Armored Trap Snaps Shut Near Chinju in Korean War
U S troops breached toward Chinju and trapped up to 1,000 enemy soldiers in Korea. South Koreans pressed west of Pohang while Taegu and Taegu front areas faced renewed pressure and rail yards at Wonsan suffered massive damage from B 29 air raids.
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Tokyo
U. S
South Korea
Taegu
Pusan
Naktong River
Tengu
U. S. Eighth Army
Pohang
Sea of Japan
Hal Boyle
Korea
Yongdok
Kigye
Yongchon
U.S
United Nations
Milan
Truman rules out reviving O P A amid Korea crisis
President Truman said there are no plans to revive the World War II Office of Price Administration. He expects existing agencies to handle any new controls and favors discretionary power to fix prices and wages without delaying his economic controls plan. Congress considers how broad credit powers should be and which entities will be regulated.
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Senate
House
Capitol Hill
Office of Price Administration
White House
Tate
Grandma Moses
Illinois
Robert J. Webb
Dixon Springs
Soil Conservation Conference
Southern Illinois University
Webb
Conservationists Honor Tate Veteran Soil Worker in Illinois Dinner
Alfred Tate of Fairfield received a commemorative watch at Anthony Hall from 210 soil conservationists for lifelong service to farm people. Speakers praised his punctuality, planning, and role in creating soil conservation districts statewide.
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Alfred Tate
Fairfield
Southern Illinois University
Anthony Hall
Tate
Southern Illinois
Ernest D. Walker
University of Illinois
Walker
Hay
U. of S
Monroe County
Scott County
Soil Conservation Service
Illinois
Soil Conservation District
Dixon Springs
Woman is slain on train by discharged worker
Ada Park, about 69, of Grinnell Iowa, was found dead in a lower berth of the Golden State Limited after resisting an attempted rape by Harold T. Lantz 28 of Tucson Arizona. Lantz confessed after being taken into custody near Douglas Arizona.
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Douglas
Ariz
Grinnell, Ia
Southern Pacific
Golden State Limited
Harold T. Lantz
Tucson
Chochise County
Adam
Park
Illinois State Fair Friday Schedule Highlights
Springfield August 10 AP Illinois State Fair opens tomorrow with events across all ages. Morning judging covers textile art culinary and farm products with 4-H demonstrations. Bees honey market eggs contest for children stock horse and quarter horse shows in afternoon and Western stock horse later. Grandstand revue leads to state fair queen selection in the evening.
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Springfield
Weather Summary for Local Area
Cloudy cooler with scattered showers tonight into Friday. Highs around 85 to 88, lows 65 to 70. Wed details show 76 noon, 85 this afternoon, sunrise 5 04 am, sunset 7 06 pm. Humidity about 82 percent, precipitation .03 inches, wind average 1 mph. Water levels: Crab Orchard Lake five inches below spillway, Little Grassy Lake thirteen feet below spillway, Mississippi River down 1.4 feet to 12.5 feet in 24 hours.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Local Newspaper Page Index Highlights Sections
Index shows nation page 1 local news page 3 editorials page 4 women pages 6 and 7 sports pages 11 and 12 classifieds pages 17 and 18 markets page 19 indicating section locations and content coverage.
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Nation
Veteran Cutler GOP Leader Dies at 82
F. M. Norton of Cutler Perry county, longtime Republican leader and general-store operator for 50 years, died unexpectedly at age 82. Norton previously served as a county commissioner and helped secure the first highway through Cutler.
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F. M. Norton
Cutler
Perry County
Norton
Bookies Driven Out Of Fairmount Park Race Track
Collinsville Illinois August 10 A Fairmount park race track official said nine big time bookies and touts have been hustled to the exit and told not to come back General Manager Edwin C Moon said the men were several tours from Chicago and big shots in St Louis. He refused to name individuals.
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Collinsville
Ill
Fairmount Park
Edwin C. Moon
Chicago
St. Louis
Training Plan Drafted For Congress
Defense department official told the Senate Armed Services Committee that a new universal military training plan for youths 18 and 19 is under intensive study and should reach Congress soon. Chairman Tydings noted likely methods beyond the draft act may be needed to supply manpower for all services. The panel also voted to suspend the 18 year old volunteer one year plan, citing failures to implement.
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Washington
Defense Department
Congress
H. A. Houser
Senate Armed Services Committee
Millard Tydings
Dmd
Tydings
Army
Navy
Air Force
Houser
Department of Defense
National Guard
Senate
Armed Services
Police Board Studies Cases Of Accused Cops
Six state police officers face dismissal or demotion after a Cairo garage theft of 150 dollars from guarded slot machines. The Merit Board met in secret. five patrolmen and a sergeant face actions, with three other guards suspended 10 to 20 days. No names or criminal charges released. Public safety officials doubt further charges will be filed.
