Red Forces Near Suwon in Korea Conflict
North Korean armored columns moved within eight to fifteen miles of Suwon as U.S. ground forces were authorized. MacArthur ordered raids on invasion bases as Britain and allies pledged support. South Korean officials reported Seoul suburbs reentered by southern troops amid heavy air bombardment. Continued on page 8.
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Russell Brines
Tokyo
Han River
South Korea
Suwon
Truman
U.S
MacArthur
Seoul
Washington
Defense Department
Pusan
Korea
Taejon
Britain
Holland
China
Australia
New Zealand
Clarence Ryee
North Korea
Truman authorizes ground troops and naval blockade in Korea
President Truman announced measures under UN support to Korea including Air Force missions in northern Korea, a naval blockade of the Korean coast, and use of certain supporting ground units by General MacArthur. The moves followed reports of a North Korean breakthrough south of Seoul and involve Far East command troops in Japan and the Ryukyus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Korea
United States Air Force
Douglas MacArthur
White House
Defense Department
Seoul
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of State
Joint Chiefs of Tary of Defense
Joint Chiefs of Situation In Korea
United Nations Security Council
Republic of Korea
United Sates Air Force
Korean
MacArthur
Far East
Seventh Infantry
24Th Infantry
25Th Infantry
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Far Eastern
U.S
Japan
Okinawa
Ryukyu Chain
Philippines
Hawaii
Acheson
Circus fire case solved in Ohio confession
Ohio Fire Marshal names 20 year old Robert Dale Segee of Circleville as the man who started the Hartford circus fire that killed 168. He also confessed to four slayings and more than twenty fires in Maine New Hampshire and Ohio. A Port Towns list of fires includes a Portsmouth New Hampshire schoolhouse blaze and a Portland Maine warehouse fire among others.
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Columbus
Ohio
Hartford
Callan
Segee
Guy B. Cline
Pickaway County
Cline
East St. Louis
Segree
Circleville
Callar
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Portland
Providence
R. I
Conn
Tucker Given 10 Year Term
Charles F. Tucker a 59 year old former insurance salesman was sentenced in Federal Court to ten years for a 300000 insurance fraud scheme. Judge William E Steckler ordered five years on each of three counts with two sentences to run concurrently. Tucker pleaded guilty May 17 and ten related counts were dismissed after victims died. He vanished in 1940 and was captured in Kentucky after a ten year manhunt.
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Indianapolis
Jue
Charles F. Tucker
William E. Steckler
Tucker
Russell
Steckler
Banks Closed July 4 National Holiday
Terre Haute banks will be closed throughout the day on Tuesday July 4 as a national holiday per the Terre Haute Clearing House Association.
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Terre Haute
Terre Haute Clearing House Association
Pasadena ambulance drivers accept small pay rise
Ambulance drivers at Pasadena's Emergency Hospital gained a 15 cent monthly pay increase. The raise bumps their income tax, offset by including cost of living bonuses in wages. City Manager Don McMillan offered to adjust salaries to help reduce tax impact.
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Pasadena
Calif
Don McMillan
Miklozek to Be Sworn In as Terre Haute Acting Postmaster
Applications for the permanent Terre Haute postmaster job to replace the late Jerome F. Shandy must be filed by July 25. Frank L. Miklozek, named acting postmaster, prepared to take over and also seeks permanent appointment. The position pays 6570 dollars yearly. He was to be sworn in at the Federal Building Friday afternoon. He is father of two children, including Frank L. Jr.
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Terre Haute
Jerome F. Shandy
Washington
Frank L. Miklozek
Miklozek
Federal Building
Frank L. Jr
Postmaster Nominee Miklozek Has Indiana Legal Ties
Miklozek with wife Louise Stoffers resides at 1132 North Fourth Street. Former partner in Beasley & Beasley law firm and U S Army veteran who served from 1941 to 1945 in England Africa and Italy. He earned a J D from Indiana University Law in 1939 and an A B from Indiana State Teachers College in 1936.
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Candace Louise
Miklozek
Louise Stoffers
North Fourth Street
Beasley & Beasley
U S. Army
England
North Africa
Italy
Tunisia
Indiana University School of Law
Indiana State Teachers College
Shrinking Demand Dims Indiana State Teachers College Placements
Indiana State Teachers College reports 18 percent more graduates placed than last summer. Elementary shortages persist while social studies and men’s physical education show the largest surpluses. About 250 to 300 graduates accepted fall positions, with many more to come and some teaching in states including Texas Oregon Alaska Ohio Michigan Illinois Maryland Minnesota Missouri Nevada California Mississippi Kansas Florida Arkansas New Mexico Kentucky. Starting salaries range 2200 to 3500 dollars, with alumni job changes comprising about 60 percent of placements as of the bureau report.
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Indiana State Teachers College
Wayne Schomer
Schomer
Indiana
Texas
Oregon
Alaska
Ohio
Michigan
Illinois
Maryland
Minnesota
Missouri
Nevada
California
Mississippi
Kansas
Florida
Arkansas
New Mexico
Kentucky
The
Bureau of Placement
MacArthur Orders Cross 38th Parallel In Korea War
United Press reports a shift in Korea war rules as Gen. MacArthur tells pilots to strike the Communist air force wherever located and cross the 38th parallel if needed. The line separates Communist and non Communist Korea, with fuel dumps and depots north of the parallel.
