Sabre Pilots Down 26 MIGs in August Air War
Fifth Air Force reports 26 Soviet-built jets shot down by U.N. Sabre pilots in 22 days of August over North Korea, with one allied plane lost in air combat and 17 U.N. planes total lost that month. Six enemy jets damaged, two U.S. Sabres and four others missing after missions. Civilians urged to evacuate target areas ahead of raids.
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Seoul
Korea
Fifth Air Force
U. N
North Korea
Air Force
Nist
U.N
Far East
Pyongyang
Tokyo
U U. S. Air Force
Mark Clark
Truman
Butchers
Infantry Launches Lightning Attack on Front Near Kosong
United Nations infantrymen launched a dawn raid on the eastern front south of Kosong, firing rifles grenades and light machine guns for over two hours. An estimated 30 Communist troops were killed or wounded, with 17 killed and 20 wounded reported north of Korangpo Rin. Near Panmunjom, U N troops held Bunker Hill after repelling a probing assault. Elsewhere air action limited to patrol clashes while American Sabres fought MIGs south of the Suiho Reservoir.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
Kosong
Korangpo-Rin
Panmunjom
U. N
Bunker Hill
Fathers or 4-Fs Will Be Drafted
Selective Service officials warn the draft pool is shrinking so rapidly that by next summer the government may have to draft fathers or other deferred groups to maintain armed forces strength. With Korea era draftees finishing two year terms, tens of thousands will be discharged and reserves ready to leave, prompting consideration of lowering standards and removing exemptions to boost manpower. President Truman would authorize drafting fathers, following Hershey’s recommendation, as part of broader options to refill the ranks.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
American Legion
New York
Hershey
Selective Service Monthly
Truman
Selective Service
Memorial Strike Prelude Shuts 10-Day Coal Walkout
Pittsburgh reports a 10-day memorial walkout by 475,000 coal miners led by John L. Lewis to honor deaths in mines during the last decade. Lewis urged safer pits while warning of a broader strike next month if wage talks fail. Negotiations in New York recessed. next session set for Wilkes-Barre.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Federal Mediation Service
Washington
North End
Pennsylvania
Nick Gordon
Avella
New York
Wilkes-Barre
Mosquito insecticide used in California sleeping sickness fight
San Francisco reports spraying to halt encephalitis outbreak as 31 deaths are tallied and 528 cases noted. State funds of 250000 support efforts to destroy mosquito eggs and adults across agricultural districts from Fresno toward Shasta Dam amid rising northern spread. Oregon reports first case. Washington records February death.
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San Francisco
California
State Health Department
Fresno
Cal
San Joaquin River
Shasta Dam
Oregon
A. E. Merkel
Jackson County
Merkel
Washington County
Segregation In Schools Is Out In Alamogordo
Alamogordo officials announced the abolition of segregation in local schools and the transfer of Lawrence Pigford, the first Negro teacher to join the regular New Mexico faculty. Negro students will join regular grade classes when school resumes, with local boards allowed to segregate by law only if in the school’s best interest.
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Alamogordo
N. M
New Mexico
Lawrence Pigford
Barney Caton
Oil Giants Face 67 Million Dollar Government Suit
The U S government sues four major oil companies and six subsidiaries for 67 million dollars alleging overcharges on foreign aid oil shipments to Europe. Three civil suits accuse a two price system and price fixing across Middle East crude sales to Marshall Plan countries during 1949 to 1952. Esso and Texaco deny wrongdoing while asserting competitive pricing and non involvement in any cartel.
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New York
U. S
Europe
James P. McGranery
Washington
Marshall Plan
Europec
McGranery
Free World
Tual Security Administration
MSA
The
Economic Co-operation Administration
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Esso Export Corp
Boath
California
Texas Company of New York
Bahrein Petroleum Company, Ltd
California-Texas Oil Company, Limited
Caltex Oceanic Ltd
Mid-East Crude Sales ‘Company
Bahamas
Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, Inc
Socony-Vacuum Overseas Supply Company, Inc
Fort Lee
N. J
Esso
ECA
Texas Company
California Quake Strikes Southland After Yesterday Disaster
A morning tremor rattled Southern California around 3 10 a m PDT as rescue teams searched rubble from a previous quake. Bakersfield suffered a deadly blast with two killed and 32 injured while two buildings Lerner's Dress Shop and Kern Implement Co collapsed. Authorities warned of possible further deaths but later cautioned the toll might be limited as crews continued the search.
