Army raises draftee target to 100000 amid calls for larger force
Washington reports the army plans to boost draftees from 20 000 to 100 000 with a long term goal of a total 834 000 personnel. Vinson urged rapid expansion, while Hershey warned the draft number and age policies remain uncertain. Truman extended duty terms and the defense department announced civilian hires and a 0 000 000 spending plan.
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Vinson
D-Ga
The
Louse Armed Services Committee
Thompson Is Nominee for State Court
District Judge G. K. Thompson of Cedar Rapids won the Republican convention nomination for the First district state court seat on the third ballot with 2,137 votes over Edmund D. Morrison Jr. of Washington who had 1,219. Morrison led early but fell short amid a lively packed Fort Des Moines hotel session as Thompson gained strength with Linn County support.
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Loyal Meek
Des Moines
G. K. Thompson
Cedar Rapids
Supreme Court
Thompson
Edmund D. Morrison, Jr
Washington
Gates
William L. Bliss
Mason City
Norman R. Hays
Knoxville
Fort Des Moines
Morrison
1000 People Attend National Duroc Congress at Hawkeye Downs
More than 1,000 people from 26 states registered as the National Duroc Congress opened at Hawkeye Downs. Elmer R. Willey of Vincent won the first blue ribbon in the combination market barrow show, with his barrow named top in the lightweight division. John and Al Lehman of Plainsfield Ill. claimed reserve champion and top barrow in the medium class. Other top placers included Lehman Bros., Welsch and Sons, Roy Van der Ploegg, and Paul Bros. A type conference ran from 9:45 a.m. with a baked foods contest at 1 p.m. and a free ham barbecue at 5:30 p.m. in the event schedule.
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Cedar Rounds
Hawkeye Downs
Elmer R. Willey
Vincent
John
al Lehman
Plainsfield
Ill
Paul Agee
Lebanon
Tenn
Lehman Bros
C. J. Welsch and Sons
Mooresville
Ind
Roy Vander Ploegg
Monroe
Floyd McCaskill
Clayton, Ill
Paul Bros
Dallas Center
F. L. Bossingham and Sons
Stanford
Vander Ploegg
Jonesway Farms
Kenneth
John N. Urish
Green Valley
W. W. Stock Farm
Pittsfield
R. C. Juhl
Laverne, Minn
L. A. Weaver
University of Missouri
E. F. Ferrin
University of Minnesota
J. C. Hillier
Oklahoma A
M. College
How Doughboy Howitzer Crew Performs Task ON KOREAN WAR FRONT
Americans man a 155 mm howitzer near a school room as a spotter guides deflection and range. Capt. Eckert and Cpl. Corcoran relay data to fire on enemy troops in a tunnel. Six rounds explode, timber falls, the crew endures deafening noise and smiles at a successful shootout.
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Yongdong
Kenneth R
Doc” Eckert
Parkville
Eckert
Cpl
Robert E. Corcoran
Maynard, Mass
Corcoran
Russian Sub Mutiny Reported in Korea Crisis
In Salem Massachusetts an ex OSS officer relayed that Russian submarine commanders mutinied upon learning of the Korean aggression. He cites nine sub chiefs, former German commanders, executed after mutiny and orders absent. The informant remains unidentified.
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Salem
Mass
OSS
Roland W. Estey
Office of Strategic Services
Salem Daily News
Estey
War Widow Seeks End to Hoarding Amid Korea Uncertainty
Sacramento widow Mrs Randall C Roberts writes to the paper questioning wartime hoarding and scarcity. She recalls her husband Sgt Randall C Roberts first Sacramentan missing in action in Korea after serving from Normandy to Berlin in World War II.
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Sacramento
Randall C. Roberts
Korea
Normandy
Berlin
Strike Ends Perfect Mark of Elgin Watch Company
A 200 machinists strike ends the Elgin Watch Company’s perfect labor relations record. The plant closed as 2,506 workers refused to cross IAM picket lines demanding a wage increase.
