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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1951
Page
4
The piece argues that 18 year olds should be drafted if needed, noting wars affect all families. It suggests eighteen-year-olds can be trained quickly and become useful soldiers, while acknowledging parental protests but urging national duty over individual concerns.
The piece argues Oscar Ewing's federal security program will collapse under political pressure from the Truman administration. It asserts socialized medicine and other policies are doomed and that Congress will scale back federal agencies while lawmakers drift to other payrolls. It also mentions Pat McCarran proposing a rockfish sale limit and a Secret Service encounter with journalist Betsy Jager over a box of shorts at the Capitol.
The UN commander in Korea tells troops they fight for freedom, but civilians suffer in shattered villages. The exodus from Seoul plunges city population from 1.75 million to 500,000 as North Koreans are evacuated by sea. Millions flee south amid scorched-earth tactics and Red terror.
The article notes Eisenhower is appointed to lead Allied forces in Europe with SHAPE as his headquarters. It contrasts earlier Washington schemes to send him to Moscow with the new role that grants him powers to directly liaise with the 11 NATO members and potentially Germany as a 12th member, signaling a pivotal future.
Reports claim about 400000 Japanese in Brazil mostly refuse to admit Japan lost the war. Propaganda is dismissed and suggests a window for Communist recruitment as many may be susceptible to believing falsehoods. A large group could become potential recruits if exploited.
A collection of reflections on Catholic Jewish and Protestant cooperation and tolerance, a note on Rotary in Spain, weather contrasts from mild to heavy snow in Houghton Michigan, and Washingtons Delaware crossing as a metaphor for confidence. It closes with modern dialogue on language and thought.
Prominent voices warn of peril and urge unity in defense of America. Governor Dewey emphasizes urgent leadership and action while Allan B. Kline ties pay to national defense. Yehudi Menuhin and Henry Knox Scherril reflect on human normalcy and weapons ethics.
Notification came as he rode home from Colorado with Mrs. Eisenhower. In Bucyrus Ohio railway yard, President Truman offered him the toughest job in the world as supreme commander of allied forces. He stepped into a shack for privacy while rail yard workers saluted. The scene and the honor touched him deeply.
A commentary on Harry Gold the Soviet spy and Amtorg as a center of espionage. Gold refused Communist membership, aided the Soviet Union, and justified spying over joining the party while criticizing American Communists. The piece questions loyalties and calls out passive anti American sentiment.
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