Reds Hold But Fail to Stop North Korean Drive Near Kum River
Tokyo July 72 AP reporting North Korean forces pressed toward the Kum River as American troops prepared a new stand north of Taejon. Red columns moved toward Kongju with heavy artillery and air support while Australian Mustangs claimed eight tanks destroyed. Supply lines were disrupted but Reds appeared to mass power ahead of reinforcing units.
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Taejon
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Choehiwon
Bitter Weary GIs Tell Savage Battle With Horde of Reds
American troops in Korea describe a brutal morning-long engagement with North Korean tanks and infantry. Lt Edward James recalls a delaying action amid encirclement as Reds infiltrated their line and forced a brutal fight in the dark for foxholes.
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Edward James
Columbus
Help From Other Nations Subject of War Conclave
Secretary of State Acheson said talks with the United Nations and Defense Department explore what aid other nations may provide in Korea. He noted offers of troops from U N members, aside from Nationalist China, and asserted the Soviet peace petition diminishes humanity’s real crime is aggression. Acheson summarized UN support for South Korea, stating 53 of 56 members have given at least moral support.
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Defense Department
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Sen. Tydings
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Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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South Korea
Atlantic Submarine Fleet Stiffened
Three submarines are en route from Pearl Harbor to reinforce the Atlantic undersea fleet. Bergdall to Groton, Razorback and Sea Dog to Norfolk, with towed movements noted. Report filed from New London, Connecticut, indicating base readiness and Atlantic deployments.
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Conn
Pearl Harbor
U.S
Bergdall
Groton
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Norfolk
OFF THE TELETYPE Long Beach News Highlights
Brief wire summaries across papers note employment growth in Long Beach and a demand by Sen Bridges for U N and U S protest of barbaric killings in Korea. Coverage urges caution as peace advocates in Moscow are watched. Classifieds and notices span pages with obituaries and political updates.
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Marines Best in History Gen Cates Visits Long Beach
Lt Gen Clifton Cates described Marines as the best equipped and trained unit heading to the Asiatic theater. He toured Long Beach Naval Station as two transports, Achernary and Gen Anderson, loaded with Marines and air wing personnel bound for overseas. He noted uncertainty about immediate combat use and said Marines would fall under Gen Douglas MacArthur's overall command.
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U.S. Marine Corps
Fit
Marine Air Wing
Long Beach Naval Station
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Asiatic Theater
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San Diego
Cates
J. ¥. Dannenberg
Washington
Naval Station
First Marine Air Wing
Korea
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Douglas Macarthur
Achernay
Anderson
Gen- EI Toro Ma
Earthquake Noted 4100 Miles Distant
An item notes an earthquake 4100 miles away from Tho rdham Universal on July 12. The report mentions the event occurred in an undetermined direction and is recorded as a distant seismic observation.
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Thordham
Johnson urges full National Guard mobilization for Korea
Senator Lyndon Johnson urged immediate active duty for all National Guard units and organized reserves. He estimated 832,028 more personnel would bolster Army Navy Air Corps and Marines as Congress refines a minimal defense program amid fears of a prolonged Korea war. Johnson warned of grave peril and insufficient battalion strength in Army divisions. House members backed Rep. Bentsen’s hard line on ending the Korea conflict with force if needed.
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Navy
Air Corps
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Armed Services Committee
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Korea
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Johnsen
Congress
House
Rep
Bentsen
D.-Texas
South Korea
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Oil Blaze Threatens Fairview Oklahoma Town
A large fire hit Fairview Oklahoma as seven gasoline and kerosene tanks exploded setting ablaze three oil warehouses. The blaze sent a 250 foot plume into the air and injured twelve people at Fairview Hospital in the 2400 population town. Firefighters battled the center district blaze as thick black smoke filled the sky.
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Okla
Fairview Hospital
Oklahoma
Pen Teeel
Bill Fixing Lower Levies Sidetracked in Congress
WVASHINGTON July 12 AP Administration leaders shelved the 1 010 000 000 excise tax slashing bill pending developments from the Korean war. Senate Finance Chairman George said hearings would finish tomorrow then a recess. Treasury support for the House approved bill was questioned as lawmakers prepare to reconcile Senate and House social security expansion plans.
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George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury Department
House
Korea
Snyder
The
Treasury
Finance Committee
Social Security
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
L A Woman Found Slain in Parking Lot
In Los Angeles on July 12 a battered woman was found dead in a hospital parking lot across from Good Samaritan Hospital. A gray hair in her clenched fist may hint at the killer. Police identified the victim as a 36 year old with seven alias names including Caroline Moore and Olive O’Hearn. She was last arrested May 3 on a morals charge.
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Los Angeles
Good Samaritan Hospital
Caroline Moore
Mary O'Brien
Carol Barnes
Olive Hearn
Olive O’hearn
Patricia Dorsey
Olive Dorsey
China Red Troops Landing Reported in Korea
Baltimore July 12 Sunpapers correspondent Phillip Potter radioed from Korea that a division of enemy troops tentatively identified as Chinese Communists landed below American lines on the east coast. The communique from Gen. MacArthur cited a new enemy division in the Chungju area with many Koreans who had fought with Chinese forces in Manchuria.
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the Sunpapers
Phillip Potter
Korea
Manchuria
MacArthur
Tokyo
Chungju
Potter
Yugoslavs Report Balkan Troop Moves
BELGRADE July 12 Yugoslav press said today that motorized Bulgarian units were seen in the region along with reported measures by Romania and Hungary as part of Balkan troop movements.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Preas
Romania
Hungary
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Presa
Stocks Plunge on Sharp Declines in Market Decline
New York July 12 UPI The stock market faced renewed selling drives as key stocks dropped about a dollar or more, marking one of the steepest declines since U S intervention in Korea. Waves of frantic selling followed bursts yesterday and today, overwhelming the tape as orders flooded in and ticker delays increased.
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New York
U. S
Korea
Doctors Asked to Volunteer Aid for Armed Forces
CHICAGO July 12 UP Doctors trained at government expense firing and since World War II were urged today to volunteer their services for one when needed by the armed forces. The American Medical Association feels these young men have a moral responsibility to come forward immediately to offer their services for use when needed. Dr. James C. Sargent of Milwaukee, chairman of the AMA Council on National Emergency Medics Service, added that many thousands of physicians were deferred during the last war to complete their educations, and other thousands were advocated at government expense.
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James C. Sargent
Milwane
A. M. A. Council On National Emergency Medics Service
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