Fair Enough Fair Enough Westbrook Pegler
Westbrook Pegler recalls a visit by President Truman to a chili parlor in Kansas City and sparks a playful debate about chili con carne. He cites Gebhardt's of El Paso Wolfe's chili and mentions readers in New York Wichita Falls and San Antonio reacting with telegrams and letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Vergne Dixon
Olive Street
Kansas City
Dixon
Korea
Mr. Truman
Dixon's
Gebhardt
el Paso
House of
Thomas Hall
Passman says Truman budget overfunds social welfare
Representative Passman of Louisiana says President Truman’s budget contains too much non military spending and should be cut to the bone He estimates 1 5 to 2 trillion dollars could be shaved from domestic programs Hebert of Louisiana echoes opposition to welfare state spending and supports defense funds only
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Passman
D.-La
House Appropriations Committee
Truman
State of the Union
Congress
Hebert
Attacks Observed By Gen Collins On Western Front
Report says Allied assaults on the western front were staged under the supervision of Gen J Lawton Collins. The U S Army chief of staff arrived in Korea and planned to visit corps headquarters near the fighting areas though no plan for witnessing actual battles was disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
J. Lawton Collins
U. S. Army
Collins
House Leaders Call Up Navy Carrier Plan
Washington January 17 with no opposition in sight House leaders moved to act on the navy proposal to build a 57 000 ton aircraft carrier to base planes carrying atomic bombs The 235 million ship would be the largest in the fleet under a 2 billion ship construction and modernization program approved by the House Armed Services Committee The plan includes 173 new ships and modernization of 291 vessels and will be funded from a third emergency appropriation separate from the 41 4 billion 1951 military budget Vinson chairman said the carrier may be named for James Forrestal and two ocean escort prototypes to test anti submarine warfare would be authorized
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Navy
Senate
Vinson
D.-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Capitol Hill
Truman
United States
Louis Johnson
Anderson
Rcalif
James Forrestal
Defense
Mod
Cook to be extradited to Oklahoma on kidnaping charge
William E. Cook 23, an ex convict linked to eight deaths, will be sent from San Diego to Oklahoma to face federal kidnaping charges under the Lindbergh law for the Carl Mosser family abduction. He was captured in Mexico after an international manhunt and is held in isolation awaiting the transfer. He is also sought in California for the murder of Seattle salesman Robert Dewey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Strand
William E. Cook
Missouri
San Diego
Calif
Oklahoma
Department of Justice
Washington
Cook
Mexico
Carl Mosser
Atwood
Ill
U. S
Ernest Tolin
Los Angeles
Joplin
Mosser
Mossers
California
Seattle
Robert Dewey
Sherriff
Strand
Vandenberg Sees Quick U S Response to Sudden Air Attack
Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg declared the U S air forces could strike back quickly against any unexpected air assault on the mainland even in undeclared war. He spoke with Gen. J. Lawton Collins before returning to Washington from Korea and described the radar fence and limits of interceptors while stressing offense as defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leif Erickson
Tokyo
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
United States
Air Force
Vandenberg
Britain
America
Seoul
Suwon
U. S. Army
J. Lawton Collins
Han River
Yongwol
Wonju
Collins
U. S. Air Forces
Washington
General MacArthur
Reds
Korea
Washington Pentagon
Walter Bedell Smith
Central Intelligence Agency
Alexander R. Bolling
Price and wage controls move nearer amid rising food costs
Washington reports steps toward a nationwide price and wage freeze as the Economic Stabilization Agency raises staff to 450 and opens 13 regional offices by February 1. Officials say commodity divisions will hire quickly while retail food prices in eight cities reach 218.9 percent of the 1935 39 average, surpassing the prior peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Max McCullough
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Burma surgeon Dr. Seagrave found guilty of treason
In Rangoon a Burma court convicted Dr. Gordon Seagrave the 53 year old American surgeon of high treason for aiding hill tribesmen in rebellion. He received six years hard labor on one count and one year on another to run concurrently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rangoon
Burma
Gordon Seagrave
Seagrave
Namkham
George VI
U. S
Scattered Money Returned to Boy in Memphis
