Lost Battalion Fights Way Out and Draft May Start in 10 Days
United States Army mobilizes as the 2nd Infantry division at Fort Lewis and units from the 2nd 3rd 4th and 6th Army areas are alerted for movement to the Korean front. Draft calls are deemed likely within 10 days unless voluntary enlistments rise. Major Gen Keiser commands the 2nd Division awaiting orders. Secrecy surrounds which units are alerted as Marine and other forces prepare for deployment.
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Washington
Fort Lewis
Wash
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
Air Force
Navy
Marine
Armed Services
Army
Laurence Bolton Keiser
First Marine Division
First Marine Air Wing
West Coast
Sixth Army
San Franisco
Second Army
Fort Meade
Third Army
Fort McPherson
Atlanta
Tokyo
Chowan
Kum River
MacArthur
Things Are Going to Be Different Now Says Gr as Cannons Dust Reds
United Press dispatch from Korea reports a coordinated air and ground strike on North Korean tanks near the Chowan front. A Piper Cub guided artillery fire that disabled several tanks, with Lt. Bert Van Engel and Cpl. Calahan communicating eyes on target. M/Sgt. Pat Benter predicts a changed pace as forces advance.
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United Press
U.S. Army
Korea
U.P
Bert van Engel
Milwaukee
Cpl
Robert Calahan
Colony
Kan
van Engel
Calahan
Chowan
Trains Roll Again With Army Bosses
About 1500 AFL switchmen ended a two week strike on the Rock Island railroad. Army run trains resumed after a federal injunction in Buffalo. Union president Arthur J. Glover ordered a return to work, insisting the dispute with the Rock Island and other lines remains unsettled.
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Chicago
Rock Island
Buffalo
N. Y
John Knight
Arthur J. Glover
Glover
Truman
Radio Moscow Claims Americans Try to Kindle New War
Radio Moscow renewed its attack on United Nations Secretary General Trygve Lie and said American attempts to kindle a new world war in Korea were doomed to inevitable failure. Commentator Lev Sedin said the United States was making feverish and dishonest efforts to conceal its armed intervention under the name of the United Nations. He charged Lie with obligingly assisting the gross violation of the United Nations charter.
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London
U.P
Radio
Moscow
United Nations
Trygve Lie
Korea
Lev Sedin
United States
Lie
North Korea
Economic Control for War Not Necessary Yet
Senator Taft says he will support a $1 billion military funding boost for a decisive Korea victory but opposes immediate economic controls. He favors voluntary steel industry adjustments and notes no rush for broader measures. Senator Hill expects no presidential push for controls unless Korea worsens or a new Communist threat emerges. The Senate debates new funds beyond $14.68 billion and $37.69 billion packages. Tydings cautions mobilization depends on future facts. no immediate National Guard or reserve mobilization expected, though conditions could change quickly.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Korea
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Congress
Hill
D-Ala
Tydings
Senate Armed Services Committee
WBAL
Baltimore
Wiley
Wis
Butte Miner Fred J Vogel Dies in Town Crash
Fred Joseph Vogel of 505 North Main, a 40-year-old Butte miner, was killed and two companions seriously injured when their 1956 Chevrolet crashed into a tree in the 1700 block on Florence Sunday night at about 7:30. Driver Andy Krause, 34, and passenger Ted Gutz, 42, were hospitalized with head, facial, neck and arm injuries. Larry Rauh, 4, was later admitted for observation after being struck by a car nearby. Coroner Sayatovic investigates. an inquest will follow findings.
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Fred Joseph Vogel
North Main
Butte
Florence
Vogel
Andy Krause
East Boardman
Murray Hospital
Krause
St. James Hospital
Ted Gutz
West Granite
Gutz
Larry Rauh
Victor Rauh
West Galena
Uptown
R. E. Sayatovic
South Side
Sayatovic
William Ryan
Lars Larsen
Florence Driscoll
North Washington
Rauh Boy
Crystal and Park
St. James
Red Korean Radio Falls Behind Front News
A Tokyo dispatch notes North Korea’s radio broadcasts from Pyongyang and Seoul lag 24 hours or more behind battlefield progress. Propaganda persists with little restraint as reports of advances remain unverified or delayed, suggesting reduced pride or withheld military details while propaganda continues.
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Tokyo
Red
Pyongyang
Red Army
Seoul
North Ko
British Communists Condemn American Korea War Action
The British Communist party denounced U S military action in Korea as a bid to establish an atomic bridgehead on Asia's mainland for war on the Soviet Union and China. A resolution called the United States embarked on a criminal adventure, demanding occupation of Japan and Formosa, reoccupation of the Philippines, and intervention in Indo China to back weakened French imperialism. It also branded the UN Security Council a rump body under American influence and accused the secretary-general of aiding General MacArthur.
