Yugoslav Bulgasian Border Clash Fierce Fighting Reported
Belgrade charged Bulgaria with four frontier incursions after Bulgarian patrols crossed into Yugoslavia. One Bulgarian soldier was killed when a grenade was seized and fired. Yugoslav guards said the exchange occurred in self defense. Additional Bulgarian forces approached the border, firing hundreds of rounds in later incidents.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Yugoslav Foreign Ministry
Balkan
Marshal Tito
Cominform
Tito
Belgrade Radio
Hundred Men Against All Mankind War View
Westbrook Pegler argues that the war’s real threat lies in a tiny Communist minority, not millions of soldiers. He compares human life to livestock and contends Soviet leaders view people as expendable, citing abortion and mass policy as official state practice.
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New York
United States
Stalin
Politbureau
Russia
Rayville Man Sentenced To Three Years In State Penitentiary
Judge David I. Garrett in district court sentenced George Lewis of Rayville to three years in the state peniten tiary for stealing a car valued at 750 dollars. Several others received six month or $100 fines for related offenses including boating and weapon carrying.
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Angola
David I. Garrett
George Lewis
Rayville
Feliz A. Mercer
West Monroe
Warren W. Cauthron
Alvin James Darnell
Bastrop
J. O. Stephens
Winnsboro
Alvin Wilson
Fairbanks
Bertha Mae Andrews
David Crabtree
Monroe
Hardy Edwards
Scott Field
Illinois
Marines Set to Sail for Korea
Marines of the fifth regiment with World War II experience were loaded onto the transport Henrico in San Diego to sail for the Korean war zone. Lt. Lemuel C. Shepherd urged the troops, saying Tokyo is glad they are coming and they have a job to do. Two more transports stood by as the escort carrier Badoeng Strait loaded planes from El Toro. The ships will form a convoy before heading east.
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San Diego
Calif
Henrico
Marine Division
Lemuel C. Shepherd
Fleet Marine Force Pacific
Tokyo
Naval Air Station
Badoeng Strait
First
Marine Air Wing
el Toro
Orient
Lie Calls For Ground Forces From United Nations
U N Secretary Trygve Lie urged 52 member nations to consider providing combat ground forces and other aid for the United Nations Korean War effort. He spoke at a news conference calling for urgent additional assistance to the unified command led by the United States.
Underground blast kills one eight hurt in Seattle
An underground explosion ripped 60 feet of sidewalk, damaged a three story building, and started a fire in Seattle's lower south end. Coroner deputies identified the victim Nei J. Boles 33 of Kent found on a second floor fire escape. Witness Harry Jordan of KING said Boles was hurled across the street.
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Seattle
George B. Eastman
Nei J. Boles
Kent
Harry Jordan
Radio Station
KING
Boles
Nationalist Navy Withdraws Marines From Nanshanwei Island
The Chinese Nationalist navy announced the withdrawal of marines from Nanshanwei in the Wanshan group southwest of Hong Kong, citing loss of strategic value for the island.
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Taipei
Formosa
Nanshanwei Island
Wanshan Group
Hong Kong
Strangler Slays Detroit Housewife in West Side
Mrs. Vivian Stanley 37, mother of two, was found dead in a weed patch two miles from her Pinehurst avenue home. She was garroted with a chain and her neck broken in a likely car homicide. Neighbor D W Davie reported she asked him to stay with her daughter Wednesday night. Police opened a major investigation as they search for the killer.
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Detroit
Vivian Stanley
Pinehurst Avenue
West Side
Stanley
Crawford T. Stanley
D. W. Davie
Internal Revenue Bureau
Albert E. Harris
Missionaries Evacuated From Korea To Japan
Twenty five missionaries evacuated from Korea to Japan and eleven to be returned to the United States. The Methodist Church said six missionaries are missing behind Communist lines in South Korea. The Rev and Mrs James W Spitzkeit of Mississippi City Mississippi have been evacuated to Japan where they will remain.
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New York
Korea
Japan
United States
Methodist Church
South Korea
James W. Spitzkeit
Mississippi City
U S Sets Conditions For Korean Crisis Settlement
The State Department says a peaceful Korean settlement requires the northern Communists to stop fighting and withdraw to their territory. The proper forum is the United Nations not direct Moscow Washington talks. Spokesman Lincoln White noted Acheson may reply to Nehru, but no message has been sent yet.
