Redls Peace Campaign Satire Turns Sinister and Ridiculous
An editorial critiques a Soviet led peace campaign as a cover for expanding Soviet influence. It notes the dove symbol’s failure, the push for outside pressure to obtain capital from the West, and theironies of professed good will masking imperial aims. The piece urges Americans to scrutinize Soviet intents amid election year satire.
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Moscow
Moscow Radio
Russia
Soviet Union
Red
Commuunists
United Nations
Hitler
Kaiser Steel expansion at Fon tana plant boosts Western output
Henry Kaiser announces a $265 million expansion adding a third blast furnace and a ninth open hearth to the Fon tana plant. The project will raise pig iron by 50 percent and ingot output by 11 percent, with 408000 tons of coke yearly and 90 new by product ovens. Financing is privately raised with banks and insurers providing 54 million each and corporate funds filling the balance. The move signals strong regional business confidence despite ongoing western input gaps.
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Henry J. Kaiser
Fontana
Rocky Mountains
Midwest
Kaiser
Kaiser Ventures
Newsom decries cholera and plague claims against North Korea
The column asserts ancient scourges cholera typhus and bubonic plague plague allegations against Communists in North Korea based on Peiping radio accusations of dropped infected vermin and shells. It notes denial by Ridgway and Acheson, contrasts Allied health measures with alleged Red suffering, and cites flea lice rats as disease vectors amid Korea war conditions.
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Asia
North Korea
Peiping
Manchuria
Matthew B. Ridgway
Dean Acheson
Korea
Noted items mingle in Oslo Olympics gossip reel
Sen Soaper notes an unusual result in Oslo where a long slide on a scatter rug answered a phone. Liz Taylor wedding in London breaks registry office records. Brig Gen Crawford Sams, formerly Army Far Eastern public health chief, led a daring mission at Wonsan and warned of vast disease casualties among North Korean and Chinese forces.
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Bureau of Minor Statistics
Liz Taylor
London
Registry Office
Crawford Bov Sams
Sams
United States
Army
Far Eastern Public Health and Welfare Section
Wonsan
Republicans Fight Among Themselves In New Hampshire
Analysis of the New Hampshire primary criticizes Republican speakers for attacking each other instead of outlining policies. Emphasizes a need for debates on major issues, exposure of Truman administration flaws, and clear plans for party leadership if Truman is not the nominee.
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Washington
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Sen. Taft
Gen
Eisenhower
Gov. Stassen
Truman
House of Representatives
Justice Vinson
Science Brief on Italian Wells and Mineral Uses
Deep wells near Larderpile Italy discharge natural steam powering electrical generators and yielding chemizels including peas acid borax and boron carbide. Microwaves in TV transmission approximate cigarette length. Aluminum hydroxide in bauxite makes clay a valuable ore for aluminum oxide and pure metal extraction.
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Larderpile
Italy
Downey zoning clash stirs taxpayer appeals
Downey residents allege missteps by Board of Supervisors over M1 and M2 zoning after promises of no rezonings. About 300 citizens attended the meeting ignored by Legg and other supervisors. Taxpayers urge publication to defend properties and urge fair treatment. Curtis Clark, president, Taxpayers Council, calls out salary hikes and pension costs.
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Press-Telegram
Downey
Board of Supervisors
Legg
B. Bauman
Woodruff Ave
Roberta J. Hemsath
Priscilla St
Curtis Clark
Pres
Taxpayers Council
East Third St
City Wage Hike Proposal Assailed
The editor argues city budget time triggers salary and pension demands. Nine general raises in ten years have been granted, while prices vary. This year workers seek a 13 percent increase costing taxpayers at least $1.5 million annually plus higher retirement pensions.
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Press-Telegram
Thoughts on Temptation and Power Across Ages
A reflective biblical verse from Matthew 4 8 echoes the devil showing worldly kingdoms from a high mountain. Gustavus Adolphus is quoted warning that rulers answer only to God for their actions, highlighting the peril and responsibility of power.
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God
Gustavus Adolphus
Why Military Budgets Must Be Large
Walter Lippmann argues the vast U S military budget stems from defense planners aiming to cover all possible wars. He recalls a university budget lesson about identifying valuable resources and cautions against overpreparedness that inflates costs. He likens wasteful standards to buying clothes for every climate, ensuring endless spending.
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Sary
United States
Leutenant
Earning power poem by E A Guest
The poem urges that earning power comes from within not from a meter meter or bill from a company. It compares ambition to a dynamo and emphasizes faith skill courage and tenacity as the source of income.
Long Beach Near Blackout and Civic Movements
Long Beach faced a near blackout with undisclosed trigger details. Patrolman Stanley Harold Palaske, a local police member, will be recalled to active Navy duty tomorrow. City Council approved a 500000 dollar tax cut. Republican County Central Committee members plan to attend a Hoover rally in Los Angeles. February relief expenditures totaled 112633 dollars. Uncle Sam may set up an Air Service recruiting tent in Long Beach.
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Long Beach
Stanley Harold Palaske
Republican County Central Committee
Los Angeles
Uncle Sam
Air Service
Vote by Women Could Elect the President One Day
A column urges American women to exercise voting power beyond family roles, praising the League of Women Voters for encouraging informed participation. It notes women may vote for any party and emphasizes early registration and citizen choice in selecting the best leader for the nation.
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United States
League of Women Voters
Papa
It Rained Last Night Poem Of Lost Love
A reflective verse recalls rain as a backdrop to memories of a loved one. The speaker longs to share again, walking country lanes and watching raindrops on glass, while noting enduring care but changed passion. The night ends with a vow that fire cannot be the same as it once was.
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Yesteryear
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