Reds Lose Three Jets In Air Attack
Communist jets challenged U S air supremacy near the Manchurian border as the 8th Army advanced on Chorwon and a new bridgehead was formed across the Imjin River. Allied ground gains were small, rain hampered operations, and air battles produced six enemy jets destroyed and five damaged in two days.
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Earnest Hoberecht
United’ Press
Tokyo
U.S. 8Th Army
Iron Triangle
Korea
Iles
Manchurian
Chorwon
United Nations
Western officials see slim odds for Big Four foreign ministers meet
Western observers in Moscow expect little chance Moscow will accept a Washington July 23 Big Four foreign ministers conference agenda. Andrei Gromyko has rejected all three alternative agendas. Some optimism centers on a note paragraph suggesting possible scope for discussion of all topics, including world tensions, at Washington. Paris deputies delay agenda talks with no Moscow reply yet.
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Moscow
Russia
Washington
Andrei Gromyko
United States
Britain
France
U. S
U.S
Paris
Stocks Rally After Decline
New York stocks dipped early but rallied around mid session as traders viewed it as a technical rebound after five straight advances. Volume at noon neared 450000, with declines led by steels and airplanes while American Telephone gained and several majors edged down.
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New York
Wall Street
Douglas
American Telephone
Allied Chemical
Western Union
American
Bethlehem
Steel
Youngstown
Republic
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Standard of California
Texas Company
Chrysler
General Motors
Southern Railway
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
B and O Loan Question in Unpublished Probe Report
An unpublished Tobey subcommittee draft urged Justice Department inquiry into collusive aspects of RFC loans to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The 74 page document, drafted in 1947 and released by Sen. Burnet Maybank, criticized actions including bond dealings and court decisions tied to the railroad's 1939 and 1944 reorganizations.
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Washington
Charles W. Tobey
RNID
Justice Department
RFC
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Tobey
B&o
Burnet Maybank
DSC
Senate Banking Committee
W. Stuart
Department of Justice
Eee
U. District
W. Calvin Seaeee
Crankiness of Four Freedoms Sparks Public Gripe
A column comments on American perceptions of the four freedoms, noting widespread irritation and complaints. The piece critiques excess criticism and urges reflection on liberty and civic responsibility.
Lie Calls For Ceasefire Along 38th Parallel
United Nations Secretary-General Trygve Lie urged a new effort to end the Korean War with a ceasefire roughly along the 38th parallel and negotiations to follow. He warned that if North Korea and China refuse to negotiate, the UN will continue the fight and reconstruction pledges remain essential.
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Ottawa
United Nations
Lie
Korea
U.N. Association of Canada
U.N
Lie’s
38Th Alley
South
North Korea
Koreas
U. N
Shoppers Swarm Stores In NYC Price War
New York shoppers flood Macy's and Gimbel's as a price war erupts after a Supreme Court ruling. Merchants slice prices on vacuum cleaners, toasters, suits and more while other stores join in, with hoped adjustments of 8 to 15 percent below former levels.
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New York
Macy’s
Gimbel’s
U. S. Supreme Court
Macy's
Gimbel's
Gimabel’s
Cy's
Brookilyn
Bronx
Macy
Gimbel
Toastmaster
Springweaver
Palm Beach
James Jones
Old Soldiers Faltering At Fast Pace of Reunion
Three feeble Confederate veterans, John Salling Virginia W J Bush Georgia and W D Townsend Louisiana aged 105 attend final reunion day events at Fort Monroe. Their ages limit participation as Gen Mark W Clark prepares dedication of a Davis prison cell. The Sons of Confederate Veterans elect William Beard and NYC as national commander, with banquet addresses by Hershey Johns and McKeldin and a possible Truman invitation.
