Reds Fight Back After Taegu Licking and Europe Debate
Allied forces halted a 30 000 strong North Korean thrust twelve miles north of Taegu and drove back river-crossers toward the Naktong as American Marines and South Korean troops counterattacked. In Washington Turkey offered to send 4500 troops to Korea while Western Europe faces calls for a stronger American security role and a unified command structure.
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Relman Morinap
Tokyo
Taegu
U.S
Red
Changnyong
Naktong River
Washington
Western Europe
United States
Atlantic
Department of Defense
France
Marines Turn Red Taegu Drive Into Rout On Naktong Bend
United States forces on the Korean front report joint Marine, infantry, and South Korean units halted a Reds advance across the Naktong River toward Taegu. US 24th Infantry says three miles gained in 36 hours left American troops in control of the Naxtong bend as tanks and allied units repelled three Red divisions attempting a northern push.
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John S. Church
Marine
Changnyong
Taegu
Naktong
Church
U. S
Waegwan
Naktong River
Central Press
U.S. 24Th Infantry Division
Ganley Bridge Family Injured In Huntington Crash
Five members of the Coy Hogg family and a 17 year old Cumberland girl were injured on a vacation trip to Huntington when their car collided with a truck at an intersection. Mrs Virgie Hogg aged 35 and her husband suffered serious injuries including a broken arm and possible internal injuries. Traffic Inspector Dan Maynard identified the vehicles and location.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Ganley Bridge
Coy Hogg
Audria Cardill
Cumberland
Virgie Hogg
Wao
Dan Maynard
Hogg
John Posting
Near Huntington
Weather Outlook for Virginia and West Virginia
The extended forecast for Virginia and West Virginia calls for cloudy skies with temperatures about three to five degrees below normal in the north and near normal to slightly above in the south. Sunday may be warmer, Monday cooler, and by Wednesday temperatures rise again. Little or no rain is expected, with a small chance of showers Saturday totaling about a quarter inch or less. High and low readings for Oak Hill and Glade Creek are listed with prior night values, while river stages at Greenbrier, Bluestone Reservoir, and nearby points are shown as normal or clear with minor variations.
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West Virginia
Oak Hill
Glade Creek
Bellenoint
Norial
Bank Robbers Sentenced to Eighteen Years Each
Federal Judge Harry E. Watkins gave 18 year terms to Peter John Mayer, 26, Huntington and Detroit, and Edgar Allen Moore, a Marshall College student from Ashland, Ky, for robbing the First National Bank of Kenova. The judge suggested Western Federal Penitentiary at Lewisburg, Pa, for confinement.
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Associated Pross Huntington
Harry E. Watkins
First National Bank
Kenova
Peter Jonn Mayer
Huntington
Detroit
Edgar
Allen Moore
Marshall Colege
Moore
Ashland
Mayer
Watkins
Western Federal
Lewisburg
Stag-damage hits Philippi Old Covered Bridge report
Police Chief James Paugh reports a large tractor trailer knocked off about 15 feet of roof from Philippi’s Old Covered Bridge on U S Route 250 over the Tygart Valley River.
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Philippe
Philippi
James Paugh
Tygart Valley
Social Security Measure Ready For Truman OK
Congress backed a bill to widen Social Security coverage by 10 million people and boost benefits up to 100 percent. The Senate approved the compromise measure late yesterday with no dissents after House passage 374 to 0. The bill doubles payroll taxes over 20 years and expands monthly benefits from 26 to 46 dollars for individuals, with family maximum rising from 85 to 150 dollars, starting in about 43 days.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Senate
White House
House
Senate‘House
Truman
Kilgore Hedrick On Demo Program In Cabell Today
Senator Kilgore and Representative Hedrick from Beckley appear on today’s West Virginia Young Democrats convention program in Huntington. Main event features Senator Sparkman who will deliver the principal address at tonight’s banquet after a Senate delay on home front economic controls. West Virginia figures Neely Burnside Staggers Bailey address events. Basil Whitener, national Young Democratic chairman, urges Democrats to defend individual liberty and the Constitution and notes the party’s progress.
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Harley M. Kilgore
E. H. Hedrick
Beckley
West Virginia
Young Democrats
Huntington
John S. Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate
Sparkman
Delver
M. M. Neely
Fairmont
Neely
Maurice G. Burnside
Harley 0. Staggers
Dockmen refuse to unload Russian furs from Mauretania
New York longshoremen refused today to unload Russian furs aboard the British liner Mauretania. Local 824 AFL International Longshoremen's Association members voted not to handle any goods from Russia in the future.
