Pick Up Reins In Washington Before War
In Washington urgent calls rise for decisive mobilization measures as Baruch and others urge bold planning. Agencies lack a clear chain of command and speed, with Symington and boards unable to muster full authority to lead a home front effort. The piece cites slow, indecisive action and warns strength remains only on paper.
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Bernard M. Baruch
Washington
W. Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
Munitions Board
The
Resources Board
Soviet Union
Free World
Russia
Johnson Senate Committee
Symington
Duty and sacrifice loom in Eisenhower interview and Korea tale
In St Louis Eisenhower urged duty as the big word for America while being recalled from Columbia University to lead a combined European army. A California Associated Press dispatch highlights a Cherokee marine who survived harsh Korea service and two brothers who died in World War II. His mother urged noncombat duty, yet he kept leading his platoon, defying orders.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
St. Louis
America
Columbia University
New York City
Associated Press
California
Korea
Soldier requests combat duty over Tokyo desk post
A sergeant appeals to his mother to release him from a Tokyo desk assignment to return to his combat platoon. He writes that he is not a hero but has responsibilities and that stopping the enemy on their ground is essential to prevent wider death. His mother’s letter would return his last surviving son to battle, reflecting duty and sacrifice.
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Tokyo
Ruth E. Renkel
Rollbacks threaten public confidence in government controls
Washington editor attacks the administrations use of price and wage rollbacks as unconstitutional and ineffective. He argues the rollback policy discriminates against auto manufacturers and lacks machinery for broad controls, urging fair, universal action to restore public confidence.
Report From Around Town at the 1951 Chevrolet Preview
Ruth of Ettrick recalls Sparta guests receiving souvenirs and a girl admiring perfume. A Strike Motor Company visit reveals a keys-in-car tale with field glasses used to read numbers, 25 cent key copies, and a refunded fortune. A La Crosse woman’s failed brick break prompts a soldier to smash the window and retrieve her keys.
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Sparta
Kep
Strike Motor Company
Benson Optical Company
la Crosse
Ruth of
Ettrick
Wisconsin GOP Reconsiders Delegate Slate Filing Law
Wisconsin Republican leaders question a two year old rule requiring written candidate approval before filing a delegate slate. The law, aimed at Ike and Taft, may be amended to allow unofficial candidates to file by petition, restoring broader voter choice in the state’s early presidential primary process.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Wynguard
Sen
Taft
Warren P. Knowles
State Senate
Knowles
Stassen
Gen. MacArthur
Tokyo
New Grandson Faces a World of Turmoil and Extremes
Drew Pearson writes a cautioned letter to his daughter about a world divided by intolerance and extremism. He recalls past exposes on communism, warns against McCarthyism, and urges a middle course to protect free press and democracy for his grandson.
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Drew Pearson
George L. Arnold
Moscow
Lindbergh
Kremlin
No Miracles In Washington Says Marlow Amid Democratic Conflicts
James Marlow describes a Washington scene where conflicts among Democrats and Republicans, business and labor, lawyers and citizens define daily life. He notes price and wage controls, draft, and civil defense as crisis themes testing democracy and urging balance between special interests and the common good. The piece warns of national peril if conflicts fracture unity in wartime.
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Congress
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Ten Years Ago in La Crosse Youth Center and Local Notices
A nostalgic La Crosse Tribune roundup recalls a ten year look at the National Youth Administration center with D. O. Coate and local Christmas activities. It notes Norman Grady wining a cheese contest letter prize and Flying Cadets recruiting details from Capt. DeMint.
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la Crosse National
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