Push On Pusan Front Under Heavy Enemy Pressure
MacArthur reports continued fighting along the Korean front as U S forces hold a narrow arc from 20 miles southeast to 11 miles east of Chinju. Two new divisions join Marine and Second Infantry units amid heavy pressure near Pusan and Yongdok while enemy dead rise to about 600 in sectors eight to twenty miles west of Chinju.
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Tokyo
Pusan
Korea
MacArthur
Chinju
Od Rects
Yongdok
North Se
House Junked Mandatory Wage Curb Bill Today
The House voted 172 to 161 to junk the mandatory wage and price curbs bill, starting over on an economic control measure. The action left a stand-by controls bill with powers for the President to requisition materials, grant production loans, and curb credits, subject to amendments for wage price limits.
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Washington
House
Truman
Banking
Congress
Banking Committee
Representate Crawford
R-Mich
Kiwanis Talk on Rationing and European Tour Sparks Meeting
McSherry Lupton spoke to Kiwanis members on life in Britain under rationing of meat eggs and milk. He and his wife toured seven European countries and urged understanding to ease world tensions. The group planned a bloodmobile visit next Tuesday at Presbyterian church aiming for 100 pints.
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Britain
Kiwanis Club
McSherry Lupton
Lupton
Robert Baker
Presbyterian Church
Lupton Orchard Service, Inc
Winslow Porter
F. Amos Shryock
Phill Pot Inn
Phill Pot St
Airline Engineer Convicted on Six Counts of Attempted Murder
John Henry Grant was found guilty by a jury of six counts of attempted murder for placing a gasoline bomb aboard a United Airlines flight. The device exploded prematurely before departure. no one was harmed. Sentencing set for September 5 with a potential 200 years per count.
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Santa Monica
Calif
John Henry Grant
United Airlines
Betty
Marie
Bobby
Grant
Betty Suomela
American Airlines
Miss Suomela
Senate Acts Today On the Money Bill
The Senate moved toward final action on a 34.24 billion money bill after a 10 percent nondefense cut and exemptions for the Marshall plan and UN children’s fund. Taft and Hayden predicted quick completion, with a House-Senate conference to resolve differences.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Hayden
D-Ariz
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Marshall
Economic Cooperation Administration
U. S
United Nations International Children’s
Truman
Bridges
RNH
Byrd
D-Va
Agriculture Department
Strikes halt gas service in Rome amid utilities walkouts
A week of hiccup strikes by Italian gas workers disrupts Rome gas supply. Parliament plans strike regulation ahead of reconvening in September. The daily walkouts run from 10 30 a m to 2 30 p m and leave Ronan households without midday cooking gas.
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Rome
Soviets Sign Peace Petition
Moscow reports 115275940 Soviet citizens age 16 and over signed the Stockholm peace petition to outlaw the atom bomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Stockholm
Fruit Growers Flock To Timber Ridge for Orchard Visit
Nearly 750 to 1,000 fruit growers are expected for the National Fruit Product Company inspection and luncheon at Timber Ridge. Ambergem peaches near harvest will be shown as picking may begin next week in Abst plantings, with initial crop to Timberville for Virginia Canned Food Plant processing. John Scully III will lead operations. Henry S Jenkins and Frank Armstrong Jr will deliver speeches. Stan Johnson will discuss Ambergem cling varieties. The program runs from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a noon chicken lunch, rain or shine.
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National Fruit Product Company
Timber Ridge
Ere
Timberville
Virginia
National Fruit
John Scully III
Winchester
Henrys. Jenkins
Frank Armstrong Jr
L. W. Brown
W. W. Hunt
Carroll R. Miller
Appalachian Apple Service
Stanley Johnson
South Haven
Mich
Leon Havis
Beltsville
A. H. Teske
VPI
White House
Man and Wife Found Beaten and Shot in Chicago Home
Police found the bodies of Andrew Kondos, 55, a railroad freight handler, in a first floor bathroom and his wife Carolina, 51, in the basement of their northwest side Chicago home. Each had multiple gunshots, and a blood stained electric fan motor wrapped in rags was likely used as the weapon.
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Chicago
Andrew Kondos
Carolina
Bank Robbers Hit In Bill Signed by Truman
President Truman signed a bill making it a federal offense to rob a state chartered savings and loan association with federally insured accounts. The measure targets bank robbery across insured thrift institutions and expands federal penalties.
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Truman
Washington
Savings and Loan Association
First Queen of the Apple Blossom Festival
The question asks who served as the inaugural Queen of the Apple Blossom Festival and where Lord Fairfax is buried, directing readers to the Editorial Page for the answers.
