Rapid mobilization as draft calls rise and Navy ships increase
President Truman orders extended enlistments and a higher September draft to 50,000 with 50,000 more in October while demanding boosted air and merchant marine strength. The Air Force plans 58 groups by year end and 69 by 1953, with 136,000 more personnel. Russia's Malik ends UN boycott and to assume Security Council presidency August 1 amid Korean War pressure.
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Washington
America
Truman
Army
Air Force
Maritime Administration
Soviet Ends Boycott of UN Foreshadows Korean War Debate
The Soviet Union ends its UN boycott and hints at future Korea War steps. The press conference noted an August 1 meeting for the Security Council chaired by Malik, with discussion of Chinese representation and a possible ruling on Tsiang's council membership.
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Malik
Soviet Union
Berlin
United States
Britain
Security Council
UN General Assembly
Council
China
Unified Command
J. Malik
T. F. Tsiang
Tsiang
The
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US Plans Cuban Sugar Stockpile to Secure Supplies
The Agriculture Department announced a plan to buy the remaining Cuban sugar stock to ensure ample U S supplies. Cuba holds about 600000 long tons above current commitments and the price and shipping schedule are to be set. This would create the largest single calendar year sugar supply in U S history with total marketable stock surpassing 8450000 tons if Cuban stocks are fully brought in.
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Washington
United States
Agriculture Department
Cuba
Community Concerts Eye Austin Season 1950 51
Brief notes on plans by the Community Concert Association to bring music stars to Austin for a high profile season. Mentions farm features in Central Texas as a topic, Confederate veterans reunions in Driftwood, SMU football ties to Jefferson High and a UT star from Peruna Land.
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Community Concert Association
Austin
SMU
Jefferson High
San Antonio
Dallas
University of Texas
Peruna Land
Jury Finding Public Schools Cleared On Sex Charge
A Travis County grand jury reported no evidence to support claims of widespread homosexuality in Austin public schools. It said witnesses were examined, transcripts reviewed, and the system found to be in good hands with a competent detection process. The panel urged parents to monitor their children’s associates to prevent possible hazards.
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Travis County
Jack Roberts
126Th District Court
Grand Jury
Frank Campbell
County Juvenile Board
County Juvenile Advisory Board
Austin
Peter Crawford
Stiffer Curbs Than Truman Asks Studied
Washington July 27 The House Banking Committee backed President Truman's partial controls plan by 20 to 1 amid talk of the Baruch Plan for broader inflation control. Baruch urged full home front mobilization and price and wage ceilings. Baruch's proposals drew Senate interest as well.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Truman
Congress
Bernard Baruch
House
Baruch
Banking Committee
Senate
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Wolcott
R-Mich
Banking
Brent Spence
D-Ky
Spence
Senate Banking Committee
J. Howard McGrath
Texaco and CIO Reach 60 Day Truce At Gulf Plants
CIO oil workers at Texaco plants in Port Arthur and Port Neches ended a strike begun April 4 with a 60 day truce and fresh talks. About 5,000 union workers in the Gulf Coast area are involved. Operations to resume soon, with workers to return within a week or two.
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Port Arthur
CIO Oil
Texas Company
Port Neches
Gulf Coast
Hart Named UT Chancellor by Board of Regents
James Pinckney Hart associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court was chosen as the University of Texas first chancellor. He will take office November 15 with a 20000 annual salary. Hart an Austin native and UT Harvard Law School graduate expressed readiness to contribute to the university, asking Texan support.
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Lyman Jones
James Pinckney Hart
Texas Supreme Court
University of Texas
Hart
University
Harvard Law School
University Board of Regents
Dudley K. Woodward Jr
Dallas
University Development Board
Board of Regents
Supreme Court of Texas
Texas
Supreme Court
Austin
Navy
Austin High School
The
Truman Sees No Need of A Bomb in Korea
President Truman stated the atomic bomb is not needed in the Korea conflict and is not under consideration. He outlined home front security steps against traitors and saboteurs, affirmed rights protections, and said tax reform would follow elections with quick-implement levies now and broader changes after Congress convenes.
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Washington
President Truman
Korea
House
American
White House
Truman
Republic
Congress
Shivers To Name Hart's Successor at UT
Governor Shivers will nominate the successor to Associate Justice James P. Hart who becomes chancellor of the University of Texas on November 15. The governor, at his East Texas farm near Woodville, was unavailable for comment. A spokesman said no appointment would be announced until after November 15.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Shivers
James P. Hart
University of Texas
East Texas
Woodville
40 000 Invaders Hit on All Fronts
North Korean forces launch a stepped attack across the 200 mile front near Pusan Taegu Yongdong and Hadong. US forces report heavy resistance, artillery tolls, and counterattacks as air and naval support intensify.
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Tokyo
Pusan
Yongdong
Hadong
Taegu
First Cavalry
Douglas MacArthur
Yong- Gong
Korea
Rutherford Poats
Eighth Army
Poats
Namwon
MacArthur
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
Hwangwan
Yongdok
Korean Hunting Season Booming
Social notes from Korea during the summer hunting season cover private first class Raymond T Ross of Irvine Kentucky and private first class Richard Kempczynski of Chicago as they return from an outing near Yongdong. Other updates praise Captain William B Lovvorns merited certificates for knocking out eight enemy tanks and note battlefield promotions and tours by several officers and enlisted men amid Korea assignments.
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United States
Korea
Raymond T Ross
Irvine
Richard Kempczynski
Chicago
Yongdong
Ross
Kempcczynski
Bill
Johnson Heading Military Program Watchdog Panel
Senator Lyndon Johnson was named chairman of a Senate armed services watchdog group to monitor the nation’s military program. The group, announced by Chairman Tydings, will keep continual watchfulness over rearmament and preparedness, with members Chapman Kefauver Hunt Bridges Saltonstall Morse among others.
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Washington
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Senate Armed Services Conseleré
Tydings
D-Md
Senate
Chapman
D-Ky
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Hunt
D-Wye
Bridges
Wet North Texas Sees Severe Rainfall Across Region
A heavy rain belt drenched North Texas on Thursday with up to 7.65 inches in four hours at Boyd Wise County. Widespread flooding affected creeks and crops while pastures benefited. Rains extended from Marshall to Guadalupe Pass with temperatures mainly in the seventies inside the belt and nineties outside. Local towns reporting heavy totals include Decatur Breckenridge and Fort Worth Dallas Tyler and Abilene.
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Texas
Boyd
Wise County
Marshall
Midland
Marfa
Guadalupe Pass
Decatur
Breckenridge
Denton
Fastland
Gainesville
Mineral Wells
Abilene
Big Spring
Dallas
Fort Worth
Tyler
Trinity River
RE. Petty
Showers Miss North as Heat Wave Persists
A weather report notes showers stayed north of Austin as heat peaked at 96 degrees Thursday afternoon. Forecasters expect cloudier skies and cooler highs for the weekend, with relief forecast Saturday.
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Austin
Mercury
Weather Bureau
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