452nd Bomb Wing Called to Active Duty
The 452nd Air Force Reserve Bomb Wing, based in Long Beach and other Southern California cities, received orders to report for active duty with the Air Force Aug. 10. Led by Col. Lee Waser, the unit cancels a two week training slated to begin Aug. 2 at the Long Beach center. The wing, under Brig. Gen. Luther W. Sweetser Jr., is one of two at the local center. no orders yet for the 448th Bomb Wing. The two centers in Long Beach and Chicago host two bomb wings with 100 percent strength and include World War II veterans. Lt. Col. Harry W. Jordan is chief of staff. They have been training on weekends at Long Beach, flying B 26 planes.
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Luther W. Sweetser Jr
USAFR
Glendale
448Th
Col. Wasser
Long Beach
Chicago
U.S
452Nd
Harry W. Jordan
Long Beach Center
Korea
Light Planes Spotlight Enemies Tanks North of Yongdong
At an American base in Korea on Sunday July 30 two unarmed T-6 recon planes used landing lights to pin Communist tanks nine miles north of Yongdong. Two F-80 jets circling Hamchang then attacked with rockets but the outcome against the tanks was not reported.
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Korea
U. S.air Force
Yongdong
Hamchang
Central Air Control
Gendarmes Fire Through Anti Leopold Rioters in Brussels
Mounted gendarmes charged rioters in Brussels as Leopold III’s return sparks clashes. Government declares state of emergency, troops occupy power stations, and public gatherings are banned in Liege Brussels and Verviers. Women injured as ambulances haul casualties amid protests and scattered violence across the country.
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Brussels
Leopold III
Germany
Liege
Verviers
Boulevard Anspach
Bourse
Stock Exchange
Gedarmes
Leopold
Lessines
Gent
Mons
Eisenhower Ready to Go Again if Army Needs Him
Former Army chief of staff turned Columbia president Dwight D. Eisenhower said he is ready to return to service if the Army requests him. Speaking on vacation, he stressed the Korea conflict demands full U.S. effort, warned against complacency, and urged continuous pressure until victory. He noted China and Russia view Korea as a test of Western resolve.
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Renner
Dwight. D. Eisenhower
Army
Columbia University
Eisenhower Mrade
Defense Department
Eisenhower
Korea
U. S
Russia
Fife
Hisen
Hower
Two Bathers Hurt in Diving Accidents
Two bathers suffered severe neck injuries yesterday afternoon in diving accidents at Alamitos Bay and the foot of 12th Street. Alma C. Robertshaw, 21, of 40 Raymond Ave., fractured his neck and was taken to Community Hospital. Edward Cannell, 21, of Patterson, N. J., suffered a possible neck fracture and was taken to Seaside Hospital.
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Raymond Ave
Alamitos Bay
Edward Cannell
Patterson, N
12Th St
Seaside Hospital
Highlights of today’s news find it
An index of sections and page numbers appears across the newspaper, listing Obituaries on C-6, Political News on A-4, Public Forum on A-8, Radio and Television on A-10, Realty News in Southland Magazine, Sports from C-1 to C-5, Theaters on 8-45, Waterfront on C-14, and Women’s Activities in Section D.
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Public Forum
Southland
Waterfront
President Truman Takes Cruise to Study Korea Papers
President Truman reviewed Korea briefing data with Gen. Omar Bradley then sailed the presidential yacht on the Potomac. He would remain in touch with ongoing developments while seeking brief respite from work, traveling alone as Mrs. Truman left by train for New York to visit daughter Margaret.
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Washington
Truman
Korea
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Potomac River
White House
Naval Gun Factory Dock
New York
Margaret
Major Drive Throws Back Yank Forces
Tokyo reports that Communist forces have deployed two divisions in a southward flank toward Taegu and Pusan, with MacArthur placing Red spearheads within 32 miles of Taegu. He notes gains around Chirye, Kumchon, and Kochang as UN lines hold other sectors, while engineers are cut off northwest of Kunchon amid infiltrator activity.
