Red thrusts at Taegu disrupted by Russell Brines
Tokyo, Sept. 6 AP Allied troops retook Yongchon in a counterattack halting Red Korean thrusts at Taegu and regaining ground. Reds deployed 84 Russian tanks on northern and eastern fronts as U S 47 ton Patton tanks appeared. A large tank battle loomed with air support and Fifth Air Force bombers striking enemy tanks. By dusk 17 Red tanks were knocked out and night raids continued. Taegu remains critical, with Yongchon retaken and highways secured. Pohang fell to Reds as allied defenses stabilized the rail hub near Kigye and Kyongju, while Reds moved toward Taegu. Casualties numbered 2,035 Reds killed or wounded in the 24 hours to noon Wednesday. General MacArthur noted Red losses in his war summary.
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Tokyo
Yongchon
Taegu
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Pusan
Pohang
Sea of Japan
Leif Erickson
Yongcehon
Erickson
Korea
Kigye
Kyongju
Tabu
Yongsan
MacArthur
U. S. 8Th Army
Kigve
Yugoslavia backs peace stance on Korea
Belgrade Yugoslavia Sept 6 Communist Yugoslavia condemned aggression in Korea while saying it would not intervene directly. Foreign Minister Kardelj told Borba the Korean war harms world peace and that Yugoslavia would keep the conflict contained within Korea as he headed to the UN.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Edvard R. Kardelj
Borba
Korea
Kardelj
New York
United Nations General Assembly
Truman stirred by Marines furore over police claim
Washington dispatch reports President Truman weighs sending a letter to the Marine Corps in response to uproar over his remark that Marines are the navy's police force and possess a propaganda machine rivaling Stalin's. White House staff discuss an apology as Marine Corps League members react with anger and debate. Baton Rouge notes a Louisiana special session planned to suspend the constitutional convention call. acting Gov. Dodd and state officials outline timing and legal avenues.
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Elon C. Fay
Washington
Truman
Marine Corps Logue
Marine Corps
Stalin
White House
Armed Forces Joint Chiefs of Staff
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Wilma Lockhart
Long
William J. Dodd
Legislatire
Dodd
New Orleans
Charles Duchein
East Baton Rouge Parish
Duchein
Secretary of State
Clay Nixon
Marine Corps League
Marine
Rep. McDonough
R.-Calif
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Navy
Critique of International Longshoremen and unions
New York editorial denounces corruption in the International Longshoremen's Association and contrasts it with other unions under CIO and AFL. It cites Joe Ryan's lifelong presidency, Mike Quill, and past pro Russian stances, asserting President Truman’s stance against rackets and boycotts. It mentions Harry Bridges and Joe Curran in related contexts.
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New York
International Longshoremen’s Association
A. F. of L
Joe Ryan
Joe
Transport Workers Union
Mike Quill
National Maritime Union
Communist Front
Spain
Franco
United States
Truman
Maritime Union
Harry Bridges
Washington
White House
Hitler
Stalin
Joe Curran
Russia Veto Seen On Korea Resolution At UN
Continued on fifth page Russia is expected to cast its 44th veto to block a United Nations Security Council resolution urging all nations not to aid North Korean aggressors. Malik accuses the US of aggression while calling the North Koreans defenders in a lengthy attack. A UN message reports forces shot down a plane with Soviet markings off Korea and the body of a Russian lieutenant recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Johnson Lake
Russia
Security Council
Jakob A. Malik
Council
U. S
Korea
British force repels night assault in Korea near Taegu
British troops in Korea report repelling a night attack by 20 North Korean enemy fighters who blocked a supply road on a steep hill. Tanks cleared the road the next day as Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and Middlesex regiments relieve an American battalion along the Naktong River. 1,500 British troops occupy the front with heavy artillery exchange but no direct hits reported.
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Korea
B. A. Coad
Coad
Argyll and Sutherland Middlesex
Naktong River
Taegu
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Two Dead in Tricky Storm Near Tampa Bay
A Gulf hurricane near Tampa Bay caused two deaths and left Cedar Key badly damaged with 200 buildings damaged. Aid rushed in as 400 to 500 residents were left homeless and emergency supplies, water, and blankets were dispatched from Gainesville and Albany.
