Local Men Ordered Up for Exams
The local selective service board directs a number of men to Baltimore for preliminary physical examinations soon. This first call was announced by Parsons Newman, chairman of Board No. 45. Quotas were unofficially set at 16 men from Board 45 and 11 from Board No. 6. Board No. 45 will meet tonight to review classifications and reclassify newer registrants.
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Selective Service Board
Baltimore
Parsons Newman
Selective Service Office
Ruth Dixon Thomas
Newman
Board No. 45
Atomic Bomb Useless In Korean War
Washington reports military officials doubt the atomic bomb could rapidly end the Korean War. They cite few suitable targets, high costs, and terrain that would blunt blast effects, arguing strategic centers in North Korea are scarce and frontline troops spread along a jagged front.
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Washington
Korea
U. S
North Korea
Japan
Cadillac May Build Tanks For The Army
The Army negotiates with Cadillac division of General Motors for mass production of tanks at Detroit arsenals amid reports it would be the 28 ton light tank. Col. David J. Crawford said talks continue and a contract may be finalized soon. General Collins praised the program as highly maneuverable and capable, with Cadillac poised to reuse a World War II plant without affecting car output.
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Detroit
Army
Cadillac
General Motors
David J. Crawford
Detroit Arsenal
Crawford
J. Lawton Collins
Negro Troops Take Yechon in Korea War Victory
United States Negro troops drove North Korean forces from Yechon, seizing the rail and highway city after a 16 hour battle. Casualties were light on the U S side with unknown enemy losses. Yechon lies 60 miles northeast of Taejon and 55 miles north of Taegu.
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South Korea
Yechon
Taejon
Taegu
MacArthur
United Nations
Nation Begins Tightening Its Belt For War
Washington discusses price wage controls as Congress moves to curb war profiteering. An excess profits tax is debated while administration aides signal potential limits on prices and broader fiscal tools. Army Navy Marine mobilization measures race through committees as China trade and weapons production plans unfold.
Ceilings On Armed Forces To Be Lifted
Washington July 21 congressional Armed Services committees cleared for Senate and House action bills to lift ceilings on site of the armed forces and extend all enlistments for one year. They acted to expand the armed forces to meet Communist threats in Korea and elsewhere. The House vote was 18 to 1 with Rep. Towe dissenting. The Senate action was unanimous. The bills grant the President one year extension of volunteer terms before the Selective Service act expires next July. Marines would no longer be limited to 20 percent of the Navy’s size, a point defended by Senator Russell as prudent in world conditions.
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House
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Eall
Towe
R-Nj
Truman
Korea
Congress
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Army
Air Force
House Committee
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Marine Corps
Russell
D-Ga
United States
Texas Driver Forfeits $101 In Court
A Dallas truck driver forfeited 101.45 dollars in a session of Peoples Court before Substitute Magistrate Edward J. Smith. Toe E. Vance was arrested July 12 on overweight charge west of Barracks B by Officer Michael J. Evanko. Several other collateral forfeitures were recorded for varied traffic offenses and minor charges following arrests by city police and state troopers.
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Dallas. Tex
Peoples Court
Edward J. Smith
Toe E. Vance
Barracks B
Michael J. Evanko Robert
FE. Borser
Roche
Airy
Dorsey
Charles W. Selby
Gaithersburg
East All Saints Street
Sai
Ben F. Phebus
Lyle P. Sehill
Towson
Charles W. Zehnder
Fairview Avenue
Robert E. Dawson
Tyrone
Alfred Lindsey Macomb, II
Sir Horace E. Sessions
Hyattsville
Barbers Meet Decreased Value Of The Dollar
In Toledo on July 21 barbers reported prices rising from 50 to 1.25 and shares from 40 to 41 cents as higher overhead and the dollar’s decline forced adjustments.
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Toledo
Barbers
Five Day Weather Outlook for Maryland and Delaware
Fair weather most days with showers late Sunday or early Monday. Temperatures rise to a warm Saturday, then warm again midweek after cooler Monday and Tuesday. Expect readings about 2 to 45 degrees below normal across the period.
