Johnson outlines six to eight month Korea war timeline
Secretary of Defense Johnson testifies on urgent 16 billion defense spending to combat Communism. The plan envisions Navy mobilization of 53,000 reservists with 35,000 more and 15,500 new recruits monthly. Officials warn the Korea conflict may require sustained funding over two to three years, with four billion for arms aid to allies and a readiness-based force profile.
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Truman
Navy
Johnson
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Robert L. F. Sikes
Florida
Democrat
Leading Oilman Frank Phillips Struggles After Surgery
Atlantic City August 22 Frank Phillips 76 long time head of Phillips Petroleum a 350 million dollar empire was reported slightly improved after an abdominal operation with heart weakness complications. Phillips from Bartlesville Oklahoma chairs Phillips Petroleum one of the world's largest independents. He began work at 14 in an Iowa barber shop and built an integrated oil business reaching 33 states Canada and the Americas.
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Atlantic’ City
Frank Phillips
Atlantic City Hospital
Phillips
Bartlesville
Okla
Phillips Petroleum Co
Iowa
Oklahoma
States
Canada
Central
South America
Regiments fight on central front amid relentless 24 hour siege
The central front and southern sector saw the fiercest combat as 24 hours ended Tuesday midnight. General MacArthur announced no change in the situation while UN forces held firm along a 120 mile perimeter. South Korean marines landed behind lines at Ejak Island near Inchon and Koeje Island near Chinhae as Allied planes supported mop up operations. A push toward Taegu by North Korean forces was halted by African tanks north of the city, with a two hour clash featuring Pershing tanks and heavy fire near the Taegu corridor.
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MacArthur
United Nations
Ejak Island
Inchon
Seoul
Koeje Island
Chinhae
Pusan
Taegu
Don Whitehead
Wartime Control Bill Nears Chief's Desk
The Senate backed wage and price controls across the board, with a 50 to 36 vote, authorizing selective controls if needed. Amendments aimed at restricting authority were debated as the administration faced losses on exclusive handling of allocation and priorities and other changes. The measure also covers consumer credit limits, hoarding bans, seizure rights with compensation, a $2 billion defense loan program, and broader control mechanisms pending conference.
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Vance
White House
Senate House
Senate
Bricker
Ohio
Wherry
Nebraska
Capehart
Indiana
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
Commerce Department
Truman
Senator Sparkman
Alabama
Sparkman
Douglas
House
Ecton
Montana
Malone
Nevada
Williams
Delaware
Fire Chief Pays Off Parking Ticket in Columbus
In Columbus Mississippi on a hot day a man paid a traffic ticket issued for parking too close to a fire plug. The defendant is Assistant Fire Chief Rowan Dashiell.
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Columbus
Miss
Rowan Dashiell
Amarillo Weather Forecast and Nearby Regions Report
The US Weather Bureau describes Amarillo and vicinity as partly cloudy and warmer this afternoon, with clearing and warmer conditions expect tonight and Wednesday. High today 79, tonight 58. high tomorrow 87, low 74. West Texas outlook calls for partly cloudy skies with a few thundershowers. New Mexico should see generally fair conditions with widely scattered showers and warmer trends in the northeast.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Passengers Die As Propeller Tears From Airliner
A DC-6 with 57 aboard suffered a midair propeller detachment over the Rockies near Denver. One man, Jack Krehboy of Los Angeles, died of a heart attack. seven others were injured, including Hyman Roy and Gladdice Roy of Los Angeles, James Mochris of Detroit, Sarah Zimmerman of New York, Mrs. Jack Krehboy, and Jane Robinson, a Chicago stewardess. The plane diverted to Denver for an emergency landing.
