1950 Model of Controls Is More Streamlined
Washington outlines a reshaped war production machine for 1950. Agencies manage priorities, allocations, and quotas under a Defense Production Act pattern. New offices in Agriculture and Commerce oversee food, minerals, transport, and material supplies with Symington as chief arbiter. An Economic Stabilization Agency is planned but not yet formed. National Production Authority, led by W. Harrison, sets inventory limits and defense order priorities.
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Florida Man Named 1950 Star Farmer of America
Forrest Davis Jr., a 21 year old from Quincy Florida, was named the 1950 star farmer at the Future Farmers national convention in Kansas City. He has a diversified farming operation with beef cattle swine feed crops and tobacco as a key money crop and receives a $1 000 check with the title.
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Wounded Return to Home Front in Korea Evacuation Chain
Reporters describe how wounded soldiers in Korea endure in silence as they pass through the medical evacuation system. Front line surgical hospitals use rapid helicopter and train evacuations, with strong survival rates due to advances in antibiotics and dedicated staff. The journey ends with transfers to Japan, Hawaii, and California as men recover and await duty or discharge.
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Churchill sees possible settlement with Russia
In Copenhagen Winston Churchill voiced optimism for a lasting settlement with the Soviet government to secure a long interlude of peace. He said the United Nations actions in Korea made the world safer tonight and credited Western powers with paving the way for reduced risk of another war. He accepted a 100000 kroner prize for science and culture contributions for the year.
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Arrests Reported by Reds in Shanghai
A Shanghai arrival quoted by papers says 10,000 people have been arrested by Chinese Communists since September 15. He describes Shanghai ward road jail, one of the world's largest, crowded with 4,000 prisoners as anti Communist sentiment rose after UN gains in Korea.
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Vietminh Guerrillas Fire U S Property Near Saigon
Vietminh guerrillas fired mortars at Nhabe seven miles southeast of Saigon hitting Shell Oil Company installations used with Standard Oil and Texas Oil Co facilities. A Senegalese sentry was wounded. no serious damage reported to high octane fuel tanks.
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Millions Perish in Siberia Threat Warned by Nationalists
TAIPEI October 11 The Chinese Nationalist defense ministry declared millions of Chinese face death as slave laborers in Siberia describing Soviet imperialists as worse than prior Japanese rulers. The ministry urged active action to push war back to the mainland and drive Soviet forces from Chinese territory. Halifax report notes nearly 60 percent of Nova Scotia university prizes since 195 have been won by veterans, per Dr H L Scammell.
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Dalhousie University
Escape Wild Dogs Way Lion Chased Into Hut
A pack of wild dogs chased a lion into a native hut but fled when an old woman shouted. The lion exited calmly after the commotion, showing no interest in the ruckus. Authorities confirm the unusual encounter happened in Sudan.
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