Forefathers Recalled Lead Freedom's Fight at Scout Jamboree
At the July national Scout jamboree in Pennsylvania the program recalled links to Washington’s troops and the fight for freedom. A diverse religious service featured Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim and Mormon leaders. Scouts toured Valley Forge and historic sites as 9000 youths swept Philadelphia, with Eisenhower expected to greet delegates on Independence Day.
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Janey Forge
Washington
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints
Philadelphia
Valley Forge
World Brotherhood
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Americans Hold Front After Sudden Allied Air Attack
American infantrymen dug in on the South Korean front as five to seven unidentified planes attacked for about 25 minutes. A sergeant was wounded in the foot by machine gun fire. The raid destroyed rail facilities near the command post in a mud-walled Korean city as correspondents met troops at the line.
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South KO
Joe Fromm
United States News
Marguerite Higgins
New York Herald ‘Tribune
Roy McGarmey
Reuters
Switchmen Balk at Ending Strike on Five Railroads
The Switchmen's Union refused a government plea to end the strike against five western and midwestern railroads. It said the walkout of 4000 switchmen since June 25 has tied four lines and curtailed the Great Northern, ChicagoRock Island and Pacific, Chicago Great Western, Western Pacific, and Denver and Rio Grande Western. The union offered to aid in essential shipments if a national emergency exists and questioned such a condition amid Korea's fighting.
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Chicago
Switchmen's Union of North ‘America
Truman
John Thad Scott Jr
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Scott
Korea
Great Northern
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Chicago Great Western
Western Pacific
Denver and
Rio Grande Western
Showers Possible Tomorrow in Eastern Areas
The Weather Bureau forecast for the July 4 holiday calls for mostly fair weather nationwide with a chance of brief thundershowers in many areas. Scattered, briefly heavy showers are expected in the middle Atlantic states, Ohio Valley, eastern Great Lakes, middle Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys, with some eastern Gulf and south Atlantic states likely to see isolated storms later.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
United States
Middle Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Middle Mississippi
Missouri
East Gulf
South Atlantic States
Plains States
Rocky Mountain Region
Egyptians to Fire at Line Crossers
Cairo reports that Egyptian troops have been ordered to open fire immediately on any Israeli violation of the Palestine armistice lines. The edict follows an Israel patrol allegedly entering Egyptian territory near Rafah and withdrawing after shots were fired in the air.
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Cairo
Egypt
Palestine
Mustafa Nusrat Bey
War and Marine
Israel
Rafan
Gaza
Aca
el Aviv
Rafah
United Nations Armistice Commission
Back-Tracks Motorist Held After Stops Near Cleveland
A Canton, Ohio man, Earl S. Stanton, was booked after a back-tracking run through Cleveland area police stations. He faced speeding and trespass-related charges as he was stopped near streetcar lines en route to a game between the Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers. He stayed in jail overnight following the Brecksville stop.
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Cleveland
Canton
Ohio
Municipal Stadium
Earl S. Stanton
Cleveland Indians
Detroit ‘Tigers
Pendence
Brecksville
Reunion Pact Among Former Playmates in Detroit
Five boys who grew up together in Detroit 25 years ago reunited at a Christopher Columbus statue in downtown for a planned friendship renewal. Duke Stern conceived the idea in 1925, with Dr. Jack Art, Dr. Eliot Magidsohn, David Velick, and Leslie Marienthal joining. they vow to meet again at the same spot in 25 years. Meanwhile a fatal accident occurred as Milton Jenkins Jr died after his father found him face down in a large can, despite firefighters’ attempts.
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Dezeo
Christopher Columbus
Detroit
Jack Art
Shrevert
Duke Stern
Indianapolis
Eliot. Magidsohn
David Velick
Leslie A. Marienthal
Sts
Stern
Dr. Art
Milton ( Ickey) Jenkins Jr
Firemen Injured in $500000 Blaze at Humboldt Market
In Humboldt Tennessee a small trash pile ignited a fire that swept a market district, causing over 500000 in damages. Fireman Earl Criss sustained facial and arm burns but was not in serious condition. Fire Chief R I Grace attributed the blaze to a match discarded on a straw and paper pile on a loading platform. Seven businesses were destroyed along with the platform, a large shed, a water tank, five refrigerator cars and a parked car.
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Humboldt
Tenn
Jwy
R. I. Grace
Earl Criss
Child Falls Drowns in Paint Container
A seven year old child in Woodbine, Michigan, fell into a ten gallon paint can filled with water, leading to a fatal drowning. Authorities reported the incident occurred on July 3, with rescue efforts continuing as investigators review the surrounding circumstances.
