Belgium Red Leader Slain Spurs Call for Vengeance
Belgium's Communist Party blames pro Leopoldists for the assassination of Julien Lahaut and urges mass demonstrations to disarm murderers and curb Fascism. The 66 year old leader was shot at his home as Belgium faces royal restoration tensions after Leopold III abdicated.
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Liege
Belgium
Communist Party
Julien Lahaut
Leopld III
Lahaut
Baudouin
Leopold
Joseph Pholsen
All- Social Christian
M. Julien Lahaut
Altrusa Appeals Aid for Korea War Victims
Altrusa clubs of District 7 spanning Arkansas Oklahoma Louisiana Texas and international groups Guatemala Korea and Mexico are urged by the Korean mission in Japan to provide blankets clothing for women and children and to supply drugs and medical items. The appeal recalls Mrs In Ai Yang a Korean nurse educated in the United States who visited the Monroe Altrusa chapter and now assists the Korean mission while hoping for word on her husband in war torn Korea.
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Altrusa
District
Japan
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Texas
Guatemala
Korea
Mexico
United States
Vanderbilt University
In Ai Yang
The
Southern College
Monroe Altrusa
Yang
Storm Near Cape Hatteras Forces Coastal Warnings
Northeast storm warnings extend from Morehead City to Virginia capes as a hurricane speeds northward. Winds 140 mph stay offshore near the center while Cape Hatteras is expected to be brushed Sunday morning. Aboard the Russell R Jones a cargo fire raged but was subdued as rescue ships escorted the freighter toward Jacksonville.
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Morehead City
N. C
Virginia Capes
Miami Weather Bureau
North Carolina
Cape Hatteras
Navy
Miami
Cape Cod
Russell R. Jones
Jacksonville
Fla
Tulane
U. S. S. Kliensmith
Tideland Showdown Time Seen This Week
Senator Joseph O Mahoney expects to press an interim tidelands bill in the Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee next week. The measure, unpopular without amendments, faces slim odds of final passage this session amid a heavy calendar and broad opposition.
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Edward Jamieson
Washington
Congress
Joseph O’mahoney
Wyoming
Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
O’mahoney
O'Mahoney
Anx
Ious
Senate
Senators Back Majority Rule On Convention
Three north Louisiana state senators from Caddo Lincoln and Concordia say they oppose any constitutional convention now and will campaign to defeat Gov. Earl Longs call in the November 7 election. They supported amending the call to submit a new constitution to a people’s referendum by simple majority.
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Shreveport
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Charles Tooke
Caddo
C. E. Barham
Lincoln
Tooke
Senate
Barham
Crothers
Reimer Calhoun
DeSoto Parish
Air Force Reports 55 Korean War Plane Losses to Enemy Action
Washington reports the air force has lost 55 planes to enemy action in Korea. The tally includes two C-54 transports, six B-26 bombers, one B-29, 24 F-51 fighters, 17 F-80 jets, four F-82 night fighters, and one T-4 spotter. Crews of Far East forces say 70 Communist planes destroyed.
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Washington
Air Force
Far East
U. S
F Wolff of Bastrop Dies in California
Ferdinand Wolff 69 a Bastrop business man died suddenly Saturday in Los Angeles while vacationing with his wife Funeral arrangements awaited his wife arrival in Bastrop Tuesday body to arrive Wednesday Survivors include his widow three brothers Dr I J Wolff Monroe Eugene Wolff Miami Adolph Wolff Opelousas and two sisters Mrs George Margoles Fort Plain s N Y and Mrs Leon Cohn Monroe.
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Ferdinand Wolff
Bastrop
Los Angeles
Calif
Monroe
Wolff
Morehouse Parish
I. J. Wolff
Eugene Wolff
Miami
Fla
Adolph Wolff
Opelousas
George Margoles
Fort Plains
N. Y
Leon Cohn
European Stronghold To Block Communist Aggression
New York August 19 AP One of the State Department top Republican advisers John Sherman Cooper says the U S and Britain must provide men and equipment to defend western Europe against Soviet aggression He accuses Russia of bare faced aggression in Korea and warns the Soviet forces could overrun Europe Cooper a former Kentucky senator and Acheson adviser frames three urgent defenses for Europe noting direct military action by the Soviet Union in Korea and the possibility of broader action.
