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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1950
Page
1
A columnist argues that prolonged warfare devastates Korea and achieves little. The piece critiques using crime to fight crime, questions U S strategy, and urges alternatives to destroy evil without destroying good.
The piece discusses how Korean war terrain favors guerrilla bands in hills and raids, reducing reliance on transport and air power. It argues for new training to prepare U S troops for rear attacks, surprise raids, and mountain fighting, while hoping for limited such warfare.
A Chinese UN spokesman is described as echoing Russian lines with odd phrasing, suggesting translations from Russian and familiarity with regular Russian UN delegates. The piece notes ignorance of UN actions amid Korea tensions and critiques road safety as drivers fail to yield uphill.
Washington Rep Tom Martin says the excess profits tax on the war economy may kill incentive in airlines, aircraft, and domestic mining. He favored some tax but argues the bill is unfair to firms that earned little in the 1946 49 base period and could be put in a straight jacket during the war effort.
Blaines attorney recounts a trip from Moscow Russia where they had been visiting. The Americans were a ei after standing the nist dominate Pate 8 Warsaw Pol Dont drive if you drink.
A heavy fall from Canada to Dixie blankets the midsection with snow. Duluth and Superior report record depths and three foot drifts as schools close and mail service halts. Snow ranges from five inches in Memphis to eight in Illinois with several states reporting up to seven inches.
Onions prepared for use as an aide dish may be cooked by methods including broiling braising baking and frying in deep fat.
Atlantic Iowa lists newspaper details with editor, 98 years, and post office data. Rate schedules show carrier and mail prices by period and destination including Cass county and U S outside Iowa.
Tangled UN tensions surface during the 1945 San Francisco conference as Allied diplomats clash over Korean war control. Attlee, then British deputy prime minister, is noted for washing dishes in a San Francisco home. The piece highlights British proposals to curb MacArthur and disagreements with Washington over Korea.
Harold E. Stassen backed immediate Korean cease fire at a news conference after a private talk with General MacArthur. He warned that if the Reds refused by midnight Friday a strike against Chinese forces in Korea or China could involve atomic weapons, though he did not state that plan to UN officials.
Nine manufacturers of corn derivatives including an Iowa firm were ordered by the Federal Trade Commission to cease entering or conspiring in any agreement to fix prices. The order followed a June 6 hearing. The Hubinger Co. of Keokuk, Iowa, was named among the firms.
A nostalgic verse by Edgar A. Guest from 1950 describes a household Christmas scene. It recalls family routines and the quiet effort of children and parents as the day ends with children going to bed after helping and sharing.
Two west side customers bought a bag believed to contain 50 auto license plate reflector bolts. Manager Thomas Clifford later found the bag held part of the day’s receipts—four $20 bills and several rolls of dimes and quarters—creating an unexpected windfall.
The text discusses Truman era containment as a flawed approach, arguing Soviet expansionism, US and allied limits, Chiang Kai-shek's abandonment, and Chinese communists training. It references the China problem, Acheson, the Marshall plan, and European recovery aid within a critique of imperialist aims and global Marxist influence.
The text notes that the Korean War unsettled policy norms and prompted nations to reassess their approaches. It highlights worldwide confusion and pressure on the United States as nations reexamine free-market and foreign policy stances in the postwar era.
Detroit reports show two major automakers moving prices upward with Ford noting a 0.7 percent rise and GM stating increases were slightly under five percent. The industry-wide price line is under renewed scrutiny as manufacturers signal cost adjustments.
New Delhi reports Prime Minister Nehra told Parliament India urged a cease fire in Kereg to establish a demilitarised zone followed by measures to ease tensions. He said the situation is rapidly changing and no clear path is ready, with talks seen as a possible gradual settlement.
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