North Carolina Health Progress Highlighted in Postwar Aid
A Sunday paper praises improving health in Tar Heel state noting a reduction from 33 to 18 counties without a hospital bed since 1947. Under Dr. I G Greer and the North Carolina Good Health association, Bob Madry reports steady gains and projections toward prewar levels. An orchid to program leaders.
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North Carolina
Tar Heelia
University
Bob Madry
North Carolina Good Health Association
I. G. Greer
Thomasville
J.B
Everybody's Day Returns to Thomasville for 1950 Observance
The 1950 Everybody's Day will be held the first weekend in next month in Thomasville. Civic, fraternal and service groups restored the event to its original spirit with free entertainment and industrial and agricultural exhibits. The celebration aims to bring townsmen and rural neighbors together for friendship, learning and fun.
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Thomasville
A Call to Vote in a World Watching America
A 1948 style exhortation urges U.S. voters to exercise their rights. It notes only about half cast ballots in 1948 and contrasts American turnout with Britain, Australia, Italy, and West Germany. It warns democracy hinges on poll participation and marks Nov 7 as the next general election.
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Britain
Australia
Italy
West Germany
Russia
No Early End to War in Korea Says Editorial
The piece argues the war in Korea is not over and warns against premature optimism. It notes risks from Russian and Chinese intervention and cautions that reserves and new weapons could prolong the conflict beyond the 38th Parallel.
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Korea
Inchon
U.S
38Th Parallel
U. S
Reds
Walter Winchell
Original Harry Truman Letter Draws Big Collector Interest
Washington reports that Rep. Gordon L. McDonough faces high offers for the original Marines blasting letter from Harry S. Truman. Collectors across the country seek the epistle, but McDonough plans to keep it and may later donate it to a museum or library.
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Washington
Gordon L. McDonough
California
Harry S. Truman
McDonough
St. Harry
Stalin
U. S Marine Corps
Truman
Emily
War and duty echo through a world on edge
A mix of war reports and reflective anecdotes spans Inchon to Seoul with notes on UN advances and Reds resistance. The piece recalls WW II losses, training casualties, and a cameo on George Bernard Shaw as public bath lore and family memories frame a wartime mood.
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Korea
Inchon
Yellow Sea
Kimpo
Seoul
High Point
George Bernard Shaw
Marshall health worries circle around Defense pick
Washington reports private concern over George C. Marshalls fitness for Secretary of Defense citing heavy demands and potential impact on his health. The piece notes past strain on Johnson and Forrestal, hints at a short tenure, and cites Lovett as a likely adviser continuation.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Johnson
Marshall
General Marshall
Defense
Defense Department
Marshal
Quotes on unity and policy from U S leaders
A collection of remarks criticizing strikes and urging national unity. Sen Wayne Morse cites the need to act while Americans are dying for their country. Gov Thomas E Dewey argues we must test free world solidarity. Trade and aid tensions are raised by Truth must prevail, Truman, Cavannaugh and others.
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Sen
Wayne Morse
Ore
Formosa
Thomas E. Dewey
President Truman
Defending the Red Whitewash by Senator Tydings
Senator Millard Tydings defends his stance on communist infiltration amid a Senate resolution seeking to study disloyal employment in the State Department. The piece discusses experts in Marxism and fragmentization, stressing the need for informed, professional anti-Communist analysis to address a rising global threat.
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Defense Department
United States
Millard Tydings
Senate
McCarthy
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Department of State
Tydings
Max Eastman
David Dallin
William Henry Chamberlin
J. H. Matthews
T. C. Kirkpatrick
Karl Barsiaag
Isaac Don Levine
Alfred Kohlberg
Edmund Walsh
Jay Lovestone
Benjamin Gitlow
Joseph Zack
Louis Budenz
Eugene Lyons
Elizabeth Bently
Whittaker Chambers
Senator Tydings
Dean Acheson
Lee Pressman
Louis D. Brandies
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Charles B. Lofli
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George Dixon
Louis Johnson
Richard Harkness
Louie
Mr. Harkness
W. A. Bivins
Main
Europe
France
Luxembourg
U. S. War Department
G.B.S
Hertfordshire
London
Sheridan Whiteside
New York Times
Rom
Peter Edson
Robert A. Lovett
Air
Army
Pentagon
Lovett
Forrestal
Marx Leva
England
Tell Berna
Machine Tool Builders’ Association
America
John J. Cavannaugh
Notre Dame U
George Sokolsky
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