President to Seek Manpower Funds for Korean Struggle
President Truman plans to ask Congress for more manpower and substantial military funding to meet the Korea crisis while avoiding an immediate tax increase. He will also seek expanded authority for steel and materials, limited priority powers, and anti inflation measures though no wartime tax hike is expected this year.
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Ashington
Truman
Korea
Congress
Ser. Lucas
Illinois
Senate
Acheson Replies to Nehru on Korea Peace Terms
Secretary of State Acheson sent a reply to Prime Minister Nehru stating no peace talks can begin until Communist invaders withdraw. The notice notes Nehru and Stalin exchanged Korea notes, with Pandit receiving a copy. U.S. stance remains that Korean settlement talks require North Korean forces to retreat beyond the 38th parallel. The message aims to secure support for firm terms while avoiding antagonizing India.
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Edward E. Bomar
Washington
Acheson
India
Nehru
Stalin
Korea
State Department
Jeader
Lou Henderson
New Delhi
Lincoln White
Henderson
Mme
Vijaya Lakshima Pandit
Madame Pandit
China
U. N
Russia
Security Council
United States
United Nations
38Th Parallel
Truman
Atlensting Wehra
Nicaragua Proposes Armed Help for UN Korea Mission
President Anastasio Somoza of Nicaragua told reporters the nation is ready to supply an armed force to aid the United Nations in Korea. He said Nicaragua would grant air and naval bases if required and would participate if asked by the UN.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somers
United Nations
Hores
Pravda Claims U.S. Battlewagon Sunk
Pravda reports two North Korean torpedo boats sank an American cruiser July 5 off the Korean coast. The dispatch notes Communist claims of U S vessel losses without American confirmation.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
U. S
Blind Driver Pilots Truck for Window Shade Firm
Philadelphia July 18 dispatch reports a blind man operates a truck for a window shade company. The tailgate sign reads Caution blind man driving this truck. Company officials say more motorists give the truck and its driver extra room and safer passage on the road.
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Philadelphia
Truman Puts Credit Curbs on Housing
President Truman ordered a series of credit restrictions on housing to curb inflation. The plan includes higher down payments for VA loans and mortgage insurance limits, plus reduced federal home loan bank credit and tighter standards for new loans. He urged Congress to consider scarce materials allocations and aimed to cap public housing starts at 30,000 units this year.
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Washington
Truman
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Veterans Administration
Raymond Foley
Congress
Alaska
Leaders to Get Report on War Developments
Defense chiefs prepared a general report for Congressional military leaders on the Korean War and other international developments. A Pentagon meeting with House armed services committee members was arranged by Secretary of Defense Johnson and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Washington
Pei
Congressional
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Johnson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House Armed Services Committee
U. S. Blunts Red Attacks in All Areas
Far Eastern headquarters informed the Pentagon that US forces are holding the line and enemy pressure has slackened. A briefing officer cautioned that a turning point is premature but noted stiffening front lines with more artillery and air support and improved coordinated plays. He added that progress takes time and that attacks are being blunted.
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Washington
Far Eastern
Pentagon
British Stop on Oil Shipments to Red China
A Foreign Office spokesman said Britain has halted all oil shipments to Red China. British services in the Far East will take over Shell oil stocks for military use under the UN Security Council Korea resolution. Only civilian shipments were previously allowed, and total 2026 oil to China was about 26 000 tons in six months.
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London
Foreign Office
Britain
Red China
Far East
United Nations Security Council
Korea
Shell
China
Army
Navy
Air Force
Shell Company
Four Die in Idaho Air Crash Near Pocatello Airport
Four persons were killed when a private plane crashed near Pocatello airport in Idaho. State patrol named Homer G. Smith of Grand Lake Colorado and Lawrence E. Larsen, Wayne Larsen, and Oliver D. Berry of Pocatello as the victims. The pilot did not file a flight plan. The group had reportedly planned to attend a Twin Falls baseball game on the return trip.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Pocatello Airport
State Highway Patrol
Homer G. Smith
Grand Lake
Colo
Lawrence E. Larsen
Wayne Larsen
Oliver D. Berry
Twin Falls
Fighting Yanks Bring Reds to Standstill
In Tokyo on July 19 AP reports the Communist invasion of South Korea at Taejon faced stiff American opposition. General Dean says the Reds could not push across the Kum River while MacArthur notes no major changes and little enemy activity. American and Australian air and ground patrols claimed tanks and trucks knocked out, Taejon evacuated, and fronts remained intact with American lines holding firm.
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Tokyo
South Korea
Taejon
MacArthur
William F. Dean
Kum
Dean
U. S. 24Th Infantry Division
Eighth Army
Korea
24Th Division
Kum River
Kongju
Long Beach
U. S. Army In
Associated Press
William R. Moore
Papa Brink Seeks Exit for Family Relief Dispute
In Sacramento on July 18 AP reports Papa James Brink offered to leave home to keep relief checks flowing to his wife and 13 children. He warned county officials during a Board of Supervisors meeting amid delays in Mrs. Brink’s relief payments and a required medical certificate.
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Aacramento
Papa James Brink
Mama Brink
Little Brinks
Brinks
California
Oklahoma
Pueluy Ali Mess
Warawsawne
Papa Brink
County Board of Supervisors
Jetty Brink
Charles Deterling
Golden State
Toklahoma
Los Angeles
Laater Mama Brink
County Welfare Department
Mary Patterson
Mrs. Brink
Auto Workers Chief Seeks $1 Trillion One-Year Anti Communism Program
C I Walter Reuther urges President a trillion-dollar year plan to detect communism. Headlines note a Culver City gambling ring tied to a nationwide syndicate. Other items preview include bridge, ads, comics, crosswords, and sections on sports, theaters, and weather.
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C. I
Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
Culver City
Boyle
Warso
Chaplain Slain While Giving Benediction
An American regiment in Korea recounts a night assault across the Kum River with thirty wounded soldiers reported killed by North Korean forces. Accounts describe a Catholic chaplain slain while giving benediction and a medical officer witnessing the massacre of litter cases as Reds fired on wounded.
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Korea
Kum River
Siain
Moore
Long Beach
Taejon
Arnold McKenny
Newport
McKenny
D. E. Sandatrom
Chadron
Neb
Sandstrom
Cabinet Trio Form Joint Civil Staff
Washington July 18 The civilian counterpart to the Joint Chiefs of Staff forms with Frank Pace Jr Francis Matthews and Thomas Fin letter as joint secretaries approved by Defense Secretary Johnson They aim for coordinated defense policy from an overall view Matthews says matching the Joint Chiefs of Staff perspective Edward T Dickinson Jr of the Economic Cooperation Administration chosen as their assistant to shape policy proposals for joint attention
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Washington
Lwidy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Frank Pace Jr
Army
Francis P. Matthews
Navy
Thomas K. Fin‘etter
Air Force
Defense
Juls Johnson
Matthews
Edward T. Dickinson Jr
Economic Co-operation Administration
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