Contempt Case Against Six More Pressed
The House un American activities committee will seek contempt citations against six individuals, including Clarence Hiskey, a Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute professor tied to Soviet espionage. The six refused to answer questions about Communist activity, citing self incrimination, with cases to be brought before the House soon.
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Washington
House un-American Activities Committee
Brooklyn
Wood
D.gra
House
Hawaii
RED
Franck S. Tavenner, Jr
Clarence Hiskey
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
University of California Atomic Laboratory
Hiskey
Esther Tice
United Electrical Workers of Cincinnati
Marcel Scherer
New York City
Tavenner
Scherer
New York
Navy and Marines Seek Women Veterans for Active Duty
The Navy and Marines called women veterans to volunteer for extended active duty to relieve men in noncombat roles. Enlisted women in the Naval Reserve were urged to volunteer for 12 months, with placements decided by commandants. The first wave targets communications, personnel, and hospital work, with officers also included. Marine Reserves will send east of the Mississippi to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while western volunteers head to San Francisco and Camp Pendleton.
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Navy
Naval Reserve
Naval Distick
Bureau of Personnel
Defense Department
Marine Reserves
Mississippi
Camp LeJeune
N. C
Marine Corps
San Francisco
Camp Pendleton
Oceanside
Pacific Navy to Reactivate Two Hospital Ships
In San Francisco on July 15 Vice Admiral George D. Murray announced plans to reactivate two Navy hospital ships due to the Korean crisis. The U S S Mercy will return to service at Hunters Point, and the U S S Benevolence at Mare Island, pulled from the mothball fleet on the West Coast.
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San. Francisco
George D. Murray
Western Sea Frontier
San Francisco Naval Shipyard
Hunter's Point
Cape Esperance
Bremerton
Wash
Sitko Bay
Tacoma
Catalpa
Columbia River Group
Astoria
Gre
Paricutin
Genessee
Tombigbee
Mase Island
Pollux
Fabius
Aventius
San Diego Naval Station
Staff Chiefs Praise U S Troops Fighting
Army and Air Force chiefs Gen I Lawton Collins and Gen Hoyt S Vanderberg return from Asia and report troops are doing damn well. President Truman to receive direct report at Blair House today with Defense Secretary Johnson and other senior officials present.
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Korea
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Washington, D. C
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Air Force
Japan
Korean
Associated Press
Washington
Truman
Air Force Chiefs of Staff
I. Lawton Collins
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
North Korea
Defense
Johnson
Stephen Early
Navy
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm
Forrest P. Sherman
Naval Operations
Bradley
Truman Bradley
Blair House
Pennsylvania
White House
Orient
Collins
Vandenberg
E.s.t
South Korea
North Korean losses put at nine thousand plus in Korea
Washington reports the Army estimates North Korean casualties around 9 000 with margins of error. American deaths under 500 since the conflict began, with MacArthur saying figures are close to the truth. Original North Korean tank estimates revised from about 300 to 200 after fighting started. No confirmation of tanks larger than the T 34.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
South Korea
Ecuador Revolt Quickly Halted By Government Forces
Guayaquil July 15 rebels briefly seized telegraphs and roads to the airport before dawn claiming nationwide action. Interior minister Carlos Guevara Moreno and other leaders were arrested as loyal troops moved to restore order. Rebels occupied communications centers but were countered and the capital Quito reportedly remained quiet.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Quito
New York
Carlos Guevara Moreno
Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra
Guevara
Hugo Garyilanes
Army Legal Department
Guayas
Fort Jackson Training Center Reopened as Replacement Center
The Army announces Fort Jackson in Columbia South Carolina is reopened immediately as a replacement training center. The camp had been in caretaker status and used for National Guard training in recent years. During World War II it housed 75 000 to 100 000 men at times.
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Washington
GRY
Army
Fort Jackson
Columbia
Six Burn to Death in Crash on Bridge
Six people were burned to death when a truck and a car collided on a narrow bridge eight miles south of Mansfield Ohio. The July 15 incident occurred on the bridge over a rural road, tragedy unfolding as flames engulfed the vehicles and emergency crews responded.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Here
Girl 4-year-old climbs 25-foot pole at Cabrillo Beach
A 4-year-old girl eluded lifeguards, kicked Captain Olguin, and climbed a 25-foot pole at Cabrillo Beach San Pedro. Firemen and a ladder rescued her. she kicked again as she was led away by her babysitter. Names of guardians not disclosed.
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Peck
Cabrillo Beach
San Fedro
John Olguin
Olguin
Terre Haute Gas Explodes Damaging Bulk Plant
Terre Haute Indiana July 15 Five twenty thousand gallon gasoline tanks blew up and caught fire at a bulk plant injuring several firemen and causing property damage estimated from two hundred thousand to five hundred thousand dollars. Forty firemen controlled the blaze while thirty policemen guarded the area as curious onlookers filled the streets. Windows within four blocks shattered and two buildings including a large facility housing tank trucks were leveled. Police suspect a prowler set the blaze and say they were alerted an hour before the explosion after a report of a prowler. Several firemen were treated for minor injuries.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Francis Fischer
Mid- Continent Oil Company
Fischer
Shorty
Convair to Add Shifts to Meet B36 Deliveries
Convair Aircraft Co. in Fort Worth Texas will run two 10 hour shifts starting Monday to meet B36 delivery schedules. The move reflects higher production demand and aims to speed up aircraft output for the war effort.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Convair Aircraft Co
Britain suspends bid to seat Red China at U N
London reports Britain has halted efforts to admit Communist China to the United Nations. A foreign office spokesman cited Korea and a ceasefire as priorities and said Britain will take no initiative on Peiping's UN membership for now. No comment on whether Britain's long term goal remains admission in place of Chiang Kai-shek's government.
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London
Britain
China
United Nations
Foreign Office
South Korea
U. N
Peiping
Chiang Kai-shek
Child Falls From Window Into Stranger’s Lap
A fourteen month old boy tumbled from a fifth floor window yesterday and landed in the lap of a man seated in a chair on the pavement. The child was in undetermined condition at Casualty Hospital with possible head and internal injuries.
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Washington
End Crenshaw
Casualty Hospital
North Korean Push Across Kum River Near Taejon Reports
Tokyo dispatches say North Korean forces in U N uniforms crossed the Kum River about 20 miles northwest of Taejon, seizing a bridgehead as American ground and air forces struck back. Field reports note heavy enemy infiltrations, losses to red armor, and continued fighting at Samryo and Chongju with American jets and artillery supporting South Korean troops.
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Tokyo
U. S
Kum
Taejon
MacArthur
South Korea
Associated Press
Chongju
George E. Stratemeyer
Sam- Ryo
North Korea
Samgyo
William R. Moore
Associated ‘Press
Kores
Fishing Boat Aground Off Point Fermin
The purse seiner Nyna Rose with 40 tons of mackerel in hold ran aground between Point Fermin and Portuguese Bend in fog. Captain Gaetano Scotti and 10 crew fled to shore, then to Portuguese Bend Club to call Coast Guard. Pacific Rocket salvage tug worked overnight. outcome uncertain as vessel was taking a beating. Nyna Rose fished for the French Sardine Company.
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Portuguese Bend
San Pedro
Gaetano Scotti
Portuguese Bend Club
Coast Guard
Pacific Towboat & Salvage Company
Pacific Rocketry
Nyas Rose Ti
Sardine Company
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