Draft Machinery Ready To Produce 20 000 Men Volunteers Sought
Washington AP reports the Army activated draft machinery to recruit 20 000 men and sought ships to move trained troops to Korea. Induction centers may be added if enlistment surges. four training divisions are stationed at Fort Ord Fort Dix Fort Riley and Fort Knox. Maj. Gen. Hershey expects 60 days to mobilize recruits.
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Washington
Korea
Army
Fourth Infantry
Fort Ord
Calif
Ninth Infantry
Fort Dix
N. J
Tenth Infantry
Fort Riley
Kans
Third Armored
Fort Knox
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
District of Columbia
Hershey
Defense Department
Truman
National Guard
Ohio Readies 20 000 Man Draft Quota Induction Setup
State Selective Service officials await Washington word before activating Ohio's share of a 20 000 national draft quota. Col. Chester W. Goble says 60 days needed to staff 127 boards and recheck 1A lists and reclassify men who have married or become fathers.
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Columbus
Selective Service
Washington
Ohio
Goble
Relief Reaches Juake Area After Devastating Quake
Colombia dispatched aid to the Juake area 230 miles northeast of Bogota where 270 people died and 40,000 were left homeless. The government Red Cross and private groups sent food and medical supplies as an air lift carried doctors nurses and troops to 10 affected towns. Cold rains slowed relief and troops buried the dead in make shift graves to curb disease while guarding loot prone areas Arboledas Cucutilla and Salazar bore the heaviest destruction.
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Bogota
Colombia
Here
Red Cross
Arboledas
Cucutilla
Salazar
Canadians Ready For Fast Mobilization
Ottawa reports Canada is prepared for rapid mobilization if Korea escalates to full war. The wartime manpower channels remain in use as the national employment service with 300 regional offices, and many key wartime planners still serve in government.
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Ottawa
Canada
National Employment Service
Columbus Safety Chief Calls Gamble Fringe to City
New safety director Donald J D Cook, ex FBI agent, told reporters Columbus has no legalized gambling or vice. He said horse race bookies and policy houses operate on the fringe of city limits, naming seven race books and 14 numbers joints.
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Columbus
Donald JD
Cook
FBI
Estes Kefauver
Dtenn
Senate
Extended Forecast for Columbus Weather Update
Temperatures stay near seasonal norms with a normal high of 79 and low of 59. Wednesday will be warmer, otherwise little change expected. Precipitation near one inch with a few scattered showers or thundershowers by the weekend.
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Columbus
Voters Flock To South Carolina Democratic Primary
More than 350,000 South Carolinians are expected to cast ballots in a Democratic primary featuring a hot U S Senate contest and a four way governor race. James Byrnes, a former secretary of state aged 81, is among the four gubernatorial candidates drawing national attention.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolinas
U.S. Senate
James F. Byrnes
Despair Over Divorce Blamed in Plains double tragedy
Mrs. Faye Hunter, 34, was fatally shot by her husband Martin 49 in The Plains after a divorce petition, with the husband killing himself in the front yard. The couple, parents of six, faced custody and alimony disputes and a note found in Mrs. Hunter’s hand indicated the killer believed it was “the only way out.”
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Faye Hunter
Martin
the Plains
George Bateman
Hunter
Sheltering Arms Hospital
John H. Elias
Athens County
Common Pleas Court
Bateman
Athens
Hunters
Vera
George
Dale
Rita
Donna
Sharon
George Potts
William Potts
Point Pleasant
John Potts
Sandusky
Wilbur Potts
Chauncey
Walter Potts
Elyria
Marie Hanning
Sylvia Sofronoco
Plains
Dorothy Bobo
Jackson
Stout Funeral Home
Nelsonville
Two American Newsmen Killed on Korean Warfront
Two American correspondents were killed on the Korean front Monday. A regional adjutant reported their deaths to field headquarters. Likely Ray Richards of Hearst papers and Cpl. Ernie Peeler of Tokyo Stars and Stripes were at a frontline outpost overrun by Communist forces.
