North Korean Forces Cross Naktong River Near Sangju
North Korean units crossed the Naktong River east and southeast of Sangju as South Korean forces pulled back to new defenses. The Eighth Army reported no size details. The move signals a third major threat with divisions massing near Waegwan and Chinju en route to Pusan while U S planes hit an armored force west of Nakiong.
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Tokyo
Naktong River
Sangju
Eighth Army
Naktong
Waegwan
U. S
Taegu
Chinju
Pusan
Nakiong
Associated Press
Leif Erickson
Waegwai
Red See & Divisions
Emloyes Revolt To End Strike In New York
A 23 member group of World Telegram and Sun employees formed The Guild Committee for Common Sense urging the CIQ Newspaper Guild of New York to accept managements last offer and end the seven week strike. They praise the New York Times Grievance and Security Clauses and call strike leaders dictators with tyrannical grip. Edward Baston denies the charge, calling the letter strikebreaking and management inspired, while Harriet Van Horne defends its independence. The walkout began June 13 affecting 400 editors and business staff, with 1,000 Mechanical Department workers not crossing picket lines and the plant shutting down last Tuesday.
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New York
World-Telegram
Sun
CIQ
New York Times
Guild
Edward Baston
Parrots
Miss van Horne
Signal Corps Alerted for Federal Service in Pennsylvania
INDIANTOWN GAP Pa Aug 5 The 185th Signal Battalion Lebanon commanded by Maj William W Rakow received Gov James H Duff notice to prepare for induction within 30 days The 28th held a dress rehearsal Governors Day review expected to draw 20000 spectators tomorrow Governor Duff and General Mark W Clark to witness a parade led by Maj Gen Daniel B Strickler and staff as troops prepare to depart for Camp Atterbury Ind for Federal Service Families from across the state plan to attend the review and the expected departure for Indicana service.
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Indiantown Gap
National Guard
Signal Corps
Lebanon
185Th Signal Battalion
William W. Rakow
James H. Duff
51St Brigade
PNG
Duff
Mark W. Clark
Army Field Forces
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Daniel B. Strickler
Reservists May Apply for Extended Active Duty Far East Command
The Department of the Army announced that enlisted Reservists who served with the First Cavalry Division, the Second, Twenty-Fourth or Twenty-Fifth Infantry Divisions may apply for extended active duty with their former unit in the Far East command. Selected Reservists will be recalled in their current enlisted grade. Interested Reservists should contact Unit Instr ORC, 308 Fisher Building, Johnstown, Penna, Telephone 2363.
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Department of the Army Today
Far East
ORC
Fisher Building
Johnstown
Penna
Few People Left In Livermore After Flood
Only five families remain in Livermore near the Conemaugh Dam flood area in Indiana County. The Fairley, Brdnowski, Smith, Keener and Ciferoni households plan to move within weeks. Dance, Club Savoy, Sat, Johnny Ponglass. Sunday John Miller's orchestra. 399% Dance at new Eagles Home, Sat. Aug. 5. Carl Spaniel. 209%
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Livermore
Indiana County
Conemaugh
Fairley
Brdnowski
Smith
Keener
Ciferoni
Club
Savoy
Sat
Johnny Ponglass
John Miller
New Eagles
Carl Spaniel
Bank Officer Kills Self Over Bank Shortage Notes Gambling Losses
Morris Illinois Aug 5 A bank cashier Wendell Dirst 57 killed himself July 27 after a $186,000 shortage was disclosed at Farmers First National Bank Minooka. In an inquest report a note said he preferred death to prison and cited race betting losses at Chicago bookmakers. The coroner ruled financial worries led to the suicide.
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Morris
Ill
Wendell Dirst
Dirst
Farmers First National Bank
Minooka
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Washington
Jane
W. Clark Davis
Dirts
Blairsville girl enlists in Women’s Army Corps
Ire. Iane Marie Lewis 19 daughter of Irvin W. Lewis Blairsville R DB 2 has enlisted in the Women’s Army Corps She has been sent to Camp Lee Va for recruit training.
