Koreans, Americans push in major Korean War battles
U S Eighth Army reports heavy fighting near Waegwan as South Korean defenders struggle to hold a river crossing under attack by Communist forces. U S and Allied air power supported ground troops, with Bayonets and clubs used in close combat near Masan and Changnyong ridge.
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U. S. Eighth Army
E.D.T
Waegwan
Weegwan
Masan
Pusan
Yuktong
Pohang Air Base
Sea of Japan
Italy
Ilf
Point Invar
Jeske Hanam
Fusani
U.S
25Th Infantry
Chinju
Korea
Siberia
Far Eastern Air Forces
Wonsan
George E. Stratemeyer
F.E. Avf
Plea for Safe Return of Sole Survivor Anthony
Amid a family's plea for Anthony the sole surviving son, hopes rise he may be moved from danger in the Far East or allowed a short visit home. An Army spokesman notes Japan reports and wartime mail delays. officials consider reassignment to a safer area for sole surviving sons drafted into service.
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Anthony
Japan
United States
Far East
Niagara Falls Power Project to Employ 6000 Workers
Ontario Hydro Electric Power Commission outlined a $200,000,000 Niagara River diversion project. More than 6,000 workers will be employed on a tunnel and power plant below the falls with about 100 permanent homes and bunkhouses planned for married workers.
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Niagara Falls
Niagara ‘River
Ontario Hydro Electric, Power Commission
Pera Ower
Ehey
Ose
Japanese public split on defense policy and UN actions
The Japanese public shows 34 percent in favor of creating a defense army and 3 percent opposing it with a sizable undecided group. Polls indicate citizen sentiment normally mirrors United Nations actions on Korea with notable consistency.
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Fense Army
United Nations
Action
Korea
Uch. Polis
Westinghouse Plans Price Increases on Selected Models
Westinghouse will raise prices on eight television models and five radio models due to higher production costs. TV sets 12 and 12 inch tubes will see price hikes of 10 to 30 dollars, while other TV lines remain unchanged.
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Sharp
Seven Die and Forty Two Hurt as Bus Plunges Off Embankment
Seven people were killed and 42 injured when a suburban bus left a highway and rolled down a 50 foot embankment in Sant Ander Spain. The driver swerved to avoid a truck.
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Sant:ander
Spain
Birth of a princess sparks royal milestones and plans
Reports from Buckingham Palace note a christening planned in four to six weeks with a possible name among Victoria Mary Elizabeth or Anne. Cannon salutes mark the birth across London and the Commonwealth while Prince Philip returns to sea in two weeks.
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Buckingham Palace
Victoria
Mary
Elizabeth
Anne
London Tower
Artillery Company
Hyde Park
British Commonwealth
Magnificent
Halifax, N.S
Order of Succession To British Throne
The new line to the throne lists Princess Elizabeth as heiress presumptive, with Prince Charles, Princess Margaret, and other royals including the Duke of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent following. The sequence extends through Prince Michael George and Princess Alexandra with the line continuing among kingly relatives.
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England
George VI
Prince Charles
Elizabeth
George V
Edward Will
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Simpson
Edward
Princess Elizabeth
Margaret Jong
London
Princess Margaret
the Duke of Gloucester
King George VI
Princess Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga
Christabel
Duke of Kent
Sex Maniac Slays Girl at Her Home in Milton
Miss Catherine Mullen twenty one, a Milton girl, was beaten to death at the rear door of her home by an apparent sex maniac. She died three hours later at Milton Hospital from a skull fracture and internal injuries. An assailant fled over a fence as a neighbor rushed to help.
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Milton, Mass
Milton
Catherine Mullen
Milton Hospital
Truman and Rhee Predict Victory
President Truman and South Korean leader Syngman Rhee expressed confidence in victory in Korea. Rhee spoke in Taegu on the Republic of Korea’s second anniversary, declaring the day of total defeat for North Korea and Communists. Truman sent a message to Rhee pledging that the aggressor will be repelled and Korea will gain freedom.
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Washington
Truman
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Taegu
Korea
Republic of Korea
Bell Aircraft Profit Reported for First Half 1950
Bell Aircraft Corp reports a six month profit of 459 476 dollars for the period ending June 30 1950 equal to 1 05 dollars per common share. Financial statement released today.
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Niagara: Falls
Bell Aircraft Corp
The Change From Horses To Tractors Boosts Farmland Use
The shift from horse power to tractors frees 535 million acres of American farmland for food crop production, altering farming scale and efficiency nationwide.
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Imam
Pohang
Changnyong
Taegu Pusan
Tthe Changnyong Ridge
Iin
Arec-top
MacArthur
Naktong River
Vingione
Fense
Westinghouse
Princess
Margaret
Drumlanrig Castle
Dumfrieshire
Scotland
Prince Philip
Royal Navy
Clarence House
Magpie
Chequers
Mediterranean Fleet
Charles
Helen
Lightbody
Philip
Duke ‘of
Edinburgh
Greece
Denmark
Queen Victoria
William Gilliatt
John’ Harold Peel
Fs Hall
Nues
Helen Rowe
Royal Family
John ‘Weir
United’ States Air’ Force
Britain
IIVO
Prince’ Richard Alexander Walter George
Gloucester
Prince Michael George
Charles Franklin
the Duke of Kent
Syracuse
Salina St
Clinton Square
Ance
Sale
Gingham
Milline
Salina Street
Diane
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