Cease Fire Talks Resume in Korea Amid Delays
Negotiations at Kaesong resumed as Communist leaders pledged to keep the town clear of armed troops. Gen Ridgway halted talks after Reds violated the neutrality pledge, signaling UN insistence on honor and progress toward a demilitarized zone along the 38th parallel. The briefing also highlights Truman’s price control bill and proposed wage adjustments for cost of living.
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Korea
Kaesong
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
United Nations
38Th Parallel
Wage Stabilization Board
Truman
Defense Bonds Sellers Favor Small Bonds Over Investors
The treasury reports that during the first five months of 1951, $25 and $50 bonds rose 11 percent in sales compared with the same period a year earlier, while $1,000 bonds fell 39 percent. A treasury spokesman says investors shift funds to real estate and stocks, prompting a national defense bond drive to boost small-bond purchases.
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Treasury Department
National Defense
Praying Mantis, Oddest Friend of Man and Farmer Ally
The July Coronet article describes the praying mantis as a three inch insect that hunts silently. Its spined forelegs catch prey, making it a valuable ally against caterpillars beetles and moths. Farmers protect mantis egg-cases to aid crop protection.
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Coronet Magazine
Nearby Woodlands Grow Stock for Rural Landscaping
Woodlands offer nursery stock for rural families planning landscape improvements visible from picture windows. Common plantings include rhododendron dogwood Scotch pine hill pine laurel and elm for shade along with ash oaks and hard maple. Evergreens provide screening and boundary plantings for rural homeowners.
Goose pelts lure fashion with gold tinted skins
A new process tans goose skins and dye the down producing soft warm pelts. The fashion world shows interest and promise of prosperity for goose raisers. Uses include luxe power puffs trim for clothes hats and baby shoes.
Strange Disease Attacks Henderson Kentucky Hogs
Disease strikes Henderson swine herds. Farmers report over 1000 hogs lost as veterinarians remain unable to identify the illness. The outbreak has recurred for several summers with more than 150 herds treated this season in the Henderson area.
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Henderson
Kentucky
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Eisenhower wary of isolationist GOP as Bradley probes air division leak
The piece notes Omar Bradley's anger over a Pentagon leak revealing a transfer of an airborne division from Korea to northern Japan amid fears of Russian forces. It outlines Eisenhower’s views on the Republican nomination, warning that isolationist influence could derail internationalist aims and influence party machinery and convention strategy.
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Japan
North Korea
Ridgway
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Bradley
Army
Joe Collins
C L. Bolte
Dwight D Eisenhower
GOP
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Paris
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Congress
Arthur Vandenberg
Ab Hermann
Senate
Taft
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Gerald L. K. Smith
Mobilization for Small Business aids firms under 500 workers
DPA issues a one page booklet Mobilization for Small Business to guide small firms in obtaining government defense contracts, loans, tax privileges, and plant conversion from civilian to defense production. Department forecasts large wheat cotton and soybean crops potentially lowering prices while price indices show declines across goods and signals of ceilings taking effect.
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Department of Agriculture
Department of Labor
Main Street
Senate investigates officials using unmarked government cars
The senate investigating committee probes officials who drive government cars without identification on the sides, raising concerns that some vehicles are used for personal driving. The house armed services committee plans to extend the senate housing report with a forthcoming sharp follow up soon.
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House Armed Services Committee
Senate
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The column answers reader questions on military service. It notes Korea era service, Navy Merca tors speed record on a coast to coast mission, and GI loan eligibility for veterans with mixed discharges. It also covers on the job GI bill training limits and VA benefits access for service abroad through the VA attache in Paris.
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Walter Shead
Armed Services
National Press
Washington, D. C
Navy
San Diego
Alameda
California
France
Simon
R.C.L
Hesper
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Veterans Affairs Attache
Europe
Paris
New Arctic Uniform Developed For Cold Weather Protection
The army quartermaster corps unveiled a lighter Arctic uniform offering better protection against extreme cold and greater mobility than the World War II gear. It underwent extensive testing in Alaska with satisfactory results. Also noted: the seven year GI bill timing affects veterans’ course start requirements, with discharge dates and four year windows detailed for eligibility rules.
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Army Quartermaster Corps
Alaska
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