Bed-check Charlie Returns as Air Support Guards Korean Front
American troops in Korea face Bed-check Charlie back in uniform, but daytime air superiority by jet Shooting Stars and F-51s provides security. The column recalls World War II nights when enemy planes roamed Europe as awe and nerves persisted, yet modern air cover shapes confidence on the road.
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Korea
Charlie
North
Africa
Sicily
Italy
Europe
Normandy
Messerschmit
Sequoia Forest Blaze Rages Out of Control
A forest fire in Sequoia National Forest, started yesterday in King's Canyon near Cedars Grove, is raging with 800 acres burned. Federal investigators probe possible arson as 3% crews battle rugged terrain and five smoke jumpers join the effort. no homes are threatened and control may come today.
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Associated Press
Sequoia National Forest
King's Canyon
Cedarr Grove
Sequoia National Park
Bob McGee
U. S. Forest Service
National Forest and
Park Services
McGee
Elizabeth Lake Canyon
Angeles National Forest
Castnic
Los Padre N Ntional Forest
Missing Betty Smith Found in Ice Box After Search
Los Angeles police recovered seven year old Betty Jean Smith from an old ice box after a four hour sweep of a mile square area. Twenty officers participated in the search following her disappearance last night.
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Los Angeles
Betty Jean Smith
Observers divided on Russ motive for ending UN boycott
United Nations observers in 1950 debated why Russia ended its UN boycott with speculation ranging from challenging the Security Council Korea intervention to seeking to seat Chinese Reds, with no consensus. Russian chief delegate Malik said he would assume the council presidency on Aug 1.
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U. N
Max Haake
United Nations
Russia
U. Ney
Security Council
China
Balkans
Formosa
U. S
Warren R. Austin
Vermont
Austin
Manila
Carlos FP. Romuls
General Assembly
Council
U.N
Greenville
S.C
James Falso
Korea
London
Britain
Jakob A. Malik
Hobo Fellowship Urges Citizens to Stay Off the Road
Ben Benson of the Hobo Fellowship Union of America announces the group will cooperate with the U S government in wartime, urging hoboes and others to keep off the road and to support active war duty against communism, with resolutions to be voted at the Aug 29 national convention in Britt Iowa.
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Chicago
Ben (Hobo) Benson
America
Wanderers
Hobo Fellowship Union of America
Benson
Russia
North Korea
Britt, Lowz
Rioting Mobs Halt Transit in Brussels
Brussels faced a second day of violence as anti Leopold demonstrators attacked streetcars and taxis despite a general strike over the king’s return. Police and pro Leopold forces guarded lines while cabinet meetings continued. tensions rose with workers idled and reports of a demonstrator death.
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Brussels
Belgium
Belgain
Baron Francois Xavier van der Straeten- Waillet
Social Christian
Duvieusart
Max Buset
Socialist Party
Leopold
Laeken
pro-Leopold Catholic Union
Albacore Catcher Dies In Offshore Fishing Incident
Newport Beach reports the death of Joseph Ruschoff, 6, a Los Angeles businessman, from a heart attack while attempting to reel in an albacore aboard a powerboat offshore. The incident occurred today, July 28.
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Newport Beach
Joseph Ruschoff
Los Angeles
Army Plans 240000 More Men to Reach 834000 Strength
Army seeks 3 059 billion dollars for fiscal 1951 with 54 percent for hardware. Vinson says Col lins testified the expansion aims at 834000 total, up from 594000, including 100000 draftees by Oct 30 and possible further draft calls. The plan relies on Selective Service Act to meet manpower goals.
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Ashington
Army
Rep
Vinson
D.-Ga
Truman
House Armed Services Committee
J. Lawton Collins
E. L. Ford
Army Ordnance
Leslie Simon
Ordnance Research
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Seven ways you can help FBI fight saboteurs
J Edgar Hoover outlined seven steps for Americans to aid the FBI in countering saboteurs during the military emergency. The key point is to report facts about actions that undermine internal security, not rumors, with the FBI acting through its nationwide network.
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Ashington
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Hoover
Truman
White House
Washington
Federal
United States
Four Quakes for Imperial Valley Folk
Residents of the Imperial Valley felt four earthquakes within 54 minutes, bringing total tremors to eight in two days. The Weather Bureau logged the first at 9:25 AM and a 10:50 AM jolt was noted as strong enough to threaten weak structures, though no damage was reported. Caltech seismographs in Pasadena confirmed the 10:50 event.
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EL Centro
Imperial Valley
Weather Bureau
California Institute of Technology Seismograph
Pasadena
North Korean forces recruit 50000 women for Korea war
Washington reports North Korea is recruiting 50000 Korean women for use in combat areas. A Pentagon spokesman cautions no proof of combat use or which Koreans are involved. Navy says South Korean torpedo boats destroyed a Communist artillery post at Pelmida amid heavy fighting near Inchon.
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Washington
Pentagon
Pusan
Pelmida
Inchron
90 000 Men Attack Under Fire Curtain
Tokyo reports a major North Korean assault across a 200 mile front aimed at eroding the U S foothold in South Korea. About 90 000 troops in nine divisions attacked American lines near Yongdong Ichon and Hwanggan, with fierce fighting in several sectors. General MacArthur called the onslaught a critical struggle amid limited air support.
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Tokyo
U. S
South Korea
Yongdong
MacArthur
First Cavalry Division
Yangdong
Hwanggan
Ichon
News High Lights OFF THE TELETYPE
A scanning note lists sections and page references for a newspaper edition. It highlights News High Lights OFF THE TELETYPE and directs readers to A-2 for the South Korean day item and A-7 through B-12 for various features.
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