Love Finds Way Despite War In a Bridal Rescue
Marine private John W. Estep wed nurse Gloria McCartney after a staged move from Wilkinsburg to Philadelphia to honor a one day leave. Delays included lack of license and blood test, quickly resolved by local officials and hospital staff. Extra leave granted by Lieut Col H K Throneson enabled a brief honeymoon.
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Mohammed
John W. Estep
Marine Barracks
Philadelphia Naval Base
Gloria McCartney
Jeannette
Wilkinsburg
Korea
John
Eric C. Marie
Wilkinsburg Church
Philadelphia
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
Gloria
John McDevitt
Marrige-License Bureau
Wiard McDonnell
Orphans Court
John P. Boland Grant
H. K. ‘Throneson
Estep
Seizure of Rock Island Railways Sparks Union Debate
President Truman orders seizure of the Rock Island railroad to avert a strike by switchmen and other unions. Army control to run trains while workers face pressures from the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors as they consider a nationwide walkout.
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Washington
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Army
Frank A. Heilman
Heileman
Union
Rock Island Railroad
J. D. Farrington
Island
Brotherhood of Railroad
Order of Railway Conductors
North America
Aental
National Railway Mediation Board
Great Northern
Rock Island
Mr. Truyman
Frank Pace Jr
Supreme Court
al Farhows
John J. Lewis
Norris-La- Guardia
Jpet
Formosa Defense Talks with Seventh Fleet Chief
In Taipei July 8 the Seventh Fleet commander met with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek to discuss Formosa defense and regional naval coordination. President Truman ordered Vice Admiral Struble to deter a Communist invasion as MacArthur and Nationalist leaders weigh troop roles and warship patrols.
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Formosa
Taipei
U. S
T Lay
Chiang Kal
Truman
Arthur D. Struble
Strudle
MacArthur
Far East
Struble
Mr. Truman
Red China
Uman
Kwei Yung-ching
Con Munist
Thundershowers Hit Few Areas Around the Country
Weather summary from Associated Press notes scattered thundershowers in parts of the Rocky Mountains and plains with occasional rain on the southeast coast. Temperatures show little change with warmth near the Gulf and southern plains and near seasonal norms elsewhere.
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Rocky Fountains
Arizona
Plains
L. L. Means
Chicago Weather Bureau Office
Gulf of Mexico
California
U S Divorcee and Italian Youth Dead in Florence
In Florence on July 7, police found Eleanor Fetttinos Blow, 41, of New York City, dead in an apartment with a nude body on a bed. Cesare de Vera, 33, of Milan, lay fully clothed on the floor with a pistol in hand. Police chief Bordieri suspects a double fatal act by the American woman and the Italian youth.
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Lorence
Italy
America
Bordient
Eleanor Fettinos Blow
New York City
Cesare de Vera
Milan
Bordieri
Draft Boards Not Ordered to Start Calls Imediately
The article explains current draft laws and volunteer options for 18 year olds and older. It outlines ages for volunteering, service lengths by branch, and how draft boards would proceed if drawing starts. It notes current and authorized manpower levels, Truman urging increases to authorized strength via volunteers, with Congress expected to fund as needed.
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Congress
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Reserve
Vice Headquarters
Truman
Civilian Pay Rolls Rise in May for Armed Forces
A May report shows civilian pay rolls of the armed services up by 9,357 while overall government agency payrolls fall by 89,596. The Senate House committee on nonessential federal expenditures notes regular civilian workers total 2,003,700 as of May end, with most drops due to 98,722 Census temporary workers leaving the Commerce Department. Defense totals rise to 754,376.
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Washington
Armed Services
Senate
House Committee On
Sen
Byrd
D.va
Commerce Department
Defense Department
Hong Kong Bans Trade With North Korea
Hong Kong government passes an extraordinary ordinance prohibiting all trade with North Korea. Trade with the Reds has been insignificant.
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Hong Kong
North Korea
National Education Association Bars Communists in Membership
The National Education Association vote ends its conclave with a near unanimous decision to bar Communists or members of organizations advocating changes to the U S government outside constitutional means. The bylaw amendment also bans those advocating unequal housing or feeding practices and opposes federal aid to parochial schools amid debate over academic freedom and attendance laws. Negro delegates faced segregated housing while public venues in St Louis largely excluded Negro patrons.
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Louis
Narational Education Association
United States
New York Teachers Union
Congress
United Nations Security Council
Korea
St. Louis
Arms Smuggling Trial in Recess
In Los Angeles the arms smuggling trial of Herman Greenspun, Lloyd Rosenblum, and Lawrence Ives paused during a weekend recess after defense objections blocked a government attempt to introduce bills of lading. Judge Hall sustained the objections. Perry Edmondson aided crates of machine gun parts near Honolulu.
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Los Angeles
Israel
Pierson Hall
Ian Anderson
American President Lines
Honolulu
William Strong
Anderson
Herman Greenspun
Las Vegas
Nev
Lloyd Rosenblum
Lawrence C. Ives
New York
Superisor
Perry C. Edmondson
Greenspun
Western States Close Two Day Traffic Conference
SAN FRANCISCO July 6 State legislators and highway officials from 11 western states wrap up a two day traffic conference. They discuss traffic law enforcement speed limits and the formation of a research council to study highway cost allocation.
