Used To War. Vets Stiffen U.S. Defense On War Front
Veterans of World War II flow into Korea, forming the hard core of the U.S. Army as they confront renewed combat. Capt. Earl W. Buchanan of Newport and Maj. Harry K. Hauge of Lexington, both battle-hardened from Sicily, Italy, and Europe, symbolize a generation whose wartime skills now sustain a new fight. Their endurance under fire underscores how older veterans and their experience keep pivotal units battle-ready in Taegu’s Bowling Alley sector.
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Don Whitebead
iFer
Hal Boyle
U. 8, 7Th Regiment
Korea
Pearl Harbor
United Nations
Earl W. Buchanan
Newport
Harry K. Hauge
Lexington
Buchanan
45Th Infantry
Sicily
Italy
France
Strasbourg
Rhine
Iite
Poland
Odessa
Harry Hauge
Hauge
South
University of Kentucky
Kentucky
Europe
Harry
Taegu
Haug
Buchanans
Plane crash kills all aboard Transworld Constellation Star of Maryland
Cairo reports a Transworld Airline four engine Constellation carrying 55 people including 23 Americans crashed and burned 40 miles north of Cairo. No survivors found. passengers included Indian nationals, Egyptian star Camelia, and multiple Americans linked to Gulf Oil and U S embassy ties. Crews and other passengers listed with nationalities and duties. plane departed Cairo for Rome at 1 30 a m local time.
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Cairo
Transworld
Constellation
Star of Maryland
Nile Delta
TWA
Bombay
India
Rome
United Nations
Paris
Lilianne Cohen
Camelia
Lana Turner
Middle East
Aubrey William Schofield
San Antonio
Tex
New York
Gulf Oil Company
Kuwait Oil Company
Wiliam C. Gist
Justie Ervin Gist
Lake City
Gist
U. S
U. S. Air Force Base
Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
Melvinson
Derek Owen William
Hany Richard Woods
Walton B. Webb
Haldon Hammitt
Harley B. Hackett
Melvin «. House
Herbert J
Mary Louise
Paul FP
Ste Ukash
Building Gains In N Carolina Expenditures Top 100 Million
RALEIGH Aug 3 Tar Reel construction work climbed over the 100 million mark in the first seven months of the year. A state labor department report shows new housing and commercial spending totaling 100334.99 thousand dollars, up 56 percent from the same period last year. July activity fell 24 percent from June, with nonresidential units rising as a factor.
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Raleigh
State Labor Department
Aext
Cotton Futures Reach 40 Cents on New York Cotton Exchange
New York August 31 Prices for March delivery futures on the New York Cotton Exchange rose to the highest level in 20 years, touching around 40 cents a pound. The session showed fluctuations with quotes near 43.55 cents for July delivery, as traders weighed market momentum and recent news amid a volatile period.
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New York
New York Cotton Exchange
Oction Exchange
IHG
Bassick
Johnson Answers Critics In Defense Boss Row
Washington August 21 Johnson tells critics to take their complaints to President Truman after calls for his resignation as secretary of defense. He backs his regime, defends defense efforts, and cites misinformation about the Defense Department while Veterans groups press for replacement of Johnson and Acheson.
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Washington
Lewis Johnson
Secretary of Defense
Truman
State Acheson
Johnson
House
Rep
Tauriello
D-Ny
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Chicago
Boh Johnson
Acheson
Johnon
Gohnen
Hurricane slows along Gulf coast turning inland
A freakish gulf hurricane weakened as it moved inland east of Mobile Alabama with minimal damage. A larger storm roiled in the eastern Caribbean with winds up to 115 mph reported. Scale and paths caused evacuations in Mobile and Bayou La Batre while coastal flooding and power outages affected Pensacola and nearby areas.
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New Orleans
Mobile
Ala
Caribbean
New Orleans Weather Bureau
Alabama
Florida
Coast Guard
Santa Rosa Island
Pensacola
Fla
Coast
Blakeley Tol
Mobile River
Bayou la Batre
Limes
Butt
U. S. 99
Pascagoula
Miss
Weather Bureau
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Draft to take Vinson asserts married men
Washington August 21 Chairman Vinson of the House Armed Services Committee said the draft soon will be extended to married men with dependents. He argued that draft boards cannot meet future calls without including fathers, noting the new allotment act provides monthly support for GI families.
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Washington
Vinson
Dga
House
Armed Services Committee
Selective Service
Local Temperature and Rainfall Update
Weather note reports yesterday's high and last night’s low with noon today figures. August rainfall totals 4.12 inches, with a monthly quota of 6 inches and a deficiency of one inch.
