14 Aug 1950
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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1950
Page
1
Maj. Gen. William B. Kean directs the 25th Infantry Division in the dawn assault on Korean hills. Tanks and planes move forward as artillery fires, with fear and anticipation among leaders and troops the night before. The operation marks a tentative major U.S. attack, set at daybreak on a foggy front.
Constantin Tsaldaris pushed for immediate negotiations among Western European governments to create a unified army. Paul-Henri Spaak endorsed the plan, with the European council's assembly to oversee preliminary steps. Churchill had urged rapid action and a defense ministry convention for quick parliamentary ratification.
Lone Pines California August 4 climbers plan to scale Mount Whitney east face in hope of finding tobacco heir Christopher Smith Reynolds missing since yesterday after his companion Stephen Wasserman was found dead in a snowy crevasse at 11 500 feet. Wasserman's parents were nearby Whitney Portal as his body was identified.
AP reports at least 13 in North Carolina died over the weekend in auto wrecks and violence. A Fort Lauderdale driver, Mrs Beulah Kennedy, 45, died from injuries after a Friday crash near Winston Salem. In Charlotte a 79 year old woman, Mrs Gardner, was killed when a car struck pedestrians. a suspect, Arnold Woolman, 33, faces manslaughter charges.
Pi American members of the executive committee of the International Council of Christian Churches urge President Truman to reject appointing a representative to the Vatican. They warn that diplomatic ties with Rome would harm Protestant missions and aid totalitarian influence in the anti communist struggle. The message accompanies reports of the council’s second plenary congress in Geneva August 16 to 23.
In Washington Aug 14 175 Senator O Mahoney D-Wyo urged a trace on partisan politics in home front mobilization after Westland Republican attacks on Truman admin. He warned that politicizing security weakens resolve and jeopardizes wartime decisions. The debate also touched wage price controls and rationing as Senate considers a House bill granting wartime powers.
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Connally accuses GOP members of political pettifogging by claiming administration policies invited the Communist attack on Korea. Four signatories Wiley, Smith, Hickenlooper, Lodge denounce Democratic policy as capitulating to the Communists. Vandenberg abstains due to illness. Connally urges unity at home to ensure international peace amid campaign measures.
A Gastonian man, Guy Grindie, age 33, of 1814 West Third Avenue, was seriously injured Saturday night at a junior baseball game in Chapel Hill. He was struck by a wild throw while in front of the bleachers and taken to the University of North Carolina General Hospital for treatment as authorities investigated the incident.
Underwater bridges across the Naktong river North Korean forces probed today for a thrust toward Taegu with an estimated 60 000 men as the fifth anniversary of Korea s liberation from Japan was marked in Tokyo on Tuesday August 15.
Local workers weigh in on federal taxes and wartime funding. B A Morris of Rudisig-Colvin Motors and Kenneth Dellinger of Jewelers critique tax burdens and call for equitable distribution. Some express support for the levy if linked to war needs. others oppose passing before January 1.
A tropical storm with winds 75 mph near its center moved from Puerto Rico toward the open Atlantic, predicted to intensify slightly then drift northwestward. Miami forecasters noted the storm posed no coastal threat for now, with plans to monitor its path as ships were advised to exercise caution.
Yesterday saw cool conditions with light rain and clear skies at night. Today forecast calls for warm afternoon with light showers, expected rainfall totals near a tenth of an inch and favorable conditions across the region.
Bill Williams of East Gastonia says that society should provide a stopping place and notes that while war costs require funding, consideration for the working man is needed when shaping tax laws. He urges balance between national needs and workers' burdens.
Elton C. Fay reports on a daring Allied air raid near Najin North Korea, delivering 600 tons of bombs just 17 miles from Russian territory. The mission tests Moscow’s restraint as Soviet reaction remains unseen after tensions flare from earlier incidents.
Tokyo reports the Tiny Tim rocket made its first combat test aboard a U S Navy Corsair. It knocked out a bridge at Chungju and, during the raid, destroyed locomotives, damaged more trains, and strafed Communist troops as more enemy targets were set alight.
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