Formosa and the Future in a Cold War Outlook
The column weighs U S policy on Formosa amid Red China threats and debates whether war could extend beyond Asia. It argues Russia favored conflict to weaken the United States, cites General MacArthur on Formosa’s strategic value, and urges defending a line that protects Thailand, Burma, Indochina, and the Pacific from Communist expansion.
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Formosa
Robert Allen
U.S
Allen
Hayward
Red China
Russia
Germany
China
United States
Chiang
MacArthur
Pacific
Philippitts
Japan
Hawaii
Thailand
Burma
Indochina
Californians Defend Fire Safety Reputation
A letter argues California forests are not the nation’s worst for fires. It cites Forest Service input and contrasts Southern habits with California visitors who try to reduce fire toss. The piece urges praising local restraint over scolding.
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California
Forest Service
Deep South
Chow
Foreign policy clash and domestic dispute dominate times
The piece notes Chinese leader Chou En-lai's warnings on Korea and Formosa, U.S. Joint Chiefs' study of Red threats, then shifts to a heated postmaster general pay rise clash with Senator Carlson and other lawmakers. It highlights ideological tensions, congressional sparring, and the politics of government spending in 1950s context.
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Mogul
Korea
38Th Parallel
Chou
Eighth Army
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Formosa
Mosh
Emily and
Mabel
Summerfield
Frank Carlier
Kan
Post Office Committee
Eisenhower
GOP
Hig
Mike Monroney
D. Okla
Carlson
Olin Johnston
Democratic
Congress
James Duff
John Pastore
Duff
E. D. Crippa
Monroney
Nixon
Senate
Knowland
Post-Hall
Ike Reverses Trend Toward Public Power Power Debate Reignites
President Eisenhower has shifted from backing a broad public power expansion to a policy favoring private development. The Niagara Falls project is now urged to be built by the New York Power Authority, a move seen as politically driven and counter to earlier pledges. The issue splits lawmakers, with public power advocates pressing for federal control and private entities championing competition. The dispute extends to Northwest projects like Hells Canyon, pending Federal Power Commission decisions amid partisan battles.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Tennessee Valley Authority
Uncle Sam
Courts
Congress
Govenor
Thomas E. Dewey
Niagara Falls
New York Power Authority
Great Divide
Dewey
New York
Ate Public Works
New York Port Authority
Senate
Northwest
Hells Canyon
Federal Power Commission
EPC
Herbert Hoover
Congress 83rd Congress Two-Year Record Summary
Congressional Quarterly summarizes the 83rd Congress two-year record under President Eisenhower. Tax law overhauls include lower dividend taxation, one-year delay on corporate cuts, higher medical and retirement deductions, and faster depreciation. Personal exemptions were not increased. Some excise taxes were cut. overall farm price supports and dairy support reductions occurred. Defense gets the largest share of spending. Social Security boosts and extended unemployment benefits passed. Public housing progress was limited. highway aid nears two billion. Seaway construction advances amid mixed views on atomic energy sharing. Hawaii statehood bid denied. Alaska link blocked. Taft Hartley revision blocked. private health insurance expansion stalled. Anti-subversive measures pass, wiretap efforts falter, and Bricker amendment defeat noted. Debt ceiling raised by about 6 billion.
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Congressional Quarterly Washington
Washington
Congressional Quarterly
Congress
Eisenhower
Farm Toc
Defense Department
U.S
St. Lawrence
Ison
Hawaii
Alaska
House
Senate
Bricker
Communist Party
Federal
Congressional
California liquor control reform debated in ballot proposition
Henry MacArthur analyzes Proposition No. 3, a constitutional amendment moving liquor control from the state board of equalization to a governor appointed administrator. He notes past issues, potential cost increases, and argues that stronger laws and enforcement, not just administration, are needed to curb alcohol-related harms while acknowledging possible value in change.
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Sacramento
CNE
State Board of Equalization
Weinberger Committee
Board of Equalization
Arthur Samish
Ferocious Water Predators Stir Fear Across Seas
Ranger-Naturalist Eugene Burns surveys violent aquatic life from Siamese fighting fish to pikes bluefish pirayas and sharks. He details brutal cannibalism rapid digestion and gruesome feeding frenzies describing how these predators terrorize smaller fish and even humans in dramatic, period-tinged prose.
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Siam
Atlantic
Eugene Burns
McClure Syndicate
Congress Prunes Bills with No Real Money Saved
A comic tirade harshly critiques budget juggling by Republicans and Democrats, arguing no real savings exist as funds remain unprinted. It mocks phantom cash, citing sweeping staff cuts and emptied programs while claiming tangible gains are illusory and the five percenter gets no cut.
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Noel Sin Irs
Chiang Kaishek
Jple
Ray Tucker
Ike
Herbert H. Lehman
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Albany
al Smith
F.D.R
Lehman
Empire State
TVA
Atomic Energy Commission
Henry MacArthur
Ranger
U. S
South America
Bugs Baer
Republican Congress
Senate Underground Railway
Truman
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