Censorship Clash With War Reporters Roils Far East HQ
Col Marion Echols criticizes American correspondents as he defends strict front line journalism rules. He argues frontline interviews reveal hardships but risk morale and aid, while urging adherence to security limits to avoid aiding the Communist cause.
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Far Eastern Command
MacArthur
Echols
United States
Washington
Ialy
France
United Nations
Echals
Korea
Col. Echols
Low
Italy
Iron Curtain
West Virginia counties back school levies by wide margins
The People Say Yes The State Education Association reports that 40 of 93 counties in West Virginia collected special tax levies to support schools with an average 82.52 percent approval. Mingo and Wyoming counties reached 99 percent in favor.
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The
State Education Association
Mingo
Wyoming
Faylor
Tucker
Lewis
Braxton
Gilmer
Association
Phares Reeder
Congress
West Virginia
Donora Smog Echoes Ecology Call From Alfred Etter
Theodore F. Stafford cites Alfred G. Etter's critique of Donora and other mill towns noting the smog disaster reveals broader ecological failure. The piece warns of widespread environmental neglect in West Virginia and Pennsylvania and urges urgent ecological study.
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Chamber of Commerce
Pennsylvania
Donora
U.S. A
Monongahela
Alfred G. Etter
Water Resources Commission
West Virginia
Etter
Friends of the Land
Desora
Folkey
Iike
Kanawha
The Nation Today Examines Armed Forces Pay and Perks
A nation facing sudden war outlines pay rates and allowances for service members. Young GIs respond with calm resolve and sobriety as unexpected conflict reshapes daily life and duty. Features writer Weller analyzes morale, compensation gaps, and policy responses.
Tall Girls Beat Shorter Men in Hollywood Fashion Notes
Hollywood humor and social trends mix as tall women charm suitors in New York city life. A James Marlow report notes teen soldiers’ pay levels and postwar adjustments, comparing rank based allowances and housing costs during Korea mobilization.
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New York
Pearl Harbor
James Marlow
Washington
Army
Ge ‘Ing
Korea
Associated Services
Sor
United Service
YMCA
Unien
Ad-Dewish Welfare Board
Cal
Jowest
Sion
Isda
Uittein
Beos Ke
Trsi
Gener
Cake fiasco overshadows Springfield fair results
A farmer failed to win first prize at the 1949 Springfield fair as a cake mishap redirected attention to the event. The note highlights a large overall budget of 9.6 million dollars for a Community Chest drive with 3.9 million from the public and 0.6 million from New York and Chicago campaigns. Servicemen will cover nearly half the total via nominal fees for personal services and club activities.
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Springfield
New York
Chicago
Old Moe the combat dog retires after six war years
AP reports Moe a veteran canine who served with the U.S. Air Force since World War I and Korea, retired for battle fatigue. He trained under Sgt. Daniel Kinney of San Francisco and Lt. Jack Coghlan of Longview. Moe fears ground combat and guards bases with loyal routines and a monkey adversary.
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Wal Boyle
U.S
Muetas
Pacific
Far East
Korea
Daniel Kinney
San Francisco
Moe
Sgt. Kinney
Japan
Churchill warns no effective European defense for two years
Stewart Alsop reports Churchill’sHouse of Commons speech warning Western Europe faces weak defenses and Soviet strength. He projects only about 35 ready divisions by August 1952, with 50-60 by 1953–54, and an atomic deterrent lasting until then.
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Churchill
Europe
Stewart Alsop
Washington
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Hiller
Western Union
South Korea
England
United States
Western Hemisphere
Atlantic
Korea
Red Army
Western
Western Europe
Soviet Union
Life Begins at 65 Aged Workers Prove Value Across Industries
AP News features writer John L. Springer reports that more top American executives recognize the value of older workers. The National Association of Manufacturers notes growth in payrolls since 1932 and cites experience, steadiness, and conscientiousness as advantages of workers over 45.
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John L. Springer
AP News
National Association of Manufacturers
Sals
Fort Bunting
Broadway by Mark Barron
New York notes Guy Spaull takes over a lead in Lost in the Stars replacing Leslie Banks as James Jarvis Spaull is settling into a rebuilt Manhattan apartment while his wife rehearses in The Madwoman of Chaillot She has a big role in the likely New York subway circuit tour Spaull trained in England with Royal College of Music and performed Schumann with the Queens Hall Orchestra.
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New York
Guy Spaull
Baltimore
Spaull
Liverpool
England
Oxford
Leslie Banks
Banks
South Africa
Alan Paton
Balimore Spauff
James Jarvis
Jarvis
Mr. Spaull
Manhattan
Britain
Virginia
Spauil
Royal College of Music
Schuman
Queens Hall
Two Officers on Duty at Albany Park Station
An amusing local note describes two on duty at Albany Park police station desk one day. One officer is Sergeant Harry Yordon and the other a blue jay that flew in the window and chose to stay.
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Michael Sparks
St. Louis
Hal Wilson Lanark
Albany Park
Harry Yordon
Champagne from Israel plan to export named Champagne-Isragli
In Nathanya Israel French and Israeli capitalists aim to export champagne from the Mediterranean coast. A housing plant currently under construction will support the venture and production will be branded as Champagne-Isragli.
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Israel
Associated Press
Nathanya
Consurestion
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Susanne Rosser
Herberta “Williams
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