MacArthur Conveys North Korea Atrocity Murder of Four Americans
General MacArthur announced four U.S. soldiers were murdered by North Korean forces after capture. The communique warned that those guilty face the death penalty under military law and cited official photographs as proof of barbarity. Front line reports describe bodies found after counterattacks and numerous prisoners reportedly sent to Pyongyang.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
U.S
Pyongyang
United States
Ambrose H Nugent
J. C. Cox
Man Hit By Auto In Route 35 Collision In Grimms Landing
Ralph Rhodes and Robert Lewis Craig were pushing a coupe on Route 35 when Ernest G. Smith's car struck them near Grimms Landing Sylvatus Virginia. Rhodes suffered a two place leg fracture and was hospitalized at Holzer in Gallipolis. Craig had cuts on both hands. Smith was arrested and fined 10 dollars plus costs for failing to keep his car under control.
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Point Pleasant
Ralph Rhodes
Grimms Landing
Ernest G. Smith
Sylvatus
Rhodes
Robert Lewis Craig
Donald Rhodes
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Craig
Smith
Justice of the Peace
S. A
Lie Urges Koreans To Avoid Atrocities
U N Secretary General Trygve Lie urged both North and South Korea to observe the Geneva conventions and protect prisoners of war and civilians amid reports of shootings and other inhumane acts in the Korean War.
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Lake Success
U.N
Trygve Lie
North
South Korea
Father Shoots Self After Fear of Draft
A 39 year old father of three killed himself amid worry that his son would be drafted into the armed forces. The tragedy occurred in Toledo and is being investigated as a self inflicted death connected to draft fears.
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Toledo
Classified Ads Fire Alarm Test Stirs City
Firemen in St. Joseph Missouri believe want ads are read. An error in a morning paper listing washing and ironing with a telephone number for the fire alarm circuit triggered over 25 fire gong sounds by 11 a.m. Callers were told the ad was not for washing or ironing. The Messenger wants advertisers to call the result number 0242.
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St, Joseph
St. Joseph
Messenger
UN Protest Demanded Over Korean Atrocities
Senator Bridges urged an immediate U N protest against the shooting of American prisoners by Communists in Korea. Congress heard calls for UN ground troops as some members agreed to accept the offer to provide forces.
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Washington
Bridges
United Nations
Korea
Elks Parade Invades Downtown Miami Nightly
About six thousand Elks led a parade through Biscayne Boulevard and Flagler Street in downtown Miami. The event drew nearly 100000 spectators who watched garishly Costumed bands drill teams and floats wind along a flag draped route for two hours.
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Miami
Fla
Elks
Biscayne Boulevard
Flagler Street
Water Resources Policy Hearing Planned in Columbus
President Truman's Water Resources Policy Commission will hold a public hearing in Columbus on July 24. Director A M Marion of the State Natural Resources Department said recommendations will be received for a National Water Resources Policy covering eight states: Ohio Wisconsin Michigan Indiana Illinois Kentucky West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
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Columbus
Truman
Water Resources Policy Commission
A. M. Marion
State Natural Resources Department
Ohio
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Two Truck Drivers Killed In Ottawa County Crash
Two truck drivers died in a head-on collision of their tractor semitrailers on Route 120 in Ottawa County. Highway Patrolman M E West said one driver appeared to fall asleep before crossing into the opposite lane. Wreckers had to separate the cabs.
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Toledo
Route 120
Ottawa County
Two Men Die In Hillsboro Truck Crash Fire
A truck bound for an unknown destination struck a bridge abutment near Hillsboro, killing two men aboard. The vehicle caught fire after impact, and authorities are investigating the cause of the fatal crash.
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Hillsboro
Advanced American Headquarters Reports Intense Action in Korea
In Korea the M A headquarters spokesman described ground action along the American sector as particularly intense with increased Red activity on the left flank of the South Korean army sector. Allied air forces were said to be isolating the battlefront as steady air pounding disrupted enemy traffic between the front and strategic areas behind lines. Washington reports State Department conferring with United Nations and Defense Department on possible help from other nations, noting troop offers would be most helpful though no specifics on extra countries were given.
