Maybank Warns of Possible Civilian Economy Controls
Senate Banking chairman Maybank warned that if the world situation worsens the government may be forced to impose drastic civilian economy controls. Officials expect a cabinet discussion on mobilization and potential emergency powers to be sought from Congress, with debate over piecemeal versus comprehensive authority.
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Washington
Maybank
D-Sc
Senate Banking Committee
Truman
Three Survivors Sighted At Army Plane Wreckage
A military plane crashed in the Galuro mountains 40 miles northeast of Tucson. Six hours later a search plane sighted wreckage with three survivors waving from a ridge beside parachutes. Davis Monthan base could not identify the exact model. Rescue parties, ambulances, and law enforcement rushed to the scene as reports spread from Willcox to Tucson.
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Tucson
Ariz
Galuro
Arizona
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Clifford Stahl
CAP
Stah
Air Force
Homer Boyd
Willcox
Boyd
Harry Watson
CAA
Pat McCollum
State Highway Patrol
Reddington
Tucson Municipal
Speed Flow U. S. Arms to Western Europe
Washington reports growing push inside the administration to increase U S arms shipments to Western Europe amid the Korean crisis. Officials discuss doubling the present 1 billion dollar program as Europe remains central to U S security while resources strain for a longer war. Charles M Spofford plans London talks to organize a permanent NATO council.
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U. S
Western Europe
Washington
Europe
America
United States
Korea
Stocks Move Up Cautiously in Mixed Session
New York stocks edged higher with a modest rally as many issues gained more than a dollar while others lagged. American Telephone led a list of gainers including US Steel Bethlehem Steel Republic Steel US Rubber Douglas Aircraft Lockheed Philco Radio Corp Zenith US Dynamid Allied Chemical Du Pont Dow Chemical Phelps Dodge Santa Fe Union Pacific and US Gypsum. Chrysler fluctuated within a narrow range.
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New York
American Telephone
l S_ Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Republic Steel
U. S. Rubber
Douglas Aircraft
Lockheed
Philco
Radio Corp
Zenith Radio
American Dynamid
Allied Chemical
du Pont
Dow Chemical
Phelps Dodge Copper
American Woolen
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
U. S. Gypsum
Chrysler
Hoover Says U S Reds Are Underground
FBI director J Edgar Hoover reported in Washington that U S Communists have intensified underground operations over the past year. The annual FBI review shows a record level of internal security and national defense investigations, with 8,921 convictions and 96.9 percent trial convictions.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Communist Party
Congress
Twenty Die In Saxony Train Wreck Near Zwickau
Berlin reports twenty deaths and many injuries from a rail crash in Saxony near Zwickau and Aue in the uranium mining region. A passenger train struck a parked freight. an ADN source says the signal tower operator was arrested on negligence charges.
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Berlin
Saxony
ADN
Zwickau
Aue
Missing Tot’s Body Found In Louisville
The body of three year old Joyce Joan Shouse, missing since Friday night, was found under a truck loading dock in downtown Louisville. Police named James T. Robinson, 31, a former gasoline station attendant, as a suspect after witnesses reported seeing him with the child. Florine Shouse, the mother, was with a man friend when the disappearance occurred.
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Louisville
Joyce Joan Shouse
Florine Shouse
James T. Robinson
Congress Takes Stern View of Korean Crisis
Washington July 12 Congress shows growing seriousness toward Korea with calls to threaten Communists with atomic bombs and to mobilize the National Guard. Rep Bentsen urged Truman to give North Korea one week to quit and warn of atomic strikes on key cities. Sen Johnson pushed for over 800000 Guard and Reserve call up, while Sen Brewster suggested MacArthur decide on atomic use.
