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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1950
Page
2
Western Newspaper Union analysts report an improved military situation in Korea and the Senate approving a mobilization bill. They note farmers remain in fine shape despite the broad policy changes.
As the Korean war enters its third month observers note the picture has changed with the Communists failing to mount large offensives. Taegu holds after a major assault while U N forces push back enemy advances along the front.
The FBI says Morton Bell, a 33 year old American electrical engineer, was arrested for passing defense secrets to Russia. He fled to Mexico as agents nabbed Suspect No 8, the eighth American rounded up in the Klaus Fuchs spy ring.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen led a five day strike against three terminal railroads halting key steel arteries during the Korean War era. About 1 000 workers walked out with 30 000 idle including steelworkers. Negotiations with John R Steelman involved showed no progress in the first day. Observers expected swift government action to avert output collapse.
Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith former ambassador to Moscow was named by President Truman to head the CIA and succeed Adm. Roscoe Hillenkoetter around the end of September. The choice follows calls for agency reform after the Korean War and questions about U S readiness. Smith 54 has a career as Eisenhower’s chief of staff and later Moscow ambassador.
The political landscape tightens with an election year focus on U S foreign policy. Bipartisanship in this area fades, replaced by partisan charges and countercharges by congressional candidates.
An ad for HADACOL from The LeBlanc Corporation touts benefits for fatigue nervousness insomnia and indigestion linked to vitamin B Niacin and iron deficiencies. It features Mrs Phyllis Goff of Indianapolis praising improved energy sleep and weight gain and offers trial and hospital sizes with a money back guarantee.
U S troops won advantages on most fronts during the eighth week of the Korean War. The main Communist push on Taegu from the north was halted. South Korean forces recaptured Pohang and Kigu, another Naktong bridgehead was repelled, and American troops destroyed the bridgehead near Yongsan.
The piece argues that a temporary peace is possible if Russia avoids all out war. It cites three assumptions about Russia’s fear of atom bombs, bomb stockpiles, and industrial strength, supported by Western production figures. It suggests a three year rearming program could extend peace but divide the world into two camps.
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