Barth Visits Tough Spots With Troops In Korea
A profile of Brig. Gen. George B. Barth of Leavenworth Kansas commands US Army artillery in the 25th Infantry Division. The old infantryman moves with the front, checks batteries, ammo, and morale, and aids infantry with fire support and battlefield coordination. He also serves as traffic cop, recon scout, and adviser, delivering aid to batteries under fire and sharing hard-won battlefield insight.
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Don Whitehead
Hal Boyle
U. S. 25Th Division
Korea
George B. Barth
Leavenworth
Kas
Barth
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Notre Dame
Kansas
Hiis
Democrats Fight GOP Plan On Anti Subversive Bills
Washington August 16 Senate Democrats sought to block a Republican push to attach an anti subversive amendment to a wartime controls bill for Truman. The party faced internal rifts and broad GOP support for stronger curbs on Communists as Mundt Ferguson Johnston and other bills circulated. The administration may substitute its own bill if the rider fails, with debate on anti subversive measures expected after tax legislation.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Mundt
RSC
Ferguson
R-Mich
Johnston
D-Sc
Mundtj Ferguson
Myers
D-Pa
McCarran
Kroehler Manufacturing founder Peter E. Reoehler obituary
Peter E. Reoehler, founder and chairman of the Kroehler Manufacturing firm, long a community leader, died aged 1927. Born in Graham, East Minnesota, his life spanned decades of industry leadership in Chicago.
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Chicago
Peter E. Reoehler
Kroehler
Graham
Minnesota
Searchers Find Reynolds Dead on Sierra Heights
Lone Pine California August 167 Libby Holman Reynolds, who flew from France to locate her missing son, awaited a rescue party to bring his body down from the heights of the nation s tallest mountain. She arrived by chartered plane and leaned on Michael Kahn and Harvey Poe for support as seven Sierra Club members led the ascent.
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Lone Pine
Calif
Libby Holman Reynolds
France
Michael Kahn
Media
Harvey Poe
Reynolds
More Men Needed In Draft Calls Forecast
Washington reports that draft calls likely exceed 185000 this fiscal year as Gen. Lewis Hershey says the international situation is unsettled. He cites September and October drafts totaling 100000 and hints at further increases, with November calls possibly raised beyond 50000 as Congress lifts armed forces size limits. See DRAFT, P-14.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
Congress
Armed Services
House Appropriations Committee
Defense Department
Great Quake Sought: Enter Sought By Associated Press
A massive earthquake struck somewhere on the earth yesterday at about 9 23 a m EST, likely in the South Pacific or North Burma. Seismologists warn such a shock could unleash devastating tsunamis if near inhabited coasts, though no reports of marine disturbances have been confirmed yet. Distance and direction estimates are hampered by the quake's extraordinary size and depth.
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Associated Press
Eardh
South Pacific Ocean
Burma
Bigantle
Alderaan
Mans Roliege
Gore Lats
Rutekeaton
University of 2 Et
Chinese Red Army May Go Into War Formosa
Reports from Chinese Nationalists claim China and Russia agreed to move 139,000 Chinese troops into Korea to confront North Korea. The looming Red offensive is described as a stabilizing move to prevent a new world war, with Moscow allegedly directing Soviet expansion plans.
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Red Army
Formosa
Rusia
China
J&h
Perai
East Asia
Red China
Peiping
TKC
French Leaders Urge U S Troop Help In Europe Crisis
Paris reports American officials pressing Washington for firm aid to Europe in the form of five U S divisions on European soil and a U S commander to direct rearmament efforts. French policymakers want Britain to provide five divisions to Germany or Northern France and expect a shift in Western Germany defenses.
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Paris
France
Washington
Europe
U. S
United States
Britain
Germany
Korea
U.S
Atlantic
Rustiex
Russia
Wind Gaining Great Power as Hurricane Intensifies
Miami reports a tropical hurricane around 725 miles east of the city with winds up to 135 or 340 miles per hour. A Navy hurricane hunter plane notes the eastern quadrant exceeds 120 knots and the storm is drifting westward, now described as a severe hurricane with rapidly increasing intensity.