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Maryland
Delaware
Nornia
Reds Fail To Follow Up Evacuation Of Taejon
A news item notes that Reds, without tanks, did not pursue the evacuation of Taejon by the American Army. The report mentions civil events and military actions without graphic detail, emphasizing strategic shortcomings and the flow of forces during the engagement.
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Taejon
Aged Couple Shot To Death in Baltimore Apartment
Baltimore police found 74 year old Aten Schwab and his wife in their bedroom shot in the head with a pistol near Schwab’s body. A part time maid discovered the bodies. a physician said they could have died two days earlier. No medical examiner verdict yet. Both were clothed in night attire with the woman partially covered.
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Baltimore
Aten Schwab
Whelesale Gro«Cer
Schwab
Hilda Fontaine
Schwabs
Aggression Is Charged by U S On Korea War Moves
Moscow dispatch cites Tass alleging President Truman’s Congressional message expands wartime mobilization. It accuses the United States of aggression in Korea and planning wider war measures in the Philippines Formosa Indo China, and condemns U S efforts as provocation and violation of UN statutes. The report claims global opinion rejects participation in armed intervention.
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uPi
Truman
Congress
America
Washington
United States
Europe
Korea
U.S. A
Tass
U. S.A
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Council
South Korea
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Formosa
Indo-China
Strengthen Forces On Eve Leopold's Return
Brussels braces for Leopold return as 11 000 police plus external national guards reinforce the capital. Belgium marks independence day with expected protests by Leopold supporters and opponents while Socialist leaders call for strikes.
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Brussels
Belgium
Leopold
Albert de Vrieschauwer
United Nations chief appeals aid for U N forces in Korea
Secretary General Trygve Lie breaks weeklong silence to discuss his urgent appeal to UN members for aid to US forces in Korea. Eight or nine countries have offered preliminary help not including combat troops while planes ships and materials are pledged. Some fear pledges may mask political risk, and details remain secret for security reasons.
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Italy
United Nations
U.N. Tneres
Korea
Trygve Lie
Far East
Israel
U. N
U. MN
Moscow
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ATUS
U. S
Jie
Pontil
MacArthur
Ton
More Sugar Available Than in 13 Years
Baltimore officials report sugar supplies are temporarily tight due to preemptive buying but government and industry sources say plenty will return once shipments refill the gap. Grocers limit sales to regular customers, citing small profits and high handling costs, while President Truman and food leaders urge conservation as the world crop outlook remains strong.
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Baltimore
Truman
Harold ©. Smith, Jr
United States Wholesale Grocers Association
General John H Church promoted to temporary major general
Yokyo July 21 Brig. Gen. John H Church the first field commander of American troops in Korea has been approved for promotion to temporary major general by President Truman announced today General Church a former resident of Frederick faces higher spending in Western Europe as defense against a possible new conflict Fontainebleau France July 21 World War II ravages persist amid plans for greater defense outlays.
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Yokyo
John H. Church
Truman
MacArthur
General Church
Frederick
Fontainebleau
France
Europe
General Dean Seen Supplying Bazooka Team in Korea
An American post in Korea reports Maj. Gen. Willian F. Dean aiding a bazooka team during the Tarjan defense as Red tanks advance. A corporal recalls Dean passing ammunition and directing fire from a building, while Pvt. Ralph Vargason and Alfred Wessels describe Dean’s leadership and actions that knocked out multiple tanks.
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Dean
Korea
Fim
Willan
Tarjon
S. ‘Twenty- Fourth Infantry Division
Tarjan
Ralph Vargason
Newark Valley
N.Y
Dejaryk
Reds Use U S Tanks in Taejon Battle Claim
US Doughboys and air observers reported four American marked tanks used by Korean Reds in the Taejon area. American tanks were knocked out, and rockets and artillery aided infantry as Lt. White’s unit fought to repel the North Korean armor northeast of Taechon. An official determination on tank origin remained unsettled.
