Wallace shifts stance on Russia in Korea era debate
Henry A. Wallace, former vice president and Progressive candidate, corrected a reporter on air about the Korea conflict saying Russia is the aggressor and Moscow seeks old war aims. The Iowa native returns home amid renewed patriotism and debate over his political judgment and loyalties.
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Rualg
Wallace
Russia
Henry A. Wallace
United States
Agriculture
Progressive Party
Moscow
Iowa
U. S
America
Night Battle Front Reports Maspele in Korean Coast Area
Fragmentary OCR places force ground action near Maspele amid night clash on the south coast before dawn. Details sparse, but report notes four to five units involved and coastal terrain conditions.
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Maspele
South
Leopold's Son Becomes Belgium's New Ruler
Crown Prince Balduin was proclaimed ruler of Belgium after the senate and chamber of deputies approved transferring royal powers. He took the oath in a joint session amid tense security following a smoke bomb attack as Belgium faced postwar unrest over Leopold's exile and return.
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Brussels
Belgium
Balduiin
Leopold
Royal
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Vallence
Switzerland
Homecoming at Bingen Church in Arkansas
Bingen Ark Grace Baptist church holds a Sunday August 20 homecoming with 10 a.m. devotional by Hoy Crowell Texarkana, Texas quartet for music, lunch at noon, 4:30 p.m. devotional by Carl Zumwalt Blevins Ark, Texarkana and Ashdown quartets provide special music, 2:15 p.m. singing. everyone invited.
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Grace Baptist Church
Bingen
Ark
Hoy Crowell
Texarkana
Texarkana Quartet
C. D. Hipp
Clint
Martin
Waldo
Carl Zumwalt
Blevins
Ashdown
Arkansas Weather Forecast Partly cloudy through weekend
Partly cloudy conditions continue through this afternoon tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. High near 90 degrees and a low around 60s.
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Arkansas
Personal Income Tax Increase Wins Approval
Washington reports a bipartisan push to pass a 3 billion dollar personal income tax boost and a 1.5 billion dollar annual corporate levy. The plan would raise top corporate income tax to 45 percent and target broad tax gaps as part of Truman's Korea war finance program. Senator O Mahoney urged a 4 billion dollar excess profits levy, while the President signaled potential action in November amid election jitters.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Uncle Sam
Truman
America
Congress
O'Mahoney
D-Wyn
Senate
Clear Sailing for House War Controls Bill
Washington Aug. 11. A sweeping House approved grant of authority for President Truman to invoke wage price controls and rationing moved to the Senate. Democratic leaders predicted defeat of Republican efforts to trim it. The House vote was 383 to 12. The bill would let Truman impose curbs whenever he sees fit and includes defense material allocation and priority for contracts. It would also authorize a $330 billion loan program to spur defense production and grant consumer credit controls and real estate adjustments after Aug. 3. The Senate debate began as the measure moved forward.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
House
Trumen
Father of Hope Man Dies at Horatio
M. B. James aged 72 father of W. F. James of Hope died early Friday morning at his home in Horatio. Funeral services are in complete. Mr. and Mrs. James and family left this morning for Horatio.
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Horatio
M. B. James
W. F. James
Hope
New Chamber Sign Posts Hope as Sit Up Starts Tonight
The Hope Chamber of Commerce unveils a large neon sign as a new front goes up tonight. Installation is underway today, highlighting the organization’s updated storefront presence.
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Hope Chamber of Commerce
Hempstead Girl Elected State 4-H Club Official
An 18-year-old ordained minister was elected president of the Arkansas 4-H council at the annual encampment in Fayetteville. Rev. Bobby Watson of Jackson County to lead, with Bobby Joan Byrd of North Mississippi County named secretary and vice presidents Max Culp Greene County and Emma Louise Downs Hempstead County.
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Fayetteville
Ark- Arkansa 4-H Council
Bobby Watson
Jackson
Bobby Joan Byrd
North Misssissippi
Max Culp
Greene County
Emma Louise Downs
Hempstead
Armaments Small Part of Steel Output
Washington reports that military demand will likely be five to six percent of national steel production under the new rearmament program. The munitions board estimates civilian needs can largely be met while supplying planes ships tanks and weapons for President Truman's supplemental request. Current stockpiles and wartime diversions aim to avoid depleting strategic materials, with 71 items being stockpiled including basic metals minerals and oils.
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Elton
Fay Washington
Munitions Board
Truman
Congress
Nnion
Hubbard Ships 110-Pound Watermelon to Weidmanns
E H Hubbard of Patmos delivered a heavy load of melons to town and shipped the largest a 36 inch long cross weighing 110 pounds to Weidmanns Restaurant in Meridian Mississippi. He had several near 100 pounds and another over 107 pounds.
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E. H. Hubbard
Patmos
Weidmann
Meredian Miss
Hubbard
Revival Meeting Starts Sunday at Emmet Church
A revival begins Sunday night at Elmmet First Methodist Church on August 13 at 7:30 pm and runs daily with services at 10 am and 7:30 pm. The Rev. W D Golden of Ashdown will preach. The public is invited to all services.
