Reporter Aboard Jets Fight Reds Over Korean Front
Aboard four F-80s and one TF-33 trainer, Lt Tidwell leads a US sweep over Taejon to Kum River fighting Reds. Pilot Wayne Downe shoots down Yak fighters near Seoul, scoring direct hits on a Red tank column while fuel dwindles and jet engines scream.
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Fletcher Meadors
Jacksonville
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William Dougherty
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Owen Radcliff
Tampa
Robert Wayne
Garden City
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Salt Lake City
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Kum
Kongju
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Seoul
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Five Men Trapped Deep in Smoky Utah Lead Mine
LARK Utah July 17 Five men remain trapped deep in a smoke filled lead mine after a fire. Rescue work continued through the night hampered by billowing smoke as crews comb about 400 miles of underground passages. The missing workers Horance Seal Leland Nielsen Robert Gordon Meyer hoffer Byron G Thomas Clyde Auguston worked on maintenance when the U S Smelting Refining and Mining Co mine flooded with smoke and water shut off to prevent flooding.
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Oquirrh
Frescoe
U. S. Smelting, Refining and Mining Co
Horance Seal
Leland Neilsen
Robert Gordon ‘ Meyerhoffer
Byron G. Thomas
Clyde Auguston
India Faces Stamp Gum Problem in Warm Climates
A note from Delhi reports postage stamp gum behaving oddly in heat and humidity. Officials face issues with adhesion and preservation as conditions vary across regions.
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India
Congress Urges Justification for War Spending
Washington July 17 AP Congress pressed for full justification of any war funding. Senator Bridges top Republican on the appropriations panel said Congress will provide needed aid but insists on efficient use. He cites Korean war deficiencies and urges cuts in nonmilitary spending while awaiting a presidential request likely midweek.
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Douglas
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Truman
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Hoyt Vandenberg
Air Force
Last Bridges
Lather Committee
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Usar Symington
Nationality Resources Board
Five Allies Call Meeting Thursday on Defense World War Strains
London July 17 five Brussels Union allies facing pressure over military resources from the Korean conflict announced a line of defense ministers to meet Thursday. Leaders sought to align on defense, supply priorities, and collective response amid growing demands on allied forces.
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Brussels Union
Fanatical Reds Break American Front at Kum River
North Korean assaults near Taejon on the Kum River broke into fanatical waves as thousands pressed U S positions. Lt. R R Dianda of Marquette Mich recounted heavy fighting, with American artillery and machine guns slowing but not stopping the attackers who swarmed foxholes and crossed the river in leapfrog attacks.
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Taejon
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Marquette
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Sweden Rejects Stockholm Peace Appeal as Communist Propaganda
Washington reports Sweden disclaims link to the Stockholm peace appeal branded by the United States as Communist propaganda. Prime Minister Tage Erlander says Swedes reject exploiting peace for political ends and denounces using Sweden’s capital name in the effort. The World Peace Appeal was drafted in Stockholm by partisans of Peace.
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Washington
Sweden
Stockholm
United States
Tage Erlander
Partisans of Peace
Acheson
Solon Warns of Controls on Food Hikes
Washington July 17 AP reports price increases in some foods prompt Sen Gillette Iowa to warn that war scare profiteering could trigger controls. He chairs the Senate agriculture subcommittee and cites bakery price rises after postwar decontrol. House members Klein and Flood urge congressional probes into price hikes, while Sen George cautions wartime controls would be a serious error.
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Iowa
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Counry
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D-N. Y
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D-Pa
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Enette
George
D.-Ga
Woman Patient Victim of Attack at Hospital
Dallas reports an unknown assailant entered Bradford Memorial Hospital and beat a 31 year old woman as she pleads for her young son. The patient remains in hospital with injuries. Police investigate details and motive are not disclosed.
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Bradford Memorial Hospital
Gas Utilities Plan five year Expansion Program
New York July 17 The gas utility industry plans a 33 140 000 expansion program during the next five years according to a survey of the American Gas Association The trade organization reports about 2 750 000 000 will be spent by natural gas companies About 1 410 000 000 or six per cent of these expenditures will go to new lines Construction spending this year is expected to exceed 1 000 000 000 the largest annual total on record.
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New York
American Gas Association
Trade Organization of the and
Association
Transport Snarls Slow Yank Forces in Korea
Complex American war logistics strain Korean campaign as port of Pusan lacks capacity. North Korean air threat looms and potential use of buzz bombs feared. US and South Korean forces need tens of thousands of tons daily, with limited alternate ports and scarce rail and road routes. An infantry division’s equipment alone weighs about 17 000 tons, including hundreds of trucks jeeps trailers and artillery pieces.
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Korea
Pusan
Russia
Twerp
North Korea
Masan
Yasu
Mokpo
Moppa
Ameri
Heneck
Mores
Slavs Offer Olive Branch to Soviets in Peace Talk
ELGRADE Yugoslavia July 17 (UP) Yugoslavia offered to engage with Russia and the Cominform on a basis of mutual respect. Minister Levan Dillas urged settlement of East European disputes without infringing Yugoslavia’s sovereignty. He said Yugoslavia seeks peaceful cooperation and no threat to other nations, denying any secret obligations or foreign plots. The report notes Yugoslavia’s past Cominform expulsion and its oscillating alignment with East and West in UN votes and sanctions cases.
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Elgrade
Yugoslavia
Russia
le van Dillas
Communist Party
Yugoslav National Committee For Pro
Moscow
United Nations
Security Council
North Korea
Barrelman Plans New Niagara Drop
Niagara Falls July 1 17 Lloyd Hisaya vows another attempt to ride a barrel over Niagara Falls about a week hence. Witnesses recall his daring prior run as currents diverted the craft and he surfaced amid cheering crowds along the river bank.
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Lloyd Hisaya
Niagara River
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