Communist Guerrillas Cross Kum River Front In Korea
U N reports describe a North Korean guerrilla force crossing the Kum River west of Kongju with a force of about 100, attacking American artillery and lines. The infiltration has grown in days, uniforms reportedly taken from Americans or prisoners. MacArthur warns the First Division is mauled and replaced by the Sixth. Allied air and ground efforts press the invaders back, with tanks and trucks destroyed in heavy fighting.
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Truman Cabinet Talks Do Not Resolve Home Front Plans
President Truman met with his cabinet to review possible home-front mobilization measures and a military briefing by Gen. Omar Bradley. Cabinet officials would not disclose details or decisions, while Senator Taft opposed giving the President a blank authority for economic controls.
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Probe of Johnsons Fitness Demanded
U S Senator Henry Cabot Lodge says Korea crisis requires an immediate probe of Secretary of Defense Johnson. Lodge, on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, replies to Edward Simmons of the New Bedford Standard-Times and confirms a probe is underway by the Armed Services Committee.
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Edward Simmons
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Korea
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Weather item from Virginia notes 53 inches Peete
Virginia weather bulletin records 53 inches of snow depth or precipitation readings and references Peete in the station notes, showing unusual winter totals and local impacts for the period.
Raleigh County School Officials to Attend State Conference
The Raleigh County Board of Education superintendent and staff will join 75 county superintendents at the State Department of Education annual conference. Assistant superintendents James B. Deck C. B. Chambers C. D. Munson and John B. Ebett will attend with D. W. Bryson. The group travels Monday through Wednesday for the event at Jackson.
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Marines Sail to Korean War Zone From San Diego
The Fifth Regiment Marines, veterans of World War II, board the Henrico to join the First Marine Division in the Orient. Lt. N. Lemuel C. Shepherd urges the troops as two more transports and the Badoeng Strait carrier prepare, convoying toward Korea. In Idaho, McMahon says work begins next month on an atomic powered submarine engine model at Arco. In Moscow, North Korea advances on multiple fronts with reports of American planes being shot down.
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Berry pickers bitten by snakes in Logan County
Two berry pickers were bitten by venomous snakes in Logan County yesterday. Anna Carter of Sihive was struck on the hand by a copperhead that got away, and Robert Lee Walls was bitten on the hand. Both are resting well in hospital.
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Logan
Logan County
Anna Carter
Sihive
Robert Lee Walls
Campaign of Truth proposed by Truman seeks global propaganda fund
President Truman asked Congress for 89 million dollars to launch an intensified worldwide campaign against Communist propaganda, calling the program vital to national security. In other Senate and court notes, officials discuss hydrogen bomb prospects and a string of local criminal sentences.
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Yugoslavia accuses Bulgaria of border clashes
Belgrade charges Bulgarian patrols crossed the frontier four times, shots exchanged, one Bulgarian soldier killed. Yugoslavia hands a formal note to the Bulgarian legation and demands an end to these incidents, framing it as part of a renewed Balkan Cold War.
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Youth Gets Life Term in Prison in WV Case
Otis Henry Burgess, 19, was sentenced by Judge W A Rifte to life imprisonment at the West Virginia State Penitentiary in Moundsville. He pleaded guilty June 29 to first degree murder of his stepfather William Howard Taft Lilly of Fireco, committed March 30.
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Underground Explosion Kills One Injures Eight
An underground blast in Seattle killed one man and injured eight others. The explosion ripped 60 feet of sidewalk and damaged a three story building as flames shot 18 to 26 feet into the air. Police and coroner officials linked the blast to a gas main in the street. victim Neil F. Boles, 33, of Kent, was found on a second floor fire escape across the street.
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Belgian Army Cites Seventh Armored Division for Bulge Stand
The no. S Seventh Armored Division is cited by the Belgian army for its heroic stand in the Battle of the Bulge. The citation authorizes division members to wear a Belgian army lanyard on the left shoulder.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Belgium
No. S. Seventh Armored Division
Washington: United Nations best forum to settle Korean crisis
The State Department stated that a solution requires Northern Communists to stop fighting and withdraw to their territory. It said the United Nations is the proper forum for settlement, not direct talks between Moscow and Washington. News conference followed Nehru’s mediation offer to Acheson, with no immediate reply.
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India
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No Dunkerque Seen For U S in Korea
In Washington an Army spokesman assured reporters in a Pentagon briefing that U S troops in Korea are not being slaughtered and show no Dunkerque signs. He noted a 24 hour tally of one killed, 20 wounded and none missing, with 14 non battle casualties.
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Coal tonnage down in week ending July
The National Coal Association estimated bituminous production at 1.5 million tons for the week ended July. Most union miners were on annual vacation during the week. The comparable week in 1949 saw 4.913 million tons produced.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Coal Association Today
Mohler 64 Dies of Heart Attack in Beckley
G A Mohler longtime Coca Cola bottling and feed firm president dies at 6 a m in Beckley Hospital age 64 born March 26 1886 Perry County Pa moved to Beckley 1919 founded Raleigh Coca Cola Bottling Works Beckley Feed Co Mohler active as president until his death married Florence Lackey of Iron Gate Va served on Beckley Recreation Board Chamber of Commerce Presbyterian Church West Virginia Bottlers Assoc National Bottlers Assoc funeral 2 30 p m Sunday Beckley Presbyterian Church with Dr Phare Dr Lineweaver survivors include four sons and one brother pallbearers elders and deacons of the church
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16 Fliers Killed Live Ammunition On Death Plane
A Dayton area B-50 crash near Lebanon Ohio killed 16 airmen after officials raised the toll from an earlier count. Coroner Dr H M William said the aircraft carried live ammunition and shells were heard popping as witnesses described a cratered site.
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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
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Eighth Air Force
Biggs Field
Eli ‘Paso
Tex
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World Council of Churches backs UN Korea action
The World Council of Churches’ policy committee, representing about 160 million adherents, approved UN military police actions in Korea with two dissenters. It urged negotiated settlement, condemned atomic and biological weapons, and called for international bans on modern warfare methods. Charles P. Taft presented the statement.
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Tohonto
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Korea
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U S Ability to Wage Maj ovr War Tested in Korea
Washington experts warn Russia may use Korea to draw the United States into a wider conflict. The story outlines possible Moscow strategy to feed aid gradually while maintaining superiority, and notes U S forces and weapons are being evaluated for broader war readiness.
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