Walker compares Korea task to Patton drive in Europe
Gen. Walton H. Walker, in Korea, outlines a defense first approach and buildup before a northward offensive. He recalls Patton's tactics, credits green troops with buying time, and notes MacArthur’s view that North Korean Reds lost their chance to overrun Korea.
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Road To Wealth Paved With Debt
Washington hearing heard H. J. Crawford of Emlenton Pennsylvania a wealthy financier and oil promoter claim at age 83 he finally cleared debt and urged young men to incur debt to acquire items. He offered to invest up to 1 520 000 to help finance a proposed natural gas pipeline in northeastern Ohio.
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Aug
H. J. Crawford
Emlenton
Power Commission
Aew
Crawford
Ohio
Sugar Lubricant Aids Steel Ingot Molds
A caramel colored sugar coating on hot ingot mold interiors speeds steel manufacture by lubricating the surface, enabling easier mold release and faster production.
On the Air Waves Horizont 1 6 Depicted Radio Performer
A jumble of crossword style clues referencing radio figures places and terms. The list includes names like Edward and Phil and mentions systems such as Greek left and Coyote State with several abbreviations and terms for measures and animals.
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Tellarium
Edward
Enthusiardor
Phil
Navy Puts Biggest Land Planes On Hawaii Run
The Navy launches its two 92 ton Constitutions on an Hawaii run from Moffett Field to Barbers Point. Each aircraft can carry 180 passengers and cargo for high priority materials and personnel. The four engine planes, largest commercial type land planes, are used for extended over water duty after mothballing due to costs amid the Korean crisis.
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San Francisco
Navy
Here
Hawaii
Moffett Field
Barbers’ Point Naval Air Station
Honolulu
United States
Memphis Exchange Chalks Up Record Spot Cotton Sales
Memphis cotton exchange reports a 1949-50 season record with 1,187,654 bales sold, eclipsing the 1940-41 mark. Total U.S. market share reached 47 percent in the belt’s 10 major markets. Middling 15-16 inch cotton averaged 31.76 cents per pound, with lows near 29.30 and highs near 38.85 cents. average bale around 500 pounds.
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Memphis
Tenn
Memphis Cotton Exchange
Cigarettes in Paris go on sale for first time since the war
Tourists in Paris could buy French cigarettes legally for the first time since the war on August 1. American brands were not yet available with Camels and Old Gold selling for 150 francs per package about 42 cents. More brands expected to come later.
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Paris
France
Displaced man seeks divorce after wartime ordeal
Pra nas Gobis a 32 year old displaced person seeks divorce from Viktorija 29 a Lithuanian in Detroit circuit court. He claims her hostile remarks during wartime and a false burial of his body after an air raid show lack of love. Gobis now works at Ford Motor Co and reports no contact since the war.
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Detroit
Pranas Gobis
Circuit Court
Viktorija
Gobis
Siauliaia
Attlee Urges Britons to Tighten Belts and Arm
Prime Minister Attlee called on Britons to sacrifice living standards as rearmament begins. In a radio address from Chequers he warned of a Korea sparked fire threatening worldwide democracies and accused Russia of peace words with large armed forces.
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Chequers
Eng
Attlee
Korea
Russia
Duke Mathematics Institute Opens 10th Session Monday
More than 100 teachers and professors of mathematics from nearly every state will attend the 10th annual Duke University Mathematics Institute starting Monday August 7. Director W W Rankin says the 12 day conference features major figures from industry government and education discussing improvements in school and college instruction. The institute, the nation’s first of its kind, inspired other colleges to establish similar conferences.
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Durham
Duke University Mathematics Institute
W. W. Rankin
Rankin
Duke Institute
Cherry grower axing trees over low market prices
Fred E. Reed of Sutton's Bay protested low 1950 cherry prices by chopping about 100 trees from his 350 tree orchard after finding fruit sold for four cents a pound. Michigan’s expected cherry crop for 1950 is about 7 800 tons, a third larger than last year.
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Traverse City
Mich
Fred E. Reed
Sutton's Bay
Reed
Michigan
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