General Leads Troops to Safety Under Heavy Fire
Maj. Gen. William F. Dean personally led an attack to pull front line infantry from a Kum River roadblock under heavy fire near Taejon. He recounted locating misinformed units, repositioning trucks and tanks, and directing a relief force that ultimately break through a blocked road despite losses. The fighting left some American positions north of Taejon intact with Reds not pressing beyond the Kum.
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William R. Moore
Korea
William F. Dean
Kum River
U. S. 24Th Division
Taejon
South Korea
Dean
U. S
Walton H. Walker
Eighth Army
Kum
38Th Parallel
Hope Lingers for 3 Trapped by Mine Fire at Mascotte
Lark Utah July 18 AP three men remain trapped in a network of tunnels after a mine fire at American Smelting Mining and Refining Co lead mine. Two workers Horace Martin Seal and Byron G Thomas were recovered earlier, identified as 59 and 46 respectively. The three missing are Leland Nielsen 38 pump operator Robert Gordon Meyerhoffer 26 electricians foreman and Clyde Auguston 41 assistant mine superintendent all Lark residents. Rescue teams with four fans worked through dense smoke trying to reach them seven thousand five hundred feet below the surface.
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Lark
Utah
Hope
American Smelting, Mining and Refining Co
Mascotte
Horace Martin Seal
Holste
Byron G. Thomas
Leland Nielsen
Robert Gordon Meyerhoffer
Clyde Auguston
Senatorial Probes on Military and Price Volatility
Senate leaders push for rapid action on Truman war program including military manpower expansion and curb on credit while Senate banking panel probes food prices. Tydings may name seven member military subcommittee. Maybank cites ample food and no rationing. VA suspends ten Tennessee employees after irregularities probe.
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Jack Bell Washnneton
Congress
Truman
Sen. Lucas
Ilinois
Rayburn
Texas
House
Tydings
D.md
Senate Armed Services Committee
Maybank
D.-S
Senate Banking Committee
Washington
Veterans Administration
Korea
Tennessee
Nashville VA
Knoxville
Nashville
Carl R. Gray Jr
Gray
Joe L. Evins
D.-Tenn
J. M. Nixon
L. Ll. Beeler
Charles E. Donaghy
M. E. Jackson
Bruce Henderson
Veterans’ Rehabilitation and Education
John D. Guthrie
Veterans’ Training Facilities
Lawrence Garrison
Frank Bell
Food Storage Plan Around Cities Urged by National Farmer Leader
James G. Patton of the National Farmers Union urged storing large food reserves near major cities as a wartime precaution. He proposed about 1600 locations around New York and argued for diversified, usable stock, including farm machinery and parts, under government backing if needed. He also pressed for stronger nonmilitary UN arms and criticized price gouging and excessive controls.
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Washington
James G. Patton
National Farmers Union
Patton
Truman
New York
United Nations
Cat leads to murder weapon in Becker case trial
Los Angeles July 18. The murder trial of Eva Marie Becker paused as judge attended two funerals. Prosecution testimony described how a pet cat unlocked at a Crestline cabin led to the arrest for the fatal shooting of her husband Max E Keller. Police found a pistol under a mattress. Becker had remarried and moved.
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Los Angeles
Edgar Allan Poe
Eva Marie Becker
Tommorrow
Max E. Keller
Crestline
S. R. Waugh
Indefinite Ban on Red Paper in Japan
General Douglas MacArthur ordered the Japanese government to maintain the indefinite ban on the Communist party newspaper Akahata Red Flag. He noted international communism as a sinister threat and said the Reds would use the paper to manipulate irresponsible minority elements while the propaganda would have little effect on most Japanese.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Communist Party
Akahata
Shiogei Yoshida
Construction of 400-bed hospital in California
Washington reports a 400-bed tubercular hospital as an addition to the Veterans Administration facility in San Fernando California. The cost would be restricted to 6,000,000 dollars. Rep. Sheppard of California supports the project as a necessary expansion.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
San Fernando
Calif
Sheppard
de Ye
Sheppa
Weather Statistics From Long Beach Lift Water Scene
Sunrise 5 56 a m Sunset 2 02 p m Moonrise 10 25 a m Moonset 11 00 p m Tides High 1 31 p m 4 3 ft Low 6 54 a m 0 0 ft 7 01 p m 2 1 ft Foregoing statistics by U S Coast and Geodetic Survey Water temperature 69 Calm surf condition Monday weather statistics
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U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Long Beach
Adm Brumby to Be Paid Final Honors
Norfolk Virginia July 18 funeral services will be held for a veteran of 43 years in the Navy. The services will be at the Navy Hospital in Norfolk. His uncle, Lt. is mentioned in the obituary as part of the family connection.
