La Crosse Soldier Describes Yongdong Battle Role
La Crosse soldier Albert Caspersen Jr of the Seventh Cavalry details his platoon’s part in the Yongdong fight. In a coordinated action eight miles ahead, heavy weapons aided a small South Korean unit, repelling a Communist assault and inflicting heavy losses as Marines and Koreans withdrew to reorganize. Caspersen served 19 months in the regular army, with 14 in the qth cavalry, and previously in Tokyo with occupation forces.
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Korea
la Crosse
7Th Cavalry Regiment
Yongdong
Pfe
Albert Caspersen
South 20Th Street
Caspersen
South Ko
Rean
Francis J. Maloney Jr
Worcester
Mass
Qth Cavalry Regiment
United Nations Police Force
Tokyo
Family allowances under study for enlisted families
Washington reports a revival of special family support payments for most enlisted personnel as committees in the Senate and House approve bills. Proposals call for 45 to 85 dollars a month to families of lower grade enlisted members, with dependents requiring a 40 dollar deduction from the service member’s pay.
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Washington
Carrion Senate
Une
House
Congress
Nust
Defense Department
Advo Ecate
President Truman
Truman
Quake in Assam Province Kills Eleven and Destroys Crops
Calcutta report says a Tuesday quake in Assam Province killed at least 11 people and damaged hundreds of acres of crops. Damage was estimated at about 2 dollars.
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Assam
Calcutta
India
U S Accepts Turkish Troop Offer for Korea
The United States accepted Turkey's offer to send a 4,500 man combat force to Korea, the third such formal acceptance after Thailand and the Philippines. State Department spokesman Michael J. McDermott said the U S also accepted in principle offers from Britain New Zealand and Australia with details to be worked out.
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Washington
United States
Turkey
Korea
State Department
Thailand
Michael J. McDermott
Britain
New Zealand
Australia
Polio Strikes In Wide Area With Several Cases Reported
Polio strikes a wide area with Monroe County reporting its first case, Pvt Donald G Gurske at Camp McCoy, diagnosed as bulbar polio after transfer to Gearykes hospital. Allamooke County records its second case Daniel Kruse aged 18 months in Iowa City, with paralysis not yet present. Decorah cases include a one year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Nels Bukken and Mrs Virgil Houdek, with paralysis evident in Bukken child but not in Houdek.
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Monroe County
Kendall
Camp McCoy
Donald G . Gurske
McCoy Station
Geearikes
Iowa
Allamukee
Daniel Kruse
Iowa City
Linton
Township
Decorah
Town City
Nels Bukken
Virwil Houdek
Russian Air Force Planes Reported Over Shanghai China
A Shanghai area spokesman said Friday Russian air force planes were seen daily over the city. Lt Gen Chung Yi-ting of the defense ministry cited intelligence that the aircraft belonged to the Soviet twelfth wing.
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Pripel
Farmosi
Mitionslist
China
Shanghai
Communist
Chung Yi-ting
Tesenase Ministry
Trucker Ditches 36000 Eggs in South Carolina
NORWAY S C A truck driver dumped about 36000 eggs beside a lonely country road Thursday after failing to sell them The eggs valued at more than 1000 prompted a scramble as residents collected crates Sheriff George L Reid said he was baffled by the motive A packing slip showed the eggs packed in Minneapolis on Aug 9
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Norway
S. C
South Carolina
George L. Reid
Minneapolis
White House Studies Strike With Leaders
The White House invited leaders to publicized talks aiming to avert a looming strike by railway trainmen and conductors. Joan R. Steelman met management to explore renewing direct wage hour negotiations as five day token actions threaten steel coal and ore transport. The workers seek a 40 hour yard service week with no pay cut, and wage alignment with engineers and firemen. A presidential board had recommended an 18 cent wage boost for some crafts.
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Washington
White House
Joan R. Steelman
Settle One Strike In Birmingham Ore Miners Union
A 4,000 CIO ore miners strike was settled on Friday in Birmingham. Picket lines were withdrawn from two large steel mills where an additional 17,000 workers had been idled.
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Birmingham
Aia
Prof Selby Maxwell Weekly Weather Forecasts in Tribune
Prof Selby Maxwell, Chicago meteorologist, will publish weekly weather forecasts in The La Crosse Tribune starting Sunday. A weekly forecast chart and Maxwell's feature on weather will run with daily five day forecasts. He describes weather as a tide in the air and claims a prediction accuracy of 1 to 85 percent since 1926, noting navy service in wartime.
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Selby Maxwell
Chicago
la Crosse Tribune
Tribune
Maxwell
Navy
Allied Blows Send Reds Reeling Near Taegu
The U N Security Council heard U S demand for a Korea settlement that guarantees a unified, independent nation. Warren Austin stated the main goal is cessation of hostilities with Korea gaining freedom and unity after the war ends.
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Taegu
Council
Austin
U. S
38Th Parallel
South Korea
North Korea
Soviet Union
Malik
Korea
Cuba
Alberto Alvarez
China
T. F. Tsiang
Security Bill Ready For Final Action
The security bill expands coverage to 45 million people and boosts benefits by up to 106 percent. It passed the Senate by voice vote with no dissents and faces presidential action, with Truman expected to sign despite disagreements. The measure also brings 5.6 million self employed workers and 1.65 million domestic workers into the program, raising payroll taxes toward 1970.
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Oliver W. DE Wolf
Washington
Congress
Senate
White House
Senate-House
Truman
Leutenant
George
Dga
Senate Finance Committee
Millikin
Vote to End Strike in Midvale Utah
The United Steelworkers union voted Thursday night to end a 48 day strike at United States Smana Mining Co. in Midvale Utah, concluding a lengthy labor dispute and resuming production.
