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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1951
Page
3
Eisenhower says the atomic bomb would be used only if needed to defend against aggression and if its destruction proves morally warranted. He frames U S defense as non-aggressive and aimed at peace, suggesting clear lines for using force if opponents force war.
The senate passed a bill to lower the draft age to 18 by a wide vote, amid debate on defense plans and public pressure. In Washington stalemates and diplomatic talk continue as Korea stalemate and economic issues dominate headlines with reactions from labor leaders and officials.
The piece notes the rift between liberty and cost with the 1,000,000th American to die in military service possibly in Morea. It tallies Korea casualties at 52,448 with 8,853 dead and 9,899 missing, while wounded numbers are implied and weekly casualty estimates are given since last June.
Reports indicate UN forces advance northward with only minor resistance while Chinese forces push southward beyond the 38th parallel. Uncertainty grows over Communist strength, weather, disease impacts, and whether China can resume major offensives, easing political tension at the front.
Senator Robert Taft of Ohio blasts Truman era appeasement and Communist sympathizers. He frames foreign policy as the key Republican path to defeating Democrats, while noting possible internal opposition within the GOP. Taft heads the Senate policy committee and is seen as a leading 1952 presidential contender.
The House Armed Services Committee ordered the Defense Department to study raising the draft age from 26 to 30 as an alternative to drafting 18-year-olds. The proposal could add 350 000 to 450 000 recruits in year one. Non veterans aged 19 to 25 who married since June 25 1950 would be drafted only if single. Plans also aim to lower draft standards potentially adding 150 000 new recruits.
Four hundred economists from 30 institutions urge the government to raise taxes and tighten controls. They argue emergency fiscal and credit policy, not price wage measures, are the main defense against inflation and call for cutting nonessential spending, boosting revenues beyond defense growth, and credit limits to nonessential uses. A cash surplus would need over 16 billion dollars in tax increases to balance the new budget.
British housewives protested a drastic 20 percent cut in the fresh meat ration, the third reduction in three months. The new limit shrank each person’s supply to about a bite a day as price controls loomed.
The article advises leaving finer organic material in place while removing larger leaves and twigs. It notes that raking can disturb grass and suggests composting potential materials for reuse between raspberry rows.
The Weekend Gardener advises removing excess mulch from strawberry and perennial beds to prevent spindly bulbs and to allow light. Peel back leaves around borders and shrubs to prevent matting and improve air flow and warmth for new growth.
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