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Adm
Brumby
Norfolk
Iooa
Navy Hospital
Draftee Teeth Standards Up Stability Down
The draft process tightens dental requirements while easing neuropsychiatric standards for draftees. Army and Navy plans discuss shifting 4F classifications to bridge wartime manpower, with possible future draft expansions and job reassignment rules amid Korea tensions.
Fourth Man Linked to Atomic Spy Ring Nabbed in New York
Julius Rosenberg, 32, an engineer, was seized at his New York home by the FBI and charged with conspiracy to commit espionage in the Klaus Fuchs atomic spy ring. He allegedly recruited Harry Greenglass and aided a Soviet spy network. arraigned with $100,000 bail for a July 31 federal hearing. The FBI tied Rosenberg to Greenglass and Gold, detailing paid secrecy and travel plans toward aiding Soviet intelligence.
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New York
Russia
Klaus Fuchs
FBI
Julius Rosenberg
Department of Justice
America
Rosenberg
Edgar Hoover
Washington
Britain
Fuchs
England
Harry Gold
Philadelphia
Alfred Dean Slack
Syracuse
N. Y
David Greengrass
New York I
U.S. Army
Greenglass
Los Alamos
N. M
Reenglass
Isa
Hoover
Gold
Anatol! A. Yakolev
New York City
Mexico
Switzerland
Czechoslovakia
Jilted Man Plans Return to Egypt
Mohamed Zaki Hashem, 27, ex UN employee, says he will return to Egypt on August 6 to resume his professional life. He declined to discuss personal life following reports of Ming Farouk’s marriage to Narriman Sadek, and hoped to rejoin Egypt’s council of state upon his return.
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Boston
Mohammed Zaki Hashem
United Nations
Farouk
10 J
London
Ming Farouk Mar
Egytian Coun Icl
Egypt
Commerce Dept Blocks War Goods to Soviet Bloc
The Commerce Department said it blocked more than 150 million dollars in war potential goods bound for Soviet dominated eastern Europe in the last two years. Secretary Sawyer told Truman and Congress the action aimed to curb Soviet military power by denying export licenses, with 74 percent of Russia bound goods totaling 33 million blocked. The crackdown pushed the bloc to seek third country transshipments and extended strict controls over shipments to China after its fall under Communist domination.
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Washington
Army
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Arafl
Defense Department
Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
Navy
Commerce Department
Europe
Sawyer
Truman
Congress
Russia
U. S
Soviet Bloc
China
Grand Jury Quiz on Reds Asked
Los Angeles dispatch reports the county grand jury has been asked to investigate Communists under California’s subversive organization registration law. The request came in a letter from Mary Warner, chair of the ANcS national civilian defense committee. Secretary of State Jordan notes no registrations since the 1941 law. Violations carry up to $5000 fines and five years in prison.
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Los Angeles
Foreman Carey
California
Til
Re Uest
Ary Warner
AM Cs National Civilan Defense Committee
Yetter
Tate Jordan
Secretary of State
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A.P. Wirephote
U.S
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Nikolai Priogov
Soviet Control Commission
Karlshorst
Berlin
Associated Press
Senate
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United States
Korei Ry Pin
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Sandbers
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Therm Au Fsa
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Avalon Harbor
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Needles
Newport
Sisante
Oreansidt
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Huron
Penn
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Xaltepell
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