San Diego Girl Sets Channel Swim Record
Florence Chadwick, 31, of San Diego, set a new women's English Channel record by swimming from Cap Gris Nez, France to Dover in 13 hours 28 minutes, beating Gertrude Ederle's 1926 mark. Shirley May France, eight miles offshore, was forced to quit the attempt. Thousands watched along the Dover cliffs as Chadwick reported feeling fine despite the slippery seaweed and rough conditions.
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Shirley
Dover
England
Florence Chadwick
English Channel
Shirley May
France
Miss Chadwick
Gertrude Ederle
Ederle
Cap Guis Nez
Somerset Man Reacts To Daughter Channel Attempt Failure
Walter France said it was not meant to be after daughter Shirley May France failed her second English Channel swim. He stated there would be no more attempts and she will not try again.
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Walter France
Shirley May France
France
Shirley
Noted Swimmer Conquers Channel Finish Near Record
A female swimmer, after a long swim, remains cheerful and prepared to return. She nears shore, faces a final push to the finish, and scrambles into a boat just before dry land. Her feat is hailed as one of history’s great channel attempts, nearing the men’s record.
Ohio GOP Leaders to Meet on Campaign Policy
Columbus AP report states Republican candidates for the Ohio General Assembly and two state party leaders will meet Monday to discuss policy. The officials are State GOP Chairman Ray C. Bliss of Akron and John A. Skipton, with Marietta serving as director of the legislative campaign division at state Republican Headquarters.
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Columbus
Ohio General Assembly
GOP
Ray C. Bliss
Akron
John A. Skipton
Marietta
Cincinnatian Explains Desertion From Reds
Ohio businessman David H. Levison testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee that he quit the Communist party in 1942 out of disgust with members who talked of fighting Hitlerism while dodging the draft. He detailed his 1935 joining and 1942 departure and answered all questions on front organizations. The committee voted to drop contempt proceedings after his latest testimony.
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Washington
Communist Party
David H. Levison
Cincinnati
House un-American Activities Committee
Levison
Party
Congress
House
Harriman to report optimistic Korea war brief to Truman
W Averell Harriman flies to Washington with an optimistic Korea war briefing for President Truman. The envoy carries a message from General MacArthur saying do not worry and that confidence remains high.
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Tokyo
W. Averell Harriman
Washington
Truman
General MacArthur
First Car Home Sparks Youthful Joy Across Generations
A nostalgic tale recalls a father bringing home a high-wheeled brass and leather car, evoking a boyhood rush as friends gathered to ride. The scene captures a bygone era before modern machines, with a flustered start and a memorable shout of Whoa as the vehicle rolled away.
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Pop
Seoul City Site Appeals To Gis To Drop Weapons
In Korea a Red Korean propagandist from Seoul urged U S soldiers to quit the front and return to U S ice cream shops while denouncing bombing of schools and farmers. The Seoul City Sute broadcasts were picked up by a 558th Military Police Company radio and the propagandist’s identity remained unknown.
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U. S. 8Th Army Headquarters
Korea
Tokyo Rose
Seoul
South Korea
U. S
Sute
House Delays Debate On Control Plan In Washington
The House postponed further debate on an economic controls bill as the Banking Committee pursued a compromise. Speaker Rayburn said resumption is hoped for tomorrow while Senate action on a similar bill looms. President Truman weighing an excess profits tax as inflation measures. wage and price control automatic trigger debated again.
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House
Rayburn
Spence D-Kw
Bank Committee
Senate
Senate Banking Committee
House Committee
Truman
Senate Committee
Capitol Hill
Congress
Cincinnati Milk Strike Threat Ends
Cincinnati workers vote 242 to 1 to accept a new contract. Plant workers in 60 Greater Cincinnati dairies gain a base pay of 62.50 for a 44 hour week, with changes to overtime and sick leave retroactive to August 1, ending a potential strike by 800 milk truck drivers and 800 inside workers.
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Warehouse roof collapse kills fireman in Memphis
A Memphis warehouse fire yesterday ended in a roof collapse, killing one firefighter and injuring twelve others. The AP report notes teams responded swiftly as crews battled the blaze and evacuated the area.
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Memphis
Tenn
Reds May Use Veto to Bar UN on Korea
Russia faces another UN rebuff over Korea as it readies its 44th veto at Lake Success. Delegates expect procedural wrangling as the Security Council weighs two proposals from the United States and the Soviets. The Soviet plan seeks Chinese and Korean participation and an immediate end to hostilities with troop withdrawals, while the U S proposal condemns North Korea for flouting cease fire orders and urges diplomatic action to stop the fighting from widening. The stalemate keeps military conduct in Korea unaffected while propaganda battles continue.
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U. S
Korea
Red China
Red Korea
North Korea
38Th Parallel
Lake Success
Mountain feud leaves three dead in Missouri hills
In Eminence Missouri AP reports a shooting spree in the Ozarks last night killed R. N. Fansler about 63 his son Homer L. Fansler and four year old Barbara Harris. Gunman William Harris 39 fled into wooded hills as officers set roadblocks and searched the area.
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Ozarks
Missouri
R. N. Fansler
Homer L. Fansler
Barbara Harris
J. A. Tandy
State Highway Patrol
William Harris
Harris
Hubert Wright
Fansler
Idaho Voters Decide Nominations in Bitter Primaries
Idaho voters choose nominees for two U S Senate seats with national interest. Senator Glen Taylor seeks Democratic renomination against D Worth Clark and Compton J White. Republican race for six years includes Gov. C A Robins John Sandorf and State Senator Herman Walker. Dworshak seat is four years, held by appointment after a death.
