Truman authorizes US ground troops aid in Korea
President Truman announced US ground troops may be used in Korea alongside an air mission and a naval blockade. He said General MacArthur can deploy certain supporting ground units as Korean forces face a North Korean advance near Seoul. The move follows reports of a North Korean breakthrough south of Seoul and aims to support UN efforts.
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United States
Reds threaten U S headquarters as Korean war theater expands
North Korean armored columns advanced toward Suwon as General MacArthur received Truman's approval for American ground forces in Korea. Hard air strikes targeted Pyongyang with raids ordered across invasion routes as allied nations pledged support.
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Defense Department
Suwon
Pusan
Korea
Readiness stated for Far East troops as Korea moves loom
Gen J Lawton Collins said Seventh, 24th and 25th Infantry Divisions in the Far East are well trained and alert after the White House announced new actions. Ground forces in Japan Okinawa and Ryukyus plus the Philippines and 8000 more in Hawaii. Congress backs the President’s moves with mixed views on Congress sharing authority.
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Breakthrough reported southwest of Seoul by invaders
Officials confirmed a break through by invaders to the southwest of Seoul but did not disclose the 15 mile penetration. The unset disclosure leaves details unclear while confirming a major advance in the conflict.
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Seoul
Man Admits Causing 168 Circus Deaths
Ohio fire marshal says Robert Dale Segee 21 Circleville admitted setting the Ringling Bros fire in Hartford Conn that killed 168 and injured 412 in 1944. He also admitted 25 to 30 other fires in Portland Maine New Hampshire Ohio and other locations and says he is responsible for four deaths. Pickaway County grand jury indicted him on two arson counts for fires in Circleville.
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Columbus
Ohio
Harry J. Callan
Robert Dale Segee
Circleville
Ringling Bros
Hartford
Callan
Segee
East St. Louis
Pickaway County
Virginia Weather Summary From Extended Norfolk Forecast
Mostly fair today through Saturday with highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s Little temperature change expected Saturday Showers possible Sunday through Tuesday Total rainfall expected between half and three quarters of an inch Extended forecast notes showery periods and cooler readings in West Virginia and nearby locations with normal levels and river stage at Bellepoint remaining near normal and clear
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Bellepoint
Fireman Killed Six Injured in Wreck Near Avella
A volunteer fireman Louis Puskas, 35, was killed when their open squad truck left the road and struck a house en route from a convention at Avella Pennsylvania. Six others were injured and taken to Ohio Valley General Hospital in Wheeling where officials said injuries were not serious.
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Avella
Louis Puskas
Ohio Valley General Hospital
Wheeling
Rohrbough Withdraws From West Virginia Congressional Run
Former Rep Edward G Rohrbough of West Virginia withdrew from the Third District race. In a statement he said he could win the nomination with a hard fight but did not want to undertake two tough campaigns in succession.
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Associa Washington
Edward G. Rohrbough
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West Virginia
West Virginia population up five percent in 1950 census
West Virginia shows a five percent population gain from 1940 reaching a tentative total of 1,998,765 with the state nearing 2,000,000.county and district figures reflect increases mainly in the southern region around Charleston and Huntington, with four of six congressional districts up and two down.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Huntington
Panhandle
Washington
Special Circuit Court Session Set Monday
A special one day Raleigh County Circuit Court term will open at 10 a.m. Monday with no jury. Only chancery matters not requiring trial will be heard, Judge Ben H. Ashworth announced.
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Raleigh County Circuit Court
Ben H. Ashworth
War scare spurs tire buying in Beckley during rationing fear
Beckley shoppers respond to war scare with a surge in tire purchases. Local dealers report a 50 percent rise since the Korea conflict became U S policy, with stock runs and delayed deliveries as manufacturers and wholesalers face uncertainty. Dealers caution the panic may ease, but warn rationing could follow if demand persists. A July 4 sale gimmick appears among some agencies as the spike continues.
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United States
Korea
Beckley Tire
Vertising
Youth 17 Admits Killing Stepfather at Odd Residence
George Maxwell seventeen admitted shooting his stepfather George Shrewsbury with a 12 gauge shotgun at their home near Odd. The incident followed a court ban on the stepfather entering the house and involved a window shot after an attempted entry. The boy and his mother reported the killing to Deputy Mason Farley. A preliminary hearing is expected Monday.
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George Shrewsbury
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Thomas Creek
Mason Farley
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Caffee
Howard
Raleigh
Pre Trial Parleys In District Court
Pre trial conferences on civil cases continued at noon in the Southern District of West Virginia with Judge Ben Moore and staff arriving at 10 30 am to dispose of matters and a juvenile hearing planned for this afternoon. Petit jurors for the term are not to report until July 17 when trials begin.
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United States District Court
Southern District of West Virginia
Ben Moore
Charleston
Bullet in Man's Head Found After 12 Years
LITTLE ROCK Ark A pistol bullet removed yesterday from Jack Daniels 26 after it had been embedded in his head for 12 years Surgeons spent four and a half hours on the delicate operation and called the prospects for recovery good Daniels a farmer from Jamestown Ark was 14 when he was shot after being mistaken for a chicken thief The bullet entered high in the forehead He recovered, married, and now has two children
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Jack Daniels
Daniels
Jamestown
East Beckleyans Plead Guilty to Wounding Charges
Lawrence Stone and Howard Fox of East Beckley pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding in Raleigh County Court. Judge Riffe set July 15 for sentencing for the men indicted in the wounding of Harold Caves, also of East Beckley.
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Howard Fox
East Beckley
Raleigh County
Riffe
Harold Caves
East Bechley
Rush Holt Joins GOP Seeks Congress Seat
CHARLESTON Rush D Holt former Democratic U S senator announced he will seek the Republican nomination to Congress from the Third District His entry makes a five way race in the district as Rufus C Hart a Fayette bus lines operator filed for the post Holt a member of the House of Delegates from Lewis County announced his candidacy at his Weston home He said blind partisanship plays into the hands of those sponsoring pseudo socialism and that vital issues require bold action Holt was elected to the U S Senate in 1934 as a Democrat and later served in the state Legislature
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Charleston
Rush D. Holt
U.S
Congress
Rufus C. Hart
Fayette
Holt
House of Delegates
Lewis County
Weston
America
Passenger Pulled From 46 Plane
The Civil Aeronautics Administration reported a passenger was sucked out of a C 46 plane over Accomac Virginia after a rear cargo door blew open. James Trotter of Miami Springs Florida was identified. The non scheduled J Argonaut Airlines flight departed Newark New Jersey shortly before midnight with about 20 passengers aboard.
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New York
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James Trotter
Miami Springs
Fla
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