Yanks Cut Loose First Big Attack Marines and Infantry Launch Assault on Front
Senators from both parties foresee the November vote turning on public reaction to the Korean War and its home-front effects. They expect campaigns to spotlight anti Communism, military readiness, and administration policies as the war drives the election storyline.
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Washington
GOP
McMahon
D-Conn
Senate House Atomic Committee
Taft
Ohio
Myers
D-Pa
Pennsylvania
Marine Pilots Blast Korea Plants in Day of Fierce Air War
American F51 Mustangs and F80 jets strafed and rocket-bombed Communist targets in southern Korea to support the ground offensive. Mustangs destroyed nine Red planes in a Sunday surprise raid in northern Korea, with two Mustangs lost. British naval guns and Marine Corsairs supported bombardments at Inchon, destroying a tank and truck plant and knocking out tanks and trucks bearing US markings. Naval task force planes flew 212 sorties in the busiest day of the war.
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Tokyo
United States
Korea
United States Marine
Inchon
Seoul
Milton Marmor
Johnson calls for swift wage price controls and high excess profits tax
In Washington on August 6 Senator Lyndon Johnson urged rapid passage of wage price and manpower controls along with a stiff excess profits tax to fight inflation. He warned inflation could undermine democracy as House and Senate committees push bills, while Truman seeks broader tax increases and defense production loans.
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Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Dtexas
Johnson
House
House Banking Committee
Truman
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Joe Stalin
South Korea
George
Dga
Tragedy at Fairfield-Suisun B-29 Crash Kills 17
A B 29 bomber crashed near a trailer camp at Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base California. Fifteen to twenty people were killed and many injured when 500 pound demolition bombs and eight thousand gallons of gasoline exploded after the crash. The base commander reported multiple deaths among crew and base residents with Brig. Gen. Robert F. Travis among the identified dead.
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Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base
Calif
U.P
Air Force
Wes
Carlos J. Cochrane
Robert F. Travis
George Andrews
Andrews
Bold Step of Statesmanship to Halt World War III Urged
Trygve Lie called for a bold statesmanship act to prevent further descent into another global war. In his fifth annual UN report to the 59 nation General Assembly he warned of serious danger to peace and the world organization. He covered Korea, Red China seating, Soviet boycott, and future steps for deescalation.
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Lie
Trygve Lie
General Assembly
Russia
Security Council
Red China
North Korea
United Nations
Korea
United States
China
McCarthy Attacks Tydings Over Communist Charges
Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy renewed his charge that the State department harbors Communists and called Senator Tydings a Truman administration lap dog. He vowed to continue a bare knuckle fight to expose Communists as long as he serves in the Senate.
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Milwaukee
McCarthy
Wis
Tydings
D-Md
Truman
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations
State Department
Lodge
R-Mass
Wisconsin Retail Foods Association
Senator McMahon
D-Conn
Congress
Butte Weather Forecast Monday Clear to Partly Cloudy
Weather notes for Butte expect clear to partly cloudy conditions Monday with a slight warmup. Minimum around 65 and maximum near 72 Monday afternoon. Airport readings show 66 high and 46 low. Montana west of Divide partly cloudy with scattered showers or storms north and little temperature change. highs 65 to 75. East of Divide partly cloudy with afternoon showers or thunderstorms, cooler in the northeast. highs 65 to 75 north and 70 to 80 south.
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School of Mines
Montana
Divide
Adviser to President Harriman Talks with MacArthur in Tokyo
W Averell Harriman special adviser to President Truman met Gen MacArthur in Tokyo to discuss the Far East position. A reliable source says MacArthur will stress readiness to meet Communist challenge anywhere in Asia as in Korea. Harriman aims to ensure U S moves against Communism do not weaken political standing in Asia.