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Iane Marie Lewis
Irvin W. Lewis
Blairsville
Women's Army Corps
Camp Lee, Va
Land of Lamas Target of New Red Conquest
A pro Communist paper in Wen Wei Pao claims China plans to invade Tibet soon to oppose American imperial influence and secure the western defense line. Quoted Gen Lig Por Cheng and Liu of the Second Field Army describe the motive as liberation of Chinese territory and defense against foreign influence. Tibet, with about 3 million people, is led by Lamas and remains isolated. Dalai Lama, a year old, held prayers in 1948 to guard Tibet from communism.
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Hong Kong
Tibet
Wen Wei Pao
Lig Por Cheng
Liu
Communilist Southwest Military and
Chungking
Peiping
Formyr
Russia
Pravda
Levesstia
Red China
China
India
Kashmir
Himalayas
Japan
Plane crash near Tinker Air Force Base explodes after crew escape
A twin engine C-46 transport crashed in heavy fog east of Tinker AFB while on a fuel stop from Cherry Point to Moffitt Field. The aircraft disintegrated, explosions raged for three hours, and six crew members escaped with only injuries. Cargo described as ammunition. Maj L W Wright reported no photos allowed. cargo nature undisclosed.
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Oklahoma City
Here
Tinker Air Force Base
Maj
L. W. Wright
Tinker Public Information
Cherry Point
N. C
Moffit Field
California
Maj. Wright
Air Force
Wright
R. Kalp
K. L. Moose
W. J. Tobin
Lawrence Askinosie
Pfc. Kuhn
Mrs James Jack's Brother Dies
Lewis Wettling of Sioux Falls South Dakota a brother of Mrs James L Jack this city died Friday August 4 at his residence in that city after a heart attack He had lived in Cleveland Chattanooga Knoxville Tenn St Petersburg Fla and Excelsior Minn He has visited Indiana frequently and made many friends here Services will be held in Atlantic City New Jersey and interment in Pleasantville New Jersey
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Lewis Wettling
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
James L. Jack
Cleveland
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Shattered Reds Lt Col John Michaelis Leads 27th Combat Team
Lancaster, Pa. Lt Col John Mike Michaelis led the U S 27th Regimental Combat Team in a four hour battle that shattered a North Korean spearhead at Masan on August 3. Virtually an entire enemy regiment was wiped out and forced to withdraw as Michaelis' First Battalion returned from an armored raid 22 miles behind enemy lines the night before.
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John “Mike” Michaelis
Lancaster
U. S
Masan
Michaelis
Pius XII criticizes overreach of state control abroad
In Castel Gandolfo Pope Pius XII told 200 delegates from 10 nations at Florence's Eighth International Congress of Administrative Sciences that neither individuals nor families should be absorbed by the state. He urged limits on extensive state control while defending essential rights and parental authority.
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Icastel Gandolfo
Italy
Pope Pius XII
Indiana Man In Pittsburgh Jail Trouble After Trolley Incident
Edward Johns Jr of Indiana was in the Indiana County Jail and then in a Pittsburgh jail after an incident on Sixth Street Bridge. He allegedly punched a trolley window, injured Officer Peter McNally, and struck Patrolman Louis Tranzo. Police said he was intoxicated and treated at Allegheny General Hospital before central police booking.
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Edward Johns, Jr
Indiana
Pittsburgh
Johns
Sixth Street
Peter McNally
Louis Tranzo
Allegheny General Hospital
Central
Nickel Next Time Charged Over Slugs At Meters
Blairsville police report Joseph Roceni aged 28 faced charges for using metal slugs in parking meters. He was fined 10 dollars plus costs after the incident. A dance at the new Eagles Home is planned for Saturday August. Carl Spaniel is listed among attendees.
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Joseph Roceni
Blairsville
Glen Campbell Fire Company Buys Old Truck
The Glen Campbell Fire Company has purchased one of the old fire engines from Indiana and will be in Indiana Monday evening to pick up the unit. The old truck, which is in excellent condition, has been replaced by a new and modern pumper.
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Glen Campbell Fire Company
Indiana
80,000 Legion Home In Clymer Opens Next Week
The Clymer American Legion's new post home, cost over 80,000 dollars, opens mid next week. A grand opening is planned for later in the month. Club facilities were closed for more than a year during construction. the former post home, once the Neely Hotel, has been demolished.
