Reds Fight to Link Up With U S Forces Near Seoul
American and South Korean troops pressed toward Seoul as two battle hardened divisions moved to join Marines fighting reds in the outskirts. U.S. First Cavalry cut 35 miles from the beachhead, capturing Sangju, while marines closed in from the southwest and north. The Ninth Division and the 107th Regiment were reported in or near Seoul, amid heavy artillery and street fighting in the capital’s outskirts.
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Tokyo
Ptwo
U.S
Seoul
U.S. First Cavalry Division
Sangju
Pusan
U. S
Kelman Morin
Haman
107Th
Sariwon
Han River
Senu
South
Morin
Yongdungpo
Youngdungpo
7Th Division
Suwon
Taegu-Pusan
24Th Division
Kumchon
Husghar
Kigse
Kasun
U.N
Chugve
Chinju
Yanks Mistake Shocks British Troops in Korea
In Southeast Korea near the Naktong river, American planes by mistake bombed and strafed British ground troops during close air support. Photographer Gene Herrick witnessed wounded, fires, and a litter column under fire as Reds shelled the crossing. UK soldiers suffered burns and injuries while some stayed philosophical about the incident.
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Korea
Associated Press
Gene Herrick
Herrick
Sutherland Highlands
Hong Kong
Naktong
Herrick Seul
Arthur Holmes
Ireal
Holwes
John Grant
Glasgow
Scotland
Tax Boosting Measure Seeks Truman Signature
Washington reports the Ways and Means Committee moves to draft a second tax bill after Congress passes a broad rearmament tax. The first bill raises about 4.7 billion yearly, with individual taxes up 12 to 20 percent and corporate rates up from 38 to 45 percent. The measure is retroactive to mid-1950 and tops the Senate approval with a 328 to 7 vote.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Truman
Senate
United Nations votes to keep nationalist China seated at assembly
The UN General Assembly backed a credentials committee report allowing nationalist China to remain in the body until a special study weighs claims from nationalist and communist China. The 43 to 5 vote with one abstention followed Russia's failed bid to invalidate the decision. Tsiang of nationalist China defended seating and accused Russia of seeking veto power. The debate touched on Formosa and control of areas the nationalist government now operates.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
China
T. F. Tsiang
Russia
Security Council
Netherlands
Chile
Assembly
Egypt
Tsiang
Far East
United States
Australia
New Zealand
Brazil
Peru
Tsiange
Formosa
U. N
Swedish plane crash kills ten at Karlstad airport
Stockholm reports a Swedish commercial flight crash at Karlstad airport. Officials say all ten aboard have died in the impact. The mishap occurred near the airport facilities causing a dramatic fireball. Authorities urge caution as investigations begin.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Karlstad
Werport
Battle for Seoul
Moscow dispatch reports Seoul under grave threat as workers erect barricades using cement rails beams and stones. Pontoon and tank positions dot the city while civilians prepare to defend every home. General MacArthur announces UN troops reach northern outskirts as the Han river crossing fails amid heavy fighting.
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Moscow
UPA Pravda
Korea
Seoul
Communist Party
MacArthur
United Nations
People’s Army
Fliers from Missouri and Kansas Strafe Korea Post
Tokyo dispatch reports C-Fiers from Missouri and Kansas engaging in Korean operations. Captain Stringer of Moberly directed ground-attack strafing near Kigge orchard and Pahang area ten miles northwest. Lt. John Ragland of Liberal led a four-ship strafing flight toward enemy troops around a clump of trees and a nearby village.
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Tokyo
C—Fiers
Missouri
Kansas
Captinger
Moberly
Oun Orchard
Kigge
Ino
Stringer
John McRagland
Liberal
Kan
Pahang
Ragland
Cub
Traffic Patrolmen Headed to Chicago Safety Institute
To Traffic School Trooper Burris Milliron of Lawrence and Trooper Charles Hdl of Manhattan, members of the Ran gas state highway patrol, will leave tonight to spend three weeks in Chicago at Northwestern Universitys traffic safety institute.
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Burris Milliron
Lawrence
Charles Hdl
Manhattan
Rangas State Highway Patrol
Chicago
Northwestern University
Traffic Safety Institute
Battle in Senate Over Anti Red Bill During All Night Session
Washington report details a prolonged Senate fight against the anti red bill as President Truman denounces it. Senators Lehman and Humphrey discussed delaying tactics to gain votes before a possible veto override. Langer collapsed from exhaustion and was hospitalized, while Douglas sobbed during his speech opposing the measure. Lucas, Truman’s floor leader, said he would vote to override.
