United States Ground Forces Enter Korea in Escalating Crisis
United States led air and naval forces moved to aid South Korea within days of the invasion as General MacArthur assumed command in Japan. U S troops landed as the South Korean army formed a line along the Han River and the conflict risked widening into World War III.
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Soviet Union
Europe in Fear and Resolve During First Korean War Week
European nerves frayed as the Korean crisis sparked fears of World War III, with Berlin and Vienna reporting war jitters while nations search for calm. Americans largely supported Truman's stance against communism, though Taft urged Acheson’s resignation over East Asia policy. A Philadelphia meeting fostered a new Republican declaration of principles.
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House Votes Cut Taxes in 1950 Bill
The House approved the $1.01 billion excise tax cut bill by 376 to 14, shifting relief to furs, jewelry, luggage, toilet articles and admissions while offsetting losses with a $433 million annual rise in corporate taxes and tighter loopholes. Senate action remains uncertain amid Korean War pressures. May federal revenue rose sharply, with individual income tax receipts at 1.878 billion versus 1.605 billion last year.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Internal Revenue Bureau
Draft law grants Truman broad wartime powers
President Truman signed the draft measure into law granting unrestricted authority to resume inductions at any time and to call the National Guard and reserves to active duty as he sees fit. The act runs to July 9, 1951, covering males aged 19 to 26. The extension followed a heated Congress debate amid the Korean crisis, with hearings planned in Miami, St. Louis, Kansas City and Chicago.
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Ernest W. McFarland
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St. Louis
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Times and the Man Two Thoughts Strike One
A devotional on Samuel and the concept of triple threat individuals who, like Samuel, use varied gifts for public service. It argues greatness comes from divine endowment and timely opportunities, citing Milton, Schweitzer, Lee, Leibnitz, Morse, and David as examples. It ends with a call for unselfish leaders aligned with their era and God.
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Harvard
Robert E. Lee
Leibnitz
S.B.F. Morse
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Samuel
God
John Milton
England
Israel
International Council of Religious Education
WIN Features
Knows Better When A Husband Lets Wife Have Her Way
A quip notes that a husband who lets his wife always have her way does so because he once tried to stop her, implying a reversal of control in domestic dynamics.
Crazy Water Crystals Endorsement Ad
Mrs Tom C Gaddy of 910 Washington Ave Mineral Wells Texas promotes Crazy Water Crystals as cure for stomach trouble heartburn indigestion and sluggish systems. Ad claims 20 years use and urges readers to buy at drug stores with half pound 85 cents full pound 1 25 and a satisfaction guarantee from Crazy Water Co Inc.
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Tom C. Gaddy
Washington Ave
Gaddy
Nature
Crazy Water Co. Inc
Mineral Wells
Texas
Advy
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