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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1950
Page
6
An American officer described fuel shortages slowing North Korean forces in Korea. He noted the enemy used horse drawn vehicles and warned gasoline limits could curb advances, stretching communication lines and threatening front line troops.
The report describes Communist units in Korea living off the countryside as they advance, seizing grain and cattle and arming themselves with captured weapons. Gasoline shortages threaten armored spearheads, with American air power targeting supply routes. If supplies aren’t solved, Red forces risk becoming a horse drawn army, unable to wage war in the age of combustion engines.
The AFI Atomic Frades and Labor Cortnell asks President Truman to freeze living costs at pre Korean War levels. The union seeks wage increases for about 11 million Oak Ridge National Tabulatory workers amid rent price pressures and weather disruptions.
Old fashioned recipe snippets describe pre cooled and double strength iced coffee methods, coffee syrups, and serving tips. Also included are orange muffins, orange blossom butterhorns, tuna tomato canapé, and cheese sauce instructions with budget meal ideas and example menus for hot weather dining.
Forsyth Missouri faces a summer of float trips ending as the government buys land for Bull Shoals Dam. Townsfolk relocate to Shepherd of the Hills while businesses transfer sites and residents await a lake future. Two groceries, a barbershop and other services plan to move as the river’s recreation shifts inland.
In Richmond Virginia the executions of seven Black men convicted of raping a white woman were postponed after habeas corpus petitions filed by the NAACP. Judge M Ray Doubles set a hearing for September 7 to review the cases. The delays came as three were to be electrocuted August 4 and four were two days from death. The NAACP argued constitutional rights were denied. The paper notes the death penalty for rape in Virginia has been applied to Black defendants.
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