Red Resistance Slows Progress On Broad Front
U S Marine and Army forces gained 3000 yards Monday in Korea's first counter-offensive but faced stubborn Red resistance at night. 10000 Americans used flame throwing tanks to push along a broad front near Pusan as heavy casualties were inflicted on North Korean forces. Marines on the southern wing fought to hold their gains near Chinju while other units faced a crossing threat on the Naktong as U S Army 24th Division pressed to reduce the bridgehead southwest of Changnyong.
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Far Eastern
I. N
Tokyo
U. S
Douglas MacArthur
Eighth Army
Chinju
Frank Coniff
Conniff
Naktong
8Th Army
24Th Division
Changnyong
Pusan
Taegu
Bomb Laden B 29 Crashes Killing a Base Commander
At Fairfield Suisun Air Force Base a bomb laden B 29 exploded after takeoff. Brig Gen Robert F Travis 46 died and 60 injured with two missing. Ten of the twenty aboard died or missing. eight injured. The blast wrecked a nearby trailer court. base firemen were among casualties.
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Neil Shaw
International News Service
Fairfield
Cal
INS
Fairfield- Suisun Air Force Base
Robert F. Travis
Travis
Far East
Acme Telephoto
Fairfield-Suisun Airbase
Calif
Air Force
Eisenhower to be inaugurated Penn State College president
Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower will be formally inaugurated as the eleventh president of Pennsylvania State College in a simple ceremony October 5 at Beaver Field. A reception for visiting delegates will be held October 4 the evening before the outdoor induction at 10:30 a.m. W. E. Kentworthy chairs the inauguration and notes the outdoor setting to fit students alumni and friends.
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State College
INS
Milton S. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania State College
Beaver Field
W. E. Kentworthy
Weather and harvests Highlight County Farm Conditions
The county reports record crops of oats and wheat with wheat yields averaging 60 to 65 bushels per acre on Thomas E. Czar’s Beaver Falls farm while eighty two bushels per field are noted. Warm weather drew hundreds of motorists as Route 19 resembled a Pitt Notre Dame game.
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Thomas E. Czar
R. D
Beaver Falls
Daily Weather Report Forecast Shows Sunny Mild Conditions
Mostly sunny and mild today with highs in the upper seventy ones. Tomorrow will be fair and moderately warm. 24-hour period ending today at 9 a.m. shows a maximum temperature of 81 and a minimum of 46 with no precipitation and a river stage of 5.6 feet.
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United States
Denial of 6000 Korean War Casualty Claim by Army Official
A high army official disputed reports that American Korean War casualties exceed 6,000. He cited 2,616 total casualties as of August 6 with 153 killed, 1,590 wounded, and 873 missing, noting time lags and classified Pentagon updates. North Korean casualties are estimated at 37,500. The Senate Armed Services Committee monitors casualty figures for accuracy.
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Washington
INS
Korea
Pentagon
Tokyo
Senate Armed Services Committee
U.S
Koreans Steal Army Supplies In Port Town
In a southern port in Korea authorities investigate widespread theft of military supplies. Area fences are being built as refugees crowd the city and Koreans suspect Communist organized looting to arm guerrilla units nearby.
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Tom Carson
Korea
John C. Littley
San Antonio
Tex
Ameri
Death Record Notice from Albuquerque Obituary File
Death record dated Monday August 7 1950 lists M Parshall 1929 Hamilton Eliwood redgess and W Redgess from Albuquerque with details readable in fragmentary form. The notice preserves names and location without graphic description.
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Eulew
Hamilton
M. Parshall
Eliwood Iey W. Redgess
Albuquerene
Nea
UN Delegates Plan To Stop Malik In Security Council
LAKE SUCCESS N Y Aug 7 A number of Security Council sessions under Malik chairmanship for August begin tomorrow afternoon with the United States to lead the drive to force discussion of Korean aggression before other issues. Last Friday the council sustained a series of defeats on the exclusion.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Security Council
Malik
U. S
Sigler Elevated to City Detective by Council
George Sigler was elevated from police cruiser officer to city detective by a unanimous city council vote. Police Chief Robert Hana recommended the elevation, and Mayor John F. Haven presented the nomination. Finance Director Albert A. Hoyland was absent. Sigler is a World War II veteran who served as a captain of MPs in Europe. The chief also recommended Lawrence Occibone for a policeman position, with his name listed first on the civil...
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George Sigler
Robert Hana
John F. Haven
Albert A. Hoyland
Sigler
Europe
Lawrence Occibone
State Guard to replace 28th Infantry for home defense
Harrisburg August seventh The Pennsylvania governor ordered activation of the State Guard to substitute for the 28th Infantry Division and other National Guard units called for federal service. General Weber will recruit 10 000 officers and enlisted men and coordinate arms and equipment with the US Army.
