United Nations members offer ground troops for Korea
Gen. Omar Bradley told the Senate Armed Services Committee that U N members have volunteered ground forces to aid U S and United Nations troops in Korea. Senator Tydings said offers have been accepted though identities were not disclosed and warned the situation is serious.
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Washington
Omar Bradley
Korea
United Nations
Tydings
Bradley
Senate Armed Services Committee
U. N
United States
State Department
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Group
Navy
Air Force
Knowland
Calif
Senate
Army
Californian
Formosa
Bataan
Monticello Prepares For Bigger Student Rollover Budget Cuts Estimated
Monticello plans for a larger pupil influx as rural schools close while proposing a 1950 51 budget of 46875 in disbursements down from 48331 91 for 1949 50. The joint district covering Mt Pleasant and Washington townships also earmarks 18000 for a building fund and names a new treasurer Dr Charles Benkendorf.
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Monticello
Charles Benkendorf
William V. Baebler
Paul Voegen
Cloyance Karlen
Norman Rosen
C. M. Wittenwyler
Howard Steinmann
Mt. Pleasant
Washington Townships
Britain and Moscow discuss Korean crisis progress
The British ambassador in Moscow met Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko for a second discussion on a peaceful settlement of the Korean conflict. The Foreign Office offered no statement on the talks' outcome.
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London
Foreign Office
Britain
Moscow
Andrei Gromyko
Truman Signs Air Force Bill Creating 70 Groups
President Truman signed a bill authorizing a combat air force of 70 groups but not providing any appropriation to finance it. The current force consists of 48 groups.
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AIR Force
Washington
Truman
County Draft Unit Set for Early Call
Green county's draft board has operated for two years with a 1-A pool ready for rapid activation. The Rock county clerk Thomas Wallin will visit, while current members Conrad Stauffacher Paul Neubauer Harold Heimann and Edwin Rufenacht wait for state orders.
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Green County
Thomas Wallin
Beloit
Rock County Board
Conrad Stauffacher
Monticello
Paul W. Neubauer
Harold C. Heimann
Edwin Rufenacht
Monroe
Wisconsin Struggles to Size Draft Quota
Col. Bentley Courtenay says Wisconsin cannot estimate the required number of draftees for a 20 000 man army and will start with 25 year olds. He notes no Washington word yet but will act on inductions when instructions arrive and cites a rough 400 quota based on 2 percent of national calls.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Army
Bentley Courtenay
State Selective Service
Bentley
Washington
Courtenay
Mildred Cotherman Named to 4-H Chorus
Mildred Cotherman of Green county has been named one of 50 members of an all state 4-H club chorus. She attended Lake Geneva camp July 5 8 and will practice and sing with the group at the Junior state fair in West Allis August 24 27.
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Mildred Cotherman
Green County
War Draft Machinery Moves to Meet 20000 Recruit Request
Washington reports draft machinery under way to meet a call for 20000 recruits. Army leaders seek ships to transport trained troops to Korea while considering induction centers to handle draftees and volunteers, with four active training divisions at Ford Ord and Fort Dix.
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Washington
Korea
Army
Ford Ord
Calif
Ninth Infantry
Fort Dix
N. J
No Volunteer Credit for Draft Quota Say Officials
Washington officials said voluntary enlistments will not reduce the first draft quota assigned to local boards. Each board is expected to supply the number of draftees requested, regardless of how many volunteers come from the community.
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Washington
Induction centers eyed as 300000 draft calls discussed
Army officials weighed a 300 000 man draft call with 22 year olds likely to be next in line. Maj. Gen. Lewi Hershey said reactivating selective service could take about 60 days to provide recruits. The plan aims to field 20 000 men at the earliest date with small initial intakes per community as draft boards issue greetings. Generals Collins and Van denberg hurried to Tokyo to confer with Gen. MacArthur.
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Tenth Infantry
Fort Riley
Kas
Third Armored Division
Fort Knox
Army
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
District of Columbia
City of
Washington
Hershey
Lawton Collins
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Air
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Benefit Ball Game Committees Named
Howard Smith of Knights of Columbus Shrine KC benefit ball games to be played Aug 13 named a committee including Lee Kirsch publicity William Rieder Jr grounds W T Kane team manager Glen Brecklin entertainment Frank Menehan tickets A meeting with Green County Shrine committee to finalize plans for double header softball and baseball game and entertainment Net proceeds go to St Clare hospital polio ward fund Herman Schmitz announced that council officers from 25 cities will meet here Sept 24 to discuss activities.
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Howard Smith
Knights of Columbus of the Shrine-Kc
Lee Kirsch
William Rieder Jr
W. T. Kane
Glen Brecklin
Frank Menehan
Green County Shrine Committee
Ben Feldt
Shrine
Truman Health Plan Rejected by House Vote
The U S House defeated President Truman's plan to create a department of health education and security by a 249 to 71 vote. The measure would have moved agencies of the social security administration the office of education and the public health service under a new cabinet level department led by Oscar Ewing.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Department of Health, Education and Security
Oscar Ewing
House
Federal Security Agency
FSA
Social Security Administration
Office of Education
The
Public Health Service
Ewing
Senate
Senate Expenditures Committee
Hoover
Rep
Arends
President selects acting chief Dean as chairman of AEC
President Truman chose Gordon Dean, then acting chairman, to be chairman of the atomic energy commission. The White House said Dean will begin a three year term, with formal appointment soon. No senate confirmation is required for the ASC chair. Dean has served as acting chairman since Sumner Pike's term expired June 30. Pike's new term was approved by the Senate amid controversy.
