United States Seeks Harsh UN Action Against Invaders
US officials indicate Washington will press the United Nations for severe measures against North Korea for defying a Security Council cease fire order. Ambassadors discuss limits on sanctions as the UN faces its worst crisis yet amid military threats and a disrupted communications backdrop.
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United States
United Nations
Red Korea
Security Council
Yuri Tereay - Po
Trygve Lie
Washington
Ernest A. Gross
U.S
Warren R. Austin
Austin
Council
Korea
UN Korean Commission
Australia
el Salvador
France
India
Phillippines
Turkey
Seoul
North Korea
Commission
B 29 Victims Named After Pacific Ditching Off Guam
AP reports Far Eastern Air Force HQ announced the names of the one dead two missing and eight survivors from a B 29 Superfortress ditched in the Pacific off Guam Friday. The eight rescued crewmen include Lt Gene H Williams of Portsmouth Ohio.
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Tokyo
Guam
Far Eastern Air Force Headquarters
Gene H. Williams
Portsmouth
Ohio
Lake Michigan hides plane fate in search continues
Lake Michigan remains the silent grave as Coast Guard crews probe the Northwest Airlines crash that killed 58 people on a New York to Minneapolis flight. Debris found west of St. Joseph includes a doll, a woman's picture, sweaters, and flesh chunks amid twisted metal. NWA chief pilot says he doubts lightning or in-flight explosion caused the disaster.
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ST. Joseph
Mich
Lake Michigan
Northwest Air Lines
New York
Minneapolis
Coast Guard
Here
Alon
Joseph FE. Kimm
NWA
Study Ship Tragedy in Lake Huron Collision
A Federal Marine Board opened a formal investigation into the Ravnefjell and City of Cleveland III collision on Lake Huron. Four persons were lost, with three killed and one missing believed drowned amid 80 passengers aboard a Benton Harbor St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce flotilla.
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Detroit
Federal Marine Board
Ravnefjell
City of Cleveland III
Lake Huron
Benton Harbor
Service Cannot Recall Remarks From FBI Recording in 1945 Talk
Senate investigators probe a 1945 FBI recording of diplomat John S. Service and Amerasia editor Philip Jaffe. Justice Department released a transcript as Service testifies that he never knowingly shared military secrets, while an FBI tape from Jaffe’s hotel room May 9, 1945, remains under review.
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Washington
Senate
John S. Service
Amerasia
Philip Jaffe
Service
Inquiry Committee
Jaffe
FBI
One-Year Draft Extension Wins Approval
Washington AP Senate House conferees voted a one year extension of the Presidents draft powers and authority to mobilize National Guard and reserves. The accord ends deadlock amid tense Korea situation and overrides prior restrictions. House earlier favored a two year extension with Congress retaining induction powers.
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Washington
Senate House
National Guard
Senate
House
Byrd
D-Va
Afiet
Congress
Dayton Jewel Thief Sentenced To Pen in Ohio
Dayton Ohio AP reports John Dewey J Woodson aged 52, who has spent over half his life in prison, was sentenced to 10 to 25 years at Ohio Penitentiary after pleading guilty to stealing $10 worth of diamond rings from a Dayton jewelry store. He also faces a 20 year term at Leavenworth on an attack charge.
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Dayton
John Dewey J. Woodson
Ohio
Woodson
Leavenworth
Women Use Weakness to Influence Marriage, Expert Says
A family relations expert, Dr. Paul Popenoe, outlined three tactics by which women allegedly wield weakness in marriage nagging illness and withholding decisions. He argued this behavior arises from a history of male dominance and aims to balance power, urging mutual understanding and awareness of feminine cycles and needs.
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Paul Popenoe
Popenoe
American Institute of Family Relations
Los Angeles
University of Cincinnati
Congress divided on Truman move over Korean crisis
Washington AP report shows Congress split on how to respond to North Korea's assault. Senators Connally Bridges Knowland Ferguson urged UN action or NATO measures, while others pressed for more planes, sanctions, or immediate military defense of South Korea. Voices warn of broader Pacific risks if Korea falls.
