Truman Strategy: Confusion Tactics in MacArthur Row
Acheson testimony and White House defense spark a critique that the Truman administration uses an abundance of testimony to smear opponents. The piece accuses officials of misleading the public about Formosa and Korea, and cites Acheson’s shifting positions and selective reading of Li Tsung jen’s May 1949 letter as evidence of flawed reasoning and discredited policy.
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Truman
MacArthur
Acheson
Senate
U.S
Gen. MacArthur
Russia
Marshall
Korea
U. S
Gen
State Department
Formosa
Acherson
United Nations
Red China
United States
China
South
John Leighton Stuart
A. C. Wedemeyer
Li Tsung-jen
Lie Tsung-jen
Coastal passenger service unlikely on U S coast now
Long Beach residents ask about a coastwise liner to San Francisco Portland or Seattle as inquiries persist. Costs rise and competition from trains cars and airlines makes revival impractical. The last run ended in 1986 and Catalina Island Steamship Line seeks a fare increase to keep its remaining vessel. Conditions do not favor a return to coastal passenger service soon.
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Long Beach
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
U. S
Wilmington
SSH
F. Alexander
Catalina Island Steamship Line
Public Utilities Commission
Court Rules Citizens Cannot Be Forced to Listen to Radio
In a unanimous Washington Court of Appeals ruling three judges hold that forced listening to commercial radio broadcasts is unconstitutional in Washington. The decision, possibly nationwide in scope, centers on the intrusion into privacy from music and ads in streetcars and buses and extols a new liberty of attention in a free society.
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United States Court of Appeals
Washington
Washington Court
Supreme Court
Artificial Feminine Beauty Deplored By HAL BOYLE
New York columnist HAL Boyle quotes artist Paul Meltsner on the peril of standardized beauty and cosmetic fashion. He warns American women risk losing individuality as fashion and makeup dictate ever-changing looks. Meltsner says portraits suffer when subjects resemble walking examples of modernist trends.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Paul Meltsner
Meltsner
Artist Meltsner on vanity and fashion standards
The artist Meltsner criticizes fashion model types as hollow displays, notes women's insecurity and pressure from foreign trends. He questions the urge to imitate distant styles and plans portraits of Eisenhower and French celebrities in Paris, asserting that big figures prefer looking like themselves.
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Meltsner
Paris
Eisenhower
Sequence of MacArthur Evacuation Orders Shown
The article argues a key message was withheld from Senate hearings, detailing that in January Gen. MacArthur was ordered to abandon Korea while defending Japan remained a primary mission. It outlines how he asked for reinforcements, received limited aid, and ultimately gained troops to Korea and Japan after tense exchanges with the Joint Chiefs and President Truman.
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Washington
Korea
Senate
Senate Committee
Ehicfs
Gen. MacArthur
Joint Chiefs
Japan
MacArthur
Truman
United States
Eighth Army
United Nations
U. S
State Rusk
Marshall
Bradley
Navy
Manchuria
Red China
China
Hong Kong
U. N
Moint Chiefs of Staff
Mr. Truman
Asia
Collins and Vandenberg
Tokyo
Gen. Collins
Gen. Vandenberg
Collins
Ridgway
New York
Hersld Tribune
Just Folks Chain Letters and the Weakest Link
A poem by E. A. Guest criticizes chain letters that threaten disaster for readers. The speaker recalls tossing into the basket as strangers urge contributions and promises of wealth, concluding he will not participate and sees himself as the weak link in the chain.
Long Beach Naval Hospital Contract Awarded to R E Campbell
A $2 000 000 contract for building a naval hospital in the Long Beach San Pedro area has been awarded to R E Campbell a prominent local contractor. The Long Beach Poly high school graduates numbered 620 the largest in the school history and the outdoor exercises were held on Burham Field. The midsummer high tides threaten Pine Avenue Pier and the Municipal Auditorium unless repair work proceeds rapidly.
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Naval Hospital
Long Beach
San Pedro
R. E. Campbell
Poly High School
Burcham Field
Pine Avenue Pier
Municipal Auditorium
Press-Telegram
Seaside Memorial Hospital
Press- Telegram
Alfred A. Williams
Children’s Memorial Hospital of
Public Forum Letters Highlight War Memories and Prices
Readers weigh ideals for America and warn against witch-hunts and name calling while praising veteran voices. Contributors from Jessica Lewis to Louis A Brooks and Susan Kramer discuss freedom, Nazi trials, beef price rollbacks, and child safety amid urban living risks in Long Beach.
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Press-Telegram
MacArthur
Eisenhower
Einstein
McCarthy
E. A. Valentine
Jessica Lewis
E. Ocean Blvd
Our New Stove Delights a Happy Family Card
Our new stove and oven sparkles with delight for the wife and family. The food tastes better, everyone eats more, and the stove is easy to operate. The oven bakes pies well whether cooking chicken steak or stew, keeping delays away. The household mood is bright and satisfied.
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Byron
E. A. Guest
Eong Brach Press
Gelesram
W. F. Prise
Neva Prise Paddock
Conklen
Sixth Street
Pine Avenue
Calif
Creamer & Woodward
Metropolitan Social Mewspaper, Inc
Paver Nesenes
Eni
Eli Itter Marrs
Poat
Long Beech
Caufore
Kel
Marca Se
Praswia
Renee
Berain
Good Riddance
U. S. Supreme Court
Louis A. Brooks
W. Broadway
DiSalle
Susan Kramer
Alamitos Ave
LL. Dykes
Orange Ave
George Clark
Ieeas Sao
Metcalfe
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