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Washington
Truman
Lehman
D.-Lib
N.Y
Humphrey
D-Minn
Langer
R.-N.d
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Doug Jast
D.-Nii
White House
Trumphrey
Douglas
D.-Iel
Senate
Daylight Time to End Tomorrow in New York
New York reports EDT ends at 2 am tomorrow Sunday and residents should set clocks back one hour before bed tonight. The change restores the hour lost in April when summer time began, and offers an extra hour of sleep.
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New York
Four Generations Meet at Unplanned Reunion in Hospital
Medina New York September 23 four generations of the Champlin family gathered at Memorial hospital Ridgeway resident W R Champlin and his son Earl were patients when Earl's daughter Patricia was born to Mrs William Neider of Lyndonville. All were reported doing fine by the hospital.
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Medina
N.Y
Champlins
Memorial Hospital
W. Champlin
Ridgeway
Earl
Knowlesville
William Neider
Lyndonville
Patricia
Kansas C.1.0 opens annual two day convention in Topeka
Topeka on September 23 reports the Kansas C.1.0 opening its two day convention. Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Paul Aiken and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Kenneth T. Anderson are slated to address a political action committee rally that evening.
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Topeka
The
Kansas C
Teacher Manuals Arrive for Sixth Grade Readers
Mrs Emma Berg county superintendent announced teacher manuals for sixth grade readers are available for pickup from her office. Lost at high school game brown suitcase keepsake reward phone 4016 K Sol F Kunz Co Real Estate Insurance Ph 214 5 E 5th-Adv
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Emma Berg
County Superintendent of Schools
Sol F. Kunz Co
Rise in price in most items
Washington reports the consumer price index rose 0.3 percent from July 15 to August 15, driven by increases in nearly all major items for moderate income households. The index stood at 173 percent of the 1935-39 average, up 2.5 percent from a year ago, with food showing a 0.5 percent decline overall though some food items rose sharply.
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Washington
Apgar
The
Areau of Labor Statistics
Missing B 50 Bomber Sought Across Continent
An air force B 50 bomber with 16 aboard is reported missing from Goose Bay bound for Tucson. Rescue planes from the U S and Canada combed Canada and the central United States, spanning Arizona to Michigan, but no trace was found up to noon. Crew names were not released and thick fog hung over the Lake Superior area.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Airforce
Goose Bay
Labrador
Airforce Base
Tucson
Ariz
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Omaha
Neb
Albuquerque
N.M
Royal Canadian Air Force
Walker Air Force Base
New Mexico
Selfridge Field
Downstate
Here
Sioux City
Westover
Mass
Air Force
Lake Superior
Three collisions investigated by police leave two injured
Two University students, Mr and Mrs Jerome Rozen of Route 4, treated at Watkins Memorial hospital for minor injuries after a late night crash caused by W H Cameron jr who ran a stop sign at Twelfth and Tennessee. Cameron was jailed for failing to stop. A second collision near Tenn ese street involved John Enegren and W R Green who could not see each other in time to stop. A third crash occurred when a Junction City man struck Eloise Stevenson's truck turning from Fifteenth to Rhode Island and left the scene.
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Jerome Rozen
University
Watkins Memorial Hospital
W. H. Cameron
West Hills Drive
Twelfth
Tennessee
Cameron
Anon
John Enegren
Tennessee Street
W. R. Green, Jr
Ohio Street
Tennesse Street
Enegren
Green
Junction City
Eloise Stevenson
Haskell Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Rhode Island
Clothes Missing From University Halls Burglar Active
Police report a line theft at Ricker Hall 745 Ohio Street and Hopkins Hall 1011 Indiana Street. Six monogrammed panties taken from Ricker Hall while Hopkins Hall loot included a slip towels and washcloths in a late evening incident.
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Ricker Hall
Ohio Street
Hopkins Hall
Indiana Street
University
Ricker Hail
Hopkina
Hart Joins Navy Boot Training in San Diego
William N. Hart 19, son of Mrs. Albert L. Wahl, left yesterday for Kansas City to join men headed to San Diego for boot training in the U S Navy. Hart, a Liberty Memorial High School graduate, has worked at Green Brothers Hardware for 15 months.