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California
Los Angeles
Bakersfield
Red Cross
Los Les
Tehachapi
Lancaster
Lerner
Kern Implement Co
North Carolina Cities Face Law Change Over Parking Meters
The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled parking meters are a police power tool but not a revenue source. It held ownership alone is insufficient to convict a violator, prompting calls to seek a 1953 General Assembly rule of evidence or rely on judges. William G. Scoggin Jr. challenged Raleigh’s ordinance in test cases.
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Raleigh
LLP
State Supreme Court
North Carolina
High Court
General Assembly
William G. Scoggin Jr
E. B. Denny
High Bench
Reds List 13 POW Camps in Korea by UN
United Nations POW camp officers handed to the Communists a list naming 13 designated camps in South Korea effective Aug 17 with maps. Gen. Haydon L. Boatner said changes were administrative to aid communications and supply to Joseon Island amid riot activity. A brief exchange followed at the truce talks in Korea between UN staff and Red delegates.
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Richard Applegate
P. Jom
Korea
United Nations
South A
Finardelles
Haydon L. Boatner
U. N
Boatner
Jose Island
US N
William K. Harrison
Nam I
U.N
Man Held For Death Of Wife In North Carolina
Insurance salesman Zander T. Duncan was held without bond on a murder charge in Cumberland Superior Court for the shotgun death of his pregnant wife near Spring Lake on August 14. A neighbor testified that Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Duncan accused him before dying, and doctors delivered the baby by cesarean. the infant died within hours.
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Fayetteville
Zander T. Duncan
Cumberland Superior Court
Spring Lake
William E. Allen
Duncans
Recorder's Court
Mary Elizabeth Duncan
Duncan
Fort Bragg Hospital
Allen
Candidates Faced By Same Problem
Washington dispatch notes both major candidates face a balancing act on McCarthyism and Trumanism. Eisenhower refuses blanket support for McCarthy while backing party loyalty. Stevenson endorses Democratic leadership yet avoids alienating Texas tidelands foes. Campaign openings loom as Truman urges steadiness.
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Washington
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Voice of America mocks Soviet leadership over party delays and deaths
In a caustic broadcast aimed at Soviet listeners, Voice of America notes the high mortality and purges among the 139 Central Committee members elected in 1939. It mocks delays to the 15 year Congress and recalls Malenkov’s 1947 remarks, highlighting political turnover and ever-shifting leadership.
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Washington
Voice of America
Voice
Communist Party Central Committee
Moscow
Communist Party
Georgi M. Malenkov
Stalin
Malenkov
Warsaw
The
Central Committee
New Englander Wins National Teenage Road-Eo Title
Martin G. Desilets of Massachusetts won the first national teenage road-eo title with an 801.18 point display, defeating 34 state champions including two girls. He earned a $1,000 scholarship to the University of Virginia, in a contest sponsored by the National Junior Chamber of Commerce and Liberty Mutual Insurance.
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Washington
Martin G. Desilets
Mass
Milton J. Vaverek
Pontiac
Mich
University of Virginia
National Junior Chamber of Commerce
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Has Kerrs County Been Done Wrong
Alamance County critics claim neglect in state road allocations. Gov Scott cites a $750000 rural roads allocation to his home county while Highway Commission data show Alamance ranks better than some peers but worse than others. The rural program uses a fixed formula. progress varies by county.
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Raleigh
Alamance County
Scott
Highway Commission
Division of Statistics and Planning
Governo
Alamance
Caswell
Madison
Ashe
Ten
Stokes
Patrolman Rides Lost Boy on Police Horse in Newark
Mounted Patrolman George Burke gave a two year old boy named Mike Fela a ride on a police horse to ease his distress after the child got separated in Newark. Traffic slowed as the horse moved through the streets. The boy’s mother reported him missing at police headquarters about an hour later.
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Newark
N. J
George Burke
Mike Fela
Ol’ Dobbin
Mike
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