US to Send Arms to Protect Siam From Communists
The State Department disclosed plans for the United States to ship arms to Siam funded by a Pentagon appropriation for Southeast Asia defense. President Truman can direct use of the money where most effective to counter communism. Details on the amount Siam will receive and bilateral weapons pacts with other nations follow general U.S. arms aid to the region.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Siam
United, States
Bem
Yeacy Military
China
Truman
K47 Dives Into Sea Killing 25 Heads To Surface Rescue
A C47 cargo plane from Haneda Airport bound for South Japan with 28 aboard disappeared into the sea about 50 miles south of Tokyo. One survivor was later pulled from the water eight to ten miles off Shima Island. Rescue units search for the remaining 23 passengers and three crew members. Four passengers were newspaper correspondents en route to the Korean war zone. two reporters are missing.
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Tokyo
Generel
Cour~ier
Toyko
Japan
Shima Isla
South Japan
South Korea
Bix
Lmow
Haneda
Beytown
Ak Sea
Six Die As B-25 Plows Into Hill Near Oakley Kansas
A Randoph Air Force B 25 from a Texas base crashed in a hailstorm near Oakley Kansas killing six. Victims buried in rain soaked ground. others found with parachutes. Plane route showed it from Scott Air Force Base Illinois to Lowry Field Denver. Victims included two captains a first lieutenant a sergeant and two corporals.
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Hill Randolph
Oakley
Kans
Air Force 2
Texas
Here
Ames
Randolph Air Force Base
San Antonio
Randolph
Kansas City
Scott Air Force Base
Ilineis
Lowry Field
Denver
BK Kost
Oakley Graphic
Kenneth Morehouse
Truman denies consideration of atomic bomb on Korea
President Truman said the use of atomic bombs in Korea is not contemplated and he will seek up to five million six hundred thousand in arms for free nations in danger of Communist aggression. He indicated he may remain in Washington and joked about his Missouri Democratic primary ballot while discussing policy limits and strategic weapon roles.
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Gbi
Truman
Congress
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
Washington
Missouri
All Young Men Should Know These Facts Selective Service
UNITED PRESS explains who must register under current law. All men 18 to 26 must register. only those 19 to 25 can be drafted for active duty. About 90,000 have been called so far, mainly ages 24 and 25. Veterans or reservists still on active duty must register if not on active duty. Anyone registered before June 24 1948 must re register, while those registered since that date need not re register.
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United ‘Press
Selective Service
Ex Baytonian Myna Stevens Found Shot Dead in DC
Myna Stevens 43 native of Ireland and Baytown area. wife of Colonel Eli Stevens and mother of a daughter. Found shot at Washington DC residence. note cited despondency. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Barthman Funeral Home in Baytown Houston area. Survivors include her mother Margaret Quartz and siblings.
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Myna Quartz Stevens
Washington, D. C
Baytown
Houston
Willem Quartz
Stevens
Eli ‘Stevang
State Department
Mynn
Mret “Stevens
Religst
Ireland
Bay
William Quartz
Magna- Quartz
Sveral
Koreans halt Red assault as US line holds near Yongdong
Reported front lines say massed Red forces press 24 hours to break US defenses while the 25th Division steadies and a counterattack regains seven miles. MacArthur visits the front then returns confident of victory as air and sea losses ripple through the theater.
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Yongdong
South
Air Force to expand to 69 groups announced by Vinson
Chairman Carl Vinson of the House Armed Services Committee said the Air Force will immediately expand from 48 to 69 groups. The announcement was made today as part of defense growth plans. The report notes the shift in forces and potential implications for military readiness.
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Washington
Carl’ Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Todday
Air Force
MacArthur Returns From Fighting Front Confident Of Victory
General Douglas MacArthur returned to Tokyo after a 12hour flight from Korea, expressing renewed confidence in ultimate Allied victory. He greeted reporters at Eighth Army HQ in a grim mood but soon smiled, saying talks with ground and air commanders and his onscene inspection gave him optimism. He warned victory will come with a long, hard road and heartbreaks, yet he has never been more confident.
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Frank Tremaine
Tokyo
Douglas “MacArthur
Korea
United Nations
Bataan
Bay‘town
Eighth Army
MacArthur
Walton H. Walker
Highth Army
George Stratemeyer
Far Eastern Air Forces
Hart E. ‘Partridge
Fifth Air Force
Walker
House Group Rejects Baruch Control Plan
Baruch urged immediate total mobilization before the Senate Banking Committee, criticizing administration hesitation. The House committee did not finish work on the broader control program, rejecting a Kunkel price wage rationing substitute 10 to 9. The substitute may be offered again when the administration bill advances on the House floor next week.
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Bernard M. Baruch
Senate Banking Committee
United States
House
Baruch
Toba - Co
Kurkel
Pennsylvania
Truman
Nough
Truman Hints Tax Hikes After Elections for Equitable Plan
President Truman signaled a second phase of tax increases will wait until after the November elections. He urged Congress to draft a comprehensive and equitable program, noting a $3.21 billion request for new personal and corporate taxes and saying further steps on an excess profits tax should be worked out equitably. He blamed the Republican 80th Congress for past tax cuts and stressed careful congressional effort post election.
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Raymond Laher
Washington
Truman
Congress
Noah Katz Grocer Dies After Illness
Baytown grocer Noah Katz, a Russian native and pioneer local merchant, died after a two week illness at a Baytown hospital. He arrived in Baytown to open a trade in 19th-century days and contributed to the early business community. His death occurred at 4 55 p.m. Wednesday.
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Noah Katz
Katz
Baytown
O Katz
Russia
Asis
Yanks Brace For Biggest Battle Yet
By HARNEST HOBERECHT of Pusinic the South Korean drove forward five partly enveloped troop anmist division.
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Harnest Hoberecht
Pusinic
Communists Fall Short In Auto Labor Ranks
Detroit report notes card carrying Reds and CIO United Auto Workers face dwindling support as anti Communist sentiment rises. Leaflet distribution in plants triggers ejectments, reflecting a nationwide anti Communist mood within Walter P. Reuther's union. A Kaiser-Frazer Willow Run plant incident shows a left winger beaten for distributing a peace petition.
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Norman Nicholson
Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Walter P
Reuther
G' Reuther
Kaiser
Frazer
Stockholm
Indonesian troops invade Mohucca Islands
Reports from Rotterdam state Indonesian forces landed on Mohucca Islands triggering fears of a broader battle in the region. Sources describe troop movements and the defense of the island chain as international tensions rise.
Girl Charged With Burglary Of Shop
Ora Rodriguez aged 139 faces burglary charges after a hearing before the justice of the peace Roge Herien in Bay area cleaners after 3. Seereka.
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