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Denver
American Airlines
Rocky Mountains
Los Angeles
New York City
R. K. Baker
Jack Krehboy
Hyman Roy
Gladdice Roy
James Mochris
Detroit
Sarah Zimmerman
New York
Jane Robinson
Chicago
Floods and hail scour North Texas as Red Cross evacuates Wichita Falls
Heavy rain and damaging hail sweep North Texas with Wichita Falls evacuated by Red Cross aided by 40 air base servicemen. Four inches of rain fall in upper Holliday Creek area, flooding homes along the creek. Hail devastates crops in Hardeman County near Quanah to the east, while lightning damages the Wichita Falls City Auditorium. Lake Wichita rises but does not yet spill over.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Texas
Red Cross
Hardeman County
Wichita County
Jack Austin
Sheppard Air Force Base
Red Cross, Police
Fire Department
Holliday Creek
Farlier
Hardhit
Quanah
Northexas
Wichita Falls City Auditorium
Lake Wichita
Air Force
Webb
Tarrant County
Bridgeport
Fort Worth
Seymour
Graham
Duncanville
Bowie
Alvarado and
Glade
Dallas
Mansfield
Mineral Wells
Rosser
Decatur
Waxahachie
Ennis
Midlothian
Weatherford
Sherman
Kaufman
Paris
Childress
Corsicana
Muleshoe
Greenville
Reported Plane Crash Hoax In Houston Area
Ellington Air Force Base officials in Houston say a reported jet crash north of Houston yesterday was a hoax. Lt. Joseph Gage notes no local bases logged flight plans and the hoax SOS likely came from a military radio. A caller claimed to be the pilot and promised a farmer would bring him to Ellington, but the pilot has not been found.
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Houston
Ellington Air Fort
Joseph Gage
Ellington
Gage
Haircuts Rise to One Dollar in Amarillo Barbershops
Barbers in Amarillo vote to raise haircut price to one dollar and shave to 75 cents with a 25 cent increase for the works. Over 30 of 42 union shops represented, about 50 barbers voted unanimously for the raise. Local union secretary Harvey Gaddis cites low wages and rising costs as justification.
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Amarillo
Ironworkers Hall
D Harvey Gaddis
Barbers Local Union
More Lines Hit By Rail Strike
United States rail unions expanded their walkouts with five day token strikes in Pittsburgh and Chicago while others hit Louisville Cleveland and Minneapolis St Paul. The strikes aim to pressure wage hour terms in a 17 month dispute with 50 000 workers affected. President Truman asked a halt to strikes and Steelman scheduled more talks though no seizure plan was announced.
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Washington
White House
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Lousville
Cleveland
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Truman
John R. Steelman
Brotherhood of Railroad
Order of
US Steel Corporation
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie
P&le
Youngstown
Ohio
Steelman
Strike Paralyzes Canada's Railroads
More than 124 000 railway workers walked off their jobs in a nationwide strike crippling Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railways. Emergency services moved to handle the crisis amid food shortages in some areas. Union leaders rejected management offers and demanded a 40 hour week and higher pay.
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Montreal
Canada
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific Railways
Small Boy Survives Accidental Hanging
Ten year old Jimmy Cook was accidentally hanged while playing with a rope at the family home on North McMasters. He was found by his seven year old brother Cecil riding a tricycle, and was rushed to Northwest Texas Hospital in a Blackburn-Shaw ambulance after losing consciousness. Neighbors say the rope may have been attached to a two by four and a saw horse. officers continue to investigate the near tragedy.
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Jimmy Cook
Veachel Cook
North McMasters
Northwest Texas
Blackburn-Shaw
Cecil Eugene Cook
Daddy
Jimmy
Mamma
G. L. Kiser
Sire UMT Revived In Congress
Universal Military Training faces renewed momentum in Congress as the Senate Armed Services Committee opens hearings. Nine key senators urge an in-session Congress to act, with Defense Secretary Johnson and Gen. Omar Bradley backing UMT on standby to mobilize during a potential war, at an estimated two billion dollars yearly starting price.
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Congress
Washington
Pentagon
Truman
Senate Armed Services Committee
Defense
Johnson
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
UMT
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