Van Fleet asserts Eighth Army can halt Communists northern Seoul
General Van Fleet says the Eighth Army holds the line north of Seoul and the Han River. He predicts potential greater defeats for the Communists if opportunity arises, and notes North Korea is strained by supply cuts, disease, and poor crops. He argues U.N. troops will fight harder, train intensively, and accept some casualties to prevent larger losses.
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Living Costs Up For Auto Workers Wage Boost
Washington reports the cost of living index may rise little as auto workers gain a one cent per hour wage increase if the index moves slightly up. About 4 million workers under cost of living escalator contracts could see raises tied to quarterly adjustments. The Wage Stabilization Board and Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston approved rules extending escalator clauses to next March with adjustments every three or six months.
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U N Assembly Set to Address Korean Issue If Kaesong Talks Fail
The United Nations Geneva Assembly may convene to tackle the Korean problem if Kaesong truce negotiations collapse. The 1950 tension was not formally adjourned to allow an emergency return, while the regular 1951 session begins in parts on November 6.
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U. N. Geneva Assembly
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Hughes apologizes for tone in call for county grand jury
Upper Marlboro Md Aug 24 Prince Georges County Delegate William R Hughes apologized for the forceful demand he wrote urging an immediate county grand jury and jury probe of gambling in the county He said his letters were earnest appeals to kick wheels of government rolling not personal criticism He now agrees Judge Marburys decision to delay the grand jury was proper and State Attorney Carlisle Lancaster said the crime committee has turned over county lawlessness evidence to a District of Columbia grand jury and it will not reach the county until the Districts probe ends
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Stock Market Activity Edges Higher on Texas and Freeport
New York August 2. Prices showed a slight forward tilt as traders watched Texas Co and Freeport Sulphur. Freeport rose over five points after announcing a major sulphur discovery near New Orleans on leased land from Texas Co. Texas Co gained about three points and led the list in activity.
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Reds Press U N to Reply as Talks Stall
Officials in Tokyo see no easy UN reply as Shim and Peng push on. Observers say the Red claim is a face saving ploy to shift blame for stalled talks onto the UN. Van Fleet warns renewed mass offensives could crack UN lines and widen the war.
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Old Corn Seeds Produce Oddity In Columbus Ohio
In Columbus Ohio a man found old corn seeds in a blacksmith shop and planted them at a filling station. One stalk bore red tassels and kernels with green husks and silk growing from each kernel. Experts identify the variety as squaw maize or pad corn linked to ancient Mexican and South American crops.
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Carpenter
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Municipal Band Concert Set for Hagerstown August 26 1951
The Hagerstown municipal band performs August 26 1951 at 8 00 P M with a program featuring Show Boat themes Sleigh Ride The Syncopated Clock The Girl From Arles Suite Kern and requested marches Rolling Thunder Salute to the Veterans The Southerner Auld Lang Syne plus other novelties and favorites.
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Russia to Attend Big Parley for a Just Peace Treaty
Soviet defection to San Francisco aims to press for a truly just peace for Japan and block U S plans to use Japan as a base for aggression toward China and the Soviet Union. Soviet press calls the San Francisco talks a unilateral U S move and argues China opposes the conference.
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Congress votes 443 to 1 to suspend trade until Oatis freed
Congress approves a near unanimous resolution calling for suspending U S trade with Czechoslovakia until Associated Press correspondent William N Oatis is released. The Senate backed the measure 44 3 to 1 after the House passed it 362 to 1. The move sparks debate over U S diplomacy and human rights.
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May Ordain Three U.S. Cardinals Pope Likely Picks Three Archbishops
Vatican sources indicate Pope Pius XII will create three new American cardinals, possibly around Archbishop James Cushlis of Regton, Archbishop John Mitty of San Francisco, and Archbishop Joseph Ritter of St. Louis. The nominees are among top U.S. church leaders and are expected to be announced soon.
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Regton
John Mitty
San Francisco
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St. Louis
Fifty Lose Lives When Village Wiped Out In Wake Of Hurricane
Mexico City August 34 Fifty persons feared dead after a dam at Cardenas near Tampico failed following heavy rains from a killer hurricane. The dam burst uprooting a village and flooding railway yards, with 27 bodies recovered and about 29 still missing. Troops patrolled streets to deter looting as relief work began and communications were being restored.
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Eight Carried To Flaming Deaths in Navy Flying Boat Crash
A Navy Catalina flying boat crashed after lifting off the end of a 180 foot runway, tumbling down a 40 foot cliff. Eight men, four officers and four enlisted, were aboard and died. The crew had been on two weeks of active duty at a naval air station.
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Harriman to Meet Mossadegh Before Belgrade Talks
Tehran Aug 24 Averell Harriman planned a final meeting with Iranian Premier Mohammad Mossadegh before departing for secret conferences with Yugoslavia's Marshal Tito. The trip follows a collapse in oil nationalization talks between Britain and Iran and precedes discussions in Belgrade with Tito amid Russian pressure.
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Averell Harriman
Mohammed Mossadegh
Yugoslavia
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Truman
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Lawmaker Proposes Atomic Threat Over Korea Talks
Rep. Brooks D La says the United States should use every weapon including the atomic bomb if Korea cease fire negotiations collapse. He comments as Reds pull talks after accusing UN of Kaesong bombing which Ridgway calls a frame and Truman defends.
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Kaesong
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