Stalin the Great White Hunter praised and attacked Africa unrest
Editorial denounces Mau Mau in Kenya and links Soviet interference to unrest in Africa. Claims natives ally with Britain against Communists and warns that uranium production in the Belgian Congo could be disrupted. Starkly portrays Stalin as a butcher, not a hunter, and urges Africa to reject Soviet influence.
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The Trend Of Prices and the Waste of Government Expansion
The piece argues inflation stems mainly from government credit expansion and money supply growth. It says farmers and manufacturers have less control over prices than macro forces and emphasizes free competition, price controls being futile, and warns government overreach endangers freedoms.
Veterans Health Care Debate on Free Treatment and Vets Hospitals
The writer criticizes broad veteran care expansion arguing it burdens the civilian system and invites abuse by racketeers. He cites the Veterans Administration as bloated and contends nonservice related cases and obstetric needs should not be free without strict pay tests. He endorses selective admission to veterans facilities with payment when possible.
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Veterans benefits fuel tax clash over civilian care and hospitals
Westbrook Pegler argues against permanent veteran privileges in healthcare and taxes, urging that non veterans with similar needs deserve equal access. He cites overcrowded civil hospitals, cites Ickes and Hull hospital stays, and calls for civilian facilities to handle veteran cases without special public funds.
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Veterans’ Hospital
Harold Ickes
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Ickes
Christmas Dilemma for Husbands in My Notebook
In My Notebook from New York a humorous guide outlines the yearly husband’s task of finding the perfect Christmas gift for his wife. It notes wives’ evasions and the difficulties of guessing personal wishes, offering quirky anecdotes and cautious tips while acknowledging budget limits.
A Better Husband tops Christmas wishes
Hal Boyle notes the dilemma of a man facing a sudden political shift and limited gift options. The speaker mentions buying what he can and guessing at needs while his wife desires something more personal, joking that she wants a better husband.
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Frank
Santa Claus
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Nish
MacArthur Eisenhower Korea stance shocks Kremlin
Washington notes that General MacArthur backs cooperation with President elect Eisenhower to address Korea. The piece argues Truman Acheson policy fueled containment and Soviet gains, warning against military influence being sidelined and praising readiness to meet Russia if forced into war.
Calls For Tougher Policy Shift Against Soviet Influence
Fulton Lewis cites Soviet appeasers in the State Department and urges the new Administration to reverse a power trend. He argues military leaders should decide defense matters, criticizes Truman Acheson policies in Korea, and calls Eisenhower and MacArthur to act on air, fleet, and allied manpower power.
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Acheson
Asia
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MacArthur
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Teacup dogs and a life told in memories
A narrator recalls teacup dogs and encounters with bold, fearless animals from Chihuahua to Georgia. He mentions Joe Flofkin and a rabid dog shot by a sheriff, then shifts to personal memories of dogs Major and Dixie and a flu cure tale from Columbia in 1917.
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Rochelle
Georgia
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Columbia
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Camp Jackson
Dixie
Dalton
Quail-Loving Dixie and Gifted Hound Stories
Henry McLemore recalls Dixie the quail loving dog who protected fledglings and a fearless hunter named Ben who tracked coveys across two counties. Elliot the house dog caused daily fits, prompting Mama to shield the children and calm him.
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Ben
Elliot
Lattimore Faces Seven-Count Indictment in Perjury Case
The longtime Far East expert and Johns Hopkins lecturer Owen Lattimore has been indicted by a federal grand jury on seven charges of lying under oath. Known for clashing with Senator McCarthy amid accusations of communism, Lattimore has long fought political attacks over U S Asia policy.
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Owen Lattimore
Lattimore
State Department
Johns Hopkins University
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McCarthy
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Tydings
Maryland
U. S
Far East
McCarran Panel Targets IPR Over Communist Infiltration
The Senate Internal Security Subcommittee led by Sen McCarran seized IPR files in Lee Massachusetts February 1951. Witnesses charged the Institute of Pacific Relations with Communist influence while Louis Budenz accused Owen Lattimore of supporting pro Communist views. Lattimore denied being a Communist and claimed Budenz perjured himself. The grand jury indicted Budenz on seven counts for perjury.
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Korea
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Nevada
Lee
Mass
Institute of Pacific Relations
IPR
Pacific
Lattimore
Pacific Affairs
McCarran
Louis Budenz
Ludenz
Justice Department
New York's oldest bridge and word origins quiz item
The text quizzes on New York City's oldest bridge Brooklyn Bridge built in 1883 and the word jubilee tracing to Hebrew yobel meaning ram's horn. It notes Joseph Conrad's ancestry as Polish-born Teodor Joseph Konrad Korzeniowski naturalized British subject.
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Brooklyn
Joseph Conrad
Conrad
Teodor Joseph Konrad Korzeniowski
Monroe News-Star details and masthead
The Monroe News-Star is an independent newspaper published every afternoon except Saturday and Sunday by News-Star-World Publishing Corporation at 110-114 North Second Street Monroe. It carries Associated Press news and lists its leadership including Robert Ewing Jr and William H. Bronson with L. A. Matthes as general manager.
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John D Ewing
Wilson Ewing
Monroe
News-Star — World Publishing Corporation
North Second Street
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