Marines Attack Nak Tong River Bulge With Tanks
U S Marines and the 24th Infantry clash with North Korean forces on the Nak Tong river bulge. Pershing tanks led armor against T-34s, three enemy tanks were knocked out, and Marines advanced toward Masan amid heavy fighting and mounting casualties.
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Robert C. Miller
Naktong River Front
Korea
Naktong River Bulge
Naktong
U. S. 24Th Infantry Division
24Th Division
Two Major Battles Continue Along Naktong River Front
Tokyo dispatch reports about 30,000 tank led Communist forces advancing within 20 miles of Taegu on a 15 mile front. South Korean troops fell back two to three miles as the Allied beachhead near Taegu faced pressure. A MacArthur spokesman called the Taegu setback not a major breakthrough.
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Tucson
John H. Church
24Th
Church
Masan
Chinju
Pusan
Tokyo
U.P
Taegu
Douglas MacArthur
First Tucsonian Wounded In Korea
Pvt. Peter A. Estavillo 19 nephew of R C Samaniego of 616 N Grande Ave is Tucson’s first Korean War casualty. Wounded in both legs while with the third engineer corps in Korea. letter from a Red Cross nurse dated Aug 8 from Japan confirms injuries. Estavillo enlisted 1949 after leaving Mitchell furniture and playing softball.
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Tucson
Daily Citizen Today
Peter A. Estavillo
R. C. Samaniego
N. Grande Ave
Third Engineer Corps
Korea
Red Cross
Estavillo
Japan
Emat Mitchell Furniture Store
Mitchell
Ft. Ord
Calif
Auto Strike Ends Sought At Conference Amid Talks
Federal and state mediators reported progress in settling the Packard Motor Car Co strike as CIO United Auto Workers resumed talks. The walkout began after a wage offer was rejected. Other auto industry labor disputes were settled, while a separate five day token strike plan affected three rail terminals and unions sought broader action.
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Packard Motor Car Co
CIO
United Auto
Packard
United Auto Workers
Detroit
Hudson Motor Car Co
Federal Mogul Corp
CIO Electrical Union
New York
General Electric Co
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
IUE
Quickie Rail Strikes Called On Two Short Lines
Two rail unions announced strikes on the Elgin Joliet and Eastern and the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie railroads beginning next Tuesday with actions lasting until Aug. 26. The walkouts affect about 5000 workers directly and may idle as many as 50000 indirectly.
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Washington
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railroad
Chicago
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad
Pittsburgh
Congress approves GI family pay plan for lower ranks
Senate armed services committee and a House subcommittee back amendments to provide quarters allowances for enlisted men in the three lower grades. Affected pay totals range from 85 to 125 dollars monthly with 40 dollars sent to dependents by the serviceman.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate Armed Services Committee
British destroyer Concord in 30 minute duel near Hong Kong
The Royal Navy destroyer Concord engaged Chinese shore batteries for about 30 minutes near Hong Kong. The clash followed prior exchanges and involved batteries on Taitami Puntin and Lingting islands, with one minor casualty reported and no damage to the Concord.
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Hong Kong
Concord
Whitesaw Bay
Lingting
Taitami
Puntin
Royal Navy
H.M.S. Concord
Nists
London
Consort
Black Swan
Amethyst
Yangtze River
Steel Rover
Hangsang
Pleasantville
Congress Eyes Quick Adjournment Before Labor Day
Senators and House leaders push to wind up major business by Sept. 2 ahead of Labor Day. Senate leaders Myers and Taft with Wherry back the plan to adjourn or recess in early September to allow lawmakers to campaign, with Republicans coordinating a fast finish.
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Washington
Congress
Sen. Myers
D-Pa
Senate
Wherry
Nebraska
Taft
Ohio
Korea
House
GOP
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Block Action On State Bill
Washington Aug 17 Congress news item says Rep John R Murdock canceled plans to call up a bill to authorize the Central Arizona project due to subcommittee quorum issues. The panel will reconvene and Murdock aims to bring the measure up before session end for a vote.
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Washington
John R. Murdock
House Irrigation
Central Arizona
Murdock
Congress
National League Scores Rally as Dodgers, Giants Split
Cincinnati loses 16 to 2 to Chicago after a rough start. Raffensberger, Pramesa and relievers give up 16 Chicago runs. Brooklyn defeats New York 8 to 6 behind Newcombe and Branca. Hodges and others homer for Brooklyn. Newcombe credited with the win.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Raffensberger
Pramesa
Howell
Rush
Owen
Brooklyn
New York
Newcombe
Branca
Roe
Campanella
Jones
Hartung
Kennedy
Spencer
Jansen
Calderone
Hodges
Hermanski
Cox
Prisoner Captured After Mass Killing On Hill 303 Korea
FIRST CAVALRY DIVISION HEADQUARTERS, Korea Aug 17. North Korean lieutenant accused of ordering the murder of 26 American prisoners is captured by American troops on bloody hill 303 northwest of Taegu. Five survivors testify to the massacre as the enemy forces mowed down bound captives with Tommy guns and shot those still alive. The prisoner is sent to Eighth Army headquarters for higher echelon handling.
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Uo. S. Sth
Korea
Taegu
Naktong
Waegwan
First Cavalry Division
Eighth Army
Hill 303
U.S
U. S
Foroe
Americans Capture Hill 303 for Second Time
In Korea on August 17 American infantry of the First Cavalry Division regained Hill 303 for the second time in 24 hours. Soldiers pressed through muddy paddies and through the dead to occupy the peak overlooking the Naktong river sector, after a series of back and forth captures and losses in the prior nights combat.
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Korea
Hill 303
Waegwan
Naktong River
First Cavalry
Storm Heads Toward Miami As Hurricane Grows
A king sized hurricane with 140 mph winds moves west across the Atlantic toward Florida's gold coast. 600 miles east of Miami at 4:30 am it stretches 130 miles of ocean and could slow as it nears the Bahamas. Navy planes will assess the storm while authorities warn shipping and Bahamas residents to stay alert.
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Miami
Fila
Atlantic
Gold Coast
Florida
Navy
Miami Weather Bureau
Bahamas
Weather Bureau
Nassau
Days Of 100 Back In City
Temperatures ran high with 100 degrees in the city and 111 in Phoenix while Yuma hit 115, the nation’s top mark. Great Plains Montana cooled to 56 as a cold air mass slid through the north. Temperatures were about 10 degrees below normal for August with a dry forecast and only scattered clouds tonight and tomorrow.
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Phoenix
Yuma
Great Plains
Mont
North Plain
Daniel Boone Fined for Out of Season Rabbit Shooting
Saint John Indiana August 17. A man named Daniel Boone was fined 25 dollars and had his gun seized for shooting a rabbit out of season. The item reads as a humorous local note about a public fine tied to a shoot temptation.
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Saint John
Ind
Daniel Boone
Fragmentary newspaper page items and sections listed
A scan of a newspaper page shows fragmentary references to sections and page numbers. Mentions include youth editorials, Patricia Murphy leaving hospital for Comstock home, society notes, editorials, sports pages, financials, state news, and a war map.
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Patricia Murphy
Comstock
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Capital
U. First Cavalry
7Th Fleet
Korean
Associated Press
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Brotherhood of Railroad
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Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Railroad
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River Terminal Railroad
Cleveland
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Wasserman
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