Secret testimony on Chiang staff and MacArthur debate in 1949
The article reports April 6 1949 testimony by Maj Gen David G Barr outlining Chiang Kai-shek staff failures and surrender suspicions in Manchuria as well as American equipment losses to the Communists. It also notes Taft MacArthur discussions and Hoover’s actions on Butler’s court martial, plus Beltsville Maryland droughtproof crop research.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
Chiang Kai-Shek
Foreign Affairs Committee
David G. Barr
Chiang
Barr
China
Chinchow
Manchuria
Mao Tse-Tung
Herbert Hoover
MacArthur
United States
Hoover
Smedley D. Butler
Marine Corps
Butler
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Harry Truman
General Butler
Pentagon
General MacArthur
Bobby Locke Invades U S Golf Circuit For Round Robin
South African star Bobby Locke arrives in the United States after securing British Open honors. He competes in the Goodall Round Robin at Wykagyl in early June before the U S Open at Oakland Hills, facing a field including Mangrum Snead Ferrier and Demaret. Locke's consistent swing and sharp short game mark him as golf's rising force amid an aging era.
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New York
Bobby Locke
South Africa
England
United States
Wykagyl
Detroit
Locke
Harry Vardon
Bobby
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Oakland Hills
Lloyd Mangrum
Sammy Snead
Jim Ferrier
Skee Riegel
Jimmy Demaret
Nelson
Snead
Mangrum
Ferrier
Big Money in Horse Racing Stables Owners and Bets
The piece notes that about one in ten stables earns real profits from racing and breeding. It highlights that horse players usually lose, while owners suffer larger losses, with Greentree profiting about one year in ten. It also lists major names supporting racing.
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Greentree
Whitneys
Vanderbilts
Widenerg
Wrights
Sloanes
Jeffords
Klebergs
MacArthur Urges Action In Korea Amid Economic Hyperfocus
General MacArthur testifies before Congress urging air strikes on China and a naval blockade to end the Korean War, arguing for a sharper policy while Marshall counters that such moves could trigger a wider conflict. Land prices reach a record high, and OPS rules tighten loans, hitting Midwest feeders as Communist forces regroup in Korea.
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Douglas MacArthur
United States
Congress
Pacific
Truman
China
Russia
Asia
MacArthur
Main Street
Korea
Marshall
Europe
Free World
Red China
Midwest
Fred Tomlin
Pleasant Plains
Ill
North Korea
The June Graduate and Military Status
College placement officials report big firms recruit graduates regardless of possible future military service. The Northwestern National Life survey says 1-A graduates are sought for temporary roles and will have jobs waiting upon return, while smaller employers seek draft-exempt workers for specific vacancies.
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Northwestern Na
Tional Life Insurance Company
Various merchant ads clutter a San Antonio area listing
A crop of old classified ads offers DON JAUN double edge razor blades at $1 per 100 or $8.30 per 1000, magnesium ladders, a coin buying guide, a Seminole Indian doll, rare life of John Vern Hardin, and personalized illustration services. Ads list addresses in Houston, San Antonio, Clearwater, and Seguin with prices and parcel post details.
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Don Jaun
E. D. Neal
Bissonett
Houston
Texas
Brock
Navarro
San Anonio
Sands Coquino
Haven St
Learwater
Fla
Seguin
John Vern Hardin
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Drew Pearson
Taft and
Taft
Waldorf Tower
Ohio
Beltsville
U.N
Erie
Chicago
Ohio National Guard
Barberton
Lockheed
Burbank
Calif
U.S.S
Grantland Rice
Locke Swing
Ben Horn
Mac
House
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations
Gen. MacArthur
Far East
Agriculture Department
Charles E. Wilson
Senate
N. Korea
Seoul
Koreas
Miles
Woodville
Cancer Research Hospital
Texas Moaizn
University of Texas
D. Anderson Hospital For Cancer Research
Tate
Wea Diesel Training Inc
Louie
Hicks Rubber & Salvage Company
Cherry St
Jensen Drive
Atwood
U.S. Defense Bonds
St.Joseph Peer
Dean
Doan
Wwnu
Getetias Fd
Desig
Kan Ae
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