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William A. Shires
United Press Staff CO
Norfolk
Dixon
Mason-Dixon Line
Gray
John Salling
Virginia
W. J. Bush
Georgia
W. D. Townsend
Louisiana
Jefferson Davis
Irons
Old Fort Monroe
Mark W. Clark
Army Field Forces
Jefferson Hayes-Davis
Colorado Springs
Colo
Davis
Irwinville
Lee
New Orleans
Sons of Confederate Veterans
William Beard
Westfield
N. J
New York City
SCV
Training Cadets Center Planned for Kinston North Carolina
Washington reports a civilian training center for Air Force cadets may be built in Kinston North Carolina with Truman Miller of Raleigh likely to lead the program. Miller and aides will train under a contract with the Air Force and about 24 officers and 50 airmen are expected to be stationed there. The Navy relinquished its priority on the local airport used by Kinston and Lenoir County for commercial operations.
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Washington
Air Force
Kinston
N. C
Congressional
Truman Miller
Raleigh
Miller
Kerr Scottorth
Carolina
Navy
Kerr
Mysterious Blasts Hit Coastal Area Near Military Bases
Unidentified explosions rocked a coastal region near Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point last night, heard up to 20 miles away. Authorities say they are investigating and recall a similar blast two weeks earlier with no disclosed cause or location.
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Wilmington
Camp LeJeune
Cherry Point Marine Base
Surrenders Surge Across Korea As Chinese Reds Yield
In Korea the trend toward voluntary surrender grows with Chinese and North Korean troops surrendering to U S and UN forces. Maj Gen Ruffner notes better pace of surrenders while Lt Col Becker calls it a new trend. Prisoners recount food, better movement through lines, and lessons from failures at Chongchon River.
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Glenn Stackhouse
Korea
Gener
U.S
Clark L. Ruffner
East Central Front
7 C. Becker
United Nations
Tossio
Becker
38Th Field Arml
Claiborne
Chongchon
China
Mine Toll Rises to 82 at Easington Coal Mine
The disaster at the Easington coal mine in England is confirmed to have 82 dead as rescuers continue the grim task of recovering bodies. One collapses during the recovery effort.
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Easington
Eng
Secret Formosa Document Sparks Senate Clash
Secretary of State Dean Acheson faced a heated Senate hearing over a December 1949 document that discounted Formosa’s importance. Senators debated publication, with votes delayed, while Acheson and witnesses sparred over access and records amid MacArthur dismissal inquiries.
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John L. Steele
Washington
Secretary of
Dean Acheson
Formosa
Douglas MacArthur
Acheson
Charles W. Tobey
R-Nh
Omar N. Bradley
Truman
MacArthur
Bradley
Tokyo
Dispatch
State Department
Foreign Service
U. S
United
His- Acheson
Tobey
Hell
Ation
Milton Young
United Press
Young
Earnest Hoberecht
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
U.S
U. Pacific
William F. Knowland
Cal
Navy closes discussion of firing case Evans to return to school
The Navy signaled it would end its review of William H. Evans Jr. by cashiering the former lieutenant jg who penned a harsh anti administration letter. Evans, who defended his act and vowed to finish a history and foreign affairs master's at the University of Maryland, said he would comply with Navy rulings and continue his education.
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W. A. Evans
Edgewater
Navy
Truman
Acheson
Alfred Kohlberg
New York
Evans
Washington
William H. Evans Jr
Naval
Dean Acheson
Kohlberg
United States
University of Maryland
Annapolis
Roosevelt
Britain Quietly Sells Rubber to Russia Amid Restrictions
The State Department notes British shipments of raw rubber to the Soviet Union continue despite efforts to cut off strategic trade. Private British carriers now transport rubber via Singapore and the Far East, with licenses required for transfers to certain nations. Officials see the shift as a response to Soviet shipping shortages and a broader East West trade pattern.
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Washington
Great Britain
China
Russia
State Department
Far East
Ireland
United States
Thesia
Eose
Soviet Union
Singapore
Starving Woman To Lose Legs In Durham Hotel
An elderly nurse, Mrs. Ione Orr Slough, age 60, found in her Durham hotel room last Saturday, likely faces amputation of both legs due to extreme starvation. Doctors at Watts Hospital say she has not eaten for a considerable length of time and remain on the danger list. her origin and lacks of friends or relatives are unknown.
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Durham
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