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Tokyo
Ray Richards
Hearst
Cpl
Ernie Peeler
New Treatment Set For Auto Speeders
Judge Perry B. Jackson orders a three stage treatment for speeders in Cleveland. Offenders appear in municipal court in the morning, spend a few hours in city jail, then return for an afternoon hearing at which they face a fine of one dollar for each mile over the limit.
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Cleveland
Perry B. Jackson
Bubonic Plague Strikes Fukien Province
Hong Kong reports bubonic plague in Fukien province threatening its 11 million people. Health authorities mobilize quarantine measures as authorities monitor spread and issue alerts to nearby regions.
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Hong Kong
South China
Fukien
Egypt backs West but not action in dispatching Korea aid
Egypt announced open support for the West in the world struggle against Communism. Cairo called North Korea's invasion of South Korea an act of aggression and approved the United Nations denunciation, but Foreign Minister Mohamad Salah Eddin Bey said Egypt would not back U N action, preferring words over force.
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Cairo
Egypt
North Korea
South Korea
United Nations
Mohamed Salah Eddin Bey
Nile
U. N. Security Council
Korea
Crop Production Report On Corn Plantings
An Agriculture Department crop report to be issued today will reveal if farmers followed Brannan's 12.9 percent cut in 1950 corn plantings. It will be the first comprehensive survey of this year's overall farm crop production outlook.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Brannan
Bridges Opposed by Local 10 Sparks Near Riot
In San Francisco, Harry Bridges and his CIO union faced a volatile Local 10 meeting over U S action in Korea. Fist fights erupted and halted a vote on an anti-Communist resolution as Bridges opposed the union stance. Senate confirmations followed, with Taft Bricker voting with the minority on Sumner Pike’s Atomic Energy Commission term.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
CIO
U. S
Korea
Local 10
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
Bridges
Nationalists Draft Hong Kong-4 Troops
Newspaper reports claim Chinese Communists in Kwangtung Province drafted 100000 former Nationalist troops into the Red army.
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Hong Kong
Kwangtung Province
Red Army
Smaller Wheat Crop Predicted For Ohio
In Columbus Ohio officials predict the 1950 wheat harvest will be well below last year's 60 million bushel crop as the season opens. Harvest began Saturday and elevator deliveries are starting, with heavier arrivals expected later in the week per Farm Bureau grain division manager Marvin B Losey.
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Columbus
Ohio
Marvin B. Losey
Farm Bureau Cooperative
Four Columbia Gas Subsidiaries Seek Gas Transmission Expansion
Four Pittsburgh subsidiaries of Columbia Gas asked the Power Commission for authority to expand their natural gas transmission systems in Ohio West Virginia Pennsylvania and New York. The companies are Manufacturers Light and Heat Co Cumberland and Allegheny Gas Co Natural Gas Co of West Virginia and Home Gas Co. The estimated total cost of the expansion is 1 664 570.
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Washington
Pittsburgh
Columbia Gas
the Power Commission
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
New York
Manufacturers Light and Heat Co
Cumberland and Allegheny Gas Co
Natural Gas Co
Home Gas Co
Soviet Denounces UN Flag Use by U.S. Troops in Korea
Moscow declares the United Nations flag usage by American troops illegal and condemns the Security Council sponsored unified command for the Korean War. The Russian government denounces the move as improper and vows to challenge the authority backing the command structure in Korea.
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Moscow
United Nations
Korea
Security Council
U. S
Rome workers walk out to protest American Korea aggression
Communist led labor actions halt city and province operations for one hour today in Rome to condemn American aggression in Korea.
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Rome
Korea
Front line atrocity slayings total eighteen American soldiers
Reports from the battlefront tally eighteen U.S. soldiers bound and slain by North Korean captors. Accounts describe bodies found in battle zones with bindings of cloth or belts and gunshot wounds, as doctors and correspondents verify due to possible duplicate cases. General MacArthur warns punishment for those responsible and UN troops are to observe civilized warfare rules.