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New York
State Department
U.S
Britain
Europe
Russia
Korea
Soviet Union
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
State Acheson
Third Army Association
Cooper
Department
Washington
Germans Profit From Arms Rage Boom in Western Germany
Western Germany reaps export orders as rearmament programs surge. Officials report Britain France and the United States placing large steel and consumer goods orders, hoping for an economic boom spurred by Korea and reduced Allied steel limits.
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Frankfurt
Germany
P—Allied
Korea
Britain
France
United States
New York Newspaper Guild Reaches End to Two Month Strike
Negotiators and federal mediators reach terms to end the two month strike at the New York World Telegram and Sun. Guild members to vote on the agreement with 400 editorial advertising and business staffers urged to approve at a Tuesday meeting. Publication to resume within two or three days after final settlement.
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New York
New York World-Telegram
Sun
Co. I. O. American Newspaper Guild
B. O. McCanney
Thomas J. Murphy
Guild
Payday Arrives for Guardsmen at Camp Polk
Soldiers of the 39th National Guard division receive 718000 in active duty training pay as they depart Camp Polk Louisiana. Arkansas guardsmen account for 432000 of the total while Louisiana troops receive 286000. The payroll supports local merchants ahead of Oklahoma’s 45th division arrival next month.
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Camp Polk
39Th National Guard
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
45Th National Guard Division
Korea War Costs Felt Across America
The Korean War burdens every American as prices rise and inflation tightens. Government seeks $16 billion more for defense with future tax hikes likely. Heavy consumer buying, grey markets, and hoarding appear as rapid reforms and credit limits shape the economy.
Republic Steel Shuts Mills Amid Looming Railroad Strike
Republic Steel Corporation began closing its local plants in Cleveland as a railroad strike threatens Monday. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen backs a five day fight for a 40 hour week with current 48 hour pay, prompting shutdowns of coke ovens, furnaces, and mines near Pittsburgh risking over 35,000 tons of steel.
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Cleveland
Republic Steel Corporation
Brotherhood of
River Terminal Railway
Republic
Cuahoga River Flats
Pittsburgh
Banning
Clyde
Air Force Seeks Doctors Dentists and Veterinarians
The Air Force invites doctors dentists and veterinarians trained in World War II programs to accept commissions if not already in other services. Normally doctors and dentists would be first lieutenants and veterinarians second lieutenants, with higher ranks possible for qualified individuals. A bill before the Senate would let drafting medical men and allow continued training for those deferred previously.
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Washington
Air Force
Army
Navy
Senate
Senator Hunt
D.-Wyo
Ready to March
A 50,000 man Communist strike force was massed north of Taegu as American and South Korean troops launched an offensive from the east along the Pohang–Figye line and pushed Reds near the Naktong river. Heavy casualties were reported as Marines and the 24th Infantry drove 12,000 troops from Changnyong. Maj. Gen. John H. Church spoke on the situation.
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U. S
Taegu
Changnyong
Kigye
Pohang
Masan
Associated Press
Tokyo
U. S. Eighth Army
Pohang- Figye Line
24Th Infantry Division
Naktong
West Bank
John H. Church
Ninety B-29s Hammer North Korea In Major Strike
Ninety B-29 bombers dropped nearly 800 tons of explosives on Chongjin and Hamhung in two waves. Chongjin's railroad yards and Mitsubishi iron works were hit with 550 tons in 45 minutes. Night intruder missions targeted North Korean communications while Mustang fighters strafed suspected troop facilities.
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Tokyo
Chongjin
Mitsubishi Iron Works
Asia
Hamhung
38Th Parallel
U. S
Associated Press
Max Desfor
Fifth Air Force
Social Security Tax Expands Red Tape for Households
Washington dispatch notes that the new social security bill will bring millions into the system on January 1. The law adds a 3 percent tax on domestic workers and requires the employer to cover half or all of it, with collection details yet to be announced by federal agencies.
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Max Hall
Washington
Truman
Congress
Federal Security Agency
Internal Revenue Bureau
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Pusan
Chonghe
South Korea
Trife
Pvt
Cecile B. Udell
Chicago
Cecil
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Ill
Tideland
Long
F. Wolff
California
World-Telegram
Polk
Gun Totin
Mary Burkland
Danville
Montour County
Bob Burkland
176Th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Rader Winget
Commerce Department
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
Bank of New York
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Insurance Companies
Republic Steel
Red Menace
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