Allied Offensive Will Start Soon, General Says
Allied troops prepare to launch a forward offensive in Korea as gains widen on the northeast front and forces trap 3,000 Reds in a mountain corridor. Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker declares the defense ends as the attack begins, citing enemy withdrawal in several sectors and intensified U.N. operations along the 125-mile perimeter.
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Tokyo
Walton H. Walker
Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
Walker
Red Korean
United Nations
Kigye
Yongchon
Kyongju
Gar Davidson Leads Secret UN Task Force in Korea
Brigadier General Gar Davidson, West Point alum and former Cadet head coach, commanded Task Force Davidson in a sharp left end sweep to seal a mountain corridor west of Kyongju. The operation blocked a Red assault toward the Pohang airfield, forcing enemy forces to choose capture or retreat.
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Gar Davidson
West Point
Pohang
Davidson
Reds
Pohang-Yongchon
Angang
Kyongju
Taegu
U. S. First Calvary Division
Waegwan
U. S
Korea
United Nations
Military Academy
Hair Oil Booming on Gold Coast Says UK Firm
The United Africa Company reports booming sales of perfumed British hair oil for internal use in Africa. The Gold Coast natives reportedly spread the hair dressing on bread and eat it with noted relish, with the reason for this practice described as unknown.
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Gold Coast
London
Africa
United Africa Company
Man Dies of Tetanus After Auto Crash Injuries
Cincinnati AP reports Harry Bussberg age 65 died at Geneval Hospital yesterday from tetanus. He sustained injuries in an automobile accident on August 21.
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Cincinnati
Harry Bussberg
Geneval Hospital
Loss Of Hogs Blamed On Germ Warfare In Midwest
Washington AP reports state and Agriculture Department officials doubt cold war links to a high hog death rate in the Midwest corn belt. Rep Karl Stefan Nebraska urges FBI and Agriculture Dept inquiry into suspected biological warfare, claiming 30 to 50 percent hog losses after anti cholera injections. officials say no evidence supports the theory.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Middle West
Corn Belt
United States
Karl Stefan
R-Neb
Stefan
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
B. T. Simms
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Man who talked himself to death in Ohio electric chair
Cecil W. Yankey, 42, longtime inmate and Highland County native, was executed in Ohio Penitentiary death chamber after a final plea of innocence. He argued the trial was unfair as guards strapped him in and the priest gave last rites before the 7 47 p m current. He left a final meal of fried chicken and pie and smoked heavily while declaring his innocence as the chair delivered the sentence. Yankey had twice faced death, first receiving a life sentence after a disputed trial and a subsequent death sentence by a three judge court.
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Columbus
Cecil W. Yankey
Ohio Penitentiary
LeRoy Woodland
Greenfield
Yankey
Richard Brooks
E. S. Anderson
Ralph W. Alvis
Marion
Defense Shakeup Boosts Acheson in Big Three Moves
New York AP Defense Secretary Johnson's resignation accelerates Secretary of State Acheson's push to unite Western Europe under a strong Atlantic defense. Marshall’s appointment signals firm support for Acheson policies amid talks at the Big Three on German arms, Western defense, and Allied production financing.
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New York
Johnson
U. S
State Acheson
Atlantic Alliance
Europe
Truman
George Marshall
Acheson
Johnson-Acheson
Marshall
Bevin
Schuman
Coed Parents Protest Nude Photos at Washington Campus
Seattle AP report says full length nude photographs of University of Washington entrants were taken for a Columbia University Medical School research lab. Parents protested loudly as university officials halted further photo sessions. Most subjects were freshmen or transfers, and many said they were not informed of the purpose. Barbara Honeyman of Constitution Laboratory identified the project for Dr. William Sheldon, noted for work on structure and behavior.
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Seattle
University of Washington
Columbia University Medical School
Barbara Honeyman
Constitution Laboratory
William Sheldon
GIs Win Beer Ration Reinstatement in Korea Contingent
Frontline troops in Korea who like beer will continue to receive it free after an Army order briefly removed the one can per day ration. An Army official, speaking confidentially, said protests reached Washington and a compromise restored the beer allotment. Combat troops had protested the removal and many wrote home.
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Tokyo
Korea
Washington
Engineer Says He Was Racing Before Wreck
Pittsburgh engineer William Eller testified he was late leaving the city and racing to make up time when his Spirit of St Louis passenger train hit the rear of a stalled troop train near Coshocton Ohio, killing 33 National Guardsmen. He said fog limited visibility and he did not brake until near the stop signal, then emergency brakes after seeing the rear train. Fireman E J Kearns called him alert, while the flagman and signals were noted as present at the scene.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
William Eller
Pennsylvania
Spirit of
Coshocton
Eller
ICC
E.J. Kearns
Tragic Truck Backover Claims 14 Month Old Boy
Caldwell AP reports 14 month old Joseph Sayer, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Sayer, died instantly when a truck backed over him in the family driveway yesterday at their home.
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Caldwell
Joseph Sayer
Robert Sayer
Tobey Wins Primary In New Hampshire Race
Senator Charles W. Tobey, 70, liberal in self view, secured the Republican nomination for a third term dispatching Wesley Powell by 1,127 votes in New Hampshire. Unofficial tally Tobey 39,003 Powell 37,876 with eight states listed for top races.
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Charles W. Tobey
New Hampshire
Wesley Powell
Styles Bridges
Powell
Tobey
Arizonaa
Colorado
Michigan
Minnesota
Vermont
Washington
Senate
Arizona
Carl Hayden
Ann Frohmiller
Eugene D. Millikin
John A. Carroll
Ralph L. Carr
Walter W. Johnson
Winston L. Prouty
U. S
House of Representatives
Charles A. Plumley
George D. Aiken
Harry Kelly
G. Mennen Williams
Luther Youngdahl
Harry H. Peterson
Supreme Court
W. Walter Williams
Seattle
Warren G. Magnuson
Senate Okayed Red Curb Bill To Face Veto
The Senate approved a broad anti communism measure 70 to 7 and sent it toward a House conference as a probable presidential veto looms. The bill tightens internment, registration, bar on government jobs and passports, new sabotage and espionage penalties, and outlawing conspiracies toward a totalitarian dictatorship. Senator Kilgore pushed internment. Lucas folded a modified plan into the bill after several votes.
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Senate
Washington
House
Truman
United States
Kilgore
D-W
Ellender
D-La
Contempt citation sought for Browder Field and Jaffe
Washington AP The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to ask the Senate to cite Communist leaders Earl Browder Frederick Vanderbilt Field and Philip Jaffe for contempt of Congress. The 9 to 0 vote followed their refusal to answer questions in a subcommittee inquiry into Communist infiltration claims by Senator McCarthy. Chairman Connally said action should occur before Congress adjourns.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Earl Browder
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Philip Jaffe
Congress
McCarthy
R-Wis
Cairman Connally
Texas
Browder
Jaffe
Field
New Quake Rattles Assam, India Reports Say
An earthquake struck northern Assam at 4 45 p m local time, described as stronger than the previous quake that killed about five thousand. Details were not yet available as reports arrived from Bombay.
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Bombay
India
Assam
No Change Wanted Men and the Jokes on Women’s Dress
A playful social sketch notes how men tease women’s clothing across seasons. It argues men mock summer and winter outfits yet favor feminine frills and styling, admitting secretly that women have mastered the dressing art despite the jokes.
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