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Glen Taylor
Henry Wallace
Senate
Arkansas
Nebraska
Taylor
Henry Dworshak
Dworshak
D. Worth Clark
Compton J. White
C. A. Robins
John Sandorf
Herman Walker
Truman poised to seek profits levy in new tax push
Washington AP report says President Truman plans to ask Congress for a multi billion dollar excess profits tax on corporations to help finance arms against Communist aggression. Some allies push for anti profiteering measures as lawmakers stash up for broader price and wage powers. Senate and House Democrats weigh immediate action ahead of his forthcoming request.
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Truman
Congress
Capitol Hill
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Rep. Mills
D-Ark
Five F 5 pilots lost in Korea air actions
Five American F-5 pilots have been lost in the last three days of operations in Korea, a Fifth Air Force spokesman said today. One pilot was lost yesterday during an attack on North Korea positions.
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U. S
Fifth Air Force Headquarters
Korea
Fifth Air Force
North Korea
Marines Call 80 Thousand Reserve Men
Marines plan to mobilize 80 000 Volunteer Reserves to raise active strength to 200 000 and may seek a future expansion. House Armed Services Chairman Vinson expects a Defense Department request in January for 500 million dollars to boost Marine strength, while Rep Mansfield urges a permanent minimum of 300 000. First 50 000 reserves to report between August 15 and October 1. remaining 30 000 awaiting date. Coast Guard seeks reenlistments of 17 to 45 year olds in Volunteer Reserves with no active-duty mandate.
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Dga
House Armed Service Committee
Defense Department
Marine Corps
Rep
Mansfield
D-Mont
House
Oand
Coast Guard
Help Reaches Foreign Ship Off Halifax
The Coast Guard cutter Dexter reports aiding the stricken Norwegian freighter Belfri in rough North Atlantic waters and will escort her to St John’s Newfoundland about 900 miles away. Belfri, a former Liberty ship, sent distress messages warning she could break up amid high seas.
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U. S. Coast Guard
Dexter
Belfri
North Atlantic
St. John’s
Nold
U. S
J. H. McCrae
Coast Guard
Two Private Nurses Die In Auto Crash
TOLEDO AP Two private duty nurses Irma Fuchs 50 of Put in Bay and Mabel Beach 68 of Toledo were killed when their car sideswiped another vehicle and crashed into an overpass abutment after leaving Toledo Hospital. Beach was driving and Fuchs was to spend the night at Beach’s home.
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Irma Fuchs
Put-in-Bay
Mabel Beach
Toledo
Toledo Hospital
Miss Fuchs
Nine Thousand North Koreans Cross Naktong Front
North Korean troops crossed the Naktong River defense line in Korea, bulging two miles east on a 2000 yard front amid a day of three major battles. U.S. Eighth Army reports 9,000 plus Reds across the rivers in two crossings, with MaJ. Gen. John E. Church estimating near term wipeout of the bridgeheads.
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Tokyo
Naktong River
Korea
MacArthur
Naktong
Chanenyong
U. S
24Th Infantry Division
John E Church
Associated Press
O.H.P. King
Changnyons
U.S
Charles E. Beauchamp
34Th
Lattimore Urges Seat for China at UN Meeting
PETERBOROUGH NJ AP Owen Lattimore urged seating a Communist China delegation in the United Nations as the first step toward making Asiatic countries willing associates. He said the U S should back Prime Minister Nehru of India and admit Communist China to halt the Korean War.
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Peterborough
Owen Lattimore
China
United Nations
Lattimore
United States
Nehru
India
F-80 Jets Hit Seoul Amid Heavy North Korea Fire
American F-80 jets strafed Seoul destroying rail yards and a pontoon bridge by the Han River while anti-aircraft positions were hit. MacArthur's HQ reported heavy Red Korean flak as the siege intensified. B-29s bombed Pyongyang and Wonsan as the Far East Air Forces logged 550 sorties across fronts.
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Tokyo
Seoul
Han River
Far East Air Forces
Wonsan
East Coast
Far East Forces
Fifth Air Force
Manager Quits: Cites Confidence In AEC Leadership
Washington AP. Carl L. Wilson resigns as general manager of the Atomic Energy Commission effective next Tuesday, blasting AEC Chairman Gordon Dean. President Truman accepts resignation. Wilson says he lacks confidence in Dean and fears a slower, cumbersome management of the atomic program. He notes the GM–chairman relationship must be built on high confidence for effective administration.
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Rol L. Wilson
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Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Gordon Dean
Truman
Wilson
Dean
Commission
Senate
Korea War Fronts Rally as UN Offensive Gathers Pace
SOUTHERN FRONT reports Marines and infantry gaining momentum for the first UN offensive, advancing 10 miles toward Chinju under intense Red artillery fire. CENTRAL FRONT notes Red forces crossing the Naktong east of Kumchon, threatening Taegu, with Red tanks and a major push as Americans target a river bridgehead about 30 miles south. NORTHERN FRONT describes Red pressure on South Korean troops, Allied warships taking Red installations near Yongdok, while air and sea operations strike Seoul rail yards and enemy concentrations from Tanenon to Inchon and Seoul port.
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Korea
U. S
Chinju
Waegwan
Taegu
Changnyong
Yongdok
Seoul
Tanenon
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Inchon
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