American Troops Struggle as Korea War Expands
The Korean battle enters a tough phase as U S forces face heavy opposition. Analysts warn of insufficient armor and artillery while air power supports limited advances. McCarthy faces Senate criticism from both parties over his anti Communism charges. Russia may push for an endgame after China gains UN seating.
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U.S
Taejon
South Korea
Kum River
North Korea
China
Russia
Siberia
Manchuria
United States
Pacific
Mobilization debated as Truman to outline wartime steps
Observers weigh full mobilization of manpower and industry amid Korea crisis as President Truman prepares to address Congress and the nation. Reported proposals include authorizing 5 to 6 billion dollars in new military funds and extending service by 160,000 Army troops and 60,000 Navy personnel, with possible Air Force increases.
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Truman
Congress
Contingency Measures Loom As Korea War Advances
Observers foresee limited controls to back a tougher Korea campaign with anti inflationary steps and higher taxes likely. Labor leader William Green pushes full mobilization while a constitutional amendment on election reflectivity fails in the House. A shift toward 100 percent promotion in early grades emerges as educators cite nonpromotion as a sign of weak programs and stake blame on administrators.
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Korea
Truman
Congress
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Into Battle Henry Wallace Under Fire By Daily Worker
Henry Wallace once a U S Vice President and progressive favorite is now labeled a Wall Street buccaneer by the Daily Worker. Observers await his next statement as a muddled thinker amid shifting political loyalties.
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Henry Wallace
Russia
Wall Street
The
Daily Worker
United States
Profits Rise and Costs Push Up Prices in Early 1950
As the Korean War enters its fourth week, U S manufacturing after tax profits for the first quarter of 1950 rose about five percent from late 1949 while meat and coffee prices climbed. Federal Reserve data show industrial production near a postwar peak, with profits, returns on equity, and dividends reflecting firmer corporate earnings amid inflation pressures and calls for an inquiry into profiteering.
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Klein
New York
Federal Reserve Board
United Nations Korea action seen as world peace move
The United Nations leads collective security in Korea with General Douglas MacArthur as UN commander. Ambassador Aust in cites this effort as a turning point in uniting nations to defend peace, with support from over 40 countries and leadership under UN flag. The sequence traces UN involvement from 1947 to the 1949 troop withdrawal and ongoing efforts toward Korean unification.
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United Nations
Korea
United States
Willun
UN Security Council
Warren R. Austin
U.S
U. S
38Th Parallel
General Assembly
North Korea
Embarrassed Senators Seek Silent Roll Call on Draft Act
The piece recounts a tense senate floor moment as isolationists urged a record vote, while Wayne Morse lambasts the move. It ties in with global events, voicing critiques of propaganda and US support via the Marshall Plan and Voice of America and noting budget cuts to State and VOA.
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Missouri
George Malone
Nevada
Arthur
Watkins
Utah
Oregon
Wayne Morse
Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Thadge
Kem
Malone
Senate Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
George Marshall
Bernard Baruch
Bedell Smith
David Sarnoff
RCA
Voice of America
State Department
Korea
France
Italy
United States
Marseilles
Western
Europe
MacArthur Heads United Nations Forces Flag Return
UN Secretary General Trygve Lie sent the UN Nylon flag flown by Dr. Ralph Bunche over his Palestine headquarters to General Douglas MacArthur via the U.S. government. Lie asked Ambassador Austin to return it after use, asserting the UN’s resolve to end aggression and that Korea military action is a UN undertaking.
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Douglas MacArthur
U. S
Ralph Bunche
Palestine
Mr. Lie
Austin
Gen
MacArthur
Bunche
United Nations
Korea
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