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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1952
Page
4
A Christmas editorial urges Americans to remember U S troops fighting in Korea and to pray for their safe return home. The piece emphasizes war hardships, asks readers not to forget those serving, and hopes for peace and heroes to be home by next year.
Westbrook Pegler profiles Benjamin Gitlow amid a torrent of accusations against Lovestone and Brown. He argues Eisenhower and Dubinsky aid pro Stalin figures, while Gitlow’s anti communism stands as a moral, political clash in postwar America.
An early 20th century critique argues government handouts to 8000 Eskimos encouraged dependency, eroded self-reliance, and worsened health as hunting ceased and reliance on welfare rose, warning paternalism may harm primitive populations.
President-elect Eisenhower weighs a low-stress summer retreat near Washington featuring a nine hole golf course and fresh water fishing away from the capital. Past presidents Hoover and Coolidge used rivers or hills for fishing and quiet getaways, shaping a tradition of presidential leisure.
The article argues the State Department denial that US military secrets are never transmitted to the United Nations is false. It alleges U N security officials and Russian agents like Constantin Zinchenko and Nikolai Skvortsov influence Korea policy, spy within the United States, and profit from U N employment while packages and secrets flow to Moscow.
The piece accuses United Nations activities of aiding espionage for Russia and critiquing U.S. officials for downplaying communist infiltration. It claims the U.N. handles atomic energy and defense information while covert agents operate under its auspices.
In Phoenix author Clarence Budington Kelland known as Bud Kelland is praised for his vast word knowledge and writing earnings. He is a gifted after dinner speaker and hosts sports writers on railroad trips with Grantland Rice.
A fragment hints at Gladys Parker’s Mopsy and a chorus of keep hold emphasis. Henry McLemore is referenced among the lines. The voice urges readers to cling tight as if a bulldog holds on.
A compilation of historical trivia covering Watt’s role in steam power, Sampson and Schley’s command in the Battle of Santiago, the Samoyed breed, Seattle as a Pacific port, the Temple of Janus, cyclone spin directions, and movable feasts with Easter as an example.
A satirical piece lists offbeat gift requests for famous figures from Bing Crosby to John Foster Dulles. Each line imagines an improbable present reflecting public personas or roles, from a new song for Crosby to a White House postcard for Stevenson and a jeep for Hopalong Cassidy.
Hal Boyle frames contrasts in a compact column on economic relief and social aims. He compares lower prices tax cuts and steak financing to the broader hope for peace in Korea, hinting at generational and gender perspectives.
George Meany and other AFL leaders acknowledge labor cannot demand repeal of the Taft Hartley Act. They aim for amendments via the PH bill with Republican support, hoping for limited changes rather than full repeal as prior promises failed. The Labor Committee is unlikely to approve sweeping TH changes given current voting patterns.
The article notes that the House Labor Committee will study the issue and the full Senate and House will vote. It says amendments can be offered on the floor regardless of committee recommendations, allowing senators and representatives to substitute different changes than those approved by the labor committees.
A collection of quotations on Korea and world security from Porter to Lovett, featuring views on foreign policy, romance, voting age, religion, and defense posture. Notable voices include Mickey Rooney, Donald Tippett, S. D. Sigurd Anderson, Hoyt Vandenberg, Randolph Churchill, and Robert Lovett.
The Monroe News-Star, founded 1891, is published daily except Saturdays and Sundays by News-Star-Wo Publishing Corporation at 110-114 North Second Street. It lists John D. Ewing and Robert Ewing in leadership, with William H. Bronson as president and L. A. Manbes as general manager. The paper is an independent Telegram-style daily affiliated with the Associated Press.
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