Truman Relieves MacArthur The Far East Crisis Deepens
The nation's towns reel as President Truman removes General Douglas MacArthur from all Far East commands. The decision, tied to Korea policy, shocks lawmakers and citizens, sparking debate on war aims and civil-military relations. The piece also surveys migratory farm labor issues, Rosenberg death sentence, farm census declines, price controls, and the stalled universal military training plan.
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MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
White House
Europe
Asia
Joseph W. Martin, Sr
House T
Congress
Tokyo
Main Street
Republican Party
Korea
John Steinbeck
United States
High School Dropout Wave Compared to WWII Exodus
A national survey finds large numbers of students quitting high school with both boys and girls affected. Educators are urged to launch a stay-in-school campaign as employment opportunities and draft expectations drive attrition. The study links lower grades and restlessness to draft awaiting students.
Thirsty Land Central Valley Irrigation Project Opens Vast West
The article details the Central Valley irrigation scheme aimed at equalizing water resources in California's north and south. It explains dam construction at Shasta and Folsom, canals including Delta Cross Channel and Friant Kern, and the $400 million cost with 87 percent repayable from water and power sales over sixty years. It notes 5,000,000 acres irrigated, annual crop value over $500 million, and federal tax contributions totaling $2 billion since 1916.
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Central Valley
Shasta
Sacramento River
Folsom
American River
Tracy
Mendota Pool
San Joaquin River
San Joaquin
Friant Dam
San Joaquin Valley
Bakersfield
Madera
West
United States
Tales of Hoffman screened with unique soundtrack approach
Emer Pressburger Michael Poncell and Hein Heckroth celebrate a landmark screening of Tales of Hoffmann. The filmed opera features striking sets, a star cast from opera and ballet, conducted by Sir Thomas Geecham, and a fully recorded score that was dubbed superbly.
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Emer Pressburger
Michael Poncell
Hein Heckroth
Mr. Heckroth
Sadlers Wells Ballet
Thomas Geecham
Pressburger
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Mixed
A compact list of crossword clues covering across and down entries from a torn page, including names for biblical figures, geographic terms, body parts, animals, and common words, with several entries abbreviated or garbled. The readable items hint at a standard puzzle grid with multiple interlocking terms.
Last Week's 3A Flutter in Fruiting Pike of Stain
The fragment notes a 3A item titled Flutter and Fruiting Pike of Stain with clues Fuss 40 and Fish. Names, dates, or places are unreadable. the readable bits hint at a puzzle or wordplay column.
Romance in Elevator at Brent Building Ends in Marriage
Ted Davis, an elevator starter in the six story Brent building, pursues Valerie while contemplating education versus steady but low pay. He plans marriage after finishing college, and Valerie agrees when he finally proposes during the crowded ascent. The professor explains a life of routine, urging Ted to value education over a locked in job.
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Brent Building
Ted Davis
Tod
Valerie
Ted
Grassroots Farmers Prosperity On The Sunny Side Of Life
Wright A Patterson notes farm prosperity rises from thrift and industry rather than policy. By 1950 the average farm size is 195 acres with mortgage averages at 950 and net income rising to 2225, while production per hour climbs. Farmers gain utilities via cooperative electric power and phones, matching city living.
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Census Bureau
Mississippi
Colummn
National Life Insurance Company
Congress
Washington
Easy Street
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Gen. MacArthur
Far East
Irving Kaufman
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Kaufman
Morton Sobell
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
U.M.T
House Armed Services Committee
Senate
Grim-Faced
Julius Rosenberg
Labor Policy Committee
al Truman
The
Defense Board
Thirsty
U.S
California
Mnez Gerhard
Harry Cohn
Columbia Pictures
Stanley Kramer
Kramer
Board of Directors
Motion Picture Association
EN Heckroth
Peru
Persia
Fiction
By Shirley Sargent
By Wright A. Patterson
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