Red Korean commander surrenders near Taegu
A 27 year old lieutenant colonel of North Korea's 13th Regiment of the 15th Division surrendered to South Korean lines near Tabu, Taegu, after guiding allied forces to his hidden artillery. He said most of his troops favored surrender but feared secret agents and continual Allied air attacks.
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Taegu
Korea
Min Oe Mee
North Korea
Tabu
United Nations
Frank Dietrich
Travers City
Mich
Korean lieutenant colonel deserts North Korea for South Korea style
H Kuwabara of Salt Lake City served as interpreter as a lieutenant colonel recounts his shift from the Chinese Communist army to the North Korean army after Korea’s liberation. He says he could not leave, cites distrust from his own forces, and notes his Hokpo origin and former North Korean Youth ties. He mentions counter intelligence punishes readers of American leaflets. His name is withheld by the U S Army.
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H. Kuwabara
Salt Lake City
of Korea
South Korea
Hokpo
Northwest
Korea
North Korean Youth Party
Ina
U. S
Local Marines to mobilize 61 for Sept. 8 draft call
Battery B 7th 105 mm howitzer unit begins active duty with 32 men, while 51 more from Boards 109 and 110 join the Sept. 8 induction. A total 771 Ohioans from 42 counties are to be inducted, with 661 reporting Sept. 1 and more calls planned in September to reach 2,850.
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Marine Corps Reserve
Camp Pendleton
Calif
David M. Figley
John Grisak Jr
Earl E. Zandt
National Service Life
Corp
William E. Griffith
William A
Selective Service
Board 111
Board
Canton
Army and Air Force
Tuscarawas St E
Ohio
Wayne
Wedge in Line Eliminated by bitter Fighting
Allied forces repelled a 50,000-strong North Korean attack aimed at Taegu as ground fighting raged along a 12 mile front. US and South Korean troops pressed back Reds in dawn assaults while air and artillery pounded the no-man's land. Generals cautioned a decisive 48-hour window could end the Taegu drive.
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Tokyo
Taegu
Douglas MacArthur
British Vessel Attacked by 2 Red Yak Fighters
Russian made Yak fighters of the Red Korean air force attacked the British destroyer Camus, with allied South Korean naval units targeted in the Yellow Sea. The destroyer was reported undamaged. Allied air actions also hit North Korean armor and troops in 257 sorties through mid Wednesday. American F-80 jets attacked a railroad tunnel near Kunch with tanks, while F-51 Mustang pilots claimed to leave 10 locomotives in ruins.
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Korea
Camus
Yellow Sea
Kunch
Ralph Parr Jr
Washington, D. C
Sarinon
G M to Grant 5 Cent Cost of Living Raises
The piece notes a 1.4 percent rise in the Bureau of Labor Statistics cost of living index from June 15 to July 15 influenced by the Korean War. General Motors announces a five-cent hourly wage boost for 335,000 GM workers effective September 1, tied to the living cost index, while GM aims to keep vehicle prices steady. The NLRB election at Hoover Co. North Canton to elect a bargaining agent by secret ballot on September 14.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hoover Co
North Canton
National Labor Relations Board
C.I.0
United Steel Workers
A.F.L
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Hoover Company
W. R. Criesbach
NLRB
Steel Workers Union
Cleveland
Hoover
General Motors Corp
CLO
United Auto Workers
General Motors
G. M
Bureau
Truman Aide Denies Sugar Fee Involvement
Senate crime committee heard David Lubben testify he paid Victor Messall 1000 to 1500 dollars in 1945 to aid a candy maker's war time sugar quota. Messall, Truman aide 1935 41, said memory faulty and denied using influence for Truman. Kell signaled the case as sordid yet instructive amid rationing debates. The White House did not comment.
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Washington
Senate Crime Committee
Truman
David Lubben
Victor Messall
Eatsum Co
New York
Messall
Lubben
Mr. Truman
Committee
Kefauver
Tennessee
Congress
Senate
Timken Bearing Ad and Local Education Offers
Community urged to question union leaders on tariff defense for bearings as Timken Roller Bearing Company promotes September classes at the Comptometer School 213 Mellett Building with phone 27801 and Eclipse Water Heaters 59495 ad.
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Timken Roller Bearing Company
Comptometer School
Mellett Bldg
Old Offer Withdrawn City Lines Demands 10 Cent Fare
Anton City Lines withdrew its offer to settle for three tokens per quarter and now seeks a straight 10 cent cash fare. The decision followed City Council’s move to refer the fare increase ordinance to City Solicitor Robert P. Wilson. C. E. Morgan signed the letter for the company.
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City Lines
Anton City Lines, Inc
City Council
C. E. Morgan
Robert P. Wilson
Public notices and listings from the era page
Fragmented society page reads as a miscellany with references to editorial content and market ads. Shorthand reporter Flora Fetzer is listed as public stenographer and a local bank and market items appear in the reel of classified notices.
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Flora Fetzer
Ist
National Bank
48 Minute Attack In Malik Glass Both Sides Threaten War
The report covers Securit studying remarks by Russian envoy Jakob Malik who warned that extending military action in Korea would widen the conflict with grave consequences. He blamed the United States government and its Security Council delegation for any broadened hostilities while noting U N calls to localize the war and North Korea to withdraw to the 38th parallel. An adjacent ad references an anniversary sale on turkeys at Jack's Plury and a bank ad urging payment by check.
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Securit
Jakob A. Malik
Malik
Council
Korea
United States
United States of America
Security Council
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Hal Boyle
Associated Press
Republic of Korea
Dietrich
U. S. 27Th Infantry Regiment
Henry
Tuer
Wedge
MacArthur
John Michaelis
U.S.W
G.M
Globe Dairy
G. M. Raise
Candy Man
Sue Mings
Lewis & Greenhoug
Jack’s
Ferraro
Thon
Carl F. Klein
Public Utilities Committee
George Sokolsky
Spies Colonial Market
Broad & Fulton
A.N
U. N
Russia
Harter Bank
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