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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1950
Page
1
At Fairfield-Suisun California a crippled B-29 exploded after a belly landing. Flaming fuel and bombs killed 17 airmen, with two missing and over 60 injured including base families near a trailer park. Brig Gen Robert F Travis among the dead. eight others survived.
PFC John F. Tharp, 18, of Trenton, part of a 60 member rescue squad at Fairfield-Suisun AFB, was injured when 500 pounds of practice bombs and 8,000 gallons of high octane gasoline exploded about ten minutes after a B 29 crash. He suffers possible broken back and severe burns and is in base hospital.
Ten crew members perished when the long range bomber exploded after takeoff. Three base firefighters and a volunteer died. three others remained unidentified. Capt. E R Stefdes, 28, East Chicago Ind., piloted the craft, with serious engine trouble and failed landing gear. The plane veered, struck, and burned in a trench as 2,000 gallons of gasoline ignited.
UN forces push almost two miles along a 20 mile southern front as Marines and South Korean commandos spearhead the first UN offensive. Reds strike the northern flank while air power, including carrier based planes and B 29s, batter Pyongyang and Wonsan. Harriman tours the battlefront and returns to Tokyo upbeat about U S and South Korean leadership.
The Army released casualty figures through August 6 totaling 2,616 with 153 killed 1,590 wounded and 873 missing. A briefing officer denied a secret list, stressing dignified notifications and confirming daily updates.
Dayton AP reports Perry Willkes Jr 29 defies orders to remove unauthorized fences at Wright Patterson AFB housing. Col Joseph Morris extended deadline from July 26 to August 9. Willkes keeps his white picket fence while others comply.
Cleveland AP report says American Legionnaires of Ohio first passed then reconsidered a resolution urging President Truman to order atom bombs dropped soon on enemy aggressors.
President Truman appears set to receive broad authority to combat inflation and manage scarce resources. Congress moves to resolve a stalled controls bill while committees plan for rapid action to grant standby power over allocations, wage and price controls, credit extension, rationing, and production loans.
President Truman's adviser W Averell Harriman flew to the Korean war front as American troops began their first offensive. He toured a battalion command post near the front and met with Lt Gen Walton H Walker at U S Eighth Army headquarters.
In the Hong Kong area Chinese Communist shore batteries fired on the 5,000 ton British freighter Hangsang. Two ship officers were wounded by fragmentation. The shelling occurred about 15 miles south of Hong Kong near where five small shells struck the American freighter Steel Rover yesterday.
In Washington the lack of manpower and limited transport argue against large scale behind the lines invasions in Korea. Military leaders doubt immediate amphibious attack possible but do not rule out small raids or future sea air landings. The 1st Marine Division arrived in Korea quietly to support front line troops, while a heavy naval and air bombardment effort continues.
Associated Press reports Senator Glen Taylor a former actor on the Wallace Progressive ticket faces Idaho voters in a two Senate race along with Republican and Democratic opponents. Nebraska and Arkansas vote in primaries including Fulbright bid and unopposed reps. Dworshak’s seat reminder details.
A former Cincinnati businessman David H. Levison testified voluntarily before the House Un American Activities Committee on Communism in Cincinnati. Dayton reporter John J. Edmiston, a former FBI undercover agent, identified Levison as once acting secretary of Cincinnati’s Communist party. Levison declined to say if he was ever a Communist or to answer most questions. The testimony, not made public, was summarized by Rep. Wailer as showing he now realizes that Communists operate in the area.
The government sold four surplus steel production units at Warren, Ohio, to Copperweld Steel Company for 2 million dollars. The General Services Administration attaches a national security clause allowing recapture if needed. Built by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation during World War II, the plants expanded Copperweld's capacity.
Agriculture Director M S Foust announces affidavits filed by the State Agriculture Department against L T Wag onbrenner of Asman Inc Marysville Albert Van Fosson operator of Al's Modern Market Marysville the Dinner Bell Restaurant in Marion and Dorothy Van Fosson operator of the Twin Sandwich Shop Marion for selling horse meat as beef Affidavits allege horse meat substituted for steak and ground horse meat substituted for hamburger inMarysville and Marion outlets
Nine year old William C. Snell of Rittman drowned at Illbuck Creek northwest of Wooster while attending a family picnic with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Snell. An AP report notes the fatal drowning occurred last night amid a family outing.
U S Marines and Army infantry forged a 20 mile front in southeastern Korea and drove back Red troops nearly two miles in the war’s first American offensive after five weeks of retreat. About 9 000 U S and South Korean units faced the North Korean Sixth Division backed by the Red First Division, totaling around 15 000 men. The 25th Division and Marine brigade advanced about 3 000 yards on a broad front amid heavy casualties for the enemy.
The Defense Department cautioned against treating today’s Korea front-line movements as the start of a general American offensive. Officials said the actions should be viewed as offensive actions rather than a broad push, and that forces have not reached a point to roll back the enemy along the entire line.
A Reuters style dispatch notes about roughly 150 survivors from a 600-man Red force who crossed the Nakton river Sunday, southwest of Changyong and 20 miles north of Kogan. Allied offensive pushes see a steady influx of American replacements, fully equipped, to bolster advancing ground troops. The source does not specify their origin. The Reds prepare for a potential thrust toward Pu-
Manila AP reported President Quirino announced an offer to deploy a fully trained 5,000 man infantry regiment to Korea, with training of volunteers if more troops are needed. He said outside funds would be required for expansion, and the move aims to defend democracy in Asia amid Communist aggression. Quirino ordered private military equipment impounded.
Tokyo AP reports B 29s plastered Pyongyang and Wonsan with over 540 tons of bombs in the war’s heaviest strike. Far East Air Forces said planes from the United States, only six days from home, joined the attack. Bombs hit rail yards at Pyongyang and the oil refinery at Wonsan, with radar bombing and some flak. All bombers returned to base as other Americans strafed and rocketed southern front positions in support of the drive.
Murlat Guler, 21, waded in at 3:30 p.m. to swim the English Channel from Cap Gris Nez. Shirley May France of Somerset and Florence Chadwick of San Diego plan tries tomorrow morning. The 19 mile strait stretches longer due to tides. Roy Sutter previously failed after 1 hour 40 minutes with a pulled muscle. Guler swam without grease, using cold cream instead.
Lim Kwang Won, a war prisoner, testified that the North Korean First Division deployed 6,000 green troops and 3,000 veterans after crossing the Naktong near Hamchang. He said many were pressed into service in Seoul’s fall, with scant artillery and limited equipment, and his unit saw heavy early losses before retreating.
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