Senate Kills RFC Plan and Votes on AEC Funds
The Senate killed a presidential reorganization proposal placing the Reconstruction Finance Corporation under the Commerce Department and then approved a Truman plan to shift the Federal National Mortgage Association to the housing agency. An appropriations subcommittee earmarked 957.97 million for atomic energy and 605 million for strategic stockpiling, with the overall bill trimming 3.96 billion from House totals.
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Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Commerce Department
Truman
Federal National Mortgage Association
RFC
Housing and Home Finance Agency
FNMA
Fannie Mae
Senate Appropriations
Russia
Veterans Administration
Federal Trade Commission
House
Subcommittee
Atomic Energy Committee
Commission
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Brien McMahon
Dconn
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Congress
Shower Likely Tonight After 95 Degree High
Forecast calls for scattered showers Friday afternoon and evening. Expected high reaches 95 degrees, offering little relief from heat as the day begins with Thursday’s 87 degree reading, just one degree shy of the year's top.
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Weather Bureau
Mercury
Red China warns UN over Formosa clash and US blockade
The Soviet Union and China denounce US naval actions around Formosa as aggression. Moscow warns of consequences from the Korea blockade while reiterating Taiwan as Chinese territory and rebuffing Western peace efforts. The note, delivered to UN Secretary General Lie, cites UN Charter violations and calls Formosa integral to China.
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United Nations
Formosa
United States
Peiping
Trvgve Lie
Soviet Union
Korea
Kremlin
Russia
Andrei A. Gromyko
North Korea
South Korea
Red China
Chou Engalai
Truman
Security Council
United
United States Navy
Taiwan
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Moscow
Alan Kirk
Korean Reds No Dud at Advanced Outpost Duel
A senior American officer praised his artillerymen after a night duel at a South Korean outpost range. North Korean tanks engaged at 100 yards as U S forces ducked and returned fire in a tense skirmish that demonstrated the Americans’ resolve and readiness.
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South Korea
North Korean push advances as B29s strike Pyongyang subs
US reports indicate North Korean forces drive 35 miles in two days, reaching near Osan Pyongtaek and Chonan while B29 bombers hit what may be Russian submarines in Chinnapo harbor. MacArthur says 75,000 to 90,000 NK troops in 15 divisions assault the southern front. US and Korean forces withdraw to a new line north of Taejon.
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Taejon
Kum River
Douglas MacArthur
Suwon
MacArthur
Chinnapo Harbor
North Korea
Pyongyang
Samchok
Pusan
Korea
Dean
Pyongtaek
Osan
Associated Press
Tom Lambert
Chonan
Seoul
C. H. P. King
King
Lambert
Freak Collision of Streamliners Crashes Two Trains
Two high speed Santa Fe Streamliners collided near Monica Illinois at 4 40 am nine people died and about 75 were injured. The El Capitan from Los Angeles and the Kansas City Chief from Kansas City were en route to Chicago when a mail car derailed and struck the Chief’s locomotive. Emergency crews rushed to hospitals in Peoria and Galesburg as drivers and passengers escaped with injuries.
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Santa Fe Railway
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Chicago
el Capitan
Peoria
Galesburg
Lock Adams
el “Apitan
Bill Dunn
Mark Friess
Chillicothe, II
Karl K. Keller
Santa Fe
Jury Indicts Vet In A Conspiracy In Atomic Spy Ring
Federal grand jury in Santa Fe charges David Greenglass 28 with conspiring to pass atomic secrets to Russia. He allegedly met Harry Gold in Albuquerque on June 3 1945 received 500 dollars and drafted a Los Alamos project statement and explosive lens mold sketch. Bail set at 100000.
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N. M
David Greenglass
Russia
Los Alamos
Greenglass
Albuquerque
Harry Gold
Gold
Carl A. Hatch
New York
Hatch
New Mexico
Federal Court District
Klaus Fuchs
Flying saucer sighting linked to Michigan farmer
A Michigan farmer reports a hatched flying saucer over his hayfield observed some time ago. He kept silent to avoid being mocked and now reveals the sighting. The note hints at local reactions and the broader UFO topic.
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Michigan
22 US Aircraft Lost in Fighing Near Korea War Front
Far East Air Force announces 22 US planes lost and 22 North Korean planes down through ten days of Korean aerial fighting. Stratemeyer says operations shift to coordinated air ground sea effort. Yonpo depot and Kimpo air field placed on inactive list after B29 strikes.
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Tokyo
Far East Air Force
George E. Stratemeyer
Stratemeyer
38Th Parallel
North
South Korea
Arthur D Struble
Seventh Fleet
North Korea
Yonpo
Seoul
Kimpo
12 Day Strike On 4 Western Rails Called Off
The AFL Switchmen's Union called off its 12 day strike against four Western railroads but kept the action against the Rock Island system in effect. The move followed threats of direct government intervention and Truman’s remarks condemning the strike as unjustified. Rock Island lines are paralleled by other systems, minimizing shipper disruption while negotiations continue.
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Chicago
AFL Switchmen’s Union
Rock Island
Arthur J. Glover
Switchmen's Union
Great Northern
Chicago Great Western
Denver
Rio Grande Western
Western Pacific
Truman
Washington
Italian Socialist Claims Third World War Begun
Pietro Nenni, leader of Italy's pro Communist Socialists, told the Chamber of Deputies that the third world war started with the first bombs in Korea. He questioned Italy's backing of President Truman's Korea policy as Christian Democrat deputies shouted in protest.
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Rome
Pietro Nenni
Italy
Chamber of Deputies
Snaeky
Korea
Nenni
Truman
Christian Democrat
Intercete of Justice
MacArthur Expected in UN Command Role
The Soviet boycott blocks full UN council support as the Security Council prepares a resolution to designate General Douglas MacArthur as commander of international forces aiding South Korea. Russia issued a one sentence refusal to the military aid request.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations Security Council
Douglas MacArthur
Russia
Security Council
South Korea
Koreans Suspected of Sabotage in South Korea Defense
American officers, frustrated by the rapid collapse of South Korean troops facing the Communists, suspect deliberate weapon sabotage and poor unit discipline. They note under-armed forces, no tanks or air support, and faulty anti-tank ammunition as key failures at the front.
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United States Armed Forces In
Korea
O. H. P. King
King
38Th Parallel
South Korea
Amatican Advisory Group
Seoul
Asia
William L. Roberts
G Roup
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