Washington Whispers on Wire Taps and Political Intrigue
Wire tapping cases in Washington surface as Shimon’s suspected taps draw U S Attorney Morris Fay’s office into a tip and a delay in a grand jury. Johnson pressure mounts on Louey Johnson through Brewster and Wherry as Truman critics. Churchill urges Western European army unity amid predicted pre Christmas war. Drew Pearson notes celebrate unification efforts.
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Washington
Senator Pepper
John Fihelly
U. S
Morris Fay
Nagshead
N. C
Howard Hughes
Shimon
U S
Fihelly
Fay
Louey Johnson
Sam Rayburn
Johnson
Dean Acheson
U.S
Brewster
Maine
Wherry
Nebraska
Truman
Lyndon Johnson
Truman Committee
Louey
Don Cook
SEC
Acheson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Churchill
Winston Churchill
Paul Reynaud
France
Russia
West
Europe
Hypertension and Defense Era Reflections
A collage of postwar concerns on health and policy notes hypertension risks linked to stress and aging, Dr Flanders Dunbar’s warning signals, and army and defense matters including unification, supply delays, rent controls, Acheson’s health, and Truman's price advisory board.
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Flanders Dunbar
The
Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
Army
Navy
Air Force
Korea
DuPont
Tighe Woods
Congress
Woods
Budget Bureau
Acheson
Truman
McCarthy
Delano lineage and opium trade discussed by Pegler
In a column dated New York, an author reflects on Warren Delano, the Roosevelt ancestor, noting his sea ventures and opium trade in Canton. The piece cites Captain William L. Hewes on Delano lineages, Hathaway ancestry, and early Chinese trade practices.
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New York
Delano
Fairhaven
New Bedford
Mass
Dartmouth
William L. Hewes
Delanos
Howells
Hathaways
Jireh Swifts Jr
Warren Delano
Sara
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Canton
Captain Hawes
Arthur Hathaway
Plymouth Colony
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Roosevelt
Warren
Hawes
Hyde Park
King
Hitler
Korea
India
Turkey
National Maritime Union of the
CIO
Russell and Company
F. Yr. R
Hong
W. C. Hunter
Orwell
Hunter
Gideon Nye
Fair Haven
Portia
Hog Lane
Houqua
China
Cook
Charles Elliott
Russell and Co
England
Soviet Russia
Grim Korean War Report Highlights Child Combat Roles
A stark wartime vignette recalls youths used as shields and infiltrators by North Korean troops. It preservation notes a boy radio bearer, a wounded U S sailor, and a family attacked by a ploughman turned gunner. The piece links these scenes to broader China trade history and postwar reflections.
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Honolulu
U. S
Tokyo General Hospital
L. S
Tokyo
Naktong
Taegu
Lee Sun Kum
Last Of Passenger Trains Prediction From Rail Leader
J B Hill chairman of the Advisory Committee of Louisville and Nashville Railroad warns fellow employes that three fourths of passenger trains may be abandoned as losses persist. He cites revenue declines from 1926 to 1949 and urges policy changes by lawmakers commissions and courts for economic fairness and improved remaining service.
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J. B. Hill
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Mr. Hill
Mississippi Negroes Endorse State Progress Over Back-to-Africa Plan
Pearl Thomas Holmes of Columbus Mississippi defends Mississippi during a letter to The Birmingham News. She says state leaders are building schools clinics and housing for Negroes while opposing back-to-Africa proposals and stressing loyalty to the United States and Mississippi. She cites WWII and Korea service and asserts Negroes will be independent with white help.
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Birmingham News
Mississippi
South
Korea
America
United States
Africa
Pearl Thomas Holmes
Japan edition of Reader's Digest grows massive
Dennis McEvoy, son of J P., spearheaded the Japanese edition of Reader's Digest. A former copy boy and Marine, he studied in Tokyo and pitched the idea upon returning there. The magazine quickly reached a circulation of 1,500,000, becoming the world's largest mag aside from U.S. periodicals.
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Reader’s Digest
Dennis McEvoy
J P
Los Angeles Examiner
McEvoy
Tokyo
Digest
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Drew Pearson
Davidson
Harry Cain
Secretary of Defense
Cain
Germany
Pegler
International News Service
Japan
Lotus Blossom Fujiyaka
Hong Kong
United Kingdom
C. A. Bchier
MacArthur
United Nations
Columbus
Miss
Morgan County National
Morgan County National Bank
Decatur
Alabama
FDIC
Federal Reserve System
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