Communist China's ambiguous peace note and Army plans cited
The piece discusses China's unclear truce proposal in Korea and U S reactions, plus Army Chief Gen Lawton Collins announcing a July strength of 24 divisions and related casualty tallies in the Korean War including 45,137 total casualties and 7,303 deaths to date.
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China
Korea
Peiping
Formosa
United Nations
Lawton Collins
Army
Collins
Department
Price Freeze Stirs Debate in 1951 Mobilization Push
As 1951 unfolds, calls grow for a price wage freeze to curb soaring wholesale prices and aid national mobilization. Firing Allen Valentine and appointing Eric Johnston shifts control of the plan while critics demand effective enforcement and a wage freeze until a workable formula is set.
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Charles E Whson
Allen Valentine
Truman
Valentine
Eric Johnston
Motion Picture Association of America
Johnston
OPS
WSB
Cost of living hits all time high in 1951 US
Early 1951 sees the cost of living reach an all time peak with the dollar worth less than 60 cents of its 1939 value and general prices up about 681 percent since 1939. Bread and butter costs surged from 39 cents in 1939 to about 115 dollars per item for a factory worker. A typical man earning 3000 dollars in 1941 would need 5440 to match 1941 buying power now.
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United States
Appointment of Eric Johnston as economic stabilizer
The article notes Eric Johnston named head of America to replace Alan Valentine with John Steelman and Charles E. Wilson present. It cites House of Representatives bravely pressing United Nations to declare Chinese Communists aggressors in Korea, drawing mixed Western and Middle Eastern reactions and signaling a shift against appeasement amid the evolving international crisis.
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Eric Johnston
Motion Picture Association of America
Center
Alan Valentine
John Steelman
Charles E. Wilson
House of Representatives
United Nations
Korea
United States
Middle East
China
Miners Receive $1.60 Daily Pay Boost Under New Pact
John 4. Lewis, president of the UMW, and Harry M. Moses, head of the northern coal operators, sign a wage contract boosting miners pay by 1.60 dollars a day. The increase takes effect February 1.
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John 4. Lewis
UMW
Harry M. Moses
Northern Coal Operators Group
Iowa Factories Outproduce Farms in 1950 Trend
A new trend shows Iowa factories produced 2.1 billion dollars worth of goods in 1950, surpassing farm output for the first time in 11 years. The report notes Iowa’s average farm income remains the nation’s highest per acre, while Midwest manufacturing grows in scope and value.
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Midwest
Iowa
Taft shifts on sending troops to Europe amid policy debate
Senator Taft, once a vocal opponent of U S troop deployment to Europe,.annotation: amid policy shift, he now favors a limited force. Observers view move as signaling a concern for Western Europe security and a softening isolationist stance while not declaring full internationalism.
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Taft
Sen
Robert Aft
U.S
Europe
Congress
Truman
Western
Ohio
Draft Director Pushes Indefinite Draft Extension
Lewis B. Hershey the draft director testified before the Senate Armed Services subcommittee urging indefinite extension of the selective service law and drafting younger men. He pressed for broader conscription to meet national defense needs.
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Raymond M. Foley
Senate Banking Committee
Congress
Lewis B. Hershey
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee
Soviet Union praises U S foreign policy debate surge
Russia voices delight at the U S congress debate over foreign affairs releasing criticism of President Truman and Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Moscow says the discourse shows American dissatisfaction with current policy and a demand for a shift from a bankrupt policy of force.
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Soviet Union
Congress
Truman
Dean Acheson
Rest Is Important Says Housewife
A Montgomery Alabama housewife praises HADACOL for curing insomnia and indigestion after trying sleep aids. She describes improved appetite energy and reduced nervousness following multiple bottles, recommending the product and offering direct order to Le Blanc Corporation Lafaytte Louisiana.
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Frat Jones
Bell
Montgomery
Alabama
Eeeene
Jones
Joe
Hadacol
LeBlanc Corporation
Lafayey
Louisiana
LeBlanc
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