Russia Seen Ready to Grab North Korea If UN Fails
Washington officials believe Moscow plans to occupy North Korea above the 38th parallel if the United Nations forces fail to restore order. The strategy hinges on Soviet and Chinese coordination with Molotov possibly in Peiping. Analysts weigh whether UN forces should press beyond the 38th parallel to crush remaining communist power or risk direct conflict with Russia.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Russia
North Korea
38Th Parallel
U.N
Soviet Union
China
V. M. Molotov
Peiping
Mao Tse Tung
Molotov
Korea
Formosa
U. S
South
Red
South Korea
Manchuria
Island
Far East
30000 Reds Strike Near Waegwan
North Korean forces estimated at 25 000 to 30 000 men in three divisions pushed within 15 miles of Taegu. The attack focused between Waegwan and Kunwi, threatening the Changnyong bridgehead as U S troops and Marines counterattacked with heavy support and renewed pressure along the southern coast.
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Associated Press
Taegu
Naktong River
Waegwan
Kunwi
Changnyong
Devil Dogs
Slaughterhouse Hill
United Nations
Korea
Eighth Army
U. S. First Cavalry Division
South Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
Chinju
U. S. 25Th Infantry Division
U. N
8Th Army
U. S
Naktong
Malik Calls for Closed Meeting of UN Security Council
Russia's Jakob Malik called a closed UN Security Council meeting for 1 p m EST as the 11 nation body remains deadlocked over Korea. The move precedes the U S submission of a second report on Korean military operations under Gen. MacArthur's unified command and may affect India's plan to present a peace committee proposal.
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Lake Success
Russia
Jakob A. Malik
United Nations Security Council
Korea
Malik
United States
Douglas MacArthur
India
Council
Rampaging Hurricane Off Bahamas Heads Westward
A severe hurricane with 140 mph winds moved west in the Atlantic toward the northern Bahamas. As of 4:30 am EST it lay 390 miles east of Nassau and 570 miles east of Miami, growing stronger while drifting westward. Navy and Air Force planes probed the storm center to map its speed and path.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Bahamas
Nassau
Cecil Gentry
Puerto Rico
Navy
Air Force
Aftershocks Hit Assam in Northeastern India
Two new earthquake aftershocks struck Assam today, deemed not dangerous by the meteorology service. Communications were wrecked by tremors on Tuesday and Wednesday. fatalities or injuries were earlier reported, with the area still vibrating as aftershocks diminished in intensity.
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New Delhi
India
Assam
Meterology Service
Meteorology Service
United Nations urged speed in sending Korean ground forces
The United States urged rapid deployment of ground troops by UN members to the Korean battle area and called for prioritizing existing units over creating new ones under MacArthur's command. The report to the Security Council followed Jakob A. Malik's August 1 presidency, amid prior friction from July 25 remarks.
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Lake Success
United States
United Nations
Security Council
Douglas MacArthur
Unified Command
Korea
Blood stained boat and shack tie to New Jersey mystery
Police investigate a blood stained rowboat and a burned cabin at Penns Grove where Raymond Livesay 55 and worker Michael Derrow 38 disappeared after a fishing party. The wrecked shack yielded a lower half of a body a skull a gold watch with initials and a 12 gauge shotgun. State and county authorities probe.
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Penns Grove
N. J
Raymond Livesay
Livesay
Michael Derrow
Thomas Durr
Upper Penns Neck
Joseph Hand
Livesay’s
M. K
Salem Creek
Derrow
Virginia
Big Push To Adjourn Congress Before Labor Day
Senate leaders backed a plan to adjourn by September 2, just before Labor Day, with three day recesses possible thereafter. The effort, supported by Myers Taft and Wherry, aims to wind up major business in the next two weeks amid Korean War context and campaign concerns.
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Myers
D.-Pa
Senate
Wherry
Nebraska
Taft
Ohio
Korea
House
Congress
GOP
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Clemson Couple Believed Lost In Ship Fire In Quebec
Dr. Pickens McCollum a Clemson pharmacist and his wife are believed dead after a fire on the cruise ship Quebec on the St Lawrence river. They left Clemson August 9 with four daughters and were among 400 passengers and 150 crew members. Bodies were recovered as salvage crews worked the burning vessel.
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Tadoussac
Clemson, S. C
St. Lawrence
Quebec
Pickens McCollum
South Carolina College Town
MecCollums
McCollums
North Carolina Servicemen Noted In Korea Casualties
The Defense Department lists North Carolina casualties in Korea with Pfc Richard Alton Crumpler wounded and M/Sgt Clyde Morrison Starkey missing in action. Crumpler is the son of Mrs. Ruth W Crumpler of Roanoke Rapids and Starkey is the husband of Mrs. Wilma A. Starkey of Charlotte.
