Shadow of Fear Over Southeast Asia Follows China Korea Push
DeWitt Mackenzie reports from Hanoi and Saigon that a Chinese advance in Korea casts a fearsome shadow across Southeast Asia. Observers warn colonial powers face rising anti imperialist movements, with independence drives threatening Indo China and neighboring colonies.
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Kenneth Likes
Saigon
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Indo-China
Excess Profits Tax Bill Debate Echoes War Time Lessons
A political column argues the excess profits levy is an emotional symbol rather than proven policy. It notes 22,000 unsettled wartime cases and that only about one in six corporations paid under the wartime law, urging a simpler corporate tax with protections for growing firms. It mocks the postwar plan’s complexity and favors substantive, practical relief over symbolic sacrifice.
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Cold Baked Potatoes as Christmas Gifts
A humorous note from Henry M Le more explains sending cold baked potatoes to friends as gifts this year. He mocks expensive presents and the old saying about thought counting, arguing a potato can convey care just as well as a costly token.
What is the way of life we honor as citizens
The piece questions if high scholastic achievement alone marks good citizenship. It contrasts a brilliant but unloving, self centered man with a modest, helpful doctor who earned less. it urges honoring decent citizens who value family, community, and faith. Obedience in upbringing is recommended by Dr. Patri in No. 301.
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Margaret Truman Gets Two Encores in Chattanooga
Margaret Truman sang with the Chattanooga symphony last night before about 1500 fans. Two encores drew applause while critic Ruth Golden praised her artistry but said the voice is not yet suited to operatic arias or orchestral accompaniment and urged patience for future development.
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Emergency capital urged with underground systems
Washington December 12. Representative Wint Smith of Kansas proposed creating an emergency capital inland with underground communications and water supply to prevent contamination from a possible atom bomb. He urged dispersing government agencies and ensuring resilience in time of any emergency.
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Washington is Example of Army Engineers In City Planning
Jane Eads In Washington recounts how U S Army engineers shaped the capital fromSurveyor Pierre Charles l Enfant to George Meigs and Campbell Graham as planners builders and maintainers of the Capitol White House Pennsyl vania Avenue and key city structures The 1874 District commission form required an Engineer Corps officer among its three commissioners.
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Questions and Answers Q and A in Colonial and World Contexts
Questions and Answers cover colonial American denominations, six new NYU Hall of Fame inductees bringing total to 83, artifact meaning in archaeology, Chicago White Sox World Series pennant drought since 1919, bridgehead versus beachhead military terms, and South Africa's two capitals Pretoria and Cape Town.
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Chicago White Sox
Chicago Whiteox
Union of South Africa
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Cape Town
Buddy System in Korea Army Mixed Units Failure Noted
Hal Boyle recalls the Buddy System pairing U S troops with South Korean volunteers from August, meant to fill front line gaps along the Naktong. Early enthusiasm faded under combat stress as language and loyalty differences surfaced, with some units resisting Korean recruitment and coverage issues arising in battle.
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U. S. Army
Kim Wha Bong
Pete
Mike
Duckfoot
Debates Rise Over Draft Policy For College Age Men
Washington readers see a split on conscription with Harvard president James Conant urging universal two year service and College deferral questions. The AAU and Hershey committees weigh preserving educated manpower while ensuring military needs, with 18 year olds registering and 19 year olds eligible for drafting as forces grow.
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Fund to Rebuild Korea Opposed in Senate Panel
Washington December 12 The proposed 100 million dollar fund to rebuild Korea’s shattered cities and utilities faces opposition in the Senate Appropriations Committee as it may be stripped from a pending 18 billion dollar military bill Some money would aid rebuilds in north Korea where UN forces may not see those areas for a long time if ever due to ongoing conflict.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
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United Nations
Tubercular Vets Given Warning Over Christmas Leaves
Washington warns tubercular veterans that leaving hospitals for unauthorized Christmas visits risks family health. VA cites 342 absences last year among about 9,500 tubercular patients in veterans hospitals, with one third granted leave previously. doctors say none posed a disease menace to contacts.
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Veterans Administration
Veterans Hospitals
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