Americans face Korea war contrast of comforts and lacks
Hal Boyle notes that U S troops in Korea have plenty of comforts and mass produced goods like candy bars, while tanks are scarce. He contrasts American reliance on massed steel with North Korea’s focus on bare essentials, warning that more men and tools are needed to secure victory as battles move into mountains and hills.
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Boyle
GI Joe
U. S
Tunisia
Sicily
Italy
France
Belgium
Okinawa
Watchdogs in trouble spots urged to curb aggression
A church group led by John Foster Dulles and Francis Sayre urges UN watchdog commissions to monitor hotspots worldwide. They cite Korea as proof such observers can reveal truth, though skeptics warn commissions may not deter aggression. The piece calls for monitoring in Indo China, Malaya, Iran, Turkey, Yugoslavia, and Germany.
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Commission of the Churches On International Affairs
Korea
Russia
UN Security Council
Jacob Malik
Moscow
United States
UN Korean Commission
Security Council
Asia
Indo-China
Malaya
Iran
Turkey
Yugoslavia
Germany
Country Disappointed and Alarmed by Korea Setbacks
The Roger Babson Dispatch asserts the nation is disheartened by Korea failures and wary of a possible third world war. It blames U.S. policy for aiding communism, criticizes Yalta decisions, and warns of looming price and wage controls tied to political and wartime anxieties.
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Gloucester
Mass
Korea
Rusia
America
U. S
Congress
Russia
Capitol Dome Vehicle Dept Under Fire From Wisconsin GOP
Madison dispatch notes criticism of B L Marcus head of the Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department. Hearings cite faulty license plates and officer complaints amid political pressures and budget scrutiny. Authors warn small administrative flaws shape voter attitudes as season of floods prompts Red Cross aid.
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Madison
Wis
Republican State Administration
Motor Vehicle Department
B. L. Marcus
State Capitol
Bubolz
State Department
Wyngaard
Capitol
Marcus
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Dax
Reds To Loan Franco 100 Million Shocks Kremlin
Washington dispatch notes Moscow’s delight at the Senate loan of 100 million to Franco and the plan to use it as anti American propaganda. It cites Franco quotes from 1937 to 1941 and traces ongoing U S political battles over four stalled nominations amid Truman’s defense of his choices.
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Moscow
Kremlin
U. S. Senate
Franco
Truman
Senate
Congress
Martin Hutchinson
Virginia
Federal Trade Commission
Carroll Switzer
Iowa
Scott Lucas
Illinois
James Marlow on Truman and price controls in crisis
In Washington the commentator notes Truman repeatedly sought standby price and rationing powers from Congress since 1946. Despite repeated rebuffs, rising Korea related costs push Congress to grant authority to set prices and wages, with potential for rationing, while Truman had not pressed since 1949.
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Washington
Congress
Korea
Truman
OPA
Mr. Truman
Ten Years Ago In La Crosse Timber Dock Plans Approved
From the La Crosse Tribune ten years ago the public works board informed the common council that approval has been received from the U S War Department for a timber trestle dock in Black River. Other items note Fred B Weinke elected vice president of the Wisconsin Retail Food Dealers association in Sheboygan and a two way short wave radio system approved for county traffic output.
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Black River
U. S. War Department
Board of Public Works
Common Council
Fred B. Weinke
la Crosse
Wisconsin Retail Food Dealers’ Association
Sheboygan
la Crosse County
Charles A. Dittman
la Crosse Aerie
Order of Eagles
Grand Aerie Trustees
San Francisco
la Crosse Telephone Co
Walter J. Kohler
Gladioli Bouquets At Tribune Office Highlight Local Givers
Visitors admire gladioli bouquets displayed on the Tribune counter grown by linotype operator Al Cuta, with longtime donor Carl Schaeffer also noted. An Inter-State fair anecdote follows about a farm scene and a young city boy asking about a ring in a bull’s nose. County agent Larry Davis laments a second prize ribbon at the Inter-State fair opening day.
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al Cuta
Carl Schaeffer
Larry Davis
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