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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1950

Page

2

Red Korean War Drive Threatens Taegu Front

The Eighth Army reports a heavy Red buildup below Kunwi north of Taegu with multiple divisions along the Naktong line. U.S. Marines and the 24th Division launch a coordinated counteroffensive toward Changnyong and the Naktong bridgeheads as air and artillery support pummel advancing North Korean units.

Redg 6Th Division U.S. 1St Cavalry Division Eighth Army Kunwi Taegu Waegwan Korea Rich Naktong Line

President Truman Attacks Senate Highway Plan

President Truman denounces a Senate public works move to boost federal highway aid as inconsistent with limiting nondefense spending. He sent a letter to Chairman Chavez of the committee after a panel approved a bill seeking 120 million dollars more per year for highways than his recommendations.

waoblivuwUn Truman Senate Chavez Senate Public Works Committee

CIO Oil Workers Envision Own Paper

Delegates at the CIO Oil Workers International convention in Long Beach approved a resolution urging the national CIO to establish a national daily paper owned and operated by the union with branches in major cities.

Long Beach Aug Clites CIO CIO Oil Workers International Union

Birth Certificates Urged for School Enrollment

Stuart C. Fisher city registrar urged early application for birth certificates for children entering school in September. He said school authorities require proof of age and the office is usually swamped the week before school starts.

Stuart C. Fisher

Moslem Sheiks Seek Price Controls for Wives

Moslem sheiks urge Israeli government to impose price controls on marriages citing runaway costs. They say many young men cannot wed as prices for wives rose from around 400 to 1400 dollars. Also mentions Roy Rogers The Lone Ranger Flash Gordon Prince Valiant and other action heroes featured in Puck The Comic Weekly on Sundays.

Halra UNSI Roy Rogers the Lone Ranger Flash Gordon Prince Valiant Puck Comic Weekly the Color Comic Magazine

AF Supports Ground Forces in Korea Air War

United States Eighth Army reports Air Force fighters flying 250 sorties under good weather to support UN ground troops. In the Naktong river area south of Changnyong fighters strafed two Hat Shoats ferrying Reds, claiming sixty enemy casualties. An F51 was damaged by its own fragmentation bomb. Sixteen B26s bombed a bridge near Hamchang as Reds press against South Korean lines.

Naktang Waegwan Naktong Taegi Yongsan Taegu Pusan U. S. 1St Cavalry Division Watson Nak ' Iteng Changnyong John H. Church 24Th Nakteng U. S. Eighth Army Korea Fifth Air- Force Naktong River Air Force Hamchang Perssur

Ex-Red Vice-Consul Yakovlev Indicted For Espionage Conspiracy

A federal grand jury in New York indicted Anatoli H. Yakovlev former Russian vice consul for espionage conspiracy charges. The indictment names Julius Hogenberg and his wife, with alleged ties to Harry Gold and Ruth and David Greenglass. Prosecutor Irving Saypol announced the charges.

New York PHA Federal Grand Jury Anatoli H. Yakovlev Yakovlev Russia Julius Hogenberg FBI U. S Irving H. Saypol Harry Gold Alom David Greengrass

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