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Woodbine
Four Flee Blast Then Wrecks Car
Philadelphia July 3 A wheel spun off Angelo Cirillo s automobile at a North Philadelphia intersection. The 21 year old Camden man jammed on brakes as the right rear wheel detached. The car sagged, gas tank punctured, fire erupted. Cirillo helped his wife and two children to the sidewalk. an explosion followed. No one was hurt.
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Philadelphia
Angelo R. Cirillo
Iladelphia
Camden, N. J
Cirillo
Groundhog Aids Scouts Vacation Weather Forecasts
Valley Forge July 3. WP Boy Scouts from Punxsutawney Pa took no chances on Weather Bureau forecasts for the national jamboree. They brought their own prognosticator Ground Hog named George who allegedly predicted a shower on June 29 and has since forecast hot sun, keeping plans intact.
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Valley Forge
Punxsutawney
Weather Bureau
George
Rege
Embassy aid uses Bali bat to rout Reds
A U S embassy official wielding a baseball bat helped break up a demonstration by about 30 Communist sympathizers who smashed embassy windows with stones yesterday, according to reports from Caracas. The incident prompted police to intervene as tensions flared outside the building.
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Embassy ‘Aid
Caravas
U. S
Counter-spy Shake-up Due in Washington
A July 3 report notes surprise Red attack in Korea and reverses prompting congressional calls for a shakeup of the U S counter-spy system centered in the Central Intelligence Agency. It cites failures to assemble CIA reports into a telling warning and urges improved CIA effectiveness and teamwork.
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Washington
Korea
Tokyo
Douglas MacArtie
Louis A Johnson
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Nonpartisan Commission
Herbert Hoover
Executive
National Defense Establishment
House
Dredge Sunk by Collision with Freighter in New York Harbor
In New York Harbor a 2000 ton dredge Sandcraft collided with a 6600 ton freighter Melrose before dawn. The Sandcraft sank within 10 minutes, 34 crew were plunged into the water with several stranded for an hour before rescue. Coast Guard inquiry expected. cause undetermined.
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New York
New York Harbor
Melrose
Coast Guard
Jay
iShea Leads State Military District in California
Maj. Gen. George D. Shea, former XTX Corps Artillery commander in Europe, named head of the California Military District. He succeeds Col John H. Stokes Jr., who moves to new duties with the Sixth Army. The district oversees training of Army civilian components in the state, including the National Guard.
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San Francisco
Jnly
iMaj
George D. Shea
XTX Corps
Europe
California Military District
John H. Stokes Jr
Sixth Army
California
Russia Spans Far East Risks to Widen Korean War
AP dispatch outlines possible Soviet strategies if Moscow shifts focus in the Far East. It discusses using satellite states to divert Western forces, potential actions in Formosa Hong Kong Indo-China Burma Malaya and the Philippines, and the risk of triggering broader regional conflicts while Moscow relies on its allies.
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Fred Hempson
AP Bersen
Ching and
Fred Hampson
Dos Angeles
Moscow
Far East
Russia
Ar Astern Stooges
Kremlin
Stalin
Formosa
Korea
Hong Kong
McArthur
Red Ho-Chiminh
Indo-China
Bao Dat
Bao
Burma
Siam
Malaya
Singapore
Philippines
WU. S
Luzon
Korea Minister Sees Recession of Communism
The South Korean foreign minister praised U S and U N backing as a turning point against communism. He cited 33 nations voicing support and 10 ready to act, warning future historians to note this hour of recession. He praised U S sacrifice and aid while noting plans to reclaim areas from invaders and to stockpile wheat and barley from Australia and Japan. The meeting occurred as President Rhee remained elsewhere and Nationalist China offered support.
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Tabion
Korea
South Korea
United States
United Nations
Ben C. Limb
America
Republic of Korea
China
Economic Cooperation Administration
Limb
Biter
Australia
Japan
Syngman Rhee
Pusan
Taipei
Formosa
San Francisco
Associated Press
Codifier of Laundry Marks Yuich Dies in Fall
Adam Yuich, 65, a Nassau County police captain who codified half a nation’s laundry marks to aid criminal tracing, died after a fall from a sidewalk. He sustained a pelvis fracture when struck by a passing police motorcycle during a Woodmere volunteer firemen’s tournament two weeks earlier.
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Hemstead
N. x
Adam Yuich
Nassau County Police Department
New York City
Yulch
Woodmere
N. Y
Filipinos Nervously Note Independence Day
Manila July 3. Philippines opened a celebration of the fourth anniversary of independence with nervous sobriety today. An official warning was given that Communist Hukbalahap rebels might attempt trouble in the city tomorrow on the Republic’s birth day.
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Manila
Philippines
Republic
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