Memphis Mississippi boy Billy Minshew recovered all but one dollar of a $132 windfall that blew across a downtown corner. An early newspaper story credited the gust with turning loose a rain of ten and twenty dollar bills. The 18 year old Kosciusko Mississippi student said he dropped the cash moments before the breeze swept it away. I got back $131 more than I expected he said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Billy Minshew
Minshew
Kosciusko
Morse Backs 18-Year-Old Draft and 25-Year Mobilization
Senator Morse endorsed the Pentagon plan to draft 18-year-olds and urged a 25-year mobilization period due to ongoing tensions with Russia and communism. He warned of a long-term manpower program, suggesting shorter college courses and year-round study to prepare for a extended military era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Morse
Washington
Oregon
Morse
Pentagon
Russia
Senate Armed Services Preparedness Subcommittee
Defense Marshall
Marshall
Anna M. Rosenberg
Lyndon Johnson
D.tex
Johnson
Truman
West Monroe Man Hustled to Prison
Lloyd W. Hatten, 25, of West Monroe Louisiana, was found guilty of robbery by assault with firearms. A jury sentenced him to five years and he was sent to Huntsville Penitentiary. He also faces a six year sentence from El Paso for firearms robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Lloyd W. Hatten
West Monroe
State Penitentiary
Hatten
W. W. McCrory
Huntsville
Richard Woods
el Paso
Probers Hunt Black Handers In New Orleans Slayings
The Kefauver crime committee opens hearings Jan 25 to probe Mafia linked killings of Tommy Siracusa and Gene Mano in New Orleans during the 1940s. Investigators seek reports from Jefferson parish and city authorities and examine the fate of about 5 000 slot machines seized in 1946 under Mayor Morrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Kefauver Senate
Jefferson Parish
Tommy Siracusa
Gene Mano
Siracusa
Gentilly
U. S. 90
Mano
Willsworth
Mississippi River
de Lesseps Morrison
Morrison
Robert Maestri
A. A. Waters
Earl K. Long
Goldman Grant
Mission Testing Enemy's Strength
Olen Clements reports on a mission evaluating enemy capabilities. Observers track troop movements, equipment readiness, and potential tactics to gauge threat level and inform strategic decisions.
Ten killed in Northwest Airlines crash near Edwall Washington
An Eastern Washington wheat field near Edwall was the crash site of a Northwest Airlines twin engined Martin 202. Ten aboard perished as investigators probed the wreckage in a blizzard. Witnesses identified four victims. others will require fingerprints for identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwall
Wash
Washington
Northwest Airlines
Fred Campell
Chicago
Seattle
Spokane
L. E
Cease-Fire Rejected by Chinese Regime in Korea Talks
Peiping radio reported the Chinese Communist government rejected the United Nations five point cease fire plan for Korea and far eastern issues as impossible. Premier Chou En Lai allegedly sent the message to Davis Owen for transmission to Roberto Arbalaez. U N headquarters in New York said no reply was received at that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Peiping Radio
United Nations
U. N
Korea
Kyodo
Chou En-Oai
Davis Owen
New York
Roberto Urdaneta Arbalaez
U. N. General Assembly
Peiping
B 36 Bombers Set Nonstop England to Texas Flight Plan
Six B 36 bombers based at Lakenheath England plan a nonstop flight back to Texas. The crew led by Col. Gerrity and Lt. Col. Bartlett completed a test run across Britain aboard DC 124 carriers with Mercy jets patrolling. Return flight expected within 72 hours with tests including simulated bomb runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakenheath
England
America
Texas
Royal Air Force Base
U. S. Air Force
Air Force
Mercory
Europe
T. P. Gerrity
Chicago
John Bartlett
Fort Worth
Gerity
Margate
Britain
Land's End
John O’groats
London
Restoration of Flood Fund Asked
Representative Smith of Mississippi urges partial restoration of a 2.8 million reduction in Yazoo river basin flood control funding. He argues postponing work raises costs and only projects already under way could continue under the Truman budget proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Smith
D.-Miss
Mississippi
Yazoo River
Truman
Yazoo Basin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Westbrook
Pegler
Mid
Bill Cook
By Ruth Cowan
U.S
Gen. J. Lawton Collins
Army
DR. Seagrave
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tenn
Josef Stalin
Everett Mosley
Lauderdale
Miss
Hans Pauls
Steubenville
Jimmy Threldkeld
Tupelo
Charles Newman
Cookeville, Tenn
Edwin B. Hankinson
Probers
By Olen Clements
A. P
Osan
Seon
Kumvyangjang
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!