Sobell Arrested In Laredo In Spy Ring Probe
Morton Sobell 33, a former U S Navy contractor, was arrested in Laredo Texas on charges of passing defense secrets to Russia. He faces possible death penalty as part of a ring including Julius Rosenberg and David Greenglass with ties to Klaus Fuchs. Sobell fled U S in June and was deported from Mexico back to the United States for arraignment.
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Laredo
Tex
Morton Sobell
Navy
Russia
Webb County
FBI
U.S. Navy
U.S
Frank Y. Hill
Sobell
Mexico
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
Justice Department
New York City
U. S. Navy
General Electric
Schenectady
N.Y
Mexico City
David Greenglass
New York
Greenglass
Los Alamos
N. M
Hoover
Reeves Instrument Co
Julius Rosenberg
Harry Gold
Philadelphia
Klaus Fuchs
U. S
City College of New York
University of Michigan
Washington
Helen Leviter Gurewitz
Arlington, Va
Flushing, N. Y
Red Troops Driven Back From Taegu In Major Korean War Push
U P dispatches report U S and South Korean forces shattered a Communist bridgehead south of Taegu along the Naktong river. American Marines and the 24th Division crushed the pocket as 25th Division units and South Koreans counterattacked, driving Reds back toward the west bank. The city of Taegu and nearby areas saw evacuations as Allied forces regained momentum and recaptured ports along the east coast. The war front signaled one of the era’s notable Allied advances with heavy enemy losses and renewed airfield access at Pohang.
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Tokyo
U.P
U. S
Naktong River
Taegu
Naktong
Pohang
Kigye
Korea
N Bend
Douglas MacArthur
Naktong Ielbow
Unified Press
Robert C. Miller
Tucson
Tengu
Arizona Sees Unemployment Claims Hit New Low
Unemployment compensation claims in Arizona fall to a new low, with Bruce Parkinson noting improved economic conditions. Agricultural employment up 400 from June to July for the first time since July 1946, while mining, construction, transportation, and utilities show gains. 4173 claimants in July, the fewest since November 1948, versus 8250 a year earlier.
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Arizona
Bruce Parkinson
Parkinson
Marines Begin Activating Volunteer Reserve Forces
The Marine Corps announced that all enlisted men of sergeant rank or below in its volunteer reserve both aviation and ground will be ordered to active duty. Plans call for 80 000 volunteers with 50 000 to go by October. Officers in the ground forces will be ordered within days, most under 31, with about 300 aviation officers among the non pilots. Combat orders require Marines to be at least 18.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Fleet Marine Corps Reserve
Papago Tribal Head Appeals to Congress for Rehab Plan
Papago Tribal Council Chairman Thomas A. Segundo urged the House Public Lands Committee to authorize a 10-year $23 million rehabilitation program for the Papago in southern Arizona. He described land as poor, limiting cattle sustenance, and noted low English literacy and reading abilities among about 7,000 Papagos.
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Washington
U.P
Arizona
Congress
Tribal Council
Thomas A. Segundo
House Public Lands Committee
Papago Reservation
Rep
Murdock
D-Ariz
Fear of Railroad Strike Grows Across Nation
Government moves to settle rail labor dispute as trainmen and conductors plan a weekend walkout at major terminals. Joint meeting called by Presidential Assistant Steelman. embargoes and threatened five day walkouts affect Louisville, St Paul, Minneapolis, Cleveland, and other terminals.
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John R. Steelman
CIO United Steelworkers
Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co
AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters
Swift & Co
Brotherhood of
White House
American Association of Railroads
Louisville
Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Railroad
Minneapolis Transfer Railway Co
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Twin Cities
Cleveland
Night Weather Records and Desert Heat Across Regions
Humidity stayed low at 29 percent while temperatures ranged 68 to 103 degrees. If tonight’s low stays above 83 degrees a new record for highest minimum could be set. Thermometer readings showed 116 in California deserts and 113 in Yuma and Phoenix. Thunder showers likely in the mountains. rainfall nationwide remains light except West Plains with 3.45 inches.
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Thermo
Calif
Blythe
Yuma
Phoenix
United States
West Plains
War scare buying fades in far west and other notices
Reports show department store sales in the far west nearly vanish after a week of war scare buying. The Army recalls 570 reserve engineers on involuntary basis. President Truman nominates Joseph Flack as ambassador to Poland. The freighter Russell R. Jones catches fire off Florida, 400 miles out. A hurricane sharpens away from Florida coast and heads toward North Carolina.
