Britain Keeps Rubber Exports To Russia Amid War Material Cutoff
The piece argues Britain should halt war material exports to Communist China and Hong Kong while continuing rubber shipments to Russia, noting U S concerns about backdoor aid. It criticizes the state department for kowtowing to Britain and urges stronger local and federal enforcement against racketeering within a democratic framework.
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Britain
Hong Kong
China
Russia
United Nations
Great Britain
State Department
John Bull
America
Kefauver Crime Committee Report Sends Proposals to Congress
The Kefauver committee completed its hearings and issued 20 recommendations to Congress to strengthen federal law enforcement as it ends its current phase. Senator Kefauver will step down as chair with Senator O’Conor taking over. Kefauver remains on the panel.
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Truman
General MacArthur
Congress
O’conor
Maryland
Kefauver
Truman Declines Proclamation for National Hospital Day
An editorial notes President Truman did not issue a proclamation for National Hospital Day, citing health groups’ proliferation and risk of bias. The piece criticizes congressional delays, defends the president’s health program, and mocks critics including some in the medical profession.
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Ational
Truman
White House
American Hospital Association
Congress
People Demand Clear Policy After MacArthur Firing
Harry Boyd argues that the public wants a straightforward foreign policy focused on the Korea crisis. He notes ordinary Americans assess war stakes directly, oppose needless bloodshed, and demand decisive goals within ten months, contrasting with elite diplomatic rhetoric.
Bankers push income tax for defense in inflation clash
At a Cedar Rapids convention the Iowa Bankers Association adopted a resolution opposing inflationary trends and backing income taxes to finance defense, amid warnings of a wartime crash. Brig Gen George E Leach, ex mayor of Minneapolis, failed renomination in a local primary.
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Iowa Bankers Association
Cedar Rapids
George E. Leach
Minneapolis
L. A. Kessler
Harvey R. Sexauer
Hampton
349Th Infantry
Birth and breathing, infant oxygen, and early life care
Explains how unborn babies receive oxygen from the mother, the first breath stimulus, and how modern practice clears the airway after birth. Notes historical suction use and the shift to standard postnatal procedures. Mentions galloping consumption as acute pulmonary tuberculosis and includes patient anecdotes on bad breath and nutrient concerns.
Sen Margaret Chase Smith Fights Seaway Plan
The column argues a St Lawrence Seaway could turn inland cities into ocean ports within a decade. It contrasts rail and coastal opposition with defense and economic aims, notes cost ranges from 800 million to over one billion dollars, and estimates toll revenue at 36 to 49 million annually to offset expenses.
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Ashington
Canada
St. Frence
Montreal
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes
Chicago
Duluth
Buffalo
Toronto
St. Lawrence
Panama Canal
Department of Commerce
United States
Welland Canal
European defense must be built in phases, says Alsop
Joseph Alsop argues that Western Europe needs phased defense buildup led by Eisenhower. He warns that Moscow will gain power in satellites, with 60 divisions needed for a forward European defense and a summer showdown likely to shape the first phase.
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Western Europe
Kremlin
Rhine
Europe
Punch
Joseph Alsop
Germany
Poland
Russia
Ukraine
Balkans
East Germany
Bulgaria
Romania
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Western
Gromyko to Coach Walking Team in Paris Olympics
Russians enter the next Olympics with Commissar Gromyko set to coach. Grommy repeats estrian capers in Paris as he sets a new track record for entrances and exits. The Big Four conference enters its tenth week with Grommy as its theme and a motion to adjourn ends proceedings.
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Commissar
Gromyko
Paris
Grommy
Plan to Allocate Scarce Materials Delayed by Bureaucracy
In Washington four months of agency meetings fail to agree on a plan to allocate scarce materials for Western defense. The dispute delays funding and policy decisions, hindering Allied efforts to arm the free world amid Western Europe’s material shortages and rising costs.
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Ashington
Europe
United States
Washington
North Atlantic Coalition
America
Aneurin Bevan
Harold Wilson
Bevan
Wilson
Britain
China
Government plans ceiling prices to curb black market
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes the government working to set ceiling prices so high that illicit traders cannot profit, aiming to shut down black market activity.
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