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Douhboys
Taejon
Mustang Firaliers
FAO
Taglan
Richard A. Johnson
Sioux Falls
William Te Maore
Kor
Efentari
Jas Fankein
Alfonso Meija
Sal. W. BE. Eberhardt
Tacjon
10 Percent Tax Boost To Pay For War Costs
Washington July 210 The Senate House Economic committee agreed unanimously today that federal levy should be increased immediately to put the country on a pay as you go basis in the Korean crisis The committee disclosed no figures but Chairman O Mahoney D Wash said he feels each individuals tax bill should be raised 19 percent at once At least that O Mahoney added The committee holds what amounts to an advisory position on all economic matters Actual tax legislation is handled by separate House and Senate chairs of Ways and Means Daughton NC who has also taken a stand that war costs should be on a pay as you go basis as far as possible Cumberland July 21 u Pe a Associate Judge Oliver H Bruce Fourth Judicial Circuit announced he will not be a candidate for election in the fall He said poor health prompted the decision He suffered a heart attack last April and only recently resumed duties on a part time basis.
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Congress
Truman
Senate Banking Committee
Douglas
D-Ill
Banking
House
Senate Armed Services Committees
Marine Corps
Navy
Army
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Far East
Commerce Department
U.S
China
Europe
State Department
Korea
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D-Nc
Ways and Means Committee
Coughton
Senate House Economic Committee
O'Mahoney
Dwan
Senate
Daughton
Tax Writing House
Ways and Means
Bruce
Cumberland
U Pe
Oliver H. Bruce
Fourth Judicial Circuit
Condition Of Streams At Turner's Cabins Reported Fine
The Patomac near Turner's Cabins in Knoxville was clear and good for fishing this morning. Otohn Turner, proprietor, notes numerous channel catfish and small bass being caught with many anglers meeting full quotas. The Monocacy at Frederick Junction was cloudy.
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Turner
Knoxville
oTohn Turner
Frederick Junction
Guard Units To Go Home First
Washington reports that National Guard units in active federal service may depart training camps to return home. Spokesmen say routine training units are not admin from camps and can move directly back to their home areas for personal matters before traveling to duties. Some guard elements may not bring all equipment home for summer training.
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Washington
Army
National Guard
Anya Fest
Guard
Guaedsimet
Radar guided anti aircraft seen as Koreas raid widens
Seventh Fleet carrier planes reported radar controlled anti aircraft fire at Wonsan during a heavy strike. North Korea's big refinery at Wonsan and multiple industrial targets were hit as U.S. and British planes mounted about 2,277 sorties. Corsairs and attackers used five inch rockets against the Wonsan refinery while a Navy dive bomber delivered one ton bombs for the first time in the campaign.
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Seventh Fleet
Korea
Itte Mlols
Wonsan
North Korea
Niles
Bath
Navy
Pohang
Pusan
U. 5
Arthur PD. Strirble
Tokyo
iKntea
Potent New Salve Reported To Treat Breast Cancers
Paris July 21 A potent new salve has made some breast cancers disappear Dr Hanes Let tre of Heidelberg Germany reported at the fifth International Cancer Research Congress The salve a cousin of colchicine is made from the autumn crocus and is said to be ten times more potent Some patients showed no return after three years though doctors warned they could not declare a cure
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Paris
Hanes Lettre
Heidelberg
Germany
Lettre
International Cancer Research Congress
Mit
New Rocket Launcher Halts Armor
General MacArthur’s daily briefing notes a change in the Korea war situation with Reds lacking tanks and delaying actions near Taejon. Allied air and naval actions continue, Yongdok harboring red forces was destroyed by cruisers, and air sorties exceed 100 as B 28s strike targets while the First Cavalry advances may push toward Taejon.
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America
North Korea
Taejon
Bank US
R. Moore
Korea
Cily
Owas
Oon Mountains
Reds
Taegan
Coutherm
First Cavalry
MacArthur
South Korea
United Nation
Eighth Army
William F. Dean
Yongdok
Charles T. Joy
Far East
U. S
Tae~ Jon
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