Army Calls Up Nearly 10 000 Reserve Officers For Active Duty
Washington August 11. President Truman rejects universal military training this session citing Korea war needs. Army announces 7 862 reserve captains and lieutenants will be called to active duty by October 6 for 21 months. An additional 1 682 medical dental veterinary and medical service corps officers recalled involuntarily bring total to 9 544. Officers come from First Second and Third Armies across multiple states, expanding officer complements for National Guard and organized reserve units.
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Washington
Organized Reserve Corps
Congress
Army
Dental, Veterinary and Medical Service Corps
Medical and Medical Service Corps
Dental Corps
Veterinary Corps
Organized Reserve
National Guard
First Army
New York
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Second Army
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Ohio
Virginia
West Virginia
Delaware
Kentucky
Third Army
Georgia
Tennessee
North Carolina
South Caro
Churchill Urges European Army To Guard West
In Strasbourg on August 11 Winston Churchill pressed for immediate creation of a unified European army under democratic control to defend Western Europe from Soviet aggression. He urged cooperation with the United States and Canada, urged France to rebuild its forces, and warned the west faces great danger from Soviet dominance.
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Churchill
West
Strasbourg
France
Winston Churchill
Soviet Union
Britain
European Consultative Assembly
United States
Canada
United Nations Security Council
Europe
Western
Brussels
Korea
Free World
Western Union
Kremlin
Pohang Airstrip Ablaze As Communist Assault Rages
U S supply base at Pohang in flames after a ferocious assault as Communist artillery threatened the airstrip six miles south. MacArthur reports most Communist bridges across the Naktong river eliminated, easing danger to Taegu though one salient near Changnyong remains critical.
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Associated Press
Pohang
U. S
South Korea
Changnyong
Taegu
Truman
White House
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Pusan
Hal Boyle
United Nations
Yongdok
Eighth Arm
Naktong
U. 88Th Army
Chinju
San
Midwest Enjoys Autumn Weather
A cool air mass spread across the midwest with near freezing readings in Michigan and Wisconsin. Temperatures fell to 33 at Grand Marais Michigan and ranged near that mark at land O Lakes and Grantburg Wisconsin, while other areas were below normal. The cool front moved east into the Ohio Valley from northern Illinois and Indiana as much of the country stayed seasonally normal and Gulf states stayed hot. Wet spots appeared in parts of the Ohio Valley southern Michigan and western plains toward the Dakotas.
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Chicago
Midwest
Michigan
Wisconsin
Great Lakes
Grand Marais
Mich
Land O'Lakes
Grantburg
Wis
Ohio Valley
Illinois
Indiana
Gulf States
Plains
Kansas
Dakotas
Dismantling of German Industry Advances Amid Rearming Talks
Western allied officials say German industry will be dismantled by Oct 1 except for one plant. They note discussions in America Britain and France about using German industry to bolster Western European armament against the Communist threat.
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Frankfurt
Germany
America
Britain
France
Western Europe
West Germany
Ruhr
Hermann Goering Steel Works
Watenstedt-Salzgitter
Goering
Lee Pressman quits American Labor Party
New York August 11 Lee Pressman a former New Deal and CIO official resigned from the American Labor party saying it reflects the interests and aspirations of the communist party He had left his CIO general counsel post last year to back Henry A Wallace who had left the Progressive party over Soviet Union policy in Korea.
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New York
Lee Pressman
New Deal
CIO
American Labor Party
Communist Party
Pressman
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Soviet Union
NCEA Directors Take Up Teacher Salary Controversy
Raleigh August 11 North Carolina Education Association directors met to discuss a contingent 2 percent pay raise for teachers. Governor Scott and the advisory budget commission said the raise would wait until end of the current biennium. Estimates show possible general fund surpluses but constraints remain. Ethel Perkins Edwards said teachers are alarmed and contacting the association for guidance.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Education Association
Scott
Advisory Budget Commission
Eugene Shaw
Budget Commission
D. S. Coltrane
Coltrane
Shaw
Ethel Perkins Edwards
NCEA
Youthful Mountain Climbers Missing
Two 17 year old New York boys Christopher Reynolds and Steven Wasserman were reported missing after starting to climb the east face of Mount Whitney on Sunday. Ralph Adams, Cerro Gordo mine leaseholder near Lone Pine, said the youths had worked there several weeks and were expected back by Tuesday.