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Washington
Defense Department
North Carolina
Korea
Richard Alton Crumpler
Ruth W. Crumpler
Madison Street
Roanoke Rapids
Clyde Morrison Starkey
Wilma A. Starkey
South Cecil Street
Charlotte
Marines Fight Fierce Battle Across Obongi Ridge in Korea
U S Marines pressed a bloodily contested assault on Reds along the Naktong river in Korea as the drive toward Chinju expanded. Second battalion moved into line at 4 10 a m with D and F companies spearheading an attack on Obongi ridge amid heavy artillery and Marine aircraft support.
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U. S
Korea
Naktong River
Obongi Ridge
Chinju
24Th Infantry Division
Naktong
Casair
New Six Inch Rocket Deployed By American Airmen
Tokyo reports American airmen are using a newly developed six inch anti tank rocket in Korea. General MacArthur’s headquarters said the weapon entered service in record speed after pilots found the five inch rounds insufficient. Lt General Hoyt S. Vandenberg ordered rapid production and Yok included a California naval ordnance station worked around the clock to supply the weapon, which saw action within a month. Some planes are also employing an eleven point seven five inch launcher called Tiny Tim.
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Tokyo
Korea
MacArthur
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Air Force
Naval Ordnance Station
Inyokern
Calif
Why A B 29 Bombing Explains Atomic Restraint In Korea
B 29s dropped about 1,000 tons of conventional bombs on massed North Korean forces with air superiority by U S and Australian planes. The raids show why atomic bombs are unnecessary now, as further large strikes could be mounted with hundreds more bombers if a fresh assault develops.
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Washington
U.S
Korea
Far East
Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Senate set to approve Truman $5 billion tax bill
President Truman’s emergency tax plan, enlarged by Congress, would raise individual taxes by about 3.0 billion dollars and add 1.5 billion from corporate payments. The Senate Finance Committee, with bipartisan support, plans to approve and may exempt GIs in Korea from income tax while expanding to allow five year 20 percent annual write offs for emergency production facilities to speed armament.
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Senate
Francis M. LE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
America
Support Farm Prices at The Highest Level
The government will keep 1951 farm price supports at 90 percent of parity for major crops including wheat cotton corn rice tobacco and peanuts to encourage large plantings amid the Korean war risk. A formal 1951 wheat support rate near or above 2 dollars a bushel is expected. other rates may follow after year’s start and production goals are raised.
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Washington
Brannan
Universal Military Training Shelved Again Likely
Congressional panels backed bills to spend 85 to 125 dollars monthly for enlisted family support with a 40 dollar personal share. The same approach would create quarters allowances for privates and corporals in all services. President Truman signaled no immediate push for universal military training, while Johnson proposed immediate UMT law with a future start date.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate Armed Services Committee
Prisoners shot on Hill 303 as US troops retake ridge
In Korea near Waegwan on Hill 303, 32 American prisoners with hands tied were killed by Red Koreans shortly before a US patrol arrived. Nineteen others were wounded, and 3 NK prisoners were captured. Corporal James Melvin Rudd identified one shooter. he faces war crimes questioning. The article notes heavy air raids by 98 B-29s on the area.
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Hal Bole
U. S. First Cavalry
Korea
Waegwan
U.S
Reds
Fifth Cavalry
James Melvin Rudd
Salyersville
Rudd
Roy L. More
Final Action On Social Security Measure Today
Washington reports final congressional action scheduled today on a bill to extend social security to about 10 million more people and raise benefits for current beneficiaries. The measure, developed as a compromise by Senate and House committees, faces little opposition as the House approved it 374 to 1 and President Truman backs expansion with some objections to one provision.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Finance Committee
Senate
House
Truman
Rails Spur Rise In Stock Market
New York August 17 Railway shares provided the motive power for a gentle rise in the stock market today. Gains for most carriers approached a dollar a share while other issues rose about 50 cents or less. The rail index reached a new high since 1946 as investors favored names including Santa Fe New York Central Chesapeake and Ohio Nickel Plate St Paul Common and Preferred U S Steel General Motors Chrysler Woolworth Radio Corp Worthington Pump American Sugar Galette Anaconda Copper American Cyanamid Dow Chemical Standard Oil NJ and Celanese Teed.
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New York
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
Chesapeake & Ohio
Nickel Plate
St. Paul
U. S. Steel
General Motora
Chrysler
Woolworth
Radio Crop
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Johnson
White House
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