Medal of Honor Recipients Fromior Morea Action
Marine Lt Baldomere Lopez 25 of Tampa Fla died at Tachon smothering a hand grenade to shield his men Pfc Stanley KR Christianson 23 of Mindoro Wis gave his life in a one man stand at an outpost to halt a Communist drive and warn his platoon Pic Eugene A Obregon 19 of Los Angeles died protecting a wounded Marine with his body from enemy fire.
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Morea
Baldomere Lopez
Tampa
Fla
Tachon
Stanley KR. Christianson
Mindoro
Wis
Pic
Eugene A. Obregon
Los Angeles
Six Gis Drowned by Korean Floods
Six U.S. soldiers drowned when their truck stalled and overturned on a flooded Imjin River in Korea as 72 Allied troops were later rescued from the river. The accident occurred near the Imjin River patrol area, with the truck carrying 13 men of the 24th Division.
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Munsan
Korea
Impin
Imjin
United Nations
Robert Ricker
Belleville
Til
Rickert
Richard Stolzenberg
Brooklyn
Smal
Allies Ready to Resume Korean War Talks
General Ridgway challenged the Communists to end their delays and resume truce negotiations. He refused renewed investigation of the Kaesong bombing and said Allied representatives would meet Reds when they are ready to seek a reasonable armistice. Peiping radio claimed U N liaison officers would return for daylight examination with reporters.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Jit
United Nations
Kaesong
Jore
Ridgway
Peiping Radio
U. N
A. J.) Kinney
Weather forecast colder with morning drizzle
Cloudy tonight and tomorrow morning with early drizzle. Partly cloudy tomorrow after noon with slightly warmer temperatures. Light variable winds, westering? 20 miles per hour tomorrow afternoon.
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Tomorow
Wasterly
Large Co-ops Face Income Tax
The Senate finance committee voted to tax larger co operatives with assets over 100000, excluding inventory, while keeping most small farm co-ops exempt. They expect 15 to 20 million dollars in annual revenue, tightening rules for taxable co operatives and extending combat zone tax exemptions for military personnel.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Truman
Flood floods Tampico spreading refugees in city
Flood waters spread through Tampico as officials estimate 8000 refugees flee from the Panuco River flood. The river stood eight feet above normal and six large neighborhoods near the city center were submerged as more residents sought safety inland.
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Tampico
Panuco
Veity
Hawaii Reds Bail Slash Assailed
Washington dispatch reports Senator O Mahoney urged replacement of Hawaii Judge Delbert Metzger after he reduced bail for seven Communist suspects from 75000 to 5000. Rep Doyle criticized low bail amid disappearances. interior secretary indicated Metzger would not be renominated. Territorial judges have fixed terms.
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Washington
Sen
O'Mahoney
D.wye
Delbert E. Metzger
Hawaii
Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
Metziger
Rep. Doyle
D-Calif
House UN
Metzger
Interior Chapman
Continental
United States
Keep Preparing Connally Warns Keep Preparing Connally Warns
Senator Connally of Texas warned it would be a dangerous gamble to ease up now in efforts to strengthen the West He urged the United States and European allies to push ahead with the foreign aid program saying a three year pace could complete it then relax slightly He spoke as debate opened on the 7585 billion stor foreign aid bill and opposed some calls for more seats in the measure
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Washington
Sen. Connally
D.-Texas
West
Senate
United States
Connolly
Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. Moody
Bears Invade Detour as Peeping-Tom Bears Terrify Town
DETOUR Michigan Aug 29 Big bears roam downtown Chippewa County community of 600 residents. Locals, while fond of bears as attractions, condemn peeping and scavenging behavior. One resident reported a giant bear peering through a back window before fleeing after armed intervention. At the city dump five bears were seen. three teens bagged a 250 pounder with sticks, the others fled.
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Mich
Chippewa County
Upper Peninsula
Beore
Casualties Rise 416 During Week in Korean War
The Defense Department reports 81,422 American battle casualties since the war began, up 416 in the week ending last Friday. The total includes 12,617 dead, 55,649 wounded, 10,625 missing, 1,692 captives or missing but returned to duty.
