Dope in City Schools and Defense Field Debate
The editorial cites New York officials estimating 1,500 juvenile narcotics addicts in NYC and 3,500 more out of school, urging vigilance as authorities warn the dope threat spreads beyond large cities. It also lauds Rep Hedrick for maintaining Air Force focus on Penman Field as a strategic interceptor site from Pittsburgh to the Carolinas.
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New York City
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Chicago
Penman
Pittsburgh
Lower Carolinas
Hedrick
Air Force
Middle Atlantic
Air Force rejects Raleigh area airfield as training site
Rep E H Hedrick reports the Air Force found the Raleigh vicinity Memorial Airport unsuitable for military training. Brig Gen Eaton notes the field lacks current requirement but could be reconsidered if coastal defense needs arise. Airmen cite mountain terrain as a barrier to using Penman airports for novice pilot training.
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E. H. Hedrick
Raleigh
Y7 Memorial Airport
Robert E. L. Eaton
Hedrick
Air Force
Penman
Wasteful Manpower Use in Korean War Era Draft System
Senator Lyndon B Johnson voiced concern over wasted manpower in all services citing a 95 784 swivel chair corps across 16 training centers. He urged shifting able bodied troops to combat and using limited service men or civilians for non essential tasks to avoid waste and meet quotas.
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Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Senate
Army
Navy
Air Force
Johnson
Armed Services
Bug Dust Reflects On Youth And Tenderfeet In Rambunctious Column
A humorous column traces a Scout trip and last minute mail postcards, then pivots to a playful essay on insects, especially spittle bugs, their habits and enemies. It muses on childhood innocence, barefoot pleasures, and the need to toughen but wary about modern parenting.
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Tommy Thomas
Bug
Papa
Mama
Junior
Teen drug issue in schools prompts harsh debate
Boyle argues narcotics in high schools reflect adult failure to curb dope peddling, citing police estimates of 1500 users among 300000 students. He defends teens while critics compare today’s youth with prior generations, citing Ruth Howell's letter urging adult accountability.
Bombing Ban Lifted What China Bases Would Be Targets
AP Military Affairs Reporter assesses potential targets if a ban on strikes beyond the North Korea boundary ends. Wedemeyer suggests bases and airfields near Antung and Mukden, railway hubs, and production centers in Manchuria and North China as priority targets.
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Elton C. Fayap
Washington
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Truman
Boming Manchuria
China
United Nations
Red Air Force
Yalu River
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
Wedemeyer
U. N
Antung
Manchuria
Anshan
Red China
North Korea
South China
Korea
Siberia
Japan
O' 'Wa
Mukden
U.S
Manchurian
Dairen
North
Russia
Beef price controls under fire as OPS plan faces scrutiny
A Senate committee led by Senator Maybank probes an OPS plan to curb beef prices. The program intended to trim farmer prices by five cents per pound and retail prices by about ten cents, with staged cuts through October. Cattle producers press Congress to drop controls amid price squeezes and rising beef costs.
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OPS
Michael V. di Salle
Di‘Salle
Washington
Johnson Testimony on Korea Policy at MacArthur Hearing
Louis Johnson, former defense secretary, testified before Senate hearings on MacArthur's dismissal. He said U S aid to South Korea was moved by Acheson and that the decision likely would have stood even if Reds had invaded. He described clashes over Formosa and noted no intelligence warned of Korea, and that U S troops in Japan were unprepared for occupation duty. He said there was no cabinet consultation with MacArthur and affirmed the State Department led Korea decision.
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Marysville
Wash
Jand
Washington
Louis Johnson
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South Korea
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Formosa
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State Department
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MacArthur
Korea
Tokyo
Japan
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R-Nh
Eason
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Defense Department
Bridges
U. S
Builders say buyers seek features and durable floors in homes
The piece notes home buyers are selective about features with a strong trend toward oak and hardwood flooring. It also covers 1950 trade reports, OPS price controls on beef, political pressure from cattlemen, Truman and DiSalle's stance, and Wilson backing a firm OPS plan, plus a congress investigation into a potential meat strike. It mentions room radiators and hardwood lumber processing shares.
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OPS
Truman Himedt
DiSalle
Charles E. Wilson
Maybank
Lovejoy’s Range Shines in I Was a Communist for the FBI
Hollywood actor Frank Lovejoy, famed for radio work on about 4000 shows, is spotlighted for his lead in I Was a Communist for the FBI. He discusses politics, the dangers of Marxism, and his versatile career from Broadway to film. He later plays an Army major in Force of Arms and notes his flexible approach to roles while living in Beverly Hills with family.
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Hollywood
Frank Lovejey
FBI
Lovejoy
Role
Matt Crete
Communist Party
Cvetic
Broadway
Mingo
The
Brave
Joan Crawford
Beverly Hills
Dennis Morgan
Seven West Virginia towns hold elections under AP guidance
Municipal races in seven WV communities produced a mix of party and nonpartisan results. Hinton elected Mayor Andy Hopkins, with council members named Roy Smith and others. Fairmont kept a two party slate for a four member board. Kenova re-elected Mayor Paul Shingleton as Independent ticket won all city posts. Dayton daylight saving time was defeated in several towns along with other charter changes and a $18 816 fire department levy passing in one locale.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Hinton
Fairmont
Democratic Party
Andy Hopkins
W.A. Brown
Roy Smith
Jack Wallace
Charles Sydner
Jack Lawrence
Albert W. Robinson
James N. Hanway
William G. Meyer
Andrew C. West
West
Robert N.! .Morgan
Pleasants County
K. F. Simonton
B. A. Dotson
St. Marys
Tom Miller
Charles A. Davis
Edgar B. Fieming
Wellsburg
Patsy Cipoletti
John Donley
Eugene Elcesser
Ralph Hunter
James Hedges
Thomas Williams
A. R. Barth
George Delich
Elwood Riggenback
New Martinsville
Wetzel
Kenova
Independent Party
Paul C. Shingleton
Dan C. Staton
Charles Feity
Ora J. Bradley
WW. T. Lemaster
Edward Mohr
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