Underwater Bridges Threaten Taegu Front in Korea
North Korean forces verged on Taegu with an estimated 60,000 men as Gen. MacArthur reported a second underwater bridge near Waegwan. U.S. 24th Division countered the Red 4th Division south of Taegu while Reds moved reinforcements to the east bank near Changnyong. The Waegwan area faced the largest enemy concentration in a battleline now featuring up to 150,000 Communist troops.
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OKYO
Naktong river
Taegu
Korea
Japan
Gen. MacArthur
Tokyo
Waegwan
South Korea
United Statesh
MacArthur
Changnyong
Central Press
Yongdok
Pohang
U.S
sufe
Red
Chinju
Nakteng river
Demand Earlier Session to Address Defence Crisis
London reports that Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden will urge Prime Minister Attlee to recall Parliament early to tackle urgent defence problems. Attlee has set Sept 12 for the return, while Churchill argues the date ignores the crisis. The opposition seeks a session within a week or 10 days.
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LONDON
Winston Churchill
Anthony Eden
Attlee
Clement Davies
Churchill
The Left Hand Corner Refused to Sing With Non-Conformist
Port Arthur relations spark a church dispute as The Left Hand Corner refuses to sing with a non conformist in the organ port, highlighting tension over tradition and faith within the local congregation.
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Port Arthur
Historic flight remembered as skysailor Louis Paulham's milestone
Manchester Guardian notes Louis Paulham, a Frenchman, marked a historic moment when he crossed from London to Manchester in 24 minutes in a box kite strapped to an engine. Forty years earlier he won £10000 from a Daily Mail prize for the London to Manchester flight, then four hours ten minutes. The report frames the feat as nostalgia and a nod to early aviation.
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Manchester
Louis Paulham
Manchester Guardian
M. Paulham
London Daily Mail
London
Herald August Crop Report Highlights 1956 Yields
The Herald reports Southern Alberta wheat yields expected at 17 to 19 bushels per acre amid uneven crops and drought pressure. An overall 35 million bushel crop is forecast with most wheat likely No 1 grade. Canneries busy with late peas, beans, corn and pumpkin starting. mus tard harvest begins. sugar beets gain weight due to irrigation ahead of Taber factory opening.
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Alberta
Herald
Macleod
Broder Canning
Lethbridge
Alberta Canning Company
Brooks
Vauxhall
Taber
The Herald
Bail Revocation Sought Against 11 Convicted U S Reds
The U S government seeks to revoke bail for 11 convicted American communists, claiming their conduct threatens U S security. Attorney General Me Frank said federal judge Thomas W Swan issued an order to show cause in New York and date, directing the leaders to explain why bail should not be revoked.
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WASHINGTON
Aus
securty
United States
J. Howard Mefrath
Jude Thomas W. Swan
New York
jai
crs
Ferry overturns. 21 die as ferry capsizes near Kyusha Island
A 42 ton ferry overturned in a sudden squall on Tenkumi Bay near Kyusha Island killing twenty one passengers and leaving six missing. The accident occurred yesterday as the vessel carried twenty four people toward the island. Local authorities initiated search and rescue efforts and reported several survivors.
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TOKYO
orng
Tenkumi Bay
Kvyisha Island
Immediate negotiations for unified army urged
Ex Greek premier Constantin Tsaldaris urged Western European governments to begin immediate talks on a unified army. He asked the European councils consultative assembly to task Paul Henri Spaak with first steps. Spaak and Churchill backed the plan as the assembly moved to pursue a European defence ministry and quick ratification.
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STRASBOURG
France
Constantin Tsaldaris
European council
consultative assembly
Paul-Henri Spaak
Belgium
Tsaldaris
Winston Churchill
Spank
Churchill
Britain
western Europe
JTsaldaris
Spaak
assembly
Vancouver Tokyo airlift begins carries 33 U N officials
Canadian Pacific Airlines launched the Vancouver Tokyo airlift with a Canadair flight carrying 33 United Nations officials. Officials said US troops were not assigned to the airlift and only civilians would be aboard the two planes. The government arranged priority for UN personnel across 36 seats per plane and a second flight date was not yet announced.
