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Far East Air Forces Command
Wonsan
FEAF
Pyongyang
Korea
Far East Air Forces Headquarters
Royal Australian Air Force
Naktong River
Konan-Yonghung
Rowon
Parallel 38
Kigye
Pohang
Yongchon-Pohang
Boyle
Taegu
U. S
United Nations
Masan
Chinju
Associated Press
Tom Lambert
35Th
Kosong
Chinhae Bay
Lambert
Forces converge as 5th and 35th regiments reach Chinju area
Allied units including the 5th and 35th Infantry Regiments push toward Chinju after breaking a bottleneck west of Chindong. They reach the Nam River and reach high ground east of Chinju while Marines seize Kosong and advance about 13 miles from the bottleneck amid light resistance.
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Chinju
Chindong
5Th
35Th
Kosong
House Compromise Resolution Faces Senate Hurdles
The resolution introduced by Rep Earl McGowin of Butler county cleared the house quickly but stalled in the senate yesterday. Senator Bob Lowe of Madison objected to immediate consideration sending it to the rules committee. The panel initially refused to vote, then forwarded it to the floor where a filibuster by Senators Preston Clayton James S Coleman and Lowe paused action until a quorum collapsed after hours. The senate adjourned overnight with members having left the chamber.
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Earl McGowin
Butler County
House
Senate
Bob Lowe
Madison
Lowe
Senate Rules Committee
Preston Clayton
Barbour
James S. Coleman
Greene and
Control Moves In Congress Over Tax And Security Powers
The Senate Finance Committee nears approval of a 1.5 billion dollar annual corporate tax boost and then plans to raise individual income taxes by 3 billion dollars yearly. The Senate also approved three internal security measures, including barring suspected subversive agents from entry, with diplomats not exempt if suspected. The President would face price ceiling targets tied to the May 24 to June 24 period, but could adjust them. the House did not constrain wage levels to those dates.
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Senate Finance Committee
Senate
U. S
House
Public speech clash with Atlanta police order critique
A reader's quoted remark denounces a proposed ordinance. The statement argues the issue is free speech and the right to disagree with Truman over Korea. It warns against police and court control of reading and talking, urging opposition to fascistic rule in Atlanta.
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Truman
Korea
Atlanta
Bull Connor
Battle Report Draft Describes 35th Advance and Uncertain Reds
A terse wartime note states the 35th has advanced ahead of two prongs in the first 24 hours of the assault. It mentions army units pushing toward a ridged terrain and a main highway, with injuries noted. It adds uncertainty over how much resistance the retreating Reds will offer, with no clear outcome.
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Es High Op Eninns
Inju
Harriman Returns from Tokyo Reports No Change in Policy
Diplomatic authorities hoped confusion over U S policy toward Formosa was eased by Harriman's rush trip to Tokyo. The president's foreign affairs coordinator, after meeting General Douglas MacArthur, said there was no sign of any change in American policy toward the Formosa island stronghold amid ties with Britain India and other nations recognizing communist China.
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Truman
Formosa
Harriman
Tokyo
Britain
India
China
United States
Asia
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
New Era of Railway Conductors Telegram on Seizure
The railway conductors’ union sent a telegram to President Truman urging seizure of railroad properties until the dispute is settled fairly for members. The White House acknowledged receipt with no comment. Senator Donnell, opposing strikes, seeks compulsory arbitration, while the Senate labor committee vetoed his bill.
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Truman
White House
Donnell
R-Mo
Morse
Senate Labor Committee
Washington
Senate
Belgian Senate to Act On Rule Bill
Belgian Senate votes on a bill approved by the deputies to transfer King Leopold’s powers to Crown Prince Baudouin. Both houses set to approve in a joint session Friday as Baudouin is expected to oath as regent soon. Observers hope the move ends the pro and anti Leopold civil strife.
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Brussels
Belgium
Chamber of Deputies
Leopold
Baudouin
Prince Royal
Many Workers Off Job At Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge Tennessee August 10 Work on two atomic plant projects costing 227 million dollars slowed by a labor dispute and rain. Project manager C A Budnik said hundreds did not report for work in the twin plants. A union leader, unnamed, estimated 500 off the job. The dispute concerns supervision of painters rather than wages.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
C. A. Budnik
AFL
Dog Eyes For Blind Dollie The Plow Horse In Oklahoma
Gal, a four year old collie, acts as eyes for Dollie, a blind seven year old plow horse on J. M. Collins’ Green Pastures farm near Spencer Oklahoma. The pair travel together nightly, with Gal guiding Dollie to the barn and guarding her from dogs. Local oil workers prize the duo, feeding Gal as she keeps watch.
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Spencer
Okla
Gal
Dollie
J. M. Collins
Here
Oklahoma
Collins
Oklahoma City
Collie
Lawrence jury finds Gautney guilty in rent lien sale case
Ben Gautney was found guilty by a Lawrence jury of selling or removing property with a rent lien. He applied for probation. Several cases were continued or nol pros granted, including Mill er bigamy, Ashford assault with intent to murder, and false pretense actions. Cowan pled guilty to reckless driving after leaving the scene, fined $25. Burglary charges against Peebles were moved to juvenile court.
