American And S. Korean Forces Hurled Back Red Smashes At Taegu
Allied forces in Korea report carrier based Marine pilots destroying three tanks and four artillery pieces in ground support near Taegu as Red forces retreat across the Naktong. Corsair pilots claim 50 percent casualties on one enemy platoon and a neutralized company. A Canadian destroyer bombarded Yasu on the south coast. Hunger in North Korea tied to increased surrenders, an intelligence officer says, as air raids disrupt supply lines. Allied air strikes hit targets across Korea.
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Tokio
Navy
Naktong
Changnyong Bulge
Taegu
Yasu
North Korea
MacArthur
Korea
President Hopes For RR-Union Meeting Today
White House pursues a railroad labor conference as token strikes loom. Steelman met with trainmen reps to urge a noon return and possible carrier talks to resume negotiations. Union leaders warn 300000 members of restlessness while wage hour demands and 40 hour weeks intensify the dispute.
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Washington
White House
Eben Ayers
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Ayers
W. Kennedy
Brotherhood of Railroad
Truman
Cleveland St. Paul
Louisville
St. Paul
Elgin
Sobell Arrested In Laredo Spy Case On Border
Morton Sobell the American radar expert linked to the Klaus Fuchs ring was arrested in Laredo Texas after a pre dawn border rendezvous with Mexican and U S officers He waived removal and bond was set at 100000 He is to be returned to New York where he worked for Reeves Instrument and where prosecutors say he passed defense secrets to Russia.
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Laredo
Texas
Morton Sobell
Mexico
FBI
Klaus Fuchs
Russia
United States
Sobell
Webb County
U.S
Frank Y. Hill
New York
Hill
Britain
Harry Gold
Philadelphia
Gold
Fuchs
Washington
Reeves Instrument Company
David Greenglass
Sus Ortig
Nus Rosenberg
Greenglass
Europe
Mexico City
J. Edgar Hoover
Sue
Hamilton Hotel
Flushing, N.Y
Bronx
City College of New York
University of Michigan
Sobell quits after request for leave denied
Morton Sobell, arrested in Laredo Texas as a spy, led a secret air force gunfire control project at Reeves Instrument Co in New York. He had signed a loyalty pledge, been cleared by the FBI, and departed abruptly in late June after being refused a requested leave of absence claiming fatigue.
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New York
INS
Morton Sobell
Laredo
Tex
Air Force
Sobell
Reeves Instrument Co
Navy
United States
FBI
Thomas J. Reilly
Storm Bonfires Power Wreck Across Western Pennsylvania
A severe electrical storm knocked out the heart of Penelec’s Seward generating station and struck transmission lines at Piney Dam and near Franklin. From 5:03 p m to 9 30 p m service faltered across 11 counties from Erie to Deep Creek Lake Maryland. Altoona, Read ing and parts of Johnstown lost power for up to three hours as crews rerouted emergency lines. Flooding clogged sewers and knocked out teletypes as newspapers and radio stations went dark in the outage that disrupted hundreds of thousands.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Seward
Johnstown
Piney Dam
Clarion
Franklin
Erie
Deep Creek Lake
Penelec
Metropolitan Edison Company
Reading
Altoona
Williamsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Atenna
Tyrone
Somerset
Westmoreland County
Balloons Draw Crowds in Somerset Balloon Day Daze
Balloons again drew crowds in Somerset as a second day of balloon releases drew shoppers to stores. Hundreds of colored balloons were dropped from the roof of Penn Furniture with children and adults gathering to collect coupon bubbles amid a scramble. A balloon dropped onto the Penn Furniture sign before the event moved to the First National Bank building today.
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Somerset and
Somerset
Penn Furniture
American Legion
First National Bank
Camp Lee Hosts Qualified Reserve Camp Executive
Lieut Col A W Lloyd, ex Somerset high school teacher and coach, now a Petersburg Va resident, serves as camp executive of the 1950 Second Army organized reserve corps summer camp at Fort Lee Va. Major General Graham commands. Lloyd directs on the job field training for Middle Atlantic reservists. The camp aims to give practical army specialty training plus technical and administrative instruction. Lloyd led the 367th quartermaster battalion in Pittsburgh earlier, with World War II tours at Fort Lee Fort Leavenworth the Caribbean and Africa.
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Fort Lee
Somerset
A. W. Lloyd
Somerset High
Petersburg
Second Army Organized Reserve Corps
Quartermaster Center
Ft. Lee
R. G C. S. Graham
Quartermaster Corps
Middle Atlantic States
Lloyd
367Th Quartermaster Battalion
Fort Lee Va
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Caribbean
Africa
Deaner Released After Desertion Charge
Deaner 30 of Cumberland Md was committed to the county jail Thursday by Squire Eugene W Pugh of Berlin on a desertion and non support charge. He was released Friday on court order.
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Sarl Deaner
Cumberland
Squire Eugene W. Pugh
Berlin
Workman Burned Atop Utility Pole Rescue At Somerset
Samuel Parker 44 of Turkey City was saved after falling onto 2 200 volt lines atop a utility pole at East Patriot and South Kimberly. Firefighters used an aerial ladder to extract him after an hour of tense work. he was taken to Somerset Community Hospital. Parker joked with rescuers and smoked a cigarette as the ordeal ended. His wife watched in tears as Parker was carried to the ambulance.