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Washington
Truman
Gordon Dean
Atomic Energy Commission
White House
Dean
Charles G. Ross
ASC
Senate
Sumner T. Pike
Pike
City Youths Name New Officer
Student youth council members elected Jane Anderson president and named Ben Blaser vice president, Carol Schwinger secretary and Jeannette Crane treasurer at a meeting last evening in the community center. An aircorps reserve film will be shown at 8 Wednesday evening and there will be a juke box dance Friday. Retiring council officers are Carol Schindler, president, Sybil Blumer, vice president, Jane Anderson, secretary, and James Forbes, treasurer. The council is the governing body of the community youth.
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Jane Anderson
Ben Blaser
Carol Schwinger
Jeannette Crane
Miss Anderson
W. Andersons
Wilbur Beach
William Peck
David Forbes
Aircorps
Carol Schindler
Sybil Blumer
James Forbes
Community Youth Center
Lost Battalion in Korea Fueled by Planning Gaps and Hunger
New York Times dispatch details the desperate stand near Suwon by 32 GIs cut off and outnumbered by communist armor. Lt. James L. Glawson recalls fighting on with no ammunition or food, many suffering fatigue, and surviving by seven miles of retreat under heavy artillery.
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New York
South Korea
New York Times
Richard J. H. Johnston
Suwon
James L. Glawson
Godley
Tex
Glawson
Europe
North Korean Drive Crashes Through U S Korea Line
U S defense lines fell back toward the Kum river as a major North Korean assault with 60 ton Russian tanks struck near Chochiwon 20 air miles north of Taejon. Communist civilians infiltrated lines. U S forces withdrew to prepared positions as tanks overwhelmed machine guns and light artillery.
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Taejon
Chonan
Chongan
Chochiwon
Kum River
Chinchon
Umsong
Chungju
Tanyang
Tokyo
South Korea
U. S
Korea
Chonui
MacArthur
Utchin
Pusan
Fifth Air Force
All-Star Baseball Tie At Comiskey In 11th Inning Thrill
The All-Star game reached 11 innings and 3 3 tie before 49 000 at Comiskey Park. National League took early two runs in the second on Robinson single Slaughter triple and Sauer flyout. Cass Michaels scored the Americans first run on a ground rule two bagger in the third with Kell fly to center. Raschi left fifth after two runs two hits. Bob Lemon replaced him.
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Chicago
Comiskey Park
Jackie Robinson
Enos Slaughter
Hank Sauer
Cass Michaels
George Kell
Vice Raschi
Cleveland
Bob Lemon
Play-by-play Account Missed Due to Wire Service Failure
Milwaukee and Madison wire services failed to deliver the game details to The Times, leaving the paper without a complete play-by-play and hindering coverage of the event.
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Milwaukee
Madison
Times
McCoy Combat Unit Ordered To Report To Camp Stoneman
Three hundred men of the 14th regimentaI combat team stationed here will report to Camp Stoneman California by the end of next month. Camp Stoneman is the port of embarkation for the Philippines Hawaii and Korea. About 200 men to Camp Stoneman by July 31 and 100 by Aug 25 will be replaced at Camp McCoy by a contingent from Camp Carson. Brig Gen Bradford and Maj Gen Coulter inspected summer training units including 1 400 reservists in 60 non divisional units from Illinois Wisconsin and 550 men of the 85th division from several states.
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Camp McCoy
14Th
Camp Stoneman
Calif
Philippines
Hawaii
Korea
Jacob J. Gerhardt
Camp Carson
Col. National Guard and Reserve Officer Training Corps
Ten U S Tanks Lost In Korean Fighting
The defense department said ten American tanks were destroyed and two disabled in battles with North Korean forces. Front dispatches reported heavy fighting with enemy 60 ton tanks and an enemy thrust of eleven tanks that forced U S troops from positions they held.
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Washington
Defense Department
Far Eastern
Hay Weather Holds as Showers May Arrive
The temperature topped near 89 today with many parts of the state around 90 and 87 at noon today. Farmers rush to save hay as the five day forecast from the U S Weather Bureau calls for scattered thundershowers and cooler air, with limited rainfall expected though some areas may stay dry.
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U. S Weather Bureau
City board adjourns after day of assessment questions
The city board of review adjourned today until 1 p m Thursday after beginning meetings yesterday. The board heard taxpayer questions concerning assessments.
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City Board of Review
18 U S Soldiers Slain by North Korean Captors Reported
The Associated Press reports frontline accounts of 18 American soldiers bound and executed by North Korean forces in a sequence of battlefield killings. Witnesses describe bindings of cloth and ropes, with varied bullet wounds and head injuries, as U N troops are urged to maintain civilized warfare.
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Edward Sheese
Terre Haute
Ind
Associated Press
Tom Lambert
South Korea
U. S
D. C. Gates
Joinerville
Tex
William R. Moore
Gates
Moore Fond
Donald Duerk
Long Island
N. Y
Pfe
Jack Higdom
Owensboro
Donald Odle
Porttsmouth
Ohio
MacArthur
United Nations
Two U.S. Reporters Die in Korean War
Tokyo reports two American correspondents killed on the Korean front. The slain are believed to be Ray Richards of Hearst papers and Cpl. Ernie Peeler of the Tokyo Stars and Stripes, with the notice relayed to field headquarters.
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U.S
Tokyo
Ray Richards
Hearst
Cpl
Ernie Peeler
Board Opens 1950 51 Year In High School Offices
The board of education meets tonight in the high school building for the first session of the 1950 51 school year at the board offices.
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Board of Education
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U.N
D. K. Paul
San Francisco
Seoul
Truman Health Proposal
AEC
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