Truman Acts to Aid South End Invasion
President Truman ordered United States planes and warships to aid South Korea and prepared the Seventh Fleet to intervene to deter a Communist attack on Formosa. He urged Chiang Kai-shek to halt attacks on the mainland and expanded aid to the Philippines and Indo China. The move, announced after a White House policy session, follows a United Nations call to support a halt to fighting in Korea.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Far Pacific
U. S
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Philippines
Indo-China
Kores
Johnson
Pacific
White House
United Nations
Korea
U. N
Russia
Mr.Truman
Tokyo
38Th Parallel
South
North Korea
Seoul
One year extension of draft powers agreed by conferees
Conferees in Washington voted a one year extension of the presidents power to draft young men and to order the National Guard and reserves to active duty. The accord, not yet ratified, stems from the tense Korean situation and limits the total manpower to 2,005,382 under the 1948 act. The house had proposed a two year extension and the Senate a three year version with different triggers.
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Ashington
Senate House
National Guard
Senate
House
Sen
Byrd
D.-Va
Congress
Collision sinks Excalibur as 114 passengers rescued in New York harbor
In New York Harbor the luxury liner Excalibur and freighter Colombia collided head on. The Excalibur began sinking but all 1114 passengers and about 130 crew were saved. Coast Guard boats and tugs aided the evacuation as fireboats battled the Danish freighter fire. The liner went aground by 10 33 a m amid calm waters near Brooklyn.
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New York
Coast Guard
Colombia
Tower
Manhattan
Tampa
Brooklyn
Exrt Lines
New Bombers in Maneuver Over Coast
SAN FRANCISCO June 27 Six new U S Air Force B 36 bombers left Honolulu for simulated bombing runs over the Pacific coast with two more ships to depart today From Carswell Field Fort Worth the flight is led by Brig Gen Clarence S Irvine One bomber will fly over San Francisco Denver and Fampe before returning to Carswell
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San Francisco
U. S. Air Force
Pacific Coast
Air Force
Honolulu
Islands
Carswell Field
Fort Worth
Pacific
U.S
Clarence 5. Irvine
Denver
Fampe
Carswell
Health officials probe mass illness in Alliance wedding event
Ohio health officers tested today to determine the cause of illness among about 100 attendees at a 25th wedding anniversary party in Alliance Ohio. Scores were treated at City Hospital with only one person kept overnight.
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Alliance
Ohio
City Hospital
U S Policy Key Points From Truman Announcement
Key points of President Truman's policy outline include U S air and sea forces providing cover for Korean government troops, the 7th Fleet protecting Formosa, China and Formosa ceasing operations against the mainland, strengthened U S forces and faster military aid to the Philippines, stepped up aid to France and the Associated States in Indochina with a military mission, and continued support for the rule of law.
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Indochina
United States
Wall Street Slumps Then Rallies After Truman Policy Talk
New York stocks fell for a second straight day as President Truman announced a stern Far East policy. Final prices eased about 31.2 points with some issues closing higher. Early losses topped seven dollars intraday, and a morning rally followed by volatile afternoon trading prompted a three hour ticker lag and flash quotations to show the market's swift moves.
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Truman
Far East
The
Stock Exchange
Britain Backs U S Korea Action
London reports Prime Minister Attlee pledged Britain’s support in the United Nations for American moves to repel the Communist attack on South Korea. He read Truman’s Korea statement during a parliamentary debate on the Schuman Plan and said Britain would back the U N Security Council resolution recognizing members should furnish assistance as needed.
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London
Attlee
Britain
United Nations
South Korea
Schuman
Truman
Korea
U. S
U.N. Security Council
Congressional Leaders Back Truman Action
Congressional leaders swiftly supported President Truman's move to draw a line in the Far East against Communist advances and to provide air and sea support for Korea. Senators Millikin and Knowland urged unity, saying Congress must back the decision with necessary means under existing aid funds.
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Washington
Truman
Far Pacific
South Korea
Sen. Millikin
Colorado
United States
Korea
Pacific
Millikin
Knowland
Sen
R.calif
Far East
Orient
Congress
China
Sen. Hickenlooper
Iowa
AMA to Spend 3 Million on Advertising Fight Over Socialized Medicine
News item notes the American Medical Association preparing to abandon its code against advertising and planning a 3 million dollar campaign to oppose socialized medicine. The piece references various pages and sections of the newspaper for related coverage including Korea evacuation, editorials, obituaries, sports, and features. It signals broad sectional previews and a push on policy battles in the medical field.
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American Medical Association
H. P. King
Seoul
Korea
Truman Korea Message Underscores War in Asia
President Truman declares North Korean aggression against Korea violates UN Security Council orders. He orders Seventh Fleet to deter Formosa attacks, strengthens US forces in the Philippines, accelerates arms to France Indo China, and urges UN unity. He warns against a return to force in international affairs and commits to upholding the rule of law.
U S Plea to End Korea Fight
Washington reports the United States directly urged Russia to influence halting Korean fighting and called on the United Nations Security Council to order military sanctions against North Korea supporting President Truman's emergency air and naval action. Leaders from both sides met at a Zinchenko luncheon near Lake Success as talks circulated for a potential Truman Stalin meeting to resolve the crisis.
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Louis Johnson
Dalks
Stephen Early
Gen. J. Lawton Collins
Army
White House
Korea
Truman
A.P
Washington
United States
Russia
TAS Isuccess
United Nations Security Council
North Korea
Security Council
Benegal Rau
Josef Stalin
Zinchenko
Trygve Lie
Jacob A. Malik
Ernest A. Gross
U. S
Council
Lake Success
Yugoslavia
Ales Bebler
China
Dr. Tingu
KF Tslang
Americans Report Planes to Drive North Korean Invaders
A Tokyo dispatch cites a plan to bomb towns captured by North Korea in South Korea. Recurring claims say Gen Church is to command a joint defense operation while Gen MacArthur promises bombers and antitank guns. Seoul broadcasts mention ground troops joining and a MacArthur field HQ to be set up, though not confirmed.
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Russell
Tokyo
South Korea
Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Gen. Church
MacArthur
Church
John Hi
Tyukyus
Okinawa
Kimpo
Southern Republic
M. P. Echals
Ava
Quintuplets Die Soon After Birth in New Orleans
New Orleans reports the birth of quintuplets, four boys and one girl, to a 28 year old woman who was heavily drugged and unaware she was pregnant. All five babies died within four hours of birth. The mother has three other children aged between three and five.
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