Truman signals price control in response to war demand
President Truman said he is ready to order price control and rationing if prices rise unduly from excessive buying and speculation. He blasted speculation as foolish and selfish, urged citizens to avoid profiteering, and tied the Korean crisis to international Communism. He pledged U.S. resolve to stay in the battle to halt the invasion and drive back the Communists.
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Washington
Truman
Voice of America
Briish Broadcasting Corporation
South Korea
United Nations
Soviet Bid to Pack UN With Reds Stirs Debate
MOSCOW reports say Soviet Russia urged that U S and Britain demands for North Korea's withdrawal to the 38th parallel be taken to the United Nations Security Council with Communist China possibly on the council. The communique quoted follows talks between Sir David Kelly and Andrei Gromyko and was published in Moscow papers.
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Russia
38Th Parallel
United Nations Security Council
China
David Kelly
Andrei A. Gromyko
Britain
Stalin
India
Nehru
Twin Tornadoes Smash Through Northwestern Ohio
Two tornadoes ripped through Lima and nearby areas in western Ohio injuring about 80 people, destroying roofs on numerous homes, damaging factories, knocking out power, and leaving hundreds homeless. A tractor shelter and a drive in theater were leveled while livestock perished. volunteers and guards patrolled to prevent looting.
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Ohio
Power Company
Red Cross
Army
Navy
Tom Maurer
Tom
Lennox Furnace Company
Western Condensing Company
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Homer F. Weaver
Vin
GOP Senators Question Truman War Finance Expansion
WASHINGTON AP Republican leaders debate Truman economic powers for Cold War mobilization. Taft Bricker Norhern senators warn against overreach while Congress weighs a $10 billion arms production fund and possible taxes and controls. Johnson urges full mobilization.
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Wherry
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O'Mahoney
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Morton
RKY
Arends
R-10
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Taft
GOP
Bricker
No Taps No Salute For Slain Soldiers
A U S Army burial for a sergeant and a corporal in Korea marks the first casualties of the 25th Division. The simple service at sunset had no taps or bugle salute, six pallbearers, and a crowd of strangers as a chaplain read prayers over two wrapped bodies in a small hillside grave.
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Korea
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Belgian king Leopold III Reinstated by Parliament
King Leopold III is restored to the throne by Belgian Parliament. Selected Marine Corps units nationwide will be called to active duty within ten days, notified last night.
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Leopold III
Washington
Marine Corps
Ivins Led As Rural Letter Carriers Name Canal Fulton Head
Sandusky AP report notes William R Ivins of Canal Fulton advanced to the Ohio Rural Letter Carriers Association presidency. O G Dudgeon of Wilshire named to succeed him as vice president. Re-elected are treasurer George Campbell of Rushville and secretary Paul North of Freeport.
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Ohio Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
William R. Ivins
Canal Fulton
O. G. Dudgeon
Wilshire
George Campbell
Rushville
Paul North
Freeport
Tax To Stop Profiteering Demanded on Capital Hill
Capital Hill lawmakers demand a multi billion dollar excess profits tax on corporations to curb profiteering and inflation. President Truman signals plans for higher taxes to fund the anti Communist battle and curb profiteering, with a broad revenue bill possible after midterm elections but unclear on individual rate hikes.
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Washington
Tdemands
Capital Hill
Congress
Truman
Flood threat looms as Midwest endures heavy rain
Rain drenches the Midwest with floods feared in Nebraska Kansas and Illinois. A weather belt runs from Wisconsin to New York and Pennsylvania. Tornadoes strike West Texas injuring about 20. a child dies near Lubbock. Kansas reports 16 trunk highways closed due to flooding.
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Nebraska
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Illinois
Lake Superior
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Grand Marais
Wisconsin
Great Lakes
New York
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Qhitaque
Tex
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Highway Department
Tragedy Near Zanesville Claims Seven Year Old
Seven year old William Alfred Brock died yesterday after his clothing caught in a power wheel on the rear of a tractor. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Warne Brock who resided on a farm near Zanesville.
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Zanesville
William Alfred Brock
Warne Brock
West Belief Red Top Brass Now in Berlin
Communist leaders from 18 nations convene in Berlin for what appears to be the Cominform meeting amid the Soviet led party convention. Delegates including Susiov and Pospelev arrive as tensions rise over Greece and Yugoslavia while Vishinsky’s whereabouts remain undisclosed.
