Better Than Candy U S Soldiers Needing Arms For Warfare
U S troops in Korea face shortages of armor and manpower while comforts like beer and toothbrushes arrive. Veterans note tanks and guns lag behind, with frontline units craving more infantry and modern equipment to break through. The piece contrasts American supply habits with North Korean resilience and emphasizes hard fighting in mountains and road warfare.
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Hal. Boyle
U. S
Korea
America
United States
Gi Joe
Tunisia
Sicily
Italy
France
Belgium
Okinawa
Truman Rejects New OPA Office Amid Price Wages Controls Talk
President Truman said no revival of the World War II OPA. He backed relying on existing federal agencies for crisis controls while Congress debates discretionary powers to fix wages prices and credit. House moves toward a bill granting the president authority to ration, prioritize defense needs, and set wage and price ceilings.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
House
Capitol Hill
Office of Price Administration
Trumian
White House
Activities Calendar Notice at Rankin Lake
Today at 7 p.m. the Gaston Personnel Association holds an activities calendar event at Rankin Lake. The gathering invites members to participate in planned activities and community engagement.
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Gaston
Rankin Lake
Senate Moves To Tighten Home Front Security
Senate leaders from both parties pushed harsher internal security measures to curb subversive activity. Bills would bar suspected aliens, including diplomats, impose stricter espionage penalties, and empower certain agency heads to remove security risks. Four Truman nominees for federal posts were rejected in a single day, drawing praise from Byrd and criticism from Republicans.
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Washington
Senate
United States
State and Defense Departments
Atomic Energy Commission
House
RFC Board Shakeup Under President Truman
President Truman dismissed two RFC board members including Chairman Harley Hise and named three new members as he reshaped the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The move aims to revitalize the agency amid criticism over its handling of loans and a $57 billion bankruptcy risk perception.
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Washington
Truman
Reconduction Finance Corporation
RFC
Congres
Commerce Department
Harley Hise
Liveman
RPC
Nevada
Commerce
Serretsix Sawyer
Tion
White House
Tri ™An
Hise
Harvey Girder- Son
Rfcs
Wiliam E Willett
Maryland
Walter Lee Denham
Michigan
C. Edward Rowe
Massachusetts
Walitr E Coserii
Salt Lake
W. Elmer Harber
Lestoun
Preszbon
Reno
Fired but Keeps Job at Raleigh Prison
Chief Prison Supervisor JG Sawyer remains in position after a discharge notice dated August 10 from Acting Prison Director H H Honescutt. Sawyer disputes the dismissal and says her status in the prison department is unresolved, with a sick leave request affecting her pay and status through August 28.
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Raleigh
Privsn
JG. Sawyer
H. H. Honescutt
Sawyer
Henercutt
Sasser
Hell
Preon
Joan Mc Gold
Winston
Satem
Bomegosh
Acme
Bonesosit
United Nations Deadlock Faces India Britain In Meeting
Security Council members planned a closed informal meeting with Soviet leader Malik to persuade him to lift his procedural blockade. Western delegates, barred from some sessions, prepared a speech for speech response if no concessions emerge, while consideration of changing rules and removing Malik from the presidency loomed.
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Lake Success
Security Council
Jacob A. Malik
Malik
Russia
Yugoslavia
New York
Gladeyn Jebb
Britain
Te Council
Arne Sunde
Nor Way
Malte
Atoup
U. S
Niles
Boost In Taxes Wins Approval
The Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved President Truman's plan for a 1.5 billion dollar yearly increase in corporate taxes, raising the top rate from 22 to 45 percent as of July 1, 1950. The move follows Truman's statement that an excess profits tax would be enacted eventually.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Truman
Weather notes from a damaged local page
Fragmentary weather item notes temperature readings and rainfall estimates with unclear dates and measurements. The readable parts mention low temperatures, rainfall forecasts, and possible storm conditions impacting the night and following day.
