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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1950
Page
2
Reports describe Taegu’s rapid refugee exodus as North Korean forces push within 12 miles. Civilians abandon shops and homes while provisional authorities order non essential residents to depart. The city, once 350000, swells to up to 800000 as fear and fatigue replace panic.
Allied forces press gains along a wide front in Korea. U S Marines and the 24th Infantry drive up to three miles in the Changnyong sector and push Reds back from the Naktong river bridgehead. Pohang and Kigye recaptured. Taegu evacuated as a military base.
The justice department plans to arraign Sobell before a U S commissioner in Laredo and seek his removal to New York City. He is accused of collaborating with other Americans in obtaining defense secrets during 1942 to 1947 while employed at General Electric Schenectady NY. The case ties him to the spy ring involving Julius Rosenberg and Klaus Fuchs through Harry Gold. Sobell fled to Mexico City after Greenglass’s June arrest and is associated with the Los Alamos atomic project.
Brussels August 18 The Belgian House of Representatives backed the new social Christian government by a 107 to 78 vote on its economic and rearmament policy.
Strikes disrupt Elgin-Joliet railway lines owned by U S Steel halving Carnegie-Illinois output. Iron ore miners clash at Fairfield Mills in Birmingham as wage protests mount. Harvester strike threat looms after Fielde deems offer insufficient. Syracuse sees mass walkouts at G E plant and Allied Solvay division amid broader upstate New York unrest.
Witnesses recount brutal killing of a tank crew after a collision. Pfc. Ellis R. Barner, survivor, describes one crewman killed as he begged for life, pulled from a culvert, stripped, kicked, struck, then shot with a burp gun while moaning. Pfc. Robert S. Mauro recalls facial burns as if gasoline had been thrown and ignited.
The senate public works committee reduced the federal highway aid measure from 620 million to 500 million. Chairman Chavez cited the changed international situation and higher military expenditures as the reason for the cut.
President Truman denounces Senator Wherry as contemptible after Wherry blamed Acheson for bloodshed in Korea. Wherry retorts that Acheson’s policies are to blame and warns of broader dangers. Taft and Stennis join calls for a clear American aims statement as Dulles takes UN delegation role.
A lightning bolt struck Bassfield consolidated school causing fire that destroyed the elementary building and a new high school wing housing classrooms, library, and cafeteria. Damage estimated at 150 000 to 200 000 dollars. Volunteers and fire units battled the blaze for about two and a half hours. School officials plan to relocate 550 to 600 elementary students as fall term begins September 4.
In Lancaster Pennsylvania Ruth Blum opened the King Sandwich Shop to find it looted of sliced ham cigars cigarettes and other items. The incident marks the shop’s first day in business with a burglar already making an illicit visit.
United States chief delegate Warren Austin urged that any Korean peace settlement create a unified, independent Korea under U N supervision and end hostilities. Malik and others criticized U S aims while India pressed a six non permanent members plan for peace talks.
Lake Forest Illinois Aug 18 4 A Negro and white church council formed the internation council of community churches The Rev Dr J B Howe elected first president The merging bodies are the Biennial Negro council and the National white council led by Dr Roy A Burkhart The new council aims to unite churches and later world unity and will foster community churches in areas with a single church The National council founded in 1946 includes 200 white churches The Biennial Negro council has over 100 member churches
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