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Washington
State Department
United Nations
Moscow
Acheson
Nehru
India
Lincoln White
Stalin
Russia
White
United States
Russia may lure U S into Korea war experts fear
Washington reports question to President Truman about readiness to resist aggression worldwide. Pentagon leaders note rumors of Chinese forces and Russian volunteers aiding North Korea. Moscow strategy may seek gradual aid to maintain superiority, delaying a quick victory.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Korea
Truman
Pentagon
U N flag presented to General MacArthur in Tokyo
In Tokyo on July 14 General MacArthur accepted the United Nations flag and vowed to uphold its ideals. The flag, a white globe with laurel on blue, was presented at SUPREME ALLIED HEADQUARTERS by Gen. Joseph Collins. Collins spoke for Gen. Bradley and read a letter from Defense Secretary Johnson noting Lie's wish the flag fly at MacArthur’s HQ until peace is reestablished.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
United Nations
Joseph Lawton Collins
U. S. Army
Supreme Allied Headquarters
Palestine
Folke Bernadotte
U. N
Holy Land
U.N
Collins
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense
Louis Johnson
Trygve Lie
United States and Russia Near Hydrogen Bomb Says McMahon
Chairman McMahon stated both nations are moving closer to the hydrogen bomb while producing large stacks of atomic weapons. The staff report warns the H-bomb raises questions about UN control plans and relies on fusionable materials rather than fissionable ones. experts disagree on its military effectiveness with views from Urey Bethe and Bacher noted.
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Washington
McMahon
D.-Conn
Senate- House Atomic Energy Committee
United States
Russia
Connecticut
United Nations Plan
Harold Urey
Hans Bethe
Cornell
Robert S. Bacher
Atomic Energy Commissioner
Decision on Guard and Reserves Activation Looms
A U.S. official says a final recommendation to call National Guard and armed forces reserves to active duty may follow the return of two joint chiefs from the Far East. General Collins and General Vandenberg head to Washington to brief on Korea as the force buildup accelerates.
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Washington
National Guard
Joint Chiefs
Far East
Defense Department
White House
Department
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Hoyt Vanden
Collins
Vandenberg
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Omar Bradley
Forrest Sherman
Naval Operations
United States
Jobs Will Await State Employees
Baton Rouge Louisiana July 14 Their state jobs will be waiting for them if they enter military service. The right to a job will not be affected by a change in state administration or budget revisions. Curt Siegelin chairman of the Louisiana merit system council announced changes to conform to revised statutes. Job protection will be given to state employees whether they enter the armed forces for training or full time duty. An employee can be granted a leave of absence up to 15 days for instruction such as field exercises.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Curt Siegelin
Bogalusa
Louisiana Merit System Council
Legisature
Siegelin
Bomber Crash Near Lebanon Ohio Kills 16 Airmen
A United States Air Force B 50 bomber crashed near Lebanon Ohio killing 16 airmen. Wright Patterson base officials confirmed the updated death toll after initial reports cited 11. Biggs Field officials said the count rose when clearance papers were checked.
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Dayton
Lebanon
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Public Information Office
Eighth Air Force
Biggs Field
el Paso
Tex
Louisiana Registrations Dip Ahead of July 25 Primary
New Orleans July 14 Louisiana registrars report a statewide registration of 811 454 for the July 25 Democratic primary, down 170 649 from 1948. Only six of 64 parishes gained, including Orleans and Rapides, with several parishes showing sharp declines in rural areas.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Orleans
Rapides
Alexandria
Allen
Bienville
St. Bernard
St. James
Quachita Parish
Monroe
St. Landry
Opelousas
Lafayette
DeSoto
Claiborne
Vermilion
Vernon
Reds Driving Across Water Near Kum River
General MacArthur said American troops used delaying and defensive actions against superior north Korean forces along the Kum river line. Mustangs hit the crossing while American artillery bombarded the area as Reds attempted a river crossing and infiltrated behind lines with green fatigue uniforms.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Kum River
34Th
Kongju
Truman weighs home front mobilization amid opposition
Washington July 14 President Truman and his cabinet discussed potential mobilization measures for the home front amid no decisions. Gen Omar Bradley briefed on the military outlook while lawmakers including Senator Taft expressed opposition to granting the president blanket standby authority for controls.
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Washington
Truman
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bradley
Congress
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
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