United States Urges Alliance to Rearm Quickly
The United States urged Atlantic Pact partners to speed rearmament to deter communist aggression after Korea. Charles M. Spofford, named chairman of a 12 nation civilian command, said the four year program should be halved to two. Britain plans expanded defense aid and potential land forces for morale and allied resolve.
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London
United States
Charles M. Spofford
U.S
Atlantic Alliance Council
Korea
Britain
France
Italy
Portugal
Iceland
Denmark
Norway
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Canada
House of Commons
Calabrese brothers face fraud charge over night club permit
State Liquor Director Oscar L. Fleckner filed a complaint with the State Liquor Control Board naming Felix and Alfred Calabrese of Springfield and their sister Mrs. Alvina Marie Hessinger. The filing alleges Hessinger falsely claimed sole ownership of Miracle Bar in Columbus while surrendering all control to her brothers. Fleckner notes the Calabrese brothers have been active in county Democratic politics.
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Columbus, CO
Felix
Alfred Calabrese
Springfield
Clark County Board of Elections
State Liquor Control Board
Oscar L. Fleckner
Calabrese
Alvina Marie Hessinger
Hessinger
Miracle Bar
Columbus
Fleckner
Five day Ohio forecast calls for cooler temperatures
The five day forecast for Ohio shows temperatures averaging 3 to 5 degrees below normal with normal levels returning by the end of the period. Precipitation expected around 4 inches with several periods of locally scattered showers after Wednesday.
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Ohio
Public relations letter mix up in Philadelphia case
A Philadelphia firm’s officers list request to a major corporation backfired when the executive secretary mailed back a note reading tit Ts. The incident highlights the awkward moment of handling an informal inquiry in business correspondence.
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Philadelphia
Commandos Decorated at East Coast Korea Rail Tunnel Blasting
Fourteen U S Navy and Marine commandos were decorated today by Vice Admiral Charles T Joy for blasting a rail tunnel on Korea east coast north of the 38th parallel.
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American Far East Naval Base
U. S. Navy
Marine
Adm
Charles T. Joy
Korea
Tax Hike Likely Soon Warns Treasury Secretary
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder warned that higher taxes are likely to take a bigger bite out of wage earners' pay envelopes before year end, signaling forthcoming fiscal changes and revenue measures.
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Washington
of the Treasury
Snyder
Ohio Opposes Westward Irrigation Projects
Ohio declines large irrigation programs far from population centers. A. W. Marion of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources urged stopping western projects and focusing funds on conserving water near populated areas. He proposed studying the Muskingum Conservancy District as a model with local control and a federal oversight agency akin to the ICC.
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Columbus
Ohio
Truman
Water Resources Board
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Frank J. Lausche
A. W. Marion
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Icies
Ohio Water Resources Board
Marion
Muskingum Conservancy District
Interstate Commerce Commission
Korean War at a Glance
AP report from Tokyo notes a surprise carrier air strike on advancing communist columns in southwest Korea. The 25th Division counterattacks northeast of Yongdong trapping 600 communists while Reds press central drives and US supply lines. Air war sees B 29s destroy tanks and bridges, with night operations planned. Congress moves to expand armed forces and counter communism as Atlantic Pact members advance Europe defense plans.
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Yongdong
U.S
Tokyo
Korea
Pusan
Georgia Solon Says America Seriously Short
President Truman asked Congress for a prompt five billion dollar tax increase to be collected from individuals and business. Rep Vinson of Georgia warned a global war is a real possibility and called for a build up of American forces in a prepared speech for House delivery.
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Georgia Solon
America
Washington
Truman
Congress
Rep
Vinson
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
House
Defense chief cites plan to add five thousand war planes
Secretary of Defense Johnson announced a plan to boost air strength with more than 5,000 war planes. The expansion is tied to a military fund of 10,486,976,000 requested by President Truman from Congress yesterday.
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Washington
Defense Johnson
Johnson
Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
Armed Services
White House
Reds Say They Fought in China
North Korean prisoners say 20 000 Korean veterans of the Chinese Red Army were recalled in March to invade South Korea. They claim Russian advisers aided units and that Moscow supplied equipment a month before the invasion. Veterans were spread through North Korean divisions after crossing the Yalu River from Manchuria between March 7 and 15.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
Red Army
South Korea
Russia
Formosa
United States
Red China
Truman
Kim Kwang Whan
Suk Yung Chan
Yalu River
Manchuria
North Korea
Red
Ko Duk Rin
Hainan
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Duffy Rules Illiterates May Get Voting Help In Ohio
Attorney General Herbert S. Duffy ruled that illiterates may receive the same aid to vote as those unable to mark a ballot. The decision, sent to Meigs County Prosecutor John C. Bacon, addresses use of the new office type ballot requiring individual marks for each candidate.
