British Offer To Send Troops If Reds Hold All Fronts
British officials signaled willingness to dispatch troops if American and South Korean forces can hold Communist advances across Korea. Reports from Tokyo said UN forces battled heavy pressure on multiple fronts near Yongdong, Yongdok, and Hadong as enemy divisions pressed toward Pu San and Kumchon, with fierce air strikes and mounting casualties.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Hadong
Pusan
United Nations
Yongdong
Korea
Yongok
Samchok
Yongdok
Pohang
Hiwarters
First Cavalry Division
Yongsan
Chongsan
Ponghwang Mountain
Yonggans
VU. S
Fifth Air Force
Foreign arms aid measure set for okay
President Truman to sign a 1.2225 billion foreign arms aid bill funding a second year of U S military assistance to friendly nations. Officials consider a possible additional 5 billion for the Korean crisis with new depots and double shifts to speed delivery of tanks planes and equipment. The North Atlantic Council met to discuss rapid strength increases as Korea demonstrates aggression.
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Edward E. Bomar Washington
Truman
Congress
London
North Atlantic Council
Charlies M. Spofford
United States
Defense Against Germ Attack Drawn By Scientists
AP reports defense plans against germ warfare emphasize training health officers in known and emerging medical and public health practices. no new rays or magic solutions. focus on early disease reporting, use of penicillin and streptomycin, vaccines, masks, protective gear, sanitation, and civil defense coordination via NSRB and Public Health Service.
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Frank Carey
Washington
Defense Department
National Security Resources Board
NSRB
U.S
Johnson
United States
Truman tax plan draws cool Capitol Hill reception
President Truman urged $5 billion in new taxes to curb Communist threats, with rapid increases for individuals and corporations. Critics oppose retroactive corporate taxes and lack excess profits measures, while lawmakers debate scope and timing as the plan moves to the Senate Finance Committee.
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Washington
Truman
Capitol Hill
Congress
Senator Elmer Thomas Loses Oklahoma Seat in Runoff
In a bitter Democratic primary runoff Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma conceded to Rep. Mike Monroney ending a 28 year congressional career. National attention focused on Oklahoma while other primaries occurred in Louisiana Arkansas and South Carolina. Russell B. Long won Louisiana Senate race. Arkansas Governor Sid McMath defeated Ben Ream for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination amid Truman-administration alignment tensions.
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Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Thomas
Congress
Senate
Articulture Committee
Mike Monroney
Louisiana
Arkansas
South Carolina
Russell B. Long
Huey P
Louchara
Sid McMath
Ben Rean
Morse Takes Stand Against McCarthy
WASHINGTON AP Senator Morse joined Senate Democrats in questioning McCarthy's Communist charges saying he has not proven them. The X figure is Edward G. Posniak a 39 year old Moscow born economist who denied being a Communist and called the accusation vicious and libelous. Rep Velde said he will urge the House un American Activities Committee to investigate and summon Posniak.
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Washington
Morse
R-Ore
Senate Democrats
McCarthy
GOP
Senate
State Department
Edward G. Posniek
Posniak
Moscow
United States
Rep
Velde
R-Iil
House un-American Activities Committee
Air Force Reservists Recalled For One Year
MITCHEL AFB N Y AP The Continental Air Service announced yesterday that a group of Air Force Reservists both officers and airmen will be recalled starting Friday to fill specific vacancies. The recall is for a one year period but Reservists may be released earlier if conditions permit.
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Mitchel Air Force Base
N. Y
Continental Air Sagprggeer
Air Force
CAC
Baruch urges price freeze and mobilization plan
Washington AP Bernard Baruch urged immediate total economic mobilization with a quick freeze on prices wages and rents to strengthen national defenses. He warned the nation faces choice between peace or butter and called for organizing factories farms and resources to meet essential needs and defeat inflation. The Theater bill limited wartime controls was discussed as part of the emergency policy debate.
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Washington
Rider
Bernard Baruch
United States
Baruch
Senate Banking Committee
Truman
America
FBI Arrests Notorious Bad-Check Artist in Detroit
Federal agents say Herbert D. Cheatham, a 4.5 year veteran scammer from Sandusky, sought for passing 75 worthless checks in Cleveland and other cities including Philadelphia and Buffalo, was nabbed in Detroit as he went to a baseball film. He had posed as an Air Force officer, a bus driver, and a garage mechanic, and previously served time for burglary and bad checks.
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Cleveland
FBI
Sandusky
Detroit
Ray J. Abbatiehio, Jr
Herbert D. Cheatham
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Toledo
Chicago
Boston
Abbaticchio
Cheatham
Air Force
Allies Struggle as Korean Front Shrinks Supply Lines
Report notes UN forces in Korea face encroaching Red offensives along Taejon to Pusan corridor. Red tanks push US units back from Taejon while Communist swings along the Yellow Sea threaten vital supply routes to the front. Retreats and renewed armored pressure suggest a delaying action as the American Leachhead tightens.
