U S Can Curb Food Prices With Surplus
Washington July 19 AP The government has power to curb runaway prices for many farm goods without special price controls by selling surplus under price support programs. It announced 4 320 000 bales of cotton will be kept for market sale, which sent the cotton market down. A Senate banking subcommittee led by Senator Maybank will investigate price hikes, especially for eggs and meat, starting tomorrow.
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Russians Reported Moving Into Seoul With Reds
A refugee official said nine Russians entered Seoul with North Korean invaders and were described as a Soviet mission from Pyongyang. He cited inflation, rice shortages, and widespread store closures under communist control, with loyal South Koreans mostly resisting the Reds.
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Pyongyang
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B 29 Plant Workers Vote on Strike at Columbus Plant
Washington reports 1200 workers at a B 29 plant held a strike ballot over war wage disputes. The vote did not authorize an immediate walkout, with a decision expected after further discussion. The plant operates mostly on overtime and reports ongoing tensions amid wartime production.
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U. A
Columbus
Washington
Truman
First Cavalry Ashore as Independent Unit
Rear Adm James H Doyle confirms the First Cavalry Division has landed in Korea unopposed and will fight as an independent army. He notes the rapid 10 day operation, vast supplies ashore, and praise for troops despite no immediate enemy contact. Troop numbers remain secret, with thousands arriving to bolster U S and South Korean defenses.
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Jamaica
Hobart Gay
Rockford
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Ernest Holmes
JM. Taylor
San Francisco
Doyle
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Tokyo
Asore
Teft
Newamet
Ita Hazelles
County Transit System Criticized as Extravagant
James L. Beebe of the metropolitan traffic and transit committee calls Los Angeles County’s transportation system the most extravagant in the world. He and other committee members urge the county board of supervisors to fund a $300,000 study by engineers to tackle the costly system and push for a unified, inexpensive mass transit solution amid rising transportation costs and job dependencies. Nell Petree notes the problems are nearing crisis.
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James L. Beebe
Metropolitan Traffic and Transit Committee
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County Board of Supervisors
Beebe
Nell Petree
Location Sought for H-bomb Plant
Washington July 19 The Atomic Energy Commission announced a site selection for a hydrogen bomb plant by a House Senate atomic subcommittee. The site could cover up to 200000 acres, with new facilities to meet the President's January 31 1950 directive.
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Truman urges substantial boost in armed forces size
President Truman tells Congress the armed forces must grow substantially but leaves the exact increase to the military. He warns Korea will demand a hard, costly war with well trained forces and calls for removing legal caps while outlining immediate and future manpower needs across the Army Navy and Air Force.
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Truman
Congress
Korea
United Nations
Mr. Truman
Austrian Forces Remove Hand Sign From Vienna Street
In Vienna an Austrian who painted a Hands Off Korea sign on a sidewalk was compelled by American military police to erase it using a brick and a bucket of water. The incident, reported by Volksstimme, occurred in the American sector amid rising anti American signs in Vienna’s streets, especially in the Russian sector.
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Volksstimme
Cautious Forecast Despite U S Reinforcements Landing
Reports from Washington say the First Cavalry Division led the east coast landing in Korea with the 25th Division reaching the battle zone. Pentagon officials caution that victory could require one dozen or more Army divisions over months, while larger strategic questions loom about future campaigns and broader global risk. President Truman planned to submit military expansion recommendations to Congress amid these uncertainties.
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Indian and Russian peace pleas fail to move London
London dispatch reports Britain will tell Russia and India that a Korean peace settlement cannot be achieved by their proposed talks. Official sources say Britain and the United States share a view that a UN Security Council backed solution is needed with Red China taking the seat of the Nationalists. The reply to Nehru will imply Britain does not share India's crisis settlement stance.
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British Study Hollywood Plea Signals Trade Tug of War
British treasury experts studied a Hollywood demand that American film makers be paid in dollars for all earnings in Britain. Ene Johnston of the Motion Picture Association of America presented the demand to Board of Trade President Harold Wilson. Britain proposed renewing the current agreement allowing U S film men to take out 37 million dollars annually while the remaining earnings, totaling 55 million dollars a year, would be invested domestically.
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Motion Picture Association of America
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U. S
Long Beach Weather Statistics and Surf Report
Coast survey figures show tides and temperatures with sunrise at 5 56 a m and sunset at 3 02 p m high tides at 12 43 a m 4 6 ft and 2 11 p m 6 ft lows at 7 29 am 0 5 ft and 8 21 pm 20 ft water temperature 69 and calm surf as reported by Lifeguards on Tuesday.
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el Paso
Truman Plea Sees Hiking Budget and Debt
AP reports President Truman urged Congress to provide about 10 billion dollars for next military needs in response to the Korean crisis. He warned more requests would follow to shore up Europe, with higher taxes later, while noting a need to curb inflation from the deficit.
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Congress
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Early Trial Seen for Spy Suspect
New York reports a grand jury action and an early trial are forecast for Julius Rosenberg as part of the Soviet atom spy ring led by Klaus Fuchs. Myles Lane, U.S. attorney, said Rosenberg faces conspiracy charges after his arrest Monday night by the FBI.
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Julius Rosenberg
Klaus Fuchs
Myles Lane
U. S
Greenglass
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British Antarctic Ship Back Home
The survey ship John Biscoe returned to Southampton after a 50,000 mile voyage to the South Polar region. Eight crew members spent over two years in Antarctica aboard the vessel, which had been away for six months. Cmdr. H. Kirkwood said discoveries were scientifically interesting but not of commercial governmental interest.
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British Antarctic Survey
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British Warship Sabotage Probe Shakes Navy
London July 39. The admiralty investigated possible sabotage after foreign bodies were found in the main machinery of the 1710 ton destroyer Cavendiah. The ship was at sea near Bex when the discovery was made and returned to port unharmed.
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