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Miami
Fla
Tampa Bay
Tampa
Florida
Atlantic
St. Augustine
Savannah
Cedar Key
Florida Highway Patrol
Olin Hill
Turner Field
Albany
Third Army
Atlanta
Red Cross and
National Guard
Gainesville
U S Was Unprepared For War Ten Weeks In
AP report notes the United States has fought ten weeks of war in Korea with unprepared ground forces, facing well trained North Korean troops and Soviet weapons. It cites more than 6,000 U S casualties and highlights limits in air and sea power versus ground combat, with no full use of atomic options. General McNarney emphasizes North Korean discipline and equipment while planners adjusted tactics hour by hour.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
Sept
United States
North Korea
Joseph T. McNarney
Defense Department
U. S
Korea
Louisiana awards nearly 300000 in road contracts
Baton Rouge announces contracts totaling about 300000 for East Baton Rouge Jackson and Morehouse parishes. Amite Sand and Gravel Co. of Baton Rouge awarded 9999 for spot dumping washed gravel in East Baton Rouge. M. E. Pollard of Bossier City 222278 for bridges and culverts on route C-2108 in Jackson. Henry and Hall of Dubach 52397 for surfacing three miles of state route C-2154 in Morehouse.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Department of Highways Today
East Baton Rouge
Jackson
Morehouse Parishes
Amite Sand and Gravel Co
Hodge- Lincoln Parish
M. E. Pollard
Bossier City
Morehouse
Cherry Ridge
Cooper Lake
Henry and
Hall
Dubach
Torture Death in Korea Told By U S Sergeant
A U S Army sergeant recounts escape from Korean Reds who used him as a human shield. He heard a companion scream for hours before dying, while two other soldiers, Clarence Jacobson and Coates, hid under a hay stack. The incident followed Reds attacking American troops and a Communist officer ordering guards to threaten the captives. The trio escaped during the search and hid as the attackers continued their assault.
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Stan Swinton
U. S
Korea
Clarence Jacobson
Coates
McCarran Wins Easy renomination in Nevada primary
Senator Pat McCarran, 74, won a lopsided Democratic primary in Nevada over George Franklin Jr. with 217 of 324 precincts reporting. McCarran led 12,720 to 4,614 as Johnson and Marshall battled for the Republican nod to face him. In Utah, Wallace Bennett won the Republican Senate nomination over Rue Clegg, advancing to face Elbert Thomas.
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Pat McCarran
Nevada
George Franklin Jr
Las Vegas
McCarran
Franklin
Kendrick Johnson
Reno
George Marshall
Johnson
Marshall
Utah
Wallace F. Bennett
Salt Lake City
Rue L. Clegg
Bennett
Clegg
Elbert Thomas
Thomas
Truman nominates LeBlanc for U S marshal post in Louisiana
In Washington on September 6 President Truman named Louis E. LeBlanc for reappointment as U S marshal for the western district of Louisiana.
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Washington
Truman
Louis E. LeBlanc
U. S. Marshal
Louisiana
Louisiana Guard Unit Alerted for Possible Active Duty
New Orleans dated Sept 6 reports the 773rd heavy tank battalion from Ville Platte DeRidder and Leesville with HQ at Camp Beauregard has been alerted, marking the first alert since the Korean conflict began. Brig Gen Raymond Hufft announced the unit of 22 officers and 160 enlisted men will be commanded by Maj Charles G Turner of Alexandria, with about 30 days typical before deployment.
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New Orleans
Louisiana National Guard
Ville Platte
de Ridder
Leesville
Camp Beauregard
Raymond Hufft
Charles G. Turner
Alexandria
Ellender proposes ban on court picketing nationwide
Senator Ellender of Louisiana added an amendment to the McCarran subversive control bill to prohibit picketing in or near any building housing a federal court or used by judges jurors witnesses or court officials. The measure also bans sound trucks and demonstrations with fines up to 5000 dollars and up to one year in jail or both.
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Ellender
McCarran
Taft Says Truman Regime Like Man Without Brain
Senator Taft assailed the Truman administration as brainless in guiding foreign policy and economic policy. He urged a Republican Congress for a coherent program and accused the administration of internal division. Senator Knowland then criticized Far Eastern policy, recounting Capt. John M. Birch’s death in China and an eye witness account now held by the army.
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Taft
Truman
Oliver W. DeWolf
Washington
Ohio
Senate G. O. P
Knowland
California
Senate
John M. Birch
Macon
Birch
Army
Record Labor Day Violent Deaths Reach 565
The Labor Day weekend violent death toll rose to a national record of 565, with 389 traffic fatalities, 78 drownings, and 98 due to other accidents over a 78 hour period from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday. California led with 45 deaths, while Delaware Maine and Wyoming reported none.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
California
New York
Texas
Delaware
Maine
Wyoming
Former Orleans publisher Ernest Merrick dies at 90
Ernest Merrick once published the New Orleans Republican paper and helped run Fruit Dispatch Co and United Fruit. He organized the New Orleans American in 1915, a Republican paper that ceased publication after a short run. He died in an Annapolis nursing home after a period of illness.
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Washington
Oreleans
Ernest Merrick
Merrick
Annapolis
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Pegler
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Russell Brines
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NEA
Malik
U.S
Sen. M'Carran
House
New York State
Walter A. Lynch
Thomas E. Dewey
Bronx
James A. Roe
Queens County
Roe
Lynch
Charles W. Froessel
State Court of Appeals
Upstate
Daniel P. O'Connell
Oscar Ewing
Joe R. Hanley
Herbert H. Lehman
Hanley
Dewey
Leblanc
Louisiana Guard
Ellender D.-La
Orleans
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