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Tokyo
U.P
W. Averell Harriman
Truman
MacArthur
Far East
United States
Asia
Korea
Harriman
Washington
Formosa
Fighting Flare In Macassar Amid Indonesian Dutch Clash
In Macassar emergency fighting between Indonesian federal troops and former Royal Netherlands Indies Army men sparks deaths. Dutch Maj. Gen Scheffelaer and Col. Kawilarang plan to intervene as both sides urge an immediate ceasefire to end senseless bloodshed.
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Jakarta
Macassar
Celebes
Sultan Hamengku Buwono
United States of Indonesia
Amboina
Indonesia
Scheffelaer
Kawilarang
Simatupang
Royal Netherlands Indies Army
Chinese Air Force Destroys 30 Large Junk Craft
The Chinese Nationalist air force reported destroying 30 large junks and over 100 smaller craft in Sunday raids on Communist shipping near Quemoy. Attacks used bombers and fighters with rockets, targeting 800 vessels gathered near the nationalist outpost island off the mainland. all aircrews returned safely despite anti aircraft fire.
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Taipei
Formosa
Quemoy Island
Quemoy
Pressure on Mindszenty aides feared in Hungary
Wiener Zeitung reports Hungarian Communist pressure rising on aides and deputies of imprisoned Cardinal Mindszenty and fears of arrest of several bishops within Catholic circles.
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Vienna
Wiener Zeitung
Cardinal Mindszenty
Americans Launch First Korean War Offensive Near Chinju
American forces led by Pershing tanks and combined air naval marine support mounted their first offensive of the Korean War. They pushed toward Chinju, 55 air miles west of Pusan, meeting a Communist counterattack as MacArthur’s HQ said the drive is progressing on schedule. The force includes 6,000 men from the First Marine Brigade, the 35th Regiment of the Army 25th Division, and Hawaii’s Fifth Regimental Combat Team, while North Koreans defend the Naktong river front.
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Tokyo
Pusan
Army
Hawaii
Nations
Naktong River
MacArthur
Pilot's Curiosity Pays Off in Topnotch Targets
Marine Maj. Kenneth L. Reusser of Santa Ana California spied from rooftop level over Inchon while providing air cover for Navy Neptune spotters. He observed a tank and truck assembly and repair center that escaped damage in the naval bombardment despite its size a double check reveals.
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Tokyo
U.P
Kenneth L. Reusser
Santa Ana
Calif
Inchon
Reusser
Fred C. Reusser
Portland
Ore
Seoul
Guadalcanal
Okinawa
Forces Clear Out NK Pockets After Naktong Crossing
American forces battled North Korean troops for a day along the Naktong River near Changnyon as about 800 Reds crossed the river. By daybreak two pockets of roughly 100 fighters remained on the U S side, with air and artillery strikes, including Navy Corsairs, forcing continued cleanup.
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O. H. P. King
United States
Korea
Naktong River
Chirhy
Navy Corsair
24Th Division
Naktong
Changnyon
Pusan
Taegu
FBI Warns Draft Delinquents to Avoid Prison
The FBI warns draftees in New York to comply with the Selective Service Act or risk five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. About 24 percent of New York area draftees did not appear for physical exams, according to FBI special agent Edward Scheidt. Those who made an honest mistake should consult their local draft boards.
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New York
Federal Bureau of Investigation
New York City
Edward Scheidt
FBI New York
American Vessel Fired On Near Hong Kong Harbor
Five small shells were fired at the American freighter Steel Rover near the entrance to Hong Kong harbor. The hull suffered minor splinter damage above the waterline, but no repairs were needed. The ship, carrying jeeps and trailers bound for Saigon, paused in Hong Kong and will resume its voyage Monday.
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong Harbor
Gilman and Company
Isthmian Line
Steel Rover
Saigon
Indo-China
Butte Airport Bids to Be Opened Soon
The Civil Aeronautics Administration announced bids to repair five Montana airports will be opened later this month or in September. Missoula bids open Aug 25, Havre late August, Bozeman and Butte late August, Great Falls early September.
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Helena
U.P
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Montana
Missoula
Havre
Bozeman
Butte
Great Falls
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