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Columbus
Herbert S. Duffy
John C. Bacon
Meigs County
Ohio
Duffy
Army Freezes Reserve Officers as Korean Crisis Grows
Washington July 25 The Army has frozen reserve commissions expiring or about to expire for five-year terms held by officers not on active duty. Many were signed in 1945 after World War II. The Air Force cannot freeze these commissions due to differing laws. Navy and Marine reserve commissions run at the pleasure of the President with no expiration.
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Washington
Army
Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Wac Corporal Rocket Reaches Estimated 5000 mph
Cocoa Florida July 25 reports a second two stage guided missile flight at the Long Range Proving Ground. The V 2 rocket reached 10 miles altitude and was remotely exploded over the Atlantic. The accompanying Wac Corporal reportedly sped to about 5000 miles per hour with an intended range beyond 175 miles.
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WAC
Harold R. Turner
Proving Ground
White Sands
N. M
Allied Carrier Planes Sweep Southwest Korea
A U S and British Navy task force launched a surprise air strike against Red forces near Kwangju in southwestern Korea. Panzer jets Sky Raiders and Corsairs supported by British planes struck frontline targets as Rear Adm. John M. Hoskins and Vice Adm. Arthur D. Struble directed operations from sea. A rearming ship refueled carriers at sea enabling rapid bombing within hours.
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Tokyo
Korea
Kwangju
United Nations
U.S. Army
Arthur D. Struble
38Th Parallel
North
South Korea
John M. Hoskins
Army Issues Call For Reserve Officers
The Army called for reserve officers of company grade to volunteer for service in 16 categories. It seeks lieutenants and captains in the Medical and Dental Corps, engineers, and infantry, plus experienced reserve officers in Chaplains, ordnance, signals, finance, chemical warfare, armored force, field and coast artillery, the Army nurse, and women's medical specialist corps. No active duty quota was announced.
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Washington
Army
Medical and Dental Corps
Engineers
Infantry
Chaplains Corps
Ordnance
Signals
Finance
Chemical Warfare
Armored Force
Field and Coast Artillery
Army Nurse and Women’s Medical Specialist Corps
Plane Crash Toll Now Placed at 39
Myrtle Beach South Carolina July 25 Thirty nine bodies recovered from wreckage of an Air Force transport plane that crashed near here Sun day The Air Force reports First reports placed the death toll at 34 thirty Tennessee Air National Guardsmen and four air reserve crewmen from Florida Late yesterday Capt E S Wood public information officer Shaw Air Force Base Sumter S C said five additional bodies had been recovered from the wreckage He said the five were probably military hitch hikers.
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Myrtle Beach
S. C
Air Force
Here
Tennessee Air National
Red Junks Halt Offensive Against Quemoy Island
Taipei said the feared Chinese Communist invasion of Quemoy island near Formosa did not occur today. Defense officials reported that Red Junk forces seen approaching the 50 square mile island did not strike, ending the threat for now.
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Taipei
Formosa
Quemoy Island
China
Defense Ministry
Reds Press Forward in Korean Front Amid Yongdong Losses
American forces abandoned Yongdong under heavy North Korean assaults as the Taejon Yongdong corridor saw continued enemy pressure. The First Cavalry Division retreated to undisclosed positions while carrier air power attacked Red troops sweeping toward Pusan.
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First Cavalry Division
Taejon-Yongdong
Yongdong
MacArthur
Move to Keep Reds Off Ships
Management and unions of the maritime industry reached a voluntary pact with federal officials to bar communists and subversives from American ships. The Coast Guard will perform policing while ship operators and workers ensure no delays occur due to crew security concerns. Secretary Tobin said the plan relies on cooperation among the Coast Guard FBI and Naval Intelligence to identify loyal crews promptly.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Tobin
FBI
Naval Intelligence
Carbon Hill Youth Placed on Probation
A 16 year old Carbon Hill youth was put on probation by Juvenile Judge Rhea Pettit Ban gert after a charge of intoxication and improper relations with a 27 year old Nelsonville woman. The woman has charged two other Hocking County men with rape, who pleaded not guilty.
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Carbon Hill
Rhea Pettit Bangert
Nelsonville
Hocking County
Morgan II faces draft registration charge in Dayton
Arthur Morgan II, 18, of Yellow Springs Greene County, grandson of former Antioch College president Arthur E. Morgan, will be arraigned this afternoon on a charge of failure to register for the draft. His father is Ernest Morgan, owner of Yellow Springs Book Plate Co.
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Dayton
Antioch College
Arthur Morgan II
Yellow Springs
Greene County
Ernest Morgan
Yellow Springs Book Plate Co
Antioch
Arthur E. Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
8th Army orders all civilians to leave Korean battle zone
An American advance post reports the 8th Army ordered all Koreans southeast of Taejon to evacuate villages at risk of battle. Civilians in clothing may be shot in stripped areas as snipers and saboteurs intensify harassment, pushing thousands to stream south.
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8Th Army
Korean
William R. Moore
Korea
Taejon
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Associated Press
Atlantic Pact
West Europe
Air Arm
By Bill Shinn
Senate
Reds
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