Reds Breach North Defense Lines Near Pohang
A chaotic battle report describes Reds piercing the northeast wing near Pohang as two NK columns with tanks advance toward Kyongja and Yongchon. Washington cites a downed Soviet bomber, while British forces deny immediate confirmation. Mud and rain curtail allied air support as U.S. Marines and Second Division advance toward Yongssa, near the Naktong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Pohang
Sea of Japan
Kyongja
Yong- Chon
Taegu
Bane
Washington
U.S. State Department
U.N
Korea
State Department
Tokyo
38Th Parallel
Kyongju
Yongchon
Pusan
Ekyongju
Tabu
Moscow
Fugen
U. S
Yongssa
Tae
Naktong River
Weekend Labor Day traffic toll tops record height
More than 500 people died in violent accidents over Labor Day weekend with 551 killed from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight. Traffic fatalities totaled 381, while 73 drowned and 97 died in other incidents. Major losses occurred in New York, Texas, California, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Illinois amid nationwide safety efforts.
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National Safety Council
Utica
N.Y
Milwaukee
Allen
New York
Texas
California
Virginia
Wisconsin
Illngis
Massachusetts
Delaware
Maine
South Dakota
Griswolds in Crash Near Clinton Missouri
Mr and Mrs Ernest Griswold and six children were injured in a head on collision near Clinton Maine. None of the seven hurt suffered major injuries. The Griswolds were taken to a Clinton hospital and some remained overnight. The 1938 Dodge was demolished. The other car occupants had various bruises and injuries.
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Ernest Griswold
Massachusetts Street
Clinton
Griswold
Steven
Norman
Journal-World
Billy
Mary
Gem
Virginia
Catherine
Griswolds
Cinton
Inland Hurricane Pummels Gulf Coast Into Florida Panhandle
A tropical hurricane struck inland from the Gulf of Mexico into northern Florida on September 4, with winds exceeding 125 mph. Cedar Keys reported a gust near 425 mph before anemometer failure, while Gainesville recorded 22 mph later. The storm stalled inland from Yankeetown to Dunellon, causing gale winds, falling trees and sheltering residents in city hall and a school. A 50 mile coast stretch from Clearwater to Sarasota suffered damage, with high tides six and a half to eight feet, washing out roads, wrecking a beach house, and wrecking structures at Indian Rocks Beach.
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Miami
Fla
Florida Peninsula
Gulf of Mexico
Weather Bureau
Florida Highway Patrol
Cedar Keys
Gainesville
Clearwater
Sarasota
Sty Highway Patrol
Cedar Kers
St. Petersburg
Indian Rocks
Heach
Nation wide draft call eyed for November
Washington reports a 70 000 man draft for November raising total calls to 170 000. Kansas is slated to supply 600 draftees in September and October, with 850 in November. Draft age remains 18 to 25 with older men called first, and broadened measures may come in January to include veterans and up to age 35.
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Topeka
Kansase Selective Service
Kanxax
Washington
Army
Defense Department
Navy
Air Force
G Goss
Vin Ison
D.-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Vinson
Wounded in Korea Chautauqua County Fair Plans
The notice outlines a forthcoming fair and parade in Chautauqua County on September 5, featuring a school parade and a list of casualties from the Korea War. It mentions Warrant Officer W L Melvin and Private Glenn A. Smith among those referenced.
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Seian
Hana
Korea
Chautauqua County
Ave
W . L. Melvin
Mary Melvin
Kansas
Glenn A. Smith
Gladys M. Slaith
Route 4
Avcadia
Polio Nurses Sought For Palm Duty By Red Cross
Urgent appeal by the local American Red Cross chapter seeks registered nurses for palm duty during the polio crisis. Volunteers must have prior hospital or private practice, with service expected for at least two months. the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis funds nurse transportation and sustenance while on assignment.
