U. S. Prestige in Asia Boost From Prompt Aid
President Truman’s swift military steps in the Far East are seen boosting U S prestige across Asia and strengthening anti Communist forces from Formosa to Ceylon. observers note leaders doubt U S resolve but the move signals decisive action to aid France in Indo China and bolster rubber oil and food security amid regional tensions.
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Truman
Far East
United States
Asia
Formosa
Ceylon
U. S
Malaya
India
Siam
Southeast Asia
Indo-China
NEA Service
Assi
Rads
Freetic
Chiang Kai-shek
Viet Nam
Indonesia
Burma
Even Iowans Don’t Know Why State Went Democratic in 48
Iowa readers learn why the 1948 to 1952 shift puzzled experts. The Brannan Plan, Dewey’s image, and Truman’s appeal shape Iowa politics. Hickenlooper’s comeback and Loveland’s Brannan stance color the race as Farm Bureau, unions, and industrial cities weigh support. Political mobilization intensifies ahead of fall campaigns.
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Peter Edson
NEA
Des Moines
Iowa
Dewey
Truman
80Th Congress
Harry Storey
Farm Bureau
Howard Goodwin
Hickensoore
Rourke B
Ateray
David E. Lillienthal
AEC
Carte
Hick
Lisllienthal
Havens
Hickenlooper
Brannan
Albert J. Loveland
U.S
Nelson B. Krascher
Loveland
Towa
C. I.0
Packing House
Auto Workers
Wallace
Fanner
Iowa Homestead
Oracle
Farm Journals
Inwa
Weim
Nairon
Alf
B. Ang
Iowa Parn Bureau Federation
North Koreans Build Bases Near Suwon In Korea Drive
Washington reports air force ordered additional B 29s to the Pacific theater from March Air Force Base Riverside and Spokane to bolster Far East forces. In Tokyo, MacArthur says NK invaders advanced to Yongin and Kumyangyangei near Suwon but no all out offensive. Frontline skirmishes continue as Australian Mustangs strafe positions near an American command post.
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Washington
Air Force Today
Far East
Air Force
Tokyo
Suwon
South Korea
MacArthur
Korea
McArthur
Yongin
Kumyangyangei
Seoul
Inchon
Young Troops Not Unnerved by Attack by Planes
A July 3 dispatch reports American ground forces in South Korea facing a 25 minute strafing and rocket attack by five Australian-marked planes near U S positions. The raid, which wounded a sergeant in the foot, followed pilots dropping from the sky and firing rockets, as troops sought cover in mud-walled towns. Roy MacCarlter, a navy lieutenant from World War II, witnessed both naval and ground action in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
South Korea
MacArthur
United States
U.S
Korea
Tom Lambert
Lambert
U. S
Roy MacCartner
Under Lambert
Port Washington Blacksmith Keeps Nineteenth Century Style
Cal Tinney profiles John Cole a Port Washington blacksmith famed for oxshoeing in earlier times. He now shoes horses, admires old gear, rides an 1835 bicycle, and recalls Yeats of the past while wary of modern progress. He recounts notable clients and a long career with humor.
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Cal Tinnet
Port Washington
Long Island
John Cole
New York
Broken Arrow
Okla
Long Island Railroad
New York City
Smith John
John
Mr. Fletchman
Yeast
Prince of Wales
King Edward
Duke of Windsor
Ike
Devil
Tom Walker
Feiler
Clarence Buddington Kelland
Kelland
Scattergood Baines
Cole
General Features Corp
Rented Airplane Crashes Into House in Westville
In Westville Oklahoma a rented airplane clipped a tree and crashed into a rooming house. Pilot Travis Reed and passenger Donald Critten, both 21 and from Westville, escaped with minor injuries. The aircraft was demolished. the house had a broken window and a few shingles. Witnesses reported the engine cut out before impact.
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Westville
Okla
oPr
Travis Reed
Donald Critten
Escared
Frank
John Brownerstr
Reed
Marines Ordered to Japan to Reinforce Korea Forces
U S Marines and Marine Air Force units were ordered to move to Japan. Troops from Camp Pendleton and El Toro in California would rush across the Pacific to report to Gen. MacArthur. The move supports MacArthur’s request for added combat manpower in Korea.
