United Nations urged speed in Korea troop buildup
The United States urged rapid strengthening of ground forces and faster dispatch of existing units to the Korean battle area. Warren R. Austin presented the report to the United Nations Security Council noting urgency and unified command under General MacArthur. Malik called a closed meeting before the public session as debates continued on Korea operations and India’s Little Six peace plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United
United States
Korea
Russia
Jakob Raialik
Austin
U. S
Warren R. Austin
United Nations
Ing
Malik
United Nations Security Council
Douglas MacArthur
India
Embargo on Russian Crabmeat Ties Up Cargo in Ports
New York and Boston longshoremen refuse to unload Russian shipments prompting an embargo on all Soviet goods. A Cunard liner Parthia cargo valued at 250000 dollars remains aboard as unions pledge not to handle any Soviet shipments. British seafood trade with Russia involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW YO
United States
Boston
New York City
Cunard
Parthia
Russia
AFL
U. 8 Lines
New Vork
But &A Company
Unite States Lines
Soviet Russia
U. S. Lines
England
Yard Party at Bethel Methodist Church Timber Ridge
A community yard party will be held at Bethel Methodist Church on Timber Ridge in Trone Virginia on August 19 beginning at 5 PM local time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Methodist Church
Timber Ridge
Trone
Virginia
Compromise Sought to curb Reds and mobilization bill
Senate Republicans propose to sever the anti Communist rider from the economic controls bill in exchange for a Democratic promise to bring it up later for separate action. Mundt and Ferguson urge a flat pledge from Democrats while Lucas is away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Larrowsmith
Washington
Senate
Mundt
R-Sd
Ferguson
R-Mich
Maybank
D-Sc
Lucas
D-Ill
Illinois
Senate Democrats
Mundt-Ferguson
Gas Franchise Terms Unsettled in Winchester Plan
Mayor M B Clowe Jr says terms for a Winchester natural gas franchise are being worked out and should go to council for advertising at the September meeting. Shenandoah Gas Co of Lynchburg seeks a $2.3 million 49 mile line from Cedarville Va toward Northern Virginia and West Virginia to link with Virginia Transmission Corp and serve Front Royal Winchester Martinsburg.
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Winchester
M. B. Clowe, Jr
Council
Clowe
Shenandoah Ga
Lynchbure
Des Tox
Federal Power Commission
Virginia Gas
Atlantic Seaboard Corporation
Columbia Gas System Inc
FPC
Mystery Ship Starts Discussion Off Canadian Coast
The Royal Canadian Navy said it has no knowledge of a foreign destroyer off the Atlantic coast. The Halifax Chronicle Herald reported a destroyer sighting near Halifax and said the navy was keeping a close watch. The navy noted its Snipe sloop is on courtesy calls and may have been mistaken for an unknown destroyer.
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Halifax
N. S
Royal Canadian Navy
Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Snipe
Riot erupts as two Negro families move into South Side Chicago
South Side in Chicago sees a racial disturbance after two Negro families move into 7224 St. Lawrence Ave. Police seize six white residents, charging five with disorderly conduct and detaining a 12 year old girl for juvenile authorities. Police use 44 vehicles and 200 officers to restore order as darkened streets and sporadic disturbances continue.
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Chicago
St. Lawrence Ave
U S Airmen Deploy New Type Rocket in Korea
Tokyo dispatch reports U S airmen began using a new 612 inch antitank rocket to destroy Russian tanks in Korea. General MacArthur's headquarters announced the weapon entered service in record time after Lt General Hoyt S. Vandenberg ordered rapid production four weeks earlier. Naval ordnance station at Inyokern California produced the larger rocket, with use in Korea occurring in under a month.
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Tokyo
Korea
Senator Wiley Urges Unified Push to Keep China Reds Out of Korea
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin called for an all-out diplomatic effort to prevent Chinese Communist forces from joining the Korea crisis. He warned that a wider war would drain manpower, arms, and economic strength and urged use of allies in the Philippines, India, and China to avert a regional race war. He criticized the Truman Administration for lack of military prep and defense planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver DE Wolf
Washington
Wiley
R-Wis
Asia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Philippines
India
China
Korea
Southeast Asia
Truman
Seventh Fleet
Formosa
Senate
Wherry
Nebraska
State Acheson
Acheson
Congress
Officials Believe Russia Will Grab Northern Korea
Washington officials say Moscow and Beijing may plan to seize Northern Korea above the 38th parallel rather than allow a U N victory in the south. The outlook notes potential joint action by the Soviets and Chinese and questions how the U N would respond if Russia occupies the north or drives toward Formosa.
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Washington
Russia
North Korea
U. N
Soviet Union
China
V. M. Molotov
Peiping
Mao Tse Tung
Molotov
Korea
Formosa
U. S
South
Red
South Korea
Far East
British Ship In Gun Duel Near Hong Kong
The British destroyer Concord and Chinese shore batteries dueled for about 30 minutes near Hong Kong. The battle involved batteries on Taitami Puntin and Lingting islands with minimal damage and one minor casualty on the Concord.
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Hong Kong
Concord
Whitesand Bay
Lingting Island
Taitami
Puntin
Lingting
Royal Navy
War News At a Glance From the AP
North Koreans press a surprise three division advance miles north of the capital as B 29 raids loom. Marines seize part of Slaughterhouse Hill as 24th Division attacks. Big B 29 strike area near Naktong not yet assessed while Reds counter with some ground assaults. U S 25th Division digs in behind wire on Chinju front after Marines depart. Enemy main effort may shift northeast as South Koreans evacuate by sea north of Pohang and south of Yongdok. 32 more American prisoners with hands tied found shot dead. British destroyer duels with Chinese Communist island batteries.
