Prisoners say Dean treated by North Korean doctor
North Korean medical officer told rescued American POWs that Maj. Gen. William F. Dean was seen in a Red prisoner camp after Taejon fighting. The Americans, freed by the 25th Division, listed 15 survivors and noted nearby Taejon and Chongju recaptures. Authorities reported three escapees overheard talks of transferring Dean to Seoul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stan Swinton
Chinju
Korea
William F. Dean
U. S
Dean
Taejon
25Th Division
Allan H. Jamison
Fayetteville
Ark
Nobel Road
Barnardville
N. C
Robert R. Nielsen
W. Lexington St
Chicago
Donald E. Gilbert
el Monte
Calif
Lewis D. Johns
Wausau
Fla
John E. Godwen
Brewton
Ala
George F. Flad
Trout Run
Sam L. Cochran, Jr
Main St
Millen
Kenneth R. Reid
Culverhill Gardens
Mount Holly
N. J
Elmer McGrady
Livingston
Mont
Puyallup
Wash
Walter J. Webster Jr
Salisbury
Counter-intelligence Corps
General Dean
Seoul
Red
Chongju
Arthur Clarke
Boone
Iowa
RFC Overhaul Hit On Reconstruction Finance Board
Senator Fulbright said a plan to overhaul the Reconstruction Finance Corporation will be proposed to Congress after the return of lawmakers in November. The measure would curb political pressure, tighten loan reporting, and may replace the five member board with an administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Congress
Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Banking
REC
Trusman
Government to issue priority orders for military production
The government plans a forthcoming priority order directing factories to fill military orders first. The National Production Authority will set a single rating with defense orders given top priority, while civilian and mixed activities receive no automatic speed-up. The move accompanies new agencies handling defense oil and energy, and potential real estate credit restraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling F. Green
Washington
William H. Harrison
National Production Authority
NPA
Truman
Korea
Chapman
Defense Petroleum Agency
DPC
DPA
Interior
Minerals and Energy Administration
MEA
Federal Reserve Board
Army Aims for 1.5 Million Man Military Force
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey urged extending the draft from 21 to 30 months to sustain an army of 1.5 million. He also proposed wiping collateral dependents deferment, loosening limits on veterans under 26, and preventing an overly broad acceptance standard. The plan seeks to boost enlistments and draft capacity as Congress reviews changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service Director
Hershey
House Armed Service Committee
House Armed Services Committee
Vinson
D-Ga
Army
Defense Department
Department
Four Die as French Coastal Craft Explodes Near Hanoi
Four crewmen were killed and 20 injured when a small French coastal craft exploded off the Indo-Chinese coast near Hanoi. The cause of the blast remained undetermined.
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Hanoi
Indo-China
Here
President Truman Aims to Keep Defense Program Alive
President Truman faces the challenge of maintaining public alert to wartime dangers without triggering mass fear. He warns against halting defense expansion after Korea while seeking to balance preparedness with an uneasy peace and public buy in.
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Washington
Truman
Korea
Henry Ford Widow Clara Ford Dies at 84 in Detroit
Clara Bryant Ford widow of Henry Ford died at 2 a.m. in Henry Ford Hospital at age 84 after a heart ailment. She aided Ford through lean days and later as a devoted advisor. Survived by grandson Henry Ford II and three other grandchildren, with Edsel Ford having died in 1943.
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Detorit
Henry Ford
Henry Ford Hospital
Ford Motor Co
Ford
State Department Names Russia a Power-Hungry Aggressor
The State Department calls Russia a power-hungry government bent on expanding by force and terror. It cites Soviet annexations since 1945 totaling millions of square miles and hundreds of millions of people under control, aiming to spread influence across Asia. The 100-page Our Foreign Policy booklet argues the real conflict is between free nations and a Moscow-driven empire, warning against spheres of influence and any carve-up of the world.
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Truman
United States
Washington
State Department
Russia
Soviet Union
Asia
Moscow
Community of Free Nations
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Albania
Czechoslovakia
China
West
North Carolinians listed in Korean War casualties
DoD released casualty figures for North Carolinians in Korea. Killed in action are Lt. John P. McLaughlin and S/Sgt. Otha P. Stanley. Wounded are Pfe. Charles W. Auman, M/Sgt. William Ferrigno, T/Sgt. David Howard, Chief Warrant Officer Donald Kent, Pfc. Willie Prestwood, Capt. Albert Williams. Names include spouses and home addresses in Havelock, Chapel Hill, Midway Park, Jacksonville, Hendersonville, and More.
