Bayonets Glitter At Dawn Halt Koreans Near Chinjo
AP dispatch from U S forces in Korea describes dawn combat five miles west of Chin dang where Fifth Regimental Combat Team charged from foxholes. Captain Frederick Griffiths recalls fixing bayonets and linking hands to reinforce morale as troops repelled a Korean Red victory party amid night fighting and machine gun fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Lambert
U. S
South Korea
Chinjo
Chindang
Chindong
Capt
Frederick Griffiths
Cleveland
Ohio
House Defeats Plan to Force Price Controls
Washington August 9 AP The House defeated an amendment to compel the President to impose wage and price controls when living costs rise 5 percent above June 15 levels. Rep McKinnon California led the bid, but the plan failed by voice vote. The House Banking Committee proposed a broader bill granting the President powers to control wages prices ration credit production loans and essential material flows for defense. The Senate version differs by extending to June 30 1952, while the House bill ends a year earlier. Debate split along party and regional lines over restraints on real estate credit and commodity speculation. Continued on Page AS Col 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
McKinnon
D.calif
House Banking Committee
Senate ‘Banking Committee
Senate
House Committee
Gl's Chase Korean Reds Out of Hills to River Bank
In Korea, Aug 9 AP report says U S troops pursued two NK battalions who crossed the Naktong on the Allied east side. Mixed river crossing fighting near Waegwan and Taegu ended with Reds driven back to the Nak tong edge as First Cavalry Division containment and tank fire pressured them from a ridge. The daylong battle showcased stamina of American infantry in mountain country and drew praise from Maj Gen Hobart R Gay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
Korea
1. S
Naktong
Waegwan
Taegu
U. S. Cavalry
S& Ty
Naktong River
Wemen
Hobart R. Gay
First Cavalry
Walton HL Walker
Four Southland Brush and Timber Fires Still Raging
Four major brush and timber fires raged across Southern California as crews battled blazes near Lake Elsinore Wildomar and Lakeland Village consuming 4500 acres and damaging cabins. In Angeles National Forest near Castaic 6700 acres burned with 150 firefighters maintaining patrols around a stubborn fire. A new blaze threatened Highpass near the Mexican border while another fire northeast of Sart Dirge roared through dry brush. In Pasadena 20 acres burned along Arroyo Seco near Brookside Golf Club with homes damaged. Los Angeles County woodlands faced threats from a 10 acre brush fire before it was put out.
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United Presa
California
Lake Elsinore
Wildemar
Lakeland Village
Castaic
Angeles National Forest
Highpass
San Diego
Sart Dirge
U. & Forest Service
San Diego County
Skyfairey
Pasadena
Arroyo Seco
Brookside Golf Club
Los Angeles
Odd deer hunter shoots man in straw hat and jacket
Santa Paula California reports Julius Hatcher wounded on opening day by an unidentified deer hunter. He wore a straw hat and a light jacket while riding a white horse during the incident.
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Santa Paula
Calif
Julius Hatcher
Hatcher
Distressed Plane Lands Safely After Reported Distress
A military air transport plane with 11 passengers and crew landed safely at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, after reporting distress 120 miles south of Nova Scotia. The Coast Guard said the craft jettisoned cargo and landed shortly before 11 p.m. local time.
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New York
Dartmouth
Nova Scotia
Coast Guard
Beach Gombing Highlighted In News Downtime
A clipped newspaper brief notes various pages and sections across the issue, including sports, classifieds, obituaries, and women's activities. The reference items point to highlights such as Beach Gombing on B-1, Boyle on A-13, and editorial coverage on A-12 and A-13.
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Beach Gombing
Boyle
Sorry Too Dress-slasher Fined for Impulse
Niagara Falls Ontario court records show Frank A. Caverly 43 fined 20 dollars after an uncontrollable impulse. He cut several neat slits in a woman's dressing slip behind a spectator watching the falls. He said he was disgusted and remorseful and tried to apologize but lost his courage.
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Niagara Falls
Frank A. Caverly
Antisubversive Legislation May Be Strengthened
The House un American activities committee recommended stronger antisubversive legislation unearthed by Mundt Nixon style proposals. The Mundt Nixon bill would require registration of Communists and front groups. Truman pressed for stronger security measures warning potential harm. Senate Democrats moved to draft a rival anti subversive bill as partisan clash continued in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House UN
House Committee
Senate
House
Democratic Policy’ Committee
Illinois
Laces
Daylight liquor store holdup nets Seal Beach thief six thousand three hundred
In Seal Beach a robber entered the central business district liquor store of Dr. Homer E. DeSadeleer, forced manager Charles Bradshaw to open a rear safe and lock him in a fridge, escaping with 6300 dollars. The thief, about 40, wore an Army coat and carried a .45 caliber pistol, but missed 2000 dollars in cash in the same room. Bradshaw, who lives on-site, described the disciplined, cool intruder who seemed familiar with the premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seal Beach
Charles Bradshaw
Main St
Sam
Bradshaw
Homer E. DeSadeleer
Marines Break Through Along Korea Coast Five Miles
U S Marines and Army columns break loose after two days of tough terrain and heavy fighting along Korea s south coast. The operation showcases team work with combined firepower and air support. Frontline reports describe rapid dispersion of forces as troops advance at dusk amid hot August conditions.
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Robert, C. Muawusers
U. S
Korea
Marine Corps
Yanks Gain Three Miles Onward In Korea Front
North Korean retreat lines faltered as U S counterattacks pushed forward three miles on the southern front near Chinju. MacArthur reports heavy enemy opposition while American patrols reach seven miles east of Chinju and a backup push advances toward Taegu and the Pusan area with two South Korean divisions falling back toward Andong. The front remains volatile with northward advances on the northern rim and a 5 5 mile gap near Pusan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Chinju
U. S
MacArthur
U.S
Pusan
Korea
Takum Front
Taegu
Naktong River
Andong
Pohang
Fall of Taegu to Invaders Held Unlikely
Pentagon briefing spokesmen said General Douglas MacArthur s forces are not in imminent danger at Taegu emergency capital of South Korea. Officials reported no panic and described Communist attacks as not placing Taegu in serious peril while noting gradual improvement in the overall Korea situation.
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Douglas MacArthur
Taegu
Pentagon
MacThe
Arthur
Korea
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Betty M. Robertson
James David
Associated Prass Wiraphoto
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Southland
Buck
Lyman B. Sutter
Counvy
U. MN. Council
Russia
Malik
Bandit
North Sea
Cgl
William H. Gilhooley
Brooklyn
N. Y
Fairfield-Suisun Air Base Hospital
Ochoa
Peta
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