Mobilization of Guard and reserve units ordered
President Truman authorized mobilization of National Guard and reserve forces and urged Congress to lift statutory size limits. Defense Secretary Johnson will call up guardsmen, reservists, and volunteers as needed, possibly exceeding current caps. Estimates vary, with signs indicating fewer than 500,000 additional troops could be mobilized, while the total armed forces could exceed existing limits.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Defense
Louis Johnson
Venus
Air Force
National Guard
Air National Guard
Fresh US divisions rush toward Korean front
Two fresh American divisions moved toward the Taejon front as allied forces brace for a possible 48 hour North Korean assault. U N troops report heavy combat near Taejon with 200 to 300 enemy casualties while MacArthur notes minor infil trations and troop shifts behind lines.
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Earnest Hoberech
Tokyo
Taejon
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Yechon
Yongdoto
United Nations
North Korea
Cavalry
25Th
South Korea
Manila
UGS
Pohang-dong
Pusan
Pu San
Othem
United Press
Robert ©. Miller
Fea
Miller
Korea
City Council Agenda Includes Street Work Lighting Contract
City Council at 7 30 p m will consider three items tomorrow Consulting Engineer Bem S Ser estimates for material costs to widen and pave West and South Main an ordinance to approve street lighting contract with Houston Lighting and Power and the regular monthly budget report Auditor Gordon Lewis said the report will now be ready for the first meeting of each month by rearranging purchasing and posting methods See Street Job Page 3
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Bem S. Ser
South Main
Houston Lighting and Power Company
Gordon Lewis
Lewis
Navy Planes Smash At Communications Targets in Korea
US Seventh Fleet carrier planes hit communications targets in Korea as part of a major effort to cut supply lines from North Korea to South Korea. The operation accompanied the landing of the First Cavalry Division at Pohang-Dong. Jets then struck trains highways bridges and trucks north of the 38th parallel with reports of extensive damage to rail yards and rail equipment.
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Korea
First Cavalry Division
First Cavalry
Seventh Fleet
Manila
Tokyo
Pusan
J. H. Doyle
Ct Korea
South Korea
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Navy
North
38Th Parallel
Cen
Johnson Sees US Use Atomic Bomb If And When
Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson tells Texas State Network the United States will use the atom bomb if and when it can to stem aggression and win the greater struggle against Communism. He warns of a long Korean war and urges all-out mobilization to safeguard freedom in the free world.
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Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Armed Services Committee
Korea
West
Brown and Root lands Baytown Tunnel approach bid
Brown and Root, the Houston area contractor for the Baytown La Porte Tunnel, submitted the low bid of 240000.91 dollars for tunnel approaches. Officials said work could be done in 120 days with bids tabulated soon. The project includes bridge approaches over Black Duck and San Jacinto Bays and 22 miles of road, with competitors Gulf Bridge Company and others.
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Brown and Root
Baytown-La Porte
State Highway Department i
Austin
Brown
Polio at Record High in Texas Cox Warns Worst Year Ahead
Texas polio cases reached 124 in one week to match the prior peak, bringing the total to 1177 for 1950. State Health Officer George W. Cox warned the year may exceed last year's 2333 cases, though he called his prediction speculative. Counties reporting new cases include Calhoun and Terry with two each and numerous others across the state, with 142 counties listed.
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Texas
Cox
Austin
George W. Cox
Calhoun
Terry
Conche, Crockett
Gregs
Hutchinson Nacogdoches
Refugio
Victoria
Wichita
Bilis
Haskell
Kaufman
Nevarro
Tom ‘Green
Bowie
Brazos
Cameron
Collin
County Tax Rate Cut by Ten Cents Planned
Harris County Commission will reduce the county tax rate by 10 cents at tomorrow night’s meeting. A 1950 rate is not official until August, but action is expected. The move comes two days before the Democratic primary, where all court members except County Judge Glenn A Perry face opposition. Auditor FH. Ly Weshburn said a tax rate of $1.29 per $100 of assessed value will be recommended. Official adoption will take weeks. the 1829 rate previously stood at $1.39, with the combined county and state rate at $2.21.
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Harris County Commissioners Court
Glenn
Perry
FH. Ly Weshburn
Hinabor Copyright Notice from 1950 Sun and Times
A 1950 copyright notice appears in the Sun and Times newspaper page. The note asserts all rights reserved for the publication year and dates back to the early postwar period. The snippet reflects standard legal boilerplate typical of the era.
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Sun and Times Oa
Verbal Brickbats Fly At County Commissioner Rally
In a Baytown rally three of four candidates clashed with Hugh A. May while John Smalley and C. L. Dacus pressed issues. Spates faulted tax hikes and Pasadena Tunnel expenses. audience about 300. broadcast plans and a Houston rally noted.
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Precinct No. 2
Hugh A. May
Politi
Cal Cas
Pearce and Commerce
SAA (Tex
C. L
DACUS
Eth
May
President Trumans call for tax hike and bigger armed force
Washington reports President Truman urging Congress to approve a tough preparedness program with massive spending and higher taxes to win the Korean War and deter further aggression. He authorized expanded National Guard calls, lifted limits on armed forces, and sought powers to prioritize materials and curb nonessential production while boosting foreign aid.
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Washington
Thiman
Congress
Truman
Defense
Louis Johnson
Beca
National Défense Consumer Credit
Republic of Korea
International
Mr. Truman
Froné
Baytown
House
Senate
He- Tequima
Panama Witchcraft Charges Stir Quiet Latin Capital
In Panama City three suspects Fernando Cordoba Ami Herrera and Pedro Herrera face witchcraft charges against President Arnulfo Arias as police seize witchcraft materials. Meanwhile editors Crespo and Morales lose habeas corpus writs over alleged disrespect to the president while a 20 day sentence is served. Local officials say the accused sought to form a new government junta with Arnulfo Arias dead and to replace Comptroller General Nez Obarrio. Herrera allegedly confessed to sorcery and setting up a junta.
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Republic of Panama
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Republic
Jose Daniel Crespo
Ramon Morales
Ami Herrera
Pedro- Peblo Herrera
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