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US infantry and marines ordered to step up attack toward Chinju; US attack and N Korean flank movement on S front described
NYC plans enrollment of 40,000 aux police; Wallander comments; NY Army Advisory Com conf on plans; Maj Gen Adler to appt liaison subcom
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WITH THE UNITED STATES FORCES, on the Southern Korean Front, Tuesday, Aug. 8--United States infantry and marines received new orders Tuesday morning to put more steam into the first big United States attack of the Korean war, punching toward Chinju.
Govt impounds mil equipment sold to private interests as surplus property
1950Willie Hall, American drummer and producer[†]
Willie Clarence Hall is an American drummer best known for his work with Isaac Hayes and as a member of the Blues Brothers band.
1950Ken Kutaragi, Japanese businessman, created PlayStation[†]
Ken Kutaragi is a Japanese engineering technologist and businessman, currently president and CEO of Cyber AI Entertainment. Formerly the chairman and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE), the video game division of Sony, Kutaragi is known as "The Father of the PlayStation" having overseen the development of the original console and its successors and spinoffs until departing the company in 2007, shortly after the PlayStation 3 was released.
1950Fergus McMaster, Australian businessman, founded Qantas (born 1879)[†]
Sir Fergus McMaster was an Australian businessman and aviation pioneer. He was one of the three founders of the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited, the airline company that became commonly known by its acronym, Qantas.
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]