U N Turns Korea War with Inchon Amphibious Strike
The war shifted from defense to offense as United Nations forces under General MacArthur stunned Communists with an Inchon invasion behind enemy lines. Seoul and Kimpo fell as Marines seized Wolmi and Inchon, while southern advances pressed Communist rear guards. Separate espionage case noted as former chemist Alfred Slack admitted wartime spying for the Soviet Union, linking to Harry Gold. The article also notes renewed U S readiness to pursue a Korea peace treaty amid East-West divisions.
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Korea
United Nations
Douglas MacArthur
People of
U.N
MacArthur
Inchon
Yongdok
Seoul
South Korea
North Korea
U. N
38Th Parallel
U. S
Wolmi Islands
Kimpo
Alfred Dean Slack
Syracuse, N Y
Greenville
Tenn
Russia
Slack
James M. Meek
Meek
Harry Gold
Philadelphia
Gold
Warfront Echoes From Korea and Western Europe Crisis
Headlines capture MacArthur surveying six smoke damaged tanks near Seoul and Baruch urging all out war if needed. McCormick writes from his grave news of a son killed in Korea. Soviet Bogdanov warns of a peacetime war crisis. Foreign ministers Acheson Schuman Bevin split on German rearmament as NATO aims to reinforce defense, with France cautious but open to principles of eventual German rearmament. The three ministers stress urgent steps to shield the free world in Europe and Asia amid mounting tensions.
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Robert Schuman
France
Dean Acheson
U. S
Emmett Bevin
Great Britain
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
Europe
Douglas MacArthur
Seoul
Bernard Baruch
U.S
Korea
Pfc
John J. McCormick
United States
Ernest Bevin
Germany
Acheson
North Atlantic Council
Free World
Asia
Follow Through Voice of America broadcasts widen cold war reach
A second anti communism push began after the North Korea invasion as Voice of America broadcasts extended abroad. Factual reports describe maneuvers aimed at Europe and other regions, tied to the foreign ministers meeting attracting shared attention during broadcasts.
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North Korea
Voice of America
Europe
Marshall Gets Waiver to Become Secretary of Defense
In a bitter atmosphere senators narrowly approved a waiver under the unification act allowing General George C. Marshall to head the defense department. Jenner led harsh attacks on Marshall while Taft Wherry and Lucas defended him amid isolationist echoes. The vote drew sharp party lines as lawmakers warned of future electoral repercussions. Separate steps extended government limits on consumer credits and war materials to curb overbuying. N.P.A. head Harrison said the aims were to prevent stockpiling while a new defense production law set penalties for violations.
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Congress
George C. Marshall
Secretary of Defense
House
Senate
William E. Jenner
Indiana
Marshall
Sen
Robert Taft
Ohio
Kenneth Wherry
Nebraska
Jenner
General Marshall
Taft
Scott Lucas
Ilinois
Wherry
Republican Party
N.P.A
William H. Harrison
Harrison
Blueprint for vast civil defense program proposed to Congress
A plan bigger than World War II era defense seeks to rally the nation after an atomic attack and enable swift retaliation. W Stuart Symington, chair of the National Security Resources Board, says today’s threat allows sudden attack with little warning and that even a few minutes of warning could cut casualties by over half through organized civil defense. The report calls for a mutual aid system touching every home and mobilizing hundreds of thousands of federal, state, and local workers.
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Congress
W. Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
Contractor Sues Over Tape Length in Chicago Case
Michael O'Malley, a Chicago masonry contractor, sues F W Wallaas Specialty Company claiming a rule about extra font caused a foot discrepancy in building a house. He argues the tape length was too long on the wrong side and faces a counter suit for not finishing the contract.
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Michael O'Malley
Chicago
F. W. Waal- Laas
Ecialty.company
Card Castoff Becomes Giant Ace in 1950
Story centers on Jim Hearn, Georgia Tech product and longtime minor leaguer turned Giants ace after Leo Durocher saw potential. Once a Cardinal castoff benched most seasons, Hearn blossomed with the Giants, outpitching top Aces and prompting questions about how players fall through the cracks. Also notes Sammy Urzetta’s improbable golf champion status and a trivia-run on golf’s Hole in One history.
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Big Jim Hearn
Young Hearn
Georgia Tech
Bobby Jones
Druid Hills
Hearn
Eddie Dyer
Big Jim
Rochester
Cardinals
George Tech
Giants
Leo Durocher
Cardinal
Fred Saigh
Minira
FIRST AID TO THE AILING HOUSE BIRCHWOOD TRIM
Roger C. Whitman advises cleaning dull satin finish birchwood trim with commercial woodwork cleaners or floor cleaners. After cleaning, restore satin by a very thin coat of paste wax, dried and buffed with cheesecloth. Alternatively clean with rag dampened with mild soap solution or stiff soap suds, rinse, dry, then wax.
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John Foster Dulles
Semyon Bogdanov
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OKLA
Baker von Guoynes
Grantland Rice
Sammy Urzetta
Charles Blair MacDonald
H. G. Whigman
Findlay Douglas
Walter Trayils
H. ©. Egan
S. M. Byers
Jerry Travers
R. A. Gardner
W. C. Fownes
Francis Ouimet
Chick Evans
Jess Sweister
Jess Guillford
Bobby Jos
Johnny Goodman
Max Marston
Arzetta
Ted Bishop
Baltustol
France Ouimet
Sam Arzetta
N.Y
New York World Telegram
Mystic Tin
Roger C. Whitman
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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