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East Patriot Street
South Kimberly Avenue
Somerset
Samuel Parker
Turkey City
Somerset Community Hospital
Parker
Frank Wagner
Johnstown
Wagner
Fishing Comes Higher Than Other Sports
Minter Jones of the Pennsylvania fish commission told Somerset Lions at the Centerville grange hall that fishing costs more than any other sport and that the fish commission relies on fines and licenses for funding. He said the state stocks four million legal sized fish annually, noted only 49 wardens, and explained two state commissions with no general fund support.
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Minter Jones
Pennsylvania Fish Commission
Somerset Lions Club
Centerville Grange Hall
Pame Commission
Fish Commission
Jones
Robert Vincent
Pennsylvania
Luther Shanks
Clarence Pyle
M. R. Rupp
York
Dan Rhoads
Clyde Davis
Homer Spangler
Ivan Gardner
Stanley Wilson
J. O Thompson
Centerville Grange
Glad To Get 4 500 Turks For Korea
The United States accepts Turkey 4500 troops for Korea as the third nation to offer combat forces this week. Thailand sent 4000, the Philippines about 5800, with Britain New Zealand and Australia proffers in principle. Talks continue in Ankara on timing and details.
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Washington
Turkey
Korea
United States
Russia
Thailand
Philippines
State Department
U.S
Capital Hill
Senate Democratic
Lucas (Ilinois
United Nations
Michael J. McDermott
Ankara
McDermott
U.N
General MacArthur
Milk Price Hike Set for October in Key Areas
Harrisburg reports the state milk control commission will raise standard milk by a half cent per quart starting October 1 in Scranton Williamsport and Schuylkill marketing areas. Scranton price set at 21144 cents per quart Williamsport at 20% cents.
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Harrisburg
Scranton
Williamsport
Schuylkill
State Milk Control Commission
Melancholy Thousands Quit Taegu
Thousands of South Koreans fled Taegu as North Korean forces closed in, swelling the city beyond its 170000 population to as many as 400000 refugees. The mayor ordered all civilians to evacuate as North Korean troops moved within ten miles.
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Taegu
Taegus
Brant Wins FFA Trip to Springfield Mass
William Brant of Somerset chapter FFA earned a trip to Springfield Massachusetts after top judging at State College in the Pennsylvania dairy judging contest. He is a Somerset High School 1950 graduate and was among ten state finalists guided by agriculture instructor Quentin Nine.
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William Brant
Somerset
Future Farmers of America
Springfield
Mass
State College
Brant
Harold Brant
Rexkwood RR
Somerset High School
Somerset Fra
Penn State
Quentin
Hine
Eastern State Exposition
Battle Front Signals Gains Across Korea Front
Tough fighting saw American and South Korean forces repel red assaults at Taegu and northward, with two South Korean divisions and the American 27th Regiment stopping a major North Korean thrust. They reclaimed part of the lost ground and held positions along the line, marking a turn toward stronger defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Marmor Torio
Taegu
27Th Regiment
Weather Outlook for Mid-Atlantic States
Weather forecast covers West Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania from Saturday August 19 to Wednesday August 23 with cooler conditions and variable cloudiness. Expect showers scattered thunderstorms and near normal to below normal temperatures with modest precipitation in spots.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
mid-Atlantic
Somerset Weather Summary by David Grove
Daily weather report shows 24 hour period ending 5 30 Friday with a 0 66 inch precipitation figure. Temperature readings include an unclear maximum and minimum. comparison notes reference the previous year’s values.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Lets Go To Clair and Bettys Auction Sale
Auction notice for Saturday night at 7 PM with merchandise bidding by cash on the spot. Auctioneer Tatgrew to conduct the sale and welcome bidders.
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Clair and
Betty
Tatgrew
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R Beeruts
Clair’s
Billy Merle
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Wflkits
TOP OF the Pines
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H. N. Harrington
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Somerset, PA
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Wilson’s Restaurant
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Jaffa
Shriners
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Richard Pile
Ralph A. Poorbaugh
County Shriners
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Legion of Honor
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Saxton
Everett
Bedford
Somerset County
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Coulter
Camp Lee
Deaner
Somerset Farm Bureau Co-Op
Meyersdale
Windber
M. C
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Hooversville
Belmont Inn
Acosta, Pa
Hite
Stoystown, PA
Feauring
Pat O’donnell
Pat
Marvel V. Snyder
Markleton
Hale Haven
Elberta
C. R. Airesman
Walker Buick CO
Eugene W. Trent
W. Main St
Palm Grill
Somerset Door & Column
South Edgewood Ave
By John Rich
FFA
Wili.s Lutheran Sunday School
Grangehal
ED Herwig
Stone's Tavern
Sand Patch, PA
Melody Rangers
Emerick’s Restaurant
Somerset County Fair
Wheeling, W. Va
U. S. Weather Bureau
Boston
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THE
Golden Jubilee
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Edie, Pa
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