Barns At Wheeling Downs Prepares For Opening Meet
Barns at Wheeling Downs will begin filling for the 61 day racing meeting opening Saturday June 22. Phil Rausch, western owner and trainer, wires he is coming with 17 head from Omaha and has raced with success at Ak-Sar-Ben. Leonard R. Owen of Memphis plans to leave Omaha Monday with twelve horses and will add four more in Chicago. George J. Shatz and Kenneth Scott arrive early with ten head from Collinsville and are quartered at Moundsville, Wheeling suburb. they have been racing at Fairmount Park.
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Major League Baseball Daily National and American League Results
Yesterday's results show Brooklyn defeating Philadelphia 7-2 and Cincinnati beating Chicago 6-0 while St. Louis lost 3-2 to Pittsburgh. In the American League New York beat Boston 3-1 as Detroit swept Chicago 4-2 and Cleveland won 6-5 over Detroit. Standings list Philadelphia leading the NL with 44-29, St. Louis 43-30, Brooklyn 40-45, and Boston 39-30. AL top is New York 47-30, Detroit 49-26, Cleveland 46-32, Washington 35-41. Today's schedule lists no games.
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First American evacuee from Korea arrives in Seattle
Richard J. Comisky of Lostant, the first U.S. evacuee from embattled Korea, reaches Seattle by plane. He is employed by the Economic Cooperation Administration. The arrival photo shows him posing for cameramen.
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Rookie Gene Martin Shaped for Yanks Role
New York Yanks rookie end Gene Martin from Stanford could fit into coach Red Strader’s plans. He has versatility having played halfback, fullback, tackle and extra point attempts in college and two-way duties in the 1946 California game and 1948 season, with quarterback experience in high school.
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West Virginia Briefs: Two Die in Virginia Pickup Crash
In a Virginia crash near Boyce, Harvey Lee Russell of Charles Town aged 36 and Walter Ramey aged 48 were killed when a pickup went out of control into a tree. Glendon Charles Robinson of near Charles Town was seriously injured. Separate accidents on Route 14 near Ruth and U S Route 69 at Russell Creek left multiple injured, including two Charleston women, with 18-year-old Donald Lee Merritt of near Ferguson dead from a skull fracture after his car overturned.
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MacArthur reports air support and Korean front advance
MacArthur described Fifth Air Force light bombers providing close air support and bombing troops, vehicles, tanks, and railroad stock with good results. He stated North Korean forces pushed toward the populous western side of the peninsula to within 20 air miles of Taejon, with Reds at Chochiwon, a rail junction, near the South Korean capital.
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Draft Outlook Deepens As US Faces NK Raider Strength
American troops are outnumbered ten to one by Russian-trained North Korean forces. The plan to send the Second Army Division overseas worsens manpower shortages and may accelerate the draft timeline.
Stratemeyer Leads Air Effort as Korea Battles Rage On
Seven continued frumpage recounts Stratemeyer directing 20 combat planes five air transports and a Canberra? one Australian warplane. Nine American airmen killed five wounded twelve missing. Round the clock bombing and strafing of enemy positions in North and South Korea underway. General Stratemeyer says weather breaks will let Allied Air Forces strike “in unmistakable terms.” Forty six enemy tanks damaged or destroyed yesterday. Lost American battalion in Korea fights through a full Communist division in the Cho nan area south of Seoul after an all night engagement.
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Congress debate on cutbacks and travel allowances
The text notes a 1948 reference and a debate on U S spending with a war on outlays. Senator Byrd seeks economy measures and receives support from GOP senators proposing reductions in travel allowances to prevent bankruptcy feared by Russians.
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Byrd
G.O.P
Americans smoke debate fuels odd price collage
Central Press Report distorts a chaotic mix of facts about cigars and cigarettes. Odds and ends reference baseball scores English cricket phrases and a 1680 restaurant menu. The piece notes sharks and seaside seasons while lampooning political and military talk with clipped fragments.
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Senator Pitt Backs Defense Pillions in General Appropriations
A group leader Senator Robert Pitt voices support for defense pillions in the general appropriations bill. He argues against unnecessary homefront spending and urges economy in military funding and related programs.
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Mt Evans Road Records North American Heights
The Mount Evans road in Clear Creek County Colorado rises to 14260 feet, claimed as the highest automobile highway in North America. The route climbs toward Summit Lake and marks a notable elevation achievement for regional transport.
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Cleary County
Colorado
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