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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1948
Page
2
The Jefferson City Post and Tribune present weekly evening editions except Saturdays. The paper notes Associated Press exclusivity for local news and AP dispatches and lists subscription rates by region, including Missouri counties and out-of-state options.
Washington reports on Whittaker Chambers exposing secret papers linked to Alger Hiss and a possible Washington spy network. The case prompts renewed grand jury activity in New York and pushes the un American Activities Committee to pursue a fuller, fact based investigation beyond sensational headlines.
A report notes that certain fish can survive when frozen in ice. It discusses physiological adaptations allowing cells to endure freezing, the potential for long-term preservation, and implications for biology and conservation. The piece mentions researchers studying extreme cold tolerance and possible applications in food storage and ecological risk assessment.
The annual football banquet, led by the Chamber of Commerce, brought civic clubs together to praise high school grid players and promote continued cooperation among organizations for the city’s welfare. The piece urges annual events and broader community effort.
Peggy McCarthy complains of harassment by grown men on New York streets urging better behavior from locals. Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg warns against appeasement while defending collective security and justice. James J. Newman stresses safer driving, noting the limit of manufacturing temper.
Washington observers say FCC will likely block the Benny transfer to a new broadcasting company. Analysts contrast this with the Amos and Andy sale noting differences in property versus personality value for capital gains tax treatment. Retail sales trends and holiday buying pace could influence inflation policy and budget plans.
Basil O Connor announced the Red Cross will raise $60,000,000 for 1949, one fourth less than this year. E Reland Harriman, New York banker and railway executive, will direct next year s campaign scheduled for March.
Dr Juan A Del Regata of Columbia Missouri told the Radiological Society of North America that X rays can cure about one quarter of cancer almost 100 percent in eyelid cases. He reported 117 cases all controlled by X rays with surgery aiding in some instances. More women than men contracted the disease.
Hal Boyle chronicles a self styled cure by mingling with hypochondriacs and borrowing their pills, only to suffer a sudden gout like outbreak. A doctor reveals a rheumatoid infection instead and prescribes bed rest and hot water soaks, prompting Boyle to retreat home with one foot in hot water.
Two disparate dispatches from Wiesbaden and Paris offer a shared warning on Soviet dissidence and the UN human rights declaration. Russian fliers say the Red military is split and unlikely to win against the United States while 70 percent of Russians oppose the regime but fear reprisal. Mrs. Roosevelt argues the declaration will empower common people to press for legal reforms, warning all governments are shaped by public demand and that revolts may rise against Bolshevik structures in time.
An editorial argues Bolshevism endures only in pursuit of truth, condemns American misjudgment of the Communist menace, and cites a House Un-American Activities pamphlet claiming 800 Americans trained in Moscow for spying and sabotage. The piece urges vigilance and action against un-American activities.
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