AP Correspondent Reports Korean War From Cockpit of T-33
AP correspondent Tom Lambert recounts his jet flight over Korea aboard a trainer T-33 during a mission supporting American forces near Taejon. He details briefing, gear, the four F-80s and one T-33 crew, the climb to 20,000 feet, and their approach to the Kum River front, with caution about enemy attacks from the sun.
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Tom Lambert
Associated Press
Korea
General MacArthur
Teajon
Sintansin
Kongju
Kum
Japan
Fletcher Meadors
Jacksonville
Fla
William Dougherty
Carmel
Calif
Owen Radcliff
Tampa
Robert Wayne
Garden City
N. Y
James E. Tidwell
Hollywood Ave
Salt Lake City
Meadors
Tidwell
South Korea War Front
M. P, Evhols
MacArthur
Lambert
Six Indiana County Men to Attend Pennsylvan ia Civil Defense Meeting
Six Indiana County men will join a two day Pennsylvania civilian defense meeting at Indiantown and Military Reservation near Harrisburg starting tomorrow afternoon. Attendees include John E. Davis Steele Clark Kenneth Davis Paul W Jeffries Clint E Myers and C G Wolfenden Jr. Officials from all 67 counties will coordinate air raid and first aid programs with demonstrations and a public address operation from planes for evacuation training amid the Korean situation Governor Duff urges readiness as 6000 National Guard troops train at Indiantown Gap.
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Indiana County
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
James H. Duff
National Guard
Indiantown Gap
Sheriff and Mrs Jeffries to attend state convention
Sheriff and Mrs. Paul Jeffries will travel to Harrisburg tomorrow to join the annual convention of the State Sheriff's Association beginning Wednesday. Sheriff Jeffries will also attend the statewide civilian defense meeting at Indiantown Gap tomorrow and Wednesday.
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Paul Jeffriess
Harrisburg
State Sheriff's Association
Jeffriess
Stateewide
Indiantown Gap
County Boroughs Meet Wednesday at Blairsville Church
The County Boroughs Association will meet Wednesday evening at the First Methodist Church in Blairsville starting at 6 30 p m A report on the State Association convention will be presented by Attorney Ralph Gessler of Blairsville.
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Thendiany
Blairsville
Ralph Gessler
Rahauser Draws Up New Reply In Probe Dispute
Pittsburgh July 17 District Attorney William Rahauser filed a weekend brief in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court challenging Attorney General Margiotti on who investigates the city free work probe. Margiotti claimed a wide spread scheme of criminal acts in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County governments and argued Rahauser cannot supervise the Grand Jury probe due to political ties to Mayor Lawrence and the Democratic organization.
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Pittsburgh
William H. Rahauser
Charles J. Margiotti
Allegheny County Common Pleas Court
Margiotti
Allegheny County
Rahauser
David L. Lawerence
Truman to send Congress Korea war message Wednesday
President Truman will submit a Korea war message to Congress on Wednesday with recommendations for legislative action to back the drive against the Red invaders. He will not appear in person before Congress and a radio address to the nation remains undecided. House Speaker Rayburn suggested the message will stand on its own and officials foresee steel controls, consumer credit curbs, and possibly tax increases.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Korea
House
Rayburn
Dtex
New Barrel Try In Week At Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls July 17 Major Lloyd Hill plans another attempt to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel within about a week. He rode the Niagara River, but the barrel struck a rocky point 200 feet above the Canadian Falls and had to be freed. Crowds estimated up to 100000 watched as the 11 foot steel barrel plunged 160 feet and sank into the eddy before Hill was rescued.
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Niagara Falls
Qent
Lloyd Hill
Hill
Canadian Falls
Barral
Indiana County Fair Book Announces August 28 to September 2
The eighty eighth annual Indiana County Fair book has been received from the printers and will be mailed soon. Pair dates this year are August 28 to September 2, both dates inclusive.
Stray Shot Wounds Blairsville Man While Hunting Nearby
Richard Murray of Blairsville was wounded in the left leg by a stray bullet while recovering at his home after a hunting incident on a nearby farm. The bullet came from an unidentified hunter's gun.
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Richard Murray
Blairsville
Five Men Trapped In Lead Mine At Lark Utah
Five workers remain trapped deep in a smoke filled lead mine in Lark Utah more than a day after a fire broke out. Rescue teams faced dense smoke and worked through 400 miles of tunnels hoping for fresh air zones as authorities identify the trapped men and continue the dangerous search effort.