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South Korea
U.S
D. C. Gates
Joinerville
Tex
Associated Press
William R. Moore
Gates
Moore
Donald Duerk
Long Island
N.Y
Jack Higdom
Owensboro
Donald Odle
Portsmouth
Ohio
Pfc
Arthur Allyn
Fort Meyer
MacArthur
United Nations
New Areas Menaced By Nebraska Floods
Flood waters menaced new areas in Nebraska after damaging crops and property in the east central region. Losses reached millions of dollars. Over 600 people fled their homes and five deaths were reported. Showers were forecast in parts of the flood area.
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Chicago
Nebraska
Pettibone Club Likely to Remain Standing
The Pettibone Club in Geauga County, under criticism from Gov. Lausche, had its appeal against Fire Marshal Harry Callan's tear down order extended to August 1. This postpones any demolition beyond July 29 as previously directed.
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Columbus
Pettibone Club
Geauga County
Frank J. Lausche
Harry Callan
Callan
FCC Holds Closed Meeting on Color TV Readiness
The Communications Commission convened behind closed doors to discuss if color television is ready and which system is best, signaling a serious national policy debate on the technology.
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Washington
the Communications Commission
Monster Tanks Strike North Korean Front in Korea
North Korean forces led by 60 ton Russian made tanks breached U S positions in Southern Korea near Taejon and Chonui as pressure along the Kum River line surged. American forces reported heavy losses and continued air support while MacArthur announced a large tank and truck toll.
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U.S
Chonui
Army
Washington
Kum River
Taejon
Tokyo
Korea
Chochiwon
Edward Sheese
Terre Haute
Ind
Associated Press
Tom Lambert
Lambert
MacArthur
Far East Air Force
Senators Press Gen Bradley on 100000-Man Military Buildup
Senators expect an initial 100000 troop increase at a cost of 350 million dollars as part of a broader military buildup. Gen Omar Bradley and service chiefs faced Armed Services Committee members to justify delays in deploying heavy equipment and manpower amid the Korea crisis. Senator Knowland urged reactivating mothballed Navy carriers for immediate action.
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Washington
Korea
Senate Armed Service Committee
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bradley
Knowland
Rail Strike Talk Heard By Three Railroad Unions
Chicago report on talks by leaders of the Order of Railway Conductors, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, and Railroad Yardmasters of America about possible strike actions by some 250,000 members after July 15. A spokesman said a decision would be announced tonight or later, with sessions continuing.
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Chicago
The
Order of Railway Conductors
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Railroad Yardmasters of America
Quick Action Seen on AEC Chairman
Washington lawmakers expect the president to name a new Atomic Energy Commission chair quickly after Sumner Pike’s four year term was confirmed. Senators familiar with atomic matters say the choice may already be made, replacing David Lilienthal who resigned last February.
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Washington
Truman
Atomic Energy Commission
Sumner T. Pike
Capitol Hill
David E. Lilienthal
Baby Die In Wreck South Of Lancaster
Four month old Deborah Ann Crook was killed when the car crashed into a tree off U S Route 33 four miles south of Lancaster. The mother Barbara 20 suffered fractures of both legs and the father William 21 had a fractured right leg severe lacerations and bruises.
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Lancaster
Deborah Ann Crook
U.S. Route 33
Barbara
William
Last of Pilot Family Capt Tom Greene Dies
Capt. Tom R. Greene, 46, president of Greene Line Steamers, died of a heart attack on the Delta Queen in Evansville Indiana after a cruise from Cincinnati. He was the last of a famed river pilot family. four boats owned by the line include the Delta Queen Gordon Greene Tom Greene and Chris Greene. Burial expected in Newport Ohio.
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Cincinnati
Tennessee
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Greene
Cinco
Newport
Ohio
Mary B. Greene
Chris Greene
Capt. Greene
Gordon Greene
St. Loui
St. Paul
Tom Greene
Arrested At Logan Tried In Huntington
Alfred J. White, 32, of Lancaster Ohio, went on trial in Huntington common pleas court on burglary charges. He was indicted for burglaries at two Huntington stores in 1947 and was arrested in Lancaster Ohio on January 17.
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Huntington
W.va
Alfred J
al) White
Lanccaster
Ohio
Common Pleas Court
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