Debating Korea War Tactics and Victory Prospects
Opinion weighs blockade versus bombing and a Nationalist Chinese invasion. It recalls Napoleon’s blockade, World War II bombings, and the need for ground forces from Guadalcanal to Okinawa. It questions whether the Nationalist army on Formosa can succeed where it failed on the mainland.
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Korea
MacArthur
China
Napoleon
France
Russia
Manchuria
Japan
Germany
England
Normandy
Hartingen Forest
Battle of the Bulge
Rhine
Pacific
Guadalcanal
Cape Glouster
Marianas
Philippines
Okinawa
Iwo Jima
Formosa
War and Children in a Grim Era Reflects on Civil Defense
A reflective piece on the horrors of war and its impact on children, noting how distant modern weapons make danger feel impersonal. It contrasts fire drills with bomb drills in schools, arguing the drills are grim yet necessary while longing for a time when child fears were only of the dark.
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Europe
Executive
Justice Department
McGrath
Senate Armed Services
Anna Rosenberg
Thei
Roosevelt
25 Years Ago Today June 12 1926 Gazette Highlights
Charleston Lions Club elects C Warden Pippen as president. Kanawha Racing Assoc formed with J M Stack as president and J M Lyon as vice president. Coal shipments to seaboard rise with high volatile coal sent to Europe and South America. Carleton Pierce of Kingwood seeks Republican State Senate nomination. Wilbert Cronch, 14, drowns in Kanawha River. Senate backs 165 million federal road aid. Allen Curtiss James becomes largest single railroad owner via Western Pacific stake. France delays US debt ratification until October. Haiti's President Louis Borno faces protests in New York.
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OCAL
C. Warden Pippen
Charleston Lions Club
Kanawha Racing Assoc
J. M. Stack
J. M. Lyon
C. I. Powell
H. B. Davis
Frank Herstey
William Hix
Ben Lane
Tate
Seaboard
Europe
South America
Carleton C. Pierce
Kingwood
Senate
Wilbert Cronch
Pleasant
Kanawha River
Neely
U. S. Senate
Allen Curtiss James
New York
America
Northern Pacific
Southern Pacific
Great Northern
Rep
Bacon
Philippines
Manila
France
U. S
Louis Borno
Haiti
Fleeson Legislation Wills In Summer's Heat
Ashington reports a stalled Senate calendar and weak Truman push for policy. Appropriations, defense act extensions, and minimal major bills dominate the scene as committees limp along. Republicans press active groups while judiciary sits idle under McCarran. Descriptions challenge Bayh’s chairmanship and White House staff influence amid Dissatisfaction with the national committee.
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Ashington
Truman
Senate
Appropriations
Foreign Relations-Armed Services
Judiciary
Chainman McCarran
Navy Pilot Returns To East As Priest In Priestly Call
Veteran pilot Lt Comdr Chris Maino of Detroit, who fought at Saipan Halmahera and Philippines, was ordained a Maryknoll priest by Bishop Raymond A. Lane. He plans his first Detroit Mass and then to Kyoto to aid former enemies. The piece also notes Gen Bradley remarks on Gen Marshall and wartime command decisions.
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York
INS
Leyte
St. Lo
Navy
Chris Maino
Detroit
Saipan
Halmahera
Philippines
Raymond A. Lane
Chen
Kyoto
Japan
Omar “Bradley
Gen. MacArthur
Henry Holt and Co
MacArthur
Fdr
Gen. Marshall
Washington
Bradley
Gen
Marshall
Europe
Baling
J. Lawton
Guadalcanal
Collins
Prigat
Pacific
Celling
Cellins
Ike
Beer Cans Drive Sparks Capitol Row Amid Tin Shortage
The Pearson Beer Barons push to replace bottles with tin cans, clashing with the National Production Authority over tin use. GOP Sen. Hugh Butler leads the charge in defense of cans, while Lyndon Johnson’s watchdog committee questions necessity of canning for defense. Section also notes Army chief Gen. J Lawton Collins criticizing West Germany maneuvers and Maryland campaign intrigue surrounding Sen. Millard Tydings.
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Gop Sen
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Omaha
Neb
Milwaukee
Wis
Butler
NPA
Senate
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
Entier
2Braska
Storz
Metz
Nebraska
Collins
J. Lawton Collins
Army
U. S
West Germany
Grafenwehr
John Butler
Maryland
Jorkel
Millard Tydings
Tydings
Jenkel
Owen Brewster
Maine
Jonkel
GOP
Trurman
GOF
Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin
Chicago Tribune
Bary Miler
Col. McCormick
Sen
McCarthy
Chicago
Washington Pipeline
Gordon Gray
University of North Carolina
Barry Bingham
Louisville Courier Journal
Europe
Justice Department
Joe Rosenbaum
RFC
Rosenbsaum
Dunham and Willett
Brittany
Brest
Mauaire
Dear Prosecutor Presbytery Meeting Travel Plans Stir Opinion
A note from Frank L. Taylor of the Presbyterian Assembly in Orlando Florida asks the prosecutor to consider town closure when the national meeting is held next year. The message signals potential travel and event planning impacts tied to church leadership activities.
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Presbyteryians
Frank L. Taylor
Presbyterian Assembly
Orlando
Florida
Undercover Influx at Ford Foreshadows Labor Clash
In a cloak-and-dagger scene at the River Rouge plant, police agents and federal investigators probe alleged gambling rings and Communist-influenced activity. Union leaders Walter Reuther and John L Lewis figure in a brewing power struggle, as auto unions plan broadcasting ventures and a major labor coalition debate looms.
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Ford Co
Dearborne
Ford
Walter Reuther
Auto Union
House
Senate
Detroit
River Rouge
John L. Lewis
Phil Murray
John Lewis
CIC
CIO
Wendell Willkie
Mr. Willkie
John L
America
Ford Facts
Lewis
Goggle-Eyed South Americans Leave U S With Bargain Buys
A pair of South American friends shopping in the United States bought a dove gray convertible, a deluxe movie camera, and a dress at deeply discounted prices. Don Jacinto paid more than expected after discounts, while his wife Marcella found fashion items she paid far less for than marked. He muses on American pricing and haggle culture, planning to tell friends back home about the peculiarities of North American commerce.
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Fashington
South America
Don Jacinto
Marcella
Ederick C. Othman
United States
Nessman
Rich
Don Jacinta
Bry
Water, politics, and desert growth in Arizona era
East of Arizona water needs rise amid drought as four feet of irrigation water fuels cotton, while rapid desert city growth spreads to Tucson and Phoenix. Political shifts bring Republican wins aided by women organizers, amid county scandals and a wary national mood.
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New York
Kebisco
Arizona
Tucson
Phoenix
Mina
Man
Baer- Baering Down On the News
Arthur Saer and Garotler Investigations highlight a turbulent 1945 of American diplomacy. Acheson delivers a Senate valedictory as Yalta influence prompts critiques. Congress passes a world peace pledge, while legistlative wit hints at amendments and valentines amid diplomacy.
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Hollywood
Communist Party
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Westbrook
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Howard Hughes
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Howard Pyle
Foster Rackwelly
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Michael O'Connor
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