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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1950
Page
4
A large convoy at San Diego port is readied for Far East service with flatcars loaded with tanks tractors and other heavy gear. The transport group includes an escort carrier Badoeng Strait and ships detached from recent maneuvers. The movement signals intensified secrecy amid wartime build up and plans to ferry planes and troops.
President Truman summoned Congressional leaders from both parties to a White House meeting on the Korea crisis. Senator Knowland urged a national unity government and full Republican participation, while Democrats expect the president to brief the public on developments without drastic new steps.
The report details air strikes against North Korean targets including rail bridges near Pyongtaek and bridges east of Seoul, with B-29s and F-82 fighters destroying heavy tanks, trucks, and artillery. Napalm for the first time is mentioned, while Australian planes join in strikes on Chongju and nearby installations.
Cairo sources report Egypt will not vote for United Nations recognition of Red China. Prime Minister Nahas Pasha told the cabinet he notified Nehru Egypt would not alter its stance against Peiping. Egypt continues to recognize Nationalist China as the legitimate government. The Indian premier had pressed for a change in Egypt’s position to break Russia’s U N boycott.
North Korean forces pushed west and south, with MacArthur reporting a 20 mile reach to Taejon as allied air power intensified. U N forces noted shifting pressure on the east coast while a famed lost battalion fought its way free after a brutal night encirclement near Chonan.
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