Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS United States Ground Forces Sent Into Uneasy World Fears Crisis May Lead to New World War When pinion ara In celam ara thai af Wi-tern nawa and nal of KOREA U. S. Fights Eight days after the Communists of North Korea Invaded United States sponsored South Korea the people of the democratic nations were breathing a little with only an occasional shiver of fear sweeping down their Developments In the which could yet plunge the world Into World War came quickly after the initial Using tanks and planes which the southern forces the Communists swept through Seoul and within 12 miles of Important air base of South The army of South Korea made stand after but could not halt the Russian made tanks and planes used by the Within 48 hours after the opening attack South Korea was in a difficult position and for a time It appeared the invaders would sweep south with less and less Then came the historical order of President Truman sending United States navy and air force units to the aid of South It was followed two days later with an order sending U.S. troops to the battle Military operations developed quickly and with surprising Observers throughout the world were astonished at the speed with which the United States got fighting forces into the Following the President's first the air force in Japan and naval units in that were put under command of General The planes immediately attacked Communist troop tanks and The navy blockaded the Korean Within 24 hours after the second troops had landed in South Korea and were well on their way to the the South Korea army had rallied and established a temporary line along the Hon The Communist army crossed the river at one point and advanced toward General MacArthur has at his disposal in Japan four U.S. Infantry consisting of men a number of tanks and heavy Whether or not he will use all of them depends upon developments within the next week or observers Hie military picture in Korea remains confused and the future depends almost entirely upon what the Russians decide to do In the way of aid to the North Korea Responsible sources report American and South Korea using planes and heavy guns which the United States will should check and then drive out the Experience and material throws the advantage to the democracies that if the Soviet Union decides not to take an active part In the Admits Arson Newspaper readers throughout the country forgot the Korean crisis long enough to express horror over the confession of a youth who admitted setting the Brothers circus fire in in 1944 that killed persons and injured The Robert Dale also admitted that he was personally responsible for the slaying of lour The youth admitted setting between 25 and 30 major fires in between 1939 and 1946 and other fires in New Hampshire and He confessed killing a watchman who caught him setting a fire In warehouse in Me March a strangled to death op the beach at Cape in a beaten to with a stone during a fit of and a Japanese killed in Japan in 1949 while was in the United States army of gave this explanation of the A flaming red Indian horseman wakens him at night and tells him to set the Then his mind goes blank and the next thing he remembers is that the have been The red Indian then is off his He drives way with taunts and Strike Goes On The government asked striking switchmen to end their against five midwest and western railroads because of the critical arising from Korean but the railroaders Thay offered to help the railroad move any material the government deemed The said the reference to patriotism on Red Amazons 1 I mr These poker-raced held at a South Korea were members of a Communist guerrilla band that crossed the border and which was finally driven The girls said they were conscripted as guerrilla fighters when they proved too weak to help pull A Case of Shakes Europe suffered a severe case of following the outbreak of the Korean Europeans saw the horrors of World War II as it progressed across that continent from east to and what they saw will not soon be With this memory and a strong belief that Russia had finally come from behind the iron curtain to fight World War the nerves of Europeans were at the breaking point for the first week of the As the situation the tension but by no means In many Berlin for the majority felt World War III had In other sections the thought persisted that it was a dangerous but with hopes it would not set the world afire with Some of the Vienna Austrians were beginning to breathe easier after the first week of war but there remained widespread fear of There was a notable surge of growing confidence in the United Nations and the United Frankfurt The both east and were plainly scared at the possibility of the Korean struggle drawing Europe into a shooting Berlin War fears In Berlin apparently were worse than at the start of the Soviet blockade of Berlin two years London Extremely disturbed over the possibility of but approved the action of the United The thought persisted that the Russians are not ready for a full UNITED A United Front More than anywhere else in the the Korean incident was uppermost in the minds of There was a great fear of war in all sections of the But most surprising reaction was the united front presented to the rest of the Americans in every walk of life of President Truman's One and all approved the decision that told communism that the United States would stand by its commitments and the point had been reached where democracy would make a stand against Even which has presented a confusing picture of inconsistencies during the Truman approved of the chief executive's Senator Taft of apparently unwilling to rise above the political took the opportunity to demand the resignation of Secretary of State Many observers found his senate speech He demanded the resignation of Acheson on the grounds his policy in the Far East had been reversed completely by President Truman and he been operating under the wrong For thai reason he insisted Acheson had outlived his Vito noted for his Communist added his voice of but most people were Inclined to consider the source and let it go at Politics j A new movement was seen in Republican party following a meeting in Philadelphia of representatives from 10 states and issuance of a of Henry V. former president of the New York Young said the group drafted the of as a basis of the Republican House Votes Cut The 1950 tax much to th amazement of Washington won the approval of the of representatives with a top-heavy vote of to As the went to the observers were not making any The bill calls for ol reductions in the excise taxes annually paid on toilet transportation and many other The revenue Is offset by provisions to corporation taxes annually and close loopholes in other tax Observers were making no predictions about senate action because of complexities stemming from the Korean Many senators have indicated the tax problem would be much different and any relief might be ruled out if situation developed demanding increases In this country's military The Republicans have been fighting the measure because of the proposed increase in corporation Also In the tax federal revenue in May soared nearly half a billion dollars above that of the same month a year But the total for the first 11 months In the fiscal year ending July 1 was still more than a billion below that of the corresponding period of the preceding fiscal the internal revenue bureau The revenue in May from Individual and corporation income taxes and from employment taxes was well up last For the individual income taxes collected in May were as compared with in DRAFT Boys Must Register President Truman signed the draft bill into It gives him unrestricted authority to order inductions resumed at any time and empowers him to put the National Guard and the reserves on active duty any time he sees fit to do The law runs until July and males from 19 to 26 are subject to Observers were not much surprised at the extension of the selective service law after the Korean incident hit the Before congress was to a knock down drag out battle over the When first considered last spring there was considerable doubt that the lawmakers would grant a At the they wanted to limit the President's power to start inductions going The Korean brought about quick Blow to Bookmakers A senate subcommittee investigating gambling throughout the country have released the names of more than subscribers to racing news wire The move was newsworthy in that it should prove to local law enforcement officials In Senator Ernest W. chairman of the said his group had no proof that any particular individual on the list was a He pointed out that some listings for radio stations and the like obviously fall outside the gambling But he believe the majority of those listed are The committee has announced plans to hold hearings this month in St. Kansas City and Nominated Willis Smith and Smith cast their votes in the North Carolina run off Smith defeated Frank one of President Truman's southern The Democratic nomination Is tantamount to election in North Near Record Employment in the United States in June soared to the highest levels reached since the record month of statistics from the bureau of the census Agricultural employment rose to compared with in Nonagricultural employment rose by to a total of between May and For five straight month the employment has |