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Harry Ferguson
United Press Foreign
Korea
Douglas MacArthur
Athens
Greece
Lisbon
Portugal
Philadelphia
Denver
Seoul
Thirty-Eighth Parallel
38Th Parallel
Ex-Prize Fighter Too Tall For Army
Memphis wire reports that John Patrick Laxton 38 now 6 feet 11 3 4 inches tall was rejected by the army for the twentieth time. An army recruiter joked they could use him to raise and lower the flag without a halyard. Laxton an ex prize fighter said he is getting married to Zona McLemore of Memphis who stands 5 feet 3 inches.
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Memphis
Tenn
Armed Forces
John Patrick Laxton
Laxton
Zona McLemore
Senate acts to cut excise taxes by one billion dollars
Senate leaders promise fast action on a House approved bill cutting excise taxes by 1.01 billion dollars. The measure passed the House 375 to 14 amid war scare concerns. The Finance Committee will meet behind closed doors Monday to vet the plan as Taft cautions brief hearings. The bill would lift wartime sales taxes on items such as furs jewelry watches luggage cosmetics tires tickets and many others.
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Washington
Senate
House
Taft
Ohio
G.O.P
Finance Committee
Weather Summary From The Weather Bureau
Fair conditions reported by The Weather Bureau at 6 am with noon and 9 am readings. Sunrise at 5 26, sunset later. River stage shows 8.6 ft and falling. Yesterday's high 75 and low 52 with no precipitation.
Wet weekend forecast for Terre Haute area
Weather notes show fair tonight and a Saturday with partly cloudy skies and scattered showers. Temperatures will hold, with tonight around 54 and tomorrow reaching about 78. Similar vibes across Indiana and Illinois with mild changes and highs in the mid 70s to 80s.
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Terre Haute
Ndiana
Leon
Illinois
Rent Control Act Extends Protections Into 1951
The Federal Housing and Rent Act of 1950 clears Congress and becomes effective at midnight Friday. It keeps Vigo county rent control until December 31, 1950 and allows extensions to June 30, 1951 for incorporated areas by local vote or referendum. Veterans receive 30 days preference for new housing, and the expeditor’s office stays active through June 30, 1951.
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Congress
House of Representatives
United States Senate
Truman
Art Everett
Vigo County
College Foundation Buys Apartments For Campus Expansion
The Indiana State Teachers College Foundation announced the purchase of four properties on North Sixth Street between Eagle and Chestnut for campus growth. The Cheek Apartments, bought from Dr. John H. Cheek, are the largest piece. other parcels were owned by Mrs. Mary E. Lovell Chester Y. Kelley and Mr. and Mrs. Norman R. Dunlap. No price was disclosed. The buildings will house married students and GIs attending the college.
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Indiana State Teachers College Foundation
Sixth Street
Eagle and
Chestnut Streets
Sixth and
Eagle Streets
Sixth
Fifth Streets
Cheek
John H. Cheek
Mary E. Lovell
Chester Y. Kelley
Norman R. Dunlap
G.ls
Pope Bans Clerics Without Vatican Approval
Pope Pius issued a major excommunication against those who undermine Catholic authority and assume high pastoral office without Vatican approval. The decree from the Sacred Congregation of the Council states those within its scope incur the sanction, which only the Vatican can lift.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius
Vatican
Sacred Congregation of the Council
Formosa policy tests Chiang as U N aims to halt clashes
AP analyst DeWitt MacKenzie reports Washington freezes the civil war by ordering the Seventh Fleet to prevent any attack on Formosa while urging Chiang Kai-shek toward restraint. The move ties Formosa's future to regional security. Continued on page 2.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
America
China
Truman
Pig Island
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
U.N
Red Aggres
Sion
Korea
Pacific
United States
Seventh Fleet
Soviets Refuse U S Peace Help Over Korea Conflict
Moscow rejected Washington's request for Soviet aid to remove North Korean forces from South Korea. Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko said foreign powers should not interfere in Korea. He blamed South Korean authorities for provoked fighting and noted UN findings of North Korea's invasion.
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Moscow
Russia
United States
Soviet Union
South Korea
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.S
Alan G. Kirk
Korea
United Nations
North Korea
Rhee Says Korea Could Spark New World War
President Syngman Rhee indicated in Taejon that Korea may soon determine if conflict will widen into a world war. Clarence Ryee stated the next two to three days would reveal whether American air actions could draw in Russia.
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Tokyo
Syngman Rhee
Republic of Korea
Clarence Ryee
Republic
Taejon
Rhee
North Korea
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U. S. Senate
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Fort Wayne
Kiwanis Club
Terre Haute House
Bob Lang
James Conover
Ralph Tucker
William Helgers
Department of Veterans Affairs
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RED
U. S
State Acheson
Defense
Johnson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
W. Averell Harriman
Defense Early
Barkley
Rayburn
Lucas
McCormack
Ringling Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Dennett and
Portsmouth
N. H
Sargent and Lord Co
Commercial Wharf
F. Miklozek
Terre Haute Bar Association
Indiana State Bar Association
Fort Harrison
American Legion
Elks Club
Junior Chamber of Commerce
College Bureau
OU. S&s. Weather Bureau
College Foundation
Pope
REDS
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