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Lord Fairfax
Russia Pushes North Korea Seat in U.N. Security Council
The Soviet Union aims to have North Korea invited to debate Korea at the United Nations Security Council as Malik resumes chairing. Western diplomats anticipate opposition and a potential parliamentary wrangle over seating in the heated session. Panama offers bases and ships and Israel pledges medical aid to U.N. forces under General MacArthur.
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Lake
Russia
North Korea
United Nations
Securiy Council
Jakob A. Malik
Korea
South Korea
John M. Chang
Malik
Chang
United States
China
U.N
U. N
Council
U.S
Warrent R. Austin
Austin
Soviet Union
Gladwyn Jebb
Jean Chauvel
France
U. S
Israel
MacArthur
Five day Virginia weather outlook with warm start
Five day outlook for Virginia from tomorrow through Wednesday August 9 shows showers likely late Monday or Tuesday totaling one to two tenths inch. Weekend remains cool with a warming trend early next week and temperatures near normal for the period.
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Virginia
Plans Completed For Woolen Co. Rites Tomorrow
Plans are set for Virginia Woolen Company 0th anniversary program with officials and employees hosting tours from 9 30 a m to 1 30 p m on East Lane and Kent and Piccadilly Street grounds. U S Senator Byrd will speak with A Willis Robertson and H F Byrd Jr also on the platform.
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Virginia Woolen Company
East Lane
Kent and Piccadilly Street
Winchester Municipal Band
H. Gaylen Strance
United States
A. Willis Robertson
H. F. Byrd, Jr
E. Blackburn Moore
Virginia Woolen
German Smith
L. G. Sjostrom
William H. Hanckel
Christ Episcopal Church
Robert Legge
Robert Snapp
Eugene Russell
John Pelter
M. B. Clowe, Jr
Sjostrom
Two Boys Injured In Route 522 Bicycle Crash
Two boys aged 12 and 15 were injured when their bicycle was struck by a car on Route 522 about 10 miles north of Winchester. They suffered broken legs above the knee and were taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital. The driver, John F. Sheran of Pittsburgh, said the bike appeared from a side road without time to stop. The 1947 Ford sustained about $50 damage.
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Here
Robert DeHaven
Paul Melvin McDonald
Russell Frederick Meadows
Winchester
Hogue Creek Bridge
John F. Sheran
Center Ave
Pittsburgh
Friendship
Winchester Memorial Hospital
DeHaven
Basil McDonald
Far Eastern Decisions May Arise From Tokyo Mission
President Truman sends aide W. Averell Harriman to Tokyo for talks with General MacArthur aided by General Lauris Norstad and Major General Frank Lowe. The mission aims to obtain firsthand Far Eastern conditions and discuss Korea crisis issues likely shaping U N policy. Topics include potential Korea 38th Parallel considerations and a final settlement with United Nations allies.
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Washington
Tokyo
Truman
W. Averell Harriman
Douglas MacArthur
Harriman
Lauris Norstad
Air Force
Frank B. Lowe
MacArthur
38Th Parallel
United Nations
Army to Call 62 000 Reservists for 21 Months
The Army will mobilize 62,000 individual Reservists for 21 months starting September to strengthen National Guard and Organized Reserve units. First 32,000 to camp by Sept 15, rest by mid October. priority given to those with fewer dependents. Most Reservists are World War II veterans.
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Washington
Army
Organized Reserve Corps
National Guard
Organized Reserve
Wythe County Polio Deaths Hit Fourteen in 1950 Toll
Richmond reports two more polio deaths in Wythe County raising the state toll to 21 for the year. A 28-year-old pregnant woman and an 11-year-old white boy from Arlington are identified among the latest cases as Southwest Virginia endures a virulent outbreak with high bulbar and non paralytic polio rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Heath Department
Wythe County
Arington
War Tested Russian Policy Aids North Korea War
Report argues Moscow stockpiled arms before the invasion to sustain a blitz against South Korea. It suggests North Korea’s supply buildup mirrors World War II tactics, delaying action until vast dumps and equipment were ready, anticipating possible U S intervention.
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North Korea
Elton C. Fay
Washington
Russia
Republic of
South Korea
Modern Newspaper Told By Winchester Rotary Speaker
Gordon Baxter, editor of the Winchester Evening Star, described modern newspaper production and the shift to explanatory stories. He cited a new engraving machine for printing plastic engravings and noted readers rely on accurate, timely reporting. Senator Harry F. Bra presidency noted. power outage and substation work announced affecting Middletown and surrounding areas.
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Winchester
George Ington
Gordon Baxter
Winchester Evening Star
Reoent Soan
Baxter
Rotarians
Winchester Star
Socedure
Tarsal ” Wets
Devil at Work in St Joseph Radio Service
Interdenominational revivalist Jack Shuler asked how many heard his program on station KRES. About 50 people raised their hands as Shuler warned that the devil is at work in St Joseph on the air.
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ST. Joseph
Jack Shuler
KRES
Shuler
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