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Washington
Department of Defense
John Patrick McLaughlin
Marine Corp
Avon Lane
Havelock
Otha P. Stanley
Air Force
Willie R. Stanley
Chapel Hill
Pfe
Charles W. Auman
Flora Belle Auman
Star
William George Ferrigno
Butler Drive
Midway Park
David Paul Howard
Donald Edward Kent
Willie Ray Prestwood
Willie R. Prestwood
East Bayshore Boulevard
Jacksonville
Albert Lee Williams
Parachute Jump Record Set By Capt Wheeler
Air Force announces Capt Richard V Wheeler of Watertown Massachusetts set a new world parachute drop record by leaping 42 449 feet The jump occurred over Holoman Air Base Alamogordo New Mexico and aimed to test automatic opening parachutes The feat surpasses the previous American and Air Force records and may approach world marks set by Russians and others in prior years
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
Richard V. Wheeler
Watertown
Mass
Wheeler
Maj
Vassili Romanyik
Col
W. R. Lovelock
Vincent Mazza
Naperville
Mazza
Holoman Air Base
Alamogordo
N. M
Eisenhower Mentioned for European Post
Washington reports speculate President Truman may appoint General Dwight D. Eisenhower to command a projected international army to defend Western Europe. Officials say naming such a figure could boost non Communist Europe’s confidence and security progress. Truman said Eisenhower is available but no appointment has been made.
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Washington
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Western
Europe
Eisenhower
Supreme Command
Turman
General Eisenhower
New York
Mafia Is Still Active In Underworld
Senate crime investigative committee hears on Mafia links to gambling murder narcotics in multiple cities. Claude A. Follmer testifies Kansas City rode with Sicilian secret society and narco ring. Carramusa killed in Chicago after witness role. Testimony links to Binaggio and political pressure from figures in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Truman
Claude A. Follmer
Mafia
Carl Carramusa
Follmer
Carramusa
Chicago
Carramus
New York
New Orleans
Tampa
Fla
Detroit
Los Angeles
Galveston
Denver
San Francisco
Charles Binaggio
Morris
Snag) Klein
Tano Lococo
How
James Balestrere
Tony Gizzo
Binaggio
Gizzo
Frank Costello
Frank Erickson
Hamton S. Chambers
Missouri
Roy McKittrick
Stocks Edge Higher at Open in Muted Trade
New York stock market opened with modest gains led by Radio Television issues and several blue chips. Motors were flat to higher while rails and steels showed mixed moves as U S Steel and several others trended down. Major gainers included Goodyear, Sears Roebuck, Philco, American Tobacco, and Allied Chemical among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Youngstown Shreet & Tube
Goodyear
U. S. Rubber
Sears Roebuck
International Harvester
Philco
Radio Corp
Earth
Homestake Mining
Allied Chemical
American Tobacco
Anderson Prichard
U. S. Steel
American Can
Dow Chemical
Anon Pacific
Standard Oil
Landslide crushes 40 houses in Sweden
A giant landslide in Surte near Goeteborg crushed about 40 houses and moved a railroad 100 yards. One person is killed, police said, while others suffered shock as the earth shifted. Ambulances and rescue squads rushed to the scene.
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Goeteborg
Sweden
Surte
Seoul Is Returned to the Republic After Red Border Push
South Korean forces pushed along the 38th parallel into North Korea but halted to regroup as United Nations commanders weighed next steps. U.S. officials said the war was effectively over for now, while questions lingered on police actions beyond the border and broader allied engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Huth
Tokyo
North Korea
Democratic
U. S. 8Th Army
South
Kore
Red Korea
U. N
China
Siberia
Seoul
MacArthur
Sygman Rhee
8Th Army
Walton H. Walker
Red Bo Dary
MaArthur
United Nations
Pohang
Lief Eric
Gangyang
Erickson
Rhee
Kimpo
Tok
Han River
Nationwide traffic toll may reach thirty six thousand in 1950
The National Safety Council warned the 1950 traffic death toll could hit about 36,000, the highest since 1941. August deaths rose 10 percent from 1949, with eight month toll up 11 percent. Officials urged urgent local action to reduce fatalities.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Council
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Dewi
Tibor
Yasu
Norman Williams
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Republic
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