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London
British
Communist Party
Korea
Asia
Soviet Union
China
United States
Japan
Formosa
Philippines
Indo-China
United Nations Security Council
America
Douglas
MacArthur
Puzzler Riddling Sign Stumps Grand Rapids Crowd
In Grand Rapids on July 9 a church posted a catchphrase sign reading This is a ch ch What is missing prompting puzzled visitors. The sign plays on a missing letters puzzle drawing wordplay interest from locals.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Weather Forecast for Butte and Montana Region
Partly cloudy Monday with scattered afternoon thunderstorms and highs 75 to 85 in Montana west of Divide. East of Divide expects scattered thunderstorms then fair, highs 80 to 90. Butte area forecast: Monday temperatures 48 to 77 with Sunday readings 83 and 49 and .05 inch precipitation. Maximums/minimums refer to 12 and 18 hours ending 5:30 p.m. Sunday.
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School of Mines
Montana
Divide
Red Satellites May Recruit For Korea War
West Berlin anti Communist press claims Soviet satellite states plan to raise international brigades to fight in Korea. The report, citing unidentified East German sources, names Wilhelm Zaisser as a brigades recruiter and mentions Warsaw as the marshal point. No independent confirmation available. Deserters cite fear of being sent to Korea from East Germany.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Taegliche Rundschau
United Nations
Korea
Berlinger Stadbladtt
East Germany
Warsaw
Europe
Communist Policy Army
Stadbladt
Wilhelm Zaisser
Gomez
Hundreds Feared Dead From Colombia Quake
A series of violent earthquakes devastated mountain villages in northeastern Colombia, with hundreds feared dead and many injured. Across Cucuta province at least 150 bodies were recovered by Sunday night, as shocks rattled Peru Ecuador and Chile and villagers fled to fields.
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Bogota
Colombia
Cucuta
Peru
Ecuador
Chile
Cuzco
Jesus Ramirez
Observatory
Andes
Sierra de Perija
Panama
Lucio Pabon Nunez
Santander
United Press
MacArthur reports heavy air strikes slow North Korean advance
General MacArthur announced that 36 North Korean tanks were destroyed or disabled and 135 Red trucks with two locomotives halted in Sunday night–day air operations. Fighters and light bombers pounded the Reds as a distinct lull settled along the Chonan front amid reported NK communication troubles. The main push was still advancing south from Chonan.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Chonan
Rains May Soon Halt Drive of Korean Reds
North Korean forces push toward the Kum river near Taejon while rain threatens to halt advances. American troops rush reinforcements as leaders question whether the western front can hold until buildup. The Kum barrier lies 15 miles north of Taejon and blocks the Chonan-Taejon road.
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Korea
U.P
Taejon
Chonan
Kum River
Kum
Han River
Seoul
Western Front
Chonan-Taejon
75 Years in Sunday School and Never Missed Once
Philadelphia July 9. Westside Presbyterian church opened with Jennie Culbertson Powers, 78, present as usual marking 75 consecutive years of Sunday school attendance. Her record, once doubted by national officials, was later confirmed as authentic. Powers notes three homes: heaven, earth, and the Westside church, and expresses happiness in two.
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Philadelphia
Westside Presbyterian Church
Jennie Culbertson Powers
Miss Powers
Washington
Should We Use the A-Bomb in Korea Debate Arises
MAX HALL reports on July 9 1949 the Truman era debate about using atomic bombs in Korea. While officials silent many citizens discuss pros and cons imagining scenarios where bombs could target troops and bridges, weighing ethics and wartime necessity amid ongoing confinement of the war’s danger.
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Congress
Hiroshima
Jones
America
Korea
Smith
Night Air Raids Hit North Korean Troops Around Chonan
An American airbase report details round the clock bombing by B 26 light bombers and rocket fighters against North Korean concentrations near Pyongtaek Chonan and the northern edge of Chonui. The mission aimed to disrupt enemy forces and morale with 1 000 pound bombs and strafing runs by Mustangs and jets.
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Japan
Pyongtaek
Chonan
Chonui
Allen H. Blum
Omaha
Neb
van C. Burnett
Fort Worth
Texas
George R. Thompson
Port Orange
Fla
Cpl
Raymond A. Marsh
Faribault
Minn
Dale P. Simpson
Sweetwater
Austin G. Roberson
Hope
Ark
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South Korea
Robert Miller
Pat Benter
Troy, N
Footie
Radio Moscow
Frank W. Chermak
Manitowoc
United States Air Force
Richard C. Ferguson
NEA Acme
NEA Telephoto
Fred J. Vogel
Red Korean
Puzzler
Associated Press
Korea War
MaceArthur
Westside
By Max Hall
White House
Defense Department
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