51000 Men of L A County in Class 1 A
Los Angeles officials said about 52000 draft registrants in Los Angeles County face immediate 1 A fit classification. Draft boards will begin processing by Wednesday as county registration stands at 255000. Six Marine recruiting stations closed transferring personnel to handle a surge of enlistments. Recruiting will be at the Federal Building and Long Beach Post Office. National Guard vacancies exist in Southern California's 40th Infantry Division. Navy recruiting offices at the Federal Building will be open six days a week.
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Los Angeles
Selective Service
Marine Corps
Parsconel
Robert W. Rynerson
Santa Monica
Huntington Park
Alhambra
Santa Ana
Inglewood
North Hollywood
Federal
Long Beach
National Guard
California
40Th Infantry Division
Coil
William B. Henderson
U. S. Navy
Expansion of State Organization Pushed
Sacramento reports state selective service headquaters ordered an expansion program to enlarge the staff from 30 to 83 officers. Col Kenneth L Leitch, state draft director, said Washington authorized the increase as the system shifts to a larger, hands on operation. Local boards will receive revised draft records for use in identifying 1-A registrants and preparing for future call ups.
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Sacramento
Selective Service
Kenneth L Leitch
Washington
Eten
Leitch
California
Connell Resignation Accepted by Truman
President Truman accepted the resignation of Joseph J. Connell Jr. a member and chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Act. Connell quit the government without advance notice, saying he wished to return to the private sector.
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Wahhinuchun
Truman
Joseph J. @Connel Jr
Civil Aeronautics Act
Oconnel
Jeter
Cate
Draft decision what it means for the draft start
The article explains President Truman's remarks on the draft. It notes no immediate start to drafting and no call for reserve members, but indicates the armed forces need up to 550,000 more personnel. Volunteers are preferred, with drafting possible if shortfall persists, targeting youths aged 19 through 25. It warns that world conditions may change and details may shift.
Quotas Awaited by Draft Boards Nationwide
United States draft boards wait for federal quota assignments before calling men to service. Selective Service offices report surges in calls to update status and addresses. San Francisco sees a registration rush as clerks struggle, while New York notes many inquire about commissions. State boards report most 1-A eligibles ready, but delivery could take 30 to 60 days if rules stay unchanged.
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United Preat
Selective Service
San Francisco
New York
Time Square
State
Lmost
Korean Reds Holding Six Missionaries
North Korean forces captured five American Methodist missionaries including three women during a June 25 crossing of the 38th Parallel, while one Austrian missionary and others escaped from Kaesong. Rev. J. L. Brannon of Newville, Alabama, reports no word from the captives, part of 29 evacuees.
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Osaka
Japan
U. S
Svacues
South Korea
Kaesong
Seoul
JL. C. Brannon
Newville
Ala
Congress plans arms for Korea battles report
Teletype notes outline Congress intent to authorize extensive arms for Korea fighting. Page references indicate detailed coverage across sections such as A-5 for lead and A-4 financial, B-5 to B-8 classifieds, and sports pages 2 and 3.
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Congress
Korea
Mystery Bullet Fells Woman on Golf Course
SHARP PARK Calif July 30 A mystery bullet struck Mrs Patricia Repova 29 an expectant mother as she watched her husband play golf at Sharp Park Course Doctors at Junipero Serra Hospital Colma removed the bullet from her back She was reported in good condition Alfred Repova her husband and deputies investigated the possibility it was fired by a boy busting in the area Witnesses said the shot came from over the golf course just south of San Francisco
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Sharp Park
Calif
San Francisco
Patricia. Rapote
Junipero Serra Hospital
Colma
Alfred
San Mateo County
Repova
George Rapezo
An. Ambupushed
Forest Fires Rage as Crews Fight to Contain 7000 Acres
United Press reports forest fires defying efforts to bottle them up. About 55,000 acres burned with Mt. San Gorgonia blaze attracting crews. In Los Padres National Forest near Santa Barbara 20 miles away little rain reduced the danger. The Oso Canyon fire grew to about 7000 acres threatening Cuyame area as 130 men were deployed after burning 600 acres. Santa Margarita section also suffered heavy damage.