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William N. Hart
Albert L. Wahl
New Hampshire Street
Kansas City
San Diego
Calif
U. S. Navy
Hart
Liberty Memorial High School
Green Brothers Hardware
Rotary District Governor Will Gibbon to Address Lawrence Club
Howard resident and district governor Will Gibbon will visit the Lawrence Rotary Club to deliver his annual address at noon Monday. The event takes place at the Hotel Eldridge, with open evenings and Sundays noted for the ae Food Center at 2nd and Lincoln.
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Will Gibbon
Howard
Rotary Club
Lawrence Rotary Club
Eldridge
Ae Food Center
2Nd & Linc
Plans Move Ahead for Haskell Day Festivities
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce plans a Haskell Day on October 13 featuring Indian dancing contests with a top prize of 100 dollars and invited teams from across the plains. The day includes a downtown parade, barbecue, open house, and a homecoming football game against Wamego at Haskell Stadium. Tickets are one dollar, 50 cents for juniors, with an expected crowd of about 3,500.
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Wakarusa Valley
Haskell
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Wamego
Lathrop B. Read
Benny Kent
Red Rock
Okla
Arizona
South Dakota
Montana
New Mexico
Nebraska
Wamego Raiders
Haskell Stadium
Maur Hill
Haskell Indian Club
Lawrence
James Howell
The
Indian Institute
Matty Hell
Southern Methodist University
Jim Thorpe
Read
NEW SEASON ARRIVES
Topeka reports autumn arrival with cool, sunny weather across Kansas. Forecaster A D Robb predicts continued clear skies into the weekend with lows 45 to 50 and highs 75 to 83. North and west areas see 40s, south holds in the 50s as Leavenworth records 42. Highs yesterday reached 76 in Phillipsburg, Hill City and Dodge City. Immediate delivery 16 inch Motorola TY. B F ich Co Adv.
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Topeka
Kansas
A. D. Robb
Leavenworth
Phillipsburg
Hill City
Dodge City
Pleasant for First of Autumn
Chicago reports a pleasant start to autumn with generally fair weather across much of the country. Temperatures are near seasonal, with cool spots, the autumn equinox at 8:44 a.m. CST, and a few showers in the Northeast and along the Atlantic and eastern Gulf states.
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Chicago
Atlantic
Gulf States
Great Kes
Ocean Hop by Thunder Jet Marks First Nonstop Intercontinental Flight
Limestone Air Force Base Maine reports Col. David C. Schilling flew an F-84 from Manston England to Limestone in ten hours and one minute covering 3,300 miles. Lt. Col. William T.D. Ritchie refueled over Goose Bay but encountered fuel problems and parachuted to safety.
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Limestone Airforce Base
Atlantic
Labrador
David C. Schilling
Manston
England
Limestone
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Panamerican Airways
William TD. Ritchie
Pine Bluff
Ark
Goosebay
Lab
Ritchie
Prestwick
Scotland
Keelavik
Iceland
Gonsehay
Schilling
Europe
Air Force Headquarters
Dow Air Force Base
Ranger
Germany
Seven Year Old Girl Injured In Pickup Accident
Seven year old Sheila Thornton of route 2 is reported in satisfactory condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a fall beneath her father's loaded pickup. Doctors suspect a broken left leg and possible four fractures in the pelvis.
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Sheila Thornton
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Raybert Thornton
Route 2
Perfect Weather For Grid Opener At Memorial Stadium
The 1950 Kansas football opener in Memorial Stadium features 450 Christian university players and coaches led by Dutch Meyer arriving by train. Kansas faces injuries to key players including Jerry Bogue and several starters, while Meyer touts an eight man backfield. The forecast is clear with temperatures in the 60s rising to mid 70s, and campus excitement grows as fans prepare for the game amidst autumn mood and street parades.
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Kansas
Memorial Stadium
Christian University
Dutch Meyer
Union Pacific
Eldridge
Jerry Bogue
Meyer
Hi Horned Frogs
Altho
Wes
Ellis Sheriff Killed In Highway Collision
Ellis county sheriff Andrew Wasinger died in a collision near Hays when his car struck the rear of a truck on U S highway 40. A Democrat, he sought a second term and faced no opposition in November after the primary election.
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Kan
Andrew Wasinger
Ellis County
Hays
Wasinger
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