Five Inch Rockets Bounce Off Red Armor in Korea War
A weary band of U S pilots and GIs on a sunny Korean hillside recounts a brutal battle against North Korean tanks. They describe encirclements and infillations, noting the futility of fighting tanks with carbines. Many were wounded or captured as mortars and infiltrating infantry struck their positions. The unit began the assault days earlier and held a delaying action before being surrounded. (Concluded on Page 7, Count)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Lambert
Korea
Edward James
Columbus
Ther Anginal Positon
Merchants Oppose Sales Tax as Corcoran Pushes Renewal
The Cham ber of Commerce leaders Benjamin Rudolph and William Wildridge press the mayor to soften the renewed two percent sales tax plan. Rudolph says the levy burdens workers and merchants, while Dolbear projects annual revenue near 3.5 million dollars. The city plans to move the Sales Tax Bureau and three health and parks offices to the Alsibldg, with other agencies following. The council is expected to adopt the measure, effective January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corcoran
Benjamin Rudolph
William Wildridge
Charman
Chamber of Commerce
Rudolph
Wildridge
Fred L. Dolbear
Sales Tax Bureau
Bureau
George L. Richardson
Dolheat
Richard T. Masher
Senate group weighs jailing Bridges over revocation
WALLINGTON P A Senate Judiciary Subcommittee was set to explore revoking Harry Bridges $100 000 reward as a possible jail term. Rush was convicted and given five years in April on charges of communist connections in applying for U S citizenship. A Federal Court in San Francisco ordered his citizenship canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallington
Senate
Harry Bridges
Rush
Syme
U.S
San Francisco
Today’s Features and Page Guide Listed
The page index outlines regular features across sections Amusements Financial Classified Radio TV City Life Social and Deaths with page references. It notes a note about today’s pictures on page 18 and a sports listing on page 38.
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Bridge
Ing. Cepter
City Life
Karl Wilson
Winchell
Cazenovia divorce mixup links exes to new spouses
In Cazenovia, two divorced women reportedly married each other’s former husbands. All four kept details private after Nevada divorces on June 14. Neighbors cite a tangled romance while principals deny a simple swap, with residences on East Lake Road and a central village street cited.
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Cazenovia
Syracuse
Reno
Nevada
Rescent
Chris W. Frye
Mac-Law Tool Aircraft Parts Corp
Erie Blvd
Francis J. Lurento
Cooperstown
Marion Doyle Frye Lurento
L. Emmet Doyle
Helen Elaine Rudick Lurento Frye
Auburn High School
Elena
Bobby Frye
Danny Frye
Mary Frye
Joe Frye
Tommy Lurento
Cazenovia Lake
Swanky
East Lake
Lurento
Three New Polio Cases Listed Today
Dr Clealand A Sargent reports three new poliomyelitis cases bringing yearly total to five. A 22 month old girl from DeWitt a 4 year old girl and a 43 year old man from Cortland County are hospitalized at City Hospital. A Syracuse boy died earlier and another Syracuse girl discharged.
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Clealand A. Sargent
DeWitt
Cortland County
City Hospital
John G. Roberts
Syracuse
Limited Point Four Guarantees OK'd by Congress
Congress narrowly approved a restricted version of President Truman's Point Four program. The House and Senate backed passage by 195 to 151 and 28 votes to shelve a broader GOP alternative. The $250 million guarantee targets assistance to loaned industrial and technical aid for developing nations as a companion to the broader program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasitington
Truman
House
Senate
Congress
Whitesburg Seeks RFC Loan To Dig Water System
Whitesburg officials petitioned the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for a 350000 loan to build a city water system. They proposed digging a well and constructing a tank, but RFC demanded proof of a water supply before approving funds. The council sought ways to locate water without a well and to finance a well if needed.