Weather Brief From December Patchwork Snowfall
A clipped weather note reports unsettled conditions across regions with patchy warmth and occasional gusts. Forecasters note ill translated phrases and scattered readings that suggest gentle winds and sporadic showers, impacting travel plans but not signaling severe storms.
Bombers Blast War Factories In North Korea
Seventy B-29 bombers from Japan and Okinawa bases struck Wonsan and the Chosen refinery in North Korea. More than 625 tons of bombs were dropped on three Wonsan targets and additional strikes hit other railway and oil facilities north of Parallel 38. Eyewitness accounts described dense smoke and difficult targeting, with extensive damage noted to war production centers and the island rail hub.
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Tokyo
Japan
Okinawa
North Korea
Wonsan
Chosen
Ofl
Wonsaa
Richard F. York
Whiting
End
York
Par East Air Forces ‘Command
FEAF
Wile
Pyongyang
Korea
Missing Girl Hunted After Ozarks Shootings Claim Four
In Eminence Missouri authorities expand a search for Lola Fansler, a missing S year old girl linked to a brutal farmstead attack that killed Richard Pansier, Luther Pansier, and Barbara Harris. Harris, the suspected slayer and ex convict, was killed by a deputy after a long manhunt. The case centers on the Fanslers near Eminence as investigators pursue leads in rugged timberlands.
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Eminence
Ozarks Mountain
Lola Fansier
Richard Pansier
Luther
Barbara Harris
William Harris
Missouri
Lola Jean
Attomey Priend Greene
Irl
Harris
Fansler
Misouri Town
U S Forces Break Chinju Trap in Korea Front Battle
U S forces surged 18 miles to encircle about 1,000 North Koreans on the Chinju front in South Korea. North of Taegu, Reds renewed pressure as a main American air base near Pohang faced a Chinese Communist drive halted by guerrilla and South Korean resistance. Four U S Mustang fighters fell, while a battalion of Reds clashed with the 24th and 2nd Divisions along the Naktong river.
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Russell Brines
Tokyo
U. S
Chinju
South Korea
Taegu
Iniperl
Pohang
Male
U. S. Eighth Army
Sea of Ja' Dan
Pusan
Hal Bayle
Korea
MacArthur
Wweat
Ponang
Uisong
Naktong River
Boyle
U. 4
U. 8. 24Th
U. 8
Eighth Army
United Nations
24Th
Pirat U. S. Cavalry Division
Thurday
Perther
Aix
Masan
Ghinju Bate Ao
Associated Press
Tom Lambert
Dalkered
Succens
MacArthur Given O.K. By Truman
President Truman said he is satisfied with General Douglas MacArthur’s conduct as American and United Nations commander in the Far East. He added he had not met anyone like the described appeasers in Washington and defended his handling of the Formosa trip amid ongoing controversy.
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Washington
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Far East
MacArthur
Formosa
Deficiencies Reduced State Road Work Earns High Rating
North Carolina leads among states in road deficiency improvements according to a survey by the American Road Builders Association. The state reported 1956 highway spending of 75.06 million with total highway improvements at 117 million for the year ending June 20.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Aavecla
Commission
Phortda
Virginia
Wisemin
Pennsylvanua
Alabama
Missouri
Kentucky
Indiana
Oklahoma
Unis State
Iimprovements i Varias
Defense Chiefs Plan New Universal Military Training Proposal
Washington reports that Defense Department officials described a forthcoming universal military training plan for youths, possibly 18 and 18 year olds, to Congress. Admiral Houser stated the idea is under intensive study and could be introduced soon, as Senate members consider draft act adjustments and manpower requirements for Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines.
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Washington
Defense Department
Congress
H. A. Houser
Senate Armed Services 'Committee
Tydings
D-Md
Tydinge
Army
Navy
Air Force
Houser
Department of Defense
Walont Guard
Senate
Armed Services
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