30 Aug 1950
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1950
Page
1
The Wolfhounds, a rugged unit in Korea, earned the nickname fire brigade after repeatedly halting North Korean drives near Taajin and Chindong. Leaders credit disciplined battalion and platoon command, plus skilled riflemen, artillery, medics, and support teams, while honoring fallen heroes and praising surviving comrades.
fierce fighting across Korea as both sides attacked and counterattacked. In the Masaport area the South Korean harbor Masaport shifted hands for the seventh time in two weeks as the U S 25th Infantry Division repelled a mountain assault. North of there Reds probed the Naktong River with small boat crossings repulsed and riverine artillery targeting enemy boats. Air Force strikes damaged or destroyed multiple tanks, trucks, and materiel as combat raged along the frontline.
Mayor Herman J. Mills states that three months after the city bought the Fornula Tead Water Company for £6,500, the city earned a net return of $827. In that period former private water system patrons paid $416 for water.
East Greenwich police chief said 27-year-old Edwin H. Reynolds would be charged with murder and arson for the killing of Fred J. Dusza and his family. Reynolds reportedly bludgeoned Dusza, strangled the wife and children, then set the home ablaze to cover up the crime. The five victims were Dusza, Beatrice Dusza, Beatrice's unborn child, and their three daughters. The dog led authorities to Reynolds at his estranged wife’s quonset home. he was arrested there after an autopsy confirmed four strangulation killings.
Washington Aug 30 Senator Brewster R Me said remarks about him before a Senate committee were scandalous and utterly perjured He declined to testify further Pepper head of the subcommittee said Brewster could appear The hearing focused on wiretapping in Washington with testimony linking Brewster to alleged phone tapping and blackmail schemes involving Howard Hughes Pan American and Trans World Airlines
The record notes Montana shipped three million two hundred fifty six thousand nine hundred fifty six Christmas trees in the year 1949, indicating a strong timber and forestry export. The figures reflect state production and commerce during postwar years.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars votes on resolutions to remove Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson and to demand Secretary of State Dean Acheson be discharged. Delegates at the 51st national encampment in Chicago discuss the moves during a five day session as Marx Leva defends Johnson and notes Korea's impact. About 300,000 people watched the annual parade down Michigan Avenue.
The emergency room treated several injuries yesterday. Albert Shank aged 6 from Greencastle Route One cut his leg with a manure beater. Richard D Shater 13 from Frederick foot bitten by an insect. John A Coletta of East Lansdown Pa cut in the forehead by a swing. Connie Cook 2 of Virginia Avenue fell from a bicycle and cut her chin. All were treated and discharged.
A series of school reopening meetings starts today with cafeteria staff at Hagerstown High. Bus drivers, principals, and new teachers join sessions through Friday, as 13,000 pupils and 500 teachers prepare for the 1950 51 year in Washington County.
Naval Reservists may apply for U S Naval Academy appointments. Eligible members of the Volunteer and Organized Naval Reserve must submit applications before September 30, 1950. The Secretary of the Navy may appoint 160 midshipmen yearly from Naval and Marine Corps Reserve enlisted personnel. Some reservists ordered to active duty may be assigned to the Naval School and College Preparatory. Provisions exclude those already on active duty in the Naval Reserve program.
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