Weekly News Analysis Chiang Loses Half of Nationalist China
Western editors urge readers to seek truth as Chiang Kai shek evacuates Hainan island losing half of Nationalist China to communists. About 125000 troops and vast资源 abandoned, while 10000 to 15000 invaders faced a ten to one Chinese advantage. End of Nationalist China debated by observers.
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Chiang
China
Hainan Island
Truth
Far East
Chiang Kaishek
Formosa
Hainan
Editors campaign for truth as Truman urges united front
President Truman urged editors to join a global campaign of truth against Soviet propaganda and to present Americans honestly to the world. Congress approved 279 million for veterans hospitals and a million for coast guard reserve training, while rent controls face uncertain extension beyond June 30.
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Truman
American Society of Newspaper Editors
United States
House of Representatives
House
Washington
Veterans’ Administration
Coast Guard
Congress
Bombs Away Show Of Air Power At Fort Benning
The U S air display before 1500 spectators including leaders and Harry S Truman aimed to signal strength amid tense U S Soviet relations. Dean Acheson warned the USSR that America would defend freedom with organized defenses, while Senate leaders denounced a recent Baltic airman loss and awarded airmen. W Stuart Symington retired warning of reduced air force pace but calling for a 70 group force and balanced budgets amid global strain.
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United States Air Force
Harry S. Truman
Fort Benning
Atlantic
U.S
Dean Acheson
Soviet Union
United States
Truman
Air
W. Stuart Symington
Air Force
Truman Tour Signals Democratic Drive in 1952 Campaign
President Truman plans a West tour billed as nonpolitical but aimed at shaping 1952 race. Observers see five goals including protecting Democratic majorities, appealing to midwestern farmers, backing proadministration candidates, rewarding loyalists, and enforcing party discipline amid internal rifts.
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Truman
Unification of Arab Palestine and Trans-Jordan into Hashemite Kingdom
The Arab lands unite to form the Kingdom of Hashemite Jordan with King Abdullah Ibn El Hussein at the helm under a constitutional representative government. Israel reacts cautiously, wary of annexation implications for future peace talks. Hutchins unveils a 54 volume Western civilization set priced at $1,750,000, excluding the Bible. First U S Mint coins struck on Oct 9 1792 with surviving figures noting seven billion minted since and totals over seven billion in value.
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Palestine
Robert M. Hutchins
University of Chicago
Hutchins
Social Register
United States
George and
Martha Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
Shorn Beauty and the Lost Locks Mystery
Rosalie Bruce, described as a redhead, is seen with a shaved waist-length hairstyle after her husband Ed ward L. Bruce forces the removal of her hair to deter other men from admiring her. A Hollywood make-up artist provided the new look tagged as the “tend lease” head of hair.
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Rosalie Bruce
Rosalie
Edward L. Bruce
Unworthy Monsignor Jachym Declines Bishop Ordination
In Vienna at St Stephen's church Monsignor Franz Jachym refused ordination as a bishop, declaring he felt unworthy of the office. The unprecedented act stirred speculation among Catholic circles about church reforms and leadership.
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Franz Jachym
Vienna
St. Stephen’s Church
Children at Work Teen-Agers and U S Labor Rules
United States Labor Department Administrator Wm. R. McComb outlines federal child labor laws under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Public Contracts Act. The piece details age limits for various jobs, exemptions, and the stricter rules effective January 25, 1938, including protections for minors and differing state laws.
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Wmn. R. McComb
U. S. Department of Labor
John
Bill
Mary
Jane
Congress of the United States
81St Congress
Youthful curiosity as danger in factory work
The piece warns that 14 or 15 year olds should not be employed to sweep or enter manufacturing workrooms for any duties, citing the dangers of experimenting with machinery. It stresses parental and employer responsibility to protect young workers from hazardous environments.
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Secretary of Labor
Department of Labor
Frank Schoen
University of South Dakota
Duane Johnson
Schoen
Johnson
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Dorothes Lewis
Gertrude Kalec
Betty Miles
Julia Bonwit
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Eleni Lakes
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Shirley Temple
Charles Black
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Shirley
Jim Jeffries
Exchamp
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Jimmy McLarnin
Babe Davidson
Nat Fleischer
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Babe Ruth
W. Grant Meloon, Jr
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New York Yankees
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