Pressure in Fight for Port of Pusan Faces Heavy North Korean Push
North Korean invaders push to seize Pusan as American forces reinforce at the front. MacArthur says fighting continues along a broad arc near Chinju and Pusan with about 600 enemy dead cited after a four hour clash. Heavy shelling and renewed tank losses shape a volatile Korean front as US and South Korean troops hold the line.
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Tokyo
Pusan
First Marine
Korea
MacArthur
Long Beach
Chinju
Ma+ yan
Yongdok
Digengag
Nak- Tong
Thei Heela
U. S
Pongam
Central
Naktong River
Prass
Army to call 62,000 enlisted reservists to duty
The Army announced it will call 62,000 enlisted reservists, not officers, for 21 months of duty in September and October, from a pool of about 185,000. They will bolster National Guard and Organized Reserve units, with the first group arriving by September 15. Dependent status will affect order of call, and most are World War I veterans.
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Washington
Army
Organized Reserve Corps
National Guard
Organized Reserve
Commies Butcher Two Wounded in Korean War Report
A U S medical officer reports North Korean Reds killed two wounded American prisoners on the battlefield. Hands tied, one shot in the head, the other bayoneted. Lt Robert G Brown recounts retrieval from a ridge between U S and Red positions as wounded were aided. Names and hometowns of witnesses and soldiers cited, with prior reports of further killings on July 18 and July 26 noted.
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Yo HP. King
U. S
Korea
U. S.S
Reda
Associated Press
William R. Moore
Kum
Robert G Brown
Greenville
Tenn
Brown
Ph. Bhatier Watts
Merv. C. W. Watts
Dackein
Henry Vannatore
Baxley
Chiniu
Paddy
Neneath Mills
Faifurvias
Texas
House Junked Mandatory Wage Price Control Bill
Washington August 4 AP The House discarded its mandatory wage price curb plan and began crafting a new economic control measure with stand by powers for the president and anti hoarding penalties. The action followed four days of maneuvering and a narrow rejection of the mandatory bill 172 to 161 with unrecorded votes.
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Washington
House
Truman
Banking
Congress
Mr.Truman
Banking Committee
Paul Robeson Loses Passport in U S Action
A U S action results in Paul Robeson losing his passport after Russia visits. His spokesman states Robeson supported changes and Communists, while officials noted he cannot leave the country. The report is incomplete and contains garbled details.
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Paul Robeson
U. S
Russia
Delon
Adipic
Ingmatic
Beekeeper fatally stung at Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach ranch worker Enrique Escoto, 31, died at 6:50 a.m. after a bee sting at the Alameda Holt ranch. Coroner ordered autopsy. body held at Smith's Mortuary. In New York, Delmar Still, 46, Auburn Prison guard, died after a bee sting through a shoe eyelet, with heart attack cited by a doctor.
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Huntington Beach
Enrique Escoto
Garfield St
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Orange
Alban Holt
Earl R. Abbey
Smith's
South Butler
N.Y
Delmar C
Auburn
Fils
Beatine
Knowland Reveals Rhee Plea for Arms Last Fall
Sen Knowland says he carried a personal appeal from South Korea President Rhee to Washington officials seven months before North Korea invaded in June, seeking more tanks planes and heavy guns. Testimony by Brig Gen Roberts to Senators supported missing aid. Knowland produced Nov 18 notes from a Rhee meeting.
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Washington
Sen
Knowland
South Korea
William S. Roberts
U.S
Korea
Roberts
J. Washington
38Th Parallel
North Korea
Syngman Rhee
Republic of South Korea
Pacific Area
Senate Armed Services ‘and
Bad Fumble This Jeweler In Hurry Turns On Tear Gas
A jeweler rushed to escape the rain and triggered a tear gas system before opening the front door. No injuries are reported, but the incident caused a smoky disturbance at the shop. Local authorities were alerted and are reviewing surveillance footage.
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Hayman
Malik Calls for U.N. Order to Cease Fire
Lake Success August 4 AP report says Soviet insistence on immediate Korean armistice and withdrawal of foreign troops. Malik pushes for U N seat for both Koreans and invites Red China to peace talks. Council proceedings include US resolution to localize conflict amid repeated Soviet veto attempts.
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Malik
Security Council
Korea
Red China
U. N
U. S
North Korea
United States
United Nations
C. 1
Jakob A
Windy City Unkind to Mickey Cohen in Chicago
Gambler Mickey Cohen and his associate Jack Stempanato were detained in a Chicago hotel. Judge Julius H. Miner ordered police to file a charge by 3 p.m. or release them. Cohen said he would leave town once allowed. Police checked for local warrants. Cohen claimed he was on a business or pleasure trip and caused no trouble.
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Cohen
Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Chicago
John Stompanato
Chicago Sun-Times
A. P
Ihicago
Criminal Court
Julius H. Miner
Raden
Vesuie Miner
John Stempanato
Stempanato
Southern California
Charles Bellows
Stompanato
Gold Coast
Miner
Redmond Gibbons
Bellows
Iue
Hudson Ave
Criminal Courts
Stampanato
Cal
John O'Malley
Aiken
Ambassador East Hotel
Hollywood
New York
Jack Kearns
Jack Dempsey
Fred Irvin
Forest Fires Threat Rivera Region in France's Riviera
Forest fires rage across the French Riviera prompting evacuations in Rayol and threatening Grimaud Bauval ion and Lavalarie as flames consume pine forests. Residents flee while authorities combat the blazes with emergency measures and alerts.
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Toulon
France
Riviera
Rayol
Grimaud
Bauvalion
Lavalarie
Truman asks 950 million for Navy plane program
President Truman asked Congress for an extra 950 million dollars for naval plane construction and procurement to speed up the Navy's program and reach a total Air Force of 69 groups. The request comes atop a 10.5 billion emergency defense appropriation, with additional asks for defense funds and public construction.
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Truman
Congree
Sam Rayburn
Korea
Navy
Hine
Defense Department
Army
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