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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Is n Diego woman swims to Channel record Shirley May hauled out of 2d try by Robert Musel 8 31yearold califor woman broke Gertrude european edition the stars and anniversary the armed forces information and education division is marking its 7th anniversary a Story tracing its record is on Page unofficial publication of occupation forces in Europe volume number 113 5 cents a a month August 1950 24yearold record Jafor swimming the English today while heart Jfe broken and hysterical Shirley France was dragged those Tricky Waters in of Florence a former i professional swimmer from san stroked methodically across 21 Miles from France to the of Dover in 13 hours 20 if x misery broke by an hour and 19 Fol Hiles the women Speed Mark 1 in 1926 by the Stocky miss whose 14hour and 39 first Ever by her Fame but no Elf was a Day of Triumph and daughter for miss Chadwick who told w Dlugo that i she had More to o u b 1 e climbing ashore Over the Moss overed rocks at margarets Lay than she did in swimming a Jib fee but it was a Day of misery and of frustration for the fall High school who had hoped to become the youngest person Ever to swim the will be 18 this Friday and her s 071 Page 1 Tux tories offer Tew Pool plan i 8 Vinston Church ills British con defying the labor gov hmm ends delaying today entered Frances Schuman plan pooling Europe coat and steel 3th an alternate project to place control of the industries in the Isof the Council of British proposal acknowledged its debt to the Schuman plan its initiative iut turned Down French idea for setting up a new Assembly and High Iio Rity for administering the Pool he British to be need to the consultative Assembly detailed to the press in a con Arence by Church ills chief lieu Harold conservatives proposed that on Page 4 to recruit brigade for Paw 8 Bister Louis Laurent an Loday that Canada will Uii a special brigade of infantry supporting arms for service n if Aid thai the brigade would be a Thabta for service in Korea As Kjof the United nations forces be most effectively used m Way when it is for of the brigade in Korea i be subject to parliamentary it was stated in author that such a brigade a comprise to wild take least six months yank attack gains six hatters red Pusan attempt Jav Truman asks Security Laws sees red peril within 8 resident Truman asked Congress for a lighter espionage Law and other internal Security legis Truman said additional anti sabotage and Security legislation is needed because communist imperialism seeks to weaken and overthrow the free nations by working within their in a the pres ident asked Congress to be wary of any action limiting personal j but he said the Bill of rights was not intended to prevent the government from maintaining our nations integrity against subversion or 3year limit president Truman specifically recommended that Congress what be called defects in the present by lengthening the present three year limit in which peacetime espionage can be prosecuted persons who have received from a foreign government or foreign apolitical in espionage or subversive tactics to Register under the for eign agents him broader authority to establish Security regulations for protecting military bases and other National defense legislation permitting the attorney general to supervise aliens subject to deportation and to require under Sanction of criminal to report their whereabouts and activities at Reg ular intervals in Many cases aliens under deportation orders cannot be deported because no other country will accept head of task Force Kean for Elizabeth 8 moved House residence Elizabeth maj Gen William Kean commander of Force Kean that is spearheading the United nations offensive against the communists in confers with maj Dean of the air Kean is commander of the 25th inf gis Battle foe on East Side of Paktong 9 wednes Day troops drove six Miles ahead on the South coast of Korea yester but that Advance was countered by a communist breakthrough in strength at three Points along the Nak Tong River defense the offensive on the South coast also was a three pronged Only one of its 35th army regimental combat making much As the marines and another army outfit were slowed Down by red artillery and machine gun but the attack by task Force Kean apparently had right in the face of a similar attack the North koreans and had stopped cold the threat to the port of the 35th had driven 10 Miles of the big communist base on the South across River weather forecast maximum scattered Thun 88 m u 1st i c h partly scattered so 78 scattered 79 scattered 82 weather Central belgians plan to up defense on tidy 8 or Jean Duvie Sart told parliament today Belgium would increase its defense budget this year by Devi Dusart said the belgian action was this country answer to the request to Atlantic pact nations to build up their the increase is subject to parliamentary Belgium s military budget now is the increase will up the percent age of belgian defense expenses from per cent to per cent of the country budget of Devi Dusart Belgium decision cannot hide the necessity of realigning our economic and financial we do not doubt the country will understand the importance and urgency of these a manager quits in clash 8 president Truman accepted the res ignation of Carroll Wilson As general manager of the atomic Energy commission today in the Wake of a backstage clash Between Wilson and new dec chairman Gordon Carlton Wilsons Deputy Sarthe past two pointed to take Over As acting Gen eral manager of the program next when the resignation is in an Exchange of terse neither Truman nor Wilson referred to the strained relations Between the general manager and who was named commission chairman last the commis on Page 3 8 the danish government today asked parliament to approve economic austerity measures to finance a speedup of the nations rearmament and to reestablish a balance of foreign some of the proposals were so drastic that some political quarters said they May Lead to a general the government plans to raise to cover additional expenses for As Well As raise funds reduce a for eign Trade the government proposed Lect the necessary Money by a special defense tax on All incomes Over a a govern ment loan raised on All fortunes Over additional consumer of such goods As to on Page 5 yugoslavs lift curbs on Trieste traffic Trieste 8 the month restrictive measures on the movements of persons traffic Between the Allied and yugoslav zones of Trieste were re moved today and travel conditions became Normal the restrictions had been imposed and were lifted yugoslavs without the real danger to positions in the North korean thrusts across the Paktong to the it Gen Walton 8th army sent elements of a newly arrived division into the sector to to break up and eliminate the estimated now across the defense line and pushing toward the new capital of North korean penetrations the Nat online had been made three Miles North of of Wae Gwan and Winthe at where the reds held an area in through at Wae Gwan communist units were Only Miles Fromi Taegu and had two battalions across River r Gen Douglas Macarthur said the yank South coast was held up today while isolated pockets of communists were cleaned headed that the drive had been Page 1 o r e 9 wednesday Gen William of r the Force striking at went to the ordered regi mental and battalion ers to make the night t Lake Success 8 russian Jacob Mali opened Security meeting5 this and v proceeded to read a from North Korea about bombing of North i korean  
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