Allied Victories Continue in Korea
Allied forces press advances on multiple fronts in Korea as air and sea units harry retreating North Koreans. South Korean naval troops reportedly seize Toktokto Island near Inchon, while ground forces claim gains north of Taegu and along the Naktong bulge. Intercepted reports note heavy enemy losses, prisoner counts, and a looming buildup on the southern front.
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Taegu
Kumwha-Dong
Korea
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Naktong Bulge
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Chinju
Pohang
Pongidong
Kigye
Seismen
Chongjin
Val
Toktok-To
Seoul
Yomeney
Chinni
United Nations
UN 8
Victorious
United Press
Jack Burley
Nakteng Bulge
John Church
Burley
Jack James
Tokyo
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United Press War
Robert Vermillion
Long Beach
Vermillion
Local Market Names and Addresses in fragmented OCR
The readable fragments list various market names and street addresses such as MAC-MART, ROBERTS MARKETS, THRIFTIMART, and VALUE-MARTS alongside avenues and streets like 745 E Payless, 1430 EB Artesia, W First 4158 MN, and 1945 W Pourth. Specifics are inconsistent, but the text appears to be a mishmash of store names and locations from a city directory or market listing.
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First
Viking Way
Pourth St. Tic-Tac Mares
Les Cerritex
Long Heath Hive
Oth & Atfoniie Fecific & Anchelm
Sinia Cour Intry
Armed Services Life Insurance Revision Sought
Washington reports indicate Congress may reverse current GI insurance. Rep Rankin and Rep Hardy move two bills toward automatic $10,000 coverage for all service members with no premium and a 30 day post discharge expiry, plus options to top up existing policies.
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Washington
Congress
Rankin
D-Miss
Hardy
D.-Va
House
House Veterans Committee
Gial House
National Service Life
Alaskan Plumbers Walkout Settled
The three week plumbers strike affecting Alaska defense work ended today in Seattle. Federal conciliators reported settlement terms remain undisclosed but Anchorage and Seattle sources suggest a 50 cent hourly wage rise to 3.50 for the first eight hours with time and a half for the next two hours, plus overtime rates including weekends.
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Seattle
Alaska
Anchorage
Allied Drive Slows but Pershing Tanks Hold Line
Allied forces kept the Allied line firm as the drive slowed. Pershing tanks artillery and fighter planes bombarded the embattled left flank to save UN lives. Vermillion noted the northward advance continues slowly and cautiously. Carrier Marine planes land-based jets and massed artillery inflicted heavy losses. Marine pilots reportedly skimmed 10 feet above ground to block the enemy breakout across the Naktong.
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Pershing
United Nations
Vermillion
Firing urged for faculty balking at loyalty oath
Los Angeles August 19. Retired Union Pacific president William M. Jeffers calls for University of California regents to dismiss any faculty refusing to sign anti Communist oaths. He says better to have no schools than ones staffed by Communists or their sympathizers in a letter to regent John F. Neyland.
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Los Angeles
William M. Jeffers
Union Pacific Railroad
University of California
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Jeffers
John F. Neyland
U. S. tax increase forecast to hit record high
Senate Democrat George forecasts federal taxes next year near 50 billion dollars, with a second bill adding an excess profits levy on corporations and broader tax overhauls. The measures aim to boost revenue well beyond 1945 wartime levels while preserving normal income taxation.
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A George
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Cannon and McKellar Clash Over Fund Bill
In Washington a bitter clash between Representative Clarence Cannon and senators Kenneth McKellar and Pat McCarran jeopardizes passage of the 34 billion dollar single package appropriation bill. The veteran rivals traded harsh words behind closed doors over harbor and flood control provisions as Congress stalls.
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Congress
Senate
House
Clarence Cannon
Missouri
Kenneth D. McKellar
Senate Appropriations Group
Pat McCarran
Nevada
McKellar
Cannon
Corps of Army Engineers
McKeller
Topsy Turvy Vision: Student Delays Glasses Return
Fred Snyder, 25, a former soldier and Wichita University PhD student, has worn inverted glasses for 30 days turning ceilings into floors. He viewed war headlines upside down and backwards and, after removing the glasses on a TV show, said normal vision feels confusing while everything stays right side up. He plans to continue blindfolded experiments today.
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New York
Fred Snyder
Fred
Snyder
Wichita University
Weather forecast highlights for Long Beach area
Sunrise at 6 19 a m and sunset at 7 p m accompany tide levels and moon phases. High tides at 3 40 a m and 3 05 p m reach about 3 0 and 5 4 feet. low tides at 7 51 a m and 11 20 p m measure 0 6 feet. water temperature about 63 degrees with calm surf.
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U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Long Beach Lite Quanis
Fifth polio death reported in San Diego area
The fifth polio death since January was announced in San Diego today. Victim was Constance Marten Smith, 15. San Diego County reports 53 polio cases this year, compared with 72 percent of 1949 for the same period.
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San Diego
Constance Marten Smith
Siego County
Japan backs UN in Korean War with self defense rationale
Tokyo reports a 3800 word white paper pledges Japan’s full alignment with the United Nations and Western democracies in the fight against communism. It frames aid as self defense and urges citizen vigilance against acts of sabotage.
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Tokyo
Nippon
United Nations
Japan
U. N
One Dead Three Hurt in Dust Storm Near Casa Grande
A dust storm battering a highway near Casa Grande Arizona last night left one woman dead and three others with serious burns. Mrs Maggie N Spark 54 of Venice California died when her car burst into flames after being struck by a heavy truck parked at the roadside. Her husband Jack W Spark 64 and their 19 year old daughter Gracie Lee Spark were pulled from the burning car by truck driver Mont Stagner 22 of Denver. All three remain hospitalized with serious burns.
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Ariz
Here
Maggie N. Spark
Venice
Calif
Jack W. Spark
Gracie Lee Spark
Mont Stagner
Denver
Spark
Miss Spark
Stagner
Air National Guard Groups to Be Called Up
Washington Aug 19 The Air National Guard will call three or four groups to active duty within a month as air support for four divisions already ordered to active duty. Each group with 75 planes mainly F-51 Mustangs and Shooting Stars marks a first mobilization since Korea. Readied moves come as a bipartisan push for total mobilization spurs Army Navy Marines to service boosts and faster enlistments.
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Washington
Air National Guard
National Guard
Rsources
Korea
Army
Navy
Marines
Midway Island
Trinidad
Marine Corps
Immedi d Ie
MacArthur Plane Reconditioned at Lockheed Plant
In Burbank on August 19 the four engine Constellation for General MacArthur is at Lockheed Service Corp. for radar and teletype installations. Electronics work will take about two weeks, then Lt. Col. Anthony F. Storey will pilot the craft back to Tokyo. The aircraft is operated by Military Air Transport Service and assigned to the Far Eastern Air Force with no additional attachments noted.
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URA
Douglas McArthur
Lockheed Service Corp
Air Force
Anthony F. Storey
St. Louis
Tokyo
Military Air Transport Service
Far Eastern Air Force
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