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Legion
Clymer
Clymer American Legion
Clymer Post
Neely
County Cancer Deaths In 1945 Rise Noted In Report
New York Aug 5 National Office of Vital Statistics issued a special Cancer Mortality report for 1944 1945 detailing Indiana leading counties with 17 deaths and Allegany county tally 7. Pennsylvania reported 14 598 cancer deaths for 1945 and national total reached 177 464. Dancing Hotel Yomer Sal Aug 5 The Five Rockets 309% and Central Hotel Blacklick Sat Aug 5 9 10 12 Music Johnny's Orchestra 209.
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New York
Indiana
National Office of Vital Statistics
United States
Sbalanva
Pennnsylvania
Dancing
Yomer
Sal
The
Five Rockets
Dancing Central Hotel Blacklick
Johnny's Orchestra
10 000 Ton Freighter Disabled in Inchon Harbor
A US Air Force strike by B 26s and F 80s disabled a 10 000 ton North Korean freighter in Inchon Harbor on the west coast of Korea. First Lt Kenneth J Appel led the attack with Lt Billy M Jones and Sgt Austin G Roberson aboard. Capt Francis B Clark provided close support as rockets were fired.
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Tokyo
v/P
Inchon
Korea
Francis B. Clark
Grand Rapids
Mich
Kenneth J. Appel
Milwaukee
Wis
Billy M. Jones
Eastland
Vexas
Autsin G
Roberson
Hope
Ark
Pickets Active at Syntron Plants in Homer City and Blairsville
A small number of pickets were reported at the Syntron Company plant in Homer City this morning. Blairsville plant reported no operation today Saturday, with only a few clerical workers present.
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Syntron Company
Homer City
Blairsville
Public Spanking Triggers New Orleans Beauty's Suicide Attempt
Barbara Jean Floyd, 20, Miss New Orleans 1949, reportedly attempted to kill herself after recounting a March 1949 hotel lobby spanking by her former husband. Police said she sobbed about unhappiness, saying people laughed at her and she could not hold her head in public. Her mother questioned her laziness and job status. Floyd had married pilot George Cauthen in 1949. their marriage ended with an annulment after confrontations in New Orleans and a public dispute over the validity of their relationship.
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New Orleans
Barbara Jean Floyd
Edward Hermann
New Orlean
B. P
Barbara Jean
wWaiher
George Cauthen
Columman Air Line
Cauthens
Miami
Climax Reached Yesterday In United Nations Standoff
Russia sought to veto any council action on North Korea without Communists China and Korea present. Jakob Malik, resuming the council presidency after seven months, introduced a cease fire and foreign troop withdrawal plan. Warren Austin condemned the move as irregular conduct amid procedural delays.
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Malik
U. S
Seoul Rail Yards Hit Amid Smoke and Bombing
Tokyo Aug 5 Bain g jborned the Seo railroad yards to day for the second straight day, flames and smoke enveloping the area. B 29s from Japan dropped about 100 tons of bombs on the yard. 80 tons the day before. Airmen supporting frontline troops said they knocked out four Red tanks within a half mile of the Naktong River defense line and raked artillery, troops and trucks in the same area. Friday set a new record for the Air Force with 550 Night sorties in 24 hours, mostly against enemy soldiers and supply lines.
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Tokyo
Bain G
Seo
Japan
U. S. Naktong
Sammy Not a Guy To Give Up On Patrice Wymore
New York producer Sammy Lambert says he hopes to win back Patrice Wymore from Errol Flynn after Flynn’s engagement to Wymore was announced. Lambert, 40, had planned a home with the dancer on her Hollywood return, but Patrice phoned to say she will marry Flynn. He calls the shock a wakeup, recalling past rumors about Hollywood romances.
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New York
Sammy Lambert
Patrice Wymore
Errol Flynn
Flynn
Miss Wymore
Lambert
Hollywood
Patrice
Dr. Clark to Fill Local Pulpit Tomorrow
Dr. Robert Clark, former pastor of First Presbyterian Church, will occupy the pulpit as supply tomorrow during Dr. H. B. Boyd’s vacation absence. Clark, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in McKeesport, Pa, returns to his former charge for the first time since leaving the local church.
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Robert Clark
First Presbyterian Church
H. B. Boyd
Clark
Th Presbyterian Church
McKeesport
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