Truman rejects immediate wage price controls in press conference
President Truman said no current need for wage and price controls and warned future steps would come only with broad mobilization. Congress divisions on Baruch’s plan linger as Kunkel vows to reintroduce a general freeze if the Truman bill advances.
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IPA
House Banking Committee
Truman
Rep. Kunkel
R-Pa
Kunkel
Mr. Truman
Bernard M. Baruch
State
Congress
Reactivated cargo ships in San Francisco yard boom
San Francisco bay shipyards expect 16 reactivated cargo ships ready for sea duty by next week as wartime demand surges. The first batch will be followed by more vessels, boosting civilian yard payrolls to 1,985 workers as navy yards plan to ready additional ships for the western Pacific.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
Esterday
Navy Yards
Hunters Point
Alameda
Soviet Warships Reported Off Sweden And Off Sweden
Swedish authorities say four Soviet warships cruised six miles off the Swedish coast in the Gulf of Bothnia including a light cruiser a naval training ship a supply ship and a mine layer. Churchill loses bid for secret session in House of Commons after vote 296 to 295. The debate centered on defense and wartime secrecy with Bevin aiding the government.
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Churchill
Stockholm
Gulf of Both
Nia
Roennskaer Island
Baltic
London
Winston Churchill
U. S
England
Russia
English Channel
House of Commons
Europe
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Soviet Union
Attlee
Labor Industry Agriculture Mobilization Group Formed
A 12 member national policy committee to advise on war mobilization policy was announced. W. Stuart Symington of NSRB said labor industry and agriculture groups will propose members led by three labor appointees William Green Philip Murray and Al Hayes. The panel will discuss wage price controls and labor representation on agencies guiding mobilization.
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Washington
Agriculture, Industry
W. Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
NSRB
AFL
William Green
CIO
Philip Murray
al Hayes
International Association of Machinists
Symington
Labor
Labor-Industry - Agriculture Committee
Organized Labor
NLRB
Green
Murray
Hayes
Machinists
United Mine Workers
Symingen
Bernard Baruch
Congress
Polio Epidemic Rages Through Wytheville Area
Virulent polio continues to strike Wytheville and Wythe County Virginia with 59 cases in town of 5,500 and 75 cases countywide, 11 deaths. Health officials report a 15 percent death rate and consider area under strain though no quarantine is imposed. Military recruitment halts and families keep children at home as officials consult with national health leaders.
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Wytheville
Virginia
Wythe County
L. J. Roper
Roper
State Health Department
Basil O'Connor
Hart E. van Riter
National Foundation For
Richmond
Armed Forces
U S Builds Up Its Stockpile Of Rubber
The Economic Cooperation Administration announced that it has bought rubber from Marshall plan countries to make 7,000,000 automobile tires for the U S stockpile. The agency said car owners and tire dealers will receive none of it, noting the rubber may be used for airplanes, army trucks, jeeps and other military equipment if needed.
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Washington
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
U. S
Senate Eyes War Racketeering as Shortages Rise
Senate crime investigators warned of war spawned black markets as shortages from the Korean conflict and expanded military program draw racketeers toward scarce commodities. Kefauver said leads show racket money fueling major black market activity and that some racketeers seek legitimate fronts such as meat and grocery distributors, steel and building supply firms, and liquor agencies amid rising demand.
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Washington
Senate
Special Senate Committee To Study Crime
Kefauver
D.tenn
Congress
Wiley
R.-Wis
C-47 Crashes Off Oshima With 26 Aboard
A C-47 transport carrying 26 people including four war correspondents disappeared into the sea 10 miles south of Oshima island Japan. One survivor was found and search efforts continued as General MacArthur’s headquarters ordered a search. the crew numbered three with 23 passengers. The correspondents named include James O Supple Maximilien Philonenko Stephen Thomas and Albert Hinton. The plane departed Haneda at 4 05 am for Kyushu.
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Japan
Oshima
MacArthur
Tokyo Correspondents Club
Korea
James O. Supple
Chicago Sun- Times
Maximilien Philonenko
Agence France Presse
Stephen Thomas
Hilton Press
London Picture Post
Albert Hinton
Norfolk Journal
Kyushu
Haneda
Strife In GOP National Committee Is Uncovered
Washington July 27 Dissension within the Republican national committee surfaced with the resignation of Arthur Summerfield as chairman of the party’s strategy committee. Summerfield charged that National Chairman Guy G Gabrielson planned to let the group die on the vine despite its constructive campaign program.
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Jack Bell Washington
Republican National Committee
Arthur Summerfield
Michigan
National Committee
Summerfield
Guy G. Gabrielson
Gabrielson
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
Brewster
Maine
Rep
Leonard Hall
New York
Senate
House
Scott
Guatemala Capital Under State of Siege After Riots
Guatemala City is under a state of siege following anti-government rioting that left one dead and many wounded. A curfew of 9 PM is in place as tensions rise amid a political campaign ahead of the November or December presidential election.
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Guatemala
Juan Jose Arevalo
Australia Prepares for All-Out War Amid Korea Mobilization
Supply Minister Beale urged Melbourne to mobilize industry and stockpile materials as Australia began recruiting a force for Korea. About 100 Sydney applicants sought immediate action, with a possible infantry unit forming, while Prime Minister Menzies planned U.S. talks with Truman. Front-line fighting in Korea saw renewed Communist pressure on multiple sectors, with South Korean troops and U.S. air support countering advances and Allied warships shelling coastal targets.
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First Cavalry
25Th Division
South Korea
South
Hadong
Pusan
U. S
Chenju
Namwon
Sanggongni
Yechon
Sydney
Australia
O. H. Beale
Korea
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Defense Supply and Planning Committee
Melbourne
Army
Navy
Josiah Francis
Francis
Robert G. Menzies
United States
Truman
New Zealand
MacArthur
Tokyo
United Nations
Maromyon
24Th
Pyongyang
North Korea
Yasu
Sunchon
Red Fourth Division
Kumchon
MacArthur Visits Men At Front
Rep Vinson announces Air Force manpower surge from 48 to 58 groups in 12 months and to 69 by January 1953. Strength goal rises to 548 311 with a 136 311 increase since June 30. Budget allotment of 4 535 500 000 enables the expansion from the emergency budget request.
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Washington
Air Force
Vinson
de Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Trueman
Allied Ground Troops Desperately Needed In Korea
Allied ground forces urgently required as Britain and other UN members consider sending troops to Korea. Pentagon officials warn that two to three weeks are critical, with US reinforcements limited and fatigue mounting among frontline units. Turkey Australia New Zealand offer troops as 1 000 to 5 000 man contingents are discussed. Dutch forces consider returning home.
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Elton
Fay
Associated Press
Washington
Britain
United Nations
United States Army
Republic of Korea
Mor
Pentagon
United States
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First Marine Division
Far East
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London News
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New Zealand
Turkey
Holland
Royal Netherlands Indies Army
Indonesia
Burman van Vreden
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