Deferment Debate Urges Equal Draft Policy for Colleges
Dr. M H Trytten of the National Research Council told 47 Southern college delegates at Daytona Beach that a long war looms and a fixed deferment policy for all male students would be unfair and undemocratic. He urged drafting able students and continuing training for scientists as needed, warning against special college exemptions.
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M. H. Trytten
National Research Council
Daytona Beach
Fla
Patchwork War Time Price Controls Spark Political Debate
The new wartime economic controls bill blends limited consumer credit safety measures with broader executive powers. It amid questions over selective wage and price ceilings, voluntary agreements, and parity limits for farm goods, amid a political clash over presidential discretion and 1950 election dynamics.
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White House
Capitol Hill
OPA
Congress
How Do Politicians Accumulate So Much on Small Salaries
A reader argues wartime profits and high taxes explain political riches and rising inflation. The piece critiques rail labor pay, wartime subsidies, and a fifth round wage increase while linking strikes in the electrical industry to broader war effort costs and political impact. It notes U S unions U E and I U E as fractured in a pivotal vote, and warns of inflated costs and debt affecting families and soldiers.
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Truman
Mont
Robert-Hannegan
Washington
Missouri
Democratic National Committee
Han- Regan
U. E
United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America
Ntl
Union of Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers
C. I O
Korea
Washington Focuses on Korea War Risk and Global Shifts
The article discusses whether two Chinese Red armies near the North Korean border signal a bluff or a shift to a major war. It notes U S and Soviet strategic interests, Manchurian tensions, and the potential impact on Far East power. It also covers narcotics enforcement, museum plans for historic aircraft, East West trade reassessment, a public opinion anecdote, and Korea currency stabilization efforts.
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Washington
NEA
U.S
Manchurian
South Korea
Leningrad
Iran
Turkey
Greece
Russia
Baku
Korea
Vladivostok
Japan
Asia
United States
Far East
Moscow
Manchuria
Port Arthur
Dairen
Red China
Dewey Reenters NY Governorship Race Amid GOP Draft Pressure
Gov Thomas E Dewey reverses retirement to enter the New York governorship race in a bid to strengthen GOP prospects and back up a potential Senate bid by Lt Gov Joe Hanley. The move aims to leverage Dewey's polling power to beat Democrat Herbert Lehman and influence national Republican strategy, with Korea as a backdrop and health noted as a motive.
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Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
GOP
New York State
Joe Hanley
Senate
Hanley
Herbert H. Lehman
National Republican Council
Korea
Washington
UN and US in UN Peace Effort and 1950 Political Notes
The column discusses the UN not as a military body but with authority to seek member support against aggression, praising UN aims to check communism in Korea. It notes R L Doughton’s potential reelection, fuel transport hazards, Miss America Carolyn Edwards’ top 15 finish, a quip about a poison label, and a doctor’s wit about a patient in a well.
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United Nations Organization
Daily Smith
Korea
United States of America
United Nations
Carolyn Edwards
North Carolina
Atlantic City
Leaksville
Western North Carolina Teachers College
Quotes on UN veto power and military training in wartime policy
A collection of statements from U S figures criticizing the UN veto as weak and praising universal military training for world peace. Remarks compare Soviet philosophy to witchcraft and describe advanced U S weapons as bird dog scent trackers. Another speaker calls for more labor‑experienced leaders as global conflict centers on workers.
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Smithsonian Institutions
National Air Museum
Wright Brothers
U. S
Lindbergh
Jean On
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Louis Johnson
Secretary of Defense
Mad House Insult of Marines Not an Accident
A White House source claims a planned prowar blast against the Marines was crafted as political duplicity. The piece alleges the president’s letters are ghostwritten and that White House brains orchestrated the dig at the Marine Corps to provoke a broad audience, including soldiers and sailors. The note ends with a reader’s quip about moving agencies to odd places.
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Washington
White House
Marine Corps
Navy
Stalin
Brain Trust
Pennsylvania Avenue
Safety First
Bill Hassett
Marvin McIntyre
Truman
United States
Neof
Army
Internal Revenue Bureau
Civil Service Commission
Jobstown
N. J
State Department
Peculiar
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Little Miss
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George Sokolsky
Peter Edson
Treasury Narcotics and Customs
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Harry J. Anslinger
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Soviet Russia
Edward E. Barrett
Miss Fancy
Edward Ware Barrett
Birmingham Age Herald
Ringling Brothers
Mr. Barrett
Mr. Ringling
Barret
Barrett
Republic
Seoul
Dewey and the
W. A. Bivins
R. L. Doughton
Doughton
House
Ways and Means
Gibsonville
Alabama
Greensboro News
Dr. Busybee
Warren R. Kustin
Glenn Martin
Eric Johnston
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
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