Western Ohio Tornadoes Injure 30. Extensive Diego Damage Report
Twin tornadoes struck Lima and Van Wert areas causing roof loss on at least 30 homes and damage to about 270 structures. No fatalities reported though several hundred left homeless. power lines down and city dark. Beaverdam barn collapse killed four cows. Melvin Weaver injured by barn debris.
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Army
Navy
Tom Maurer
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Homer F. Weaver
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Battle rages as Taejon falls and MacArthur weighs retreat
American and Communist North Korean forces clash in Taejon with U S troops reported withdrawing. General Dean’s location is uncertain while Red tanks and planes engage around Taejon and Chonju Kumje area. Allied air and ground units strike enemy armor as US divisions reposition for possible counterattack.
Engineers Elect Cleveland as Assistant Grand Chief Engineer
John T. Corbett of Washington has been reelected an assistant grand chief engineer by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Corbett continues his leadership role in the union's technical and locomotive safety agenda.
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John T. Corbett
Washington
The
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Reds Convene Cominform Session Tipped
Berlin AP says top Communist leaders from 18 nations gathered for the third annual Socialist Unity Party convention in East Germany. The meeting signals intensified Cominform pressure on Yugoslavia and possible plans against Greece, with regional troop movements and Vishinsky’s sudden return from Jarisbad noted.
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Romania
Hungary
Jarisbad
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Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Vishinsky
Profits Tax Demand Heard on Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill heard calls for a multi billion dollar excess profits tax on corporations to curb profiteering. A general tax boosting bill may raise corporate levies and individual income taxes, replacing the excise tax cut measure. President Truman indicated he will request more taxes as Congress signals willingness to provide additional revenue.
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Truman
Direct Housing Loans From VA Fund Begin
The Veterans Administration opens direct housing loans for veterans from a 150 million dollar pool. The program targets thinly settled areas where veterans struggle to obtain low interest mortgages, in addition to the agency's existing guaranty program for private four percent loans.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
War of stealth and nerves in Korea described by medical corpsman
An Athens medical corpsman recalls a tense patrol near a tunnel in Korea. Soldiers and a Yokohama based unit faced eerie silence and possible threats as a handcar appeared with no operator. A farmer and white robed figures loomed as observers in a landscape of unease and vigilance.
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Battle Creek
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Robin T. Matthews
Ohio
Robert Locke
Detroit
Locke
Traffic Plans Are Hampered by Supreme Court Ruling
Columbus highway director T J Kauer says a Supreme Court decision banning private engineering firms halts long range planning in Toledo Steubenville Marietta and other areas It may affect plans to hire surveys in Athens Sandusky Canton Toledo has already paid 19000 for early surveys and Marietta is funding a 500 advance for a D B Steinman traffic study and bridge over the Muskingum River.
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Canton
Joseph T. Ferguson
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New York
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Muskingum River
War Probers Not Formed Yet
Washington reporters note behind the scenes friction in forming a war investigating committee after the Truman model. The Senate Armed Services Committee approved the proposal unanimously last Monday on Senator Lyndon Johnson's suggestion. Senator Tydings is expected to name seven members but no appointments have been made.
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Truman
Senate Armed Services Committee
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Tydings
D-Md
Big Rocket Is a Fizzle
In Cocoa Florida experts began dismantling a captured German V-2 rocket to diagnose why it failed to fly on its first test. The 25 000 pound missile sputtered before a small audience at Point Canaveral after nine hours of delays. A second launch attempt is planned for next Monday as engineers study the craft and its smaller in flight booster.
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Point Canaveral
Floods Threaten Three Midwest States
Rain swept the waterlogged Midwest as floods threatened Nebraska Kansas and Illinois while cooler Canadian air moved across the Lake Superior region. Temperatures fell toward freezing in parts of Michigan's upper peninsula.