Weather and officials meet in Winston-Salem
Mostly cloudy conditions with scattered showers and little temperature change into tonight and Friday. Mountain regions expected to see moderate to heavy rain this afternoon. Soil conservation experts from the Carolinas and Virginia conducted a three day meeting in Winston-Salem on August 31.
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North Carolina
Winston-Salem
Carolinas
Virginia
Train wreck injures many in Central Texas party
Report from Lampasas Texas describes a Santa Fe collision at night injuring many. Details are unclear with partial names and locations but no critical injuries. The incident occurred about 12 miles east of a Central Texas point, with witnesses noting a loud crash and debris.
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Lampasas
Tex Ang
Ty Arurg
Santa Fe
Cunningham
erToand
Brannan Urges Saving of Soil at Miracle Farm Day
Agriculture Secretary Charles F. Brannan told about 5,000 farmers in Shelby that no new frontiers remain and soil conservation is vital to defend against Communism. He urged continued price supports, minimal imports, and a stable income, noting the Miracle Farm Day events at Gardner-Webb College with Gov Kerr Scott and Sen Willis Smith among speakers.
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Shelby
Charles F. Brannan
Gardner- Webb College
Colorado
Piedmont
Clyde R. Hoey
Kerr Scott
Senate
Willis Smith
Clyde Ft. Vitney
Charlotte
Brannan
Unis
North Koreans Batter At U S Southern Lines
North Korean forces launched a major two division assault against the American 25th Division in a South Korean war zone. Fragmentary reports say Reds also attacked the U S Second Division along the Naktong river front near Masan after a heavy barrage before dawn.
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Kohxean
Pohang
United Nations
Ulbang
Taegu
First Cavalry Division
Waegwan
U. S
Haman
Naktong River
Changnyong
U.S
Associated
FRESS
Tokyo
Tense fighting and diplomatic push in Korea front
Fighting raged on the Pohang front as American and South Korean forces halted a Red assault and reopened roads toward Pohang. Senate House panel pushed an anti inflation bill to President Truman to speed mobilization and control of the economy during the Korean war era.
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Red
Swinton
United Nations
Pohang
Vrack
Genetral MacArthur
Reda
Mourtary
Kigye
Sea of Japan
Spol
Washington
Senate House
Truman
Congress
Legdation
Banatar Maybank
D-50
House
Senate
Houses
Maybaux
Smokestack Fall Fatal at Durham
A fatal accident occurred in Durham North Carolina when John Gray 23, a foreman for Cortoidis Construction Company fell from a smokestack at a Veterans Administration hospital project. Gray was hired for a concrete job and died at the scene.
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Durham
24 Traffic Deaths Seen For Holiday
Raleigh report projects 24 traffic fatalities on North Carolina highways over Labor Day weekend, up 23 percent from last year’s 21. With 100000 more vehicles on the roads, the estimate covers the period from 4 p.m. tomorrow to 6 p.m. Tuesday.
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Raleigh
North Caro
Nina
Motor
Huge Blimp Under Construction for Navy Service
Akron dispatch reports Goodyear Aircraft Corp. is building the world’s largest blimp for the U S Navy. The vessel, costing about 5,000,000, will aid submarine spotting. It will hover or travel up to 75 knots and carry a crew of 14 men as work proceeds.
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Akron
Goodyear Aircraft Corp
U. S. Navy
Goodyear
Canadian Trainmen End Walkout Under Emergency Law
Striking Canadian trainmen return to work after government orders. service expected within 24 hours. Parliament passed a law to end the heatrite within 48 hours. workers to resume 48-hour weeks with a four-cent raise. Union leaders claim a distinct win and guarantee against reduced back-to-work terms. Massachusetts electrical workers strike hits five General Electric plants in Lynn and Everett. five pickets injured in line violence.
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Associated Press
Altive
Massachusetts
Clomtersnational Union of Electrical Workers
General Electric
Lynn and
Everett
Tar Heel Con Man Known As King of Swindlers
FBI warns New Yorkers about Adrian Lawrence Dudley of North Carolina, a 48 year old con man with 40 aliases, described as glib and dangerous. He allegedly swindled a Pittsburgh man of 16000 and violated release terms after a stint in Atlanta federal penitentiary. Dudley is suspected to pose as a wealthy retiree and operates with a partner in a scam using bets on horse races to extract funds.
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PBI
PRI
Adrian Lawrence Dnudley
Asden
N. C
FBI
Didley
Udley
Pittsburgh
Lanta Federal Penitentiary
Edward Scheid
Dudley
Sucter
Caner
Dudiey
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