Public debate on Korea war aims and 38th parallel risk
The text argues for unifying Korea and crushing North Korean forces under UN and American leadership. It weighs pushing beyond the 38th parallel, notes risks of a broader war, and asserts that lasting peace requires ending the North Korean invasion threat with UN sanction if pursued.
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38Th Parallel
Korea
U.S
United Nations
South Korea
Russia
North Korea
South
North
Truman gains stand by price power amid Korea crisis
The Nation Today recalls Truman repeatedly asked Congress for stand-by powers to freeze prices and rationing from 1946 to 1950. With Korea's crisis, Congress appears ready to grant authority to impose controls on prices wages and credit, despite the president not requesting such powers since 1949.
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James Marlow
Washington
Truman
Congress
Korea
OPA
Congressional
Mr. Truman
The Bunny Face and the Ugly Wife of a Dancer
Ellie's fear of being the ugly wife of a handsome man drives her to divorce Jack Lanning after 22 years and a vaudeville career. She finds new purpose on stage as Eleanor Lane while Jack remarries and forms a new dance duo. Janet stays with Ellie as she builds a solo life in Broadway comedy.
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Flib
Jack Lanning
Ellie Lane
Ellie
Jack
Janet
Fine
Rene
New York
Eleanor Lane
Variety
Chicago
Lothes Make the States Man
A reflective column notes Congress slashed and then approved draft and foreign aid before the Korean conflict. It observes a shift toward larger Marshal Plan funding and arms aid, suggesting lawmakers rise to the moment yet question peacetime equivalents for war scares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Congress
Senate
Capitol Hill
Amateurs in Lead as College Sports Rise in 1949
The piece notes a shift in 1949 with professional sports suffering attendance declines while college football and other amateur sports gained. Pro football, baseball, hockey and racing saw drops totaling over $14 million, yet college football and amateur events attracted $14 million more than in 1948, reaching $165 million.
Kean Leads Major American Attack On Korean Front
Maj. Gen. William B. Kean of the 25th Infantry Division orders a planned assault on Korean hills two days after briefing reporters. Dawn clings to the front as tanks, planes, and artillery move forward, while troops brace for the first major American attack of the Korean war amid uncertain enemy numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Whitehead
Hal Boyle
U.S
Korea
William B. Kean
25Th Infantry Division
Kean
Europe
Expansion Push Sparks Debate Over Domestic Spending
The passage contrasts plans for conservative domestic funding with large future outlays. It warns that planners may push billions in home spending while continuing substantial arms and allied aid. The tone critiques fiscal choices amid Cold War pressures.
Johnsons record defense budget cuts harm armed forces
The article criticizes Defense Secretary Louis Johnson for budget cuts that reduced Army ground forces, nearly decimated Marines, weakened Navy firepower, restrained Air Force growth, cut aircraft replacement programs, and delayed tank and tactical aircraft R and D. It argues Korea era GI support would dispute his economic approach to defense and urges leadership change.
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Defense
Johnson
Navy
Korea
Louis Johnson
Letart Falls Social Notes Highlights of Local Visits and Guests
Letart Falls social page lists numerous visitors and gatherings. Families from Zanesville Cleveland Columbus Parkersburg and Miami take weekends and weeks with local residents. A wedding belting homecoming and hospital stay are noted among extended family trips and social calls.
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Letart Falls
Thurza
Betty Cadle
Virginia Lou Grogran
Vernon Harris
Washington, D. C
Washington Mission College
Washington Sanitarium
Perry Watts
Allan
Nina Warner
Springfield
Earl Adams
Jimmy Adams
Charles Adams
Carolyn
Zanesville
Floyd Cummins
Joy Foster
Mary Kay
Virginia
Don Johnson
Jackson
Mich
Charley Foster
Robert Musser
W. E. Wilson
E. W. Shuler
Roy
Parkersburg
Lina Hayman
Paul Hayman
Columbus
Nona Canter
Grandchil
Dren
Frances
Mary
Edith
Letart
W. Va
Alpha Wickline
J. L. Clark
Miami
Flia
New Lexington and Boyd, Ky
van Darby
Painsville
W. S. Darby
William Donahew
Levett Champlin
Beaumont
Eva Sayre
Leah Chittenden
R. N
Wheeling
G. W. Sayre
J. M. Hill
Holzer Hospital
R. E. Grimm
Tommy Lindsey
Reliance
J. P. Burnell
Charleston
L. L. Wagner
T. M. Frazier
James
Akron
L. D. Oldaker
New Haven
D. L. Boggess
Television Schedule Fragment with Evening Lineup
Local TV schedules list WLW C Channel with shows like News Caravan, Wrestling, and Broadway Open House. Channel 6 WITVN features Captain Video Tele-Classroom and Beat Talent Champ. WBNS Channel 10 runs CBS News and Homemakers Exchange with multiple daily blocks.
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Ransom Sherman
Joe Hill
News Caravan
WITVN
Channel
Captain Video
al Morgan
Carnival of Music
Our Police Dept
Wbns-Tv
Roger Nelson
Cbs-Tv
Chet Long
Appreciation for Sheltering Arms campaign leadership
In a public note the editor thanks Roger Connors, Mrs. W. B. Lawrence, Mrs. H. G. Stalder and others for guiding the 1948 Sheltering Arms Foundation drive. Honorary chairman A. D. Townsend, assistant chairmen Ben F. Cutler and Fred H. Beckler receive praise, along with a wide group of committee members and 200 volunteers.
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Roger Connor
W. B. Lawrence
H. G. Stalder
Sheltering Arms Foundation
A. D. Townsend
Ben F. Cutler
Fred H. Beckler
R. W. Finsterwald
T. H. Morgan
Quiz Hall Answers and Historical Note on Ruth Bryan Owen
A quiz page lists ten questions with point values for men women and teens and cites Ruth Bryan Owen as the first woman envoy accredited to a foreign government by the United States in 1933. Several OCR fragments follow including garbled letters and numbers.
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United States
Wilson
F. D. Roosevelt
Truman
Coolidge
Caralin
Delaware
Nevada
Texas
Mike
Jericho
Ruth Bryan Owen
Rohde
Denmark
Car tire wear hints at balance issues
If front tires wear faster than rear tires, it suggests the car has lost balance since rear tires typically wear more quickly, indicating a maintenance concern.
Radio Programs Epoch NBC-WLW Huntington Cincinnati Columbus
Radio schedule listing NBC WLW Huntington ABC WCOL Cincinnati WUKCL WSAZ Columbus CBS WBNS Columbus WCHS Charleston Parkersburg MBS WHKC Columbus WMOA Marietta WCOU FM stations and a dense daily lineup from 6 pm to 4 am across multiple networks with multiple show titles and times across August 14 15 with news dramas music and variety programs across stations CBS ABC MBS and local affiliates.
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NBC
WLW
Huntington
ABC
WCOL
Cincinnati
WUKCL
WSAZ
Columbus
CBS
WBNS
WCHS
Charleston
WPAR
Parkersburg
MBS
WHKC
WMOA
Marietta
Cbs Network
Abc-East
Abc-West
Mbs-East
Mbs-Weast
Abe
Cbe
One Man's Family
Abe Garry Moore
Nbe
Gordon MacRae
Hollywood Playhouse
Ethel and Albert
Abe Bobby Benson
Barlow
Nbc-Tv
Breadway
Dbes
Henry Taylor
Joe
Voorhees
Adelphia
Paul Lavalie
Abe Granby
Abe Joan Davis
Cbs United
Cbbs
Abc News
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