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Elgin
Elgin, Ill
Elgin Watch Company
International Association of Machinists
Battered South Korean Army Reorganized for War Effort
The badly mauled South Korean army has been reorganized and re equipped and fights beside American forces on multiple fronts. They now operate as complete units, with American advisers, interpreters, and intelligence cooperation, while facing supply shortages and the need for full arming and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Seoul
Taejon
Meaning of Soviet Act Is Puzzler
Diplomats speculated that Russia may resume participation in the United Nations for five possible reasons including seeking a veto on sanctions and blocking U.N. actions. Malik to assume council presidency next month, with a meeting called for Tuesday.
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Iran
West Germany
Yugoslavia
U.N
Korea
China
Malik
Russia
Security Council
Andrei A. Gromyko
Americans complain about Korean railroad chaos in Korea
Cpl. Frank W. Coffman and Lt. Charles N. Wolson describe Korean rail operations as chaotic and inefficient. They note Korean engineers prefer many stops, mixed signals, and mixed directions, arguing for an American railroad battalion to restore order.
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Korea
Cpl
Frank W. Coffman
Chicago
G.I
Coffman
First Cavalry Division
Toonerville
Europe
Charles N. Wolsons
Salt Lake City
Korean Boy Leads 200 G I s to Safety on Front Lines
A 10 year old South Korean boy guided 200 American soldiers out of enemy lines near Yongdong front. The group, amid mortar and sniper fire, crossed mountains with litter bearers carrying wounded and a potential appendicitis case. U S planes dropped food and plasma as the boy led them to safety and was named unit mascot.
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G.i.'s
Yongdong
Korea
John W. Jackson
Richlands
Jackson
U. S
Pfc
James Reynolds
Guntersville
Ala
Reynolds
Jimmy
Japan
John Rousch, Jr
Harrisburg
Camp Staff Gifts Lead Camp Good Health Fund Boost
Cedar Rapids report shows Camp Good Health receiving a $50 gift from 18 staff members. The donation, part of a collective weekly-pay contribution, helps meet the fund’s goal for health and growth of more than seventy children. Total contributions reach $7,180.46 with listed memorials and additional proceeds noted.
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Cedar Rapids News
Camp Good Health Fund
Camp Good Health
L. D. Stubbs
the Gazette
Glenn Fletcher
Minnie Ackerman
Anna
Henriette
Louise
Ella
Caroline
Otto
Martin
Helene
Frank
Frank Naibert
Old Man River
Princess
Nine Enemy Divisions Press U S Forces In Korea Battle
U S and South Korean units faced a massive Red offensive in Korea as nine divisions estimated at 90 000 men attacked across the front from Ichon to Taegu and Pusan amid heavy artillery and rain hindering air support. MacArthur said there was no reason to despair and to expect a quick decision from the enemy.
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Washington
Tokyo
U. S
South Korea
Hwanggan
Yongdong
Red 15Th Division
Ichon
MacArthur
Taegu
Pusan
MacArthur Headquarters
Korea
Japan
Women Recruited By Korean Reds
A Pentagon briefing disclosed that Communist North Korea is recruiting about 50,000 Korean women for use in the combat area. The spokesman could not confirm if they are South or North Koreans or if they would serve in combat. He called the move a likely last desperate fling toward Pusan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fentagon
Pusan
Vacation Joke About Oklahoma Oil Country
A traveler from the West notes a humorous contrast, claiming it’s easy to spot poorer locals in Oklahoma oil country as they wash their own Cadillacs for a living.
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West
Oklahoma Oil Country
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Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Cuess
E Army
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Far East
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Lyndon Johnson
Aatchdog Committee
Senngs
Chapman D‘auver
D-Tenn
Hunt 3Ridges
R-N.h
Sal
R-Mass
Morse
Linn County
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Peter Kalischer
Ora Kelly
Vevay
Anthony Warren
Ohio
Robert C. Miller
Lie
Stalin
Robert Bennyhoff
Smith
Earnest Henton
Fresno
Dayton Caple
East Moline
Caple
Cenes
Belman Morin
U. S. First Cavalry Division
O. H. P. King
King
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