Truman Seeks 10.5 Billion for Korea War Readiness
President Truman formally asked Congress for 10.49 billion dollars to fund the Korean war and place U S armed forces in a state of readiness. The request calls for a 600000 manpower expansion, with 4535 million for the Air Force and 3063 million for the Army plus 2648 million for Navy and Marine needs.
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Washington
U.P
Truman
Congress
United States
Mr. Truman
Air Force
Army
Navy and
Marine Corps
Defense Department
Preacher Denounces Scare Buying in Mass Parish
North Adams Mass July 24 A member of the Rev Victor B Chicoine First Congregational Church was moved by his Sunday sermon against food hoarding calling scare buying poor American ism She returned five pounds of sugar bought Saturday reflecting the message in the sermon
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North Adams
Mass
Victor B. Chicoine
First Congregational Church
Butte Weather Forecast Tuesday Warm with sun and clouds
Butte area and Montana west of Divide predict clear to partly cloudy conditions on Tuesday with high 80 to 90 and scattered thundershowers north. Tuesday daytime highs largely 80s, with overnight lows around 40s to 50s.
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School of Mines
Divide
Midshipman Flies Combat With Carrier in Korea
Midshipman Gordon E. Strickland aged 21 from Palo Alto California became the first American Navy midshipman to see combat since the Spanish American War era when he landed his Corsair on a United States Seventh Fleet carrier off Korea. He conducted a combat air patrol over enemy waters and completed his landing on the third attempt to a ceremonial welcome in the officers wardroom where a hot cake was served. The executive officer noted his 21 000th carrier landing.
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Korea
U.P
Gordon E. Strickland
Palo Alto
Calif
Gordon
G. E. Strickland
Stanford University
Strickland
Acheson Supected of Coddling Reds in 1947 Probe
Washington July 24 U P Sen Homer Ferguson released a three year old Senate sub committee charge that Dean Acheson coddled Communists and security risks in 1947 when he was undersecretary of state He also cited a 1946 State department memo claiming Alger Hiss wielded Svengali like influence over a United Nations delegate The disclosures accompanied a partisan Senate speech challenging McCarthys charges of State department Communism as a fraud and hoax
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Washington
U.P
Homer Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate
Dean Acheson
State Department
Alger Hiss
Department
United States
United Nations
Ferguson
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
Joseph R. McCarthy
Brien McMahon
D-Conn
Foreign Relations
Justice Department
McCarthy
Canvass Board Seeks Legal Guidance On County Clerk Race
Silver Bow county Justices of the Peace Steve Tahira and J. J. Winston, sitting as a canvass board, sought legal advice after noon Monday on discrepancies in tally books for the Democratic nomination race. The board considered accepting majority totals when two tally books and two summarization sheets disagreed, with county attorney advising that ballots could be recounted only by court order if necessary.
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Silver Bow
Steve Tahira
J. J. Winston
Addis A. McGrath
William (Babe) Duckham
McGrath
Duckham
Tahira
James D. Freebourn
Duckman
Fast Tax Hike Seen to Finance Korean War Effort
Congressional leaders consider a stop gap measure to raise personal and corporate income taxes by October 1 to fund the Korean war and expanded armed forces. Senator Taft urged immediate steep increases to meet preparedness costs, with forecasts of federal spending near 50 billion dollars annually for up to a decade. President Truman called for substantial increases, while leaders had planned to defer tax action to late year. House Speaker Sam Rayburn hinted an immediate bill and delayed long-range provisions.
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Washington
U.P
Congress
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Truman
Senate
House
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Physical Exams for Draft to Start Monday
Five Silver Bow county residents classified 1 A under the 1948 selective service act were notified to report for armed forces physical examinations at 206 Medical Arts center at 8 30 AM on Monday July 31 1950. They will go to the Army and Air Force main recruiting station at 41 West Park for pre induction physical and mental examinations.
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Armed Forces
Silver Bow County
Selective Service
Medical Arts Center
Army
Air Force
West Park
State Legion Chief Warns War May Spread
Helena July 24 The Montana American Legion convention opened with W O Overcash Cut Bank urging readiness to confront international Communism. He warned the Korea conflict signals a war to death between democracy and Communism and urged prosecuting those seeking to overthrow the government. Other speakers from Helena Billings Seattle and Boise discussed veterans services and welfare as Retreads who served in two wars meet Tuesday.
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Montana
American Legion
W. O. Overcash
Cut Bank
Korea
Overcash
United States
Communist Party In
America
France
George A. Reid
Seattle
Veterans Employment Service
Robert Plunkett
Helena
E. J. Callaghan
Veterans Welfare Commission
John Greenleaf
Billings
Legion
Earl Chandler
Boise
Idaho
James A. Keane
State Farm Home Administration
The
Legion and Women’s Auxiliary
Supreme Court voids 16 indictments against Roger Porter
Montana's Supreme Court unanimously voided 16 indictments against Helena garage operator Roger Porter tied to gambling charges. It ruled Grand Jury Prosecutor Floyd O Small had no proper authority in the jury room and that witnesses were not listed, while directing the District Court to resubmit charges or refer to a new grand jury if needed. The ruling did not bar prosecution on the offenses charged and left open the possibility of further indictments or direct filings by the county attorney.