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Elmmet First Methodist Church
W D
Golden
Methodist Church
Ashdown
Minor Fire Damages Anvid Car Outside Methodist Church
A vehicle owned by Heavy Life sustained damage from a fire last night in front of the Methodist Church. City firemen responded quickly to extinguish the blaze.
Reserve Officers to Be Called Up for 21 Months
Washington reports the army will recall 7,826 reserve captains and lieutenants to active duty for 21 months, by Oct. 4, from all parts of the country. Medicals, dental, veterinary, and medical service corps officers up to major rank will also be recalled. This is the first call of individual officers not in organized reserve, following a prior recall of 62,000 reserve enlisted personnel. The force will affect officers across Fourth and Fifth Army regions with hundreds of captains and thousands of lieutenants.
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Washington
Army
Los
Congress
Dental
Veterinary and Medical Service Corps
Medical and Medical Service Corps
Dental Corps
Veterinary Corps
Organized Reserve
National Guard
Fourth Army
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Fifth Army
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
Briton to Have Try at Malik in UN Speeches
Sir Gladwyn Jebb led the British opening in the UN Security Council debate on Korea as the second round of word battles began to counter Malik's blockage. Warren Austin’s 3000 word attack accused the North Koreans of using Soviet supplied arms and prompted Malik to promise a lengthy rebuttal.
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Luke Success
Britain
Sir Gladwyn Jebb
Security Council
Jakob A. Malik
Mallk Jebb
U. S
Warren Austin
Soviet Union
Malik
Austin
Polio Victim William Cook Improving in Stuttgart
18 year old ex football star William L. Cook of Stuttgart, struck by polio last week, is reported to be considerably improved today by his aunt Mrs. Neva Baker. He remains in isolation at the hospital, but the family is encouraged by apparent progress.
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William L. Cook
Stuttgart
Neva Baker
Young Cook
Tee Hospital
Little Change in Official Vote Count in Hempstead Primary
The Hempstead Democratic Central Committee met and certified the Tuesday primary results with minor shifts. Officials note no single race altered outcome. changes include Sutton over Jones in Sheriff and several ward committee replacements. two boxes had publication errors in the Star.
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Hempstead Democratic Central Committee
vAgso
Justice
Ward
McGullough
Gentry
Robinson
Chancellor-Pilkin
Ton
Atty. Lockadoo
Hackett
Crow
Halsey
Sutton
Jones
Star
Bingen
Moore
Joe ‘Morton
Warren Gunter
L. & Johnson
A. Basil
York
B. R. Hamm
Claud Hamilton
Potexfield
J. B. Ellen, Sr
Rae Luck
Slayer of Cab Driver Sought by Police Hunt
Aug 1a Fort Smith area officers Crawford County and Van Buren police chase a suspect in the Cab driver Clyde E Wells 56 found dead in the trunk of his van on a downtown Van Buren street. State police Lt Dona Morris Sheriff L C Moore and Police Chief Vall Russell pursue a man matching a white male description. Wells last spoke with his office around 8 0 clock Friday morning after delivering a passenger to a downtown store.
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van. Buren
Fort Smith
Oklahoma
Drawford
Clyde
E. Wells
van Buren Street
Main
Leutenant Dona
Morris
Crawford
L. C. Moore
van Buren
Val
Smith
This Is Story of the Death of Private Jack in Korea
Private Jack, 21, dies after a six hour battle near Taegu as his unit fought Red troops. He was wounded by shell fragment, refused hospital rest, rejoined patrol, stayed behind to cover the withdrawal, and died during medical transport after being aided by Sgt. Fred Mills and two others. The tale reflects many similar fatalities in Korea.
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Hal Boyle Naktang
Korea
Jack
Pyt
Kamehon
Taegu
South Korea
Mander
Naktong River
Coun
Fred Mills
Newbroundfeld
Tex
Mills
Oscar L. Ellis
Sharpsburg
Gerald Coolidge
Hopewell
Naktong
Wailing
Pvt
Jack J
Unified Army for Europe: Churchill Critique of Brussels Pact
The piece reports Winston Churchill criticizing the Brussels Treaty as ineffective and laments the lack of concrete action toward a unified European defense. He notes committees and conferences without progress beyond establishing American bomber bases in Britain to protect allied security.
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Strasbourg
France
Winston’ Churchith
Churchill
Marr
Europe
Brussels
Britain
Arkansas Slayer Surrenders in Alabama Slaying Case
An Arkansan named Charles McGraw surrendered in Alexander City Alabama on August 11 facing a first degree murder charge in the slaying of 70 year old missionary Lilian Sheliefer. He and Catherine Bystrom are indicted for the death discovered Feb 25 in a lake near Birmingham after Sheliefer vanished en route from Waco Texas to Jamaica. James Lee McGraw, brother of Charles, was held on bond as a material witness. American farmers raised ten percent more chickens in 1949.
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Alexander City
Ala
James Lee McGraw
Birmingham
Bystrom
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