Tank Led Yanks Break Through In Korean Front
Reinforced U S troops advance for a showdown with Koreans. A tank led battalion and infantry push deep behind enemy lines to rescue a regimental post near Chinju. The action, described as a reconnaissance in force, demonstrates a breaching of enemy lines and signals Reds massing toward Masan and Pusan.
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Ben Whitehead
U. S
Korea
Forse
Igh
Chinju
Masan
Pusan
Searlets
Anc
At & A. mv
U.S
Tne
John L. Buckley
Glenn Ave
Augusta
Coloniel
Pie
Roy Roverts
Texas
WU. S
Tts
Nobody To Get Rich At Expense Of His GI
Senator Lucas warned against profiteering during wartime vowing no one will profit at the GI’s expense. He said profits will be taxed as Congress plans a $3 billion tax boost and possible excess profits taxes later. The Senate Finance Committee moved to shape the bill, rejecting a House cut and proposing new excise increases.
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Lucas
Washington
Senate
Ilinois
Congress
Truman
Lutas
Andre
Senate Finance Committee
Russia Faces Second Defeat On Red China Seat
Russia suffered a second setback over Red China joining the United Nations. China’s seat dispute followed Russia’s boycott of a United Nations Security Council meeting, with Malik preparing to preside as Council president under the monthly rotation.
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Russia
China
United Nations
New York
Security Council
West
Jakob A. Malik
She Council
Elefort
New War Taxes May Cut Profits In 1950
A compilation by the Associated Press shows 450 corporations earned 43 percent more in the first half of 1950 than in 1949, with six month profits totaling $2.97 billion. Experts warn higher taxes and price controls could trim 1950 earnings below 1948 levels.
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Associated Press
British Rearmament Plan To Be Launched
A government informant said Britain will announce in 24 hours a vast rearmament program with American aid. The plan follows a visit by U S Ambassador Lewis Douglas to Prime Minister Attlee. Britain and the Atlantic Pact partners face a Western defense burden and aid from the United States.
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London
U. S
Lewis Douglas
Attlee
United States
Britain
Douglas
Exua Defense
jAme Vicam
Sullivan Vote Surges As Weather Clears
Clear skies drew above normal early voting in Sullivan County where machines ran smoothly with voters flowing to polls. In Hawkins County voting hours extend to 7 p m in most wards while four wards stay open until 10 p m. Balloting covers county general, Democratic and Republican primaries with November 7 general elections set. poll tax exemptions apply to veterans women and the blind.
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Sut- Evan
Hawkins
Sullivan County
Hawkins County
Church, Hill
Grange Hell
Stalopty
Wallace
Tenn Draftees Head To Fort Knox For Basic Training
Tennessee selectees will begin basic training at Fort Knox Kentucky Col G Wheeler announced. Draftees from Knoxville Memphis Nashville and Chattanooga will be inducted in their home cities and then sent to the Kentucky post as first call on manpower under the Selective Service Act. Future callups may go to other services as needed.
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Nashville
Tenn
Fort Kenox
G Wheeler
Tennessee Military District
Knettucky Fort
Knoxville
Memphis
Chattanooga
Kentucky Post
Army
Col. Wheeler
Navy
Air Force
Five New Cases Reported in Wythe Polio Epidemic
Five new polio cases were recorded in Wythe County bringing the July 1 total to 111 in a 23,000 population. The state tally rose to 24 cases with 18 deaths statewide as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis dispatched a medical team and supplies to Wytheville.
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Wytheville
National Foundation For
Wythe County
State Health Department
Virginia
Man Saves Brother After Throat Wound in Rural Sky
In Plentywood Montana Roald cuts his brother’s throat to save him after a life threatening injury. He strikes the Adam’s apple with a baseball causing partial paralysis of breathing. Bernard then uses a knife to cut the windpipe but a tube is inserted to create a new airway. Roald is driven 35 miles to a local hospital where a doctor praises the improvised surgery.
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Plentywood
Mount
Roald Butness
Roald
Realki
Bernard
Automatic price curbs favored in Congress action
The House tentatively backed automatic wage and price controls to trigger if the Labor Department living index rises five percent from June 25. The McKinnon amendment mirrors a senate proposal to enforce controls mandatorily on such a rise. A second item notes 35 arrests in Newport Tennessee for moonshine and unstamped whiskey, including a former Club 1 employee identified as Buda.
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Washington
House
Rep. McKinnon
Dcalif
McHinnot
Senate Banking Committee
Felbright
M-Ark
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Congress
Bura
Newport
Tenn
Spi
Buda
Club
Alcool
Marines and Infantry with Pershing Tanks Join Fight
Allied forces push toward the Korean front with two fresh American divisions the First Marines and Second Infantry joining three other American and five South Korean divisions. Front lines stretch from Chinju to north, as U S troops withdraw slightly to reshuffle. A U S 24th Infantry battalion with five tanks pierced enemy lines near Chinju, rescuing captives and disrupting a guerrilla post.
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Xanes
Kumcrom
Kumehon
Faeza
Kochang
Hyopehon
Taere
U. S
Chinji
Associated Press
Tokyo
South Korea
South Coast
Chinju
Kingsport Guardsmen to Train at Fort Devens in September
National Guard units from Kingsport will join Fort Devens in Massachusetts for September training. The Seventh Regimental Combat Team of the Third Infantry Division and about 3 000 men are slated for a 30 day program. Fort Devens, once a global war training hub, will host them as other plans were cancelled.
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Port Devens
Mass
Kingsport
Fort Devens
Third Infantry Division
Penisesace
National Guard
Fort McClellan, &Ln
Fort McClellan
North Korea Bombed Chemical and Munitions Plants
Far East Air Force reports B 29s hit Begun demical plant at Hungnam and nearby targets in a series of strikes. Over 400 tons of bombs poured on the factory while radar aided aim reduced visual bombs. Major ground support accompanied air strikes near Kum as tank targets were damaged.
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Tokyo
Far East Air Force
Hungnam
36Th Parallel
Par East Air Force
Red
John A. Duggane
Eau Claire
Wis
Kum
Fishing Tables and Lake Levels Highlight 1967 Notes
The fragment lists fishing tables and lake levels at Cherokee Lake and Douglas Lake, noting events on Thursday through Sunday and a general reference to 1967. It mentions standard throws, equipment types, and varied dates, but many words are garbled.
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Cherokee Lake
Devglas Lake
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North Korea
Feshing
Eake Stages
Horse Creek Road
Childress
Gene Bowers
E. C. Johnson
Johnson City Highway
Lincoln School
J. M. Dickson
Bristol Highway
Raymond Felix
Robert £. Lee Schaal
Hth District
L. B. Bunch
W. W. Pierce
William Crawford
Riverside Avenue
Zith
Times-News
Gretchen Whisnant
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