Cadet Webb G Roberts Receives Air Force ROTC Training
Webb G Roberts of West Monroe is an R O T C cadet at L S A. He attends a six week summer camp at Kelly Air Force Base San Antonio Texas along with about a thousand cadets. The program pays $75 monthly and provides quarters meals clothes and medical care. An intramural recreation program is offered. After four years of study and ROT C training he will be commissioned.
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Webb G. Roberts
West Monroe
Air Force
Air Force R. O. T. C
Kely Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Roberts
Secrecy Shrouds Big Plane's Fate
SECRECY SHROUDS BIG PLANE'S FATE. At St Joseph Michigan on June 27 authorities say the Northwest Airlines DC-4 from New York to Minneapolis crashed in Lake Michigan during a storm killing fifty eight. Wreckage and personal items were recovered as coast guard night searches continue. Officials discount lightning or in flight explosion and credit a hard water impact and disintegration on impact.
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ST. Joseph, Mich
Lake Michigan
Northwest Airlines
New York
Minneapolis
Coast Guard
Here
Joseph E. Kimm
Quintuplets Birth Facts in District and Global Context
The article notes quintuplets weighing between 1 1 4 and 1 1 2 pounds, with survivors in incubators three months premature. It cites a doctor on pregnancy risks, stats from the 1940s 1950s on plural births, and references the Dionne quintuplets of Canada and the Argentine Diligenti quintuplets, including birth dates and outcomes.
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Wexler
National Office of Vital Statistics
United States
District of Columbia
Canada
Argentina
Dionnes
Oliva Dionee
Callender
Ontario
Public meeting to hear fifth district candidates July seventh
The fifth district candidates Arch ie R. Fostess Otto Passman and Shady Wall will address a public meeting Friday evening July 7 at 8 in the district court room. The League of Women Voters sponsors the open event to help citizens compare views on local national and international issues.
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Congress
Fifth Congressional District
Archie R. Fostess
Otto Passman
Shady Wall
District’ Court Room
League of Women Voters
Craig warns of a Communist legal machine in U S towns
A pamphlet and article recount alleged Communist legal intimidation, describing a Muslim? No, a machine of lawyers used to threaten anti communists. It cites a New York area suburb where lawyers pressured a resident to retract accusations by suing, keeping control of town offices and school board. The piece notes broader fears of legal pressure against dissent and spying, urging lawyers to resist Communist influence.
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Draper- Adler
McCullough
Greenwich
Draper
Adler
McCulloughs
Wisconsin
Joe McCarthy
American Legion
Craig
New York City
Roosevelt
Koreans Claim Seoul Quiet As War Rages Nearby
U S planes report disputed movements around Seoul amid claims of cabinet evacuations and a shift in the war front. Two Korean reporters in Seoul said the capital was quiet, while battles raged north of the city and an American Mustang unit claimed a victory over North Korean raiders.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
U. S
John J. Muccio
Muccio
Tokyo
Bill Shinn
Associated Press
Sol Kook Wan
Korean Pacific Press
Shinn
MacArthur
Washington
Korean cabinet flees Seoul as Uijongbu recaptured seen
Reports say Uijongbu, a crucial valley town 12 miles north of Seoul, may have fallen. South Korean forces under a new general launch a second counterattack toward Uijongbu while the cabinet leaves Seoul for Taejon. American planes join in as North Korean ground troops push toward the capital.
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Munsan
Seoul
Tong du Chan
Pochan
Uijongbu
Seou
Suwon
Kejon
Taejon
Rhee
America
Associated Press
O. H. P. King
Japan
King
Tazuki
Kyushu
Korean Defense Ministry
MacArthur
Tokyo
Lawmakers debate Korea policy and UN limits
Senators Bridges Knowland and Ferguson urged quicker US action in Korea with arms and sanctions. Norrell warned of regional consequences if allies doubt US support. Velde favored immediate military defense of South Korea. Mores recalled past failure to stand firm, stressing broader Pacific stakes as Hillenkoetter faced questions on CIA assurances.
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Bridges
Knowland
R.-Calif
United States
South Korea
United Nations
Ferguson
R.mich
North Korea
Representative Battle
D.-Ala
House
U. N
Velde
Norrell
D.-Ark
Korea
Southeastern Asia
Russia
Japan
Formosa
Indo-China
Malaya
Philippines
Pacific
Mores
R.-Ore
Senate Appropriations Committee
Adm
Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter
Central Intelligence
Negro Arrests for Auto Use and Theft at Local Stores
Monroe police arrested Peter Burrell Jr., 29, of Washington street on motor-truck use without owner’s consent and held him in jail on $600 bond. E C Hall, 63, of South Third street, also jailed after being charged with stealing merchandise valued at seven dollars from Montgomery Ward department store.
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Monroe
Peter Burrell, Jr
Washington Street
E. C. Hall
South Third Street
Montgomery Ward
North Korea Attack Surprise Element Revealed
Hillenkoetter testified that American military and diplomatic departments have long known the Communists were massing troops and equipment on the South Korean border, highlighting a surprise element in the North Korean attack.
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Hillenkoetter
Minister Grateful Overcomes Irregularity
A retired minister from Snohomish Washington writes that eating ALLBRAN daily helps constipation. The ad urges one ounce daily with water, promises satisfaction within ten days, and offers Kellogg's Battle Creek Michigan refund.
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E. H. Harmer
Lincoln St
Snohomish
Wash
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Mich
Country Fair at Chicago Fair educates on meat supply chain
The 1950 Chicago Fair includes a country fair within the event featuring educational exhibits. Attendees will learn how meat moves from farm to table, sponsored by Armour and Company, the meat packers.
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Chicago
Armour and Co
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