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Whitesburg
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Food Index Up Sharply
The Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food price index rose to the highest level since December 7 1948 at 6.28, nine cents above last week and 10.6 percent higher than the year ago index. It sits just one cent below the record peak set two years earlier. The index covers wholesale prices for 21 commonly used staples including wheat, corn, rye, barley, beef, jams, lard, cheese, sugar, coffee, eggs, raisins, steers and hogs.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Hormones Show Hope In Rejuvenation Of Elderly
LIMGE Belgium reports early results from a gerontology conference where about 50 adults aged 63 to 90 received female and male hormones. Women reportedly menstruated again and felt better with estrogen and progesterone, while men saw marked improvement with testosterone. Researchers caution this is only the beginning and note potential for maintaining organ function and reversing tissue aging in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Kauntz
St. Louis
First Inc
CoofrGiee
Gironetology
Kauntz
Kountz
Konitz
Draftees to Receive Fourteen Weeks of Training
The Army announced draftees will receive fourteen weeks of basic training at Fort Dix Fort Knox Fort Riley and Fort Ord before assignment to posts in the United States and later possible overseas. Induction centers will begin processing mid September with a 20 000 man draft target and boards ordered to fill quotas by September 30.
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Wasuington
Selective Service
Army
Fort Dix
N. 2
Fort Knox
Fort Riley
Kas
Fort Ord
Calif
al Pos
United States
Job Rights Bill Shelved in Senate Vote
The Senate killed off action on a job rights bill amid debate on quotas and employment practices. Key figures cited include Illinois Senator Lucas and Paul V. McNutt as chair, with party dynamics and threshold rules shaping the setback despite prior efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Pepe
Cloget
Lnotan
Senate Democratic
Lucas
Ilinois
New York
Paul V. McNutt
United
GIL Corp
UN Aids in Korea Discussed by Acheson and Bradley
Secretary of State Acheson said conferences on UN aid in Korea were winding down and that other nations may contribute troops. Senator Tydings noted offers of help from UN members, including possible ground forces from Nationalist China, and stressed added stature of General Omar Bradley.
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Washington
Acheson
China
State Department
United Nations
Tydings
D-Ma
Defense Department
Omar Bradley
Charman
Senate
Whistle use for defense only urged by official
Mayor Corcoran said Marvey Smith, temporary chairman of the Onondaga County Civilian Defense Organization, asked curtailment of fire, police, ambulance and factory whistles and sirens. Smith proposed using signals only for air raid alerts and asked the administration to draft an ordinance to limit ordinary use until the defense body can install its own alert signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corcoran
Marvey Smit
Onondaga County Civilian Defense Organization
Smith
Temperature Will Hit 88 Tomorrow Across Eastern U S
Weather forecast says a broad southerly warm sweep will push temperatures to near 88 in the East tomorrow. Yesterday's cloud cover limited gains though Syracuse reached 80 and Chicago and St Louis posted 92 and 93 respectively amid scattered showers in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
Ales Sadowski
Syracuse
Sushine
Chicago
St. Louis
York
Sadowski
Sub Reported Off Panama Canal
PANAMA CITY. The U S Navy investigates reports of unidentified submarines seen near the Panama Canal. Rear Adm Edward W Hanson, 4th Naval District commandant in the Panama Canal Zone, said no submarines have been found yet. An unofficial report claimed aircraft sighted a submarine yesterday and suggested a possible bombing.
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Panama City
U.S. Navy
Panama Canal
Edward W. Hanson
4Th Naval District
Panama Canal Zone
Aracessean
Americans Dig In on South Bank in Korea War
United Press reports from Tokyo describe Communist forces driving back American troops along the Kum River as air forces from the U S and Australia bomb North Korean units. Despite a heavy attack and tank advances, U S commanders say positions on the south bank remain intact while rear areas are pulled back to form a new line near Taejon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnest Hoberecht
Tokyo
Kum
Pacjon
TUS
U. S. Fifth Air Force
South Korea
Kur
Douglas MacArthur
Poniaa
U. S
Kurthee
Kum River
MacArthur
United Press
Robert C. Miller
Chochiwan
Taejon
Miller
Galton
Army says we're taking a licking in Korea defense lines
An Army spokesman acknowledged heavy pressure in Korea while noting American troops are steadily building up to stop the Communist advance. He cited the Kum River line as a defensive ring behind which reinforcements are arriving, but offered no guarantee troops can hold. He suggested a ridge near Taejon could become a no retreat line if North Korea forces break the Kum River defense.
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Washington
Korea
Douglas MacArthur
C.T
Kum River
Taejon
Tire price increases hit automaker tires nationwide
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co raised prices on tires sold to automakers for new vehicles. Increases ranged from eight to 11 percent for passenger car tires, about 12 percent for truck tires, and six percent for tractor and farm implement tires, with adjustments affecting both passenger and commercial lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akton
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
Tracler
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