North Koreans use Russian munitions, U N reports
U S military spokesman says evidence shows North Koreans are using newly manufactured munitions from Russia. The report comes as a UN commission notes a land mine killed an Indian delegate and two British journalists in Korea, with other unrest cited in Brussels and St Louis bus strikes.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Lake Success
N. Y
U.P
United Nations Commission
Korea
Waegwan
U. N
Heavy fighting on southern front to protect Pusan port
American troops pressed the south central front to shield Pusan as two road blocks hinder supply lines. General MacArthur reported Reds crossing the Naktong and threatening Chinju while Marines moved toward Sachon and Pohang's airfield faced a potential assault.
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Tokyo
Pusan
Douglas MacArthur
Mirwang
Taegu
Chinju
Eighth Army
Korea
Tucson
Sachon
Hadong
Pohang
Tucson Man Bound Over for Grinnell Slaying
Harold T. Lantz 28 of Tucson bound over to Cochise County Superior Court on a first degree murder charge for the rape slaying of 68 year old Adalla Park of Grinnell Iowa in a Southern Pacific streamliner near Douglas. Dr. Carl W. Ahl Sheriff I V Pruitt and Police Chief Percy Bowden testified at the preliminary hearing. Lantz claimed no preferred counsel ahead of his case. He was returned to the county jail in Bisbee after the hearing.
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Douglas
Harold T. Lantz
Tucson
Superior Court
Justice of the Peace O. A. Ash
Lantz
I. V. Pruitt
Percy Bowden
Sky Yor
Cochise County
Bisbee
Bridges Loses Support in CIO Longshore Union
San Francisco Aug 12. Harry Bridges faces mounting opposition as Local 10 and the ILWU vote to resign him from leadership. A Coos Bay caucus will test strength with delegates from Pacific coast states Hawaii and British Columbia, amid calls to sever ties with the World Federation of Trade Unions.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
CIO Longshoremen’s
San Francisco Examiner
Bridges
International Longshoremen’s & Warehousemen’s Union
ILWU
Mipgiit
Maritime Federation of the World
Maritime Federation
U. S
Korea
World Federation of Trade Unions
Walter Bell
Coosbay
Ore
Pacific
British Columbia
Hawaii
Henry Schmidt
San Francisco Cio Council
National Cio
Coos Bay
Union
Rainfall Above Normal Hits Tucson Area
Rain totals reach .31 inches boosting year to date to 7.49 inches well above the 6.71 inch average. Highways faced closures near Mescalwash with a four hour detour and buses and one airline delayed as storms moved through. Hail pelted Indian School and Valley roads as temperatures ranged 69 to 97 degrees. The forecast calls for scattered thundershowers through the weekend with a slight rise in heat.
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Mescalwash
Tucson
Old Pueblo
Indian School
Valley Roads
Registrations Hit New Peak for Pima County Primary
Preliminary figures from the Pima County recorder show total registrations rising toward 50,000 for the upcoming primary. A 5 pm partial total lists 49,779 with about 1,000 late registrations pending, most being precinct changes rather than new voters. The Democratic share remains above three to one with 37,609 followed by Republicans at 10,884 and nonpartisans at 802. The 1948 general total of 45,736 has been surpassed by over 4,000. Democrats gained almost all new registrations, Republicans only 190 of the 4,000 rebulated.
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Pima County
Recorder's Office
Pima
First Hump-Jumper Draws Fine Of $5
The first hump-jump violation occurs as Robert L. Liska is fined five dollars or five days in jail for crossing the elevated lane divider on Fast Speedway near Catalina Avenue. Highway Patrolman Ward and Justice of the Peace Howsare enforce the new traffic rule.
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Country Club
Swan
Robert L. Liska
32Nd St
Catalina Avenue
William T. Ward
Justice of the Peace
James M. Howsare
Liska
Kelly's Boys Behind Front Lines Raise China Sea?
