U.S. Units Alerted For Far East and Europe Crisis
The Pentagon warns the defense of Japan must stay strong as a wider communist threat looms in Europe. United States could mobilize a mixed force of divisions and a national guard contingent, with possible full federalization if needed. Draft authority remains under review as volunteers respond.
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Japan
Pentagon
Eurge
United States
Moforce
Europe
Congress
Regular Army
Army
Truman
Ev zones: Greek elite troops known for kilts
The article notes that Greece maintains a cadre of elite soldiers nicknamed Ev zones, famed for their distinctive kilts as part of ceremonial and active duties.
Ford local 600 Pledges Anti Communist Allegiance
The Ford local 600 chapter of the CIO United Auto Workers voted 75 to 63 to require its 550 officials to sign anti Communist pledges by August 1. The move supports President Truman’s Korea policy and condemns the Soviet Union. One opponent warned of a pattern for other unions as Stellato defended the measure amid opposition.
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Detroit
Ford Local
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
General Council
UAW
Truman
Korea
Soviet Union
Carl Stellato
Ihereby
United States
Jane Withers Gives Birth to Son in Santa Monica
Former juvenile actress Jane Withers and husband William P. Moss Jr. welcomed a son, William Paul Moss III, in St Johns hospital Santa Monica. The couple also has a daughter Wendy Leigh, now 22 months old.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Jane Withers
William P. Moss Jr
Odessa
Tex
Williams Costner Bout Postponed By Rain In Philadelphia
The 10 round lightweight welterweight contest between Ike Williams and George Sugar Costner was postponed due to rain. Weigh ins at the Pennsylvania athletic commission had Costner at 146 pounds and Williams at 143 pounds, three pounds lighter than Costner.
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Philadelphia
Ike Williams
George
Sugar) Costner
Pennsylvania Athletic Commission
Costner
Williams
Red Push Nears Taejon as Allied Air Strikes Stall Reds
Allied air and ground forces report strong results against North Korean troops. MacArthur notes close air support and napalm success while Stratemeyer says combined forces halted the Communist drive after two weeks of rapid advance.
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MacArthur
Fifth Air Force
Korean Peninsula
Taejon
Chochiwon
George S. Stratemeyer
Tokyo
Stratemeyer
Navy
Far East
South Korea
FEAF
Seoul
United Nations
Chonan
Associated Press
Tom Lambert
U. S
Rightists Win Vote in Schleswig-Holstein as Refugees Surge
East German refugees won about 25 percent of Schleswig-Holstein’s Saturday vote, becoming a potential coalition force in the 69-seat state parliament. The right wing bloc led by the Christian Democrats, Free Democrats, and German party took 31 seats, while Social Democrats held 18 and refugees 16, with the South Schleswig Voters Union at four. Some expect a refugee fiscal alliance with the Social Democrats, though official totals stop short of a majority.
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George Boultwood
Kiel
Germany
Schleswig
Holstein
Denmark
West Germany
Social Democratic Party
Christian Democrats
Free Democrats
Bonn
Social Democrats
South Schleswig
East Germany
Schleswig - Holstein
Lower Saxony
U. S
Bavaria
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Refugee Party
Hounds Fail to Track Prison Escapee in Tennessee
Nashville, July 10. The keeper of the bloodhounds at the Tennessee state prison escaped yesterday. The hounds tracked him to a dead end after he got into a car. Charles Lenning, about 30, serving 12 years for house breaking and larceny, is still at large. Carthamin is described as extracted from saf flower blossoms and used with chalk to make rouge.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee State Prison
Charles Lenning
Lenning
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