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Lark
Utah
Oquirrh Mountain Range
U. S
Boy Falls Into Susquehanna River Whirlpool
In Williamsport Pennsylvania a nine year old, Daniel Bailey, fell from the dam top into a 50 foot pool of the Susquehanna River near downtown. Divers and motorboat enthusiasts searched six hours for the body before calls ended last night. Police identify him as son of Mr and Mrs Charles A Bailey.
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Williamsport
la Susquehanna River
Daniel Bailey
Charles. A. Bailey
Indochina Conference Revived in Saigon
In Saigon Indochina leaders from the United States and France opened a four hour plenary session to map a renewed fight against Communism amid Vietminh terrorism. Attendees included John Melby Major General Graves Erskine and Donald Heath with about 40 officials as U S aid to France expands. A daylight grenade and pistol attack seriously wounded French Police Commissioner Charles Rivera in central Saigon.
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Saigon
Indochina
Korea
Truman
U. S
France
John Melby
Graves Erskine
Donald Heath
U S
Charles Rivera
LOST-Dark shell rim glasses found in Indiana
Finder of a dark shell rim glasses reported missing on Friday in Indiana. Please return to Gazette office.
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Indiana
Gazette
Stalin tells Nehru on Red China in UN role
Stalin reportedly told Nehru that admitting Red China to the United Nations Security Council is essential to end the Korean War. He asked that Chinese Communists be included among the Big Five and that Korean voices be heard in any peaceful settlement. Nehru’s reply and US reaction remained uncertain as officials weighed risks to the UN framework.
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New Desh
India
Stalin
Nehru
Red China
United Nations Security Council
Security Council
Terday
Allehabad
China
United
New York Times
U. S
Delhi
Ask
Washington
Peiping
Parti
Acheson
Cate
United States
Ning
United Nations Securety Council
J. Frank Graft
Arnlare
Iion
South Korea
United Nations
North Koreans Reach Outskirts of Eerily Quiet Taejon
North Korean forces broke the Kum River defense north and west of Taejon and pushed American troops back six miles while American air power claimed two Soviet Yak fighters shot down. Taejon's 100,000 residents fled as the city, three miles from its airport, was abandoned amid weather that hampered air operations. General MacArthur reported heavy losses for the Reds on the east coast and the 24th Infantry Division regrouped along approaches to Taejon under Maj. Gen. William F. Dean.
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Tokyo
Taejon
Kum River
Kum
South Korea
Associated Press
William R. Moore
MacArthur
George M. Edwards
el Paso
Tex
Edwards
Kondju
Wa “Hotne
United Nations
William F.dean
Dean
Korea
Walton HH. Walker
Seoul
Chungju
Bataan Hero Urges Tough Korea War Action
San Antonio July 17. General Jonathan M. Wainwright, Bataan and Corregidor hero, urged the United States to take a firm stand in Korea. He said retaliation is the only answer to atrocities, recalling Japanese cruelties and expressing readiness to meet such acts with similar measures. He warned the conflict could be long and noted U S and Allied airpower support in the front lines.
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San Antonio
Tex
Jonathan M. Wainwright
United States
Korea
Wainwright
Bataan and Corregidor
Associated Press
MacArthur
Doug
Soviet Union
Quiet Weekend Race Arrests Shock Philadelphia Street
Two Indiana motorists, Robert McCracken and Wade E Helman of Indiana R D 8, were arrested after allegedly racing their cars on Philadelphia street between Fifth and Sixth streets. Police reported no immediate injuries but noted highway accidents were evident. The incident follows a weekend of fast driving and related reports amid local detours and notices.
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Indiana
Philadelphia
Fifth
Sixth
Diana
Robert McCracken
Wade E. Helman
Woman Recovers After Historic Kidney Transplant
CHICAGO July 117 The woman with the only transplanted kidney in medical history walked out of the hospital cheerful. Mrs Howard Tucker 49 says further tests in about three weeks will show if the new kidney functions properly. The operation on June 17 left her other kidney possibly sharing the workload. The organ came from another woman who died of a liver ailment.
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Chicago
Yeeterday
Howard Tucker
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Korean Battlefront
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