Earthquakes Leave Calipatria in Panic and Damage
In Calipatria and surrounding areas two thirds of buildings damaged as repeated quakes hit during breakfast hours. Police report no immediate injuries as two thirds of structures were condemned and streets roped off. Bridge twisted over the Alamo River and mud geysers appeared nearby.
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Calipatria
Imperial Valley
California
Robert Merrill
Brawley
Merrill
Pitlara
Alamo River
Callipatria
Westmoreland
Don Wilson
Brawley News
Weertmoreland
San Diego
Carl W. Schoos
Ball Canal
Many Failing to Respond to Draft Calls
United Press reports harassed draft officials struggle to gear Selective Service. A survey found at least one quarter of prospective draftees missed examinations with high delinquency in Portland 42 percent and many others nationwide. Officials blame calendars weather and moved addresses. some cases sent to U S district attorney or FBI.
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United Press
Uncle Sam
Portland
Ore
WEW
New York
Selective Service
Ugeme
Chicago
Draft Board
Washington, D. Ca
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Red Cross
Michigan
Boston
Misrai
Bas
We Will Fight It Out Here No Surrender Order
U S Eighth Army commander Lt Gen Walton H Walker told division chiefs in Korea there will be no retreat or surrender as North Korean forces threaten a central front advance near Hwanggan. He stressed holding current lines, fighting it out here, and avoiding a Dunkirk scenario. The briefing occurred in a schoolroom office used by Maj. Gen Hobart R Gay and Maj. Gen William B Kean.
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Ree
Korea
Walton H. Walker
U. S
Walker
Hwanggan
Eighth Army
George Patton
Europe
Hobart R. Gay
First Cavalry
William B. Kean
Gay
Raiders Seized in Orange County Bookie Ring
Simultaneous raids in Huntington Beach and Santa Ana netted seven men on bookmaking and gambling charges. Suspects include Wilbur C. Snodgrass Chester Critton Jack Eugene McCubbin and others, all released on $500 bail. Court appearances set for August 4 in Santa Ana Justice Court.
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Santa Ana
Huntington Beach
Ocean Ave
Wilbur C. Snodgrass
Central Ave
Chester Elroy Critton
Main St
Jack Eugene McCubbin
Olive St
E. Fourth St
Jack Henry Strunk
Myron Isaac Lester
Wormandie
Lee Ralph Eckley
Harry Booth LeGrand
S. Ross St
Ben Dulaney
B.A. Hershey
Santa Ane
Ian
US Casualties Pass 1000 Mark in Korea Frontline
Washington reports US casualties from the Korean fighting front have exceeded 1000, including killed in action wounded and missing. Some soldiers were cut off by the enemy, later returning to American lines as casualty lists Nos. 46 and 47 were published.
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Washington
U.S
Yanks Stand Fast After Do-or-die Korea Withdrawal
American infantry withdrew from Hwanggan Village along the main supply line and set new defend-or-die positions on the central Korea front. Lt. Gen. Walton Walker ordered no retreat, urging troops to fight to the death as Allied defense holds steady against North Korean assaults.
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Tokyo
U. SS
Hwanggan
Korea
Associated Press
Tom Lambert
Juarez
Mexico
CPI
U. S
Bette Davis
Gary Merrill
Raul Orozco
Abouts
Jose Ama
del Trias
Miss Davis
Merrill
20Th Century Fox
Cape Ann
Mass
I Merrill
Barbara Leeds
Hollywood
Miss Leeds
California
Willam Grant Sherry
Ham Nelson
Arthur Farnsworth
More Yanks Guns Due on Korea Front
Washington reports a military spokesman signaling imminent American reinforcements and equipment for Korea. The First Marine Provisional Brigade with the Marine Air Wing and the Second Infantry Division are believed poised to land soon to bolster UN forces. He hinted at ongoing landings at Pusan and asserted US troops will not be driven off the peninsula.
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Washington
Korea
Marine Provisional Brigade
First Marine Air Wing
United Nations
Pusan
United States
Peninsula
Wartime Ceilings on Los Angeles Rent Lifted
Los Angeles voters lifted wartime rent ceilings for about 350,000 rental units in a 10 to 4 city council vote. The decontrol measure passed yesterday in a stormy meeting and now heads to the housing expediter in Washington for action.
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Los Angeles
Washington
Ages drowning brother headline missing from teletypes
Brief notice notes a drowning incident involving an age and a brother. It references where to find related coverage across church pages, classifieds, comics, obituaries, and sports in specific newspaper sections and pages.
Rioting flares anew in Brussels and Liege siege
Thousands of anti Leopoldists clash in Brussels main streets as Liege declares a state of siege and troops are alerted. Rioters attack a streetcar and police cordons fail to fully control the crowd amid marches toward Royal Palace.
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Brussels
Russels
Belgium
Liege
Chasseurs Ardennais
Leopold
Buliintls
France
Bu Ff
Adolphe Max
Place Rogier
Madame Isabel Blum
Rue Royale
Spera
31 000 Commies Dead Wounded Says U S Officer
Tokyo dispatch reports Gen. MacArthur aide conservative North Korean losses of 31 000 killed or wounded since the war began with 170 tanks destroyed and 100 damaged. Intelligence officer cites no replacements for tanks as conscripts flood front lines. U S First Cavalry Division notes 2500 dead nearby while conscripts drawn from Korea are sent with dwindling tank support and American troops show greater stability.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
U. S. First Cavalry Division
North
South Korea
Wil
Brush Blaze Routs 250 in Castaic Area
A brush fire three miles north of Castaic in Angeles National Forest scorched over 1000 acres after starting in Elizabeth Lake Canyon. Fifty miles away an earlier blaze charred 100 acres but was controlled. No homes were endangered yet 250 patients from Warm Springs Camp were evacuated as 75 Forest Service firefighters and 120 county prisoners fought the flames.
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Castaic
Here
Angeles National Forest
Elizabeth Lake Canyon
Forestry Service
Los Angeles County
Warm Springs
Forest Service
Honor Farm
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Linden
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Navy
Lakehurst
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Dorothy
Associated Press Vicephate
al Brawley
Caltech Seismologic Station
Pasadena
U. S.8th Army
By Don Whitehead
Orange County
Ars
Yongdok
By Belman Morin
Poto
New England
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