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Miami
Fla
U. S. Weather Bureau
Navy
Gradys Norton
Weather Forecast For North Tarolin Area
Weather outlook shows little change in temperature with scattered showers and thunder possible tonight. Winds light, turning calm after mid evening. expect brief showers across the region with no significant rainfall totals.
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Temprorature
Thundervhamere
Thartdar
Lt Weathers Hero In War Dies In Action At 38
First Lt Logan C Weathers, Korean War hero, died in action four days after bravely evacuating Chinju. A native of Irvine Kentucky, he was 38, survived by wife and son who live with her parents in Mooresboro. He stayed behind with a sergeant to evacuate equipment and destroy installations amid besieged Chinju, maneuvering over bridgeless terrain and through heavy fire before returning to his unit. Captain John Coyle praised his courage in a letter to Mrs Weathers.
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Shelby
Logan C. Weathers
Chinju
Lieutenant Weathers
Irvine
Mooresboro
Weathers
John Coyle
Mrs. Weathers
Reds increase despite losses amid Korean War debate
A column questions how the Korean Red Army could tally casualty estimates above 40 000 while continuing attacks and fielding larger forces. Explanations cited include conscription in Korea, manpower from Manchuria and China, and possibly inflated initial figures. A Tokyo dispatch notes 15 Communist divisions totaling about 150 000 in the region.
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Wi Elton
Faywashington
Red Army
North
South Korea
Manchuria
China
Far East Command
Pentagon
Korea
Tokyo
Korean Front
Bailey Line Involved Senate Probes of Tapping
Senate investigators review claims that Washington Police tapped the telephone of late Senator Joseph W Bailey in 1965 from a janitor’s office. Senator Pepper head of a subcommittee told reporters at a news conference about an open hearing to explore testimony that lines were also tapped in Howard Hughes cases as part of Senate War Investigations into aviation contracts.
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Washington
Senate
Joseph W. Bailey
Pepper
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Enemy Retreat Becomes Panic On Front Lines
Tokyo dispatch reports Red Korean troops retreating in panic across the Naktoi river after 98 American B 29s bombed the area, saturating 26 square miles with 3 500 quarter ton bombs. The raid aimed to blunt a 60 000 man offensive and boosted morale as reinforcements arrived for the Allied defense.
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Tokyo
Naktoi River
United States
New York
Manhattan
Bat- Uetront
Naktong
US 8 &Th Army
Korea
West Bank
Reda
PLAN PAYMENTS TO G I F FAMILIES WARRINGTON PLAN PAYMENTS
President Truman and Congress debated family support allowances for service families. Proposals varied on how much servicemen contribute from pay and how much government covers. Plans target September 1 payments, with allocations for dependents ranging from wives and children to parents, while Senate and House committees push a quick resolution.
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Warrington
Truman
Cangreve
Senate
House Armed Services
Budget Bureau
Tydings
Senate Armed Services Committee
Dollar Day planned by Gastonia merchants event
Tomorrow will be Dollar Day in Gastonia as local merchants join a coordinated sale offering many items at bargain prices. Participating stores include Stanley's Jeweler Roy's Jewelers Cato's Matthews Belk Efird Raylass Leon Schnettera Warren Gardner's Young Men's Shop Moms Jewerts Manning's Crown Shop and more. Standout items range from clothing to children's wear and household goods with many cash discounts advertised to attract shoppers. Consumers are urged to buy only needed items and anticipate potential price changes before the event.
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Stanley’s
Roy's Jewelers
Cato’s
Mat
thews-Belk
Efird’s
Raylass
Charles Department
Leon Schnettera, Inc
Warren Gardner
Moms Jewerts
Manning's
Crown
Sherwin- Willliams Pat
the Vogue
Silverstein’s
Caty Paint
Cohen's
the Preach
Cinderella Rhoe
Eleanor
Disva
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