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Washington
Acheson
State Department
United Nations
Defense Department
China
MacArthur
U.S
Chochiwon
Chongju
Umsong
Pogang River
Han River
Tanyang
Chungju
Ochiri
South Korea
Chung Ju
Republic of Korean
Hamchang
Kumchon
Red
Yangyang
Fifth Air Force
Ansong
Come Munique
Kum
Taejon
Pusan
Associated Press
O.H.P. King
King
Pyongyang
People’s Army
U. S
Seoul
State Case Nears End in Hartman Grandparent Killing
The state nears completion of testimony in the murder trial of 18 year old Jack Hartman charged with killing his grandparents George W. Fisher and Evelena Fisher near Melbern last May 5. Hartman testified briefly that he signed a confession in Parkersburg West Virginia on May 18 but said he was sleepy and did not pay attention. Parkersburg police officer E Y Satterfield said the statement was voluntary. The defense objected to its admission. Hartman pleads not guilty.
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Parkersburg
Hartman
George W. Fisher
Evelena
Melbern
Truck Fleet Organized To Aid In Polio Fight
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis announced a Flying Squadron to rush iron lungs and respirators to Ohio Indiana and Kentucky in emergencies. The Columbus pool will move equipment from hospital to hospital to support polio treatment efforts.
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Columbus
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Opera Can Be Rough at Cincinnati Zoo
Last night in the Carmen Don Jose finale at the zoo the performance ended with Carmen's headdress clipping Don Jose on the nose. Ramon Vinay, the brigadier, was treated backstage for the cut and manager Robert L. Sidell said he would return Friday to reprise the role.
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Cincinnati
Carmen
Don Jose
Zoo
Ramon Vinay
Robert L. Sidell
Vinay
South Carolina Democrats Nominate Byrnes for Governor
Columbia S C James F Byrnes is chosen as the next governor with 71 year old Byrnes former secretary of state and Supreme Court justice defeating three rivals Johnston wins back U S Senate over Gov Thurmond in the party nomination seen as decisive in a state where nomination equals election.
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Columbia
S. C
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Sen
Olin
Johnston
U. S. Senate
Byrnes
Supreme Court
J. Strom Thurmond
Corncrop Boost Likely Pushes Meat Prices Higher
Washington reports a bumper corn crop 550 million bushels or 21 percent above the department's allotment target. Farmers expanded livestock output while acreage fell 4.2 percent against a 12.9 percent goal. Also noted, Sophia Boelner, former Athens resident, has died, living with a niece in Follansbee, West Virginia.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Sophia Boelner
Athens
Follansbee
W. Va
Poor conservation blamed for Ohio county population losses
A survey links population declines in sixteen southeastern Ohio counties to strip mining and reduced industry. Gov. Lausche calls for ending timber land destruction and coal mining excesses while counties like Athens Scioto Belmont and Jefferson dispute preliminary figures and cite shifting industry and university enrollment.
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Ohio
Athens
Scioto
Adams
Belmont
Gallia
Guernsey
Harrison
Henry
Hocking
Jefferson
Meigs
Monroe Morgan
Noble
Paulding
Perry
Pike
Vinton
Frank J. Lausche
Harrison County
Athens County
Ohio University
Nelsonville
Belmont County
Jefferson County
Scioto County
Portsmouth
Kentucky
Training Period Set For Draftees
The Army announced draftees will undergo 14 weeks of training before assignment to U S posts. Some will later go overseas but not in large numbers soon. A first call for 20 000 draftees could reduce the need for a second draft to reach the 630 000 ceiling. current strength stands at 593 000.
