British Navy Bombards Inchon in Large Korean Action
British warships bombarded Inchon on Korea’s west coast for two hours in an all British assault directed by aerial spotters. The operation aimed to reduce Inchon’s role as a staging base for Communist reinforcements and involved carrier based Marine planes providing air cover.
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Tokyo
Inchon
Korea
Far East
Seoul
South Korea
United States Air Force
United States
Fifth Air Force
Kimpo
Yongdok
Pusan
Army Reservists Leave for Field Maneuvers
Twenty Butte members of the United States Army reserve report today at Fort Lewis Washington to participate in two weeks of field training with Montana’s 96th infantry division. Camp runs Aug 6 to 20 under Capt. William R. Burn with Col. Leroy H. Anderson commanding the 96th.
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Butte
United States Army Reserve
Fort Lewis
Wash
Montana
96Th
William R. Burn
381St Infantry
USAR
3811St Infantry
Leroy H. Anderson
Conrad
Charles Dawley
Great Falls
381St
Richard C. Shaw
381St Infantry Regiment
al Barrios
Douglas Brown
Michael D. O'Connell, Jr
Kenneth F. Dennis
Robert Vucasovich
Happy Outing for 44 Butte Sunshine Camp Kids
Forty four of Butte’s happiest youngsters aged six to twelve enjoy a four week health building outing at the Kiwanis Sunshine camp in Pine Grove Canyon nine miles south of the city. Funded by Mining City residents and the Silver Bow County Community Chest, the camp emphasizes diet rest supervised play and social sharing under Kiwanis leadership.
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Butte Kiwanis Club
Dorothy Reed
R. N
Rose Carpino
Carrie Roberts
Reed
Butte
Butte Kiwanis Sunshine Camp
Pine Grove Canyon
Kiwanis Club
Rockies
Bank of Health
Camp Fire
Silver Bow County Community Chest
Sunshine
Charles Goddard
Bob Lawson
Jack Flannery
Emmett Buckley
Helen Reed
Funds to Europe Will Continue
The Truman administration shifts foreign aid plans due to the Korean crisis. Officials foresee continued large scale Western European defense assistance after the Marshall Plan ends, despite Capitol Hill sentiment to cut funds. Support for ending the plan by 1952 remains, but its meaning has shifted.
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Washington
Truman Administration
Europe
Congress
Capitol Hill
Second Royal Baby Expected for Princess Elizabeth
London reports Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip await the birth of a second child about next weekend. The baby will join Prince Charles and is expected at Clarence House with Charles already in hand me downs. Court circles peg the window as next Saturday or Sunday.
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London
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Prince Charles
Philip
Princess Elizabeth
Charles
Buckingham Palace
King George VI
Queen Eliza
Beth
Clarence House
Mary
Princess Margaret
Republicans Plan Strategy Session in Helena
Montana GOP leaders will meet at the plat form convention in Helena August 19-20 to adopt a campaign platform and launch preparations for the November 7 general election. Sen. Zales N. Ecton and Rep. Wesley A. D'Ewart are expected to attend, with a nationally prominent keynote speaker also on the program, state GOP Chairman George M. Gosman said.
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Helena
Montana
GOP
George M. Gosman
Gosman
Zales N. Ecton
Wesley A. D’ewart
Girls Central Cornerstone Rites Planned
The cornerstone for Butte's new $800000 Central High School for Girls will be laid around Oct. 1 during ecclesiastical rites. The building on the former Butte high school site at West Park and Idaho streets follows the April 10, 1946 fire. The ceremony occurs during the Fourth Regional Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Congress in Butte Sept. 29 to Oct. 2, presided by Bishop Joseph M. Gilmore.
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Butte
Central High School For
West Park
Idaho Streets
Joseph M. Gilmore
Helena
Christian Doctrine Congress
Idaho Senate Seats Draw 14 Candidates in 1950 Primary
Idaho voters face a large primary with 14 candidates for two U S Senate seats and major lines of debate. Incumbent Glen H Taylor seeks another term amid charges of Communist ties while Republican Henry C Dworshak holds an appointive seat amid campaigns from Gov C A Robins and other rivals. The race centers on communism and public power as Korea War pressure broadens opposition to Taylor and to public power plans.
