Truman backs government move to halt rail strike
In a last press briefing President Truman proposed firm action to end a nationwide rail strike. Senators Elbert Thomas and Wayne Morse had urged a presidential appeal to keep trains moving, while Harry Darby favored a direct government response and avoiding a strike.
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Washington
Truman
Utah
Elbert Thomas
Senate Labor Committee
Wayne Morse
Pearl Harbor
Mr.man
Harry Darby
Kansas
Thomas
Morse
John Lewis
Brotherhood
White House
Progress toward Decatur area airport facilities
The speaker notes increased Pryor Field activity and rising inquiries about airport use. The plan promises improved facilities, reducing past excuses and laying a foundation stone for an agricultural and industrial empire across the Valley.
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Decatur
Pryor Field
Litchfield Urges Government Synthetic Rubber Plants
Paul W. Litchfield, chairman of Goodyear, urged the government to operate synthetic rubber plants to stockpile rubber amid fears of Russian disruption. He warned Russia is untrustworthy and that Java is the crucial rubber source. The government acted on his advice and plants began operation.
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Paul W. Litchfield
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Mr. Litchtiela
Russia
Java
United States
Reds
Litchfield
What the South Must Do
The South faces a era of great growth says Manufacturers Record in a special article. It urges Southerners to market both what they have and what they make, invest in human and financial capital, and build more factories. Specific steps include expanding tidewater steel capacity, adding newsprint plants, studying national markets for Southern products, and identifying costly imports to manufacture locally.
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Tidewater
Anderson
S.C
Byrnes Defends You All Phrase In South Speech
The Dothan Eagle cites James Byrnes defending the use of you all in Southern speech. They quote him praising the phrase as proper plural English and note imitators in New York theaters might sneer at it. The piece links Southern speech to Scripture and Saint Paul as supporting authority.
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Alabama
Associated Press
Bec
James F. Byrnes
South
Mr. Byrnes
Dixie
Anthony
Paul
Hank
Saint Paul
President Truman Intervenes in Rock Island Rail Strike
Rock Island switchmen strike stretched across Midwest grain movement until Senator Harry Darby urged the President to act. Truman, after Steelman and others suggested a lesser appeal, told unions to return to work and seized the Rock Island railroad as a test case.
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Rock Island
Thomas
Morse
John
John Steelman
White House
Steelman
Harry Darby
Capitol Hill
Senator Darby
Truman
Darby
Unforgotten 1950s quotes on Korean aid in Congress
Remarks by Rep. Chiperfield, Rep. Jackson and Rep. Vorys in January critique of U S aid to Korea. Chiperfield likens aid to a poisoned arm, Jackson calls Korea a Bataan without Corregidor, Vorys warns the aid is strictly limited.
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Robert Chiperfield
Illinois
Donald Jackson
California
South Korea
Bataan
Dunkerque
John M. Vorys
Ohio
Living Today By Arlier Davidson You Are A Problem
Problems are a continual part of life yet your own self may be the hardest. You may appear successful outwardly while inside war and misery persist due to warped values. When you see things clearly you feel inferior and your temper and behavior falter, harming relationships.
Congress Split Over Korea Aid Sparks Rhetoric
Rep Lawrence Smith labels Korean aid as Operation Rathole while Helen Gahagan Douglas defends a three year program to aid South Korea against a communist takeover. Nixon, who opposed the aid, calls Douglas pro-Red amid a partisan clash over U S support in Northeast Asia.
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Lawrence Smith
Wisconsin
Nixon
Korea
House
Helen Gahagan Douglas
California
GOP
Asia
Douglas
McCarthy Attacks Reds While Aide Stands Loyal
McCarthy accuses the State Department of a Communist run Korean policy, but the desk chief is Harry Frelinghuysen a Republican veteran of Korea and son of a former New Jersey senator. Frelinghuysen defends service and national duty while McCarthy brands him Red.
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McCarthy
State Department
Wisconsin
Harry Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Young Frelinghuysen
Republican Party
U.S. Army
Korea
Washington
Frelinghuysen
Influence of pressure groups in congress judged
Pegler argues that pressure groups corrupt Congress by steering movements through organized finance and lobbying. He cites Friends of Democracy and unions like the CIO, warns that money and outside influence shape elections, and urges stronger laws to curb such influence.
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Congress
Allis-Chalmers
C. I
Department of Justice
Sidney Hillman
Harry Truman
House Committee On
Soviet Russia
Buchanan
Senate
House
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Florida
South Carolina
Pepper
Graham
Russia
Evzones: Greece’s Kilted Elite Guard
The Evzones are Greece’s ceremonial troops known for their traditional kilts and distinctive uniforms. They serve as an elite historic guard and participate in national ceremonies and changing of the guard duties at official sites.
Eisenhower Dinner With Symington Upstages Columbia Absence
Reports of Eisenhower missing from his Columbia University office sparked speculation as Korean War bulletins filled front pages. That night he hosted Stuart Symington for dinner, drawing attention from celebrities and staff alike.
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New York
INS
Dwight Eisenhower
Columbia University
Eisenhower
Stuart Symington
Ike and Symington Involved In Wartime Travel Shuffle
In a wartime rush, Symington leads a major production program while Ike Eisenhower travels via private plane and returns to Washington. Ike’s absence from his office was due to golf with George Allen and a consult at Walter Reed for a knee injury suffered during a game at West Point.
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Allied Forces
Europe
Washington
Ike
George Allen
Walter Reed Hospital
West Point
Allen
Night at the show and mill fire chat
Richard J. Wheeler Macgregor invites Macpherson for a drink after a show. A quiet exchange follows with a question about a mill fire, then more silence as Macgregor sighs and pours another drink.
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Macgregor
Macpherson
Let's All Grow Beards This Week
A collection of humorous quips and cartoon captions from the Stratford Beacon Herald. Jokes poke at shaving force, hats, marital mirth, home life, and Sunday School gags, featuring characters like Decatur Man, Mabel, and Miss Moore.
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Stratford Beacon-Herald
Tru man’s Korea War Odds Given By Advisers
Behind Mr Tru man’s confident smile at the last press conference his military advisers assured him the odds against the spreading of the Korean war are at least 10 to 1.
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Mr. Truman
Breach Between Baruch and President Deepens
Dozens of their prominent mutual friends work to heal the split between elder statesman Bernard M Baruch and the President. Neither budges as anger persists. The columnist laments the rift costs the nation and casts Baruch as a patriotic advisor who aided four presidents in economic, political and military battles.
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Bernard M. Baruch
Wilson
Coolidge
Hoover
Roosevelt
Two American Men Meet in London Savoy Lobby
Michael O'Shea and Val Arms, both living in New York, spotted each other in the Savoy hotel lobby. O'Shea, a film star and Virginia Mayo husband, and Arms, a noted artist married to a tobacco heiress, travel from Hartford to New York seeking work and education.
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Savoy Hotel
Michael O'Shea
San Fernando Valley
Virginia Mayo
Val Arms
Hartford
Conn
Eddie O'Shea
Manolis Tsamouras
New York
O'Shea
Tsamouras
Bronx
Brooklyn
Lucky Luciani’s prison life and money stash
During his stay in prison Luciani worked in the laundry and could keep a small electric stove. Inmates shared food from outside while his hoodlum friends supplied him with bread and caviar. He hopes to return to the United States as he has about 5 million dollars salted in safe deposit boxes in New York and elsewhere.
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Lucky
Hollywood
Mess Hall
United States
New York
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