Atomic ultimatum urged by Bent en on Korea crisis
Congress rallied as Representative Bentsen urged President Truman to issue a one week atomic ultimatum to North Korea invaders. Critics in the Senate pressed the administration over defense funding and troop levels, while Acheson signaled caution on using the atomic bomb. The Maritime Commission moved 16 ships to support Korea, and military reserves were eyed for mobilization.
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Washington
Congress
Representative Bentsen
D-Texas
Truman
South Korea
Senate
Korea
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Defense Department
Acheson
Moscow
Yugoslavia
United States
United States Maritime Commission
Navy
Air Force
House
President Truman
North Korea
Bentsen
Franconia Liner Runs Aground Near Quebec City
The Cunard liner Franconia, 20 175 tons with 750 passengers, ran aground on the Isle of Orleans in the St Lawrence river after leaving Quebec City for Liverpool. No immediate casualties reported though the ship may be heavily damaged. Three tugs requested. refloat planned after the 5 am high tide. Passengers were taken ashore to Quebec City for the night.
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Quebec City
Isle of Orleans
St. Lawrence River
Rocky Island
Liverpool
England
Chateau Belaire
Franconia
St. Lawrence
Cunard Donaldson Company
AFL CIO to Open New Unity Talks
Washington on July 25 the AFL and CIOwill begin a fresh round of unity talks their first since May 1947. William Green and Philip Murray will head delegations with key aides from both unions. The talks aim to discuss cooperation and potential merger while noting past obstacles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
AFL
CIO
William Green
Philip Murray
Charles McGowen
Boiler Workers
Dan Tobin
Dan Tracy
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
James B. Carey
Allan S. Haywood
Walter Reuther
Auto Workers
Joe Curran
Maritime Workers
Emil Rieve
Textile Workers
Frank Rosenblum
Clothing Workers
L. S.S. Buckmaster
Rubber Workers
Britain Aims to Avoid Ground Fighting in Korea
London officials on July 12 indicated Britain plans to stay out of ground fighting in Korea as long as possible. They argued Britain's major Western security role is in Malaya and Hong Kong, and said Britain has not been asked to deploy ground troops. A policy review would occur if an American SOS arrived.
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London
Britain
Korea
Far East
Malayan
Hong Kong
Asia
United States
Defense
Emmanuel Shinwell
The
Commons
Nebraska Flood Threat Drenches Beatrice Wilbur Omaha area
Nebraskan rainstorms dumped six to eight inches Wednesday while flood waters spread through Beatrice and Wilbur on the Big Blue. Five drownings occurred near Fullerton as a sudden flash flood struck a highway.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Beatrice
Wilbur
Danbury
Fullerton
Butte Weather Outlook Fair and Warmer Thursday
Generally fair in Butte with a slight rise in temperatures. Thursday highs near 77 and morning lows around 40. Periods 12 midnight Tuesday to 5 30 p m Wednesday show airport 33 to 72 and School of Mines 36 to 70 with no precipitation. West of Divide fair and 75 to 85. east of Divide fair and 75 to 82.
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School of Mines
Divide
Congress Shelves Excise Tax Cut Measure
Senate leaders indicated the bill to cut excise taxes and raise levies on large corporations is dead unless the Korean War improves. Senator Byrd said the measure is laid aside after Treasury Secretary Snyder withdrew support, signaling the bill’s collapse.
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Congress
Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
Snyder
Treasury
House
George
Finance Committee
Com
Draft Quota to Be Announced Soon in Montana
Helena Montana July 12 draft director S H Mitchell said Montana’s quota for the first selective service call this summer will be announced in a few days. The brigadier general reported national headquarters expects a 20000 man call not later than September. Mitchell set draft operations in motion Tuesday with local offices rented in 56 counties. Clerks board members and records reallocated for 15 draft offices in Helena Livingston Billings Miles City Wolf Point Malta Havre Kalispell Missoula Butte Lewistown Glendive Great Falls Shelby and Roundup ready to classify men once records arrive and quarters are secured.
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Helena
Montana
S. H. Mitchell
Livingston
Billings
Miles City
Wolf Point
Malta
Havre
Kalispell
Missoula
Butte
Lewistown
Glendive
Great Falls
Shelby
Roundup
Mitchell
Youth Apparently Killed in Fall in Glacier Park
Robert Stokes an 18 year old Tulsa Oklahoma youth fell about 200 feet while climbing Mt Wilbur in Glacier National Park. His companions reported the accident Wednesday night and could not reach the spot. Park rangers summoned guides and planned a daylight search as the terrain was too rough for night travel.
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West Glacier
Mont
Robert Stokes
Tulsa
Okla
Glacier National Park
Mt. Wilbur
Park
Stokes
Defense to Request Billion or More for Korean War
Sen. Elmer Thomas said defense officials expect a request of 1 billion dollars or more next week to fund Korean War costs. He distributed a letter to Secretary Johnson noting current finances and that funds already provided are being used for immediate costs and new aircraft support, with some money lapsing.
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Defense
Washington
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Defense Department
Congress
Korea
Thomas
Senate Appropriations Committee
Johnson
State of Defense
Oklahoma
Mike Monroney
Air Force
Scouts Return From Valley Forge Trip
Forty eight Boy Scouts of Vigilante council returned home to Butte on Wednesday after a 26 day journey that included attendance at the Valley Forge jamboree and stops in New York Chicago Detroit Washington D C St Louis and Indianapolis. Led by Lex Templin and Wayne Jones the group toured historic sites and major league games. Jones missed the return due to a chickenpox setback and is to leave a Philadelphia naval hospital soon. Mayor Morgan welcomed the scouts at Northern Pacific station.
