Americans Curse Lack Of Weapons In Korea War
Reports from Tokyo say North Korean forces captured the rail center of Chonan south of Seoul marking the deepest Communist penetration. American troops retreat under heavy artillery fire complain of shortage of heavy artillery tanks and covering planes while air action claims numerous tanks destroyed and pilots report success against Red armor.
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Associated Press
Chonan
Seoul
Frontine
Satuday
South Korea
Gen. 1
Tokyo
Aniver
Songnwan
Corg R
Pyongtaek
Wonju
U.S
Korea
Suwon
MacArthur
Air Force
Bug
Kim Chung
Tapan
Kim
Navy &R
Harvey P. Lanham
cArthur
Army and Navy Call Reserves to Volunteer
Washington AP The Army and Navy formally urged reserves to volunteer for extended active duty. The Army seeks enlisted reservists for at least one year or longer and to fill radar radio tank and anti aircraft roles while the Navy wants officers and enlisted for six months to a year on ships or overseas with a 12 month option. Navy and Army plan limited recall for reserve officers and urge medical corps officers to apply promptly.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Reserve Medical Corps
Dental Corps
Civil Engineer Corps
Unclear Fragment Sparks Odd Quote From Chicago News
Fragmentary OCR shows a mix of phrases about White House, hydrogen, and a marine in metal caps, making an unclear, potentially mistaken item. No coherent event or identifiable entities beyond Chicago context.
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Chicago
White House Ltd
Weather Update Thundershowers Tonight and Sunday Heat
Thundershowers this evening and overnight. Cloudy windy Sunday with showers late afternoon. Low tonight 68. High Sunday 92.
Truman appoints MacArthur to lead UN forces in Korea
President Truman named General MacArthur to command all United Nations forces in the Korean war. He authorized MacArthur to fly the blue and white UN flag beside the U S flag in the fighting against Northern Koreans.
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Washington
Truman
Gen. MacArthur
United Nations
U. S
U.N. Security Council
MacArthur
U.N
Absent-Minded Welder Suffers Fractured Skull
Detroit report says welder Abe Dunnigan, 33, suffered a fractured skull after forgetfully severing the supporting beam while dismantling a catwalk 30 feet above. He was cutting with an acetylene torch when the accident occurred.
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Detroit
Abe Dunningan
Dunnigan
Senate Panel OKs 34.7 Billion Dollar Spending Bill
The Senate appropriations committee approved a 34.688 billion dollar spending package for fiscal 1951 including new funds for national defense and foreign economic aid. The measure provides 32.505 billion in cash and 2.183 billion in contract authority with a 12 to 9 vote to reject a Republican bid for deeper cuts.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Truman
Mr. Truman
Sen. Bridges
R-N.h
Senate
G.O.P
Threat of Strike Looms Over Cedar Rapids Bakeries
Cedar Rapids bakers in local 365 of the Bakers and Confectioners union threatened to strike against Colonial Cedar Rapids Petersen bakeries unless a new contract is reached. They seek a 10 cent hourly increase and a six hour forty minute work day replacing the current four hour guarantee. The union rejected a seven cent offer and agreed to strike if needed, though they remain ready to resume negotiations at any time.
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Cedar Rapids
AFL Bakers
Bakers
Bakers and Confessioners Union
Colonial
Petersen Bakeries
Bert Slack
Slack
Green G I s Learn Under Fire as Major Shows Way
U S Army on the Korean front endures chaos and panicky retreat before a bold counter. A solo major, killed in a northward dash, inspires a regrouping that halts the rout. Green recruits learn under fire as orders clash and a vital bridge remains untouched.
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Green G.I
Major
Invaders Capture Six Missionaries in Korea Shock
North Korean troops captured five American Methodist missionaries including three women in Kaesong as U S evacuees from South Korea reported. The group, joined by an Austrian missionary, was cut off with no word since the attack on the 38th parallel. Reverend L C Brannon of Newville Alabama confirmed 29 evacuees from Korea. The six names include Kris Jensen of New Cumberland.
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Osaka
Japan
38Th Parallel
U. S
South Korea
Kaesong
Seoul
L. C. Brannon
Newville
Ala
Korea
Kris Jensen
New Cumberland
Odor Triggers Davenport Sleepers to Flee to Hills
An unexplained odor sent Davenport residents outdoors in nightclothes seeking higher ground. Officials traced possible petalarm odorant from a truck through Joslin to Muscatine, while Muscatine reports of eye irritation and illness followed. No leaks found in lines or plants and no gas bombs detected at Rock Island arsenal.
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Davenport
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company
Rock Island Arsenal
Muscatine
Muscatine River
Milwaukee Night Station
Rock Island Strike Hinges on Government Seizure Move
President Truman orders seizure of Rock Island lines prompting union leader Arthur Glover to say switchmen will return to work only if the government seizes the railroad’s profits along with the labor of free men. Francis A. O Neill of the National Mediation Board reports the union has refused to return under current seizure terms. The AFL Switchmen's union president allegedly provided the information shortly after the seizure order.
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Chicago
Arthur Glover
Switchmen's Union
Rock Island
Francis A. O'Neill
National Mediation Board
Switchmen’s Union
O’neill
Arthur J. Glover
AFL Switchmen’s Union
Truman
Paul Larson 7 Becomes Seventh Cedar Rapids Polio Patient
Polio case No. 7 in Cedar Rapids this year was reported at University hospital in Iowa City. Paul Larson, 7, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Larson, 804 Thirty-sixth street NE, was stricken July 4 and taken to Iowa City Friday. He has bulbar polio affecting swallowing.
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Cedar Rapids
University Hospital
Iowa City
Paul Larson
Richard Larson
Thirty-sixth Street
Paul
Des Moines
Richard Hathorne
Richard Phillips
Hathorne
Young Phillips
Patty Dietz
St. Luke’s Hospital
Lyle Dietz
Fourth Avenue
Bert Leonard
Clarence Leonard
Sixth Street
Airmen wear flags to aid recovery in Korea
American airbase in Japan pilots begin wearing an American flag on their flight suits to aid identification if forced down over Korea. A tri-lingual reward notice promises compensation if pilots are returned to American lines, with rewards for delivering the flag to officials.
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Japan
Ins
South Korea
Bakers End 31 Day Strike In St Louis
AFL bakers from 17 wholesale shops reach a three year contract after 31 days of stoppage affecting 1250 workers in St Louis Missouri.
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ST. Louis
Justice Department to Seek Injunction in Rockman Strike
Washington officials intend to ask a federal court on Monday for an injunction if the Rockman strikers do not return to work. The move follows stalled negotiations and potential disruption to operations.
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Washington
Justice Department
Truman Seizes Rock Island Rail System Over Labor Dispute
President Truman orders government seizure of Rock Island Railroad at 3 p.m. to avert a national emergency and protect defense, health, and welfare. The move aims to head off a broader nationwide strike by 250000 rail workers after June 24. Officials urge cooperation and continued operation under existing terms while a final settlement is negotiated.
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Truman
Rock Island
Minnesota
Midwest
Switchmen
Judge Wanted Skunks Out Not His Family
Murfreesboro Tennessee a city judge faced a skunk invasion in his tool shed. Police used tear gas bombs to drive them away but shifting wind forced the gas to blow back on the judge’s premises. The skunks remained undisturbed despite the attempt.
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Judge
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Albert Williams
Williams
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