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San Francisco
Weather statistics for Long Beach lifeguards at sea
Sunrise at 5 49 a m sunset 8 07 p m moonrise 1 26 p m moonset 3 40 p m tides high 7 00 a m 2 9 ft 6 15 p m 5 1 ft low 1 16 a m 9 ft 21 28 a m 2 4 ft temperature 66 surf condition calm foreword U S Coast and Geodetic Survey report Friday weather statistics Long Beach Lifeguards
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U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Long Beech Lifeguards
Caim
B-29s Blasting Red Korea Once Put in Mothballs
Air Force officials say the B-29 Superfortresses now hammering targets behind Korean Communist lines were in mothballs a year ago. The planes were brought to the Far East after being traded in for newer models kept in plastic cocoons in the U.S. Twenty two replacement aircraft had been delivered five months before the fighting began, and these B-29s are now targeting airfields, oil refineries, bridges, railway yards and dock areas in North Korea.
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Washington
Air Force
Far East
Literary Gazette Attacks UN Chief Trygve Lie
The Russian paper accuses United Nations Secretary-General Trygve Lie of aiding American aggression and denounces his so called peace mission. It criticizes his stance on Korea and questions the value of his efforts as an impartial arbiter in the war crisis.
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Moscow
Literary Gazette Today
United Nations
Tryeve Lie
Lie
Se- Council
South Korea
Trygve Lie
fTauch
McCloy Seeks More U S Troops for Europe
FRANKFURT Germany July 8 U S High Commissioner John J McCloy urges dispatch of additional troops to western Europe saying no new Berlin blockade appears likely and American strength in Korea makes a Communist attack on Western Germany less likely than before.
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Germany
U. S
John J. McCloy
Europe
Berlin
Korea
Ger
Immany
Synthetic Plants Reactivated for Rubber Output
The government reopens three war built synthetic rubber plants to add 88,000 tons to annual output, boosting total to 575,000 tons. Port Neches, Baton Rouge, and Houston facilities will ease shortages as natural rubber prices rise and stockpiling interest grows amid Cold War pressures. Executives of nine tire companies urged fast action.
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Washington
Far Pacific
U. S
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Port Neches
Texas
Baton Rouge
Houston
Commerce Department
Korea
White House
Ousted Man Kills In law Then Attempts Suicide
Jersey City July 8. William Hanser 73 killed his sister's husband Stephen Kass 67 with a butcher knife after being told to move out. He then slashed his own throat and wrists with a blade in a failed suicide attempt, police said.
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Jersey City
William Hanser
Smife
Hanser
Stephen Kass
Yankees Hold Retreat as Reds Seize Key Town
North Korea conflict reports describe American retreat being slowed by heavy artillery while American equipment and fresh troops arrive. Tokyo notes indicate a major tank and armor buildup near Pyongtaek Wonju and Taegu as supplies flow southward, with implications of a potential drive toward Pusan and broader encirclement.
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King
Tokyo
Korea
A. P
Tom Lambert
Pyonktaek
Chonan
Ansong River
Songhwan
Pyontaek
Man’s gift check to waitress bounces in court
In Columbus Ohio J Edward Dunnebacke 69 of Highland Park Michigan faced Municipal Judge John R King after a 20 tip paid by two $10 checks bounced. The judge fined him $10 and costs but suspended the sentence if he makes the check good.
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Columbus
Ohio
J. Edward Dunnebacke
Highland Park
Mich
John R. King
Dunnebacke
House Committee to Eye Extension of GI Benefits
The House Veterans Committee may consider extending the GI Bill of Rights to all U S military personnel in Korea or recent service at a meeting next Tuesday. The panel also may oppose Rep Rogers plan to guarantee home loans and protect families from eviction during service. The broader benefits include federal home loans unemployment and education grants, with recent entrants currently excluded.
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Washington
United States
House Veterans Committee
Korea
Rankin
D.-Miss
Veterans’ Committee
Rep
Rogers
D.-Fla
Truman
Young Man Admits Post Office Holdup
Jay Nieuport Bates, 23, of New York, confessed to staging Oklahoma City's main post office holdup yesterday with a toy pistol. Postal Inspector Maurice Foster identified Bates, who was arrested in a downtown taxi nine minutes after the crime and is jailed awaiting charges.
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Oklahoma City
Maurice Foster
Jay Nieuport Bates
New York
Bates
Italians Volunteer to Fight With U. S. Korea Service
Italians apply to join U S forces in Korea with the American embassy confirming thirty personal applications received. Others inquire how to enter the conflict. The embassy press office said there is no provision yet for accepting foreign volunteers.
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U. S
Rome
Itellana
Korea
South Korean officer cites slow artillery reply and quiet Communist tanks
A South Korean officer reports North Korean 120 millimeter artillery not yet replying to U S and South Korean fire while Communist tanks remained quiet, prompting speculation about supply and comms problems. South Korean forces reportedly captured numerous prisoners at Yongju as defenders retook a highway junction near Chungju. MacArthur’s communique notes three divisions on the Western front in the Pyongtak Ansong area and U S casualties at 249 with 192 missing, many expected to return to lines.
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Tao Wonju
Wonju
Wonlu
MacArthur
Pusan
Taegu
Air Force
U. S
Korea
Suwon
Yongju-Chungju
Tokyo
Yongju
Chungju
Pyongteek-Ansong
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