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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1950
Page
4
The piece argues the 105000 UN troops evacuation reflects a key test of resolve in Korea and warns against abandoning Asia. It weighs strategic choices, urges sustained defense and readiness, and endorses preserving the constitutional immunity while debating limited remedies.
The federal reserve bureau estimates that at least four of every ten American families are worth five thousand dollars, but the figure may be revised after the Christmas season.
A wind tunnel test reportedly pushes air eight times faster than sound causing noise that is heard near Congress. Researchers say the experiment created high-speed airflow and sonic effects in a secure facility.
The note argues that basketball levels the playing field between big and small colleges and suggests elevator shoes as a humorous assist.
Vice Admiral Lynde McCormick says a flush deck super carrier of over 50 000 tons would be larger and cost about 200 million dollars, a project cancelled in 1949 by Secretary Louis Johnson. The decade’s inflation raised prices, but liquidation costs of 10 million are counted, yielding a net 190 million saving.
A man spends on family gifts including an automatic shotgun for his wife and an electric train for his infant son. In Trenton New Jersey a group of businessmen raised 415 dollars by giving shoe shines on the streets to aid the city welfare fund, showing how generosity still shines through.
The ancient Stone of Scone, symbol of the union of Scotland and England, has been stolen. Scotland Yard vows to leave no stone unturned in the investigation.
Senator Lester Callaway Hunt of Wyoming a Democrat declares plans for the 82nd Congress to strip congressional immunity from libel suits for floor speeches. The current immunity has been interpreted to protect members in certain cases.
A high school quarterback, chosen valedictorian, offers bold life advice noting in doubt to kick. A resident in a thin-walled apartment claims no need for a Geiger counter to sense radioactivity. For days Hoover dominates headlines with his expansive Western Hemisphere and world plan.
New York Red Cross urged whole blood shipments to Korea but only two volunteers donated two pints. The piece cites pre holiday busyness and civic fatigue, urging permanent systems for steady blood supply and noting possible selective service in non military defense.
A family is rushed by Mr. Billopp who frets over lateness and traffic. He scolds them for delaying and demonstrates meticulous prep as he races to ready everyone before departure. In the end he vanishes to perform last minute tasks, leaving them breathless and anxious. Christopher Billopp
David V. Felts notes Harper’s plans a 1951 Mencken biography by William Manchester and recalls Mencken’s influence as Baltimore Sun editor and critic. The piece highlights how Manchester will recount Mencken and Nathan’s early hunger to fund Miss Thompson and the hit Rain, while asking if the new book will cover Hatrack.
A couple’s luxury residence features labeled H and C faucets with C delivering champagne when turned, highlighting an unusual, tastefully extravagant detail in their new house.
Charles M Lincoln died in Ohio last week after a 50 year journalism career. He held top roles on three New York papers before serving as foreign editor for the New York Times. A Maine youth, he attended Yale in name but worked for the New Haven Palladium instead, yet still made a notable career.
A fragment from a column mixes family lore about great grandfathers and Abraham Lincoln with local trivia. It notes a potential donation question to the Barrett Lincoln Collection Fund and lists bets on straight-rail and three-cushion billiards. The piece touches weather, policing in Pittsburg Illinois, naming quirks, coal-field histories, memory of Scranton, and media picks, finishing with hints about reading Illinois history and viewing classic films.
Jean-Jacques Servan Schreiber cites The Reporter noting that 550,000 French Communist cardholders exist and police estimate a third would follow Stalin in wartime. He argues one in 230 Frenchmen could be a traitor, while voting Communist does not imply wartime betrayal.
Peter F. Drucker argues in Harper's that an American slide into total war would be a massive defeat harming moral and military backing from the free world, underscoring the need to organize for limited conflict.
The Old Paragrapher seeks the cash value of Christmas gifts discarded in a furnace. Wrapping paper, crumpled scraps, and presumed empty boxes accompany the haul as he pursues the sum.
Herb W aged 21 recently graduated from Grinnell College in Iowa asks about entering sales. The article argues salesmen are sparkplugs of civilization, noting training, pay, and the role of salesmen and advertisers in popularizing inventions and building American factories.
The piece argues that factories and salesmen shaped the war effort and national existence within a free enterprise system. It credits advertisers with defraying publication costs and funding radio and television programs, noting both praise and consumer fatigue toward ads.
Reader asks for a bulletin on The New Psychology of Advertising and Selling. He includes a three cent stamp and a dime for mailing costs, seeking personal clientele leverage for career continuity or raises.
Washington celebrates Christmas with the President absent. The holiday mood masks wartime realities as a planned ball for Eleanor Tydings is canceled to spare the younger generation. The event was to be hosted by Senator Millard Tydings and Mrs. Tydings, with Joseph E Davies and Mrs. Davies.
The article notes that Washington faces atomic war risks and prioritizes a presidential shelter beneath the White House during ongoing reconstruction. It highlights Congress and Administration awareness gaps and the accelerated underground protection effort for the President and staff.
The Milwaukee Journal notes a debate on using subversion as an American tool, referencing a Cooper Union speech by a national editor from Reporter magazine who urges exploiting Stalin's tactic to foment unrest in China. It cites precedents from OSS and WWII as possible justification.
Gov Thomas E Dewey spoke with candor about opposing the Russians urging greater spending and stronger intelligence. He contrasted American efforts with Soviet spending and called for doubling the nation’s spy capabilities.
A piece notes officials discussed a Russian attack scenario like Pearl Harbor and dismissed Washington as a surprising target, joking that no enemy would want to risk causing nationwide confusion. The tone critiques civil defense efforts as inadequate without a real program.
The looming district commissioner vacancy may reveal the President's view of the capital's crisis needs. The Senate District of Columbia committee backs Gerhard Van Arkel, a young labor lawyer, for the post though support is not universal. Washington residents seek proactive civil defense and steady local government under federal scrutiny.
A former high official described the now disbanded office of preclusive operations which worked in neutral countries to stop materials reaching Germany Japan or Italy. It employed legal and illegal methods including bribery sabotage theft and even murder.
A national magazine offered $12 000 for a Washington backed article on agency work, but the offer was declined. White urges a program of systematic unrest in China using secret agents and catalysts to spread word of actions by villages unions and regiments.
The text discusses White and Dr Andrews lacking official standing while Dewey leads the Republican party yet bears no foreign policy responsibility. It notes public talk of bribes and midnight couriers with warlords, signaling a desperate international situation and questions about international rules.
The article argues the Kremlin may not be ready for full war yet but warns a global conflict could erupt within months. It notes UN forces in Korea and top strategists debating whether Russia is poised to strike soon or postpone for another year.
The text argues that estimates rely on Kremlin behavior and War readiness rather than direct insight into Politburo plans. It notes the Hungnam evacuation was executed well and suggests Russia avoided full battle, possibly delaying a wider war while awaiting China’s Korea security. The broader hope is avoiding war or capitulation if Moscow withholds forces.
The speaker warns that Russia’s growing military strength outpaces current U.S. buildup. A long war would likely defeat Russia only if it seizes Western Europe or cripples U.S. air power. Russia must defend industrial centers and bases from Allied air attacks to prevail.
Analysts doubt Germany can blunt a rapid Russian advance and fear a long or indefinite war. The path to survival hinges on arming faster and strengthening allies, with hope that a massive, unprecedented wartime effort could avert a second global conflict.
Margaret Truman appeared on NBCs The Big Show with Tallulah Bankhead and Fred Allen. Reports say NBC negotiated a guest star contract with her at about $4 per performance, with a possible own show later.
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