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Springfield
Ill
State Police Merit Board
Cairo
Harry Curtis
Curtis
Pulaski County
Merit Board
Cairo Guard
Duane Traynor
The
Public Safety
Thomas J. O’donnell
Molotov Arrives in Peip- City in Soviet Visit
Chinese Nationalist newspaper reports Soviet Vice-Premier V M Molotov has arrived in Peip- Formosa on Aug 10 as part of a broader Soviet presence in the region. The dispatch notes Molotov’s arrival amid Cold War tensions and regional diplomacy.
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Taipei
Formosa
Today
V. M. Molotov
Peip
Tamaroa Plans Bond Vote for Waterworks Project
Voters in Tamaroa will ballot on August 29 for a 35000 dollar bond issue to fund a waterworks system. The village board approved the election to support a 150000 dollar project bringing purified water nine miles from Du Quoin to a local reservoir, according to board president Dr. S S Marshall.
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Tamaroa
S. S. Marshall
du Quoin
Truman Accuses Red Delegate of UN Filibuster
President Truman charged Soviet delegate Jacob Malik with obstructing UN Security Council business at Lake Success. He praised Warren Austin for his work and said he would decide later on a high level UN meeting after the Korean crisis.
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Truman
Soviet Russia
United Nations Security Council
Warren Austin
U. S
Council
Stalin
United Nations
Jacob Malik
Malik
Lake Success
Ozarks Search Intensifies for Missing Lola Fansler
Police widen a hunt for 15 year old Lola Fansler after a deadly shooting at the Fansler farm in southern Missouri. Richard Fansler Luther Fansler and Barbara Harris were killed. William Harris, Barbara’s father, was killed by a deputy after a two day manhunt. Lola has not been located and prosecutors consider the girl possibly dead.
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Ozarks Mountains
Lola Fansler
Richard Fansler
Luther
Barbara Harris
William Harris
Missouri
Lola Jean
Friend Green
Harris
Ansler
Pinckneyville Vet Receives Lifesavers Award and Silver Star
Ray Chapman, 23, of Pinckneyville, honored for saving a fellow worker at United Electric Coal Fidelity strip mine west of Du Quoin. He received Liberty Mutual Lifesavers award for pulling Dan Hager from danger and earned a Silver Star for rescuing a wounded comrade during the Normandy invasion.
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Pinckneyville
United Electric Coal Company
Fidelity
du Quoin
Ray Chapman
Liberty Mutual Company of
Boston
Dan Hager
France
Normandy
Truman reshuffles RFC board with three new members
President Truman removes Chairman Harley Hise and Harvey Gunderson from the Reconversion Finance Corp board and adds C Edward Rowe Walter E Cosgriff and W Elmer Harber to form a new five member panel. Existing directors William Willett and Walter Dunham are retained. Senate confirmation awaited.
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Truman
R.F.C
Harley Hise
Lustron Corp
Nevada
White House
Hise
Harvey Gunderson
William E. Willett
Maryland
Walter Lee Dunham
Michigan
C. Edward Rowe
Massachusetts
Walter E. Cosgriff
Salt Lake City
W. Elmer Harber
Seminole
Shanee
Okla
Henry A. M. Mulligan
Senate
White House Pushes to Avert Major Rail Strike
The White House seeks to avert a national rail strike as 300000 conductors and trainmen press for a 40 hour week. John R. Steelman held secret talks with rail leaders and union reps for two days while no one discussed details. A presidential fact finding board had recommended against the shorter week in May. The dispute drew Senate attention as union leaders urged seizure of railroad properties until a fair settlement.
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Truman
John R. Steelman
White House
Senate
Wayne Morse
Ore
W. P. Kennedy
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
R. O. Hughes
Order of Railway Conductors
$1.00 Classified Ad Brings Quick Rent in One Day
Carbondale apartment with two rooms and furnished status rented after a $13 line ABC classified ad appeared in the paper. Advertiser Mrs. Karr reports constant calls from Carbondale and Murphysboro. ad placed on first classified page upper left.
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ABC
Christopher Man Killed While Working in Ohio
Newark Ohio reports the death of Christopher Ill age 19 who touched a live wire while painting china and was killed at the scene. Robert Rude 19 from Ill accompanied him, the incident occurred today as other workers were present.
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Christopher Man
Ohio
Robert Rude
Christopher Ill
China
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