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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1951
Page
4
The Citizens Committee on the Hoover Report forms a special panel to push Congress toward modernizing federal personnel policies. It seeks to cut red tape and remove employees who perform no useful function while urging public support.
President Truman is said ready to tour the country in a whistle-stop trip despite Democratic leaders doubts. National Chairman William Boyle reportedly opposes the tour while Truman hints he will address the nation to defend foreign policy and the MacArthur dismissal.
A year after the Korean conflict began the United States shows stronger forces in personnel ships and air power. Naval vessels moved from the mothball fleet and thousands of planes joined active air fleets. Defense spending nears 25 billion dollars this year with expectations of 75 billion by mid next year.
Opinion notes that U S military moves in Asia and Europe are seen as countering Russia. It argues Russia may fear encirclement by bases and alliances with Japan and China. The piece concludes MacArthur’s stance about Russia waiting until its strength outweighs rivals. It ends with a satirical description of a small town.
A rising push to nationalize oil reserves worldwide looms as the Anglo Iranian dispute unfolds. Iran admits limits in field work, while Mosaddegh seeks to keep exports flowing. Britain fears a wider spread, with Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Venezuela watching closely. The United States signals neutrality as Britain’s crisis tests Attlee’s socialist policy.
A discussion on how fears begin in children from early shocks and sounds. It stresses that fears are learned, not born, and that tender patience and gradual exposure help children adapt. Advice covers soothing, near supervision during frightening events, and encouraging independence to build resilience.
A brief biblical verse exhorts readers to trust in the Lord and find strength. The line encourages patience and faith, urging perseverance through waiting on divine guidance.
A Wisconsin farmer records a day running the household while his wife visits Madison for a medical exam. His log shows chores like opening doors for children 106 times and running after them 414 miles, with 202 answered questions and 45 temper losses. The next day he buys his wife the washing machine she long coveted.
In Tokyo Admiral Forrest Sherman says settlement in Korea won’t curb US power. In Peiping General Chu Ter accuses US of aggression aiming to invade China. In Tehran Prime Minister Mossadegh pledges support from free nations to achieve shared ideals.
Washington calling analyzes CAB investigations into Colonial Airlines and its president Sigmund Janas Sr. It details alleged misuses of company funds, gaps in accounting, and ties between airline subsidies and regulatory officials, noting a proposed leadership reshuffle and potential ongoing taxpayer liability.
The piece highlights a busy Independence Day with the dedication of the Boy Scout Statue of Liberty and a major golf day at the City Golf Course featuring Sam Snead. Admission is one dollar and organizers aim for around three thousand attendees while addressing course costs and local sports support.
A reflective poem by Edgar A. Guest praises unselfish acts that ease others burdens and erase fear. It contrasts personal glory with deeds for others, notes the green grass endures beyond a person, and recalls the line about dandelions and time, ending with a preference to back a hopeful boy over gambling bets.
Erle Stanley Gardner born Maiden Massachusetts July 11 1889 became a California lawyer and author known for works such as The Case of the Velvet Claw and The Land of Shorter Shadows He lived in California and wrote for magazines Gov Earl K Long born Winfield Louisiana August 26 1895 passed state bar exams and served as inheritance tax collector for Orleans Parish 1928 32 ran for lieutenant governor 1936 and was Louisiana governor 1939 40.
Paul Galllico extols independence as a prized English word and the American ideal. He cites dictionaries and quotes from Adams Thoreau Whitman and Washington to celebrate self reliance and freedom from interference ahead of the Fourth of July. He urges readers to guard the spirit of independence amid increasing calls for security and control.
ERICH BRANDEIS argues peace cannot exist without universal goodwill. He cites local quarrels and political strife as evidence that even small communities lack harmony. He warns that true peace requires all men everywhere to exhibit goodwill toward one another.
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