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Washington
Defense Department
Bob Walker Dies in Emotional Upset
Hollywood report says actor Robert Walker aged 32 died at his home after an emotional disturbance. Dr. Frederick J. Hacker stated Walker lapsed into a coma following sedative treatment and respiratory failure occurred. Former wife Jennifer Jones and her husband David O. Selznick were notified as Walker’s two sons stayed with him. Walker had returned to films recently after a period of illness.
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Hollywood
Robert Walker
Frederick J. Hacker
Walker
Sidney Silver
Hacker
Navy Search For Four Missing Torpedo Bombers
Air crews searched routes north of Catalina Island for four TBM torpedo bombers from Los Alamitos that disappeared during a flight to Moffett Field. Two crews aboard Beechcraft from Monterey aided the hunt as crews reported fuel to last until early evening. The missing squadron was part of a Navy effort to evacuate planes from Southern California amid a tropical storm receding inland near Baja California.
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Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
Moffett Field
San Francisco
Moffett Field J
Navy
Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Monterey
Hamilton Air Force Base
Baja California
Nye
Catalina Island
Wames
California
Npear
el Rosario
Beja California
President names Feinsinger to Wage Stabilization Board
Washington August 23 President Truman designates Nathan F Feinsinger of the University of Wisconsin as chairman of the War Manpower Wage Stabilization Board He succeeds Dr George W Taylor who returns to the University of Pennsylvania faculty
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Washington
Truman
Nathan F. Feinsinger
University of Wisconsin
1&Man
George W. Taylor
University of Pennsylvania
Copper Workers Union insists on copper strike continuity
Washington Aug 29 UP The Mine Mill and Smelter Workers Union told the Wage Stabilization Board it cannot fall off the nationwide copper strike under the present situation Vice President Orville Larson opened the hearing saying they cannot assure a resumption of work until full collective bargaining is exhausted Larson said the independent union would join with AFL unions to pursue a settlement and end the strike
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Washington
Wage ‘Stabilization Board
Orville Larson
Larson
Independent
AFL
President offers Arlington burial for Indiana veteran denied Sioux City grave
President Truman ordered the Army to arrange a burial in Arlington National Cemetery for Sgt. John RB Rice, a Winnebago Indian killed in action, after his burial in Sioux City, Iowa, was halted due to race. The family will be brought to Washington for the funeral at government expense if they agree.
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Washington
Truman
Sioux City
Iowa
Avington National
John Br, Rice
Barry H. Vaughan
John RB
Arlington Cemetery
Sioux City Memorial Park Cemetery
Rice
First Cavalry
Evelyn Rice
Sioux City Memorial Park
Edward J. Birischel
Nebraska Military District
Edward J.biischel
Axa. Bugler
Winnebago
Neb
Poison Bread Mystery Strikes South France Four Die
Poisoned bread blamed for a strange illness in Rhone port Fort Saint Esprit and surrounding towns. Four deaths and hundreds ill with hallucinations while authorities consider ergot poisoning and banishing river fishing. Other towns report ice cream illness and meat-related outbreaks as officials investigate regional causes.
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Paris
France
Rhone
Fort St. Esprit
St. Gal Mier
Paitiers
Chateaudun
Police clash near Brandenburg Gate in Berlin shootout
West Berlin police and an East German Communist agent exchanged a fierce pistol battle through Brandenburg Gate arches. Western patrols reported seven shots fired and the suspect fled toward Unter den Linden, with Soviet guards at the Russian War Memorial watching. No injuries were reported.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Brandenburg
Wren
Geyi
Jong Beta
Czech Declares Oatis Case Closed
Ambassador Vladimir Prochazka said Czechoslovakia will not yield to propaganda or economic pressure to free Associated Press journalist William N. Oatis from prison. He spoke after a conference with Secretary of State Acheson, declaring the Oatis case closed and offering no chance of release.
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Washington
Peat
Vladimir Prochazka
Czechoslovakia
Associated
Wiliam N. Oatis
Prochazks
Acheson
Oatis
Gatis
Newbesansot
OPE
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