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Harrisburg
INS
State Guard
28Th Infantry Division
Pennsylvania National Guard
State Military Affairs Department
James H. Duff
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Adj
Frank A. Weber
State Guard Service
Pennsylvania
National Guard
Indiantown Gap
Military Reservation
Governor Military Advisory Committee
General Weber
Milton G. Baker
Valley Forge Military Academy
Richard K. Mellon
A. H. Stackpole
Baker
Weber
United States Army
28Th Infantry
Johnson Bronze annual picnic draws 4000 at Cascade Park
The Johnson Bronze company and UAW Local 69 held a full day event at Cascade Park with 4000 attendees. Registration opened at 11:30 a m and children enjoyed free hog dogs ice cream and lemonade. Races for kids ran 1 to 3 p m followed by free rides 3 to 5 p m and a picnic supper 5 to 7 p m. The program featured greetings from company president J Preston Flaherty and UAW Local 69 president Joseph Roth and included singers acrobats imitators and dancers.
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Johnson Bronze
Cascade Park
J. Preston& Flaherty
Joseph Roth
UAW
Last Parade Before Active Service for 28th Division
Lawrence County members of the 28th Division return home Tuesday morning at 3 55 arriving at the P and L E station. The 220th Field Artillery unit led by Captain William C. Rowland and First Lieutenant Jack Hannaland arrived at New Castle airport by plane this afternoon. Batteries depart Indiantown Gap this afternoon at 4 by motor convoy and will reach New Castle Tuesday morning. The train may run late as unloading occurs en route. Training had been cut to one week after activation by President Truman.
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Lawrence County
28Th Division
Indiantown Gap
George F. Mitchell
220Th
William C. Rowland
Jack Hanna
New Castle
East Sastonoos
Truman
Wuntinesdom Rage Bwo
Molotov Seeks Red China Aid in Korean War Effort
U S officials in Tokyo believe Molotov’s Peiping visit signals Moscow’s push for Communist China to join the Korean conflict. They say Mao Tse-Tung rebuffs integration, noting China’s size and interests diverge from Russia’s. They see no Chinese troops in Korea and warn against Chinese entry due to strikes on industrial centers and railways.
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Tokyo
INS
V. M. Molotov
Peiping
Russia
China
Mao Tse-Tung
Molotov
Mao
U.S
Kremlin
Moscow
Korea
North Korea
Manchurian
Draft Commies For Labor Camp
Rep Lovre urges U S communists be drafted into special labor battalions to curb espionage and influence. He calls to strip reserve officers with communist ties and to register skilled apprentices for total mobilization as Johnson faces a manpower drive for defense production.
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Washington
America
Defense
Johnson
U. S
Rep
Lovre
S. D
Plane crash near Philadelphia airport injures pilot
An air force C-45 transport with two bad engines crash landed near the Philadelphia area after skimming a veterans housing project. Lt. Col. Robert C. Brown was injured and stayed with the plane to land it safely. T/Sgt. Joseph Reidy parachuted to safety and was unhurt.
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Philadelphia
INS
North Philadelphia
Robert C. Brown
New York
Joseph Reidy
Pittsburgh
Capone
Grenier Airfield
Manchester
N. H
Bollingfield
Washington
Brown
Nazareth
Reidy
William Dalton
Walter Doneker
Tornado Strikes Northwestern Kansas Towns
A tornado roared through Oberlin Grainfield Oakley and Hoxie in four northwestern Kansas counties with heavy rain and hail. No injuries were reported but damage occurred as three highways closed and five inches of rain and hail fell across Logan Gove Sheridan and Decatur counties.
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Oberlin
Kas
Kansas
Grainfield
Oakley
Hoxie
Logan
Gove
Sheridan
Decatur
Mayor Proposes Exam for Injured Policeman Richards
At the Monday city council meeting Mayor John F. Haven urged a medical check for Ray Richards, a city policeman who was hurt after a fall en route to City Hall. The examination would determine if injuries prevent him from police duty and whether he should resign with compensation.
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City Hall
John F. Haven
Ray Richards
Richards
Cameraman Injured Near Masan as Marines Shelled
International News photographer Tom Carson was wounded in the hand when North Korean guns shelled the southern front near Masan, Korea, as U S Marines faced shellfire on the port area.
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U.S
Masan
Korea
INS
Tom Carson
International News Photos
U. S
Senate Pushes Quick GI Family Allowance Restoration
Senate leaders demand fast action to restore cash allowances for wives and dependents of reservists called to active duty. Senator Hunt of Wyoming warns that lack of support causes despondency and anxiety among families while predicting passage by mid August if both houses move on a bill. The Armed Services panel plans to begin work this week though hearings are not set. A closed session is scheduled Tuesday to discuss the omission of Edwin W. Pauley from the Korean War witness list.
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Rose McKee
International News Service
Washington
INS
Senate
Sen
Hunt
Senate Armed Services Committee
Tee
Senate Committee
Edwin W. Pauley
August Nights Bring Frost Like Mornings
Arthur Memeter writes of restful days turning balmy and wholesome then biting nights as palm leaf fans vanish and heavy clothes rise. He notes cool August evenings, chilly mornings with frostlike hints, and a sun that soon follows to warm the day.
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