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Communist
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China
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Internation Red Organization
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Hed
Hussia
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Susiov
PN. Pospelev
Russian Communist Party
War In Korea At A Glance War Front Mobilization Hit
In Korea the 24th Infantry withdraws from Taejon ahead of a new offensive while Maj. Gen. William F. Dean’s whereabouts are unconfirmed. Reds seize Chonju southwest of Taejon in an enveloping move. U S ground forces employ a rocket weapon to knock out enemy tanks as Americans fan out in east sectors. South Koreans attack near Yongdok, stirred by Allied shelling. MacArthur says Communists lost a great chance. UN air power claims at least 50 enemy aircraft down in two days. Congress moves swiftly on war mobilization. Moscow and London monitor and react to developments.
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Taejon
William F. Dean
Chonju
U. S
Yongdok
Tokyo
MacArthur
South Korea
Ee Congress
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China
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Tee
Kum River
John FP. McCann
Jville
Pla
Taejon Wan
McCann
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Seattle
Tan
Teejon
Wea
Russia Faces Wartime Dilemma Amid Cold War Pressure
Washington reports Truman faces choice between war or peace as the United States and allies mobilize maximum strength. Officials weigh Russia's superior conventional power against atomic and new weapons potential. Debate continues on rearming Western Germany and leveraging manpower to bolster defense under the Atlantic Pact.
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Kremlin
Ite
Traman
V-2 Firing Fails at Cocoa Florida Proving Ground
Experts dismantled the 25 000 pound V-2 rocket at Cape Canaveral Cocoa Florida after a failed first attempt with an audience watching from 7500 feet away. The craft, part of a captured German fleet, aimed for maximum range and included a WAC Corporal nose rocket intended to ignite a test burn.
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Long Range Proving Ground
Cocoa
Fla
Point Canaveral Remen
WAC Corporal
Keeping Up With Other People’s Kids Theme Explains Parental Pressures
A humorous essay notes the constant pressure on parents to match neighbors and friends in buying toys, clothes, and bikes for their children. It satirizes the social norm of keeping up with others and how it fuels everyday frictions within families. Positive tone reflects cultural critique of imitation and consumerism in child-rearing.
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Elise
Judy-up-the
Jane
Jimmy
Smitha
Joneses
U S Builds New Airbase In Four Days
A four day US Air Force base reconstruction in Korea is described as swiftly turning a bare wartime runway into a functional, though crude, supply and staging point. Col. Robert W. Witty, a Cleveland native, leads the effort dubbed Cleveland airport by its workers as it nears advancing front lines.
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Japan
Cleveland Airport
Col
Robert W. Witty
Plant will expand Mount Vernon glass plant
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company will recall 290 workers within two weeks and resume production after repair shutdown. An $2,000,900 construction program starts in August to add no 3 tank, making Mount Vernon plant the largest glass producer for the company.
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Mount Vernon
Pittsburgh Plate Giles Company
Donald BE. Cole
Pittsburgh Plate
Explosion toll rises in Taipei Formosa incident
The AP reports the death toll from an exploding Chinese Nationalist Army truck near Taipei Formosa climbed higher, with officials confirming more fatalities as investigations proceed.
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Taipei
Formosa
Taejon Battle Rumors and Allied Push Reported
Front line dispatches describe American and United Nations forces in Taejon as fighting intensified with a push toward key rail and highway junctions. Spokesmen offered unclear updates on Gen William F. Dean’s whereabouts while U.S. and Allied air forces claimed success against North Korean air and ground units as the Taejon drive began south of the Kum River.
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Taejon
William F. Dean
Mth
New Bazooka Knocks Over Korean Tanks
The AP reports the Army tested a king sized bazooka, a 45 inch ground rocket launcher, which knocked out seven Communist tanks in its first battlefield test near Tojejen. The weapon is a lighter, more powerful, recoilless upgrade designed for close fire and massed targets, with a two piece smooth bore open tube and electrically operated firing mechanism.
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Cay Ite
Ocenterail MacArthur
United Rates
Toeejen
Strom
War Of Nerves In Korea Stealth And Tension Rise
A vivid account of modern warfare in Korea highlighting psychological strain and hidden threats. American troops confront stealth, deception, and ambiguous danger as a hospital train in a tunnel encounters a mysterious handcar and tense scrutiny from soldiers and locals.
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