Truman weighs letter to Marines amid uproar
Washington September 6 AP President Truman weighs sending a letter to the Marine Corps League to quell anger over his remarks that Marines are the Navy's police and have a propaganda machine rivaling Stalin's. White House aides discuss a possible apology while Marine leaders demand a retraction.
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Miegueis
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AIDS
League
Clay Nixon
Harvey Helman
Indicott
IN. D
Nixon
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Hebnan
Resolutions Committee
A. P
Bill Ross
U. S. Marines
Seattle
Wash
Endicott
N. Y
Helen Rogers
Meriden
Casualty totals rise in Korean War report
The Defense Department says 863 American casualties were reported through Sept. 1, with 99 killed in action, 5,366 wounded, 2,858 missing, and 465 Army, 9 Navy, 37 Marines, 28 Air Force killed in action. Missing by service include 2,898 total and 271 Army, 10 Navy, 43 Air Force Marines.
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Washington
Defense Department
G&hg
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Marines
United Nations
Yongehor and Po Hang Freed
The Daily Worker reports in its Korean War coverage that Yongehor and Po hang have been freed. The communist-leaning newspaper frames the development as a notable success for Allied efforts and highlights the liberation as a relief to wartime efforts.
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New York
the Daily Worker
Yongehor
Pohang
Whale Hitches Ride on Cabin Cruiser During Rough Seas
Mr and Mrs Ralph Campbell nearly faced disaster when a 430ot whale leaped aboard their Lady Linda yacht off Pebble Beach. The creature caused serious damage to the stern deck bulwark and port side before diving back into the sea. Coast Guard traced the vessel to Stillwater Cove, and the couple credited safety gear for preventing a sinking.
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Campbells
Lady Linda
Bobbie Beach
Ciaantamen
Coast Guard
Stillwater Cove
Pebble Beach
Punishment demanded in Soviet note
London dispatch reports Moscow charging the shooting down of a two engine Soviet bomber by U S naval airmen as an outrageous violation of international law and warning of serious consequences. The Soviet note claimed provocation and demanded punishment and indemnity while noting two other Soviet planes were in the vicinity.
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London
Russia
U. S
Radio
Moscow
Am G. ‘K
United States
U. N
Andrei Vishinsky
Kirk
Korea
Vishnu
Kores
North Korea
Tokyo
Charles T. Poy
United Nations
Red Breakthrough Serious Says U S
Briefing officers at the Pentagon described the situation in the northeast sector of Korea. The Reds had achieved important action between Pohang and Taegu but nowhere had the enemy pushed to a position without armed opposition. Military officials reported no general breakthrough.
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Washington
Sept
Bays
Pentagon
An Army
Spobeesma
Pohang
Taegu
McCarren Wins Democrat Bid For Nevada Nomination
Nevada political contest ends as incumbent senator McCarren easily secures renomination in a decisive party bid. Local press notes the outcome and upcoming campaign implications for the state.
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McCarren
Nevada
Childish prank blamed for $5000 duplex fire
Fire destroyed the interior of the Leo Jayne home at 6427 Johnson Ave. Jerry Jayne, the couple's son, allegedly caused the blaze with a prank involving an electric heater in the bathroom. The latch locked the door, trapping smoke. Firemen from two engines fought the two hour blaze, with the adjoining unit largely undamaged and the Jaynes losing clothing and personal effects.
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Leo Jayne
Johnson Ave
Jerry Jayne
Jayne
Wiliam M. McGres
Forest Fires Burn Over 100000 Acres in California
In early September a swarm of fires across California destroyed over 100000 acres of timber brush and grasslands. Stanislaus National Forest alone reported about 14000 acres with 30000000 board feet of lumber lost, enough for around 3000 two bedroom homes, as prices rose. Firefighters, including 225 sailors in San Diego, battled blazes from Humboldt to San Diego counties and in forests such as Cleveland and Agua Tibia amid widespread out of control threats.
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San Francisco
California
Stanislaus National Forest
Humboldt County
Oregon
San Diego
Tuolumne
Mendocino
Lake
Modoc
Sonoma
Colusa
Cleveland National Forest
Uberlans
Battle in North Burma Knocks Out 100 Reds
In Kyaukse district of North Burma, government troops fought a five hour battle with more than 100 Burmese Communists. The government communique reported casualties at two dead and five wounded as troops mopped up remnants near a large irrigation system vital to central Burma crop production.
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Rangoon
Burma
Kyaukse
North Front Turmoil as Yongchon Falls to Reds
Allied lines stiffened as Yongchon fell to Communist forces near Taegu. UN bombers knocked out enemy tanks and fought Red guerrillas to repulse the advance while North Koreans pressed toward Kyongju and Pohang. First Cavalry troopers fell back as lines tightened along the front north of Taegu.
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Lap Egereade
Yongchon
Kyongju
Pohang
Taegu
Yongsan
Haman
U. S
Uiryeng
Prass
Tokyo
Thuratias
Lof
Korean Rede
United Nations Flene
Teggu
Red
Field Dispatch
Associated Press
Leif Erickson
Yongju
Angang
Pusan
Erickson
Senate May Act on Statehood Bills This Week
Alaska delegate ey EL Bartlett and Joseph R Ferrin discuss potential Senate action next week on statehood bills. Wherry of Nebraska and Blender are cited in relation to the issue. The source notes Democrats in the Senate appear divided.
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Senate
Ey EL
Bartlett
Alaska
Haswall
Sam Wherry
Nebraska
G. ©. Blender
Dammoerets
Postpone Deer Hunting Season Urged by State Officials
California firefighting continues to rage with fires described as the worst yet prompting State Forester DeWitt Nelson to urge postponing the September 16 deer season. He notes lack of authority to close danger areas except by Forestry Board action and cites recent 239,000 acre closures affecting Diamond Match areas. Modoc County faces an earlier season cut as the county board reports fires burning through the year and potential limited hunting.
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Sacramento
California
DeWitt Nelson
Nelson
Division of Forestry
State Forestry Board
Shasta-Tehamsa
Tehama-Butte
Match Company
F and Game Commission
Modoc County
Alturas
Count Board of Supervisors
Modoc
Student Stabbed to Death on Chicago Sidewalk
A 15 year old boy named Stebs Bey was fatally stabbed on a Chicago sidewalk about half an hour after leaving grade school. Police report indicates a lone assailant fled the scene and investigators are reviewing nearby surveillance footage.
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Stebs Bey
Chicago
Flewas
American sergeant escapes tortures in Korea report
An American sergeant who was used as a human shield by Korean Reds survived and reported hearing a fellow soldier scream for hours before dying. M Sergeant Clarence Jacobson and another man watched but did not witness the death as the guards hunted through a village, then a desperate escape followed.
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U. S. 25Th Division
Korea
Clarence Jacobson
Magen
Jacobson
Florida hurricane leaves Cedar Key damaged and homeless
Two killed and over 400 homeless as a waning tropical storm battered central Florida’s citrus belt. The center lay about 35 miles west-southwest of Orlando at 10:30 a.m. Cedar Key suffered devastating damage while residents kept a hopeful, defiant tone amid the wreckage.
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Orlando
Cedar Key
Gainesville
Associated Press
Jimmy Kerlin
Kerlin
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