Editorial argues for robust US diplomacy under pressure
The piece praises Gen Ridgway, Truman and State Department actions in Kaesong, Oatis, and Nehru cases as signs of stronger diplomacy. It links public opinion, unity among allies, and the Japanese treaty to a firm stance against Red China and Russia. It argues bold policy should become standard, not a reaction to crises.
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Ridgway
Keesong
Truman
State Department
Nehru
Kaesong
U.N
William Oatis
Congress
Czechoslovakia
Nehrut
U. N
China
Russia
U. S
San Francisco
Market Morning in Long Beach Sparks Quiet Joy
Yesterday morning in Lincoln Park Cedar Ave seas of stalls offered tomatoes bananas fowl and fruit amid earthy smells and market chatter. Shoppers lingered as a roque court echoed nearby and rain hopeful breezes drifted through a cosmopolitan Long Beach scene on a Tuesday morning.
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Cedar Ave
Lincoln Park
Calcutta
Algiers
Long Beach
Calif
Atomic Submarine and Nuclear Flight Power Shift
The Navy aims to build an atomic powered submarine signaling a major shift in military capability and national safety. Nuclear propulsion could extend to atomic planes, marking a new era from destruction to potential peace driven by scientific progress.
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Hiroshima
Hitler
Mussolini
Tojo
Russia
U. S
How High Can Taxes Go The Saturday Evening Post
Roswell Magill argues in The Saturday Evening Post that to cover a projected 10 billion revenue gap the government would need a 100 percent tax on all incomes over zero. He warns that continued bond financing fuels inflation and erodes incentives to earn, urging drastic budget cuts and scrapping peacetime authorizations to avoid new taxes.
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Roswell Magill
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Treasury
Saturday Evening Post
Senate
Magill
Tax Foundation
Committee On Federal Tax Policy
Uncle Sam
Department of Labor
Bagill
Bureau Creek
Johnnie
Mary
Liberty and Hot Dogs as Symbols of America
An essay argues Liberty came to America as an immigrant idea from many lands and notes 32 Greek displaced persons landing at the Statue of Liberty. It compares Liberty to a hot dog welcome, blending solemn symbolism with American simplicity and humor as new arrivals adjust to life in the United States.
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America
England
France
Palestine
Greece
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Marathon
Thermopylae
Olympus
Marsel
Byron
Portrait of Washington gifted to Sulgrave Manor identity confirmed
A portrait long catalogued as “A Naval Officer” has been identified as George Washington. Lord Buchan donated the work to Sulgrave Manor, the Washington family home in England, after its subject’s identity was verified, drawing parallels to wartime Roosevelt letters naming Winston Churchill as the “Former Naval Person.”
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George Washington
Sulgrave Manor
Washington
England
Lord Buchan
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Political Strategists Testing Issues By DAVID LAWRENCE
Washington analysis notes a long standing rule that economic conditions favor the party in power while emotional issues like war can shift voters. It highlights key topics from communism to drafts and taxes, arguing voters decide by economic concerns and prejudices, not looks or speeches, in large elections.
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David Lawrence
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Congress
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Taft
Maryland
Sen
McCarthy
Wisconsin
American ‘Legion
RFC
Sen Soaper Says and Other Dispatches
A compact collection of quips and observations by H. V. Wade and Sen Soaper, touching on class, travel, growing up, population, geography, literature, and a cheeky note on perfumes and soap operas.
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Sen. Soaper
H. V. Wade
Thoughtful charity as Ruskin urged for all people
A Ruskin quote emphasizes that small acts of thoughtfulness and kindness outrank material wealth. It calls for universal charity, not just toward the poor, but toward every person, urging steady, humane conduct.
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Ruskin
Great Possibilities in New Paper Currency
Civic leadership praised as a privilege to serve, with a call to duty for those asked to help. The poem urges duty and trust in public service, warning against laziness and selfishness, and notes the new currency marked five and ten, hinting at inflation’s impact and humor in its design.
Long Beach Milestones A Decade to Three Decades Ago
Long Beach items recall a tenth anniversary of a B19 flyover during a Douglas Plant dedication at Municipal Airport and looming steel shortages hampering Los Angeles Harbor shipbuilding. Twenty years ago the American Legion prepared for a major convention as battleships arrived. Thirty years ago the public library planned big growth with 7500 new books and a Hill Street branch. Crowds at the Long Beach strand drew record-sized throngs.
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Douglas
Los Angeles-Longeach Harbor
American Legion Department
Ocean Center
West Virginia
Colorado
Tennessee
Maryland
Long Beach
Amorican Legion
Why Note From India irked State Department
The State Department fretted over India’s note explaining why its delegation would not attend the Japanese peace conference. India sought to avoid offending sensitivities by delaying invitations to certain delegates, while France pressed to invite Indo China associates to show independence from French rule. Cambodia’s Mung Kimmny, Vietnam’s delegation led by Tran Van Huu, and De Lattre de Tassigny’s planned Washington visit figure in a broader view of Indo-China tensions and Cold War dynamics.
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Washington
State Department
India
San Francisco
Laos
Cambodia
Viet-Nam
Tran van Huu
de Lattre de Tassigny
Ead
Indo-China
Saigon
France
de Laitre
Mung Kimny
Truman
America
Nehru
Great Britain
Ho Chi-minh
Paris
Ho Chi Minh
Moscow
Indo- China
Asia
Japan
Burma
China
United Feature Syn
Dinner Stories: Jones Demands Raise Yet Faces Dismissal
Jones argues for a raise after five years of work doing three men’s duties. The boss refuses and counters with a demand to name the two other employees so they can be fired immediately.
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Jones
Volumes of Love For You in Hundred Books
A lyrical tribute seeks to praise a beloved, promising to dedicate many volumes. The speaker vows to tell their virtues in prose and poetry, each page reflecting praise and joy.
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