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Lone Pine
Calif
New York
Mt. Whitney
United States
Christopher Reynolds
Steven Wasserman
Ralph Adams
Cerro Gordo
Here
Forest Service
Switzerland
Pohang Airfield under Guerrilla Fire in Korea Fight
U S troops fought guerrilla ambushes around Pohang airfield as bombarded town of Pohang burned. Aircraft resumed five minute missions after pilots faced rifle fire. U S and South Korean forces held lines despite heavy close combat and scattered casualties. Leaders Lap Walker and Partridge surveyed the scene as planes flew missions.
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Naktong River
Ed Hoffman
Hal Boyle
Pohan
Korea
Ug. al
Pohang
U. S
Jack Dale
Cleveland
West Steals Malik's Show In UN Korean Crisis
In Lake Success on August 11 Sir Gladwyn Jebb led Western efforts to outtalk Malik as the Security Council remains deadlocked over Korea. Warren Austin opened a 3,000 word attack accusing the Soviet bloc of backing North Korea. Malik defended supplies to the North but rejected immediate action.
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U. S
Warren Austin
Soviet Union
Malik
Austin
Korea
Cuba
Council
McClamroch Urges North Carolina Water Policy Reform
At Chapel Hill on August 11 Dr. Roland P. McClamroch of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation outlined two proposals to improve water resources. He urged the 1951 General Assembly to create an overarching policy coordinating group and to fund a new board to regulate and control water pollution in the state.
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Chapel Hill
N. C. Wildlife Federation
Roland P. McClamroch
Scott
General Assembly
North Carolina
Senate Finance panel approves 3 billion personal income tax rise
The Senate Finance Committee approved about 3 billion dollars more in personal income taxes to start Oct 1, aiming to fund the Korean War effort. Exemptions for certain U.S. service members and officers may be drawn up, while withholdings would rise from 15 to 18 percent after exemptions. The panel also moved a 1.5 billion annual increase in corporate taxes and backed roughly 4.5 billion of President Truman's 5 billion tax program.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Korea
Senate
House
Truman
America
Commodity Trading May Be Controlled
Senator Maybank indicates he will offer an amendment to provide standby controls on speculative trading in commodity markets as lawmakers push home front mobilization measures. The Senate Banking Committee and House approve broad wage price rationing, with Republicans seeking limits on controls. Inflationary spikes in rubber and soybeans fuel debate as administration leaders expect similar Senate action next week.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Maybank
D.-S.c
House
Senate Banking Committee
Leopold's Son Becomes Belgium Ruler in Crown Handover
Crown Prince Baudouin today took the oath as Prince Royal in parliament and will assume full royal powers, replacing King Leopold III after a Senate vote of 349 to 8 abstentions. The transfer ends Leopold's contested reign begun with his 1945 banishment and follows a five year political struggle and social unrest. The abdication and accession align with Baudouin's 21st birthday on September 7, 1951.
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Brussels
Belgium
Baudouin
Leopold III
Prince Royal
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Leopold
Profit Taking Hits Radio-TV Stocks
The New York market fell as radio-television shares declined after a week of gains. TV stocks slipped about 50 cents to near $3, while other issues showed smaller losses or slight gains amid profit taking and Korea war news influencing sentiment. Names cited include Admiral, Emerson, Philco, Radio Corp, Zenith, Motorola, Magnavox, and others.
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New York
Korea
U.S
Admiral Corp
Emerson Radio
Philco
Radio Corp
Zenith
Motorola
Magnavox
General Motors
Chrysler
U. S. Steel
U. S. Rubber
United Aircraft
International Telephone
Dow Chemical
du Pont
International Paper
Standard Oil
N.J
Johns-Manville
Mann Named President of A. and N. C. Road
At the Morehead City stockholders meeting the Atlantic and North Carolina Railway reelected officers and directors. M. G. Mann of Raleigh was named president with J. H. Blount, W. Guy Hargett, R. Mayne Albright, and Hilton Smith among officers. directors include Blount, Mann, and others. Governor Scott nominated the officers and Gerry Bobbitt of Raleigh designated to vote the state stock.
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Morehead City
Atlantic and North Carolina Railway
M. G. Mann
Raleigh
J. H. Blount
Greenville
W. Guy Hargett
Richlands
R. Mayne Albright
Hilton Smih
Blount
Mann
L. W. Hassell
Beaufort
Dempsey Hodges
Kinston
J. T. Kingsley
Norfolk
Frank A. Seymour
Goldsboro
O. Abbitt
Williamston
Thomas W. Davis
Pink Hill
H. L. Joslyn
Thurman Williams
Grifton
Ray Henderson
New Bern
L. V. Morrill
Snow Hill
Scott
Garland Bobbitt
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REDS
Charles G. Ross
McClamroch
A. & N.C. Road
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