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Korea
Eighth Army
Douglas MacArthur
Taegu
South Korea
Pusan
Chirye
Kumchon
First Cavalry
25Th Infantry Division
Hwanggan
MacArthur
Yongdok
Kochang
Hwang River
United Nations
Hwang River Wales
Yongdong
Yechon
Walton H. Walker
8Th Army
1St Cavalry
25Th
Kwanggan
Hamchang
Kunchon
500 Battle Raging Fire Near Ridge
A forest brush fire roared through Elizabeth Lake Canyon today blackening 1500 acres and expanding along a five and a half mile front. More than 500 firefighters fought to control the flames as the fire burned toward Warm Springs pensioners camp in Angeles Forest. Eighteen tank trucks and 12 tractors were used. the fire front stretched 12 and a half miles with officials reporting no structures hit or injuries to firefighters.
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Castric
Elizabeth Lake Canyon
Los Angeles County
Angeles Forest
Leean
B 29s Strike Korea as Allied Air Might Expands
U S Superforts from Japan bases attacked Communist targets in Korea with claims of spectacular results. Carrier planes from Task Force 77 hit Hadong and nearby areas on the southern coast, blasting villages and enemy troops. Additional raids hit Kechang Suncheon Yongdok and other enemy concentrations near Pusan.
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Tokyo
U. S
Korea
Japan
Air Force
Hadong
Pusan
Red
Kechang
Sunchon
Yongdok
Disabled Veteran 46 to Wed Widow 83 in San Diego
In San Diego on July 22 a 46 year old World War II veteran and an 83 year old widow announced plans to marry on Monday. The bride elect is Louise Stevens whose first husband died six years ago. The groom to be Guilbert Spencer is an interior decorator and former concert singer. He is ill with tuberculosis and arthritis and served with the Wad Infantry in New Guinea.
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San Diego
UPA
Louise 5
Stevens
Guilbert Spencer
Spencer
Wad Infantry
New Guinea
Calipatria Quake Zone People Flee as Aftershocks Grow
Residents of Calipatria and nearby towns fled their quake damaged areas as a sequence of strong tremors rattled Imperial Valley. Police reported little panic while many families moved to relatives' homes. hotels, storefronts, and main street were damaged though injuries were not reported.
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Edward Rademacher
Franklin Garrett
Calipatria
A. P. Wirephato
Imperial Valley
Bob Merrill
San Diego
Lightning Kills Two Boys Beneath Tree
Two boys aged 12 and 11 were struck by lightning while seeking shelter under a tree in a cemetery near Pittsburgh during a summer thunder shower. Raymond Kress and Lemuel Remy died shortly after hospital arrival. a cemetery caretaker witnessed the strike and alerted firefighters who performed artificial respiration before transporting the victims to Pittsburgh Hospital.
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Pittsburgh
Raymond Kress
Lemuel Remy
Pittsburgh Hospital
Raymond
Samuel
L B Douglas Among Plants Told to Hurry
Government orders start on thousands of warplanes to speed the air armada. Southern California plants including Douglas in Long Beach to ramp up as 200 manufacturers receive letters of intent. No contract details or exact numbers released. August possible for congressional funding.
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California
Douglas
Long Beach
Washington
Air Force
Associated Prose
Congress
Progam
North American Aviation Company of
Los Angeles
Stork Staggers Missouri Twins Weigh 21 Pounds
ST. LOUIS July 2 Twin newborns totaling 21 pounds 2% pounds 6 ounces were born Friday to Mrs A W Sanders 34 of St Louis A girl weighing 10 pounds 12 ounces was born at 835 am and a boy weighing 10 pounds 10 ounces at 920 am Both mother and infants are reported fine and dandy Sanders wife of an oil company warehouse employee has another daughter aged four Her physician said she gained about pounds during pregnancy.
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A. W. Sanders
Infanta
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