U S Forces Slugway Drive Hammers North Korean Tanks
About 150 American aircraft targeted north Korean tank and troop columns in a Sunday air campaign. FEAF reports 46 tanks destroyed or damaged, raising two week total to 123 tanks knocked out, with heavy casualties among ground troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Brines
Tokyo
Far East Air Force
FEAF
Chonan
Seoul
George E. Stratemeyer
Stratemeyer
U. S. Air Force
Pyongchang
Samchok
Han River
Pyongtaek
Chongju
Taejon
South Korea
U. S
D. C. Gates
Texas
MacArthur
Chochiwon
Chinchon
Umsongchungju
Umsong
Chungju
United Nations
Fifth Air Force
Korean Peninsula
Constitutional debate on federal aid and civil rights
Westbrook Pegler argues no nation with a large population can sustain constitutional government under heavy central control. He cites voters trading freedom for Washington favors and criticizes Truman’s civil rights policy and the ADA. He warns that federal spending on social programs like school lunches oversteps constitutional intent and burdens parents and local communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
Truman
Americans For Democratic Action
NAM Raps Tax-Cut Bill In Senate Testimony
The National Association of Manufacturers denounces the house passed excise tax cut, arguing it would cost revenue. It opposes a corporate tax provision of 21 percent on income plus 20 percent above 25 000, warning it harms large firms and distorts competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Association of Manufacturers
Senate Finance Committee
House
Charles R. Sligh, Jr
Slign
Sligh
Wounded pipeline worker improving in Jonesboro clash
Malcolm Williams, 21, a Farmerville pipeline worker and Army veteran, wounded in a June 29 V F W dance hall fight in Jonesboro, was reported out of serious condition. Kermitt Red Elliott, 35, of Ruston, faced attempted murder charges and posted a $2,500 bond before being released. Williams was shot above the heart with a .38 caliber revolver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonesboro
Malcolm Williams
Farmerville
H. P. McBride
Williams
Red” Elliott
Ruston
Elliott
McBride
Smith and Wessen
Carolina to Elect Tuesday in South Carolina Primary
South Carolina Democrats choose nominees for governor and U S senator amid states rights and segregation debates. Byrnes seeks governor in a four way race while Thurmond challenges Johnstone for senate. A Negro candidate runs for statewide office for first time since 1876. If no majority, top two face off July 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
D. C
South Carolina
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
J. Strom Thurmond
Olin D. Johnstone
House of Representatives
Johnston
Thurmond
Senate
Truman
Thomas E. Pope
Democratic Party
National Party
Lester L. Bates
Marcus A. Stone
Keeper of Hounds Escapes Prison
Nashville July 10. The keeper of the bloodhounds at the Tennessee state prison escaped yesterday. Charles Lenning, about 30, serving 12 years for house breaking and larceny, left his post and vanished. The hounds followed a trail to a dead end as Lenning got into a car and went on the loose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee State Prison
Charles Lenning
Lenning
Louisiana Native Killed In Transport Plane Crash
Corp. Ernest J. Pierre of Jeanerette Louisiana was listed as killed in a transport plane crash en route from Japan to Korea on June 30. The Defense Department had earlier listed him as missing in flight and said all 11 army men aboard were killed with bodies recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Corp
Ernest J. Pierre
E. B. Copp
Jeanerette
Japan
Korea
Defense Department
Department
Five Die As Nebraska Floods Sweep Counties
Nebraskans mourn five deaths after a weekend cloudburst that dumped up to 13 inches of rain in seven hours. York and Beaver Crossing suffered severe flooding with hundreds evacuated, Red Cross relief deployed, and Guardsmen using amphibious vehicles to aid rescues. Two babies were born to rescued mothers as rehabilitation begins.