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Washington
United States
Clerk and Baker Slain by Hotel Watchman in Pittsburgh
Dominick Omogrosso, 59, shot and killed Alfonso Morano the baker and John Harper the night clerk at the Hotel Schenley in Pittsburgh. He wounded night manager Herbert Kunde and admitted shooting the three men after yelling I get even.
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Pittsburgh
Schenley
Nicholas Colianne
Dominick Omogrosso
Alfonso W. Morano
Morano
Omogrosso
John Harper
Harper
Herbert H. Kunde
Corianne
GOP Begins Money Bill Savings Move
Washington July report says Republicans move to trim the $34.688 billion one package money bill by about $500 million. Senator Taft said the amendment would cut non military spending and replace a rejected proposal, with Wherry estimating savings near $500 million.
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Washington
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Congress
Korea
Taft
Ohio
GOP
Appropriations Committee
Wherry
Senators Pleased With AEC Chairman Pick
Senators expressed general satisfaction with President Truman's selection of Gordon Dean a 44 year old California attorney as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. The post had been vacant since February 15 when David Lilienthal resigned. Senator Hickenlooper urged quick action to name a fifth member to restore full strength.
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Washington
Truman
Gordon Dean
California
Atomic Energy Commission
David E. Lillenthal
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Commission
Birth Date Is Factor In Fixing Draft Order
Draft boards nationwide are told to fill quotas for a 20,000 man draft as soon as possible and not later than Sept 30. Birth dates determine the order of call to duty across 54 states and territories.
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Washington
Man Killed in Car Wreck Near Troy
George Willis Mackellar 66 of Piqua died Tuesday night in a collision involving a Maryland Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Cincinnatian train three miles north of Troy. His grandson sustained serious injuries.
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Troy
George Willis Mackellar
Piqua
Baltimore and Ohio
Worker dies from burns at packing plant in Zanesville
Leonard Polasky, 21, of Salesville in Guernsey County died in a Zanesville hospital Monday from burns suffered when boiling fat splashed over him at the David Davies Packing Co. plant.
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Zanesville
Leonard Polasky
Salesville
Guernsey County
David Davies Packing Co
Navy to reactivate ships and revive air arm
The Navy plans to revive its air strength by putting mothballed fighters and torpedo bombers into service including Corsairs Hellcats and Avengers. It will also reactivate two escort carriers strictly for transport to move cargo planes and men across the Pacific, with catapults and arresting gear not being readied. Details on locations were not provided.
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Washington
Navy
Pacific
Ohio Reds Probe Starts
Washington reporters say a House Un American Activities Committee inquiry into Communism in Ohio begins with two witnesses. The session is expected to run several days with about a dozen witnesses, led by John J. Edmiston of the Dayton Journal Herald and his wife Martha. They are described as FBI undercover agents who operated in 1940 41, with testimony focusing on Cincinnati Columbus and Dayton areas.
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Washington
Ohio
House Un-American Activities Committee
John J. Edmiston
Dayton Journal Herald
Martha
Wright-Patterson Air Base
Edmistons
FBI
Cincinnati
Columbus
Dayton
Coal officials report good ties with John L. Lewis
Rk E Taggart president of Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Co says labor relations between United Mine Workers led by John L. Lewis and hard coal operators are among the best in the country at an anthracite industry conference in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania.
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Wilkes-Barre
John L. Lewis
E. Taggart
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Ohio Burley Tobacco Crop Totals 15.56 Million Pounds
The Agriculture Department estimates Ohio's burley tobacco crop at 15 560 000 pounds for 1950, down from 17 940 000 pounds in 1949. National output is 499 188 000 pounds, 60 000 000 less than last year.
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Washington
Ohio
Agriculture Department
Reds Hurl Tank Led Battalions in Korean Front
North Korea unleashed tank led offensives against American troops pushing them south of the Kum River near Taejon. MacArthur warned the withdrawal to defense lines could expand, as Fifth and other divisions maneuvered to outflank defense positions.
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Tokyo
North Korea
Kum River
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