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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1950
Page
8
Monrovia dispatch reports that author Upton Sinclair has so many books and papers that a derrick was needed to move them. He explains the collection outgrew his home and will be moved to a hideaway on the desert. Four enormous plywood insect proof boxes, six by five by ten feet, contain the material.
A Marine reconnaissance unit braces for a primary attack after a late-night withdrawal across a river. The troops, including 35 Amtracs, endure confusion as leadership calls for swift action while awaiting artillery and air support. Private Kent unveils three fluffy rabbits kept as mascots for morale.
A petition filed with the City Council by Mrs. F. A. Miller and others seeks a street widening at the intersection of Traple Ave and 16th St. The Council referred the matter to the City Manager for consideration as part of pending urban improvements.
In Cincinnati on September 20, FBI agents arrested Edgar Fred Whiteaker, 35, after a wanted poster pictured him in the federal building. Whiteaker had been sought for jailbreak and was later charged with robbery of several supermarkets in Dallas, Texas, and Indiana.
An Amtrac delivers wounded Marines as rifle and machine guns fire from the ridge. Civilians flee down the hill, two women clutch rosaries, children sob. Sgt Kent returns with a box of three white rabbits, lifting morale for the Third Battalion before mortars drive the enemy back.
Allied forces push across the Han River toward Seoul as Marines and Western allies clash with Communist troops. Inchon landings pivot to a second front with heavy artillery and air support. South Korean units retake Pohang and push toward Kunwi and Taegu as Waegwan bears the impact of battle.
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