Susie Letter Critiques Budget Spree and Postal Cuts
A Susie letter argues that military spending climbs while postal service is cut, noting the House Rules Committee aims to restore twice-a-day mail. The piece warns reduced armament funding could raise battlefield deaths, yet cites consumer desires for faster deliveries and gossip from distant places as driving forces.
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Congress
Budget Bureau
Postal Department
Washington
Ue House Rules
House
New York
Susie
Poughkeepsie
Johnson urges price controls as military necessity
Senator Lyndon Johnson argues for immediate price controls on military goods to preserve the dollar's wartime purchasing power. He cites statements from the Army Navy and Air Force secretaries supporting action to curb sharp price rises affecting the war effort.
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Lyndon Johnson
The
Texas Democrat
Army
Navy
Air Force
Truman urged to tie mobilization bill to price controls
Senator Johnson criticized rising costs as the home front mobilization measure moves through Congress. Critics fault President Truman for avoiding controls, arguing for a formula to enforce price limits when economic variation requires it. The piece calls for bold leadership and timely action to secure victory through a stronger, cheaper war effort.
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Johnson
Congress
Truman
Roosevelt
Wilson
Lincoln
Courage at the UN as Soviet delegate denounces U S aggressive in Korea
The Soviet United Nations delegate repeatedly branded the United States as the aggressor in Korea over more than a week while the American representative avoided direct remarks. Washington then ordered an intensified propaganda push signaling a hardening stance in tense days.
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United Nations
United States
Korea
Moscow
Washington
Bug Dust by Thomas F. Stafford
Eugene Thoenen, former Beckley resident, pursued a PhD while serving in Korea and teaching at social security, then left to study in Morgantown. The piece notes his recall to service and his unique Korea insight as a future scholar. It also humorously profiles Vergil Cox and Lt. Fred Burdiss, and reports Beckley National Guard mobilization chatter and a Young Billy Stout mascot tale at Prosperity.
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Eugene Thoenen
Heckley
Korea
Gene
Beckley
Social Security
Morgantown
Washington
Sam
Beckley National Guard
Capper Fred
292Nd Engineers
Parkersburg
Charleston
Say
Fred
William Watts
Billy Stout
Capt. Watts
Billy
Franklin Avenue
Stout
Bug Dust
Night Army Memoir Brings Soldiers Close to Home
Boyle reflects on Korea night duty as GI soldiers feel nearer to kin. He describes fear, longing, and imagination keeping them connected to home despite unfamiliar landscapes. The piece blends intimate family sounds with moonlit Korean scenes, ending with a somber note on war’s yoke.
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Bynal Boyle
Korea
Hire
Rail wage dispute pits railroads against two unions
James Marlow reports the Nation Today on a looming rail strike involving most railroads and two unions the conductors and trainmen with 230000 plus members. The dispute centers on pay structures not aligned with the 40 hour week law of 1938 while the emergency board proposes 48 hours pay for 40 hours work plus a yardmen raise 18 cents per hour to offset losses.
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James Marlow
Washington
ABC
Stuke
Neers
JIS Board
jWnow
Rai
Jloss
Atomic bomb defense drill to test three cities
Chicago Seattle and Washington plan a September A bomb defense exercise the largest of its kind. The mock strike on Chicago will study sheltering and casualty reduction with radar warnings and a three state defense scheme. Officials will assess blast damage, injuries and hospital readiness while warning and panic reduction efforts are evaluated.
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John F. Sembower
Central Press
Chicago
Seattle
Washington, D. C
United States
Windy
Russia
W. Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
Illnois
Adiat Stevenson
Martin F. Kennelly
Hiroshima
U.S. A
Ilinois
Indiana
Iowa
Charles C. Haffner
Samuel Lawton
Stevenson
Ivy
Ofj
Enicago
Jners
Best Seller Serial The Parasites Chapter 17 Synopsis
Maria Wyndham and Charles face strain amid family tensions as the parasitic label echoes through their fragile marriage. Maria contemplates Niall and past reputations while caring for baby Caroline, stepping out from the theatre world toward a quiet walk in Richmond Park.
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Charles Wyndham
Delaneys
Maris
Niall
Celia
Maria
Charles
Caroline
Celdhanmer
Cai
Charles Wynde
Wendham
Maria de
London
Paris
Frenda
Ihning
Nia
Nialh
Nis
Richmond Park
Maria and Caroline in Night Park Drama Echoes
Maria struggles with a crying Caroline as Niall offers to drive and comfort. A plan unfolds to take Caroline to the theatre for a rehearsal while Maria hides napkins and bottles, then returns to scene in the theatre with a nurse absent and a tired child sleeping on cushions and rug.
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Caroline
Maria
Niall
Charles
TVE
Woolworth’s
Charles Wyndham Alt Vane
Leva
Miss Delaney
Sf2
Ske
Shaftesbury Avenue
Lytic
Globe
Queens
Apollo
Palace
London
Coldhammer
Mall
Mrs. Stanley Named To Head Bible Class
Mrs. Raymond Stamper hosts the First Baptist Church Bible Class meeting in Whitesville. Officers elected include Mrs. Raymond Stanley as president, Mrs. James Caffee as vice president, Mrs. Charles Richardson as secretary, Mrs. Eunice Moses as treasurer, Miss Gladys Baxter as assistant teacher, and Mrs. Clay Porterfield as social committee chair.
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Register
Whitesville
Raymond Stamper
Montenal
Sion
First Baptist Church
Raymond Stanley
James Caffee
Charles Richardson
Eunice Moses
Gladys Baxter
Clay Porterfield
Alfred Hale
Loren Shafer
Virgil Carr
Edgar Hampton
T. R. Mullins
Ernest Jarrell
James Caltce
Florence McGiven
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Quincy
Thomas F. Stafford
Vergil Cox
Brush Brothers
Fred Burdiss
National Guard
Boyle
Lenita
EU Wy
Vicu
University of Minois
Aj J
Atomic Energy) Commission
Red Cross
Washington Center
By Daphne du Mtaurier
Mrs. Stanley
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