Three Prongs Drive Toward Taegu Base In Korea War
Tokyo dispatch reports about 12,000 North Korean troops pushing three prongs toward Taegu, 12 miles from the threatened supply base, as U N forces counteroffensive along the south coast resumes after Tuesday stalling. Allied air and sea strikes pound Pyongyang and Won san while ground fighting rages along a 140 mile front near Chinju and Taegu.
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Tokyo
Naktong River
Taegu
U. S
Pusan
Naktong
United Nations
Korea
MacArthur
U.S. 24Th Division
South
Chinju
Eighth Army
Pyongyang
Wonsan
Don Whitehead
Ozarks Hill Shooting Spree Leaves Three Dead
In Fremont Missouri a gunman William Harris 39 killed three people and wounded two last night. Victims include farmer R N Fansier 165 his son Homer L Fansier and Barbara Harris. Rosa Fansler and Elmer Wichels were wounded. Harris later abducted Lola Jean Fansler and Joyce Thomas. Thomas released. Weather storms hampered search as 50 to 75 armed men looked for Harris.
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George Sitterley
Associated Press
Sitterley
Ozark
Fremont
Kansas City Associated Press Bureau
J. A. Tandy
State Highway Patrol
William Harris
R. N. Fansier
Homer L Fansier
Barbara Harris
Harris
Fansler
Lola Jean
Joyce Thomas
Miss Thomas
Fansler Farm
Homer L Fansler
Fannler
Rosa
Elmer Wichels
Highway Patrol
Forest Fires Rage in Two Southland Areas
Firefighters battled out of control blazes across two Southern California districts with large fires near Castaic in the Angeles National Forest and Lake Elsinore under control late yesterday. A 2800 acre Suncrest brush fire was contained, while the Castale inferno blackened 6730 acres with hot spots. In Santa Ynez Valley five aerial fires were under control as 300 crews fought near Elainore threatening 4500 acres and Lakeland Village and Wildemar.
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California
Castaic
Angeles National Forest
Lake Elsinore
Suncrest
San Diego
Santa Ynez
Santa Barbara
Castale
Elainore
Lakeland Village
Wildemar
Red Koreans Boast Big Reserve Force
In Taipei Formosa on August 3, UPA refugee Chinese from Korea quoted Wang Kang-wen stating the North Korean army totals 200,000 Koreans plus 90,000 trained by Chinese Communists and 30,000 Japanese. He claimed Red Koreans number about 340,000 with a reserve of potentially 200,000 Chinese Reds ready for battle if needed.
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Taipei
Formosa
UPA
Korea
Wang Kang-wen
Chinese Overseas
Seoul
Deluge Swamps Miami as Heavy Storm Drenches City
A heavy thunderstorm dumped 4.65 inches of rain in four hours in Miami early this morning, flooding streets and delaying commutes as residents rushed to work. Authorities urged caution as water covered several roadways and disrupted traffic patterns.
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Miami Fla
Aug. S
Truman urges tighter espionage law and alien reporting
President Truman asks Congress for stricter espionage rules and a new alien reporting law to monitor whereabouts and activities. He links current danger to communist subversion and argues defenses must balance liberty with national integrity amid ongoing legislative efforts led by Nixon and Mundt.
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Truman
Congress
Congress. J
Attorney General
Rep
Nixon
R.-Calif
Sen. Mundt
RS. D
House un-Ameri Activities Committee
Mundt
House
Senate
Mundt Nixon
Justice Department
Wilson quits AEC shocks readers on page A-2
Teletype style note announces Wilson’s resignation from the Atomic Energy Commission. The item appears on page A-2 with references to where to find more related content across multiple pages including A-9, A-7, and A-3. Additional sections cover Bridge, Classifieds, Editorials, and sports across various pages.
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Wilson
AEC
Bree
Men Mobilize at Camp Cooke Recruiting Office
Brig. Gen. James T. Roberts at Camp Cooke California receives a call from Los Angeles and a quick enlistment plea. A man promises to depart for Korea in 48 hours with two friends. The caller is routed to the recruiting service as the bartender plans to join as well.