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Omaha
Nebr
Nebraska
Fullerton
York
Beaver Creek
National
City Auditorium
Red Cross
Beaver Crossing
National Guardsmen
Charles Powers
Crash of French plane kills 21 near Casablanca
In Casablanca French Morocco a DC-3 operated by Aigle-Azur crashed soon after takeoff from Casablanca airport. Twenty one aboard were killed all French with nine survivors. A woman and child nearby were severely burned when wreckage struck their home. This crash marks the fourth French air disaster in a month with over 100 dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casablanca
Morocco
Paris
Dakar
Aigle-Azur
Blue Eagle
Court ends strike as unions weigh next move
Chicago dispatch reports that a government brokered settlement ended the AFL switchmen walkout on four lines and kept a fourteenth halted on the Rock Island. Three other unions face a cooling off period and may strike after talks failed to yield a deal on shorter work weeks and higher pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Rock Island
Chicago
National Railway Mediation Board
Byrd presses domestic cuts to fund Korea war
Senator Byrd leads a drive to trim domestic spending in the 34.7 billion dollar package as Congress braces to debate the bill. He cites a 77 percent rise since 1948 and seeks nonmilitary savings to avoid “bankruptcy” like the Russians. Taft and other Republicans back trimming nonmilitary items while considering tax shifts to cover lost revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Byrd
D.-Va
Korea
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Taft
Ohio
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
George
D.-Ga
Finance Committee
National Association of Manufacturers
Truman
O'Mahoney
D.-Wyo
Defense Establishment
Atomic Energy, Veterans Administration
Maritime Commission
Three Die as Bus Collision Kills and Injures Dozens
In Greenville Illinois yesterday an automobile and a Greyhound bus collided near a cornfield. The crash left three dead Bessie Arp 65 from St. Louis Ellen S Hobbs 25 from Mt Vernon and driver Victor H Bilyeu of Sorento Ill. Thirty two were injured and taken to Highland and Vandalia hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Ill
Greyhound
John L. Burk
Indianapolis
Here
Bessie Arp
St. Louis
Ellen S. Hobbs
Mt. Vernon
Victor H. Bilyeu
Sorento
William Brown
Albuquerque
N. M
Highland
Vandalia
Jamboree Ends as Scout Buses Return Home to Monroe
About 100 Boy Scouts arrived in Monroe on four Continental Trailway buses after a transcontinental jamboree trip. They left Washington Saturday night, stopped for church services in Bristol and for a look at Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga before finishing at Camp Ki-Ro-Li. The boys described the outing as the time of their lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental Trailway
Monroe
Camp Ki-Ro-Li
Washington
Bristol
Lookout Mountain
Chatanooga
123 Die in Weekend Earthquakes in Colombia
Reports from the disaster zone say at least 123 people died as four earthquakes struck north Santander province, destroying towns and crippling communications. The toll may rise toward 200 as aid, tents, medicines, and food are flown in while roads and telegraph lines remain down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogota
Colombia
Santander
Mariano Ospina Perez
Arboledas
Cucutilla
Barrientos
Quebradahonda
Montecristo
Salazar
San Jose de Avila
Mutizcua
Toledo
Cati
Durania
el Tiempo
Cucuta
Three Drownings Reported in Separate Incidents
In Louisiana three people drowned over the weekend. Annie Mae Maddox, three, fell from a dock on Bayou Bodeau near a camp in Bossier parish. William Bunting, 45, of Oil City, was found in Caddo Lake while fishing solo. Kenneth Lewis, 28, of DeRidder, fell from a boat into Old River and died likely from cramps or a heart attack.
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Shreveport
Here
de Ridder
Bossier Parish
J. B Hall
Annie Mae Maddox
Bayou Bodeau
William Bunting
Oil City
Caddo Lake
J. Howell Flournoy
Bunting
Three Commanders Meet With Radford at Pearl Harbor
Three Pacific fleet force commanders conferred with Adm. Arthur W. Radford, Pacific fleet commander, at Pearl Harbor. Vice Admiral T. L. Sprague, Rear Admiral L. T. Dubose, and Major General Field Harris arrived by air Friday and departed the same night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Pacific Fleet Force
Arthur W. Radford
Pacific Fleet
Navy
T. L. Sprague
Air Force
L. T. Dubose
Field Harris
Red Brigades to Help N Korea, Berlin Reports
A West Berlin anti Communist paper claims international brigades will form in Soviet satellite states to aid North Korea with Warsaw as a mobilization point and East Germany listed as a contributor. No other confirmations exist. Taegliche Rundschau alleges active intervention by the world girdling peace front without details.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Berliner Stadtblatt
Warsaw
East Germany
Hero
Taegliche Rundschau
Peace Front
Rundschau
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Westbrook
Pegler
Carolina
Hounds
Suwon Falls
North Korea
38Th Parallel
Fordham University
John Carroll University
Cleveland
Radford
RED Brigades
N. Koreans
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