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Associated Press
Taegu
Changnyong
AIR War
Naktong
U. S
U. S. 25Th Division
Chinju
Pohang
Yongdok
0. S. First Cavalry
Hong Kong
24Th Infantry Division
Naktong River
Changhyong
Changinyong
U. S. 26Th Infantry Division
Masan
Pusan
AP Beth
MacBeth
Ong
South Korea
Ong Neal
Swinton
25Th Infantry Division
Rail unions call two short line rail strike start next Tuesday
The trainmen and conductors unions announce five day strikes on the Elgin Joliet and Eastern and the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie starting Tuesday at 6 am local time. Directly 5,000 workers would be involved with up to 50,000 idle indirectly. similar five day walkouts at Kentucky and Indiana Terminal Minnesota Transfer and River Terminal terminals affect 3,000. Unions seek 40 hour week for yard service and wage adjustments for train service to reduce gaps with engineers and firemen. Talks on a nationwide settlement have stalled.
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Washington
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern
Chicago
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie
Pittsburgh
Effecoe
Kentucky and Indiana Terminal Railroad
Louisville
Minnesota Transfer Railroad
St. Paul
River Terminal Railroad
Cleveland
Nations
Elgin
Joliet and Eastern
Pittsburgh and
Lake Erie
American seeks broadened Stockholm peace appeal
In Prague an American asks to extend the Stockholm peace appeal to outlaw all aggression. The amendment, prepared by O John Rogge, would ban the atomic bomb and treat the first nation using it as a war criminal. Rogge, VP of the Peace Defenders, filed three resolutions for the movement’s executive committee.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Stockholm
World Defenders of Peace
O. John Rogge
New York
Peace Defenders
United States
North Korea
Yard Party Supper at Opequon Memorial Church
Pried chicken or country ham supper with cakes and pies offered for $1.00. Friday August 18 at 5 30 p m at Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church Kernstown.
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Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church
Kernstown
St. Methodist
Hoover-Kern
Campbell’s
S. Loudoun &T
Senate Committee Approves Tax Boost for Korea War
The Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved President Truman's $5 million tax boost to fund the Korean War and curb communism. The plan raises individual taxes by up to 20 percent for over 50 million filers and adds $1.5 billion from corporations, with full service pay exemptions for those serving in Korea. The measure favors rapid wartime production and contemplates later moves on excess profits, sales, and a national tax.
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Francis LE May
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Truman
America
George
D-Ga
Hill 303 Tragedy Sees 32 U S. Prisoners Slain
Reported at Hill 303 west of Waegwan during the Korean War, 32 American prisoners with hands tied behind their backs were shot by Red Koreans as U S. troops approached. The massacre followed a three day hill fight and came after heavy air raids. Two North Korean prisoners were captured nearby and one identified by a survivor as a killer.
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U. S. First Cavalry
Korea
Waegwan
U. S
Reds
Fifth Cavalry
Cpl
James Melvin Rudd
Salyersville
Rudd
Joint Ee
Roy L. Day, Jr
Paso
Tex
Day
Johnson Defended By His Assistant
Paul F. Griffith assistant secretary of defense said the dollar costs of the Korean fighting would be higher without past efforts to maximize defense per dollar. He defended Secretary Johnson against critics and argued for accelerated military expansion despite cost as beneficial to taxpayers.
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Alexandria
Paul
Griffith
Johnson
Clyde A. Lewis
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lewis
Detroit
United States
Virginia Department of the American Legion
Red Declares North Can't Win in Korea Verse
A North Korean deserter, an assistant company commander and political officer, told MacArthur officials that North Korea cannot win. He described heavy losses for his Sixth Division around Chinju, including 50 to 80 percent casualties and destruction of self-propelled artillery and tanks. He surrendered after being separated in retreat and reading a UN leaflet.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Chinju
United Nations
Local Questions on Sheridan HQ and Fort Loudoun Build Date
Editorial page poses two questions: the location and present ownership of General Sheridan's headquarters, and the construction date and purpose of Fort Loudoun. Answers are sought from readers.
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General Sheridan
Fort Loudoun
Marines Drive Against Koreans in Naktong Bridgehead
North of Taegu heavy fighting erupts as Communist forces push toward the Naktong River barrier. U S Marines and the 24th Infantry Division shift from coastal positions to blunt the assault and hold the river crossing in a battle described as the bloodiest of the war with the 25th Infantry Division advancing to reinforce.
Mystery in Penns Grove disappearances raises questions
In Penns Grove New Jersey a blood stained rowboat a shotgun a partial body skull and a burned cabin are linked to the disappearance of Raymond Livesay 55 and M Derror 38. Police say Livesay and his employee vanished after a fishing party and a cabin fire yielded body parts keys and a gold watch. State and county authorities investigate as locals recall a Virginia connection.
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Penns Grove
N. J
Raymond Levesay
Livesay
M Derror
Thomas Durr
Upper Penns Neck
Joseph Hand
Livesay’s
Salem Creek
Derrow
Virginia
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U.N. Council
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Het & Dress Shop
E. W. Barr
Winchester Cold Storage Packing House
Raymgnker
Stephens City
Madhess
A. A. Bennett
Middle Road
E. M. Rogers
Call
S.C
OIL Heat, Inc
e.C.d
Mystery Ship
U.N
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Hill
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North
Capital
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Akesman
8Th Army
Kun
Campbell
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