Cold War flames flare into hot war in Korea front
United Nations condemns North Korea invasion as Soviet backed forces push into South Korea. Early reports claim up to 40 000 attackers with 90 tanks and 10 000 reinforcements, with Seoul within 12 miles of capture. Evacuations of 600 Americans begin as South Korea fights to hold a 95 000 strong defense with air and tank shortages. North Korea reportedly fields 106 planes including 170 Russian Yaks and 25 Stormoviks.
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South Korea
United Nations
United States
Seoul
Uijongbu
Choi Byung Kud
South Korea Army
Sihn Sung Mo
Kim Yong Ju
Tokyo
Korea
U.S
Senate OKs CCC loan boost to 6.75 billion with tariff clause
The Senate approved a bill sending to President Truman to raise the Commodity Credit Corporation borrowing authority to 6.75 billion dollars. A provision would require Brannan to seek a tariff inquiry if foreign imports threaten domestic price supports. The measure passed 36 to 35 after a VP break. Critics warned of harm to reciprocity trade policy.
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Truman
Commodity Credit Corporation
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Tariff Commission
C.C.C
Barkley
U N United Nations acts on North Korea attack
The United Nations branded North Korea the aggressor after its sneak attack on the South and ordered an immediate cease fire. The Soviet Union was absent from the emergency session as the U N pledged stronger measures if the North flouts the council. President Truman cut short a Missouri visit and a high level conference on Korea was convened to map a firm reply.
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North Korea
South Korea
Korea
Soviet Union
U.N
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Truman
Missouri
Washington
Far East
MacArthur
Japan
U.S
Northwest Airlines Plane Crashes Into Lake Michigan
In St Joseph Michigan the worst U S commercial air disaster occurs as a Northwest Airlines jet vanishes in a severe thunderstorm over Lake Michigan with 55 passengers and three crew aboard. Two days later salvage reveals wreckage, a log book section and body parts. The flight was en route from New York to Seattle via Minneapolis and the city lies about 110 miles southeast of Milwaukee.
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St Joseph
Mich
Northwest Airlines
New York
Seattle
Minneapolis
St. Joseph
Milwaukee
Shortage of Teachers Warned By Education Chief
Willard E. Givens executive secretary of the National Education Association warns the nation faces a worsening teacher shortage. In his annual report he projects student enrollment rising from 26,635,000 to 34,091,000 in a decade, requiring about 750,000 more teachers.
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Willard E. Givens
National Education Association
Givens
Editors Unite Over Korea Crisis and War Readiness
The era's press voices converge on Korea, urging U S and United Nations action. Editorials from New York Times Portland Journal and Denver Post call for decisive policy and force to halt Communist aggression in South Korea. The piece notes wartime jitters and a historic Rome canonization ceremony witnessed by Maria Goretti's mother and family.
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North Korea
United States
United Nations
Korea
New York Times
Asia
Portland
Ore
America
Denver Post
U.N
League of Nations
Maria Goretti
Rome
Angelo
New Village
N. J
Cost of living rises led by meat prices in May
The consumer price index increased eight tenths of 1 percent from April 15 to May 15, the sharpest month rise in almost two years. Food prices rose 1.9 percent in the same period, driving the national uptick.
Brewster and McCarthy under scrutiny over housing deals
The column links Owen Brewster to wire tapping on Howard Hughes and recalls Brewster’s 1947 testimony about a hotel room conversation. It covers McCarthy's $10,000 Lustron payoff for a 7000 word housing booklet and his later tax filing showing $28,947 income with $25,881 losses from railroad securities.
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Owen Brewster
California
Howard Hughes
Senator Brewster
Judiciary
John Clifford
U.S
Clifford
Brewster
Sen
Joe McCarthy
Wisconsin
Lustron Corporation
McCarthy
Tobey
New Hampshire
Banking and Currency Committee
New York
Gamble
Housing Committee
Senate
Lustron
Milwaukee
the Central
Cardinals Persist In Veteran Strength Despite Close Contenders
The column praises the St Louis Cardinals led by owner Fred High for their veteran lineup and steady rise, arguing they could topple Dodgers and claim another pennant. It also notes Vanderbilt's racing reforms and highlights boxing's evolving middleweight scene with LaMotta, Robinson, Villemain, Dauthuille, and Graziano.
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Jake LaMotta
Ray Robinson
Robert Villemain
Laurent Dauthuille
Rocky Graziano
Villemain
Dauthuille
Seal Pup Adopted by Long Beach Boys After Beach Plea
In Long Beach California the Nu Pike zoo adopted a baby seal after three boys rescued it from Alamitos Bay. The boys aboard their sailboat found the seal following them ashore and petted him. They tried to return him to his mother at sea but the seal repeatedly swam back to the shore.
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Sparkman
Diogenes
Long Beach
Calif
Nu-Pike Zoo
Alamitos Bay
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