British Troops Prepare for War in Korea
British officials announced 1500 troops from the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders and the Middlesex regiments would join United Nations forces in Korea. Gen Sir John Harding disclosed the reinforcements at Singapore after Gen Douglas MacArthur requested ground troops. China denounced U.S. actions and signaled possible peaceful talks while Communist forces claimed gains on Nanpang Island.
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Hong -Kong
Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders
Middlesex
United Nations
Korea
John Harding
Singapore
Harding
Far East
Douglas MacArthur
Britain
Red China
Chou En-lai
Chou
Trygve Lie
Jakob A. Malik
Russia
U.N. Security Council
Lake Success
Communist
New China News Agency
U.N
Hurricane By-Passes Coast of New England
The first major hurricane of the season passed about 120 miles off New England. Abnormal tides and gale winds up to 55 mph affected Nantucket and Cape Cod as the storm skirted outward, while the Weather Bureau warned winds up to 100 mph near the center and advised ships from Nova Scotia to southern Newfoundland to avoid the storm.
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Boston
New England
Nantucket
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
North Atlantic
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Margaret Rose Reaches 20, Ends Royal Spinster Myth
Princess Margaret Rose, youngest daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, turns 20 as a spinster, breaking the long believed rule that a Glamis-born princess marries before 20. Her birthday was marked with a family picnic at Glamis Castle and a planned evening party.
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Bere Scotland
Margaret Rose
George ,VI
Elizabeth
Glamis Castle
Margaret of the Merry Eyes
Police Help Deliver Baby During High Speed Chase
In ASHTABULA on August 21 AP reports a patrol car pursued a speeding car to General Hospital where officers Norman Hummer and Robert Dieffenback assisted in delivering a baby to Mrs Esther Brenneman 21 of Jefferson. Her husband Roger explained they barely stopped in time.
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Ashtabula
General Hospital
Norman Hummer
Robert Dieffenbacked
Esther Brenneman
Jefferson
Roger
New Quads in Australia Reported in Good Health
Betty Sara and Percy announce the names and weights of their quadruplets Alison Phillip Judith and Mark born in Bellingen Australia in rapid succession over a long birth window. The town plans to expand the Sara home and a Sydney newspaper begins a fund drive to aid the quads.
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Ydney
Australia
Betty Sara
Percy
Alison
Phillip
Judith
Mark
Bellingen
Sydney
Coal Power Ships Facing London
The coal heaver with boiler strength faces a shift as coal fuel declines. Ships built now favor oil, and about a quarter of the world’s vessels still use coal, signaling an end of an era for coal powered ships.
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London
Samuel A Taylor Dies at 86. Noted Mining Engineer
Samuel A Taylor, 86, retired consulting engineer linked to the coal industry for over 50 years, died after a brief illness in Pittsburgh. He led during World War I as past president of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers and held top roles in the American Society of Civil Engineers American Mining Congress Coal Mining Institute of America and the Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania.
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Pittsburgh
Samuel A. Taylor
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Mining Congress
Coal Mining Institute of America
The
Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania
Nehru weighs trip to U.N or Red China in peace effort
New Delhi sources say India’s prime minister faced a decision between visiting Peiping or leading India’s U.N. delegation. He aims to advance Korean peace while noting China’s invitation may link to broader efforts. The Korean question and Security Council proposals loom large. A curious botany fact closes the piece.
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Nehru
U.N
Red China
New Delhi
India
Peiping
Lake
United Nations Assembly
Chou En-lai
United Nations
Security Council
Chou
Korea
Russia
Stalin
U. S.S
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Sir Benegal N. Rau
Yugoslavia
France
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Red Agency
Taiwan
Formosa
United States
Council
San Francisco
Nanpang Island
Hong Kong
Taipei
Chen Cheng
Indochina
Moscow
Chen
China
Kwangning
Canton
George Washington Bridge
New York
New Jersey
Stork
BON Marche
FLOOR
Polio Protection
Mi. L. Killian Agency
Samuel Taylor
Dial
Canton Hardware
Pe Heen
Platt A Ae
Imperial
Webster
Chrysler
Wallace Motors, Inc
West Main Street
Louisville
Ohio
GEO. P. Maloney Motor Company
12Th Street
Canton, Ohio
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