Stand firm in Korea as U S forces hold Yongdong front
U S Army units including the First Cavalry and 25th Infantry faced sustained North Korean assaults near Yongdong. MacArthur reported heavy enemy losses, with more than 3,000 Reds killed and 170 tanks destroyed or damaged, while Allied air power targeted supply routes and bridges across the peninsula.
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MacArthur
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U. S. Eighth Army
Walton H. Walker
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Odria Inaugurated as Peru President
Lima reports Brig. Gen. Manuel Odria inaugurated as Peru’s president for a six year term. He succeeds Brig. Gen. Zenon Noriega who headed the military junta after the October 1948 ousting of President Jose Bustamante Rivero. Odria led the army revolt that toppled Bustamante’s regime.
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Peru
Manuel Odria
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Zenon Noriega
Jose Luis Bustamante Rivero
Bustamante
Walker Orders 8th Army Hold Line at All Costs
General Walker declares no surrender under any condition as North Korean columns threaten Kochang and Chinju. He visits division commanders, expects reinforcements, and emphasizes a critical, hard blow awaits before securing a breakthrough.
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U. S
Pusan
Korea
Walker
Kochang
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Chinju
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Hamehang
Harl Partridge
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Gay
Kean
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Stork Quitting Dr Victor Stork of L A Retires
Dr Victor Stork a Los Angeles pediatrician after 39 years in the baby business retires and is honored by fellow physicians who presented a wristwatch yesterday.
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Los Angeles
Victor Stork
Stork
Corporal in Korea Confused Is He Sergeant Maybe He's Lieutenant Again
U S Forces in Korea reports George Adrian of the First Cavalry Division as a confused case of rank. Once a lieutenant and past sergeant, he was discharged as an officer, rejoined as a sergeant, then reduced, and now serves in Korea as a corporal awaiting recall to active service to restore officer status.
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Korea
George Adrian
First Cavalry Division
Adrian
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Pacific
University of South Carolina
Army
Free Bus Rides to Churchgoers in Jacksonville
In Jacksonville Florida on a July 29 dispatch the bus company offers free rides to churchgoers tomorrow morning with the simple phrases I’m going to church and I have been to church. The gesture aims to aid the community and requires trust to avoid cheating.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Wiley Moore
Moore
Lightning Fatal Hit In Salt Lake City Thunderstorm
A 43-year-old transient from Tui Isa Oklahoma died when struck by lightning near southside railroad tracks during a thundershower. Sheriff’s deputies identified him as James H. Isabelle.
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Salt Lake City
Tui- Isa
Okla
James H. Isabelle
Tides and Temperatures Sunday July 30 Long Beach
Sunrise 6 03 a m Sunset 7 55 p m Moonrise 9 18 p m Moonset 7 30 a m Tides high 11 37 a m 4 4 ft 10 47 p m 6 3 ft Water temperature 67 F surf calm Coast and Geodetic Survey data cited by Long Beach Lifeguards
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U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Long Beach
Eight-year-old girl confesses drowning her infant half-brother
MILWAUKEE July 29 UP an eight-year-old girl told police she killed her 10-month-old half-brother almost two years ago by holding his head under water. She said she did it to show jealousy and that her mother coaxed the admission. The drowning occurred Sept 26, 1948 in Knapp Wisconsin. She also admitted attempts to harm another half-brother and drown a 3 1/2 year old cousin. The case will be handled by juvenile authorities. no prosecution due to age. The mother said she delayed reporting the tale, wanting to think over the shocking charges.
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Milwaukee
Knapp
Wis
Nowakowski
Jong
Former Seamen Recruited by East German Navy Police
Berlin July 29. Seamen who served in Hitler's fleet were invited by East German Communist regime to volunteer for the new navy police. Neues Deutschland said former Nazi sailors would be accepted if they show a positive attitude toward the German democratic republic and its government. Age limit was 35 but may be extended for exceptional cases.
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Berlin
Hitler
Neues Deutschland
Socialist Unity (Communist) Party
SED
German Democratic Republic
Vatican Warns Parents on Enrollment of Youths in Red Groups
In Rome the Vatican warns Catholic parents against enrolling their children in Communist sponsored youth associations. The Holy Office states such groups indoctrinate in anti Christian and anti religious principles and carry sanctions under a 1949 decree. Cardinal Schuster echoes the threat of excommunication for parents and youths involved.
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Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office
Holy Ofice
Holy Office
Osservatore Romano
Alfredo Idlefonso Cardinal Schuster
Milan
Italy
Benton Opposed by Connecticut Resident Dems
Connecticut Democrats met to nominate candidates for the fall election. U S Senator William Benton faced a challenge from former Lt Gov Wilbert Snow, backed by a group calling themselves Resident Democrats. Benton was expected to join incumbents McMahon and Bowles on the ticket.
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U. S
William Benton
Connecticut
Benton
Brien McMahon
Gay
Chester Bowles
New York
Voice of America
Wilbert Snow
Wesleyan University
Snow
Pilot recounts extra uniform sucked from bomber hatch
G. A. Reichenbach of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard said a hatch opened on a B26 bomber near Toledo, sucking an extra uniform into the slipstream during a training flight from Philadelphia to Toledo Municipal Airport. The incident left no one harmed as the crew continued home.
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Ohio
Air Force
G. A. Reichenbach
Pennsylvania Air National Guard
Philadelphia International
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Warden Duffy Hosts AA Group At Prison Conference
Cleveland report notes Clinton T. Duffy warden of San Quentin spoke at the first Alcoholics Anonymous International conference. He urged forming an AA chapter in the prison and backed the program of personal help for those struggling with drinking.
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Cleveland
San Quentin Prison
Clinton T. Duffy
Duffy
A. A
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