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Camp Cooke
Calif
James T. Roberts
13Th Armored
Los Angeles
Korea
Recruiting Service
House Postpones Debate on Economic Controls Bill
The House postponed further debate on a federal economic controls bill to tomorrow as the banking committee seeks a compromise. Speaker Rayburn and Chairman Spence indicated progress toward agreement, with the Senate already moving a discretionary, nonautomatic control bill base. President Truman would gain discretion on timing.
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House
Banking Committee
Rayburn
Spence
D.-Ky
Senate
Senate Banking Committee
House Committee
Truman
Senate Committee
Two Sailors Bail Out Before Navy Plane Crash
Two airmen bailed out safely from a Navy AJ-1 attack bomber as the aircraft parachuted from 15 000 feet. The plane suffered a right engine failure over Edwards Air Force Base.
Reds Violate Atrocity Vow Says U N Unit
The United Nations Korean Commission reported North Korea has taken no steps to honor its pledge on prisoner of war treatment and continues reports of atrocities. It cited complaints of American bombings harming civilians and urged council action to halt these alleged crimes in Korea.
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Korean Peninsula
U. N. Commission On Korea
Trygve Lie
United Nations Commission On Korea
International Red Cross
North Korea
Iy” N
North
South Korea
Jacob A. Malik
Security Council
Korea
Army Calling Men Despite Dependency Role
Washington August 8 Army difficulties with a policy of priority calls for individual reservists. Army commanders say the priority program excludes many no dependency reservists and creates gaps in meeting manpower needs. The issue centers on aligning reserve calls with classification standards amid broader manpower shortages.
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Washington
Neta
Ts Bay
Red Tankman Shoots Helpless Yankee Medic
Westover Air Force Base Massachusetts August 8 Sgt Roy R Johnson a Negro medic from Augusta Georgia says he was shot three times by a North Korean while lying wounded on the ground. He was among 15 evacuees flown to Walter Reed Hospital for treatment. Johnson said a bomb blast blew off his left hand and an enemy tank soldier fired three shots wounding his other hand and chest while he played dead for an hour.
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Westover Air Force Base
Mass
Roy R. Johnson
Johnson
Augusta
Westover
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Korea
Z Johnson
Truman Johnson Denounce Alaska Housing Walkout
In Washington on August 5 President Truman and Defense Secretary Johnson condemned a strike by A F L Steamfitters and Plumbers in Alaska defense housing. They said the walkout jeopardizes national security, affecting projects in Fairbanks and Anchorage and delaying expansion of Alaskan defense housing amid wage demands and earlier carpenters’ stoppage. Federal mediation efforts have not yet halted the strike.
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Washington
Truman
Defense Johnson
Alaska
United States
Johnson
White House
Yer. Johnson
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Alnee
Army
Pace
Stephen T. Early
Defense
Federal Mediation Service
Detroit Girls Again Driving Toxicabs
Detroit Aug. 8 report notes a tightening situation as girls drive toxicabs in the city. Official counts show rising concerns over safety and public health measures amid unclear local actions and responses.
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Detroit Girls
Miss Chadwick Wins Channel Swim in Record Time
Florence Chadwick of San Diego swam Dover to Cap Gris Nez in 13 hours 28 minutes, beating the women’s channel record by over an hour and a half set by Gertrude Ederle. Shirley May France dropped out eight miles offshore after 13 hours 46 minutes of effort.
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Florence Chadwick
San Diego
English Channel
California
Cap Gris Nex
France
Dover
England
Arabian American Oil Co
Trans-Arabian Pipeline Co
Chadwick
Persian Gulf
Associated Press
Calif
Shirley May
Miss Chadwick
Gertrude Ederle
Ederle
Cap Gris Nez
Misa Chadwick
Georges Michel
U. S
Miss Ederle
Mille Gade Carson
Shirley May France
Somerset
Murat Guler
Istanbul
Turkey
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Channel Conqueror
Antonio Intel Srance
Esther Willams
Saudi Arabia
Alte c
Page A& Col
Girls Refuges Forced Into Red Spy Duty in Korea
Two 16 year old North Korean girl refugees said they were pressed into the Red army as fifth column spies. They alleged orders to pose as refugees in Yechon and collect data on South Korean troops arms and equipment. Police jailed them after tracing their entry on July 29 near the northern front.
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Korea
Red Army
Yechon
Reda
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