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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1950
Page
2
North Korea’s army chief of staff General Kang Komn was reported killed at the front after joining anti Japanese guerrilla movements and later rising in the North Korean military. Born June 23, 1918, in Yongsan Province, Kang’s early life included Communist ties and guerrilla activity against Japanese rule.
Washington reports Congress set seven billion dollars as the minimum goal to satisfy President Truman’s demand for revenue. Treasury officials and lawmakers deem the call a starting point, with action deferred as the bill remains in formative stage.
Pomona Valley voters head to the polls in a special election to decide annexation of the Pomona Valley municipal water district into the Metropolitan Water District. The district includes Pomona, Mont, La Verne, San Dimas, Spadra, Charter Oak, Covina Highlands, Walnut and Otterbein.
In West Germany near Eidelberg the Atlantic powers simulated a large invasion. Nearly 100,000 American troops with British and French units strained to reach a new line between Frankfurt and Stuttgart under heavy air and ground blows from mock East Allied forces. Generals Clark and other observers watched as U S First Infantry Division and constabulary units, French Seventh Algerian Regiment, and Britain's First Royal Dragoons took part.
The United Nations Security Council faced a showdown vote on inviting Chinese Communists to testify about alleged American air raids on Manchuria. The council, voting 7 to 3 with the United States abstaining, postponed final action as debate over inviting Peiping until today continues, with recognition by Russia Britain Norway India and Yugoslavia. France and Egypt have not recognized the regime, and a switch could block the invitation.
Western Union Telegraph Co reports July net income of 528 091 with a prior July 1949 loss of 1 418 554. After tax provision of 160, the release notes gains from non recurring estate sales and other sources nearly 1 000 000 in 1849. A new labor act effective July 1 through March affected results. For the first seven months 1849, the company shows total income figures reflecting these factors.
General Mark W. Clark said additional U S troops will arrive in Germany before next spring to bolster defenses against potential Russian threats. He spoke after Truman announced a substantial expansion of American forces in Europe, with reinforcement likely under Lt General Handy. West Germany’s Adenauer welcomed the move as a step to safeguard peace amid Atlantic Pact allies.
President Syngman Rhee announced that North Korean forces had been crushed and UN troops were near launching a full-scale offensive. A note dropped to First Corps headquarters echoed the push, urging soldiers to keep fighting to unify Korea and restore peace.
Chief visits troops in Tokyo dispatch reports Am Vice Marshal C A Bouehier the senior British military liaison to Gen MacArthur flew to Korea to visit British units at the front.
In Korea on September 21 American forces in the Second Division employed a new "flush them out and let them have it" tactic. Fighter planes pinpointed enemy troop concentrations, driving them from foxholes while ground fire followed with mortars and small arms. The system was used twice, uprooting about 1,000 enemy in one sector and 3,506 in another.
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