Truman face questions on Korea war and widening conflict
President Truman spoke at a news conference about resisting aggression, noting decisions would depend on developments. Pentagon leaders warned of Chinese and Russian involvement, while joint chiefs tracked six sensitive areas including Europe and the Philippines. If the push northward continues, more military spending would follow.
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Truman
Pentagon
Comunist
Kofor
Russia
Moscow
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Tyd
Senate Armed Committee
Efense Department
Im Korea
Europe
Idle East
Southeast Asia
Formo Sa
Philippines
Free Republic of Korea
Mr. Truman
Kiwanis Sponsor Bloodmobile Visit and Club Events
The Winchester Kiwanis Club will sponsor an August 8 Red Cross Bloodmobile visit with Bill Baker named recruitment chairman. They set a November 3 ladies night with a live band and speakers, plus a July 26 club picnic at Delmer Robinson’s home. Dr. William Mann of the Washington Zoo will dine with members August 15. Dr. John R. Troxell, Winchester Frederick County coroner, spoke recently about his office and duties.
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Winchester Kiwanis Club
American Red Cross
Bill Baker
Delmer Robinson
William Mann
Washington Zoo
Mann
John R. Troxell
Winchester
Frederick County
Beetles Attack Clarke County Apple Orchards
Japanese beetles damage Clarke County crops and have moved into apple orchards. The Byrd orchard near Bergville, covering 995 acres, uses ten 600 gallon sprayers and DDT at high concentrations for rapid cooling and aims to cover most acres today with airplane spray for the rest tomorrow. He says current damage is not severe and expects DDT to curb further loss.
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Clarke County
H. F. Byrd
Bergville
Byrd
Senator Sees U S and Russia Moving Toward Hydrogen Bomb
Senator McMahon said the United States and Russia are moving closer to a hydrogen bomb while producing stacks of atomic weapons. The Senate committee report questions the H bomb’s military effectiveness and its implications for international atomic control.
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Washington
McMahon
D-Conn
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
United States
Russia
Connecticut
United Nations
Temperatures Dip Near Freeze Mark in Michigan and Midwest
Temperatures fell near freezing across Michigan and parts of Wisconsin as a mid-July cool spell moved from the Great Lakes into the Eastern states. Grand Marais logged 36, Cadillac 38, and Kinross 38 with many areas in the 40s.
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Associated Press
Michigan
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Grand Marais
Mich
Cadillac and
Kinross
Wisconsin
Tennessee
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
New York
New England
Alabama
Georgia
Carolinas
Texas
Montana
Minnesota
Yuma
Ariz
Blythe
Calif
Frederick County approves tentative road budget 1950 51
County Supervisors adopt a 1950 51 road budget with net funds of 195 729 including 155 813 state funds. Allocations cover 100 468 ordinary maintenance 10 020 maintenance replacement and 30 840 construction for 467.28 miles of rural roads. Board seeks construction of a Back Creek bridge on Route 522 and surface treatment on Route 600 to Route 608 Mt Falls. Rent at 21 precincts rises from 2 to 4 dollars. State auditor to audit Frederick County for year ending June 30 1950.
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Highway Department
Back Creek
Mt. Falls
Electoral Board
Auditor of Public Accounts
State of
Body of Boy Found in Shark In Galveston Bay
In Galveston Bay a nine foot shark with a human foot in its carcass was found. Officers search for the youth’s identity and origin of the victim while experts note a shark can travel long distances and digest a body in days.
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Shark
Galveston
Tex
Galveston Bay
Malcolm Saunier
J. L. Baughman
Rockport
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Baughman
Forty and Eight Elects Officers
William M. Louthan Jr. is elected Chef de Gare of Voiture 1078 of the Forty and Eight at the Conrad Hoover Post. The meeting at Gibson Baker’s Shenandoah River cabin elected Ralph Y. Grubbs as Chef de Train and named several officers including C. F. Schenck and L. E. Hill. Eugene Dearing named Grand Cheminot.
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William M. Louthan Jr
Conrad Hoover Post
American Legion
Gibson Baker
Shenandoah River
Eugene Dearing
Chef de Gare
Ralph Y. Grubbs
C. F. Schenck
L. E. Hill
Bernard
Military Chiefs Head Home From Korea Visit
General J Lawton Collins and General Hoyt S Van denberg the Army and Air Force chiefs of staff flew to Washington after a visit to embattled South Korea.
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Tokyo
J. Lawton Collins
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Army
Air Force Chiefs of Staff
Washington
South Korea
World Council of Churches backs UN action in Korea
The World Council of Churches with 160 million adherents in 44 countries approved UN military action in Korea while condemning atomic and biological weapons. The Central Committee urged negotiation for a just settlement and endorsed using police measures under UN authority, with two dissenters opposing war as a means to peace.
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Toronto
United Nations
Korea
World Council of Churches
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
Protestant Episcopal Church
Central Committee
Edwin T. Dahlberg
First Baptist Church of
Syracuse
N. Y
Algie I. Newlin
Guilford
N. C
Religious Society of Friends
Newlin
Guilford College
Second Red Cross Learn-to-Swim class planned
A second Red Cross Learn-to-Swim class will start Monday at Willow Lawn Pool with a third planned for August. The first class of 106 children has just completed instruction. August registration should reach the Red Cross office by August 1.
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Red Cross
Willow Lawn Pool
Charles Aikin
Water Safety
Willow Lawn
E. Piccadilly St
Virginia Board Denies Negro Admission To Law School
The University of Virginia rejected a Negro lawyer applicant for its law school as a graduate student after a closed session and a review of the attorney general opinion. The board cited Virginia's constitution barring white and colored students from shared instruction.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Law School
Board of Visitors
Virginia
Korean Front War News At a Glance
Communist guerrillas attack from rear as Reds launch small shock forces across Kum River signaling an opening offensive to break the last natural barrier before Taejon. Two Red divisions threaten a flank east of American positions while air forces pound ground targets and supply bases.
