Red Koreans Attack Northeast Front Near Pohang
United Nations forces halted the advance as two North Korean columns pierced near Pohang and Kyongju while a Soviet bomber was reportedly downed off Korea. Mud and rain slowed Allied units from Kyongju to Taegu as U S Marines and Second Division troops pushed forward near Yongsan and the Naktong river.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Pohang
Sea of Japan
Kyongju
Yongchon
Taee
Washington
U. S
U. N
Korea
Troyer
State Department
38Th Parallel
Enone
Ongchon
Lee
Pusan
Yongsan
Taegu
Naktong Sich
U. S. 25Th Infantry Division
North Korea
Kasan
Labor Day toll tops 512 deaths nationwide
A Labor Day weekend survey by the Associated Press reports 512 people killed in accidents over 78 hours from Friday 6 p.m. to midnight, with 359 traffic deaths. Virginia shows high violent fatalities. Maryland and nearby states record multiple highway crashes, drownings, and plane accidents. Several named victims and drivers are listed along with accident details and locations in Virginia, Maryland, and nearby counties.
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National Safety Council
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Delaware
Maine
South Dakota
Virginia
Vienna
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Hamilton Maguire, Jr
Washington
Bluemont
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Middleburg
Stephenson
Frederick County
Clarke County
Paris
Here
Federick Love
Hillsboro
Edwin David Forrest
Norristown
Howard Neal-McDaniel
Kearney
N. J
Andrew D. Bogie
Purcellville
Carl Allison
Carl Stanley DeHaven
Lawrence P. Coverstone
Howard Neal McDaniel
Chaarles Vincell
North Fork
Presbyterians Open 163d Virginia Synod Meeting
The Presbyter ian Synod of Virginia opens its 163d annual gathering at Lou doun Street Church with election of a moderator as the main item. Outgoing moderator Rev J A MacLean of Richmond presides as about 40 ministers and elders attend a three day session ending Thursday night.
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Presbyterian Synod of Virginia
Loudoun St. Presbyterian Church
J. A. MacLean
Richmond
A. H. Hollingsworth
N. B. Ethridge
Norfolk
R. L. St. Clair
Staunton
Religious Education Committee
Francis P. Miller
Charlottesville
Mr. Hollingsworth
Roanoke
Paul A. Buckles
Newport News
E. G. Gammon
Richard G. Hutcheson
Jesse R. Hutcheson
Louisa
Charlotte Court House
Old Stone Church
Ben R. Lacy
Union Theological Seminary of
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
U. S
Winchester Presbyterian Church
George Washington Hotel
Winchester Church
T. Russell Cather
Seven Year Old Girl Strangled by Teen in Ravenna
A 17-year-old boy, Donald Overholt, admitted choking Linda Hickman of Knoxville, Tennessee, after she fed grapes to his dog. He tied socks around her neck and strangled her in a clothes closet, claiming she would not stop. Linda was visiting with her mother Marie Hickman.
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Ravenna, O
John Brown
Brown
Donald Overholt
Linda Hickman
Knoxville
Tenn
Overholt
Marie Hickman
Francis Sirk
Linda
Reds Call Stassen a War Criminal in Moscow Gazette
The Literary Gazette in Moscow accused Harold E. Stassen of advocating atomic war and said he will be tried as a war criminal by an international tribunal. It notes his August Washington speech urging Russia be warned of war if communist aggression continues.
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Moscow
Literary Gazette
Harold E. Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
Stassen
Washington
Russia
Urals
Ukraine
Sickness abolished by hormone treatment promises relief
A physician described a chemical approach using hormones cortisone and ACTH to abolish sickness while disease persists. Harvard physician Dr Peter H Forsham noted these hormones relieve rheumatoid arthritis pain and hold broader medical significance.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Chicago
Peter H. Forsham
Harvard
Virginia Five Day Outlook Sees Warm Weekend Rebound
Five day forecast for Virginia from tomorrow through Sunday September 10 calls for temperatures averaging two to five degrees below normal. Cool start but warmer conditions expected over the weekend. Rain possible Friday totaling about a quarter to half inch.
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Virginia
U S Will Know Later in Week How Much Tightening Needed
President Truman faces a spectrum of choices on economic controls and armament pacing. The piece outlines a plan to double armed forces and tighten civilian production while debating total mobilization versus gradual buildup to deter Russia. The author cites private government views on Russia’s readiness and possible strategic reasons for a cautious approach.
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U.S
James Marlow
Washington
Truman
Congress
Armanent
Russia
Negro to Be Admitted to Virginia Law School
The Fourth Circuit in a decree directed the University of Virginia to admit a Negro attorney to its Graduate School of Law. The injunction extends to all Negroes similarly situated and to the entire Law Department. Judge Parker noted the shorter decree was sensible and Swanson planned to renew his admission application at the new term opening this month.
