Uijongbu recaptured as S Korean forces counterattack
Russell Brines reports from Tokyo that Southern Korean troops retook Uijongbu near Seoul in a furious counterattack pushing North Korean forces back about 20 miles. Seoul was reportedly quiet as cabinet members and President Rhee evacuated the city amid shifting command and air battles.
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Vote To Extend Draft One Year
A bipartisan accord extends the peacetime draft by one year while granting the President power to order the National Guard and Reserves to active duty. The compromise preserves Congress control and requires a national emergency for broader mobilization, officials said.
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Unable To Sweat Baby Dies In Fever
A six month old boy born without sweat glands died after enduring fevers of 106 to 108 degrees. Doctors at San Bernardino County Hospital said this was only the 25th known case of such a condition, which traps wastes in the body and causes high fevers. The infant was the son of Mr and Mrs Richard Brown of Upland.
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Diplomats Meet in Lake Success Over Korea Crisis
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Malik and U S Ambassador Gross met at an undisclosed Lake Success residence before a United Nations Security Council session. Most council members attended except Britain China Yugoslavia and India. Yugoslav Deputy Minister Bebler read a proposal for immediate mediation inviting North Korea to participate with full authority. The U S mission denied details but said it would submit a resolution of importance. The UN Korea commission has moved south from Seoul reporting blame on North Korea.
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India
Ales Bebler
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HUGE AIRLIFT SPEEDS YANKS FROM KOREA
Press Correspondent H P King reports from Itazuki Airbase Kyushu June 27 as US air forces evacuate Americans from Korea at record speed. About 563 people to be flown by nightfall, including 200 US military personnel and 100 other persons. Some 350 advisers head south toward Seoul to maintain contact with the South Korean Army.
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Truman expands US aid as war broadens in Korea
American planes and ships engage North Korean forces as President Truman broadens policy. Seventh Fleet protection of Formosa is asked, Chiang Kai-shek urged restraint. Attlee pledges UN support, and Johnson says mobilization is not required. Continued discussion in Congress follows this high level meeting.
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Far Pacific
Service Gets a Clean Bill in Amerasia Inquiry
Senate investigators probed a 1945 FBI taped talk between State Department official Service and Amerasia editor Philip Jaffe. Service denied knowingly sharing military secrets and testified he could not recall such remarks. The panel planned to consult Wedemeyer’s wartime China staff for clues as it reviews the Amerasia documents case.
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State Department
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Market On Skids
New York traders sent the stock market into a steep retreat after President Truman announced a sweeping aid to Asia program. Morning gains were wiped out, with declines reaching up to three dollars a share as midday pressure grew heavy and the ticker tape fell behind, prompting flash quotations from the trading floor.
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Truman
Local Merrill Lynch Office Buzzes With Activity
At 11 30 this morning the Merrill Lynch brokers office in Amarillo was packed with standing room only in front of the big board as locals crowded to watch market action and trading activity.
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Amarillo Weather Forecast From US Weather Bureau
Amarillo and vicinity show partly cloudy skies today tonight and Wednesday with scattered thundershowers this afternoon and evening. Highs near 93 today and 97 tomorrow, lows around 68 tonight and 66 yesterday. West Texas remains generally fair with little rain. five day outlook calls for hot, stable temperatures and minimal precipitation.
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Amarillo man recalls Korea war era heat and tension
Robert L. Bell of 1410 West Nineteenth, once public safety officer with the 54th Military Headquarters Company, recalls how the Korean War era felt like sitting on a keg of dynamite as Russia moved to invade. Bell served with the U S occupation forces in Korea from 1945 and watched the frontline demarcation near the Russian sector.
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Amarilla
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U S Policy At A Glance
Washington June 27 key points in the Far Pacific policy announced by President Truman include US air and sea forces giving cover to Korean government troops, the Seventh Fleet protecting Formosa, China ceasing operations against the mainland, strengthened US forces in the Philippines and sped military aid, increased aid and a mission to Indo China, and the US upholding the rule of law.
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