Suwon falls to North Korean forces in daylong battle
Reports from Korea say Suwon and its airfield were captured by North Korean troops after a day of fighting. MacArthur headquarters noted heavy Red movement southeast of Suwon and encirclement risks for South Korean units near the Inchon area. No U.S. troops were reported in combat, though conflicting statements left some ambiguity about actions at sea and in Korea.
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Lethbridge
Beraldos
ALBERTA
SUWON
Associated Press
KYO
MacArthur
Suwon-Inchon-Seoul
Inchon
Seoul
U.S
United States
Korea
Tokyo
Canada Budget Wrinkle If Korea War Escalates
The Canadian Press notes that direct involvement in a Korea shooting war could force an upward revision of the 1950-51 budget. Finance Minister Abbott may face higher defence costs, possible deficits, and options to raise taxes or hold them steady while reducing wartime debt.
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UAWA
Canada
Korea
Abbott
defence department
Reopen Shanghai To Foreign Ships
HONG KONG July 4 The Chinese Communists have reopened Shanghai to foreign shipping an official of Jardine Matheson and Company said today The big port was closed last month after two freighters blew up off the Yangtze River approach supposedly from striking Chinese Nationalist mines
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HONG KONG
Shanghai
Jardine, Matheson and Company
Yangtze River
Left Hand Corner quotes doghouse slang origin
The Left Hand Corner recalls slang like doghouse for punishment and ties it to Sir J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan. It notes Nana barking, then being banished to a kennel in the nursery as Father shoves her in, and Pewr teaches the children to fly, previewing a continuation on the back page of the St Thomas Times Journal.
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cered
J. M. Barvie
New York
St. Thomas Times- Journal
Nana
Pewr
Britain may put atom spy Klaus Fuchs to work again
July 4 report in Daily Mirror claims Klaus Fuchs, jailed for passing atomic secrets, may be allowed back into research behind prison walls with strict surveillance. Home Office said no info. expert caution said speculation plausible. Fuchs has been confined to making mail bags in prison.
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LONDON
Britain
Klaus Fuchs
press department
home office
Fuchs
Russia
George Marton-Smith
Daily Mirror
Marton-Smith
MacArthur to Add Garrison Troops in Asia
Washington reports orders to join Gen. Douglas MacArthur call for stronger U S forces in Japan and Korea. The move includes more Marines from the 1st Marine Division and the 1st Marine Air Wing, with air power tied to occupation duties while debates over broader manpower continue. More U S manpower is under discussion as the Korean conflict drags on.
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WASHINGTON
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Korea
United States Air Force
west
U.S
Far East
MacArthur
1st Marine Division
Asia
1st Marine Air Wing
BISCUSS
War era blueprints reveal Canada’s tough wartime prep
Ottawa release notes secret plans to mobilize industry for vital equipment, including dispersal of heavy industry and understrrand war factories. Officials warn three years and large subsidies needed to launch dispersal, while financial limits threaten to create vulnerable strategic sectors. Plans include reviving munitions department, resuming price controls, and rationing exports, imports, and food staples amid submarine threats.
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OTTAWA
Canada
munitions and supply department
heaven oy
Howe
U.S. deficit totals over 3 billion in 1950 year end
The United States ended fiscal 1950 on June 30 with a deficit of 3.122 billion dollars, about 2.3 billion less than expected. Outlays reached 40.167 billion while revenues were 37.045 billion, leaving the federal debt at 257.377 billion and cash on hand of 5.517 billion.
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WASHINGTON
treasury
John Snyder
Four Year Old May Try Swim Channel
Miami says a four year old may attempt the English Channel this summer. Russell Tongay Sr plans to depart around August 1 with his son Russell Bubber Tongay Jr starting from the French shore. He has previously swum long distances, including a 22 mile crossing on June 23.
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MIAMI
Fla
Russell Tongay
Russell
Bubber) Tongay
Bubber
Accuses Father of Hurling Him From Third Floor Window
Eight year old Donald Conway lay on a sidewalk with a broken ankle after a fall from a third story window. He accused his father Martin Conway of throwing him in a drunken rage. Conway, 39, denied the charge and was booked for felonious assault. Doctors warned of a possible skull fracture as the boy said he struck a restaurant sign on the way down, which reduced the impact.
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NEW YORK
Martin Conway
Donald Conway
Donald
Chinese Warships Thwart Attempt To Invade Tachen Isles
Naval headquarters reports Nationalist warships sank 20 Chinese troop boats near the Tachens, defending the islands off Shanghai and Formosa. The action follows a U.S. backed truce suspension, with limits on targeting the mainland, amid Guerrilla defenses and few regular troops on the Tachens.
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Tachen Isles
TAIPEI
Formosa
Naval headquarters
Tachen Islands
Tachens
Shanghai
Naval
Red China
Truman
United States
Korea
Security measures on Great Lakes ships
Operators of United States Great Lakes fleets will maintain a close watch of their vessels as a security measure. The program calls for rigid inspection of vessels during loading and unloading, barring casual visitors from ships, and a close watch of all persons who work on the ships or have business aboard them.
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CLEVELAND
United States Great Lakes
Lake Carriers’ Association
East German Police Expansion Reported to Nearly 100000
East Germany plans to boost the People’s Police by about 15,000 to nearly 100,000, with new weapons and higher motorization funded by a 50 percent budget increase. Western observers warn of potential use against West Germany and a proposed naval division. Budget for the police rises by 300 million East German marks in the new fiscal year, raised via extra levies on the five states in the Soviet zone.
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BERLIN
East Germany
ministry of interior
Germany
KOREA
West Germany
East-Groman
People's Police
Weathering the Korea air war by older jets
Bad weather and mountainous terrain push US planners to rethink jet use in Korea as F-80s fly low and fuel concerns threaten range. Propeller fighters like F-47 and F-51 may be moved from US bases to the Far East to conserve fuel, a lesson from the first week of operations against North Korean forces. Pyongyang radio claims a heavy US bombing raid on the capital with 30 B-29s dropping 650 bombs and rocket munitions in its latest attack.
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Central Press
MacArthur
Seoul
Kimpo
Korea
WASHINGTON
United States
Japan
South Korea
encemir
Republic
TOKYO
Pyongyang
Toll Deaths Mount During Fourth of July Holiday
Reports from Chicago indicate that 345 lives were lost in traffic and related accidents during the four day July 4th holiday period. Officials warned fatalities could exceed prior forecasts as 26 million vehicles were counted on highways and traffic jams were expected to reach historic levels.
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CHICAGO
United States
National Safety Council
nore
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