No Answer in Korea Says British Defense Chief
Earl Alexander returns from the Korean front to tell the United States the war shows promise but offers no timeline or curtain line. He warns of heavy Communist losses if another attack occurs and notes UN forces would suffer greater casualties advancing to the Yalu. He says cease-fire delays left a stalemate and a shifting, unresolved struggle continues.
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Modern Man Debate Reframes European Origins
American anthropologists argue at a New York meeting that modern humans appeared in Europe from Asia about the same time as migration to Alaska. They contend the new world is not so new and the old world not so ancient, revising dates for cave life and post Neanderthal man.
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Asia
Alaska
Europe
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Tierra del Fuego
Autos Then and Now at Melton estate Norwalk Conn
James Melton auctions 23 surplus antique cars from his Norwalk estate leaving 45 in reserve. Cars range from 1900 to 1918 reflecting early elegance before mass production. The piece notes U.S. auto output and steel strikes shaping production in 1951 and 1952.
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James Melton
Norwalk
Conn
Detroit
Melton
Selective Service Draft For Women Sparks Pentagon Push
The Pentagon seeks an amendment to include women in the draft while defense spokesmen tout expanded roles for women in the services and aim to free men for combat. A Texas GOP delegate squabble is noted as a separate thorny political issue.
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Bevanites push Korea withdrawal urged by Tribune
The Tribune urges consulting Britain on major policy and hints at pulling troops from Korea. It backs U N admission of Red China, criticizes Western actions, and argues a moral UN position could come from restraint. General Clark defends raids as military pressure in North Korea.
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Russia
Mark W. Clark
Tokyo
Malaya
Indo China
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Attlee Laborite
One Man's Opinion on Delegates and Candidates
As the Republican convention nears, delegates are claimed including six tourists in Texas. The column questions if a Democrat can vote in a Republican primary while remaining true to the vegetarian candidate. Taft and Eisenhower each reject non Republicans as delegates while Willkie favors the idea briefly. Kefauver remains in the picture though no move is planned. Truman hints he would quit rather than be carried out feet first, raising questions about who would run the police action if he steps down.
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Problems Of The Presidency At Jeffersons University
Charlottesville coverage notes the University of Virginia hosting an Institute of Public Affairs on problems of the presidency. Senator Taft attends, praising leadership while Senator Byrd backs conservative policy, and Charlottesville candidates like Francis Pickens Miller challenge Byrd for re election amid a broad debate on education subsidies and rural electrification.
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Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Institute of Public Affairs
University of Virginia
Jefferson
Dewey Downplays Taft Charge On Eisenhower Campaign
Governor Thomas E. Dewey calls Taft’s claim that he leads Eisenhower’s campaign just an honor, while Long Beach’s Jackie Loughery wins Miss United States of America in the Miss Universe contest, and Artie Shaw jokes about his multiple marriages as a coin toss.
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Thomas E. Dewey
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Dewey
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Long Beach
Calif
Jackie Loughery
Time When School Is Out Now A Question
Edgar A. Guest reflects on childhood summers of learning and the old cheer “School is out” comparing past freedom with today. He questions whether true freedom from schooling ever comes and whether life itself is a lasting classroom without end.
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Edgar A. Guest
Summer vacation raises child traffic danger
State Police warn that most schools have closed for the season and the summer vacation period increases children’s exposure to traffic hazards. Past accident records show a sharp rise in child fatalities during the summer months, prompting parents to minimize children’s street time.
Bible Thought on Being Doers of the Word
A religious meditation citing James 1 22 23 urging believers to act on scripture rather than merely listen. It emphasizes self deception by hearing without doing and invites readers to align faith with action.
Things I Believe by Henry McLemore
Henry McLemore argues the MacArthur keynote would be a strong choice and lampoons politicians. He defends Bill O'Dwyer, criticizes lawmakers, and lists beliefs on watermelons, politics, and society with humorous, pointed asides.
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Things I Believe
Henry McLemore
Bloodmobile visit planned in New Castle with Junior GNCA
Thunderstorm repair work completed as Telephone and Electric Power crews restrung lines and trimmed damaged trees in New Castle. The July Bloodmobile returns July 15 sponsored by the Junior GNCA with cooperation from Red Cross Elks Club and GNCA staff to collect about 125 pints for Korea.
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GNCA
Red Cross
New Wilmington
Mt. Jackson
Pomona Grange
Lawrence County
Greater New Castle Association
The
Korea
Elks Club
Great Game Of Politics A Real Choice This Time
Washington commentary argues that the 1952 campaign will present a clear Conservative versus liberal choice. It forecasts distinct party lines on New Deal and Fair Deal policies, civil rights, and federal spending, with Ike or Taft as Republican standard-bearers and Truman-era Democrats facing a platform shift.
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Washington
Truman
Roosevelt
Oscar Ewing
United We Stand Divided We Fail in Aesop Fable
Erich Brandeis argues the current political split mirrors the Four Oxen and the Lion fable. He condemns Republican infighting over Eisenhower and Taft, likening it to a poker game and warning that disunion paves the way to defeat. He calls for unity and honest leadership to restore efficiency.
U.S. Electric Plants Rely Heavily on Coal Steam
About 3,900 electric utility plants operate in the United States. Roughly 27 percent are coal fired, yet coal powered plants supply about 70 percent of the nation’s electricity output.
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