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Marines
Marine Air Force
Japan
Washington
U.S
Defense Department
Navy
Fleet Marine Force
Camp Pendleton
el Toro
Calif
Pacific
MacArthur
Korea
First Marine Division
Graves Blanchard Erskin
Erskine
No Call Likely Now for Reserves
Secretary of Defense Johnson said there is no present intention to mobilize reserves over the Korean crisis. He spoke after a White House briefing with President Truman and noted a columnist’s report of a possible volunteer call. The air force delivered the last F 51 Mustang to Korean pilots in Japan as the battle line around Suwon remained fluid.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Trumeau
David Lawrence
Stephen T. Early
Omar Gradiey
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Air Force
Japan
South Korea
United States
Suwon
Sige
Panhandle soaked by showers across Oklahoma Panhandle
The Associated Press reports Oklahoma panhandle received soaking rains with official measurements up to one inch at Bowley and forecasts of more rain in northern areas. Guymon reported 75 and Hobart hit 96 degrees marking the extremes as Bose City posted 30 with western counties most affected.
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Oklahoma
Panhandle
Bowery
Guymon
Hobarts
Bose City
Red Cross Swim Course Launched At Sulphur Pool
Sulphur announces a Red Cross beginner swimming course sponsored by the local Girl Scouts. The program opened at Little Niagara Falls pool in Platt National Park with 88 enrollees and moves to the Vendome pool for sessions on Tuesday through Thursday mornings. The course is free to the public, with funding sought from donors. advanced swimming enrollment will occur later at 7 to 9 a.m. on specified days.
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Red Cross
Girl Scouts of Sulphur
Little Niagara Falls
Platt National Park
Eve Mikkelson
Sulphur
Helen Green
Kiwanis ‘Club
Sulphur Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Paul Lewis
Betty Ridling
Betsy Braden
Pudgy Braden
Janice Spradting
Treva Monger
Joan Worthy
Bryan Kinney
Bob Jessup
Mary Allen
Billie Pat Wilson
Pegsy Peveto
Darla Wail
Wanda Mann
Christa Sue
Jucy Green
Donna Sue
Steele
Reba Frost
Mary Reynolds
Cathisen Harris
Sue Splawn
Judy Morton
Kathryn Thomas
Sue Richards
Jackie Mann
Mary Herring
Wanda _Rieling
Freddie Staff
Ralph Wass
Watts
Ty Watts
Stratford
Floradell
Jane Hood
Bizbee Hood
I Farris
Jimmy B
Illinois Moves to Clean Up Gambling and Enforce Laws
Governor Stevenson calls for local enforcement of anti gambling laws, shifting State Police from politicized to merit based appointments to curb corruption. Local sheriffs and police are urged to act, with emergency raids by State Police used sparingly as needed.
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Peter Edson
NEA
Pringfield
UL Inea
Arbat BE. Stevenson
Stevenson
Ivan Elliott
Rejforeay
Amt
Ilinois
Lncal
Parade watcher survives triple fall during Springfield parade
Pom Aman watching a parade in Springfield fell from a third floor hotel, grabbed a flag pole and sign bracket, dropped 19 feet to a chain, then was rescued through a second story window. Henry Lefevve, 46, escaped serious injury as hundreds watched from below. Police noted he leaned out, lost balance, and barely held on before being pulled inside.
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Springfield
Mass
Pom Aman
Witrdow
Henry Lefevve
Amvers
Lefeave
Childhood Pact of 25 Years Ago Kept in Detroit
Five men who played and studied together renewed a 25 year old childhood pact in Detroit on Sunday. They met at a Christopher Columbus statue in downtown Detroit, with Dr. Jack Art traveling from Shreveport Iowa for the reunion and Duke Stern from Indianapolis. The others, Eliot Magidsoba, David Velick, and Leslie A. Marienthal, remain local. Stern conceived the reunion in 1925 when they were about 12. They plan to meet again at the same spot in 25 years, hoping to be still active participants.
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Detroit
Christopher Columbus
Ddowntown
Jack Art
Shreveport
Duke Stern
Indianapolis
Eliot Magidsoba
David Velick
Leslie A. Marienthal
Stern
Dr. Art
Statue planned in Haarlem honoring boy with finger in rake
The National Geographic Society reports plans to erect a statue at Haarlem in Holland celebrating a boy famed for placing his finger in a rake. Geological survey maps show 3,000,090 CS. Maps from 1949 and 1950 indicate a fourfold increase since 1949.
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National Geographic Society
Haarlem
Holland
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Girl Scouts
Illinois
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King Feisal
Iraq
Harrow School
Middlesex
England
Atlantic
Gulf
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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