Congress To Inquire Into War Needs
Congress plans an inquiry into national wartime readiness as military services push to lift the 2,005,882 manpower ceiling. The armed services expect rising enlistments, with the Air Force possibly mobilizing reserves soon and withdrawals limited by policy to preserve trained personnel. Adm Forrest Sherman to testify as Vinson seeks estimated forces and ships needed to deter Communist expansion and potential new crises.
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Uni
House Armed Services Committee
Senate
Congress
Air Force
Marine Corps
Army
National Guard
Armed Services
House
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Korea
MacArthur
U. S. Army
Navy
Vinson D.-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Adm
Forrest Sherman
Naval Operations
Vinson
South Korea
Tornado kills boy and damages Wayne County crops
A storm in Wayne county killed 12 year old Billy Sykes when a tobacco shelter collapsed. Three others were injured as the tornado cut a five mile swath, damaging tobacco crops up to thirty percent in spots and bringing hail and heavy rain.
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Wayne County
Billy Sykes
Lala Stallings
Melvin
Burgess
Greene County
Armers
Leopold Returns to Belgium Amid Silent Opposition
King Leopold III landed in Belgium after exile and urged national unity while facing immediate calls to abdicate by the socialists and liberals. He pledged to pursue appeasement and NATO aligned defense policy, with no clear settlement on the succession amid a nation split by his return.
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Brussels
Belgium
Leopold III
Leopold
Prince Baudouin
Further Arms Aid Funds To Be Deferred
Washington reports that Senator Connally predicts a delay in a presidential request for more funds to arm anti-Communist nations. He says no immediate appeal beyond the 1.2225 billion already authorized will be needed, while Truman plans to seek up to 5 billion for allied defense as Korea continues.
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Congress
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Connally
Texas
Truman
Korea
Pacific
Atlantic
Gulf
Czech instructors seek asylum in Britain after landing in Germany
Two young Czech flying instructors Rudolf Teichmann, 25, and Svakopluk Kokorny, 27, landed a two seater plane at Duesseldorf on Thursday and sought political asylum. They were identified by a British official as employees of the Czech transport ministry.
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Belgium
Haren
Jean Duvieusart
Social Christian
Bonn
Germany
Duesseldorf
Rudolf Teichmann
Svakopluk Kokorny
Czech Transport Ministry
Net Gain Of 27 505 Phones In Six Months
North Carolina added 27 505 phones in the first half of 1950 as 79 088 were installed and 51 583 removed. Total in service reached 526 749 with 53 538 requests on file, though the war could slow gains in the second half.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
W. W. Chase
The
Utilities Commission
Chase
Commission
Sharp Retail Price Advance Preceded Start Of Korean War
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the May 15 to June 15 period showed a 9 percent overall price rise with food up 2.1 percent, meats eggs fruits and vegetables leading. The increase signals accelerating inflation even before the Korean War began on June 25, with President Truman seeking price control powers as lawmakers react. The June 15 index stood at 170.2, the highest since early 1949, and foods at 204.6, well above the 1935-1939 averages. Food prices rose across all 56 cities.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics Today
Truman
Congress
Sabath
White House
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Metts Urges Guardsmen to Remain in National Guard
Raleigh July 22 Gen J Van B Metts North Carolina adjutant general calls on officers and men of the National Guard to stay in the guard amid a national emergency and possible federal service. He says resignations may be made for good cause but should not be driven by fear of defending the country that guarantees their freedom.
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Raleigh
Adj
J. van B. Metts
National Guard
North Carolina
Metts
Belgium’s King Leopold Returns Amid Deep national split
King Leopold of Belgium returns to the throne after exile amid a divided nation. Parliament backed the move but with walkouts by opposition. Security forces brace for anti royal demonstrations as Belgium lies in Cold War tension and debate over the king’s controversial past and marriage.
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Christian Socialists
Brussels
Albert
Elizabeth
Belgium
Europe
Hitler
Weary Yank Battalion Men Trek 50 Miles Toward Taejon
More than 200 American soldiers reached a command post after marching 50 miles from fallen Taejon through mountainous terrain. The group, led by Lt. Col. Wadlington and including wounded and exhausted men, recounted brutal fighting as Red tanks and artillery hit their convoy. One man drowned nearing the goal. others endured blistered feet and missing clothing.
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Taejon
Moore
William F. Dean
24Th
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Col. Wadlington
Robert Cardenes
San Fernando
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Cardenes
Col
Wadlington
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Magnolia
Ark
Reagan
G. H. Chaphey
Erieville
New York
Pfe
Joseph Tabor
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Beverly Farms
Mass
Tabor
Practice War Ends in Death Near Deer Lodge Resort
Virginia Minnesota July 22 One youth is dead and another held without charge after a four hour gun fight in a resort area where they practiced for Korea by using live ammunition. Gene Porter a 23 year old from St. Cloud was shot in the head during the exchange Adolph Johnson deputy sheriff said more than 300 rounds were fired Stewart Cadham 20 of St Paul son of the Deer Lodge resort owner is in custody in St Louis county jail with the shooting occurring in northern Minnesota.
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Korea
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St. Cloud
St. Louis
Stewart Cadham
St. Paul
Deer Lodge
Minnesota
Adolph Johnson
Porter
Cadham
Eveleth
Yongdok Taken as Koreans Plan Pincer Move
American troops drove North Koreans from two eastern Korea towns but withdrew on the Taejon front as Communists form a pincer. Yongdok on the east coast was seized under naval fire. Yechon, Kumchon and Chongup are cited as key points in the northern and southern arms of the drive toward Pusan and Taejon.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Korea
Taejon
Yongdok
First Cavalry Division
Pohang
25Th Infantry
Yechon
U. S
Pusan
Mungyong
Imsil
Red Armor
MacArthur
Leif Erickson
Erickson
Fallen Taejon
Eighth Army
Bible Teaching In Schools Abandoned in Durham
The Durham council of churches abandoned Bible instruction in the city public schools after years of pledged support that never arrived. It blamed lack of church backing and unpaid pledges, noting about $1300 owed related to the program and voting to discontinue the teaching in white schools.
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Durham
Durham Council of Churches
Churches of
Russian Sub Sightings Reported Off Grand Banks
St John s Newfoundland July 22 The Sunday Herald reports Russian submarines spotted surfacing on the grand banks by Newfoundland fishermen with no official confirmation. Naval Halifax declines comment amid prior Atlantic sightings and US subs exercises off Canada. Sub surfaced near Chance Point harbor trapping incident described by fisherman George Tiner.
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The
Sunday Herald
Grand Banks
Newfoundland
Atlantic Provinces
George's Banks
Nova Scotia
Saint John
N. B
Halifax
United
Army Lists General Dean As Missing
Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, commander of the 24th division, is listed as missing in action with indications he was wounded. Gen. Douglas MacArthur confirmed the missing status, noting the possibility of his return with separated personnel. Dean led U S forces in Taejon, was last seen passing ammunition to a bazooka team as Korean tanks approached.
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Washington
Army Today
William F. Dean
24Th
Dean
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
MacArthur
Taejon
Spokane May Ask For Return Of Rent Controls
Spokane Mayor Arthur Meehan says eviction notices and rent increases were handed to wives and families of at least six Spokane air base fliers ordered to the Pacific. He will consider reintroducing rent control after complaints rise, noting one expectant mother faced a 30 day eviction. Rents were decontrolled a year ago amid B 29 departures from the Spokane base to Pacific fields in early July.
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Pacific
Arthur Meehan
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