Ottawa weighs second brigade for UN Korea push
Ottawa evaluates expanding Canadian ground forces in response to Trygve Lie appeal for more troops to Korea. Officials note possible three infantry battalions totaling about 21 000, while pledging current help includes three destroyers and potential airlift support. Public debate centers on risk and timing of deploying airborne units.
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Korea
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RCAF
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United States
82Nd Airborne
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External ‘Affairs Department
Rygve Lie
United Nations
Korea at a Glance Front Reports Shifting Front Lines
Canadian Press summary from the Korea front notes Communist crossings at Kum River and a bridgehead hold near Taejon with 1,000 to 2,000 Red forces south of Kum. South Korean gains pause around Changju as air war claims 190 sorties with tanks and trucks damaged. U.S. defense chiefs plan reinforced arms, Britain backs no-negotiation stance until a cease-fire, and India’s Nehru relays a message to Attlee.
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U.S. Army
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Taejon
Changju
Washington
U.S
Mace-Arthur
Tokyo
London
Nehru
India
Attlee
Britain
38Th’ Parallel Boundary Line
Lacey appointed secretary treasurer of Medicine Hat Chamber
Bob Lacey, recently retired as manager of the local Royal Bank of Canada branch, was unanimously chosen last night as secretary treasurer of the Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce. His duties begin Sept. 15. he is a former chamber president and long-time community volunteer. A condolence resolution for the late president J. He Boylan was also passed.
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Lacey
Royal Bank of Canada
Medicine Hat Chamber ‘of Commerce
Harry R. Hutchings
J. He ‘Boylan
Boylan
Fighting Reds Cross Kum River to Forge Bridgehead
United States forces defended the Kum River line as North Korean troops crossed the river 20 miles northwest of Taejon. Between 1,000 and 2,000 attackers struggled inland while American and South Korean units countered with air strikes and artillery. Despite heavy losses, the communists established a foothold on the south bank as U.S. forces retreated and destroyed bridges and roads.
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Tokyo
United’ States
Kum River
North Korea
U.S
Associated Press
MacArthur
U. S
Reds
Taejon
Reuters
Chongju
George
Stratemeyer
Two Newsmen Ordered Out of Korea War by U S Army
Tokyo reports say United States army authorities told Associated Press correspondent Tom Lambert and United Press correspondent Peter Kalischer they could not return to the South Korea front. Col. M. P. Echols cited Lambert dispatches as objectionable saying they gave aid and comfort to the enemy after Lambert was about to depart on leave. Echols did not explain the notice.
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States Army
Tom Lambert
Associated
United Press
Peter Kalischer
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MacArthur
Associated ‘Press
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Profit From British Gift Apples Aids Food Subsidies
London reports say profits from 1 million bushels of British Columbia apples will go to UK food subsidies rather than donors. Minister Maurice Webb noted Canadians were consulted and would resent profits returned to Canada. Opposition Mr Marlowe pressed for clarity on use of funds to offset department losses.
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British Columbia
Maurice
Webb
House
Commons
Dominion
United’ Kingdom
Canada
Anthony’ Marlowe
Hove
Ladies Ready to Wear Smilestones Window Display
Readable fragments show a store window display for ladies ready to wear with a casual exclamation about it being near and perhaps complete. The phrasing suggests a light local notice on merchandise or a shop feature.
Search Across Elkwater Woodlands For Missing Allan Robinson
An extended overnight search by 53 Scouts led by Scoutmaster Sam Goldie failed to locate 12 year old Allan Robinson of 726 Eleventh Street Bay, who vanished near the camp at Lake. RCMP and local officials prepared to resume efforts with augmented help this afternoon while citizens join the hunt. Allan, four feet five inches tall with blue eyes, wore blue jeans and a red checked shirt.
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Allan Robinson
Sam Goldie
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Walter
Jim
Murray
Washington to Step Up Arms Production
The New York Times reports Washington plans faster rearmament with calls to mobilize National Guard and reserve units and to mobilize parts of American industry to boost arms production. President Truman approved the move following recommendations from the National Security Council amid Korean tensions and North Atlantic alliance needs.
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National Security Council
General staff returns from Japan visit
Reports indicate Gen Lawton Coli and Le Vandenberg arrived at a military airfield after a 24 hour survey of the front in Korea and Japan. Officials will decide in the next hours on mobilization and actions by American resources.
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