Draft extension granted to Truman with no strings
Senate approval 76 to 0 extends the draft for one year with no congressional strings on presidential power. It also authorizes the president to call National Guards or reserves to active duty if needed, potentially adding about 600,000 men. The measure, tied to U.S. Korea intervention, was fast-tracked by both chambers.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Congress
South Korea
Senate House
White House
United States
House
Tydings
Navy
Air Force
Britain Places Warships at Disposal of the U S
Britain offers its Far Eastern naval forces to aid the United States in supporting South Korea after Truman ordered American sea and air forces. Attlee announced the move to Parliament as Churchill supported the decision. 22 to 23 ships plus an aircraft carrier and land based planes are now within reach of Korea.
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London
Britain
United States
Korea
Truman
South Korea
Attlee
House of Commons
Singapore
Winston Churchill
United Nations Security Council
United Nations
Security Council
Admiralty
Moscow
Washington
Pravda
North Korea
Communist
China
Lake Success
Two Men Die in Pueblo Ordnance Bomb Explosions
At the Pueblo ordnance depot in Colorado two men were killed instantly and several injured when one or more bombs exploded near the ammunition workshop area during lunch. The dead are Archie Schwarzwood of Pueblo and Jake Gallegos of Avondale. a board is investigating the cause.
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Pueblo
Colo
Pueblo Ordnance Depot
Archie Schwarzwood
E. 14Th
Jake Gallegos
Avondale
Charles H. Keck
Children’s Day Fun at Columbia Gardens Event
Children four and younger ride free as Anaconda Upper Mining Co. provides buses from Park and Main to Columbia Gardens for a day of activities. Buses depart at 9:40 a.m. and run every 20 minutes until the last trip at 4:30 p.m. Weather permitting, sunshine boosts the outing.
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Columbia Gardens
Sweetherman
Ted Beech
Anaconda Upper Mining Company
Parknd Main
Park and Main
License Restored to Dr. Sander after acquittal
Dr Hermann N Sander of Candia New Hampshire had his medical license restored by the state medical board on Wednesday. Minutes after the restoration a man phoned to ask about arm pain, the first patient in nearly six months for the 41 year old physician who was acquitted of murder in a world wide trial. The board suspended his license April 19 following his acquittal and he had not practiced since January 3.
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Candia
N. H
Hermann N. Sander
Sander
Abbie Borreto
New Hampshire Five-Doctor Board of Registration In Medicine
John S. Wheeler
Loaded Troop Plane Catches Fire Over Tennessee
A transport plane carrying paratroopers of the 11th division caught fire during a routine night jump at Camp Campbell Kentucky. Most bailed out. one man died en route to a hospital as the plane crashed and burned near Old Hickory and Hendersonville Tennessee. Authorities later said 25 to 26 paratroopers landed safely, with initial reports of more bodies corrected. The crash occurred about 15 miles north of Nashville.
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Nashville
Tenn
U.P
Highway Patrol
37Th Troop Carrier Squadron
314Th Troop Carrier Wing
11Th Division
Camp Campbell
Paul L. Briand
Smyrna Air Force Base
Eric Swenson
11Th Airborne Division
Frederick M. Alderson
Old Hickory
Hendersonville
Detailed M Day Plans Ready for Legislators
A 20 title NSRB draft would authorize President Truman to impose a quick freeze on prices wages manpower and materials and declare a national emergency for swift congressional approval. It envisions turning phantom orders into real contracts and directs telegraphic mobilization orders from the Defense Department with broad wartime powers and a possible virtual labor draft.
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Washington
Congress
National Security Resources Board
NSRB
Truman
NLRB
W. Stuart Symington
Defense Department
Mr. Truman
Tydings Pleads for Swift Arms Aid Approval
Senator Tydings of Maryland urged rapid passage of a 1.2225 billion global arms aid bill to back anti Communist nations. The plan includes 1 billion for Atlantic pact rearmament, 131.5 million for Greece Turkey Iran, 75 million for China area and 16 million for Korea and the Philippines. Critics questioned Europe’s willingness to fight and urged focusing on domestic power, while Tydings warned delaying action risks disaster.
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Washington
Tydings
Maryland
Senate Armed Services Committee
United States
South Korea
Philippines
Wherry
Wind-Up Seen for Senate Communist Inquiry
The Tydings subcommittee voted 3 to 2 to report findings to date on the Senate’s Communist investigation. McMahon and Green backed the move while Lodge and Hickenlooper dissented. Contempt actions were approved for Browder Field and Jaffe, and John Service’s loyalty-board review was sidelined as Peariform disqualified himself from comment.
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Washington
Senate
Tydings
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Lodge
Mass
D-Md
Green
R-R.i
McMahon
Dconn
McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
Earl Browder
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Philip Jaffe
John S. Pearifoy
State Department Loyalty Board
John §. Service
Tydings’ Group
Service
Montana Hopper Battle to Start in Statewide Campaign
A DC-3 plane will begin Montana’s annual grasshopper and Mormon cricket control, baiting 70 000 acres in Custer National forest and 20 000 acres near Lame Deer. Officials say eastern Montana hoppers are lighter than last year but survey crews and county agents are active in infested areas across multiple counties.
