Improvement Of ROKs Called Top Korean Story
Washington reports a censored look at the South Korean Army's three-year rise from a paper force to a fighting unit. Veterans recall near collapse in 1950 but Gen. James A. Van Fleet rebuilt training and strength, turning a horde into an army. The ROKs’ ongoing performance at Panmunjom and the Eastern Front tests U.N. resolve and the war’s outcome.
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Washington
U. S
Korea
United Nations
Associated Press
John Randolph
Seoul
Roks
Douglas MacArthur
Yalu
2Nd Ifantry
James A. van Fleet
van Fleet
Pentagon
U. N
Panmunjom
U.N
Mechanical Blowhard Drives Family Into Florida Dreams
Hal Boyle recounts his pet air conditioner nicknamed Little Blowhard. The four year old machine talks through clankety clanks and flaunts for neighbors, blowing fuses and cooling the Keep Cool Room. The author notes the device behaves like a pampered child, loyal to his wife Frances while rivaling him, and contemplates retirement in Florida with the machine if it behaves.
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New York
Blowhard
Little Blowhard
Frances
Rover
Florida
Rascal
Orphans Stay With Knights After Measles Outbreak
Sixty orphan children aged five to fourteen from St. Joseph's Orphanage in Bethany Oklahoma spent the weekend as guests of the Knights of Columbus in Henryetta after missing Henryetta's fishathon due to a measles outbreak.
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Henryetta
Okla
Knights of Columbus
St. Joseph’s
Bethany
Solons Water Plan To Quit July 31 May Extend Session
Washington July 20 UP Republican congressional leaders told President Eisenhower they aim for a July 31 adjournment but will extend the session if needed to finish his must program. Priority items include pending appropriations, trade act extension, outer continental shelf oil rights, higher postal rates, farm credit extension, military public works, small business loan agency, five treaties on commerce and navigation, and an agriculture surplus disposal measure. Knowland said other bills could be added if time permits.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Continental Shelf
Senate
William F. Knowland
Paint Marks on US Streets Reach Millions Gallons
About five million gallons of paint are used annually to mark streets and highways across the United States for traffic guidance and safety.
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United States
Maurice Tobin Dies of Heart Attack at Summer Home
Former Secretary of Labor and ex Mass governor Maurice J. Tobin died at his Scituate summer home. He was 52 and had played golf the day before. The death came after he awoke in pajamas, tried to read, and gasped for breath. Medical Examiner ruled a heart attack. Harry S Truman praised Tobin as a great public servant. Funeral services planned for Wednesday.
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Scituate
Mass
Maurice J. Tobin
Massachusetts
Boston
Tobin
Herbert N. Blanchard
Secretary of
Labor
Independence
Harry Truman
Truman
Estella Post Office to Close Aug 1
The Estella Oklahoma post office opened in 1901 will close August 1 as an economy move. Residents will receive mail via a rural route from Vinita.
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Estella
Okla
Vinita
Drought Persists as Rains Break Some Parched Areas in Texas
Widespread rain across the drought struck Southwest brings relief in places like Wellington and Lamesa but experts warn moisture remains scarce overall. Tornado damage at Lamesa and flooded roads in Longview mark localized damage while forecasts predict more showers. Cattle prices rise as panic selling eases, and federal feed aid reaches ranchers to support stock amid ongoing drought conditions.
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Dallas
Southwest
Texas
Oklahoma
Lamesa
Tex
Lamesa Junior High School
Wellington
Virginia Robey
Salt Fork
Red River
Carnegie
Okla
Foss
U. S
Longview
Amarillo
Childress
Drouth - Ravaged
Pickpocket Targets Philadelphia Observer at Police Station
Dominic Paine reported a theft at the 19th and Oxford Streets station after watching ongoing activities. A member of the audience allegedly picked his pocket, taking his wallet and $25. Paine filed a complaint with the house sergeant.
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Philadelphia
Dominic Paine
19Th
Oxford Streets
Paine
Fire Prevention Group to Visit Pawhuska in Fall
Pawhuska Oklahoma prepares to host members of the Oklahoma Fire Prevention Association on field trips next fall to study fire causes and curb blazes.
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Pawhuska Pawhuska
Okla
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