U N allies pledge more troops for Korea surge
Britain plans effective land reinforcements including infantry armor and engineers. Canada to discuss ground troops as five nations pledge forces. Australia to send ground troops with size to be announced. New Zealand to add artillery combat force. Canada also sending six BC Airlines four engined transports. Turkey Thailand Bolivia pledge troops and officers for UN Korea efforts.
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RITAIN
Australia
New Zealand
United Nations
United States
Korea
London
Emanuel Shinwell
Britain
Shinwell
Ottawa
Canada
Turkey
Thailand
Bolivia
Canberra
Arthur Fadden
South Korea
Auckland
N.Z
Sydney Holland
house of representatives
B.C.A.F
U.N
Dominion
U.S
Prime Minister Mackenzie King Laid to Rest in State Funeral
Prime Minister St Laurent led 39 honorary pallbearers at Mackenzie King s state funeral in Ottawa. The procession from Parliament Hill to St Andrew s Church and Union Station drew thousands as offices closed and a two day lying in state ended with burial planned in Toronto. More than 23 000 filed past the bier as guards watched over the casket.
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UAWA
Mackenzie King
Parliament Hill
Lethbridge
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
King
St. Laurent
Federal
A. I. Burnett
Ottawa
Union Station
Toronto
hall of fame
parliament
R.C.M.P
RK.C.MLP
North Stars On Way To Pacific Coast From Canada
Five of six RCAF North Stars departed Stevenson Airport in Manitoba on the second leg to the Pacific coast. The group, carrying 250 men of 426 Transport Squadron, will join American planes at McChord Field to ferry supplies for U.N. forces in Korea. Four more North Stars to follow.
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WINNIPEG
RCAF
North Stars
Canada
United Nations
Korea
Stevenson Airport
Pacific
McChord Field
Japan
North America
Campbell Mussels
Montreal
U.N
H. C. Lewis
Melita
Man
Vancouver
Tacoma
R.C.A.F
air force
Truman Tax Plan Draws Mixed Capitol Reaction
President Truman proposed $5 billion in new taxes to fund anti Communist efforts, but lawmakers balk at the retroactive corporate levy and lack of excess profits tax. The plan would lift individual taxes by up to 20 percent starting in October, with a family earning $3,000 paying about $120, and a $4,000 earner rising from $266 to $320. The proposal is billed as first installments with a possible January follow up.
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ASHINGTON
Truman
capitol
congress
United States
Vancouver boy charged with drinking at 13
A 13 year old boy was charged with being under the influence of alcohol after his arrest on Monday in Vancouver. He admitted spelling mistakes in the court scene saying he should have taken up two trades.
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VANCOUVER
The Left Hand Corner Herald Leads in Western Canada
The Herald leads in Western Canada with Couch Grass and short eared owl noted in a compact regional notice. The brief item highlights local wildlife and a feature by the paper headlining regional corners.
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The
Herald
Western
Canada
Western Canadian newspapers quoted in Dominion clipping drive
A Dominion Press Clipping Bureau report tracks how often Western Canada daily papers were cited by other Canadian outlets from April through June. Ottawa Journal leads among western mentions, with Windsor Star and Toronto Financial Post following. Lethbridge Herald tops left-hand column prominence in the compilation.
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western Canada
Canada
Dominion Press
Toronto
Ottawa Journal
Windsor Star
Toronto Financial Post
Hamilton Spectator
Peterborough Examiner
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Ottawa Citizen
Kitchener Record
St. Catharines Standard
Kingston Whis
Toronto Telegram
Lethbridge Herald
Montreal Gazette
Edmonton Journal
Optimism Fails As Korean War Struggles Widen
U S Eighth Army reports dwindling space for fresh units as Red forces drive toward Taejon and Kumchon, threatening the Pusan main supply line. Fresh divisions were deployed but have yet to reverse a retreat by the 24th and 1st Cavalry divisions, with a Red swing along the Yellow Sea coast tightening the noose on Allied formations.
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U.S. EIGHTH ARMY
KOREA
United Nations
United States
Taejon
Pusan
Yonedong
Yellow Sea
Edmonton Officer Leaves for Tacoma to Join RCAF Ferrying Unit
Senior accounts officer M J Leboldus of Edmonton RCAP station departs for Tacoma Washington to join the RCAF 426 Transport Squadron in its UN ferrying operations. Born in Fort Qu Appelle Sask, he trained as an accountant in Regina.
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TACOMA
R.C.AT
EDMONTON
M. J. Leboldus
RCAP
Wash
RCAF
426 transport squadron
United Nations
Sydn
Ldr
Lebeidus
Fort Qu’ Appelle
Sask
Regina
Submarine sightings off east coast of Canada suspected
Ottawa reports that one or more submarines of an unknown nation were probably in the waters off eastern Canada during the past month. Fishermen and reports from the Grand Banks to the Bay of Fundy are cited, with five Bay of Fundy sightings prior to July 10.
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OTTAWA
navy
Canada
Houstia
earrier
Grand Panks
Newfoundland
Bay of Fundy
Wanted Taker Sought By Business Couple For Suite
Wanted by business couple a three or four roomed unfurnished suite with references. Phone unavailable.
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Reds recapture Hadong and push toward Pusan
United States infantry and Fifth Air Force planes attacked Hadong after reports the city, 70 miles from Pusan, was retaken by Reds. The combat front widened as North Korean tanks struck toward Kumchon and Hamyang, threatening key supply lines and the Pusan perimeter.
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Taejon-Pusan
Kumchon
Yongdong
Pusan- Kumchon
OKYO
Hadong
Pusan
Fifth Air Force
Korea
United Nations
U.S. First Cavalry
United States
Leif Erickson
U.S. Eighth Army
MacArthur
Yongju
Hamyang
Mutinous incidents denied over ice breaker departure
Canada and allied nations faced a blur of news as Quebec officials denied mutinous incidents before the ice-breaker C. D. Howe departed for northern waters. In Washington, President Truman signed a 1.222 billion military aid bill, warning aggressors that freedom-loving nations will stand united. In Vancouver the CCF called for urgent Parliament reconvening over Korea. Paris honored Mackenzie King in the French Assembly, while Tokyo reported stubborn fighting as UN forces faced renewed North Korean pressure. Canada’s Scott resigns as CCF chair, and Ottawa weighs reconsidering troops to Korea. Guatemala saw deadly anti-government protests quelled by police.
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QUEBEC
transport department
C. D. Howe
TRUMAN
WASHINGTON
C.C.F
VANCOUVER
CPI
Korea
C.C.F. national council
KING
PARIS
Reuters
Rene Pleven
French national assembly
Mackenzie King
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