Editorial on Willard Webb and Buck Gilkerson transfer
Editorial urges fairness over the Webb and Gilkerson case noting Webb provided evidence leading to Buck Gilkersons bribery arrest and Welch being transferred. The piece questions possible punishment of law enforcers and warns transfers may embolden rackets undermining law enforcement. It also references Korea and a fragile path to peace amid broader geopolitical tension.
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Willard Webb
Webb
W. B. “Buck” Gilkerson
Welch
Gilkerson
Danger-Laden Month and Wars Across Generations
The piece recalls August 1 1914 as the start of World War I with declarations and the August 4 march on Belgium. It cites August 1939 as the period of a non aggression pact with the Soviet Union followed by the Polish invasion. It laments repeated aggression by dictators and warns of the fate of war criminals and occupiers.
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Germany
Belgium
Hitler
Soviet Union
Poland
Fifty Billion Revenue From Taxes We Pay
The fiscal year ended June 30 yielded over 30 billion dollars in federal taxes, with personal corporate excise and other levies. Citizens paid about a dollar a day per person and four dollars daily per family, amid concerns over inflation, defense spending, and future tax bills as lawmakers face a growing national burden.
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Federal Treasury
Hal Boyle as a Sioux Chief’s Favorite Man of the Plains
A playful tribute by Relman Morin praises Hal Boyle, likening him to a city-dweller joining the Six Nations in Black Hills South Dakota. The piece sketches Boyle as earthy yet urbane, honest and humble, with a poet’s dream and a journalist’s fire, a figure of warmth amid a restless era.
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Hal Boyle
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Kansas Wheatfield
Las Enerous
Great Plains
America
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Coal Official Cites Mine Safety Record
Special to the Register reports the Department of Interior cites improved safety in the nations coal mines as federal inspection work continues. Secretary Chapman notes declines in fatalities and tonnage-based rates since 1940, while urging ongoing training and stronger safety measures across states.
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Os Sear
Li Chapman
Wania
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Virginia
Ohio
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Bureau of Mines Figne
Bureau of Mines
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Miinois
Price control quirks tied to old OPS order replayed
In Washington an OPS move touched off confusion as an old order was revived just before President Truman signed the new price control law. The agency will later apply formulas to permit increases based on labor and materials costs, but the exact method under the new law remains to be worked out.
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Kingdom of Heaven
Trewaura
Washington
Trumar
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Congress
Mr. Truman
India's Famine Problem By BAYE n, PLaza (American Geographical Society)
India faces a chronic food shortage despite reclamation, irrigation, and reservoirs since 1949. Droughts, floods, earthquakes, and irregular monsoon rainfall threaten 1951 harvests, requiring imports to feed 340 million people. High population, small farm sizes, poor seeds, and soil decline limit yields. partition and Burma loss reduce supplies. Agricultural science and land reclamation offer path to self sufficiency and stockpiling for lean years.
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Plaza
American Geographical Society
Republic of India
Bihar
Gangetic Valley
West Bengal
Assam
India
United States
Republic
Partition
Pakistan
Punjab
Burma
Peril and Hope in Korea Cease-Fire Talks
Alsop brothers warn that the Korea cease-fire talks mask a real danger of a broader war. They note a massive Chinese North Korean buildup, a capable air force in Manchuria, and the risk of a third world conflict if troop withdrawals falter. Western inattention could invite catastrophe unless Marines stay ready.
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Korea
Haesong
Moscow
Dean G. Acheson
George C. Marshall Kofm
Kaesong
Manchuria
Ridgway
U.N
Iron Triangle
Kremlin
Peking
West German Republic Birthday Declared National Holiday
Bonn The West German Government decided to make September 12 a national holiday to mark the date in 1848 when the first federal president was elected. The date remains tied to a past republic, while the January 30, 1933 holiday observed under the Nazis is noted as a former observance.
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Associated Press
Bonn
Inside Washington March of Events Armament After Korea
Washington officials expect Congress to continue the rearmament program even if Korea peace arrives. No major battles are seen over defense funding in the House or Senate though postwar controls may be trimmed. Privately, Administration sources warn against any letdown after lessons from World War II and rapid demobilization. Both parties accept the need to maintain heavy armament for years despite ending war.
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Korea
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