Two Reports Point Way for Europe Recovery Aid
Two major reports released yesterday map Europe’s path to self help under the Marshall plan. The Paris conference for 16 western nations outlines boosted production of food coal and power plus restored inland transport and fleets to revive the economy.
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Europe
Paria
United States
Truman
Cabinet Food Committee
Congress
Western
Paris
Uncle Sam
Good News for Red Leaders Prompt War News From London
London reports Britain may cut armed forces by about 250000 to reduce expenses. Meanwhile a wildcat strike cripples London meat distribution as 290 drivers join in, prompting government troops to move meat amid fears of riot. Kremlin hopes for communist spread amid British distress.
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Russia
London
British War Office
Britain
Greece
Germany
Austria
Tralyev
Moscow
Kremlin
Seaside Memorial Hospital plans eight story expansion
The Seaside Memorial Hospital board backs an eight story steel and concrete expansion on the current site and nearby land to add beds from 425 to 700. Financing and start date are not set though community support is assured amid postwar shortages. A related note mentions Army storage of bombs at Savanna Depot and a tribute to Fiorello La Guardia drawing over 45,000 mourners in New York.
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Seaside Memorial Hospital
California
Savanna
Russia
United States
Fiorello la Guardia
New York
Eisenhower Silent on Politics Puzzles Party Leaders
Washington October 23 General Eisenhower remains silent on party affiliation as party leaders search for a suitable vice presidential candidate. Analysts note his popularity and name recognition could tempt either party, but no formal commitment has surfaced and political alignments remain unsettled.
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Eisenhower
David Lawrence
Washington
Truman
Sendugh Ito
Herbert Hoover
Greek Attitudes Toward U S Intervention in Greece
Athens reports public reaction to U S aid and Griswold mission as Greek leaders debate democracy and the right balance of American influence. Communist papers remain outspoken as U S aims to broaden democratic government while local violence escalates outside Athens. The piece notes potential political shifts and possible candidates, weighing MacArthur and Eisenhower in forthcoming U S elections.
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Athens
Greece
United States
Aid
Dwight Griswold
U. N
Communist Party
Griswold
North
Andrei Vishinsky
United Nations Assembly
Pauletter
United Features" Syndicate, Inc
Lines To A Friend By E A Guest
The poem reflects on aging memories and the swift passage of years with lines about joy and sorrow from the past. It notes how happy recollections must be earned and how long ago moments still bless life despite present pain. A Portland Oregon note remarks on a Hughes deal doubting the idea that money has wings.
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Hughes
Portland
Oregon
FEN YEARS AGO TODAY AND 20 30 YEARS AGO NOTES
Yvonne Hunter wife of Mr Y P Hunter 2032 Cedar Ave returned from a three month European tour as a college graduation present. Opposition to drilling in Los Cerritos voiced by many residents. Twenty years ago federal officials searched for an airplane site considering a Bio acre field south of Downey and north of Bellflower. Thirty years ago civic improvement committee members drove the city to plan a beautification campaign. Dr Oran Newton Jesse Holton George La Shell and Fred Fisher returned from a hunting trip in the mountains behind Malibu.
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Yvonne Hunter
Y. P. Hunter
Cedar‘Ave
Germany
Los Cerritos
Downey
Bellflower
Cerritos and
Woodruff, Sts
Long Beach
Co. B. van, DE Water
Modest Jim Questioned by Aunt Het
Aunt Het questions Jim's modesty asking how a man can be modest if he has nothing to be modest about, implying confusion over personal virtue and reputation.
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Emily
Jim
Fine linens haunt Cora in a rural tale of loss and longing
In a Southern setting, Cora fears dying while she keeps Bill’s second wife in mind. The narrator recalls her dread of using the fine linens and the memory of her relationships, revealing postponed decisions and emotional tension.
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Cora
Bill
Morgenthauism Comes to End
A column argues the Morgenthau plan failed to rebuild Europe and credits Truman for reversing it. It cites Potsdam era policies, Eisenhower and Hoover, and warns that abandoning the plan raises questions about wartime tax levels and Europe’s recovery. It notes U.S. and Allied leaders faced pressure from France and public opinion.
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Europe
Truman
Potsdam
Clay
William H. Draper
Germany
France
United Nations
Fred Smith
the Treasury
Morgenthau
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Roosevelt
Hull
Stimson
Smith
Churchill
Russia
Eisenhower
Hoover
Dinner Stories and Blunt Jests from Old Ireland
A collection of quick Irish anecdotes features a proud farmer showing seven sons to a visitor, a shop foreman praised for a newborn, a superintendent asked about a Bible name, and a fiery gentleman lampooning a critic with a wry letter about his stenographer.
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Beelzebub
Autumn Portraits by Matcalfe
In autumn there is time to think and plan the days ahead. I ponder over what is done and said as leaves fall and wistfulness climbs. The wind walks the ivy wall beneath a gray sky with rain on the windowpane and snow on the way. A melancholy mood pervades life standing still despite hurried feet up the hill.
Lions and a pirate hero in London’s lion pit tale
New York columnist recalls Jack Dadswell’s tale of Jonathan Slade the pirate who faced lions in the Tower of London circus. The king’s plan to pardon Slade sparked a grand arena show with dramatic crowd spectacle and a royal gesture.
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New York
New York Hippodrome
Jack Dadswell
Dadswell
Jonathan Slade
Africa
London
Tower of London
Enda
Jonathan
His Highness
Caesar
Slade
Royal Box
Tower of London Guard
Royal Ox
Enmer
Sike
Poe
Public Forum Letters On Wages And Cost Of Living
Readers discuss the high cost of living and wage-price relations. J H Freeman argues wages drive prices with bread’s cost reflecting farmer miller and baker wages. Robert F McAdams criticizes Congress and federal pay rates, asking taxpayers about wage fairness and moral duty.
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Press-Telegram
J. H. Freeman
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