Truman Solons Meet Today on Korean Crisis
President Truman calls bi partisan leaders to a White House conference on Korea. Senators Lucas and Knowland discuss possible new war funding, cabinet unity, and military mobilization as risks and options are weighed.
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Truman
Solons
Washington
Congress
White House
Capitol Hill
South Korea
Senate
Lucas
Sen
House
Rayburn
D-Texas
Sen. Lucas
Army Amphibs Follow Nebraska Flood Crest
In Crete Nebraska on July 10 a small fleet of amphibious Army ducks rowboats and rescue workers kept pace with a record flood crest on the Big Blue River after a 13 inch rainfall. The floods claimed five lives in Nebraska Sunday as citizens organized to meet the disaster.
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Crete
Neb
Big Blue
Nebraska
Colombia Quake Toll Rises to 270 in Coffee Region
Colombia reports 270 deaths after a series of quakes in the rich coffee region 230 miles northeast of Bogota. About 40,000 left homeless as ten towns including Arboledas Cucutilla and Salazar suffered widespread destruction. 500 injured and aid by air due to impassable roads.
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Bogota
Colombia
Red Cross
Here
Arboledas
Cucutilla
Salazar
Pamplonita
Toledo
Belen
San Jose de Avila
Cachia
Mutiscua
Cachira
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A brief tabloid packet notes items from the era including a China hairstyle shift in the 1920s and a cautionary hotel room incident in Chicago. It also mentions a Dallas boatman encountering local laws and a Scout group from Los Angeles arriving late to the National Jamboree at Valley Forge.
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Chicago
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Valley Forge
Senate Confirms Sumner Pike To Four Year AEC Term
The Senate voted 55 to 24 to reappoint Sumner T. Pike to a new four year term on the Atomic Energy Commission, rebuffing Senator Hickenlooper. Pike will return to duty immediately as the five member panel remains in transition with Lilienthal's chair empty.
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Washington
Senate
Sumner T. Pike
Atomic Energy Commission
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
R-la
Pike
Scott W Lucas
Truman
Commission
David E. Lilienthal
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Hickenlooper
GOP
Atomic Committee
Edwin C. Johnson
Dcol
Eugene D. Millikin
Colorado
Scott W. Lucas
Lucas
Lubec
Securities and Exchange Commission
US Tanks Hold Koreans After Flaming Battle Near Seoul
US tanks in their first combat clashed with North Korean armor south of Seoul. The communique said North Koreans suffered heavy losses, including about 65 tanks, while air forces pounded the invaders. Seven American captives were found slain. American reinforcements moved toward the front as officials assessed the high casualties and shifting frontline lines.
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Tokyo
Seoul
MacArthur
Kum River
Taejon
Chinchon
Chungju
J Lawton Collins
Army
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Kum
Jaejon
Valley Forge
Triumph
Sicily
Philippine Sea
Pearl Harbor
George E. Stratemeyer
Far East Air Force
FEAF
Chonan
Cooler Weather Predicted Today Across Austin Area
The Weather Bureau forecasts cooler conditions in Austin on Tuesday with possible showers or storms but no unusual activity. Across the state the Associated Press notes severe weather in the western South Plains with a hailstorm damaging young crops. Midland reports strong winds with thundershowers breaking tree limbs and toppling a light pole at the baseball park. Big Springs records dust reducing visibility to a quarter mile at 5 30 p m.
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Austin
Weather Bureau
Associated Press
South Plains
Midland
Big Springs
North Korea jets enter invasion as Allied strike swamps Reds
General MacArthur reported a major air offensive with 315 sorties in 24 hours. North Korean tanks, trucks, and armoured vehicles suffered heavy losses while US and Australian air units aimed to cripple ground forces. Major General Craigie arrived in Tokyo to lead jet operations amid expanding allied air support from Pearl Harbor and new carrier groups.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
South Korea
Laurence C. Craigie
US Far East Air Force
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson
Dayton
Ohio
Craigie
Pacific
Navy
Philippine Sea
Pearl Harbor
US West Coast
Seventh Fleet
Old Settlers Attend 47th Round Rock Reunion
More than 2,500 persons attended the 47th annual Old Settlers Association reunion at Harrell Memorial Park Round Rock. The weeklong program featured Taylor Day Georgetown Day Shrine Day Old Fiddlers Day and Stamps Quartet with officers elected for the association and Round Rock Institute alumni present.
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Round Rock
ANS
Old Settlers Association
Harrell Memorial Park
Taylor
J. R. Owen
Taylor Chamber of Commerce
Jack Nowlin
Taylor Municipal Band
Taylor High School Choral Club
Georgetown Day
W. K McClain
Owen W. Sherrill
Georgetown Chamber of Commerce
Johnnie Deison
Cripple Creek Ranch
Shrine Day
W. Hope Tilley
Austin Shrine Band
Burnet County
Old Fiddlers
Stamps Quartet
Round Rock Institute
Kerrell Ash
el Paso
Bob Carlson
J. M. Patterson
Austin
Starkey
Patterson
Duncan
Texan First Claims Kill In Korean War Air Action
Staff Sergeant Nile S. Mickley of Houston reportedly downed the first enemy plane in the Korean conflict while in the gun turret of a B26 at an American base in Japan on June 28. Captain Dale P Simpson of Sweetwater and Sergeant William F. Keyes of Brighton, Mass, corroborated the account.
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Japan
Nile S. Micklew
West Gray Ave
Houston
Mickley
William F Smith
New Bloomfield
Dale P Simpson
Sweetwater
William F. Keyes
Brighton
Mass
Mickleys
60 Days Needed For Board Action
The Defense Department announced a draft call for up to 300000 men within 90 days to meet a new manpower ceiling. Major General Hershey said delivery would start in about 60 days, with 25yearolds called first and many drafted from ages 23 and 22 if needed. Local boards number 36000 with wages paid, and the plan relies on volunteers to reach targets amid Korea war urgency.
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Washington
Defense Department
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
Capitol Hill
Red
South Korea
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Military High Command
Lawton J. Collins
Army
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Air
Staf
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Defense Departmentg
Congress
Military Aid Bill Faces 24 Hour Delay In House Panel
The 1.22 billion military aid bill stalls 24 hours as House Foreign Affairs Committee pauses to join welfare debate. Senate passed 66 to 0. Funds and specifics target Western Europe Greece Turkey Iran Philippines Korea and China with a later 250 million in excess military gear transfer.
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Washington
House
Truman
Senate
House Foreign Affairs Service Committee
House Committee
Kee
D-Wva
Rules Committee
Committee
Middle East
Balkan
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Koreas
China
Southeast Asia
South Korea
United Nations
Arma
Free Nations
Indonesia reports death of Darul Islam leader Kartosuwirjo
Dutch sources in Jakarta report that Kartosuwirjo, head of the Darul Islam movement, was killed in a clash with Indonesian troops in West Java amid ongoing anti insurgent operations.
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Jakarta
USI
Kartosuwirjo
Indonesia
West Java
Cost of living climbs as meat and bread prices rise
Retail meat prices advance one to four cents a pound as beef and pork reach multiyear highs. Bacon and bread costs rise across major cities while cotton futures spike on a short crop, raising textile prices and signaling broader inflation.
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Sam Dawson
New York
New York Cotton Exchange
Chicago
American Meat Institute
Philadelphia
Salt Lake City
Buffalo
Ots
Boston
Lbany
N. Y
Columb Ohio Continental Baking Company
Truman
Armed Services
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Centex Sae
Radio Steen
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Okehs
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