Americans fight to hold Kum river line in Korea
North Korean tank thrusts drove U S and South Korean defenders to the Kum river south bank near Taejon as Gen. MacArthur warned of possible further withdrawals. Reports cite heavy losses, alleged atrocities, and rising international pressure for ground troop involvement.
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New Hampshire
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U.N
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Chochiwon-Chongan
Excise Bill Sidetracked and FEPC Cloture Defeated
Washington reports say administration leaders moved to shelve the 1.01 billion dollar excise tax reduction bill pending Korean War developments. Separately the Senate killed action on the Fair Employment Practices Commission bill with a 55 to 33 vote failing to reach the 64 needed to end debate.
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Washington
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Lucas
Illinois
Eight Inch Rainfall Worsens Nebraska Flood Situation
The Associated Press reports additional rainfall in Nebraska worsened floods as eight inch totals fell near Danbury and Beaver Creek bottom lands overflowed. Beatrice residents braced for the Big Blue River crest after floods damaged crops and property, while Governor Val Peterson called the situation disheartening.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
Danbury
Beaver Creek
Beatrice
Val Peterson
State's Draft Quota Set At 610
North Carolina's first quota under the new draft law is 610 men in uniform by September 30. Col. Thomas H. Upton says about 1,800 men must be examined to reach the quota. Drafting will start with 25-year olds non veterans as boards reopen, with possible inclusion of 22-year-olds in the initial batch.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Selective Service
Thomas H. Upton
Owever
Upton
Natural Gas Hearing Set For Today
The power commission scheduled a consolidated hearing on gas supply proposals for the Carolinas. Applicants include Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line, Piedmont Natural Gas, Public Service Company of North Carolina, and Carolina Natural Gas. Transcontinental seeks extra compressor horsepower to feed Piedmont and Public Service, who would market the gas in the Carolinas. Carolina Natural requests authority to build 372 miles of pipeline at 7.3741 million to provide 140 million cubic feet daily, serving the same areas, with Piedmont and Public Service seeking to obtain supply obligations.
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Power Commission
Carolinas
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation
Houston
Tex
Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc
Spartanburg
Public Service Company of North Carolina, Inc
Gastonia
Carolina Natural Gas Corp
Charlotte
Transcontinental
Texas
New York
Piedmont
Public Service
Carolina Natural
Commission
Piedmont Natural
Gunshot Fatal for 13YearOld In Hertford
In Elizabeth City North Carolina on July 12 Paul Ray Wheeler 13 son of Mrs Elizabeth Wheeler of Hertford died in a local hospital from a bullet wound to the head inflicted yesterday by his eight year old brother Jimmy Wheeler The brothers were watching television in the electric shop of W S Long when Jimmy found a .38 calibre Owl Head pistol in a drawer and fired it Police said he used both hands to pull the trigger without noticing where the gun was pointed
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Elizabeth City
Paul Ray Wheeler
Elizabeth Wheeler
Hertford
Jimmy Wheeler
W. S. Long
Long
Byrnes Wins S C Governorship and Johnson Edges Thurmond
James F. Byrnes captured the South Carolina governorship with 209,478 votes as three opponents trailed. Sen. Olin D. Johnson narrowly defeated Gov. J Strom Thurmond for the U S Senate, with returns showing Johnson 161,060 to Thurmond 145,478, as party lines held in a state where nomination equals election.
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Johnson
Thurmond
Columbia
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James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Olin D. Johnson
U. S. Senate
Supreme Court
Lester L
Nation's Farmers Prepare For Bumper Grain Supplies
Agriculture department reports indicate large corn crop potential and rising grain stocks for meat dairy and poultry needs. Despite government targets farmers expanded plantings outside the allotment zone, boosting feed grain despite overall reductions in the corn belt.
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Ovid
A. Martin
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Market Selloff Snaps Rally as Dow Sags on Korea War News
A sharp selling drive hit the New York market amid weakness from the prior session. Stocks fell $1 to $3, with Allied Chemical dropping $12 and GM and Chrysler each down about $3 as orders flooded the exchange and ticker tape ran behind. The pullback followed Truman’s order for armed interventions in Korea.
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New York
Allied Chemical
General Motors
Chrysler
Truman
Korea
Pentagon Foreboding Over Korea War Deepens
Washington reports a deep foreboding at the Pentagon over a possible expansion of the Korean War. Officials fear massive Chinese and Russian volunteer involvement could widen the conflict beyond a localized theater. Analysts cite long supply lines and tough North Korean forces as factors shaping a cautious, protracted campaign.
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Okinawa
U. S
Japan
Korea
Vari
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North Korea
Russia
China
Far East
Manchurian
Court Blocks American Overseas Airlines Sale to Pan American
A federal court granted a temporary restraining order blocking the government from issuing an order approving the sale of American Overseas Airlines to Pan American World Airways. Judge Henry A. Schweinhaut scheduled a July 19 hearing after the challenge by American Overseas and Seaboard and Western, Inc. The report notes Truman's direction to CAB and a potential split vote by the CAB, with conditions for Trans World Airlines to serve London and Frankfurt.
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American Overseas Airlines
Pan American World Airways
Federal District
Henry A. Schweinhaut
Civil Aeronautics Board
President Truman
Truman
American Overseas
Seaboard and Western, Inc
Schewinhaut
Cab
American Airlines
Trans World Airlines
U. S
Atlantic
London
Frankfurt
Germany
McCarthy Reports Latest Communist Probe To Truman
Senator McCarthy released signed statements he says show State department personnel files were stripped of derogatory data in 1946. He cited four former and current employees, one now an FBI agent, and sent copies to the White House along with a Hoover letter denying an FBI study found no such tampering.
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McCarthy
Truman
State Department
Wisconsin
FBI
White House
J. Edgar Hoover
Senator Tydings
D.md
Tydings
Senate Foreign Relations
Peyton Ford
Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Ford
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Red German 'Police' May Be Off to Korean Front
Berlin reports claim East Germany's people's police Troopers dispatched on special assignments many moved with new field-gray uniforms. Western press links to international brigades for Korea. notes tank artillery specialists radio operators map makers among those sent to Balkans or front lines.
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Berlin
East Germany
People's Police
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
East German
West Berlin
Korea
Balkans
Kremlin
Marshall Tito
Prenzlau
Potsdam
Berelin
Berliner Stadtblatt
American High Commission
Neue Zeitung
Communist People’s Police
Zossen
Brandenburg
Draftees to Receive 14 Weeks of Training
The army announced draftees will undergo 14 weeks of training and be posted within the United States first. Some may go overseas later, but the number will not be large or soon. The first call of 20,000 could reduce the need for a second draft if volunteers rise, though ceiling may be raised. Birth date will determine who is drafted.
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Washington
Army
United States
Speakership race narrows with Royster and Taylor as frontrunners
Around Capitol Square reports show a tight Democratic caucus race for House speaker with two leading candidates Fred Royster of Vance and Frank Taylor of Wayne. Observers note Royster leads in commitments but Taylor has gained momentum over ten days, while most doubt either can secure caucus nomination. Meetings statewide probe leanings and aim to present sectional unity amid shifting support.
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Capitol Square
House of Representatives
Fred Royster
Vance
Frank Taylor
Wayne
Royster
Taylor
Piedmont
Far East
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