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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1951
Page
3
Editor notes analysis on President Truman urging national unity while the United States strengthens military capacity. U N forces continue to pull back in ongoing postwar adjustments and security concerns.
President Truman opened his State of the Union with a claim of a healthy country and pressed unity against Communist aggression. He signaled willingness to drop the Fair Deal for now to build the free world’s defense, while remaining firm on military cooperation with Western Europe.
President Truman proposes a ten point program including military buildup and extended draft terms, aid to the free world, wage and price controls, farm price support, labor reform, housing for defense workers, expanded medical personnel, education aid, and a major tax increase. The plan aims to strengthen defense, production, and public services.
Gordon Dean, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, said Russians possess the atomic bomb during a news conference. He noted the government must curb peacetime atomic energy development due to the international situation.
The article notes a renewed Communist push south of the 38th parallel after the January 1 attack, with UN forces retreating toward the Pusan beachhead. It cites heavy Red casualties but continued assaults, predicting the line may not advance beyond Pusan soon and doubting an imminent counteroffensive.
Government debates delay a 30 day wage price freeze as the nation mobilizes. Price control staff may reach 30,000, with many assigned to root out black marketeers and hoarders. Food prices threaten to hit record highs by March 1, hurting pensioners and white collar workers most.
The government ends all wheat and corn production restrictions under the national emergency to bolster reserves. Tobacco peanuts and rice may remain controlled, with potential easing on peanuts and rice. Winter wheat planting could be too late, but spring wheat area should rise, boosting meat supply by about three pounds per person.
At the United Nations Sir Gladwyn Jebb suggested Britain is not yet ready for a final decision on condemning Peiping as an aggressor in Korea. He warned to look before leaping but implied Britain may eventually back the American push for a verdict against China.
Sen. Robert A. Taft calls his criticism constructive and urges a bigger Republican role in policy making. He argues the President has overstepped by sending troops to Europe and says no American troops should be sent now. He favors U.N. involvement but questions its effectiveness and contemplates U.S. withdrawal. Taft also backs a Pacific defense line with Formosa and Japan if Korea troops retreat.
The article describes General Dwight D. Eisenhower speaking to newsreel and TV cameras at the Pentagon after being named commander in chief for European armies. It notes his plan to tour European capitals and his belief that Western Europe's defense requires sacrifices from other Atlantic pact nations. It also includes extensive commentary on sport and television's impact on attendance, plus profiles of boxing figure Luis Firpo and reminiscences on Dempsey era finances and legacies.
Gene Tunney is described as a cautious, prudent manager of his finances and a smart investor. The piece notes other boxers like Ray Robinson and Jake LaMotta as financially secure, with Eddie Eagan remarking that many boxers, even lesser known ones, save substantial amounts each year.
The defense department plans to request a global draft of all physically fit 18 year olds for 27 to 30 months of service. Lawmakers are divided on immediate approval with some arguing 18 percent is young enough and 24 months long enough.
A portly dowager with a Pekingese paused at a drinking fountain by the elevators. The elevator starter objected, but she apologized, saying she assumed the fountain was for employees, not patrons.
A young guest asks Tallulah Bankhead how to become a big actress. Bankhead retorts with wit, saying don’t be ridiculous and that sometimes she herself has trouble, offering a sharp, playful glimpse into fame and self-doubt.
A classroom quip turns political history into humor as Johnny answers the teacher with a punchline naming Democratic and Republican as the parties plus a playful cocktail misdirection. The exchange captures light, era-appropriate humor.
A deaf woman using an ear trumpet entered a church and was told by an usher to leave after a whispered remark. The incident highlights a clash over inclusion and accessibility in a sacred space.
In a dialogue a man explains he quit drinking and smoking for a woman and gave up dancing, cards, and bi ards. Asked why he did not marry her, he replies that after reforming he believed he could do better.
A desert island tale recounts twelve survivors divided into national pairs. Forty eight years later the two Americans subdivided the island and built skyscrapers and baseball stadiums while the two Israelites financed them and the two Irishmen controlled the police. The two Englishmen remained unrevealed.
A panhandier on a street corner holds a hat in each hand and explains to a stranger that business is so good he has opened a branch office. The humorous exchange highlights roadside entrepreneurship with a wry grin.
An onlooker in the French National Assembly during a long debt debate whispered that future generations cannot be present to witness the magnificent things being done with their money. The remark captures public weariness and ironic critique amid fiscal contention.
Franklin extols lasting peace and denounces war as costly and deceitful. He asks when humanity will accept arbitration to settle disputes and prevent costly conflicts.
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160 acre irrigated farm two miles east of Fairview Montana with good land and buildings. Close to school mail route and REA electricity. Priced at 22000 dollars cash or on terms. See or write Vernone Heil, Owner.
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