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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1950

Page

11

Douglas Says K Bomb Has Use in Field

Senator Paul Douglas argued on a NBC Chicago forum that the atomic bomb could be used in Korea to protect troops and that if aggressions by Communist states occur the United States should strike at Russia. He said ultimate weapons exist though not a necessity, and the bomb could be used to weaken Chinese Communist support from a distance without invading Manchuria. He urged defeating the Communists in the field and noted their violation of UN principles.

Chicago Paul Douglas D-Ill Korea Russia N.B.C University of Chicago Roundtable Herman Finer Walter Johnson University of Chicago Manchuria United Nations Illinois Democrat Congress Harry Terman Santa Washington

Letters to Santa Claus Atomic Age Hits Kid Requests

United Press reports from Washington tracing children’s Santa letters to the dead letter office. Kids request guns, bombs, and toy weapons alongside pleas for basic aid, forgiving misdeeds, and family hardship, reflecting influences from movies and politics.

Washington Santa Mr. Claus U. S. Postal Department North Pole

Russia Accuses Invasion Tied to Chinese Communists

A quoted refrain claims Russia is committing acts of aggression through an invasion by Chinese Communists in Korea, arguing the Russian action is the true invasion and urging acknowledgment without pretense.

Russia Korea

Apple Varieties Dominate New Jersey Orchards

New Jersey growers report Stayman and Delicious as leading apple types with 18 and 12 percent shares. New plantings favor Golden Delicious Red Rome Cortland Starking and Macoun, signaling a shift toward these varieties.

New Jersey Stayman Delicious McIntosh Starr Cortland Starking

Union County Official to State Road Meeting

Union County highway superintendent Loren H. Hinkle will attend the Illinois Association of County Superintendents of Highways meeting in Springfield on December 6 at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel. Officers to be elected include president Conrad Miller, vice president M. J. Norby, and secretary-treasurer Loren H. Hinkle.

Loren H. Hinkle Union County Illinois Association of County Superintendents of Highways Abraham Lincoln Hotel Springfield Robert Lathrop Wabash Edwards Counties Association Conrad Miller Logan County M. J. Norby Rock Island County Donald B. Walker Warren County State Highway Department J. Frank Adair Adams County J. Colby Beekman Menard County Louis A. Lush Sangamon County William F. Jeschowitz Dewitt County

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