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Mid West
American Red Cross
John Patton
Stanley
St. Louis
Red Cross
Jby
Hipp
National Foundation For
Stock Market Inden and Market Notes
Stock market activity shows modest gains with 80 stacks and an uptick of 3 as traders react to cross-court exchange in a Sterling Indian Jewelry context. Read as market chatter from a bustling exchange floor with mentions of Pat Read and visible court house proximity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courthanee
Sterling Indian Jewelry
Baker University campus readies for rush period and enrollment drop
Baker University in Baldwin Kansas anticipates a 10 to 12 percent enrollment decrease from 1949 50 as 600 students arrive for classes beginning September 13. Coach Karl Spear has issued moleskins to 45 of 1990 football prospects and expects a squad of about seventy five for training ahead of the opener with Kansas State College. Faculty and Student Commission hold retreats at Parmenter Commons to discuss instructional improvement and general education while organized groups prepare homes for rush activities and pledging, which starts tomorrow.
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Journal-World
Baldwin
Kansas
Baker University
Baker
Karl Spear
Baker University Wildcats
Moleskins
Spear
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Nelson
P. Horn
Benjamin A. Gessner
Parmenter Commons
Edward F. Potthoff
University of Illinois
Seasion
Phil Tesserman
Evans to Pitch for Kansas City Team Tonight
Evans will take the mound for a Kansas City team in a warmup game against the Ray Evans City National Bank squad at South on the night of tomorrow. Fletcher Bell will pitch for the City League champions while Ray Evans starts for the Kansas Citians. Gallagher’s team recently won the city league title and has returned from a state tournament in Great Bend.
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Gallagher Mojors
Ray Evans City National Bank
Kansas
Fletcher Bell
Ray Evans
Kansas Citians
Gallaghers
Great Bend
Eisenhower Warns on Soviet Threat and War Effort
General Dwight Eisenhower warned Americans to brace for a prolonged struggle against Soviet expansion and to embrace Spartan frugality. He urged tough self-discipline and national unity while launching the Crusade for Freedom to fund a network countering Communist propaganda in Europe alongside Voice of America.
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Arpesator Preas
Denver
Dwight
Eisenhower
America
Russia
Europe
Crusade For Freedom
Sixty Douglas county men to report for pre-induction
Draft officials in Douglas county announce 60 men must report to Kansas City Missouri for pre-induction examinations on September 18 and 27. The first Douglas county inductees will be sworn in in Kansas City on September 18. Names will be released after notification and notices will go out in staggered groups.
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Selective Service
Douglas County
Kansas City
Topeka
City
Gertrude Hauberg
Incal Draft Office
Draft No. 18
Topeka Woman Injured in Highway 40 Crash
A Topeka woman, Mrs. John Gooch, was injured yesterday afternoon when her car rear ended a dump truck driven by Guy A. Sterrett on Highway 40, three miles west of Lawrence. She was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for a lacerated left leg and released. The Gooch vehicle and the dump truck, both westbound, were involved as the truck began turning onto a county road. damage was heavy to the car front and slight to the truck.
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Topeka
Lawrence
John €. Gooch
Lawrence Memorial
John Gooch
Guy A. Sterrett
Carbondale
Rar
Burd
Hutchinson Man Buchanan Found Shot Near Rantoul
Missing two weeks, 47 year old Alonzo Buchanan was discovered dead from a gunshot in timberland near Rantoul Franklin County. Sheriff Kinnison said coroner labeled it homicide. Buchanan had claimed to be going squirrel hunting before vanishing.
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Ottawa
Kan
Alonzo Buchanan
Hutchinson
Rantoul
Franklin County
W. M. Kinnison
R. S. Roberts
World in Crisis course at KU opens for fall
The University of Kansas offers a one credit fall course for students faculty and townspeople titled The World in Crisis. It features 15 lectures from KU faculty and external speakers including Miss Fleeson T Smith and Henry Haskell Jr with Bernard W Malott moderating. Lectures run Tuesday evenings starting September 19 in Fraser theater and will include exam questions drawn from outline topics.