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Reds
Associated Prep
New York
Mauretania
AFL International Longshoremen’s. Association
Russia
Attorneys Claim Military Court Without Authority One Over Civilians
Government lawyers argued the occupation court at Rhine Main Germany had authority to convict Yvette Madsen for the slaying of her Air Force husband. Her petition for release from Alderson is before Judge Ben Moore in Southern West Virginia District Federal Court. The case questions whether civilian matters may fall under military law overseas and cites the trial of Madsen at a U.S. sector court in Germany.
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Associated Press
Charles Fon
Yvette Madsen
Germany
Air Force
Federal Reformatory For Women At
Alderson
Ben Moore
West Virginia
Moore
Andrew E. Madsen
Rhine-Main Air Base
U.S
Allied Ign Commission
Madsen
High Commission
Court of Appeals
Nina Kinsella
Mrs. Madsen
Miss Kinsell
Brooklyn
Dana
U. S
Charleston
Eighth American Held For Aiding Soviet Secrets
The Justice Department says former UW civilian engineer Morton Sobel, 33, of New York, was arrested in Laredo Texas for allegedly passing national defense secrets to Russia. He is the eighth American arrested in a roundup linked to a Soviet spy ring.
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Wres. Wasilington
Justice Department
UW. 8
Russia
FBI
Morton Sobel
New York
Laredo
Tex
Coal Tonnage Estimated For Week Ended Aug 12
The National Coal Association estimated bituminous production for the week ended August 12 at 10,020,000 tons. This compares with 7,968,190 tons in the same week in 1949 due to the three day work week then in effect in major coal fields. Output for the week ending August 3 this year was about 9,? million tons.
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Vross Washington
Nationa Coal Association
Radar Alone Cannot Stop Planes Attacking U S
Washington reports that an aerial Pearl Harbor scenario could still deliver bombs to U S targets. Officials say current radar and fighter cover offer limited warning and fight capacity, with WWII gear on some sites and inadequate defender numbers. The Air Force warns defenses are not satisfactory.
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Elton
Fayad
Washington
United States
Polar
Tie Industrial
Defarse
Alaska
Strikes Threatening U S Arms Program
Alabama steel strike settled but railroads and other key industries threaten to curtail defense efforts. Wage disputes drive unrest across rails, steel, coal, automotive, farm equipment, and electrical sectors as token strikes loom nationwide and unions warn of broader action.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Miners idled in Beckley dispute over piece work pay
About 600 miners at Helen No 9 and Stotesbury No 11 mines idle as management and United Mine Workers officials meet in Beckley to set a hearing time before a joint board on a local pay dispute. The plan is to submit the issue to arbitration if unresolved. Titler cites lack of negotiations and notes miners may be reluctant to strike further while newspapers report.
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United Mint
T. C
United Farm Equipment Workers, Division
International Harvester Company
Electrical
General Electric Company
Syracuse
N. Y
International Union of Electrical Workers
Washington
United Mine Worker
Beckley
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Helen
Helen No. 9
Sto~lesbury No. 11
No. 9
Stotesbury No. 11
Mswers
Anmpire
George J. Titler
United Mine Workers District 28
Bluefield
Company
Titer
EGFA
Mr. Titler
State Firemen Open Convention in Beckley
The bi annual West Virginia Fire Fighters Association convention opened at 10 a.m. at the Moose Club ballroom with about 40 registered. Beckley delegates C P Conner Otis Lyons and A F Marion joined Mayor W A Burke as the association opened the two day session presided by FE Bose of Moundsville. Board Chairman John W Gallagher of Huntington chaired the advisory group to seat delegates for the 1 30 p.m. business session and discussed last year losses while pledging year round fire prevention work.
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West Virginia
Aston
Moose Club
C. P. Conner
Otis Lyons
A. F. Marion
Beckley
W. A. Burke
FE. C. Bose
Moundsville
John W. Gallagher
Huntington
Whistle Blows Two at Sprague Miners Called In
The Sprague mine whistle sounded about 9:30 last night triggering a Beckley rush to Sprague as locals feared disaster. A New River Company official said there was no planned work today due to car shortages, but late in the evening they decided to operate to notify miners to report for work.
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Sprague
Beckley
New River Company
Eacy
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Metz
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Franklin and Marshall College
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