Armed Forces move to lift size limits and extend enlistments
The Senate Armed Services Committee authorized eliminating ceilings on force size and extending enlistments by one year. The Marine Corps and Navy Reserve units prepare for active duty while the Army and Air Force ready units for Far East deployment. House and Senate panels weigh increasing the 2005,882-man cap and extending hitch dates by 12 months. Senator Gurney calls for restoring World War I style family allotments for service members with dependents.
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Capitol Hill
Marine Corps
Navy
Army
Far East
Air Force
Congress
House
Senate Armed Services Committees
Truman
Swift Passag
Gurney
Re SD
U. S. Treasury
Douglas
D-Tll
Banking Committee
Sweet
Moscow Press Blasts U S War Plans Claim
Moscow dispatches quoted by Tass denounce Truman's message to Congress as evidence of U S mobilization for war in Korea and elsewhere claiming the administration seeks to broaden aggression and push the nation toward World War III.
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Moscow
Truman
Congress
America
Washington
United States
Europe
Korea
Sparks Fly In Senate McCarthy Probe Fight
In Washington the Senate endured a six hour clash over McCarthyism with Democrats denouncing the charges as fraud and a hoax. The row featured Wherry and Morgan in heated exchanges and a near fistfight as GOPs battled to rebuff the Democratic report.
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McCarthy
Washington
R-Wis
Wherry
Nebraska
Senate Foreign Relations
Tydings
Jenner
Riad
Athens Man To Die In Chair Tonight
COLUMBUS AP An Athens man convicted in the slaying of his former sweetheart faces execution in Ohio's electric chair tonight unless Gov. Frank J Lausche grants clemency. Delbert Eugene Spencer, 55, was convicted for the July 22 killing of Mrs Paul Bailey, 33, of One Glouster.
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Columbus
Athens
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Kansas City Bank Error Overpaid On Check
Pat Hanlon 31 received a check for 900650 in payment for a 650 note he sold a bank. He said he would return the check today. An official cited a malfunction in a check writing machine as the cause of the 900000 error.
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Kansas City
Pat Hanlon
Malarkey and the Market of Promises
The poem skewers political campaigns with seasoned lines and voters dealing with long speeches. It contrasts practiced charm with a desire for real work and public recognition, urging candor over gleaming talk. Reflects voter fatigue and hopes for honest motives from leaders.
U S Readies Food Report For Citizens
The Agriculture Department drafts a public report to calm fears of food shortages amid price rises and hoarding. It projects six months with no general price rise, notes increasing meat supply, ample feed grain, and strong cold storage stocks. The report, due Saturday, considers war effects and aims to reassure consumers.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Truman
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Department
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Ohio Senators Vote Against McCarthy Report Denunciation
Washington AP reports Ohio Senators Robert A. Taft and John W. Bricker opposed accepting a subcommittee report that denounced McCarthy Communist charges. The Senate, however, approved the report 45 to 37.
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Washington
Ohio
Robert A. T
John W. Bricker
Senate
Lawmakers Eye Price and Wage Controls in Congress
Washington AP officials discuss possible price wage controls to curb wartime profiteering. Proposals seek an excess profits tax if prices rise, with administration hints of action if inflation accelerates. Hearings and bills move in Senate and House. disputes over broad powers and government role persist.
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Congress
Pame
Truman
Senate Committee
Hershey Calls for 7,000,000 Skillful Men in Nation
Cincinnati AP report quotes Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, director of Selective Service, urging mobilization to find seven million critical skilled men. He warned against drafting leniency for skills, noting 19.6 million in ages 18 to 27 with 7.6 million classified, 1.2 million unclassified, 2.7 million veterans, 742k with dependents, and 536k 4-F. He warned World War III would not be easy and stressed persistence in warfare.
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Cincinnati
Selective Service
United States
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Crash Kills Two On Route 35 Curve
A head on collision on U S Route 35 near Winchester killed two men and injured two others. The dead are William Robert Jarrell 22 Camp Pendleton first Marine Division and Banford Marcus 21 Logan West Virginia. The injured are John H Bryan Jr 31 of Portsmouth with multiple injuries and Earl Burgess 21 of Kiaksville West Virginia with facial cuts.
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Earl Burgess
Kiaksville
W. Va
Horse Again Puts Douglas In Bed
Portland report describes William Dewslea associate justice of the UK Supreme Court injured by a horse. He was kicked on the shin at a Wa owe mountain cabin leading to treatment. last year a horse incident during a mountain climb left him in hospital weeks after a ride.
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Portland
Ore
William
Dewslea
Supreme Court
Waowe Mountain
Metloe Wee
Radar Controlled Antiaircraft Seen Over Won San
AP reports a crew aboard a Seventh Fleet carrier observed radar controlled antiaircraft fire near Won san after Allied air forces pounded North Korea. U S and British jets flew 227 sorties, destroying 51 enemy planes and damaging oil refineries and plants as navies supported a major amphibious operation.
