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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1948
Page
2
The piece reflects on how presidents interact with the press, praising press freedom as a fundamental democratic check. It cites Dewey Roosevelt Hoover and Roosevelt to illustrate varying press relations and the enduring need for open news access.
The U N Security Council orders immediate ceasefires in Palestine as fighting spreads beyond the Negev. Ralph Bunche says both sides share blame. The Western plan for atomic control gains UN support, but Soviet objections cloud progress toward a practical peace.
CBS reporter George Polk was abducted on Salonika bay last May, bound, blindfolded and shot in the head by Communist assailants. The motive was to blame the rightist Greek government and discredit it overseas, with Gregory Stakto poulos confessing and naming three other Greek Communists as witnesses.
President Truman says the 1949 defense budget will reach 14.4 billion dollars, higher than current outlays, with aims to cut future costs to five to seven billion and maintain readiness. He cites skepticism about wartime costs and notes plans for a nuclear powered aircraft using a new propulsion concept, a “nuclear rocket,” details kept secret.
Top military planners rush a spent-check of U S mobilization requirements by November 15 to see if the overall strategic defense plan is coherent and readily applicable. Mobilization experts will compare army navy and air force needs to gauge if they can be reconciled and if the nation can meet wartime demands. This does not imply looming war.
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