Balloons Behind the Iron Curtain Deliver Democratic Leaflets
The article argues that 2000 gas balloons sent from Czechoslovakia distribute two million United States leaflets behind the Iron Curtain. It notes the aim to inform Czech audiences about democracy, NATO, and the UN, while warning against subversive use. It compares balloons to WWII incendiary experiments and sees balloons as a growing Cold War tool alongside radio broadcasts.
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United States
United Nations
Giles Case Prompts Real Estate Suit in Phoenix
Two Phoenix residents Homer Pringey and Frank Barr sue Ray Giles a suspended city real estate agent over two adjoining land strips bought by the city. They seek $10,500 plus damages arguing the sale price of $13,000 is misrepresented and that the case may involve the city attorney. William Swoboda Sr. named as defendant the broker. The Phoenix Real Estate Board weighs ethics. Justice delayed is justice denied. resolution hoped after Giles returns Aug 27 from Hawaii.
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Phoenix
Homer Pringey
Frank Barr
Ray Giles
City
Giles
W. van Buren
Mr. Giles
Phoenix Real Estate Board
William Swoboda
Welcome to Phoenix Purple Heart Convention
A warm welcome to the national convention of the Military Order of the Purple Heart in Phoenix. The city plans air conditioned comfort to offset hot weather as hundreds of veterans gather to honor those wounded for national freedom.
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Phoenix
Military Order of the Purple Heart
William Randolph Hearst dies at 88 ending journalistic era
Hearst publisher of the San Francisco Examiner at 23 built a media empire spanning major cities and magazines. He popularized sensationalism, faced charges over the Spanish American War, amassed immense wealth, collected art, and fought for eight hour day suffrage and direct senate elections while remaining staunchly anti Communist. He aimed for the presidency but was never elected. He died aged 88, ending an influential era.
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William Randolph Hearst
San Francisco Examiner
Yellow Press
Hearst
United States
Air Force aims at miniaturization and rugged electronics
The Air Force launches a program to shrink and toughen electronics. The effort, described with a playful tone, targets portable equipment for field use and demanding environments, aiming to improve reliability and performance in military operations.
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AIR Force
Yoo-hoo
Mr. Webster
Acheson cease fire view questioned by Peiping broadcast
The Peiping radio quotes Secretary Acheson saying a cease fire at the 38th parallel is acceptable from a military view. It challenges why General Ridgway and Admiral Joy seek a cease fire north of the line and whether they are defying superior policy. The broadcast recalls MacArthur's firing over Formosa and asks if Truman will depose Ridgway and Joy for insubordination.
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Peiping Radio
Acheson
38Th Parallel
Peiping
Ridgway
Admiral Joy
Joy
MacArthur
Formosa
Editorials On Diplomacy And The White House Tone
A column reprints editorials from leading papers arguing for a drastic change in U S policy. It suggests relocating the aging administration and critiques President Truman’s sharpness and rhetorical impact. The piece uses sharp, satirical language to question current leadership.
Cambodian Embassy Elephant Arrives for President Truman
A Cambodian gift elephant en route to President Truman causes a White House conundrum. Blair House space is tight and officials weigh options from Washington Zoo to a courteous reply note. The unusual diplomatic exchange follows Cambodia’s accreditation of its first minister to Washington.
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Mr. Truman
Federal Jungle
White House
Cambodia
Truman
Elephas Maximus
Washington
Blair House
Vaughan
Washington Zoo
Time runs off at the mouth about Arizona drought
The column rebuts Time magazine's July 30 issue which depicts Arizona drought as a decade of creeping paralysis. It cites alleged claims of water trucking, cotton overplanting, and groundwater depletion while downplaying alarm over a potential population exodus. The writer insists Time is overly pessimistic.
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Arizona
Time Magazine
Phoenix
L. A
Jurwitz
Missouri
Letters to the Editor Guidelines on Publication
Public Opinion letters must be written on one side only and include the writer name and street address with signature. Anonymity may be requested for publication. Letters are limited to under 300 words and care should be taken to avoid exposing private details.