U.P. dispatch from Taegu Korea profiles First Lt. Paul J. Kelly 22 of Grafton W Va and his unit the Fifth Cavalry Regiment intelligence and reconnaissance platoon. About 25 Americans and South Koreans plus two pistol packing Korean women operate behind enemy lines as scouts, spies and cooks noting their bold patrols and rough adventures.
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Taegu
Korea
U.P
Kelly
Paul J. Kelly
Grafton
W. Va
First Cavalry Division
Fifth Cavalry Regiment
Corp
Carlton L. la Bombard
Nashua
N. H
Congress Orders Contempt Action For 56 Witnesses
The House referred 56 witnesses to U S district attorneys for possible contempt prosecutions for defying the Un American Activities Committee. Honolulu and Washington prosecutors will decide if cases go before grand juries. Witnesses refused to answer about Communist ties, facing up to one year in jail and a $1000 fine if indicted.
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Washington
House
U. S
un-American Activities Committee
Honolulu
Capitol Hill
Congress
UN- American Activities Committee
Hawaii
Communist Party
Louise Branston Berman
New York
Abraham Rosenberg
San Francisco
Berman
Steve Nelson
Western Pennsylvania
Nelson
University of California Radiation Laboratory
New York squeaks past Phillies in 11 innings
S Jones and Kramer pitched for New York with Koslo taking the win and Konstanty earning a hold as Thomson homered for the Yankees in a 4 to 3 eleven inning win over Philadelphia. In the nightcap Chicago defeated Pittsburgh 7 to 1 as Parko and Rush hit homers and MacDonald took the loss.
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S. Jones
Kramer
Koslo
Westrum
Roberts
Konstanty
Seminick
Lopata
New York—Thomson
Philadelphia and New York Clash in Bizarre Lineup
A fragmented score-like snippet shows Scheib and Shantz for Philadelphia facing New York with Tipton Reynolds and Berra. Mentions Woodling as L P for New York and Scheib as pitcher. The text hints at a baseball game lineup or box score with irregular numerals.
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Scheib
Shantz
Tipton
Reynolds
Berra
HHRS
Philadelphia
New York
Woodling
Bomb Center Near Russians
A report by Frank Tremaine describes a bombing center operation near Russian fronts. The piece notes strategic positioning and ongoing aerial activity with emphasis on military movements and regional impact.
State Levy To Increase Taxes State Levy To Increase Taxes
The Arizona state tax commission set the 1950-51 tax rate at $1.55 per $100 valuation and a combined tentative rate of $12.27 for Tucson area residents, higher than last year. The state rate finances about $30.3 million with deficits covered by other revenues. local rates vary by district. Also reports describe a major B-29 attack on Rashin North Korea near Vladivostok, plus county budget actions and public comments deadlines.
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Arizona State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Tucson
Amphitheater
Pima County
Board of Supervisors
John Masefield Healthy After Appendectomy
Oxford England August 12 John Masefield Britain's 72 year old poet laureate is progressing favorably after an operation Wednesday for appendicitis, it was announced today.
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Oxford
Eng
John Masefield
Britain
Index Phoenix Reports Unsolved Murder Case Page Four
The paper notes an unsolved murder case in Index Phoenix with details limited to the brief mention on page four alongside other updates. No further facts are provided in the visible fragments.
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Phoenix
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Bulletins
Brussels
Belgium
Prince Baudouin
ST. Louis
London
Elizabeth
Prince Charles
Earnest Hoberecht
First Cavalry
Naktong River
Naktong
Songdong
Walton H. Walker
24Th Division
Volga
Stalingrad
Fay Kinney
Owego
Kinney
Jim
By Gene Symonds
Radiation Laboratory
David Joseph Bohm
Giovanni Rossie Lomanitz
Irving David Fox
Clarence Miskey
University of Chicago
United Electrical Workers
James J. Matles
Julius Emspak
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Rush
Owen
MacDonald
Pierre
Mueller
Parko
By Frank Tremaine
Rashin
North Korea
Far East
Soviet Union
Vladivostock
Najin-Bong
Japan
Okinawa
Seoul
Jack H. Moore
Lubbock
Tex
Moore
Louis N. Murphy
Melvin Cecil Hedges
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