Inequities in GI Death Benefits Demand Congressional Action
The piece argues the Federal Employees Compensation Act favors dependents of Army and Air Force personnel killed in peacetime over other service members, highlighting cases of widows receiving $213, $75, or $109 to $375 monthly. It notes congressional inaction since Korea began and calls for an overhaul to boost morale and ensure fairness for all armed forces families.
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Korea
Sng
Army
Marine Reserve
Navy
Bre
Press-Telegram
Defense Department
Washington
United States Air Force
Air Force Reserve
AF Reserve
Charles A. Coolidge
House
Armed Services
Budget Bureau
House Armed Services Committee
Armed Services Committee
Congress
Channel Job Merits Fast Action on San Gabriel River
Long Beach and Lakewood gain as county officials plan immediate permanent channel work on the San Gabriel River from Pacific Coast Hwy to E Seventh St at an estimated cost of 582000. A further 1164000 is sought for other project units in 1952 53. If all proceeds, the river will have a permanent channel Del Amo to the ocean within 18 months, despite controversy over a flood bond.
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Long Beach
Lakewood
San Gabriel River
Pacific Coast Hwy
E. Seventh St
H. E. Hedger
Hedger
Board of Supervisors
del Amo St
Ocean
San Gabriel
Tragedy of U S China policy deepens dispute
Marquis Childs argues Americans failed to craft a coherent China policy and shows how both Nationalists and Communists have influenced U S actions. He cites money from Chinese sources, alleged infil tration of a senator, and McCarran committee limitations, urging an impartial commission to find America’s fundamental interests.
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McCarran
China
Capitol Hill
Chiang Kai-shek
Taft
Chem Chih-mai
United States
America
Congress Opposes Seizure Powers Over Steel Industry
DAVID Lawrence reports that President Truman seized steel plants under wartime powers, prompting Congress to extend emergency statutes only to June 1, 1952, while explicitly prohibiting seizures of privately owned property not utilities. The piece notes no constitutional precedent for such action and cites prior statutes and Senate warnings against executive seizure powers.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
David Lawrence
White House
Ilsties
Senate Judiciary Committee
Secretary of Commerce
United States
Army
Navy
America
Mr. Truman
Press-Telegram
Britain to pledge defense for all six European pact members
British state guarantees expected to cover six nations of the European defense community and West Germany and Italy, extending Brussels pact aid to France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The move aims to bolster a unified German power balance in Europe amid Russian pressure.
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Europe
European Defense Community
West Germany
Italy
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxemburg
United Nations
Waper
Germany
Russia
United States
Just Folks Opens The Season In Changing Time
By E A Guest the piece laments how baseball and its rituals have faded. It recalls wooden fences, cheap seats, knot holes, and hometown traditions replaced by modern changes. The narrator notes new pitches and strategies but vows to attend the opening game despite transformation.
Resolutions read at federation session in Long Beach
Readings on war profits liquor sales near camps and segregation of moral degenerates and sex offenders opened the Los Angeles District Federation of Women's Clubs session at Municipal Auditorium. Mention recalls Long Beach ten years ago and the demolition of the old Municipal Auditorium and its replacement. Also notes 30 years ago Southern Pacific request to keep mainline tracks in Broadway and Elm to Alamitos indefinitely. Ends with a note on a New Guinea tribe belief.
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Los Angeles
California Federation of Women's Clubs
Municipal Auditorium
Long Beach
Southern Pacific Company
Council
Broadway
Elm Ave
Alamitos Ave
Truman Seizure Criticism and Reader Letters
Letters criticize President Truman over the steel mill seizure and leftist advisers while accusing radio misstatements on profits and tax impacts. Readers call for policy clarity and urge cabinet changes. Additional letters praise Coast Guard coverage and discuss global policing and UN-style expectations.
Paris Café Delivers Echoes Of French Premiers
In a Paris cafe, Sen. Soaper and H. V. Wade recount past French premiers as the cynic notes Mondays mark trends. Ohio Governor Lausche declares he will not seek the Democratic presidential nomination, calling it not exactly un-American but un-Ohiocentric.
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Lausche
Ohio
Stevenson Struggles With Indecision In Illinois Governor's Mansion
Joseph and Stewart Alsop report that Adlai Stevenson weighs a possible 1948 presidential bid. Friends say he wrestles with a moral dilemma and fear of the Republican machine led by Col. Robert R. McCormick. A New York Harriman dinner may influence his stance and public readiness.
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Washington
Springfield
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Gen
Sherman
Ilinois
Tllinois
Robert R. McCormick
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Estes Kefauver
Robert Kerr
Illinois
New York
W. Averell Harriman
Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower
You Never Know in Your Neighborhood
A reflective verse about assumptions and hidden stories. The speaker notes a man who seems a bachelor but is actually married with three grown sons and a daughter. The poem implies daily burdens, constant hustling, and many problems, yet one cannot judge a neighbor without conversation.
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U. S. China
Wayne Morse
Rep
Oregon
Chen Chin-mai
Chiang
Formosa
Chen Chitemai
Robert A. Tait
Asia
Apmir
Phil
Newsom
E. A. Guest
Flora
New Guinea
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W. F. Prise
Neva Prise Padimock
Conklin
Tresamer
Eee
Sixth Street
Pine Avenue
Callt
Creerer & Woodward
Ipa
Metropolitan
Stunday Neweparer
Ipn
Memnay Audit
Joseph Steinbaum
Atlantic Ave
Way
JM Bolding
Costa Mesa
Lowe
Coast Guard
Southern
California
John A, Foster
USCG
21Th Coast Guard District
Sen. Soaper
H. V. Wade
Paris
Joseph and Stewart Alsop
George Clark
Snessee Arte
Metcalfe
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