Balloon Barrage for Freedom Across Iron Curtain
A clandestine wartime style effort near the Czechoslovak border used hydrogen filled balloons to drop 2,000,000 leaflets into Czechoslovakia. Harry Andrews Dewey coordinated nearly 1,000 tanks and 40 workers, assembling trucks, a bus, and a meteorologist to launch nightly. The operation tested private American initiative to foster people to people friendship beyond the Iron Curtain.
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Iron Curtain
Harry Andrews Dewey
Czechoslovakia
Andrews
West Germany
Poland
Dewey and Almy
General Mills
Svoboda
Freedom
Harold Stassen
Exemptions Stir Reader Response on Veterans Tax Help
In a Gazette letter a reader responds to Mr. Mohl about veterans tax exemptions. The writer contends that many veterans are offered help to own a car and home and avoid heavy taxes, while arguing Mr. Mohl benefited from his own state’s bonus and complains about his stance.
Blinkers in city traffic cause danger and questions
A reader questions why traffic lights at blinking yellow and red are used overnight, arguing they invite accidents, waste money, and fail to slow speeding motorists. Police presence at intersections is brief, leaving blinking signals as mere ornaments to city management.
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Police Department
Subtle political chess in Truman Eisenhower Taft matchups
The article argues Truman aims to run in 1952 and prefers Taft as his opponent, while Eisenhower lingers as a potential obstacle. It suggests Truman will campaign regardless, aiming to corner Eisenhower out of the race and position himself for a fourth term.
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Truman
Eisenhower
Taft
United States
Harry
Europe
Harry Truman
White House
Reconsidering U S War Strategy In Light Of Shifting Power
Joseph and Stewart Alsop report defense leaders reexamining core war planning. By July 1952 conventional forces should grow dramatically while atomic delivery expands to light planes and guided missiles. They warn that population bombing remains the deterrent but weakens ties with Soviet people.
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Washington
Defense Department
Western Europe
Marine Corps
Navy
Pentagon
George Kennan
Eurasia
Soviet Union
Russians challenge Japanese peace treaty at San Francisco talks
The World Today notes Russia opposes key points in the Japanese peace treaty drafted largely by John Foster Dulles. On Sept 4 the United States invites 50 wartime partners to San Francisco to discuss and sign the accord, with Japan set to rearm under U.S. oversight and to serve as a Pacific outpost amid possible U.S.-Russia tensions. Russia shifts from boycott to delegation, signaling continued dispute over the treaty’s core provisions.
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San Francisco
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Russia
U.S
Japan
Pacific
Russians Seen Aiming Propaganda At Treaty Talks
James Marlowe argues Russia will not sign and will pressure the U S to modify the treaty. He notes Andrei Gromyko will lead the Soviet delegation in San Francisco and accuses Moscow of long running anti Western propaganda and obstruction to delay the negotiations.
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Russia
San Francisco
U.S
State Department
Invisible control debate and anti-Semitic bigotry exposed
Agnes M. Lewis argues that public exposure is the remedy for hidden power fears in America. She cites past anti-Catholic and anti-Semitic campaigns to claim that widespread publicity would reveal any illegal subversive influence by elites linked to Roosevelt era figures.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Bernard Baruch
Felix Frankfurter
Sam Roseman
Anna Rosenberg
Henry Morgenthau
United States
By George E. Sokolsky on probe of accusers and Zionism
The piece argues for a full public investigation by the FBI and congressional committees into accusations against activists. It critiques hiding propaganda, defends due process, and contrasts Zionism with communism, noting Zionism in Israel and framing communism as an international conspiracy.
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National Blue Star Mothers of America
Stalin
Israel
Palestine
United States
Marx
Lenin
The Ever Reaching Spirit Across Civilizations
A reflection on humanitys longing for higher knowledge from Socrates to Pasteur. It praises the inward urge as universal among intelligent people, driving humble faith and enduring deeds shaped by ideals and aspiration.
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Socrates
Plato
Plutarch
Horace
Pan
Pasteur
Try And Stop Me John Mason Brown Gala Luncheon
John Mason Brown is hailed as America's most popular lecturer, celebrated at New York's Town Hall with a 50th lecture luncheon. Critics and peers praise his success, while others joke about the intense female reception and rival lecturers.
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John Mason Brown
America
New York
Town Hall
Alfred de Liagre
Kentucky
John
Bob Sherwood
St. Louis
Sherwood
Louis Kronenberger
Brown
England
France
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