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Midvale
Utah
United Steelworkers Union
United States
Smana Mining Co
Col Bullard Named New Commander at Camp McCoy Wisconsin
Col Peter C Bullard, chief of the Indiana military district for Fifth Army, is named commanding officer at Camp McCoy in Sparta Wisconsin. No start date announced. He will be succeeded by Col Harry A Welsch at Indianapolis. Camp McCoy trains combat troops for Korean war service.
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Chicago
Peter C Bullard
Camp McCoy
Sparta
Wis
Fifth Army
Bullard
Indiana
Col. Bullard
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Indianapolis
Indiana Post
Harry A. Welsch
Fort Benjamin Harrison
McCoy
Charles Ferrin
Michigan Military District
Truck Strike Here Continues at La Crosse Terminal
Reports from the local union head quarters deny a six week strike ending at Indian head Transportation Co. in La Crosse. Thirty five drivers at the terminal have been on strike since July 10 seeking a contract and wage equalization to Wisconsin standard. Adolph Bachman, business manager of AFL local 193, says a meeting is being arranged with company officials.
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Indianhead Transportation Co
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Adolph Bachman
AFL
Dee Eager
Collins Sherman To Make Tokyo Trip
General J Lawton Collins and Admiral Forrest Sherman will fly to Tokyo by air Saturday to assess needs and observe operations. The trip follows the practice of chiefs visiting the field, though no request from General MacArthur prompted the visit.
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Washington
J. Lawton Collins
Forrest P. Sherman
Army
Navy
Tokyo
Jay
Gene. MacArthur
Local Weather Forecast With Scattered Showers
In clodiness and fog tonight with the lowest around four dollars. Scattered showers expected Saturday forenoon as conditions improve. Continuous updates to follow.
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Ieee
Chippewa Falls Man Recalls Kidnap Tale Under Investigation
Roland Nyhus, 31, told Chippewa Falls police he was abducted at gunpoint Tuesday while driving, forced toward La Crosse, grappled with the kidnapper near an unknown location, and crashed the car before ending up in Tomah and later Chippewa Falls. His car was found near Cashion, Monroe County. Nyhus is married with four children.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Roland Nyhns
St. Joseph's Hospital
Nyhus
la Crosse
Tomah
Cashion
Monroe County
Yhus
Fire Rages Through East National Forest
The Cleveland National Forest 30 miles east of San Diego faces a raging wildfire with over 1,000 firefighters deployed along a 30 mile front. More than 20,000 acres of watershed, pine and oak stands have burned since the fire began on Wednesday, prompting evacuations of hundreds of ranchers, vacationers and campers.
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San Diego
Calif
Cleveland National Forest
Here
FBI Arrests Engineer On Spy Charges
Walter Sobel 33 a navy civilian worker arrested in Laredo Texas on charges of passing defense secrets to a Soviet spy ring He fled the United States in June to avoid arrest and faces possible death penalty if convicted The case ties to the Los Alamos Greenglass Rosenberg and Kraus Fuchs network and implicated Harry Gold as contact Sobel previously worked at General Electric Schenectady and Reeves Instrument New York City area.
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Laredo
Tex
Walter Sobel
Navy
Russia
Webb County
FBI
U. S. Navy
U. S
Frank A. Hill
Sabell
Mexico
J. Edgar Hoover
Sobell
United States
Justice Department
New York City
General Electric
Schenectady
N. Y
Mexico City
David Greenglass
New York
Greenglass
Harry Gold
Philadelphia
Kraus
Fuchs
Sobel
U.S
British Carrier Leaves For Korea from Portsmouth
The British aircraft carrier The seus with 44 planes aboard steamed out of Portsmouth for the Far East to join the battle for Korea. The 13,450-ton warship, 686 feet long and with a speed of 25 knots, was reassigned from the home fleet to operate with British naval forces off Korea under Gen. MacArthur's command.
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Portsmouth
Eng
Theseus
Far East
Korea
Gen. MacArthur
Upside Down Man Ends Strange 30 Day Test
Fred Snyder a 2 year graduate student at the University of Wichita ends a 30 day upside down and backward vision experiment. He adapts quickly, can drive and complete tests though initial disorientation and laughter follow. His nurse wife and child await his return to normal life in Wichita. He may continue briefly for the project but looks forward to living normally again.
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New York
Fred Snyder
Fred
University of Wichita
N. H. Pronke
Pronko
Wichita
Red
Wich
Battle Near Taegu Repels North Korean Assault At Changnyong
Allied forces halted a 30,000 strong North Korean thrust 12 miles north of Taegu and then launched a counterattack. Marines and American infantry drove Reds back across the Naktong at Changnyong, destroying weapons as they retreated. Civilians evacuated Taegu as authorities warned of further clashes along the front.
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Taegu
Red
Changnyong
Naktong River
John H. Church
Marine
Chengnyong
Church
Benjamin Schofield
Des Moines
Schofield
VA. 5. 24Th Infantry
Naktong
Shipping Curbs On Russia Proposed By Rep Smith
Washington rep. Smith argues against trade with Russia and its satellites, comparing current shipments of iron, copper, and oil to prewar sales to Japan. He urges immediate halt to trade, no Marshall Plan funds for curtain countries, severed diplomatic ties, and a clear presidential statement on long range policy.
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Washington
Smith
R-Wis
Russia
Japan
Sey
Truman
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U. S. Naval Observatory
Washington, D. C
Moon
Earth
Indiana Military District
Collins
Sherman
East National Forest
Belman Morin
Taegu City
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