MacArthur’s Policy Outlines Global Confidence Strategy
Editorial argues MacArthur presents a clear global strategy to confront communism. It accuses the Truman administration and State Department of secrecy and missteps in Korea and Asia. The piece credits MacArthur with advocating extending defense to all free nations and rejecting appeasement while urging all fronts against communist expansion.
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United States
Korea
Gen
Senate Committee
Pentagon
Truman
White House
State Department
JCS
Yalu
Manchuria
China
Britain
Chamberlain
Hitler
Stalin
Mao
Gold drain sparks Soviet plot theory at Tangier
The article notes a massive US gold drain with 1951 may end near 22 billion dollars, while Tangier reports no controls and heavy speculation. Some experts fear a Soviet plot to devalue the dollar by forcing gold to rise, though the real danger is mounting US debt and potential inflation.
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United States
The
Treasury
Great Britain
France
Tangier
Washington
Unique Election Context Highlights US Voters Duty
A commentary contrasts Bolivia's tense 1951 election climate with calm voter participation in Long Beach. It argues that while Bolivians face violence due to restricted suffrage, Americans enjoy real voting rights and must exercise them to prevent minority opportunism and uphold democracy.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Long Beach
United States
South Korea Ready to Fight If Armed by United States
South Korea’s Kim and Dr Helen Kim urged quick American arms and training, saying three million Korean men await the chance to fight. They argued 500,000 trained Koreans with modern equipment could defeat a larger Chinese force, citing terrain familiarity and wartime experience. They warned against compromise with Communists, insisting on a unified, independent Korea.
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D. Ss. Kim
South Korean National Assembly
Korean Pacific Press Service
America
Mr. Kim
Kim
Helen Kim
Girls’ College
Seoul
South Korea
United Nations
Free Nations
Korea
U. N
North
North Korea and communism insights questioned by Mr Kim
In a briefing, Mr Kim argues the Korean people resist communism, noting only a small portion in North Korea follow Stalin directly and many fled to the South. He claims Seoul’s three months under Reds showed communism’s failures and that China would face mass resistance if mobilized, with Reds seeking to purge anti communists.
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North
South Korea
Korea
Lim
North Korea
Mr. Kim
Seoul
China
Kim
Unity Sought Amid Presidential Trust Crisis
Opinion notes lack of confidence in President Truman fuels disunity as Soviet China policy blamed. Harold Slagsen urges MacArthur White House meeting for reconciliation while Senate hearings seek a new basis for confidence and bipartisan foreign policy.
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Russia
University of Pennsylvania
Harold Slagsen
Truman
Gen. MacArthur
White House
Congress
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
Mr. Truman
New York
What They Think in Peiping and Moscow
The author analyzes U.S. attempts to gauge Peiping and Moscow, arguing that the Soviet-Chinese plan aims to divert American power and fracture the Atlantic alliance. He suggests a broader strategy behind the Korea War, noting how Far East actions threaten Japan and shift the showdowns away from Europe.
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Washington
Peiping
Moscow
INES
Korea
Asia
Far East
China
Japan
Kremlin
Europe
Ods
Soviet Union
Just Folks by E. A. Guest
The frail the broken and the blind find aid at the Goodwill workshop where the old are renewed into useful trades. Visitors learn how humble efforts restore dignity and self respect, offering greater faith and sweeter song than in the factories of the strong.
Defense clinic to inform Southern California on preparedness
Long Beach and other southern cities planned defense clinic at the Hillmore Hotel in Los Angeles, while police prepared tickets for their annual benefit ball. The city touted upcoming bids on a federal building, a Chamber of Commerce meeting invited 300 to 400 attendees, and local events including The Last of the Mohicans at Liberty Theater and a Missouri picnic at Bixby Park. A French resident of Long Beach was acquitted amid a bad check case.
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Long Beach
California
Hillmore Hotel
Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce
Liberty Theater
Missouri
Bixby
Paris
Press-Telegram
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
James T. Broseneiam
Termino Ave
Readers' Opinions on Forum Current Affairs
Readers write praising a cartoon about Father and son at Sun-Gay School and criticizing public school Bible teaching. They discuss parents duty, women in public life, airport runway conditions, and praise for General MacArthur with warnings about Communists and world events.
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Press-Telegram
H Im
Sonny
J. Edgar Hoover
United States of America
Annie Frank
Pine Ave
Kind of Worker and the Two Faces of Corporate Life
A verse contrasting two worker types, one diligent and loyal to the company, the other shirking duties and ethics, exploiting opportunities to misbehave. It notes that the latter is finally exposed by the watchful company through the law of averages.
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