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U. & Eighth Army
Korea
United Nations
Tome
U. 4 Division
Taejon
Pusan
U. S
Teelon
Fiett Cavalry
Yongdon
Yellow Sea
Jan Herth Werd
Dayton official Starick may become Middletown city manager
H W Starick Dayton city planning director won overwhelming approval from the civilian screening and advisory committee this afternoon. Washington AP reports the Navy will place 48 more warships at sea including three large and six light aircraft carriers two cruisers 32 destroyers and five submarines.
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Dayton
Middletown
Middletown Man Files Bankruptcy Petition
Edward W. Moffitt of 125 Winona Dr Middletown filed a bankruptcy petition in District Court reporting 1592 dollars in liabilities and no assets.
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Cincinnati
Edward W. Moffit
Winona Dr
Middletown
The Bus Ride Joke Lightens a Crowded Commute
A hectic daily bus ride becomes comic as a cheerful chubby lady longs to exit a jam. She taps a man blocking her way and quips about jumping out a window left or right. Laughter clears the crowd, lifting spirits for the ride home.
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Wedge
Johnson Hits His Critics On Korea War Strength
Washington AP reports Secretary of Defense Johnson told a Senate committee that U S fighting potential was at its strongest since World War II demobilization. He refuted critics and outlined a 10.49 billion dollar request to finance Korea and future defense, noting Army mobilization not warranted but increased readiness. He cited MacArthur's campaign needs and the vast distances in Korea as challenges.
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Washington
Johnson
America
Army
Navy
Air Force
Senate
Truman
Korea
United Nations
MacArthur
Nations gather troops offer to Korea response
Britain vows an effective land reinforcement to aid UN forces in Korea including armor artillery and engineers. Turkey Thailand Australia New Zealand and others pledge contingents as nations discuss rapid deployment and scale of help amid the wartime UN appeal.
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Associated Prose
Britain Today
Korea
Cmrmuniat
CURA
Australia
Zerland
Bolivia
China
Chi
Paper Reports St Louis Firm Gets Air Center
Dayton reports the Air Force will turn over its new 100 million air engineering development center in Tullahoma Tennessee to a civilian corporation named Aro Inc of El Lamile. Wright Patterson Air Force Base declined to comment. A Defense Department source said ser vonautics across services will be centralized at the center. A DoD advisory board recommended private operation to cut red tape and Civil Service limits.
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Dayton
Deyton Ga
Department of Defense
Power Company Doubles Cleveland Power Plant Plans
Cleveland Electric Terminal Company moves to speed war energy needs by starting Eastlake plant construction with an initial 125,000 kilowatts in 1953 and a total 1,000,000 kilowatts capacity at Eastlake Station, promising doubled generating capacity once complete.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Electre Tirminating Company
Eastlake
Vinear
Eastlake Station
Linzell Reappointed Public Works Director in Columbus
Gov Frank J. Lanache announced the reappointment of Samuel O. Linzell as Public Works Director for a one year term beginning August 1, in Columbus. The appointment, reported by AP, restates Linzell in the city department.
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Linzell
Columbus
Frank J. Lanache
Public Works
Samuel 0. Linzell
Truman Urges Sacrifice for Freedom and Mobilization
President Truman urged Congress to authorize complete economic mobilization and expanded powers to fight for freedom. He called for price restraint, rationing, and bank loan guarantees while warning of shortages and inflation. He stressed federal action to prevent shortages, expand production, and finance expansion, with focus on avoiding panic buying and maintaining consumer confidence.
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Washington
Truman
Tromen
Congress
Sana
Beric
Wer Il
Ite
Freighter La Pampa Sets Sail From Karachi with Wheat to Japan
The freighter La Pampa departed Karachi early carrying a 100 ton wheat shipment for Japan. The cargo was part of a Japan purchase from Pakistan, signaling ongoing trade ties between the two nations.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Japan
Pakestan
GI Escapes Reds Who Tied Then Machine-Gunned Him
An AP report from an advance airbase in Korea details a 21-year-old tank corporal, a Bronx native, recounting how North Korean forces captured him and two others after their light tanks were hit. He sustained three bullet wounds and injuries from wire restraints, while describing how the Reds attacked from both ditch ends with automatic weapons. He and the two other Americans surrendered after a deadly ambush that left their driver missing.
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Korea
Saan Tase
Trishman
Bronx
N.Y
Japan
Driv
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Kumchon
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Sam
George
Brewster
Tue Gested
Mr Truman
Sen. Thomas
Associated Press
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Korteans
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North Korea
Sea of
Kago
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Korean Peninsula
Taejon-Pusen
Vernacula
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H.W. Starick
By Gordon Martin
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Turkey
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Lebanon
Veteo
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Power Company
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Traumen
Hal Boyle
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