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ANCOUVER
Atg
Canadian Pacific Airlines
Vancouver-Tokyo
Canadair
United Nations
C.P.A
United States
U.S
CP.A
Tokyo
Halifax Celebrates Its 201st Birthday Parade
Halifax marked its 201st birthday with a large parade as thousands lined the streets to greet 1,000 servicemen, 10 bands and 30 commercial floats. Two flights of naval aircraft roared overhead in formation.
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HALIFAX
Anniversary of VJ Day in New York
New York marked the five year anniversary of VJ day as Japan surrendered unconditionally, ending World War II. The date falls on August 14, reflecting on the surrender that concluded the global conflict.
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NEW YORK
Japan
End Three Day Strike In St Louis Transit
St Louis bus drivers and street car operators ended a three day strike for higher wages as Governor Forrest Smith ordered seizure of the transit system under a law restricting strikes against public utilities. Despite pleas from union leaders to remain on the job, the drivers were out 24 hours after the state takeover.
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ST. LOUIS
St Louis
Forrest Smith
oans
Coal Briquetting Plants Planned In South Alberta
Alberta Briquetting Corporation Ltd. announces plans to build coal briquetting plants at Okotoks Ryley and Medicine Hat with a capacity of 1000 tons daily. Additional plants are planned at Brooks Bickerdike Canmore Lundbreck and Red Deer as equipment becomes available.
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CALGARY
Alberta Briquetting Corporation Ltd
Okotoks
Ryley
Medicine Hat
Brooks
Bickerdike
Canmore
Lundbreck
Red Deer
Break Encirclement in Korea Surviving Artillerymen Reach Outpost
Sixty five U S artillerymen, wounded and weary, crawled through enemy encirclement to a front line outpost after a North Korean infiltration attack cut off the unit and its supply route. Two units trapped, three batteries likely lost, 15 burned trucks nearby. Marine rescue forces move in as survivors are manhandled toward safety amid dust and scrubby hills.
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STANLEY SWINTON
KOREA
Rider on oil truck killed near Taber
A rider on an eastbound oil truck fell from the moving vehicle Monday morning near Taber and died. Constable Merlin Orr found the unconscious man on the road. the body was sent to Humphries Funeral Parlors. The victim and vehicle identification remained unknown as Coroner E D Fryett investigated.
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TABER
HNS
Taber town
Merlin Orr
Orr
Humphries
E. D. Fryett
Lethbridge i
Quintuplets Born in India Report Unconfirmed
Quintuplets born at a village in Rewa district Central India. reports say five children are doing well. A local daily cites government aid to raise the quintuplets as with Canada's Dionne settlement.
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JUBALPORE
India
Reuters
Sanchara
Rewa
wald
Tepeyvis
Dionne
Callander
Ont
Snow falls in Fort Nelson and Beaton River areas
Light snow fell today in the Fort Nelson and Beaton River areas of northern British Columbia. Beaton River temperature registered 32 degrees.
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EDMONTON
Fort Nelson
Beaton River
British Columbia
Dominion public weather office
Tiny Tim Rocket Shown Effective in Korean War Test
The United States used the 11.75 inch Tiny Tim rocket from a Corsair in combat for the first time, knocking out a bridge near Chungju and destroying locomotives while damaging others. The weapon, second to enter service after the 3.5 inch rocket, is described as powerful with high explosive charge. Weather helped carry out Sunday air missions by Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s headquarters.
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TOKYO
Chungju
Taegu
Douglas MacArthur
navy
Two CPR Workers Killed in Field Hill Collision Near Field
Two Calgary CPR employees, conductor William Walton and trainman Frank Kinny, died when a pusher locomotive rammed the caboose they rode in east of Cathedral station on Field hill near Field. Other items include exams Aug 21 22 in Edmonton and three new polio cases, reprieve refused for Albert Price, two Manitoba PCs to back coalition, Canadians urged to eat more dairy, and a Centennial No 1 well light report.
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B.C
OTTAWA
dairy farms
Canada
CENTENNIAL
Mcintste
border field
Madison
Ught evern oil and gas
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CPA
U.N
South
Red Trap
SAY QUINTS
NORTH B.C
W. H. Swift
G. M. Little
ALBERT PRICE
Ede
Price
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WINNIPEG
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J. O. Argue
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