Red Taegu drives 987th Guardsmen leave Canton for Camp Carson
Farewell scenes mark the Ohio National Guard 987th Armored Field Artillery Battalion departure from Canton to Camp Carson Colorado. Maj John Leonard and Mayor Thomas H Nichols bid farewell as guardsmen embrace family members, including Sgt Robert Steffy and Pfc Thomas Graber.
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987Th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Ohio National Guard
Canton
Camp Carson
Colo
Robert Steffy
Thomas H. Nichols
John Leonard
Thomas Graber
Beverly
Sandra
James Harrison
Griffin
Robert Shissler
Farewell of 987th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
About 1000 friends and relatives bid farewell as the 987th Armored Field Artillery Battalion Ohio National Guard boarded two Pennsylvania Railroad trains for Camp Carson Colorado. Wives children and sweethearts offered prayers while a two hour delay echoed World War II memories. Local volunteers provided 200 box lunches and the Red Cross handed out 50 cartons of cigarettes as Mayor Nichols saw soldiers off.
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Donald C. Maddock
Korea
987Th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Ohio National Guard
American Red Cross
Thomas H. Nichols
South Koreans Surge Ahead After Setbacks
In Korea’s central warfront near Taegu, 6th Division and allied South Korean forces counterattacked to regain ground after Red forces pressed from the Kumwha vicinity. Heavy fighting stretched a 12-mile front around Chongno, with bombers and fighters striking north and east of Taegu as U.S. and allied units held key positions and prepared for continued assault along the Kumwha to Yongchon corridor.
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Taegu
Korean Central Warfront
Korea
Yongchon
Kumwha
Uisong
Kumkha
Chongno
Kunci
Sea of Japan
Yongdok
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Pohang
Masan
Sobuk
Tundok
Cabinet Gets Truman Data On Rail Crisis
President Truman and his cabinet met to discuss a possible nationwide rail strike amid tensions with rail unions. The White House said a statement would follow, with no clear indication of an order to seize railroads. Rail labor leaders denied breaking any pledge as a strike was set for Monday.
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Truman
Washington
White House
Brotherhood of
Railroad
Doctor Steelman
Canada leader intervenes in railway strike crisis
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Louis St Laurent held separate talks with railway and union chiefs to push resumption of direct negotiations. He warned of a government crackdown as more than 200000 workers were idled by the four day walkout impacting the economy.
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Ottawa
Canada
Louis St. Laurent
St. Laurent
Rail strike call follows failed White House talks
W P Kennedy and R O Hughes warn a nationwide railroad strike is possible after White House peace talks collapsed. An administration official says seizure of the rail industry may be used to bypass costly strike preparations and limit service as troops and supplies move for Korea, with court injunctions as a lesser option.
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W. P. Kennedy
R. O. Hughes
White House
John R. Steelman
Economies urged as taxes may rise for defense needs
Government faces defense funding with potential tax hikes. Editors urge Senators and Representatives to trim non essential spending at home. Local ads list stewing hens at 25c, rock hens 34c, Elberta peaches 95c per pk, and other produce prices at Louis Market.
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Louis
Economy Market Tender Sirloin Steak Ad
Economy Market offers tender sirloin steak at 69 cents per pound in a bold ad promoting value and savings for shoppers seeking.
Nazi War Criminals Freed From War Prison in Germany
Friedrich Flick the 69 year old steel magnate and 18 other convicted Nazis were freed for good behavior after two thirds of their sentences. They hurried from the prison near Andsberg as relatives waited in cars. The exodus marked the largest release to date from the facility where Hitler wrote Mein Kampf.
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Andsberg
Germany
Friedrich Flick
Hitlerera Steel Tycoon
Flick
United States
Big Stone
Hitler
Nuremberg
Otto Dietrich
Nein
Dietrich
Timken Roller Bearing Company Ad Urges Tax Watch
An advertisement urges voters to push Congress to curb wasteful spending and preserve tax money for national security, highlighting that military needs may require higher taxes and urging vigilance against misuse.
