Tank Assault Graces U S Defense Lines
Gen Omar Bradley told the Senate Armed Services Committee that UN member nations will provide ground troops for Korea. Tydings gave no names but said offers have been accepted, with questions about Chinese Nationalists and jet air combat. Senators discussed a possible 100,000 man force increase and carrier action.
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Washington
Omar Bradley
Korea
United Nations
Tydings
Bradley
Senate Armed Service Committee
State Department
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate
Senate Armed Services Committee
Omar N. Bradley
Knowland
Calif
Californian
400 Tar Heels To Be Called First Round Of Draft
Raleigh reports the first call under the new draft may involve 400 Tar Heels to be sworn in. National draft plans project 20,000 men to be drafted. North Carolina reopens 64 draft boards, returning to one board per county except Guilford with two.
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Tar Heels
Raleigh
Selective Service
Washington
Guilford
Buyers Pour Into Furniture Market Through Second Day
The Southern Furniture and Rug market shows strong activity as the second day progresses. Registration reached 1,558 on opening day, with expectations to top 2,000 as traffic remains steady. Exhibitors Tomlinson and Heritage report consistent attendance across ten acres of displays at Exposition building.
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Jacque Mercer
Carolyn Edwards
Leaksville
North Carolina
Edwards
Atlantic City
N. J
Fred Flagler, Jr
Enterprise
Tomlinson
Heritage
Gordon Dean Named Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission
President Truman selects Gordon Dean to be permanent AEC chairman effective immediately after acting in that role since June 30. Senate confirmation not required for the chair appointment. another five year term remains to be filled.
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Washington
Truman
Gordon Dean
Atomic Energy Commission
White House
Dean
Charles G. Ross
AEC
Senate
Sumner T. Pike
Pike
Commission
Wilson M. Compton
Washington State College
Compton
Karl T
Arthur H. Compton Pike
Bridges Booed by Local Union As Korea War Resolution Stirs
In San Francisco on July 11 local 10 of the International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union clashed as Harry Bridges opposed a anti Communist Korea war resolution. Fist fights halted a vote as right wing members booed their international president. The local resolution backed U S action, pledged loyalty, and said no to Communist demonstrations.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
CIO
U. S
Korea
Local 10
International
Bridges
Phil Sandin
United States
Price Question Has Buyers And Sellers Eyeing Each Other Warily
The article notes rising living costs as price hikes sweep meats bread sugar coffee eggs pepper coca coal gas oil and more. Buyers scale back orders and suppliers pause to gauge future prices while the government boosts stockpiling and copper purchases to extreme lows.
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New York
South Carolina Democrats Vote In Primary Tight Senate Race
Voters across South Carolina head to 1,572 precinct polls from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. to decide a four cornered gubernatorial contest and a heated U S senate battle featuring Olin D Johnston and Gov. Strom Thurmond with James Byrnes drawing national attention.
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Columbia
S. C
U. S. Senate
James F. Byrnes
Olin D. Johnston
J. Strom Thurmond
Senate
Truman
South Carolina
Stock Market Mixed as Prices Waver in New York
New York July 11 Criss cross price currents marked the stock market today with changes around a point. TV stocks faced renewed pressure while American Woolen rose about two points and Willys Overland gained strength. Copper shares led gains with Anaconda Kennecott Phelps Dodge and American Smelting. Rail stocks attracted support while chemicals softened with Dow Du Pont and Union Carbide posting losses. Steels and motors mostly held steady.
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New York
Admiral Corp
Emerson
Philco
Radio Corp
Zenith
Willys-Overland
Anaconda
Kennecott
Phelps Dodge
American
Rock Island
Union Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio and Southern Railway
American Cyanimid
Allied Chemical
Dow Chemical
du Pont
Union Carbide
Correspondent Describes North Korean Atrocities in Korea War
Moore reports two American soldiers killed by North Koreans in front line territory, hands tied behind, after surrender to a North Korean tank. He notes seven others reported killed similarly, and outlines what witnesses described as brutal treatment and battlefield conditions near a ridge with rice paddies and tanks nearby.
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William R. Moore
Korea
North Korea
International Red Cross
MacArthur
United Nations
Chung Li Kwow
D. C. Gates
Joinersville
Tex
Quake Toll In Colombia Tops 270 In Aftermath
Bogotá reports 270 dead and 40 000 homeless after Sunday quakes in the coffee region 230 miles northeast of the capital. Relief lines include airlifted doctors nurses and troops with power outages and shortages of food as rescues continue in Arboledas Cucutilla and Salazar.
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Bogota
Colombia
Here
Red Cross
Byrd Urges Caution As Tax Cuts Face Senate Review
Washington July 11 Harold E Stassen warned that a house bill to cut excise taxes would risk federal control over education by applying corporation tax rates to unrelated operations. Witnesses urged restraint, noting higher business taxes could slow investment while noting military spending pressures. The Senate faces doubt over adopting the larger business tax provisions.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Treasury Department
University of Pennsylvania
Senate Finance Committee
Byrd
Finance Committee
House
Busines Witneses
Atrocities Reported at Korean Battle Front
AP reports 18 American soldiers bound and killed by North Korean captors amid front line fighting. Witnesses describe bindings of rope and cloth with facial bullet wounds as U.S. forces recapture areas. Victims include Lt. D C Gates of Joinerville Texas and Capt Donald Duerk of Long Island New York.
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Moore
Donald Duerk
Long Island
N.Y
New Department of Security Bill Killed By House
Washington July 11 congress votes 249 to 71 to veto Truman plan to create a department of health education and security by transferring agencies of the Federal Security Agency to the new department. Oscar Ewing headed the FSA and was seen as a possible cabinet member before rejection. No Senate action is required.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Department of Health, Education and Security
Mr. Truman
Oscar Ewing
House
Federal Security Agency
FSA
Social Security Administration
Office of Education
The
Public Health Service
Fwing
Senate
Reds Launch a Major Offense With60 Ton Tanks and Infantry
Communists drive a large assault near Kum river pressing toward Taejon with about 80 tanks on the American front 65 of which were claimed knocked out earlier. Field spokesmen report filtration tactics and a fluid front as US forces retreat to prepared positions amid heavy fighting and tank losses. President Truman to name a new atomic energy commission head soon after Pike’s confirmation.
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Associated Press
U. S
Kum River
Taejon
Chochiwon
MacArthur
U.N
South Korea
Miho
Kum
Tom Lambert
Worthy Nominated for Another U S Marshal Term
President Truman nominated Ford S. Worthy for another term as U S marshal for the eastern district of North Carolina. Senate confirmation is required. Worthy’s current term expires July 25.
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Worthy
Washington
Truman
Ford S. Worthy
North Carolina
Senate
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By Sam Dawson
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Nebraska
Arboledas
Cucutilla
Salazar
Crete
Neb
York
Beatrice
McCool
Beaver Crossing
National Association of Manufacturers
Joinerville
Gates
Pfe
Jack Higdom
Owensboro
Pvt
Donald Odle
Portsmouth
Ohio
Department of Security
Reds
ARC
Sumner
T. Pike
Robert L. Sutton
Lawton
Okla
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