Truman Proposes Eight Points to Peace in World War Context
The article outlines President Truman's eight points for peace including belief in the United Nations, Korea's right to freedom, avoiding general war, and urging restraint toward Chinese and Asian nations. It notes North Korean advances near Kyangu and Taegu, UN counteractions, and air force support, with labor leader John L. Lewis attacking AFL head William Green over wartime strike pledges.
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Employment and wage shifts shape postwar economy
The commerce department reports over 62 million Americans employed with farm jobs dropping 230000 to 8160000. Ford grants a 1 cent hour wage increase, Chrysler a 10 cent raise, and a 2 cent hourly rail union boost settles disputes. Economists foresee wage gains and possible price controls to restore purchasing power, while Defense Secretary Johnson defends his record amid cross-party criticism.
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Spoils of Fame and Phillies Rise in Baseball
The piece debates hero worship in sports, cites Ted Williams and Babe Ruth, and contrasts fan reactions. It then analyzes the 1950 Phillies, noting Eddie Sawyer and Robert Carpenter shaping a surprising rise as Simmons, Miller, and Del Ennis boosted wins and runs by mid August.
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Tank program plan discussed at White House
Conference Chairman Millard Tydings and Armed Services Committee leaders Carl Vinson met with President Truman at the White House to discuss a new tank program costing an additional 500000 dollars. The briefing underscores bipartisan push for expanded defense spending and modernization.
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Casualties in Korean War Advance Report
Defense department tallies eight thousand eight hundred ninety eight casualties as the war neared three months. The total excludes recent Communist push losses with 443 killed in action dha wounded and 3.43 missing in action. Wounded have been returned to duty.
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Refugees find western Berlin sanctuary in wartime bunker
In eastern Germany the Communist regime drives people to flee to the western zone seen as a Shangri La. Refugees in Berlin eat supper in the courtyard of their new quarters, the wartime bunker once used by the German high command. Bullet holes remain from the 1944 failed bomb plot against Hitler.
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