Editorial Review and Opinion Senator Kefauver as national ticket pivot
Editorial weighs Senator Estes Kefauver as a prime mover in two reform efforts. It critiques Truman’s possible use of Kefauver as attorney general or a running mate and questions a alleged whitewash if Murphy’s refusal foils the plan. It argues for checks and balances and warns against self policing by the executive.
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White House
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Roosevelt
Estes Kefauver
Kefauver
Democratic Party
Executive Branch
REC
Internal Revenue Bureau
Admiral Denfield
Prepare for the Worst and Hope for the Best in World Peril
The article argues against arms cutbacks amid Cold War threats. It warns Russia and its satellites could provoke conflict without intentional planning, citing Pearl Harbor and Korea. It urges rearmament, warns of Soviet air forces and Migs, and stresses sustained readiness across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
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Russia
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United States
Pearl Harbor
Korea
America
Washington
Congress
Yorktown
Okinawa
Far East
Manchuria
Formosa
Imuch
Middle East
Riemania
Czechoslovakia
China
Kremlin
Europe
Germany
Indo China crisis sparks alarm over Communist invasion plan
In a stark appraisal Gen de Lattre de Tassigny warns that Chinese Communist forces near the Indo Chinese border, now around 225,000 strong with new heavy equipment, threaten invasion. He fears a shift in balance that could trigger wider Soviet bloc spillover, risking Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaya, and beyond, with major global repercussions.
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Washington
de Lattre de Tast
China
Elose
Hua-Binh
de Lattre
Paris
Innin-China
Indo-China
Siam
Burma
Krapenia
Malaya
Hthus
Indonesia
Seatheast
Middle East
Europe
Gen. de Lattre
Invasion Timing and Korean War Strategy
By Joseph Alsop experts note intelligence hints at an invasion date between January 15 and late February. The piece discusses links to Korea truce talks, potential general war with China, and choices to deter or accept losses in Indo China and Malaya, weighing risks of hot war versus cold war defeat.
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United States
China
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Malaya
Siam
Burma
Irter
Lai
Leap Year Love Advice From Boyle's Column
In New York Ila Beve argues against chasing perfect mates given skewed sex ratios. She suggests aiming for the 0.6 percent leftover and offers tongue in cheek tips to mold a man through compromises on defects, humor, health, and steady employment, warning against certain looks and traits.
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At's
Wiley comments on Acheson China policy cited
James Marlow reports on Senator Wiley of Wisconsin praising a clear Acheson China policy statement during MacArthur hearings. Bundy’s The Pattern of Responsibility is reviewed as a compilation of Acheson’s public statements, with notes on its scope, strengths, and limits.
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Acheson
Senate
Wiley
Wisconsin
Senator Vandenberg
T McGeorge Bundy
China
State Department
Hoa Oman
Vandenberg
Bundy
I McCarthy
McCarthy
Berkeley
California
John Fischer
Fischer
Prayer for Today by LeRoy Anderson
A devotional prayer request asking God for courage born of faith to bear daily burdens and to live in obedience. It asks for strength to overcome fears of the future with the assurance that the future is God’s.
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Art LeRoy Anderson
Fibber McGee and Molly Hang On to Radio Roots
Hollywood profile of Jim Jordan and Marian Jordan aka Fibber McGee and Molly. Recounts their 17 years on radio, the famous closet gag, and their plans after a community chest appearance in Omaha. They cherish radio and hint at possible TV later but intend to keep performing.
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Jim Jordan
Marian
Fibbber
Jim
Peoria
Fibber
Baron Minnchausen
Don Quins
Fibber McGeeffy
Omaha
McGees
Howe
Molly
Pictorial History of the Confederacy reviewed by Brice
A BOOK review discusses A Pictorial History of the Confederacy by Buchanan. It notes scarce Confederate photos, reliance on etchings and lithographs, and depicts the wartime visuals as richly woven despite dark smudgy images. It mentions Brady comparisons and Civil War era contexts.
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Bob Brice
Confederacy
Iament Buchanan
Crown
Mathew Brady
Atlanta
Buchanan
Jroner
Brady
Galian Keenan Wynn
Aliry
Times
Butler
New Orleans
David
The
Richmond Enquirer
Fireworks raise holiday risk as 1952 looms
The piece notes a resurgence of fireworks during Christmas week despite an anti-fireworks law and urges police action to curb indiscriminate use. It references parental neglect of law, a child mischief anecdote, and election-year candidate notices while urging consistency in reporting.
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Mike Frank Albanese
Kartons for Koreans War Charity By Chaplains in Korea
American soldiers with the 17th infantry division deliver winter clothing to a ruined Korean town. Chaplain Ralph T. Osborne and assistants distribute jackets, sweaters, and shirts from homespun donations, drawing joyous crowds as mothers nurse naked babies and villagers express deep gratitude. The program, started by Chaplain John Betzold, aims to bring warmth and smiles amid war’s devastation.
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Bruce Winters
ITH
Korea
Kingdom of Heaven
17Th Infantry Regiment
West Collingswood
N. J
Betzold
Chaplain Bottsidaes
United 1
Ralph T. Osborne
Gasville
Cere
Monously
Gta
17Th Regiment
Chaplain Osborne
U S Influence Shaped Life Of W Churchill
A Rochester publisher recalls W Churchill’s links to America through his Ancestry Huguenot roots to Wall Street wealth and Belmont race track fame Honorary ties trace to York Yonkers and Newport The narrative notes Jennie Jerome Churchill born in Brooklyn and her marriage to Lord Randolph Churchill highlighting the US influence on the British statesman and his family history.
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Eites
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Pompey
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Millard Fillmore
U.S
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Jennie
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Daniel Drew
Netpad
Belmont Race Track
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England
Rotal Yacht Squadron
Lord Randolph Churchill
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