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Boy Scouts of
Lex Templin
Wayne Jones
Frank McCormick
Frank Palmer
Deer Lodge
Walter Bartholf
Whitehall
Jones
Valley Forge
Naval Hospital
Philadelphia
West Point Military Academy
N. Y
Washington Monument
White House
Mount Vernon
FBI
Congressional Library
Washington, D. C
Liberty Hall
Templin
Thomas R. Morgan
Northern Pacific Station
Grenade Explodes in Captain's Hand at Camp Carson
A grenade detonated in Captain Charles L. Bush's hand during a demonstration at Camp Carson. Bush, 43, from Hobart Indiana, was killed. Nine others were injured, one critically, including Pfc Connie Brokman Jr of Orange Virginia and Lt Gilbert F. O. Phillips. The group belonged to the 14th Infantry. All were hospitalized or treated on site.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Charles L. Bush
Hobart
Ind
Bush
Camp Carson
Connie Brokman, Jr
Orange
Gilbert F. O. Phillips
Alamosa
Clyde A. Gibbs
East Rochester
N. H
Robert D. Richardson
Florence
Ala
14Th Infantry
Carson
Unions Set Aside Strike Weapon
In Chicago on July 12 AFL Yardmasters union representing yard workers on 66 railroads joined trainmen and conductors in withholding strike action due to the Korean War. Yardmasters like 250000 others would have been free to strike Saturday over wage and hour disputes, while also rejecting a presidential fact finding board’s recommendations. Confabs with federal mediators begin Friday to seek peaceful settlement, averting walks for now.
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Chicago
U.P
AFL Yardmasters Union
M. G. Schoch
Truman
Pullman
Tuman
Acheson Delivers Two Warnings to the Russians
Secretary of State Acheson signaled two warnings to the Soviet Union during a Washington news conference. He suggested any further aggression, such as a Soviet attempt to overrun Yugoslavia, would be met with United States resolve. He also implied that if the United States chose to use atomic bombs in a major war, Russian propaganda could not alter that decision. The remarks were aimed at Kremlin officials amid reports of Bulgarian motorized units near Yugoslavia’s border.
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Yugoslavia
United States
Acheson
Free World
State Department
Kremlin
Communist Party
Belgrade
Retreat of Heavily Out-Numbered Yanks From Chochiwon
North Korean forces attacked a small American skeleton garrison at Chochiwon, driving defenders from the main railroad and highway junction northwest of Taejon. The retreat was orderly with most equipment salvaged after Tuesday withdrawal. Americans captured eight armed NK spies hidden behind lines. Light tanks supported the withdrawal as heavier Russian-made medium tanks prevailed in combat.
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Chochiwon
U.P
Key City
Kum River
Taejon
Chechiwon
Gallant Action As Americans Retreat Across Kum River
Outnumbered U S forces fell back across the Kum river in daylight to a new defensive line near Taejon. Reports cite 38 Red tanks destroyed in air supported operations as North Koreans push toward Hamchong and Chunju. Lt Gen Walton H Walker assumes command of ground forces in Korea as U S and South Korean units brace for further offensives.
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Korea
Kum River
Tokyo
New River Line
United States
Chochiwon
Kum
Taejon
South Korea
MacArthur
Tanyang
Hamchong
Chungju
Associated Press
William R. Moore
Tom Lambert
Lambert
Walton H. Walker
Eighth Army
Chochiwon- Chongan
General Walker Takes Over Korean Command
Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker, commander of the United States Eighth Army in Japan, has assumed command of ground forces in Korea. An army headquarters communique said Walker took over at midnight Wednesday and an Eighth Army advance post was set up in Korea. It remains unclear if he will go to Korea. he flew to the battlefield area on July 8 for an inspection trip.
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Tokyo
Walton H. Walker
United States Eighth Army
Japan
Korea
Walker
Eighth Army
Eighth
United States Army Forces In
Usafir
Battle
J. Lawton Collins
United States Army
United States
Armored “Ghost Corps
Patton
Third Army
Europe
France
Winston Churchill
Britain
House of Commons
US Army Air Force chiefs arrive for strategy conference
Tokyo July 13 report that Gen. Douglas MacArthur hosts a top strategy conference with Gen. J Lawton Collins Army chief of staff and Gen. Hoyt S Vandenberg commander in chief as U S military leaders meet in Tokyo to map plans and policy during the occupation period.
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Tokyo
United States Army
Air Force
Douglas MacArthur
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Hoyt
Vandenberg
Helena Motorist Dies of Injuries
Madera California July 12 U P Otha Baldwin 55 of Helena Montana died Wednesday from injuries suffered in an automobile crash on July 10 along highway 41 fifteen miles east of Madera His car collided with another driven by Charles Swift of Friant California Baldwin's 14 year old son George was critically injured in the crash
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Madera
Calif
U.P
Otha Baldwin
Helena
Mont
Highway 41
Here
Baldwin
Charles Swift
Friant
George
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Max
Min
Army and Air Force
Treasure State
M. R. Harris
Harris
Norman Scheid
Terry
Russell Williams
Three Forks
Leo Graham
Philipsburg
Walter Rossum
Anaconda
Jack Winston
Hamilton
Winston
Fort Ord
San Antonio
Glacier Park
U.S
By John M. Hightower
Robert Miller
Kaesong
SUWON
Seoul
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