Massed advance blocks 140 mile Korean battle perimeter
Allied forces cling to their half of Pohang while a Red spearhead drives toward the port. US reinforcements break through ambushes to defend the vital airstrip southeast of Pohang as fighting rages along the Naktong front. South of Chinju American troops repulse two major Communist assaults backed by artillery.
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Pohang
United Nations
Pusan
Sea of Japan
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Naktong River
A. P
Han Boyle
Americana
Chinju
Kogong
U. S
Don Whitehead
U .S
Fifth Army
25Th Infantry Division
U S Forces Hold Off Reds After Dawn Assault in Korea
U S artillery protected the Regimental Command Post as Fifth Regimental Combat Team units endured Communist machine gun and mortar fire. By Friday morning, about 249 Reds were counted killed in the Chinju battle while two Red regiments, possibly 6000 men, crossed the river and faced American advances with tanks and heavy artillery. AP reported U S 24th Infantry Division began a new push toward the Naktong bridgehead six miles southwest of Chanenyong with progress noted at 2:30 p.m. Friday.
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Pointblank
Whitehead
Starling
Chinju
O.H.P. King
Naktong
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Red
Chanenyong
King
Army Calls Up Reserve Officers for Active Duty
The Army will call up reserve officers for active duty across combat arms and medical related corps. Quotas aim for fair nationwide distribution with a third reporting by Sept 22 and another third by Sept. Selection prioritizes reserve medical and related officers with minimal prior military experience.
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Army
Securiy Ue Army
Departmente of
Municipal Band Concert in City Park Aug 13 1950
Peter Buys conducts the municipal band with George H Buys as assistant in Hagerstown Maryland. The program includes The National Anthem Sousa on Parade March Medley Buys Festival Overture Sleeping Beauty Waltz from The Sleeping Beauty Egyptian Ballet Grand Opening-Dance of Infants Dance of Priestesses Entry of Slaves Finale Procession of Boyards Halvorsen The Cavalier First Performance Buys Yankee Doodle Paraphrase South of the Border Mexican Folk Songs Bennet.
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Luigini
Procession of
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Cavalier
Gould
Bennet
Parents Urged To Train Tots In Safe Walking Habits
A local safety reminder urges parents to start teaching safe walking and street crossing before school opens. Asthur Brice, Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, emphasizes practicing corner crossings, watching for cars, and obeying signals, with a plan for gradual training before and during the school entry period.
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Asthur Brice
Brice
Universal Military Training Seen As Too Costly For Approval Now
The defense brief notes UMT would require vast funding and manpower, with estimates of up to 2,000,000 youths yearly and 240,000 officers for training. Critics, including former ARS chair Gurney, say the program is unaffordable and not urgent. Lawmakers expect Senate action before House, amid other defense moves.
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Gurneyer-Sdi
Arie Services Committee
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EMT
Gurney
J Gurney
Defense Department
Ghatroien W. Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
CMT
House
Vinson 1-Gad
Arnind Services Committee
Vinton Aifekly
Senate
Tydines
Senate Armed Services
Mitine
Armed Services
Senate Defense
Air Force
Subcommittee
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
European study group visits Jamison plant on tour
An international delegation from 11 European nations surveys Jamison's cold storage door production as part of a U S Marshall Plan era exchange. The group travels by train across the United States from New York to Boston, observing American industry and planning postwar economic stability.
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Austria
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
United Kingdom
France
Italy
Belgium
Switzerland
Germany
Netherlands
Stimson
Henry L. Stimson
United States
West Coast
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Philadelphia
Washington
St. Louis
Kansas City
Dallas
el Paso
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
Chicago
Focal
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Stim
Jamison
Vyinitora
$2 Billion Boost in Personal Income Taxes Patched for Senate
Washington August 11 Democrats and Republicans appear ready to push through the Senate Finance Committee a $2 billion increase in personal income taxes. Uncle Sam could begin tapping lower income taxpayers on October 1 with rates up to two percent higher. The panel approved a $1.59 billion annual corporate tax rise, lifting the top rate from 28 to 34 percent effective July 1 1980.
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Senate Finance Committee
Washington
Uncle Sam
Truman
Congress
O Mahoney
Wood
Senate
O'Mahoney
George D.gad
Cleveland Marines Hold Pohang Air Field
Guerrilla fire near Pohang eased after heavy bombardment as Cleveland based troops at Cleveland Municipal Airport watched for Red troop concentrations. Lt Gen Walton Walker and Maj Gen Earle Partridge surveyed the area from a light plane, narrowly escaping a burst near a bomb dump.
Governor Lane challenges rival to detail budget cuts
Governor Lane accuses George P. Mahoney of empty promises on budget cuts and taxes. He questions how Mahoney would replace lost sales tax revenue and whether he would abolish income tax or weaken state services like schools, mental hospitals, and roads.
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Baltimore
Lane
George P. Mahoney
Mahoney
Maryland
Real estate tax revenue questions and Idaho elk herd notes
A discussion questions how to replace real estate tax revenue while noting Idaho hosts one of the largest elk herds in the northwest. The text mentions hunting outcomes with more than 6 000 elk killed in a year.
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Northwest
Idaho
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