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Associated Press
Korean Front
Kum River
Taejon
U. S
Wonsan
North Korea
Moscow
Korea
U. N
Washington
Russia
Atomic Committee
Congress
London
Virginia Pre-Induction Stations Open for 435 Virginians
State and local boards prepare to call five men each for physical exams within 10 days as 435 Virginians ages 19 to 26 are drafted under the Army call for 20,000 inductees. Processing will occur in four stations from July 25 to August 5 with travel, meals, and transportation provided.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Asher W. Marman
Selective Service
Betty Clark
Virginia Military District Headquarters
Virginia
Army and
Air Force
Rmvmroid
Roanoke
Bristol
Arlington
Accomack
Northampton Counties
Cambridge
Army
Weather Outlook and Local Notices for July
Five day outlook for Virginia shows two degrees below normal average with warm Sunday and cooler Wednesday and scattered thundershowers on Tuesday and Wednesday. Rainfall expected one half to one inch. Middletown faces Clarke County All Stars baseball at 3 p.m. Sunday. The Diamond Cab closes 12 to 6 p.m. Saturday for Mr Paul Poston funeral. Jacksons Service Station closes last two weeks of July for vacations. The Colonial Kitchen opens weekday nights until 10.
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Virginia
Middletown
Clarke County
Paul Poston
Campaign of Truth plan seeks $89 million for Voice of America
President Truman asks Congress for $89 million to extend Voice of America broadcasts worldwide, aiming to pierce Soviet jamming and reach 28 critical countries in Europe and Asia. Critics debate related funding while some expect passage as a separate measure aiding the Korean effort.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Voice of America
Far East
Europe
Russia
Mr. Truman
Capitol Hill
Senate
State Department
The
Voice
White House
House
Asia
Soviet Bloc
Shots Exchanged On Bulgaria Border
Belgrade charged Bulgaria with four border incursions yesterday as shots were exchanged and a Bulgarian soldier was killed. Yugoslavia handed Bulgaria a formal note accusing Sofia of trying to capture Yugoslav guards and demanded an immediate halt to these incidents. The dispute deepens the Balkan cold war between Tito's government and Cominform.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Yugoslav Foreign Ministry
Bugarian Legation
Balkan
Marshal. Tito
Cominform
Tito
Council to Discuss City Jail Program
A special City Council meeting at 4 p m will consider a resolution to authorize and incorporate basement cell blocks in City Hall into the Winchester Frederick County Jail System for temporary confinement of city and county prisoners up to 15 hours. The Frederick County Board of Supervisors has approved the resolution.
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Winchester-Frederick County
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Nations Are Asked For Ground Forces
U N Secretary General Trygve Lie appealed to 52 U N members for ground forces and other aid for the Korean war effort. He said the unified command under the United States is in urgent need of additional support and dispatched telegrams urging consideration of combat ground forces.
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U. N
Trygve Lie
Lie
United States
Security Council
North Korea
Atomic Powered Sub in the Making
Senator Mc Mahon announced that land based atomic engine work will begin in Arco Idaho next month. The Arco prototype, built by Argonne National Laboratory and Westinghouse for the AEC, will cost at least 25 million dollars and will drive submarines or generate electric power. A second prototype by General Electric Knolls Lab will be built at West Milton New York. Navy officials and AEC members will visit New London next week to assess progress toward a 1952 atomic submarine.
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Washington
McMahon
D-Conn
Arco
Idaho
Senate House Atomic Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Argonne National Laboratories
Chicago
Westinghouse Corp
West Milton
N. Y
Knolls
Adm
Forrest P. Sherman
Naval Operations
House
Armed Services Committee
Navy
MacArthur Says U S Forces Hold Line At Kum River
General MacArthur reports American troops continue delaying and defensive actions against superior North Korean forces along the Kum River line amid ongoing combat.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Kum River
Strong Man Kills Trooper In Maryland Berserk Incident
In Hagerstown Maryland an elderly vaudeville strong man Steve Oris fired on State Trooper Lauren M Ridge after police confronted him over land seizure tied to Northern Avenue widening. Ridge was fatally wounded and Oris shot in the face by another trooper as neighbors reported his deteriorating temper.
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Hagerstown
Lauren M. Ridge
Steve Oris
Washington County Hospital
Oris
U. S. 11
Claude Artz
Kenneth Sinn
Qris Place
Artz
Sinn
City Police
Ridge
State Police
Northern Avenue
Red forces cross Kum River south bank amid combat on Korean front
American field dispatches report intense artillery dueling along the Kum River with guerrilla raids behind the lines. A Red force estimated at about 106 men crossed south of the Kum near Kongju, was engaged by U S artillery and Chinese reports describe continued fighting and attempts to probe American lines.
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Tokyo
Kum
MacArthur
Ial
Messe
U.S
Kongju
Taejon
Seunique Newe Si
Pk i
Red Que
North Korea
Pusan
Hamchong
Andong
Kum River
U. S Army
U. S
Pleasure Travel Opens in War Era As Wilson Sets Sail
In San Francisco the luxury liner President Wilson departs with 500 civilian passengers bound for Japan and other Pacific ports. The move accompanies wartime logistics, as merchant transport ramps up to carry men and supplies. The voyage signals civilian travel continuing despite the conflict.
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San Francisco
Korea
President Wilson
Japan
Pacific
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