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United Press
Mt. San Gorgonia
Los Padres National Forest
Santa Barbara
Oso ‘Canyon
Cuyame
Santa Margarita
Welder Severes Beam Causing Injury
Detroit reports a welder, Abe Bunnigen, injured after severing a beam while dismantling a catwalk. While handling an acetylene torch, he cut one end of the beam where he sat and then accidentally severed the other end, resulting in a fractured skull.
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Detroit
Abe Bunnigen
MacArthur Named UN Commanding General for Korea
President Truman designated Gen Douglas MacArthur as commanding general of United Nations forces in Korea. Acting under a UN Security Council resolution, MacArthur is to use the UN flag and participating nations flags in operations against North Korean Communist troops. The council authorized unified command under the United States with six nations contributing armed forces: United States Britain Australia Canada New Zealand and the Netherlands.
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Washington
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Korea
U. N
MacArthur
North Korea
Security Council
Lake Success
N.Y
United States
Costa Mesa Site for Hospital Wins Board's Approval
SACRAMENTO July 8 The Stats Public W approved purchase of acres of land at Costa Mesa in Orange County as the site for a new mental hospital. The cost is 410 000 The present owner will retain mineral rights.
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Sacramento
Stats Public
Costa Mesa
Orange County
Red Paper Reports U S Cruiser Sunk
A wartime brief reports an American cruiser sunk in the region as North Korean units operate nearby. The item notes the clash and ships involved, with emphasis on the naval loss.
Leaky tank truck blamed for stench across Illinois and Iowa
Gasoline odor sprayed from a tank of Petalarm hauled west as police chased the source. Residents fled to high ground and fresh air while crews from Illinois Gas & Electric hunted for leaks in East Moline Silvis Rock Island Ih and Davenport. The odor drifted downstream toward Muscatine Iowa, affecting dozens and prompting wide police calls and evacuations. The official said the odor was not harmful but could cause nausea.
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East Moline
Silvis
Rock Island
Davenport
Town-Illinois Gas & Electric Co
Mississippi River
Muscatine
Towa
Art Schinske
Platt
State Disaster Council Opens Precaution Drive
The State Disaster Council launched a precaution drive to strengthen local emergency groups for wartime sabotage, fires, and atomic attack. California leads civilian defense plans with 172 major cities and 49 of 58 counties already organized, with 747 air raid posts proposed and 460 feasible without new communications.
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Gacramento
State Disaster Council
Yeaterday
Federal
Pasos
Attacik
California
Car Crash Kills Five in Pennsylvania
Five people died in a car collision four miles east of Wellsboro Pennsylvania. Victims identified as Andrew Holt and his wife among the deceased. Local authorities reported the fatal crash occurred last night as emergency crews responded to the scene.
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Pennsylvania
Wellswore
Andrew Holt
Chonan Falls as Americans Retreat Again
Tokyo dispatches report the fall of Chonan and a renewed American retreat before North Korean forces. The front line says the Red drive was curtailed but troops armor and artillery mass for a renewal. No major American unit has been committed yet. a forward HQ spokesman expects a unit larger than a battalion.
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Tokyo
Chonan
Korea
O. H. P. King
King
Reda
Seoul
1st Marines Heavy Guns Ready to Sail
SAN DIEGO July. Heavy armament for the First Marine Division was loaded onto attack transports Henrico and George Clymer at Camp Pendleton as tanks trucks and field guns arrive. The famed World War II unit may sail soon becoming the first organized ground force from the continental United States to Korea amid Navy secrecy about loadings and sailings. The division once counted 23000 men now has about 700, Marine officials did not confirm if the entire unit would go.
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San Diego
Guadacanal
Okinawa
United States
Camp Pendleton
Henrico
George Clymer
Navy
Pickaway
Marine
Wheather
L Korea
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Philadelphia
Donald Fritsch
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Ohio
Charles Gerry
Associated Press
L.A. County
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By James Marlow
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Army
Rock Island Line
Chicago
Frances A. O'Neill
National Railway Mediation Board
Arthur J. Glover
Mr. Truman
O'Neill
Glover
Bagiz
Switchmen’s
Switchmen's Union
North Koreans
Pyongtaek
Suwon
Chonan Falls
1St Marines
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