B 26 Bombers Claim Six Tanks Destroyed in Korea Mission
U S B 26 crews report knocking out six heavy Russian tanks on a mission over South Korea. Flight crews describe Seoul appearing to have fallen from the air and describe ground fighting as weathered landings in a tense wartime scene with several planes returning wounded or with bullet holes.
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South Korea
R Fenadr
A. E. Shook
Clovis
New Mexico
Pacific
Leslie B. Williams
Canton
New York
Pyot C. P. Machale
Philadelphia
Major Shook
Seoul
Korea
Committee hearing on appointment of Neil Andrews set
Washington June 28 AP The Senate judiciary committee postponed a hearing on the federal judgeship nomination of Neil Andrews for the Northern District of Georgia. A committee secretary did not know who requested the delay and said the hearing would be held later. Andrews has served since October 21 under a temporary recess appointment by President Truman. His nomination faces opposition from Georgia Senators George and Russell who had backed former circuit judge Boyd Sloan of Gainesville for the post.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Neil Andrews
District of
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Andrews
Truman
George and
Russell
Boyd Sloan
Gainesville
Georgia Primary Voters Rally Behind Talmadge
Early turnout signals strong interest in Georgia's 1930 gubernatorial race as Herman Talmadge and M. E. Thompson vie for the governorship. Reported statewide votes include 1,980 at a single county and 1,216,084 registered voters, with expectations of around 600,000 voting.
UN Calls for Military Action Over Korea Crisis
The United Nations Security Council, in a Russian boycott, voted seven to one to authorize military sanctions backing a ceasefire in Korea. India and Egypt abstained, while the move aimed to deter North Korean aggression and pressure Moscow, with broader implications for China representation and Formosa policy.
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Red China
China
Seventh Fleet
Formdsa
Formog
Secur
Pacific
Georgia and Northwest Florida Weather Outlook
Georgia sees fair skies and warmth near 80 this afternoon and tonight. Thursday remains fair with little temperature change. Extreme Northwest Florida reports partly cloudy conditions through tonight and Thursday with a few showers in the east this afternoon and winds shifting from north to south across regions.
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Florida
East
Fishing Vessel Peconic Sinks Off Cape Charles
Coast Guard reports a fishing vessel named Peconic with 28 crew aboard sank about five miles offshore from Cape Charles Virginia but all crew were rescued by another fishing boat. The Peconic radioed contact from east of Fisherman's Island and later floated herself needing no further aid.
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Little Creek
Smith Island
Syrian fuel depot blast in Homs kills 60 and injures 93
Damascus reports 60 killed and 93 badly hurt in an explosion at a Homs fuel depot yesterday. The official tally lowers earlier unofficial figures. Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Princess Elizabeth, departed Homs 25 minutes before the blast during a Middle East tour.
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Homs
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Britain
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Middle East
Capital and Airfield Fall Into Hands of Red Invaders
Reported advances by Communist forces reached 20 miles west of Seoul and near Suwon as U S defense and air units bombed North Korean positions northwest of Seoul. Ground troops were not used but field headquarters were set up in South Korea.
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Jean Communista
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Tong du Chan
Pochon
Uijongbu
Haae
Hae
Suwon
Kimpo
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Beos
United States Defense Department
Washington
Eaan Broade
Lee Sun Yup
Tokyo
Lee
Trueman
U. S. Far East Air Forces
Munsan
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MacArthur
Signal Corps
O. H. King
Associated Press
Choi Byong Duk
King
Defense Department
Suwan
E.E. Shook
Clovis, N
Britain Offers Navy to Support U S Korea Action
Prime Minister Attlee announced in the House of Commons that Britain will place its naval forces in Japanese waters at the disposal of the United States to back American moves in South Korea. Churchill voiced support for the decision as an "inescapable duty." Pravda criticized U S actions as aggression and warned that the United Nations charter was being trampled.
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Yugoslavia
Jakob A. Malik
Malik
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Andrei A. Gromyko
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Tain
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Formosa
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Red Fleet
Tass
Pyongyang
North Korea
New York
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U. S. Seventh Fleet
China
Reserve Officers Association
American Newspaper Guild
Effectson
Thea
Switchmen Strike Paralyzes Major Midwest Railroads
Chicago June 28 AP A switchmen strike against five mid western and western railroads enters its fourth day. Four roads shut down and a fifth reduced operations as AFL union members walk off on June 28 protesting a June 15 presidential fact finding board report.
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Mid-Western and Western
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Great Northern
Denver and Rio Grande Western
Western Pacific
Chicago Great Western
Leverett Edwards
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National Tube Co
Lorain
Brotherhood of Railroad
Great Northern Railway
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Utah
D & Row
Washington backs unity amid tense international tensions
A fragmented synopsis notes Hoover urging unity as factions clash and calls for peace. References to Japanese and Chinese actions, American military posture, and Formosa defenses shape a tense international scene.
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Lal
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Taipei
Formosa
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Seventh
United States Intensifies War Material Flows to Asia Front
Washington reports increasing shipments of planes ships and arms to support the Korea Indochina and Philippines fronts as the United States backs United Nations action against communist aggression. President Truman prepared to address reserve officers and journalists as officials assess Kremlin role.
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Indochina
Philippines
Formosa
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