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Midwest
Nebraska
Kansas
Illinois
Lake Superior
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Continued Rent Curbs Asked by CIO Council
The Columbus CIO Council representing about 20 000 members urged the city council to extend rent controls beyond the federal Dec 31 expiration. It adopted a resolution citing a continuing shortage of decent low rent housing in Columbus.
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Columbus
Columbus Cio Council
CIO Council
665 New Polio Cases Reported in Nation
The Public Health Service reported 665 new cases of acute poliomyelitis for the week ending July 15. This marks an increase from 478 the previous week but remains below the 1014 cases recorded for the same week a year earlier.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Wilmington College names new vice president Townsley
Dr. Samuel D. Marble president of Wilmington College announced the appointment of T. S. Townsley as college vice president. This marked a leadership update at the Windsor campus and follows Marble's recent remarks on expanding academic leadership.
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Samuel D. Marble
Wilmington College
T. S. Townsley
Leopold III Returns to Belgian Throne By Parliament
A joint session of Belgian Parliament voted 198 in favor of Leopold III’s return from exile in Switzerland. The move ends the regency of his brother Prince Charles as Belgian politics split, with socialists largely opposed and liberals and communists abstaining.
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Belgium
Leopold
Charles
Reserves Ordered Immediate Recall For Korea Situation
The Defense Department announced that the Army and Air Force will begin recalling a limited number of reservists to active duty and the Navy will start a selective recall. The action, under President Truman's authority, aims to meet needs of the Korean situation. No numbers or National Guard details given.
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Defense Department
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Air Force
Navy
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Truman
National Guard
Marines
Consolidated Phone Rate Increase Upheld
The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a rate hike for 42,000 Ohio Consolidated Telephone subscribers in 27 counties. It rejected an appeal by Portsmouth Cambridge and the Convoy Equity Exchange in Clinton County and affirmed an increase in rate of return from 2.85 percent to 5.6 percent.
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Messengers Plan Cincinnati Trip After Delayed Outing
A group of Messenger carriers will attend a Cincinnati-Brooklyn baseball game in Cincinnati tonight and return to Athens three hours later than planned. They enjoyed a Cincinnati Zoo visit and an A-1 meal after a weather and mechanical delay yesterday.
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Truman Warns on Price Controls and Rationing
President Truman said he is ready to order price control and rationing if prices rise unduly due to excessive buying and speculation. He denounced profiteering and scare buying as foolish and selfish while outlining Korea crisis stakes and U.S. resolve to stay in the battle. Congress debates broad defense and economic powers with key GOP senators opposing overreach and calling for limited, careful measures.
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Taft
Bricker
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Wherry
Nebraska
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Congress
Wittenberg College Adopts Two Religious Courses
President Clarence C. Stoughton announced that all new students entering Wittenberg College next fall must take two religious courses. Previously Jewish and Catholic students were exempt from the requirement at the Lutheran school.
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Springfield
Wittenberg College
Clarence C. Stoughton
Air Force Recruiter Injured In Jeep Crash Near Lancaster
John J. Sobocinski twenty two of Wilmington Delaware was injured fatally yesterday when his jeep skidded on Route 22 and struck a tree eight miles west of Lancaster He was on recruiting duty in the Lancaster area.
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Route 22
Korea War Briefs Show New 3.5 Inch Rocket In Action
In Tokyo a public information release says a new 3.5 inch ground rocket launcher knocked out seven tanks in a first battlefield test with an eighth destroyed later. The weapon, similar to a larger shoulder fired bazooka, was shipped from the United States in a few days. NBC Tokyo reports Taejon fell to North Korean forces from a road junction northwest of the city. Hong Kong denies troop transfers to Korea as ludicrous speculation. Chicago notes potential US attorney vacancies after reservist recall. Otto Kerner Jr. is an artillery colonel in Illinois National Guard with several aides holding commissions. Australia bans exports to North Korea.
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Eisenhower lauds MacArthur as capable general
General Eisenhower 59 calls General MacArthur 70 a good old egg saying he served under him nine years. He notes he is available for active service again but prefers younger GIs to old generals in today’s war in Korea.
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