Year of Tragedy After MacArthur Firing in Korea
The piece reflects on a year since President Truman dismissed General MacArthur. It argues the war could have ended quickly with his plan to defeat the enemy, contends Communist gains grew, and blames politicians for prolonging the conflict and delaying homecomings. It claims the public opposed the firing and warns of ongoing costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Gen. MacArthur
Korea
Court of World Opinion
Grass Roots and Green Thumbs Charm San Antonio
The piece extols springtime growth in San Antonio in terms of lush lawns and gardens. It notes cool weather and rain fostering vibrant plant life, observes neighbors competing for the neatest yard, and hints at the heat of summer to come while celebrating this gardening surge. It likens civic spirit to grass roots activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Deen
Bricker Amendment Proposed to Check UN Power
Sokolsky argues Sen John W Bricker and others push Senate Joint Resolution 130 to amend the Constitution to curb United Nations authority. It would require two thirds of Congress and three fourths of states to take effect, limiting treaties and executive agreements and forcing congressional approval of UN measures impacting American rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Bricker
Senate
U. S
Congress
United Nations
Bricker
U.S
States
State Department
United States
Teheran
Yalta
Korea
Messrs
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
King Fea, Syn
Ino
Broadway Celebrities and City Life Center Stage
A rapid tour of Broadway society and New York nightlife features Gen Ridgway’s overseas departure, Virginia Gilmore and Marlene Dietrich sightings, Donald O’Connor and Alan Dale performances, Joan Crawford and Gloria Swanson notes, plus Midtown chatter on news events and upcoming productions. The column weaves star sightings, show business gossip, and local scenes from Times Square to Central Park with names like Gregory Peck and Perry Como appearing amid a flotilla of industry buzz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Gilmore
Beacon
44Th
Mar Jene Dietrich
Dana Andrews
Hollywood
Marlon Brando
Dinah Shore
Tke
Do Brothers
Lindy’s
Paulette Goddard Winchell
Eddie Condon
Hit Parade
Eileen Wilson
Donald O'Connor
Sylvia Sidney
John Garfield
Russell Nype
Theo Mander
Alan Dale
Roxy
Theo
Thyra Sumter Winslow
Donald Coleman
Iris Mountbatten
Tony Bari
Park Ave
Joan Crawford
Gloria Swanson
Grando Torrenzio
May 31 1942 Military and Civic Notes
Chronology of events dated May 31 across decades includes Maj. Gen. Claude V. Birkhead leaving active duty, Texas National Guard ties, a San Antonio school salary discussion in scrip, U S Army troops at Laredo border, San Pedro streetcar pay as you enter pilot, and 1902 city note on Sunday law revival and 1892 Belknap boy gun incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude V. Birkhead
Internal Security Force
III Corps
Texas National Guard
U. S. Army
International Bridge
Laredo
Nueva Laredo
The
Traction Company
San Pedro
Hicks
Freie Presse
Belknap
Bacring Down On the News By Arthur Bugs Baer
A satirical column on a congressional bill to give Truman appointees 30 days notice and the drama around a mocked Senate rejection. It riffs on Truman’s war powers and political maneuvering with sharp, humorous quips about appointments and the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Bugs” Baer
Congress
Truman
Health Talks on Ear Ringing and Tinnitus Causes
Doctors describe ringing in the ears or tinnitus, caused by wax buildup, Eustachian tube blockage, middle ear infections, otosclerosis, inner ear issues, nerve problems, or systemic illness. Treatments include examination, medications, sedatives, and sometimes surgery. occasional cases need emotional health assessment.
Did You Know Facts From History And Nature
A concise catalog of curious claims notes tropical moth tongues a yard long bridges between church and Babylon banks, barbed wire from 1874, ancient Egyptian baskets, bassoon humor, bees timing pollen, beads widespread, medieval monasteries brewing, and extinct pterodactyls.
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Peter
George E. Sokolsky
Sokoloky
RAKC
By Burris Jenkins Jr
By Walter Wincheli
King and I
Max Gordon
B'nay DeMaupassant
Paul Valentine
Josh Logan
Lili St. Cyr
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Gregory Peck
Anna Neagle
N. Y
Mirror
Jerry Edelberg
Harry Gross
Times Sq
Columbia Pictures
Pal Joey
Burt Lancaster
Perry Como
NBC
CBS
Frank Costello
Law Costello
Ed Flynn
Bronx Democrats
St. Luke’s
E. M. Loews
Iles Brody
al Martin
Ethel Smith
Pierre
Cotillion
Lisa Kirk
Fontaine Freres
Savannah
Patti Page
Billy Daniels
Mercury
Bubbles” Shapiro
la Vie En Rose Comedienne
Ann Blyth
Granny
Caprice
Park Avenue
Ezra
Broadway
RCA
Gotham Gym
Central Park
Harry 8. Truman
Kurt Carlsen
Enterprise
Teevy
Kenneth Dancy
Ins-Telenews
Harold Rome
Ingrid Bergman
Martha Wilgert
Batero
Duce
Vittorio Mussolini
Yul Brynner
Daddy
Doctors Hospital
Carlyle Hotel
New York Mirror
Thomas Jefferson High School
William Randolph Hearst
Mr. Truman
Harry
Damocles
White House
Slarry
Thomas Jefferson
I. N.S
B. H
King Fea, Syn,. Inc
Ancient
Babylon
Egypt
Mister Breger
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