Pay Overtime In Gov t Bonds Would Combat Inflation
Senator Douglas proposes paying overtime at time and a half in federal bonds not cashable until after the emergency ends. He argues saving the money reduces inflation risk and cushions workers against unemployment, referencing the Truman council's anti inflation report. Sparkman supports studying the idea and suggests allowing continued interest on bonds after 10 years.
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Washington
Douglas
D-Il
Illinois
Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
Council
Sparkman
D-Ala
The
Economic Council
Public
Congress
Death of Chicago gorilla Bushman shocks city
The world famous Bushman, Lincoln Park Zoo’s 550 pound, 6 foot 2 inch gorilla and top attraction, died New Year’s morning after a battle with arthritis heart trouble and old age. Zoo Director R Marlin Perkins said Bushman was irreplaceable and worth more to the park district than Soldier Field, drawing up to 3,000,000 visitors annually.
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Chicago
Bushman
Lincoln Park Zoo
French Cameroons
West Ome
Amercian Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums
R. Marlin Perkins
Chicago Park District
Soldier Field
Perkins
Ikins
North Side
New Year's Death Toll Nears Four Hundred
The nation faced about 400 accidental deaths during the New Year holiday, a drop from the Christmas toll. Over the period, more than 1,100 people died in violent accidents, with 281 in auto crashes and 114 in other mishaps, fires, plane crashes, and falls.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Neosho
Leadership Struggle On In New Congress
Washington January political maneuvering as civil rights support, James McFarland of Arizona, seeks Democratic leadership with backing from reformers while Truman’s civil rights program divides the party. Senate doubts over Butler’s candidacy and potential party action loom. McFarland’s stance aligns with Truman, but some senators seek a clear civil rights record for 1952 campaigning.
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Hingtonslen
Washington
Truman
Senator McFarla
Arizona
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Millikin
Colorado
Wherry
Nebraska
House
Rayburn
Texas
McCormack
Massachusetts
Martin
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
John Marshall Butler
Maryland
Anderson
Butler
Tydings
D-Md
Gillette
O'Mahoney
McFarland
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
Congress
White House
McMahon
Connecticut
How the Nation Would Run Civil Defense
James Marlow Wagton outlines the new civil defense program guiding pre attack planning and post attack response. The FCDA would coordinate national plans, stockpile supplies, fund shelters, and train crews while states must match funding. After an attack the government can direct state actions and mobilize federal resources locally.
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James Marlow Wagton
Congress
House
Senate
Federal — Defense Administation FC
Ggve
FCDA
New York
New Jersey
Guam
U.S. Presses UN Action Against Peiping Over Korea
The United States today urged United Nations action as China’s forces press Korean advance. American diplomats meet with Britain and France to craft a joint stance while considering diplomatic economic or military sanctions. India and Egypt pace discussions on cease fire and peace offers as Washington prepares formal proposals.
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Benegal N. Rau
Egypt
Mahmoud Fawzi Bey
U. S
Rau
Fawzi Bey
Peiping Red
Gross
Peiping
Korea
India
38Th Parallel
U. N
Red China
World Organization
China
Washington
Punishment Comes Before the Crime in Sheffield Court
In Sheffield England on January 2 Walter Marshall a 44 year old machinist returned to court for smashing a grocer plate glass window on the prior June. He admitted the act saying the window has been a red flag and he deliberately threw a stone at it this time. The judge fined him another 10 pounds.
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Sheffield
Eng
Walter Marshall
Marshall
Old Congress Closes Post-Election Term
The Swlst Congress ends amid war to peace aims and Truman policy clashes. The House winds up with one major item the Senate bill to restore part of the old war powers act. Senate rebuffs on gold law reshuffling agencies and Alaska Hawaii statehood, defense spending, and a Southeastern Power item. The 82nd Congress convenes amid isolationist and international tensions over foreign policy.
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Washington
Swlst
Truman
Korea
82Nd Congress
House
Congress
Senate
Alaska
Hawaii
Southeastern Power Administration
Dalai Lama to stay in Tibet despite Chinese threat
New Delhi reports say the 16 year old Dalai Lama will not flee Tibet and may establish a provisional capital at Yatung if needed. India's Sinha remains in Lhasa and government officials weigh the future, urging him to stay to bolster public morale even as asylum is offered if he chooses to leave.
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India
Tibet
Dalai Lama
Yatuns
Sikm
S. Sinha
Lhasa
Sinha
Kalimpong
Yatung
New Year's Assault By Chinese Armies Near Seoul
Western Korea near Seoul sees six Chinese Communist armies press a bold advance as UN forces retreat up to 11 miles in freezing weather. Gen MacArthur reports Red lines extending to Tongduchon Uijongbu and Kapyong with heavy losses and widespread air and ground combat across the frontline.
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Clen Clements
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Korea
Seoul
United Nations
MacArthur
Tongduchon
Uijongbu
North Korea
Red China
Russia
Hungary
Bulgaria
Czecholovakia
Rumania
Poland
Kim Il Sung
South Korea
Red Sca
Thatte
Phen
Navy
Soreidee Bormb Vatley Forge
Alley Forge
Red
Syee
A. P
John Randolph
Kapyong
General's Rites Held For Walker
Washington February report on Walton Harrison Walker a three war veteran and Korean War commander interred at Arlington after a general burial. President Truman urged posthumous promotion to full four star rank and the House approved. Honorary pallbearers included Marshall Bradley and Eisenhower. Walker died December 23 in a jeep collision near the front lines.
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Walton Harrison Walker
Arlington National Cemetery
Korea
John J. Pershing
Truman
Asia
Walker W
U. S. 24Th Infantry Division
Walker
House
Senate
Defense Marshall
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
George Patton
Patton
Walker Walker
Military Air Transport Service
Army
3Rd Infantry Regiment
National Airport
John B. Walthour
Episcopal Cathedral
Atlanta, Ga
West Point
New Year Dawns Under Korea War Strain and Global Tensions
The New Year opens amid a Korea war barrage and international calls for peace. Truman hopes 1951 brings peace while Europe faces rearmament pressure. Gottwald and Pleven urge vigilance and sacrifice as Cold War fault lines deepen across East and West.
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Associated Press
Korea
Truman
Williamsburg
House of Representatives
Europe
Rene Pleven
Klement Gottwald
Vatican
Vatican City
Pius
Crackles New Year Resolutions Read Like Nostalgic Verse
A short humorous verse by M.L.P. reflects on resolutions from fifty years ago, noting the grooves of past plans and a playful mess left behind. The poem frequency hints at aging and the cyclical nature of self improvement themes.
1951 Outlook Sees Higher Prices For Tobacco And Crops
North Carolina extension specialists forecast higher prices in 1951 for flue cured and burley tobacco due to tight supplies and strong demand domestically and abroad. They expect cotton and soybean markets to stay strong, with no quotas on tobacco and acreage planted limits not applying to 1951 crops.
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Raleigh
State College Extension Service
United States
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