New Foreign Policy Foreshadowed Marked Historical Import
This column argues the March 1947 Truman policy on aid for Greece and Turkey could shape a century of peace or trigger World War III. It praises United Nations goals but warns force is needed, with democracy as the core defense. It urges strong American backing to deter Soviet expansion and argues delaying action risks global war.
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Turkey
Truman
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Russia
Saving of Primitive Area Urged Over San Gorgonio debate heats up for forest chief
Public hearings drew crowds as supporters for wilderness kept San Gorgonio primitive while ski advocates push for roads and a resort. Howard Zahniser lauded preservation, noting broad opposition to major development. Watts now must decide. The piece also notes sensational world events and remarks by Franklin and others.
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Lyle F. Watts
Moscow
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San Gorgonio
California
San Bernardino National Forest
America
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Mt. San Gorgonio
California Ski Association
National Ski Association
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Howard Zahniser
Living Wilderness
New Atom Board Urged Amid Red Menace Spotlight
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover warned of a small but tight Communist threat aiming to overturn democracy and suppress religious and political freedoms. He urged relentless prosecution and described Reds infiltrating unions, schools, radio, and Hollywood, with active letters and pressure campaigns.
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Optimism Prevails as Farmers Plan Record Acreages
Washington reports farmers anticipate the largest crop acreage since 1944 wartime peak, aided by favorable soil conditions and improved farm labor and machinery. Totals would exceed last year by 2.3 million acres and 1945 by nearly 1 million, with declines only in wheat, corn, and potatoes while soybeans, sugar beets, beans, and peas rise.
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Washington
Crop Reporting Board
Department of Agriculture
Husband Loses Out In Race With Death
In Atlanta E M Cossitt of the U S Forestry service rushed home after a call from his wife saying goodbye. He found her dead in her wedding nightgown from an overdose of sleeping tablets. A note in her hand expressed despair and love. Police and doctors attended the scene.
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Injured Mother Rescues Two Children From Fire in Home
CORRY PA A mother named Mrs. John Silvis, 28, crawled from a burning home after flames engulfed it. She hurled her daughter Rose, 5, to helpers below and then jumped. her son Larry, 2, died in the blaze and her niece Margaret Ruffner, 7 months, survived in neighbors’ hands.
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Auto Set Afire After Boys Strike Second Car
Two youths who abandoned a car after sideswiping another returned and set their vehicle on fire. The collision involved the Pniewski brothers Donald and Raymond. Police traced the burning car to Edward J. Jensen of Fox Lake after the youths fled following a chase and offered to pay for damages.
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Raymond Pniewski
Pniewskis
Edward J. Jensen
Fox Lake
Dog Rescued From Under Trolley Amid Rainy Cheers
In New York several hundred passengers spilled from fifteen halted trolleys in heavy rain to watch a crowd cheer as crews lifted the rear of a trolley. A mongrel dog, trapped between the rear axle and the car floor, emerged unscathed after half an hour.
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Upper Manhattan
Confession Clears Man Serving Life
Fresno police and FBI investigators reexamine a 32 month old killing near Camp Phillips. Former Pvt. A. B. Richie, Hickory North Carolina, sits in prison for De Fusco's death after a prior death sentence was overturned. Stockdale, a Fresno locomotive fireman, now faces a draft card charge and claims responsibility for the killing matter. The case hinges on whether Richie truly participated in the slaying.
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Dad Goes to Bring Mother Baby Crawls to Icy Death
In Princeton Illinois a 15 month old boy named Kelly Powers was last seen asleep in his crib. Four hours after his father Glenn Powers went to fetch his wife from a local hospital the child's frozen body was found in the yard. Investigators ruled the death accidental with a coroner's jury.
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Kidnapper Depew Freed After Fourteen Years In Missouri
Jefferson City Missouri March Depew aged 52 was released fourteen years after entering Missouri penitentiary to serve a life sentence for the sensational 1931 kidnapping of Mrs Nell Donnelly Kansas City dress maker and later wife of U S Sen James A Reed. Parole board cited his work as a prison inmate as a factor. Depew was one of three men convicted in the kidnapping for a $75000 ransom. Donnelly and her chauffeur were released unharmed. Depew was later arrested in South Africa and returned for trial. Accomplices Charles Mele and Walter Wener remain in prison.
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James A. Reed
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Walter Wener
Dog’s Dog Limping Home With Claws Pulled Out
Five year old Bill Hood, son of Mr and Mrs Wayne Hood, reports his dog Pug was let out in the morning and returned limp with bleeding feet. Mrs Hood found someone had pulled out all its claws, marking a shocking act of cruelty in Oklahoma City.
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