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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1949
Page
3
A Decoration Day message honors veterans and the nation’s freedoms. It extols Lincoln’s call to reconsecrate and recalls the sacrifices of soldiers from 1774 to World Wars I and II, urging citizens to rededicate themselves to liberty and opportunity. It also extols Mr Chan as a model immigrant American who embodies diversity and hard work.
Renowned columnist Robert C Ruark recounts the life of Su Chan a Canton native who arrived in the United States twenty years ago speaking no English. He rose from immigrant labor to owning a restaurant a $50 000 Riverdale home and a Cadillac while maintaining a busy social life and family role.
Opinion argues Taft Hartley will not be repealed though unions push for it. Changes will be minor or technical. congress is portrayed as generally sympathetic to labor while denying slave-labor claims. The Wagner Act era is said to have freed workers from abusive control by leaders and improved rights.
News dispatches report the transport John L. McCarley docked in New York with about 2600 American soldiers killed in Italy and North Africa. The piece questions returning bodies now, suggesting it may reopen grief for parents and loved ones who endured their loss.
The Department of the Interior reports smoking caused 33 percent of forest fires in 1948, with lightning second at 28 percent. Fires burned over 320 646 acres that year, highlighting human activity as the major factor.
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