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Washington
National Guard
House
Rep
Bentsen
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
Korea
Johnson
Senate
Brewster
R-Me
MacArthur
Tracy S. Voorhees
Higher Taxes Predicted By Business Men
Senate Finance Committee Chairman George of Georgia said there is no need to increase federal taxes this session even as the Korean situation worsens. He added there will be time in January if needed. The United States Chamber of Commerce applauded the decision to drop the excise tax cut bill and warned profits could rise taxes if conditions deteriorate.
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Washington
George
D.-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
United States Chamber of Commerce
Ellsworth
Alvord
Soviets Keep Submarines in Far East Amid War Tension
Washington dispatch notes the Soviet navy may field about 70 to 80 submarines plus 800 naval craft near Korea. Analysts doubt a balanced force, flagging landing craft as a potential amphibious threat and the submarine fleet as the primary concern for U S forces in the region.
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Elton
Fay Washington
Russia
Restrictions on War News Releases by U S Defense
Washington July 15 The Defense Secretary Johnson orders army navy and air force to curb news on troop movements ships and supplies to the Korean war front. A security guidance memorandum outlines censorship at the source while noting no general legal authority to censor in the United States and referencing MacArthur Far East command rules. The memo restricts operation movements within the continental U S and limits unit designations to division size or larger.
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NSRRE
White House
Congress
Korean Front
Defense Department
Johnson
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Defense
Washington
Army
Navy
Air Force
Douglas MacArthur
Far East Command
United States
Continental United States
Far East
Security Bill Gives Heads Power to Fire Risky Agencies
The Senate received a House approved bill granting 11 federal agency heads authority to fire civilian workers deemed security risks without appeal. The measure passed the House 327 to 14, covering major departments and agencies with possible future extension by presidential designation. Critics warn of dictatorship while supporters cite national security safeguards.
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Washington
U. S
Senate
House
State, Treasury, Commerce, Justice and Defense Departments
Army
Navy
Air Force
Atomic Energy Commission
National Security Resources Board
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Civil Service Commission
Jensen
Iowa
Chelf
D-Ky
Americans Launch Massive B 29 Bomber Assault in Korea
Allied air forces deliver a 500 ton rail center air strike as 50 B 29s blasted targets across North Korea. General MacArthur touted steady enemy superiority reduction while Tank Gen Walker was named ground forces commander in Korea.
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Taejon
Kum
Reds
Tanyang
Pusan
MacArthur
United Nations
Walton H. Walker
Europe
Korea
George S. Patton
Washington
U S Heavy Bombers Strike Rail Center in Korea
U S B 29s dropped 500 tons on a rail center north of the 38th parallel in what authorities called the largest single air blow of the Korean campaign. Nearly 50 bombers reached targets from two Far East bases and all returned safely after a daylight raid at 11 02 p m Japan time. Lt James T Patrick of Carnation Washington led one aircraft quoted as saying the strike would force Stalin to notice.
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MacArthur
Wnlls
Korea
South Korea
Air Force
Washington
Seoul
Tokyo
U. S. West Coast
38Th Parallel
James T. Patrick
Carnation, Wash
Joe
Patrick
Allied Press
Japan
Elderly Man Fatally Beaten Near Asheville
In Asheville on July 13 Furman Corn Corn, aged 69, was found dead at his Jupiter section home from a fractured skull after a severe beating. Coroner P R Terry said the body showed marks from sharp and blunt instruments. Be Marlin Reece, 34, remained jailed in Buncombe County pending the coroner’s investigation. sheriff Lawrence Brown reported blood on Reece and an axe in his possession.
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Asheville
Marlin Reece
Buncombe County
Furman Corn Corn
Jupiter
P. R. Terry
Corn
Reece
Laurence Brown
War jitters blamed for advance in food prices
Retail pork costs rose up to 20 cents a pound this week, with price hikes spreading to meat, poultry, eggs, coffee, bread, sugar, and other foods. Analysts cite war anxiety and supply factors from seasonal canning demand to a weaker coffee crop in Brazil, while some buyers stock up beyond immediate needs.
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Associated Press
Brazil
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