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Washington
Idaho
United States Senate
Connecticut
North Carolina
Glen H. Taylor
Henry Wallace
Henry C. Dworshak
House
Senate
United States
Taylor
D. Worth Clark
Clark
Communist Party
Columbia Valley
TVA
CWA
GOP
Compton L. White
C. A. Robins
Judge Revokes Harry Bridges Bail and Returns Him to Jail
Federal Judge George B. Harris revoked the $25,000 bail for Longshore Leader Harry Bridges after a perjury conviction over his 1945 naturalization stating he was not a Communist. Bridges’ lawyers planned a stay of execution and appeal, while Harris condemned Bridges as a communist and unlikely to pledge allegiance to the United States.
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Harry Bridges
San Francisco
George B. Harris
Bridges
Communist Party
Dt Bbndan Wiawshal
Aanutw
Audileg Clales
Mimiaiain Ueputy
Big
CIO Longshore Union
United States
Ted
Communist Party In
Butte Weather Forecast Sunday Outlook and Temps
Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered thundershowers Sunday and little temperature change. Expected high 70 and low 45. Period temps Friday midnight to Saturday 5 30 p m at the Airport ranged up to 68 and down to 45. West of Divide showers or thunderstorms Sunday with little change, high 65 to 75. East of Divide scattered thunderstorms Sunday mainly west, high 70 to 80, central 80 to 90, east 80 to 90.
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School of Mines
Divide
50 Are Hurt in New York Train Wreck
A brakeman opened a main line switch, sending a Long Island passenger train into a parked freight. About 50 people were injured, none killed. three hospitalized. The 22 year old Robert Colgan led away sobbing as police noted it was believed to be following orders.
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Huntington
N. Y
Long Island
Robert Colgan
Wilbur Morrell
Huntington Police Department
Huntington Hospital
Suffolk County
New York City
North Shore
Rockville Center
South Shore
South Korean Forces Annihilate Cross-River Communist Battalion
U S and South Korean units recaptured the Naktong front as a 500 to 1,000 man North Korean battalion moved to cross the river. The 24 hour tally claimed about 1,000 enemy killed as patrols swirled along a 140 mile front from Taegu to the coast. The strategic beachhead stands about 50 by 100 miles with renewed pressure expected on U S positions along the hinge north of Taegu.
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Tokyo
Naktong River
Eighth Army
Naktong
Korea
Taegu
Pusan
Mobilization plans may shift to speed combat troops
The article reports that Korean Red Army gains prompt revision of U S mobilization to field more combat ready troops sooner. Pentagon officials say National Guard mobilization may lag until late fall or winter, due to training facilities and fortifying four guard divisions already in line. Officials stress defense needs on the Korean front, replacements for killed and wounded, and possible draft-law amendments to enlarge the induction pool.
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Washington
Red Army
Pentagon
Naktong River
United States
Korea
Hail Storm Strikes Butte With High Winds
Heavy hail and winds up to 63 mph battered Butte on Saturday afternoon damaging trees and gardens. At the airport observers logged 50 mph at 3:30 pm, peaking an hour later as shoppers sought cover and gardens suffered leaf loss and broken branches before clearing skies after the rain.
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Butte
Helena Hit by Seven Minute Hail Storm
Helena suffered a seven minute hailstorm late Saturday with stones as large as ice cubes injuring crops and gardens around the city.
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Helena
U.P
Montana
Koreans Used as Shields by Reds in Korea Front
Maj. Gen. Hobart Gay says North Korean tactics deploy South Korean civilians with sharpened sticks as the first wave of attack to suffer the heaviest hits. He compares the method to Napoleon front-line green troops followed by veterans and officers who order retreats. The First Cavalry reports the attacks are relentless and robot-like, with varied uniforms and no Japanese Banzai charges.
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United States First Cavalry Division
Korea
U.P
Hobart Gay
Gay
Napoleon
First Cavalry
Western Europe Fears Soviet Army Could Take Continent at Any Time
Western Europe fears a Soviet march on the continent and questions America’s ability to defend Europe. Anxiety grows as reports of strong American air power contrast with perceived weakness on land. European morale sinks after Korea and doubts persist about a successful allied liberation.
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Western Europe
Berlin
Western
Europe
Korea
United States
Kremlin
Spain
British Isles
Milan
Marseille
Verdun
Red Army
North Korea
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