Legion Aims Deserved Censure at Futile Korean Policy
The Miami speech by GEN Douglas MacArthur prompts Legion members to urge a speedy victory in Korea. The casualty toll—13,731 dead, 64,777 wounded, 12,427 missing—shapes debate on whether policy should aim to win. Critics accuse leadership of endless negotiations and moral risk in prolonging a costly war.
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Douglas Macarthour
Miami
Joint Chiefs of Staff
American Legion
MacArthur
Defense Department
State Department
Korea
U. N
Truth About Long Beach Community Chest Luncheons
Community Chest leaders rebut rumors of free lunches and high costs. Volunteers pay for meals, with Bob Hope donating no fee or lunch. Campaign costs run at about 5.1 percent due to volunteer efforts across groups like Boy Scouts Salvation Army Traveler's Aid and servicemen’s entertainment. The piece urges continued support and unity.
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Community Chest
Long Beach
Bob Hope
Chest
Boy Scouts
Salvation Army
Traveler’s Aid
Servicemen's Entertainment
Price controls war of words roiling farm and industry
A tangled policy dispute unfolds as DiSalle fights cattle price pressures while the Agriculture Department supports grain prices. Wilson pledges fixed targets to curb inflation, yet ceilings rise in metals. flaxseed up 42 percent, unions press for stricter limits, cotton lawmakers urge withheld harvests for later gains.
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Mike DiSalle
Agriculture Department
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Office of
Middle East Move Mirrors China in Losing Ground
The piece argues U.S. policy neglects the Middle East while China looms, warning that Egypt Iran and Iraq may be lost to the West. It cites Britain's 1936 mutual defense treaty with Egypt, training gaps for Egyptian officers, and a proposed international commission on Sudan as steps to avoid Soviet entanglement, while suggesting more lost opportunities ahead.
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Washington
America
China
Middle East
Egypt
Iran
Iraq
Interroga
Teheran
Winston Church
West
Suez Canal
Britain
Sandhurst
Sudan
Russia
Trustee ship and world crisis loom in Sudan debate
Wary administrators, British, Egyptian voices clash over rapid United Nations trusteeship as Sudan faces potential British withdrawal. Critics warn of famine pressure tactics and a risky path amid Russian veto concerns while Senators debate Henry Wallace's meaning and motives in a 1946 pamphlet.
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Egypt
United Nations
U.N
Sudan
Henry Wallace
Humorists in Congress Spark a Wide Ethics Inquiry
Washington editors mock five Senators proposing a national ethics commission to study morality in government and society. The plan would review moral standards in business and politics, with a costly, sweeping inquiry that raises questions about bias, enforcement, and the body proposing it.
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Washington
Congress
National Commission of Inquiry
Judiciary
Peace Through Victories And Allied Strength In Korea
The piece argues that only decisive military success can force real cease-fire talks with the Communists in Korea. It notes ongoing delays, cites the Allies and United Nations as pivotal, and urges greater buildup of forces including the United States, Britain, the Commonwealth, and other nations to compel a settlement and strengthen UN representation in Korea.
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Korea
United States
Eighth Army
Fifth Air Force
Seventh Fleet
Britain
France
Indochina
Greece
Turkey
U.N
United Nations
Kinea
Sen Soaper Sees Moscow Mystery and Horsefeathers
The column mocks wartime casualty tallies and censorship moves, joking about Russian losses, the White House stables shutdown, and a cryptic reference to “horsefeathers” for clarification. It jokes about western state revenue from the Treasury and likens luck to a slot machine.
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White House
Harry
U. S. Treasury
Just Folks by E. A. Guest Service
A compact poem extols resilience and service, urging courage in life and steadfast effort. It contrasts ideals of "Heavenward plod" with a jab at modern ads and mentions a Purdue seedless watermelon as a symbol of defeat for conventional, messy fun, and comments on tobacco product quality.
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Purdue
Naval Reserve Aviation Base near Los Alamitos near Long Beach
Ten years ago Long Beach prepared four barracks and a mess hall for a $3 million Naval Reserve Aviation Base to be finished in 30 days near Los Alamitos. Draft selectees left, 36 in number, as three thousand volunteers mobilized for welfare and youth agencies. A decade ago Municipal Auditorium construction was due to finish by December. Plans for a Navy boat landing near Rainbow Pier were reviewed this week by Adm. Richard H. Leigh. Citizens’ campaign leaders at Poly High School inspected the Reserve Officers Training Corps unit.
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Naval Reserve Aviation
Los Alamitos
Long Beach
Community Chest
Plana
Rainbow Pier
Richard H. Leigh
Letters On Cleft Palate Help And Tax Protest
A reader urges sponsorship of a cleft palate clinic addressing costly surgeries and rehabilitation, highlighting Dr. Herbert Cooper and the Lancaster clinic. The letter calls for community support through clubs and hospitals, noting funding gaps and nonfee medical aid. A second letter critiques a proposed tax increase, arguing it shifts burden to lower incomes and tempers living standards amid rising costs and inflation.
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Press-Telegram
Lancaster Cleft Palate
Lancaster
Herbert Cooper
Community Chest
Los Angeles County
Cooper
Fred S. Clare
Brodwood
U N Facts Q A on UN work and Charter differences
The text explains that the United Nations ongoing work includes the Economic and Social Council guiding stability and well being to guarantee peace. It notes UN Charter differs by being authored by the peoples of the world rather than kings or ruling classes. It begins with We the peoples of the United Nations determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.
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U. N
Economic and Social Council
United Nations
They Learn at Home Speech on Parents Shaping Youth Language
A reflection on how children learn to speak at home, arguing that parental daily effort to model proper language influences youths more than school. It urges parents to monitor their own speech and strive to use careful pronunciation and manners, guiding children through example.
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Marquis Childs
Jesus
Chesterfield
By David Lawrence
National Commission
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Commission
Oakland Tribune
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H. ¥. Wade
Koren
E. A. Guest
Landin
Alamitos Bay
Pine Ave
Pier
Forum
U.S
Ronald Vincenne
YMCA
League of Women Voters
Metcalfe
George Clark
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