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The
University of Kansas
T. ¥. Smith
Henry Haskell
Doris Fleeson
Fraser Theater
Altho
K.U
Deane W. Malott
Miss Fleeson
Leccurs
Syracuse
Elmer F. Beth
E. U. Journalism School
Weather outlook improves statewide with dry week ahead
Topeka reports forecaster Richard Garrett predicts sunny, dry weather for Kansas rest of the week. Expect fair tonight and Wednesday with highs 83 to 85, lows around 35 to 60. One day precipitation totals before today include Elkart 0.55 and Liberal 0.17 inches. The Solomon River remains flooded four feet over banks at Niles but should recede. Smoky Hill at Abilene nears bankfull crest tomorrow night. Temperature range yesterdays high 85 at Anthony and Hutchinson, low 50 at Lebo. Special sale notices for Bus Coin Books and Rapid Transit ads appear.
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Topeka
Kansas
Richard Garrett
Jeoel
Garrett
Niles
Smoky Hill River
Smoky
Abilene
Anthony
Hutchinson
Lebo
Mike in Elementary Enrollment Projected Rise in 1951
The Office of Education estimated a record 32,903,000 students will be in U.S. schools this fall. Elementary enrollment reaches 23,586,000, about 1,000,000 more than last year, while college enrollment stands near 2,700,000, down about 30,000. First graders total about 2,800,000, 200,000 above average for age 6. A further drop is forecast next year, then a jump in 1952-53.
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Associated Press
Washington
Office of Education
Lawrence to Route U S 40 and K-10 Through City
State highway officials announced a redesign of U S 40 and K-10 to pass through Lawrence with an estimated project cost of 030,000. The new route starts west of Country Club Road, diagonally northeast, enters Lawrence on Sixth Street, and connects to the Kay River tunnel at Sixth and Massachusetts. Lawrence will pay about one third of right of way costs, while paving is state and federal funded. Adequate right of way exists from California to Massachusetts streets. pedestrain underpass at Pinckney School will be a ramp system. Bids will be sought once right of way is secured, with a contract likely after at least 60 days.
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State Highway Commission
Lawrence
Country Club Road
Sixth Street
Seventh Street
Kay River
Sixth
Massachusetts Street
Harold Snider
The
Highway Commission
California Street
California
Missouri
Massachusetts
Snider
Pinckney School
Admiral Denfeld Blasts Truman Administration
Admiral Louis F. Denfeld, seeking the Massachusetts GOP governorship, attacked the Truman administration as mismanaging mobilization and urged rapid buildup of all military services. He proposed 20 new army divisions, four Marine divisions, resumed carrier construction, and training ten million defenders in a letter to Rep. Dewey Short.
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Westboro
Maas
Louis FE. Denfeld
Naval Operations
Massachusetts
Denfeld
U. S
Dewey Short
R.mo
House Armed Services Committee
Marine Corps
U.S. 5
United States
Enrollment Up in City Schools in Lawrence This Year
First day enrollments show almost 20 more students in city schools than last fall. Total on the first day was 2,893 vs 2,803 a year ago. High and junior high increases follow the closure of University High on the KU campus, shifting freshmen to city schools and upper grades to Liberty Memorial High.
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Lawrence
University High
K. U
City
Liberty Memorial High School
Pinekney
Cordley
Woodlawn
New York
Lincoln
McAllaster
Pordles An Aan
Rush Week At Kansas U Sees About 285 Women Registered
About 285 women have signed up for rush week activities at Kansas University. Miss Martha Peterson assistant dean of women said the figure may vary due to last minute changes but is current. Most houses plan to take 20 to 24 pledges, potentially 300 this fall if 13 sororities follow that pattern. Rush week begins Friday with a campus picnic at Potterlake hosted by active members. speaker will be Mrs. Oliver Simmons national director Pi Beta Phi.
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Kansas University
Martha, Peterson
Miss Peterson
K. U. Agit
Potterlake
Oliver Simmons
Kansas City
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
United States accuses Russian flyer on downed Korea bomber
Report to U.N. Lake Success terms a Russian flyer as crew member of a bomber shot down off Korea after U N air patrol firing. Warren R. Austin says Moscow aims to raise tension between Red China and nations fighting North Korea.
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Lake Success
United States
Security Council
Korea
United Nations Air Patrol
U. S
Warren R. Austin
Russia
Red Chime
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Cordley School
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Acre Dry Cleaners
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