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Helena
Montana
Supreme Court
Roger Porter
District Court
Porter
Floyd O. Small
Lee Metcalf
Small
Milwaukee Road centennial dinner to honor John P. Kiley
Chicago executive John P. Kiley, soon to be Milwaukee Road president, will attend a Butte chamber dinner marking the railroad centennial. About 200 reservations are made with Larry Dugan and L. K. Sorenson among attendees. Kiley to assume presidency September 1.
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John P. Kiley
Chicago
Milwaukee Road
Butte
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Treasure State Room
Finlen Hotel
Kiley
John E. Corette
Larry H. Dugan
L. K. Sorenson
J. O. Mellyar
Western
Charles H. Buford
The
Road
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Wauwatosa
Dairymen Hear Talk by ADA President
Bozeman July 24. C R Schoby of Algona Iowa president of the American Dairy Association told 150 delegates from 40 states at the ADA convention banquet that under consumption not overproduction causes dairy surpluses. He said a survey shows a production shortage and noted a dairy products sales promotion discussion on Tuesday to close the two day meeting.
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Bozeman
C. R. Schoby
Algona
Iowa
American Dairy Association
Schoby
ADA
Hoarders' Logic Heat Rises Antifreeze Demand
In The Dalles Oregon local merchants report a Monday run on anti-freeze driven by war threat fears. The day’s afternoon temperature reached 92 degrees, prompting buyers to stock up.
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Dalles
Ore
U.P
Yanks Face Possible Retreat in Korea Armistice Era
Pentagon officials said American and South Korean forces guard a 200 mile line in Korea. They warned that renewed North Korean pressure could force a retreat and tighter defense along a shorter arc around the peninsula.
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Pentagon
Washington
Korea
Teacher Contracts Ordered New Stadium Proposed
School trustees of district No. 1 Butte ordered prep of teaching contracts for next year for 11 teachers over 65 after two hours of discussion. They considered a new high school stadium, hiring four teachers, rehiring 65 janitors, school dates, and over 700000 in insurance contracts. The Montana Supreme Court ruled teachers may work until 70, reversing a Silver Bow county decision.
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Butte
Montana Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Silver Bow County District Court
Yanks Supply Route Under Red Korean Fire
Communist troops slipped through American lines on the Taejon front, threatening the U S supply route from Yongdok to Mokpo as the First Cavalry division fought a hard defense southeast of Taejon. North Korean forces attacked along a looping front from Yongdong to Mokpo, with heavy mortar and small arms fire and attempts to outflank the U S line.
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Frank Tremaine
Tokyo
U.P
Taejon
United States
Yongdok
Mokpo
United State First Cavalry Division
Hobard R. Gay
First Cavalry
United Press
Robert Bennyhoff
Yongdong
Kuchon
Benyhoff
Kumchon
Taejon-Pusan
Republic
Namwon
Kwangju
Pusan
Eighth Army
Korea
Douglas MacArthur
Pyongyang
People's Army
United Press Front
William F. Dean
Kum
Pushbutton war talk draws wry grins from U S soldiers in Korea
In Korea, American infantrymen laugh at the idea of a pushbutton war while facing a brutal front. Foxholes remain their shelter and field offices as dusty roads and improvised beds frame daily duty. Canned rations and hot meals reach closer to front lines, but fear of death shadows every moment.
Wounded Yank Describes Tough Korea Front Fighting
Fairfield California July 24 A large group of wounded U S troops from the Korea front arrived en route to military hospitals. Sgt Thomas C or n of Avon Ohio and Pfc Gabriel Patrichko of Freeland Pa spoke of brutal fighting with North Koreans noting tanks and heavy weaponry and saying prisoners were not taken. The men described fear hunger and confusion as they retreated through rice paddies and recalled seeing friends killed and wounded.
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Fairfield
Calif
U.P
Korea Battlefront
Thomas Corn
Avon
Ohio
Gabriel Patrichko
Freeland
Patrichko
Kum River
Henry Duckett
Newberry
Allied Planes Strike Korean Tanks and Bridges
Allied fighters attacked and probably crippled 15 North Korean tanks Monday while B26 bombers blasted enemy communications. FEAF moved its advance base to South Korea to speed support for ground troops, with bases established for faster fighter patrols. Philippine Sea sails with escorts toward the Orient as air war expands.
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Tokyo
Far East Air Force
Korea
United States
Eighth Army
South Korea
Japan
Earl E. Partridge
Fifth Air Force
FEAF
North Korea
Pearl Harbor
Philippine Sea
Orient
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Associated Press
Seers Eererennne
Miles City
Missoula
Acheson
By Raymond Lahr
State Legion Head
U. S
Paul Jackson, Jr
Shelbyville
Mich
Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base
Marsha Lang
Yale
Jackson
Chochiwon
United States Air Force
State Supreme Court
Dairymen
Rutherford Ports
Yank
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