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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1949
Page
6
A reflective piece questions where past legends like Jefferies Pitt Louis Dempsey Tunney and Jack Dempsey’s thunder once stood. It evokes boxing lore and the vanished crowds as it wanders through memories and mist.
Ez zard Charles earns grudging respect as perhaps the best heavyweight left today while facing a listless Woodcock and Savold. The fight scene disappoints as Walcott declines, leaving promoters and fans craving true punch and spark in a fading era.
Major steel firms including U S Steel Bethlehem Republic and Inland agree to a 60 day postponement as a fact finding board will study wage increases pensions and group insurance. The union led by Phillip Murray backs the pause while firms oppose Taft Hartley board powers and pressure grows ahead of possible talks. Franklin D Roosevelt Jr criticized Ben Fairless of U S Steel for not accepting the plan.
Western Newspaper Union analysis notes Dulles rebuking pact critics while England faces deeper cuts and US Steel opposes Truman plan. Editor's note signals opinion pieces may express views.
Rep Shafer asks President Truman to suspend Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan based on army actions against two other generals in a senate probe of contract handling. Vaughan is cited as implicated in the same case though no specifics are given. The trio were named in a report linked to contractors who obtain government deals.
University of California doctors Phillip West and Jessa mine Hilliard report a simple inexpensive method to gauge cancer growth or decline. The test uses analysis of blood compounds to assess treatment effectiveness. It is not a cure and does not diagnose cancer.
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals in New York upheld Judge Harold Medina in ordering communist defendants Gus Hall Harry Winston and Gilbert Green confined in jail for the trial's duration. Eight other defendants and party leaders remain free on bail as their appeal argues indeterminate sentences.
President Truman warned the nation that selfish interests threaten to blunder the country with budget cuts. He defended a 42 billion dollar next year plan, argued against slash spending, and urged continued investment to support employment and peace. He said political motives fuel calls for a low mood and blamed critics for anti inflation curbs.
At the Goethe Bicentennial Convocation in Aspen Colorado Dr Robert M Hutchins chancellor of the University of Chicago called for a moral intellectual and spiritual revolution to avert global catastrophe He urged a world union of men of goodwill and a step toward world government while warning against patriotism turned tribal self adoration and meaningless leisure.
A historical editorial argues that Hawaii should be granted statehood, criticizing partisan stalling, labor union influence, and federal control. It cites economic factors, island labor, and military service in shaping the promise of statehood, and warns of looming pension costs as veterans age.
Science note from Montreal describes McGill University work on gas turbine engines. It explains turbines use many small blades driven by hot gas produced from a blowtorch type burner, using air and combustion to push blades for flight improvements.
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