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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1950
Page
2
Editorial notes outline a looming showdown in Korea and Jacob Malik's move to halt U.N. action. House votes focus on home-front controls, with opinion columns reflecting Western Newspaper Service viewpoints.
On the Korea front, Communists and United Nations troops pressed maneuvers near Pohang and Taegu. North of the Naktong, Red forces crossed the river at two points while US Marines held Chinju four miles from the city. American jets attacked North Korean targets as Navy reports said a Tiny Tim rocket helped destroy locomotives and a bridge.
The House approved a broad mobilization measure by 383 to 12, allowing the President to impose wage and price controls, rationing, and industrial curbs. The bill also authorizes government loans, material requisitions, and a priority system for defense needs while setting penalties for hoarding. The Senate considered a similar, evolving proposal.
Four foreign relations committee Republicans Wiley Smith Hickenlooper and Lodge accuse the administration of inviting Russia to seize gains in China Korea and Formosa and call for immediate steps to regain initiative and lasting peace. They say the 1945 armed forces disintegration was the result and plan a documentary white paper amid upcoming campaigns.
Henry A. Wallace quits the Progressives after serving on the national and executive committees. Once a Republican, then a Democrat, he held roles from secretary of agriculture to vice president and ran as a Progressive candidate in 1948. Observers note the split reflects Wallace’s dissatisfaction with the party’s direction and Communist influence concerns.
The Senate Finance Committee approved a bill raising individual income taxes by about 3 billion, with withholding increasing from 15 to 18 percent. The plan would tax over 60 million taxpayers, widening higher rates from 25 percent to 100 percent for different brackets over time, while GIs in Korea would have tax exemptions.
Russian broadcasts mocked American football saying Michigan players end up in hospitals or the cemetery. Moscow blamed Wall Street for conditioning U S audiences for war while the U S countered by offering an accredited USSR reporter a season pass with flowers not covered.
The Commerce Department announced that national production rose to an annual rate of nearly 270 billion dollars in the second quarter of 1950, the highest quarterly total on record. It marks a climb from 254 billion in late 1949 and 263 billion in Q1 1950.
Reds mass tanks prepare for an attack near Waegwan while U S forces defend a key air strip. A fierce fight rages at Pugong ni bridgehead and the three pronged advance toward Chinju stalls on the southern front.
Winston Churchill spoke in the consultative assembly of the Council of Europe warning of Europe’s weaknesses and saying America’s atomic bombs shield Europe from Communist aggression. He proposed a unified European army and the council approved the measure by 89 to 5 amid mixed reactions from critics.
Ninth in a series from The American Heritage Foundation's Good Citizen, the article argues neighborly cooperation, volunteer efforts, and local service build stronger towns without heavy reliance on government. It cites Emporia's example and urges readers to contribute time to Scouts, 4 H, Red Cross and other groups, echoing White's praise of communal sacrifice and civic labor.
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Sam Edgewater and sons confront a nester over lower range land. A gun is fired during the showdown injuring Tex Tremont. Laurie, Edgewater’s daughter, objects to the feud and questions a marriage pledge as tensions flare. Dairy needs mention summaries local farming notes.
Inez Gerhard reports from New York on actors Mandying Rome bound, Walter Huston admiration, and The Furies release. BJ Boyd declines singing with Bing Crosby, Gloria Swanson’s Sunset Boulevard tour is noted, Ruth Roman orders a pool and loses a driveway space in her home project.
A Nebraska farm girl pursues Broadway dreams, faces years of lean work, lands a second lead in a Shaw revival, then returns to waiting tables. After a stock company audition, she dies by suicide after a director rejects her as not the right type. a note with the script blamed the part.
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