US Infantry Presses South Korean Front in Seoul Campaign
American forces and South Korean units counterattack as North Korean troops breach the Han River defenses near Sobinggo. General Church orders evacuation of Suwon and airstrip, retreat to Taejon begins, while air forces wage heavy strikes and North Korean claims of success are disputed.
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Chung Il Kwan
Suwon
Pusan
Korea
Church
38Th Parallel
South Korea
Truman
Washington
Taejon
Han River
Tokyo
John Muccio
Sobinggo
MacArthur
North Korea
Air Force
Kimpo
Queuille Confirmed As French Premier
The National Assembly confirmed Henri Queuille as premier of France by an unofficial count of 363 to 208, with 311 votes required. The vote followed a prolonged debate sparked by Jacques Duclos criticizing Truman’s Korea policy, while most non Communist members supported the American stance.
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Paris
National Assembly
Henri Queuille
France
Queuille
Truman
Korea
Communist Party
Jacques Duclos
Duclos
Stadium drive to raise ten thousand for city softball stadium
The Junior Chamber of Commerce Jaycees plan a revised campaign next Wednesday and Thursday to raise 10,000 for a stadium on the Butler softball diamonds in South Austin. They have $6,500 so far and the city will match once the goal is reached. Structural steel has been ordered to meet a September world softball tournament deadline.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ted Parks
Jaycee
Butler
Austin
Jaycees
Junior Chamber
Mountain Boy's Camp Ends First Session With Honors
The Mountain Boy's Camp near Austin closed its four week first session Friday night with an open house and camper honors. Fifty six boys received ribbons for achievements in nature studies swimming horseback riding marksmanship sports and crafts. The camp will open a second session July 2 with 57 boys from across Texas, owned by Dr. Walter Prescott Webb.
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Friday Mountain
Austin
Rodney J
Certury-Old Johnson Institute
Texas
Walter Prescott Webb
University of Texas
Quirino Offers Land to Hukbalahap Surrenderers
President Quirino urges Hukbalahap guerrillas to surrender promising land to landless members and aid for those with no criminal charges. Government troops distribute the amnesty offer while those surrendering are assured possible trial with lenient interpretation of the law.
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Manila
Elpidio Quirino
Philippines
Polio Patient In Good Condition at Brackenridge
Robert Abeita, a 7 year old polio patient, is reported in good condition at Brackenridge Hospital Friday night. He is son of Mr and Mrs Pete Abeita of 2605 Gonzales Street and was diagnosed Thursday. Austin records his fifth polio case and sixth in Davis County. Four other patients remain in the polio ward in good condition.
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Robert Abeita
Brackenridge Hospital
Atrackenridge Hospital
Pete Abeita
Gonzales Street
Austin
Davis County
Taylor-Temple Route Paving Job Approved
Texas Highway Commission approved paving a 12 mile section south of Little River on the Taylor Temple Highway. The $1 600 000 reconstruction of 41 miles on Highway 95 will add a 24 foot asphaltic concrete pavement replacing a 16 foot wide road. Grading and structures on the new section were completed in May.
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Texas Highway Commission
Little River
Taylor-Temple
Worthless Checks Hit Record High in June
County Attorney Perry Jones said Friday a new high of 324 hot checks totaling 4588 was received in his office during June. The previous high was in May when checks for 4206 were sent in for investigation.
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Perry Jones
Congressmen laud Truman Korea aid. Wherry calls for report
Congressmen broadly supported President Truman's decision to deploy US ground troops to Korea with bombing authorization and a naval blockade. Senator Wherry urged a personal White House briefing and demanded Acheson resign, labeling appeasement policies repudiated by the President.
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Washington
Truman
Wherry
Nebraska
Mr. Truman
Congress
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Korea
Korean
House
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
White House
Jersey
Senator Charges H Bomb Opposed By Atomic Official
Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper charged Sumner T. Pike opposed hydrogen bomb development and is not fit for another term on the Atomic Energy Commission. Lucas will seek a Senate vote on Pike’s renomination after a 5 to 4 committee vote to reject his reappointment. Pike has been acting chairman since Feb 15 and his term expired Friday.
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Washington
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Sumner T. Pike
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate
Scott W. Lucas
Truman
Pike
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Weather Summary for Central and East Texas with Temperatures and Rainfall
Cloudy skies in central Texas with scattered showers this afternoon and little temperature change. East Texas remains mostly cloudy with some showers in the south, again little temperature change. Hourly readings show daytime highs near upper 80s to 90 and nighttime 70s, with rainfall totaling around 1 inch in the past 24 hours and about 0.85 inches since January 19. Moon phase notes include last quarter July 6 and Texas river stages listed for Montopolis and Marshall Ford.
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S Weather Bureau
Texas
Bam
Austin
Colorado
Montopolis
Lake Buchanan
Ry Travis
Marshall Ford
Kbbene
Worth
Amarillo
Alveston
Austin - Jouston
Townsville
Dis
Aesorpus Christi
Antonio
Rio
Aco
Paso
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