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Congress
Truman
Republic of Korea
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United Nations
United States
Pacific
Mony
Dent
United Nations Security Council
South Korea
Bridges
R-Nh
Breakfast-Getter and the Early Morning Kitchen Bustle
A man rises early to cook breakfast for work while his wife remains in bed. The scene becomes a lively kitchen scramble as toast eggs and bacon fly, drawing her into domestic talk and a critique of his kitchen habits. She later asks why she must manage every pot and pan and ends up with a clearer view of efficient breakfasts. MARTIN
Truman asserts firm stand and aid to Korea
President Truman orders U S planes and warships to aid South Korean forces and directs the Seventh Fleet to intervene if needed to deter Communist aggression in the Far East. He calls for restraint from Chiang Kai Shek and seeks UN backed actions as the Korea crisis widens.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Far Pacific
Honolulu
South Korea
John Wu Il
Syngroan Rhee
North Korean invaders pushed back near Seoul
North Korean forces were said by Seoul reporters to have fallen about 20 miles south of Seoul after a rapid advance. The capital remained quiet as the main battle line stretched roughly 25 miles north and west, with one North Korean fighter plane claimed down by American Mustangs and the South Korean cabinet reportedly evacuating.
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Tokyo
Seoul
Bill Shinn
Associated Press
Sel Kook Wan
Korean Pacif
Permen
Syngmen
Clai Shinn
Tong du Chan
Pochan
Uijongbu, Im
New Passenger Ship President Jackson Launched
(Continued on Pare 6) The 1960 600-ton U S President Jackson cruise ship, 536 feet long, can carry 204 first class passengers at 19 knots. Launch ceremony in Camden New Jersey features Mrs Alben Barkley breaking the champagne bottle, with Vice President Barkley delivering the principal address. The ship is first of three sisters, with President Adams and President Hayes to follow in September and November on the Delaware River.
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Camden
N. J
U. S
Jackson
American President Lines
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Alben W. Barkley
Barkley
President Adams
Hayes
Delaware River
Fatal Crane Press Accident Claims 1 Year Old Worker
A one year old dies after a punch press closes on his skull at Midland Steel Products Company in Cleveland. Fellow workers report he was changing a die when the machine unexpectedly gripped him. The incident occurred last night and is under investigation.
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Cleveland
Frank Zarabik
Midland Steel Products Company
Planes 10 Hit Towns Held By North Koreans
AP reports American bombers planned to hit all towns captured by North Korean troops and continue until they retreat across the 38th parallel. Seoul radio claimed MacArthur field HQ and American troops would join battle. Behlol, MacArthur PIO, denied knowledge of such actions. Russian-made Korean planes, four in number, were shot down over Kimpo as evacuees were disrupted.
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Tokyo
38Th Parallel
Seoul Radio
South Korea
Broadcasta Alse
MacArthur
Bradcasts
M P Behols
MacArthurs Puble
Seoul
Janke
Kimpo Ai
Greatest Airlift Since Berlin Carries Americans From Korea
American forces evacuate Koreans and Americans from Kimpo and other fields as a rapid airlift, the largest since the Berlin airlift, with 563 scheduled to fly by nightfall. American fighters protect the skies as Yak interceptors are shot down. Some 350 advisers move south along the peninsula to keep contact with the South Korean army while the ambassador and 200 personnel reportedly depart for Japan from Suwon.
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Kimpo
Korea
Berlin
Seon
Syngman Rhee
Aout
Koreah
John Mussie
Japan
U. S
Suwon
Seoul
Itazuke Erie
Muccio
Global responses to Korea War stir debate
World reaction to North Korea's invasion spans many nations. Chiang Kai-Shek rejects direct aid to Korea. Cardinal Spellman calls for special prayers for Korea. Dulles deems the invasion unprovoked. Red Cross offers mediation. Dollar rises in Hong Kong amid war. Soviet claim UN ceasefire lacks force. Owen Lattimore accuses USSR of arming North Korea. Philippines defense minister vows readiness. South Korea navy seeks embattled aid and US support. Taft warns of potential strategic impact if Korea falls.
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John Foster Dulles
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