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Law School of Virginia University
University of Virginia
Graduate School of Law
Virginia
J. Lindsay Almond, Jr
John J. Parker
Morris A. Soper
U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
John Paul
Almond
Spottswood II
Swanson
Colgate W. Darden, Jr
Almong
Darden
Robinson
Parker
Hurricane Hits Florida Mainland
A tropical hurricane crossed the Gulf coast near Cedar Key, 52 miles southwest of Gainesville, bringing 75 to 80 mph winds at Cedar Key and six to eight foot tides from Clearwater to Sarasota. Ocala inland reported 32 mph winds with gusts to 36 mph, while Gainesville saw lighter winds. Beach areas at Indian Rocks suffered destruction of cottages and buildings as the storm moved inland.
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Miami
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Cedar Keys
Gainesville
Cedar Key
Ocala
Dunelion
Clearwater
Sarasota
Olin Hill
St. Petersburg
Indian Rocks
Strike at GE Atom Lab Affects Schenectady Plant
CIO workers walked out at General Electric's Knolls Laboratory in Schenectady New York despite a government plea to maintain war production. About 400 employees joined the walkout while others remained at work and a broader IUE strike near 23 000 members was paused to permit negotiations in Washington.
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New York
CIO
General Electric Company
Atomic Power Laboratory
Schenectady
N. Y
Knolls Laboratory
Atomic Energy Commission
Alplaus
IUE
Washington
Fitchburg
Mass
Cyrus Ching
Federal Mediation Service
Army Calls 70 000 For November Draft
The Army requests 10 000 draftees for November boosting total to 170 000. Navy and Air Force show no November draft. Draft targets age 19 to 25, with boards calling older men first. Advocacy grows for broader draft by next June and possible age increase to 35 for January review.
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Army
Washington
Defense Department
Navy
Air Force
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
U S Said Strong At Time of Attack
Brig Gen Louis H Renfrow said U S armed strength at the time of Korea attack was greater than since World War II demobilization. He dismissed claims Johnson weakened the nation as misrepresentation and labeled critics as Monday morning quarterbacks. Renfrow cited defense gains after demobilization and praised Forrestal.
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Kansas City
Louis H. Renfrow
Johnson
U.S
Korea
Renfrew
Washington
Defense Department
Taurillo
Tauriello
Truman
Paul Griffith
Johnson City
N. Y
Renfrow
Missouri American Legion
James V. Forrestal
Ladies Commercial Bowling League
Virginia R. Leach
Willow Lawn
13 Die In Utica Airliner Crash
A DC-3 charter carrying 13 people crashed after takeoff from Oneida County Airport and burned in a pasture near Utica New York. Witnesses said the plane hit trees two minutes after liftoff, with five family members and three crew among the dead. ten injured were hospitalized.
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Utica
N. Y
Oneida County
Newark
N. J
Harold Carter
Freeville
Charles Johnston
Drake Hill
Staten Island
Johnston
Robert Hesler
Symington Warns of Communist World Domination
W Stuart Symington, head of the National Security Resources Board, told the AFL Labor's League for Political Education dinner that the Soviets are expanding their army navy air power and atomic arsenal. He warned that in many major nations the Communists maintain a trained militant minority ready to exploit democratic tolerance and trigger sabotage in a future war.
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Chicago
Russia
W. Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
U. S
Labor
League For Political Education
AFL
Symington
Nurses Graduation Set for Tomorrow at Winchester Hospital
Four Winchester and three Frederick County girls join graduates from the Winchester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing class of 18 to receive diplomas and pins at 8 p m tomorrow in Christ Episcopal Church. The invocation will be by Rev William Hankel with address by Pearl McIver on Nursing at the Midcentury.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Winchester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Christ Episcopal Church
Colleen Fravel Bailey
Helen Dolores Jagiello
Mary J. Miller
Helen Louise Whitacre
Preder Ee Hazel Lincoln Sager
Rosemarie
Stephens City
Billie Ann Burns
Stanley
Helen Jane Crim
Bunker Hill
Public Views Beauty Contestants in Atlantic City Parade
Atlantic City presents 54 Miss America contestants in a board walk parade as photographers film bathing suit previews at Haddon Hall Hotel. Contestants model swimsuits and gowns and vie for a top 15 before Saturday night final based on poise personality beauty and talent.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Haddon Hall Hotel
Confederate Veterans Camp organized at Berryville
The J. E. B. Stuart Camp of Confederate Veterans organized in Berryville on August 12, 1891. The article asks who was made commander. It also asks which Winchester resident served in the Congress of the Confederate States of America and when.
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J. E. B. Stuart
Berryville
Winchester
Congress of the Confederate State of America
Congress May Go Home in 10 Days
Congress may adjourn within ten days to return after the November elections to tackle Korea war related issues. President Truman likely to seek more military funds by January and draft changes to reach 3,000,000 troops. Leaders seek action on an anti subversives bill and Congress has approved large emergency military funds and a tax increase.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
House
Senate
Clearbrook Presbyterian Church
Northern Virginia Power Co
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Elizabeth Jarrell
Tennessee
Love
Allison
Bogle
Virginia District Synod
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