Government orders draft to add 600,000 troops
Washington July 7 The government ordered use of the draft to add about 600,000 men to the armed services while inviting voluntary enlistments. Data shows 7,638,000 18 to 26 year olds were classified with 1,140,000 fit for service. Pentagon announcement: military ceilings lifted to permit expansion for Korea.
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Glencannon Author Gilpatric Kills Wife and Self
John Guy Gilpatric 54 and wife Maude Louise 52 were found shot dead at their Santa Barbara home after learning Maude had a cancer scare. Deputy Coroner says Gilpatric shot her then himself with a .22 pistol. Gilpatric, famed for Glencannon Stories, was born 1896 in New York and once set a 1912 altitude record in Dominguez California. He served as a lieutenant and captain in France 1917 1918.
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France
Switchmen End Strike Against Four of Five Railroads
The National Mediation Board urged the Switchmen's Union of North America to end the walkout. The union paused strikes on four of five western railroads but kept it against Rock Island. President Truman had called the stoppage unjustified and warned action.
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Switchmen’s Union of North America
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Truman
Planes Collide and Three British Fliers Die
In London a pilotless radio controlled rocket plane designed to intercept high altitude bombers is said to be developed and tested at Farnborough with plans for improved models. In Hamburg three R A F officers were killed when two trainer planes collided over Germany yesterday.
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Hamburg
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Philippine Cabinet Votes Aid to Korea
The Philippine Cabinet votes unanimously to send food medicine and other supplies to South Korea as aid. Officials approve a relief package including medical items and basic necessities for the crisis response effort.
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Truman Seeks 260 Million for Atomic Weapons
President Truman asked Congress for 260 million dollars to speed atomic bomb work and push experiments on the hydrogen bomb. He said funds would expand AEC capacity to build efficient plants while pursuing peaceful uses of atomic energy, and reaffirmed confidence in Pike and the commission amid Senate confirmation delays. The request, drafted before Korea, was reportedly delayed for psychological reasons by the State Department.
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Attomic Energy Commission
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Senate
United States
State Department
Department
Korea
Teletype News High Lights From A Busy Paper
A compact digest lists sections and page numbers for a busy Long Beach newspaper. It highlights postal receipts, Russia maneuvers in Germany, U S reports, and upcoming features such as editorial, obituaries, sports, theaters, radio and television, classifieds, puzzles, tides, and women’s activities across pages B and A.
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UN Delegations Agree on MacArthur Command Plan
UN delegations reach four point accord to designate General Douglas MacArthur as supreme commander of Allied forces in Korea and to place those forces under UN flag. The plan calls for UN flag use alongside national banners where commanded and requires Security Council approval. Egypt India and Yugoslavia expected to abstain.
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Draft Boards Given Classification Order SACRAMENTO
Federal draft officials in Sacramento issued a classification order on July 7 designating registrants for potential service. The small list notes men in selected groups facing possible induction under the wartime draft system.
Red Cross to Send South Korea Supplies
Tokyo July 7 The Red Cross will send supplies to South Korea in response to a request from President as aid efforts continue amid regional tension.
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South Army Recaptures Two Key Towns
In South Korea American patrols reported a 10 mile advance against light opposition as tanks reached Korean soil with potential support for South Korean and American troops. MacArthur said Reds pressed an enveloping move around Pyongtaek, with the third and fourth divisions active. Pyongtaek and Chungu were recaptured by South Korean defenders earlier, signaling a growing counter thrust.
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Chungju
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Lambert
Seoul
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Chungu
Pyong
British Liner Attacked Near Swatow. No Injuries
The British owned Hong Kong Airways transport was fired on by three machine gun bursts about 28 miles off Swatow near the Chinese port while en route to Taipei. Six passengers aboard were unharmed, according to M. J. C. Auster, the airline manager. The incident occurred as the liner approached its strongport bound course.
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Swatow
Taipei
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Almost Lost Battalion Escapes After Red Tank Attack
United States forces near Osan and Suwon recount a fierce North Korean tank assault that trapped a small battalion. From a foxhole, reporter Peter Kalischer watched tanks roll past as soldiers fired mortars bazookas and 75 mm rifles. Only three tanks were crippled before withdrawal orders ended the fight.
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Suwon
Charles B. Smith
Lambertville
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Southland Carpenters Prepare 35000-Strong Strike Monday
About 35000 carpenters across Southland plan a Monday strike over wage demands from 2.12 to 2.50 hourly. Long Beach workers will join others in Southern California if no breakthrough comes, and Earl Thomas, spokesman, cites lack of contractor backing from Associated General Contractors as the trigger. The walkout threatens multi million dollar construction delays.
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Draft Boards of State to Review 1-A
Sacramento July 7 California draft boards ordered to resume classifying potential draftees as 1-A to meet any draft call. Col Kenneth H Leitch said 115,000 men statewide are under review. Truman said no immediate inductees. Leitch calls the move precautionary while stressing the need to build a large pool of men if needed.
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