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San Francisco
Far West
Federal Reserve Bank
Washington
U.P
Army
Corps of Engineers
Truman
Joseph Flack
Poland
Flack
Costa Rica
John W. Gallman
Grenoble
Miami
Fla
Russell R. Jones
Florida
North Carolina
Senate panel trims federal highway aid bill by 120 million
The senate public works committee, acting with President Truman, reduced the highway aid measure from 620 million to 500 million dollars. Chairman Chavez of New Mexico announced the $120 million cut to the bill.
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Washington
Senate Public Works Committee
Truman
Chavez
D-Nm
Red troops flee after US assault on Naktong bridgehead
United States Marines and infantry won their first full victory in Korea by breaking the North Korean fourth division at the Naktong river line. The shattered remnants fled the smashed bridgehead as American artillery and napalm pounded a ridge, leaving the enemy neutralized and fleeing toward the river.
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Indong
Korea
Waegwan
Republic of Korea First Division
Signal Corps
U. S
Masan
South Korea
Life Magazine
David Douglas Duncan
Robert C. Miller
Naktong River
U.P
Naktong
United States
Wife Of News Broker Dies In Calif Home
Mrs. Amy Glover wife of William H. Glover a West Coast newspaper broker died at her Ventura California home after a long illness funeral services set for tomorrow The report notes a deadly water event with many attempting a 100 yard swim in morose conditions.
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Calif
Ventura
Amy Glover
William H. Glover
West Coast
President Truman wary of direct mail delivery plan
President Truman indicated he does not favor directing the post office to restore twice daily mail in cities. He sidestepped a veto question while noting he will decide if a bill reaches his desk. The measure passed the House with votes to override a veto but faces uncertain fate in the Senate.
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Washington
Truman
Post-Office Department
Donaldson
House
Senate
New Public Schools Switchboard Numbers Announced
Starting Monday morning the Tucson public school system will route all school phones through an in service switchboard at 25892. The new telephone directory lists the number with an evening dial option 31841 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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Tucson Public
Truman Charges Contemptible Attacks Over Korea Policy
President Truman and Sen. Wherry traded sharp accusations over U S Korea war policy with both sides calling the other's stance contemptible Wherry blamed Acheson for policy failures and the White House, while Truman defended the administration and urged bipartisanship Taft and Stennis joined the critique, and John Foster Dulles joined the UN delegation effort.
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Washington
Truman
Sen. Wherry
R-Neb
Congress
White House
Senate
Wherry
Korea
Acheson
Russia
China
Moscow
Republic of
South Korea
Nebraska
United States
Cleveland
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Sen. Stennis
D-Miss
Stennis
Fed
John Foster Dulles
New York
United Nations General Assembly
Dulles
Horned Toads Sought for Chicago Fair Race
Mrs. W. T. Jeffries of the Tucson boys choir seeks eight horned toads for a race during Arizona day festivities at the Chicago fair on August 29. She must also provide training insects such as ants and flies for the toads en route to Chicago.
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W. T. Jeffries
Tucson
Staff Chiefs To Visit Tokyo
Gen. J Lawton Collins and Adm. Forrest P Sherman will fly to Tokyo Saturday to assess needs and observe operations. The trip, described as routine, follows prior chiefs' visits and precedes continued focus on Korean front. No request from Gen. MacArthur prompted the visit.
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Washington
J. Lawton Collins
Forrest P. Sherman
Army
Navy
Tokyo
Gen. MacArthur
Collins
Sherman
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Air Force
Pentagon
Waegwan
Kunwi
Taegu
U S Accepts Turkish Force For Korea
The United States accepted Turkey's offer to send a 4500 man combat force to Korea. The acceptance follows earlier formal acceptances of Thailand and the Philippines offers, with Britain New Zealand and Australia offering ground troops in principle. Talks on timing and deployment are underway in Ankara.
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Washington
United States
Turkey
Korea
State Department
Thailand
Len
Michael J. McDermott
Britain
New Zealand
Australia
McDermott
Ankara
United Nations
Defense
Johnson
Index shows aerial defense near impossible in review
The page 11 note highlights a near impossible aerial defense assessment. The tax series concludes on page 4. Tucson scouts undertake a fishing trip toward Mexico on page 9 with various sections scattered across the paper.
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Tucson
Mexico Way
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Sie
North Korea
United Press
Bulletins
HST
Chicago
Orient
Gabfest
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