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Wonsan
North Korea
34Th Parallel
U. 8
Navy
Any
Pusan
U.S
Arthur D Struble
Wendell BM
San Diego
Calif
North Koreans Use American Marked Tanks Near Taejon
North Korean forces used four American marked tanks to surprise U S Army units near Taejon. Doughboys knocked out two tanks while Mustang fighters and F 80 jets halted the remaining two. An American sergeant killed the tank commander who fired on his own infantry, as two U S infantry columns faced the moving threat.
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Korea
U.S
Taejon
Richard A. Johnson
Sioux Falls
U. S
Iun
Cpl
Alfonso Mejia
Sgt
WE. Eberhardt
Korea at a Glance shows shifts in Korean front lines
Associated Press brief covers U S forces abandoning Taejon for southeastern hills and a threatening southwest flank. Yongdok and east coast comms base fall to Allied ships while Yechon is recaptured. Air war reports 100 sorties, two Yak fighters down, B 20 strikes on bridges and airfields, Seoul railyards paralyzed. Marines call up 47,000 reserves. Congress weighs manpower limits and profit removal in Korea. Truman message cited by Moscow press. Britain backs withdrawal demand before talks.
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Taejon
Yongdok
Red
U. S
Yechon
Seoul
Washington
Army
Navy
Congress
Moscow
Truman
London
Britain
U.S
General Dean Missing In Battle For Taejon
An AP report from Korea says General Dean of the 24th Infantry was last seen directing fire in Taejon as American troops held off a Red tank assault. A corporal saw him passing ammunition and directing tanks, with Pvt. Alfred Wessels recounting how soldiers fought under Dean’s leadership before the city fell. The general’s fate remained unknown as frontline actions continued, with assurances he could take care of himself.
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Taejon
U 4 Twenty Fourth Infantry
Crettian
Dean
Teejon
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Amerane
Alfred Wessels
Stanton
Tex
Military experts say atom bomb would be wasted in Korea
Washington officials note limited stock and terrain hinder use of atomic weapons in Korea. Ground fighting predominates, with few suitable targets and no large troop concentrations. Even strategic targets like refineries or a steel plant are deemed marginal, making conventional bombs more practical.
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Korea
Washington
U. S
Ammuniat
Wonsen
North Korea
Unrest Marks King’s Return in Brussels Riots
In Brussels on Belgium’s Independence Day protests flare over Leopold III. Police bolster forces as crowds voice support and opposition. Government says Leopold won’t return until tomorrow amid tension from wartime images in Le Peuple and lingering unpopularity over his 1940 surrender.
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Belgium
le Peuple
Leopold
GM Will Make Tanks for Army in Detroit
The Cadillac Division of General Motors under David J. Crawford at the Detroit arsenal is in negotiations to mass produce tanks. Crawford said a contract will be worked out within a few days and declined to specify the tank type, though reports say it will be the new flight tank.
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Detroit
Sears
General Motors
David J. Crawford
Detroit Arsenal
Col. Crawford
Cadillac
National Guard and Reservists Called Up Secret Totals Unveiled
Washington AP report notes the Department of the Army announced a call up of National Guard and Reservist units with the numbers remaining secret. The Senate House Economic Committee unanimously backed immediate federal tax increases to move the country to a pay as you go system amid the Korean crisis.
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Washington
National Guard
Department of the Army
Senate
House Economic Committee
Tourist fined for undersized muskellunge catch
J Gelanich of Euclid Ohio, fishing the Niagara River, landed two muskellunge but found both were three inches under legal size. He paid a $13 fine plus costs.
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Gelanich
Euclid, O
Niagara River
Yanks Dig In as Foe Counts 12 Lost Tanks
In Korea, American Twenty Fourth Division digs in as enemy forces tally about a dozen tanks lost after fierce attacks around Taejon. Reports say Communist armor and guerrilla units faced heavy resistance, with U S defense positions shifting four miles southeast of Taejon. Yongdok and surrounding actions involve naval bombardment and air sorties, as United Nations reports indicate delaying tactics by opposing forces.
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America
North
Ted
U. S
Taejon
Aly
Weld
Associated Press
William St. Moore
Korea
Moore
Far
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Indica
Seoul
Youngdok
First Cavalry
MacArthur
South
Conan” Arthur
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Assaulea
Eighth Army
Yongdok
Lee
Charles T
Far East
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What's What Sunday Polio Season Opens Hope for Parents
Polio season arrives with parental hope as National Foundation advice and precautions are highlighted. The Sunday feature includes a map of Lemon Township fire tones, gun crew at Camp Perry, flags for park officials, Farm Safety Week details, and a comparison of American and Russian tanks in Korea.
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Lemon Township
Camp Perry
Korea
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