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Billings
Sheridan
Wyo
Montana
Custer National Forest
Rosebud
Powder River
Ivar Twiltle
Grasshopper Control Division
United States Department of Agriculture
Lame Deer
Twistle
Yellowstone County
Powder River County
Twiltle
Wheatland County
Custer County
Big Horn County
Golden Valley
Musselshell
Talmadge Leads in Georgia Vote
Georgia's county unit system yields Gov. Herman Talmadge a large renomination lead as results come in. Ex-governor M. E. Thompson leads in popular votes with confident outlook, while Senator Walter George holds a strong edge over Atlanta attorney Alex McLennan who accuses George of serving big business interests.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
M. E. Thompson
Walter George
Alex McLennan
George
Wilson Brothers Found Guilty Hanged for Murder
Turman and Utah Wilson were found guilty of first degree kidnapping and murder in the March 19 death of Joann Dewey. An eight man four woman jury sentenced them to hang for the crime in Vancouver Washington.
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Vancouver
Wash
Turman
Utah Wilson
Joann Dewey
Butte Weather Forecast Warm With Scattered Showers
Generally fair and warmer in Butte with afternoon thundershowers possible Thursday. Thursday high around 80 and low 46. For the period Tuesday night to Wednesday afternoon, School of Mines max 74 min 46, Airport max 75 min 46. West of Divide for Montana partly cloudy Thursday 86 to 90, east of Divide partly cloudy Thursday 75 to 85. Maximums cover 12 hours, minimums 18 hours ending 5:30 p.m.
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School of Mines
Divide
Truman Offers Help to Other Nations
President Truman called the United States ready to aid nations in their struggle to stay free against Communist fear. He cited Korea as example of Communist danger and defended decisions to use air and naval power there. Senator Taft urged resignation of Secretary Acheson amid foreign policy critique.
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GOP
United States
Wherry
London
Britain
China
Great Britain
Congress
Washington
Truman
Mr. Truman
American Newspaper Guild
Republic of Korea
South Korea
Capitol Hill
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Korea
Acheson
Far East
South Koreans Rally to Halt Communist Push Near Seoul
General Yoo Chai Heung’s Seventh Division regrouped at Suwon and halted a Red crossing attempt at the Han River. American air support aided as refugees and scattered units regrouped, with morale boosted by improved weather and air cover.
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Taejon
Korea
Yoo Chai Heung
Han River
Seoul
Yoo
Suwon
Japan
Red forces push deeper in invaded republic drive
The Korean mission reports South Korean troops counterattacking near Seoul and driving back North Korean tanks in the western sector. American B 29s bombed Kimpo airfield near Seoul, achieving good results with all aircraft returning.
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Red
Republic
Tokyo
Seoul
Kimpo
Far East Air Force
MacArthur heads to Korea as Seoul falls to attackers
Tokyo reports Gen. Douglas MacArthur flies to South Korea in an unarmed transport to assess the front lines. American combat troops are on alert as fighting worsens between Seoul and Suwon. North Korean advances threaten Taegu as U N forces mobilize air and naval support.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Seoul
Korea
South Korea
MacArthur
Japan
United States
George E. Stratemeyer
United States Far East Air Forces
E. M. Almond
C. C. Willoughby
Courtney Whitney
MaccArthur
Suwon
Samchok
Pohangdong
Taegu
United States Air Force
United States Navy
United
Schoolteacher dies after Belt car wreck in Great Falls
A Michigan schoolteacher, Margaret Priebe of Marquette, 50, died after a head-on collision into a Belt building. En route to visit friends, she failed to slow at a sharp Belt downtown bend, crashing into a brick tavern structure. She died 30 minutes after admission to a Great Falls hospital. body at Croxford's mortuary awaiting relatives.
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Great Falls
Michigan
Belt
Margaret Priebe
Marquette
Mich
Montana
Lloyd Kenyon
First Avenue
Croxford
Navy Tightens West Coast Warship Security
In San Francisco on June 28 the Navy barred casual visitors from West coast ships and installations and canceled July 4th visits to Pacific ports as part of broader security tightenings to protect naval facilities.
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San Francisco
U.P
Navy
Pacific
Russia Rejects UN Action on Korea as Illegal
The Soviet Union declares the Security Council demand for military sanctions against Korea illegal saying the seventh approving vote was tainted and all five permanent members must vote in favor. Tass broadcast Moscow reaction notes the Soviet boycott of UN meetings since the year start.
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London
Russia
United Nations Security Council
United Nations
South Korea
Tass
Moscow
United States
Security Council
Council
Britain
France
China
Lake Success
Soviet Union
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