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Ben Gautney
Lawrence
Raymond Tyler
James William Frank
Boots Terry
Charles Benefield
William Gunter Miller
Robert L. Ashford
J. B. (Jasper) Evans
Alias Capias
Jay
J. T.) Kerby
Walter Cowan
Johnny Peebles
Security Bills Split as Truman Proposes Milder Path
President Truman asks congress to register foreign trained spies, extend penalties for peacetime espionage, and broaden security powers for defense areas. Senate committees clash over competing measures as House leaders push stronger subversive legislation. The proposed bills would allow barring aliens including diplomats, widen punishment for peacetime espionage, and grant agency heads power to dismiss security risks in agencies like State, Defense, and the Atomic Energy Commission.
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Justice Department
Administration
Truman
Congress
Senate
House
American Activities Committee
State and Defense Departments
Atomic Energy Commission
U S Agric Official Finds Kerosene Kills Mosquito Larvae
Dr L O Howard of the U S Agriculture Department announces an accidental discovery that kerosene can kill mosquito wigglers in standing water, offering a potential method for mosquito control.
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L. O. Howard
U. S. Agriculture Department
Local notices outline births visits and public events
Ottis Burns and Moulton announce a daughter born at Baugh Wiley clinic while Miss Marie Roberts of Belle Mina returns from a Mexico City tour and will resume teaching in Decatur. Jimmy Hayes undergoes tonsillectomy. Wilburns welcome a son. Roberts family travels from Austinville to Birmingham with Drucille Roberts visiting relatives. Cantrell discharged. Rev Rodgers to preach at Central Methodist. Guthries on Foley assignment. Elks meet at new hall. Trinity infant and mother discharged. Temperatures 81 today with 87 high yesterday and 78 low. Rainfall 1.08 inches in last 24 hours. Three misdemeanor trials in recorder's court today.
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Marie Roberts
Belle Mina
Austin
Texas
Miss Roberts
Mexico City
Decatur
Walter Jackson
Deadlock at United Nations council raises talk of renewed speeches
Delegates in New York discussed pressuring Malik as deadlock over seating Red China and US backed measures prompts anticipated wave of anti-communist oratory through August. Britain’s Sir Gladwyn Jebb chaired. Arne Sunde telephoned Malik urging premeeting talks while most delegations eyed continued verbal exchanges beyond Sept. 1.
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Malik
Russia
Yugoslavia
New York
Gladwyn Jebb
Britain
Arne Sunde
Norway
U.S
U. S
Council
South K
U. N
South Korea
Americans start returning Korean War dead for burial
Washington reports that some U S soldiers killed in Korea are arriving home for private or national cemetery burial. Coffins go to next of kin or designated addresses, with no general Washington announcement. World War II totals show 280,388 dead recovered overseas. 168,547 returned to the U S. 2,597 held pending final disposition. 109,244 remaining overseas. Identifications among recovered World War II dead exceed 8,398, with 2,544 potentially identifiable.
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Washington
Korea
United States
U.S
Army
Armed Services
Missing Lola Fansler in Ozarks shooting aftermath
EMINENCE Missouri August 10 officers intensified a search for 15 year old Lola Fansler missing since a deadly Ozarks shooting that left Richard Fansler 63 Luther Fansler and four year old Barbara Harris dead William Harris the suspect was fatally shot by a deputy after a two day chase Barbara Harris was his daughter Prosecuting Attorney Friend Greene said the girl may be dead.
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Eminence
Ozarks Mountains
Lola Fansler
Richard Fansler
Luther
Barbara Harris
William Harris
Missouri
Lola Jean
Greene
Harris
Nice To Get Back Rombokas Avers After Long Trip
Andrew Rombokas, Decatur cafe owner, returned from Greece after a long visit. He said home is better than abroad, and credited U.S. Marshall Plan aid for Greece's postwar recovery. Rombokas left New York July 5 and arrived Athens July 7 before returning to Decatur last night.
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Rombokas
Andrew Rombokas
Greece
Home Sweet Home
Rambokas
U.S
United States
New York
Athens
Decatur
America
Andrew
Hoarding Ended In Portland Mission Claimed
Portland leaders of the Home Defenders Of Freedom said their anti hoarding campaign ended nationwide interest. Ed ward H. Kessler Jr. announced virtually no hoarding in greater Portland and no runs on sugar coffee or canned meat last week after the campaign began. Clothing stores reported normal nylon stocking and shirt sales.
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Portland
Home Defenders of Freedom
Greater
Edward H. Kessler Jr
Kessler
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Birmingham
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M. G. Fields
Weaver
Austinville High School
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MacArthur
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Chinyu
Ceny
Yilimale
Mrs. Ottis
Burns, Moulton 2
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Jimmy Carl Hayes
W. E. Hayes
Tower Avenue
W. H. Wilburn
Decatur 1
Herman F. Roberts
Austinville
Miss Drucille -Roberts
O. E. McCaghren
A. G. Cantrell
J. K. Rodgers
Central Methodist Church
W. Nelson Guthrie
Jackson Street
Foley
Ala
Elks Lodge
Fred Allen
Trinity
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