U S 7th Fleet Shells Tanchon Near North Korea Coast
U S Navy forces from Task Force 96 moved within 120 miles of the Russian border and shelled the port city of Tanchon on the Korean coast. They targeted rail yards near the Poktae and Mandae rivers and hit two rail bridges, with destroyers pounding docks and plants while warning crew to avoid civilians. The cruiser fired its first combat shot since launch, on patrol since the war’s start.
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U. S. 7Th Fleet
Korea
Yanchon
Tanchon
Poktae
Mandae
Siberia
Aear
Fragmentary sports notes from Page One a mixed crew
Fragmented OCR text mentions cliff s, row boats, France, 1926, Michel, Miss Ederlé and Gade as crew, Carson with 346 minutes and long times, mentions Bathing Beau and a Saudi Arabia reference, a daughter and trophies and medals in San Diego context.
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France
Vick
Miss
Ederlé
Gade
Carson
Arabia
Getre
Dawn
Miss Ather
San
Diego
Acceptance numbers report for regional draft call
Westchester Rockland Nassau and Suffolk Counties reported 126 men accepted from 297 called. The acceptance rate reached 42 percent, higher than the usual 28 percent. Many 24 and 23 year old men were among those reported yesterday, with a general call for 23-year-olds expected next week.
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Westchester
Rockland
Nassau
Suffolk
Medicines Price Rise Hits Hong Kong Import Drugs
Prices for imported medicines in Hong Kong have risen over the past two months. Penicillin costs have doubled and sulpha drugs are up about 20 percent as shortages or higher duties push retail prices.
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Hong: Kong
Six Foot Boa Escapes During Miami Beach Strip Tease
A six foot boa named Sabu escaped from Susan Williams in Miami Beach. Police and firefighters led a hunt involving about 2160 civilians near the city library but found only a boa worm. Williams warned neighbors and explained the snake slipped from a cage in her car on the way to breakfast.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Susan Williams
Sabu
Miss Williams
Sahu
Bandits Escape After Dallas Jewelry Hold Up
Two gunmen fled a police trap after a shootout that left one bandit dead and another wounded and captured. The Robbery targeted oilman E. R. Brann and wife at their Preston Hollow home. $15,000 in jewelry was taken. Police hunted the fugitives with more than ten squad cars and officers. The captured suspect, Flem ming Van Derrick, 33, of Chickasha Oklahoma, was wounded in both knees.
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Dallas
Tex
E. R. Brann
Preston Hollow
Lloyd S. Reeves
Here
Germans Protest Army Rebuilding Amid Allied Pressure
Vice Chancellor Franz Bluecher said Germans will not support rearmament and opposed any Allied moves to rebuild the army. He warned lack of rebuilding could prompt a Russian preventive move and criticized plans to move 21,900 German and displaced person guards to receive arms and live in barracks.
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BOM
Germany
Franz Bluecher
Bluecher
Eva
Senate resumes routine bills and closed sessions
Senate handles routine measures while the Armed Services Committee meets in closed session with Brig Gen Ly Roberts of the American military advisory group in Korea. Finance and Interstate committees push tax and air security talks. House continues economic controls debate as the Un-American Activities Committee probes Communism in Ohio.
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Congress
Associated Press
Senate
Armed Service Committee
Ly Roberts
American
Korea
Finance Committee
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
HOUSE
Banking
UN- American ‘Activities Committee
Ohio
Cutting Approach Pays OF in Jail
Frederick Unger a 32 year old Austrian is in Graz jail for a new approach to women. He was arrested in a darkened Graz movie house while cutting pieces off a dress with two sharp knives found in his room. Police report he clipped skirts of seven other victims and said he was tired of being spurned for lack of money. He serves a two month sentence.
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Graz
INS
Frederick Unger
Unger
Man Loses 10¢ Lbs And Still Rejected By Army
Newark dispatch reports Daniel Green, once rejected during World War II draft, again failed pre induction physical despite slimming from 550 to about 449 pounds. Army officials said they could not approve him.
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Newark
INS
Daniel Green
Army
Army Reservists Mobilize and Recruit in Upstate New York
Reservists from the 10th Tank Battalion begin activation with a training schedule at Amboy Airport base before Aug 21 while city recruiters report 17 enlistments in the day. Air Force basic training shortened to 46 days to speed men to technical schools as select officials plan upstate assignments and prosecutions for delinquents.
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Lele Parnell
10Th Tank Battalion
Ambovn
New York
Army
Air
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Syracuse Air Force
Syracuse
Upstate
Joseph Montgomery
Delayed Registrations Prompt Update on Records
The report notes records are being brought up to date after a month of belated registrations. Activities had slowed due to a late mood of registration, with efforts now resuming to catch up.
Grant Forbidden To See Children After Divorce
Los Angeles reports John Henry Grant, 59, convicted of attempting to bomb a target, is forbidden to see his children. A court issued the decree denying him access to his family as part of the divorce settlement with Betty Grant, 29, who cited safety concerns and custody needs.
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Los Angeles
John Henry Grant
Alteratengi
Betty
Man Charged With Attempted Murder in Family Bomb Plot
The defendant faced a charge of cruelty after being found guilty of attempting to murder his wife and child. A $25,000 life insurance policy was tied to the case as a bomb in a suitcase was discovered just before a scheduled departure of an armer on April 1. One person was injured.
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Marie Anan
Robert Earle
Grant
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