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Timken Roller Bearing Company Ad
Jack's Poultry Offers Heavy Roasting Hens at 34c lb
Poultry shop advertises heavy roasting hens priced at 34 cents per pound and three dozen eggs for one dollar. Also features heavy springers with free delivery. Customer address 32005-ad.
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Jack’s
Eclipse Festival at Walnut Creek Features Daly, Music
Ranges Eclipse Elec 59495 ad promotes a Lat. eve. festival at Walnut Creek on August 26 with eats amusements and a Dalton band performing.
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Eats, Amusements & Dalton
Moose Club Dance and Ice Cream Festival Aug 26
Moose attention event featuring a dance and chapter floor show with an ice cream festival sponsored by the Auxiliary Legion of Guardsmen. Saturday night August 26 at Nimisilla Park, plus Globe Dairy Products featured and an antique sale the same day. Plain Grange Middlebranch advertisement.
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Auxiliary Legion of Guardsmen
Nimisilla Park
Globe Dairy
Plain Grange
Middlebranch
Steel Workers Plan Votes on Timken Offer
The CIO United Steel Workers in five Ohio cities will vote this weekend on Timken Roller Bearing Co.’s wage raise proposal. Meetings tonight and Saturday at Canton Gambrinus plants, plus mass meetings in Mt. Vernon, Wooster, Columbus, and Zanesville, will present details. Timken and union officials refused to disclose specifics, though a 5 percent rise tied to a cost of living adjustment was unconfirmed.
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United Steel Workers
Ohio
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Canton and
Gambrinus Bearing
Eagles Hall
6Th St
Market
Steel Workers Union
Mt. Vernon
Wooster
Columbus
Zanesville
Timken
I. W. Abel
Army to call over fifty thousand draftees in November
The army plans a November draft call likely exceeding 50,000 men as part of a manpower buildup. With Korea unresolved and talk of beefing up forces in Germany, local boards will select 18 to 26 year olds for involuntary active duty. An earlier move adds 47,000 reservists to be called before November 10, bringing total affected to 109,000, plus 8,432 reserve officers.
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Ashington
Germany
Army
Reds Demand U.S. Removal From Formosa
Russia's Jakob A. Malik is expected to raise the Formosan question in Security Council discussions. Anti Communist powers led by the United States prepare to respond as tensions over Formosa escalate amid Cold War dynamics.
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Lake Success
Russia
Jakob A. Malik
Security Council
United
Security Council meeting slated for TV and radio coverage
Radio and television outlets will cover the United Nations Security Council session this afternoon. ABC-WHBC will start at 3 30 while NBC with WNBK in northeastern Ohio begins telecasting at 3. The networks plan to remain with the meeting until it ends.
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NBC
WNBK
Ohio
Foreign minister cables to Malik and Lie over Korea issue
States keep council on Korean matter as Chou En-lai sends cables to Malik and U N Secretary General Trygve Lie seeking action. The page includes local ads for roasting prices, Ferrara bread, a fish fry event, and a Lions Shelter notice in E Canton.
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China
Chou En-lai
Malik
U. N
Trygve Lie
Canton Lions Shelter
Bridges Wins His Appeal for Liberty on Bail
Harry Bridges, head of the CIO longshore union, is ordered released from jail by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a two to one decision. The ruling reverses a federal court order revoking his $25,000 bail amid appeals challenging his 1945 citizenship fraud conviction.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
U. S. Court of Appeals
C.I.O
Bridges
Australia
God Help America
Washington
Appeals Court
Donohue
Department of Justice
U. S. Supreme Court
You Can Safely Deposit Dollars At Harter Bank
Mem F.D.I.C. ad Fat hens 29c lb Fryers 39c Rock roasting hens 35c Park Poultry 30th Harrisburg ad.
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