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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1951
Page
11
Formosa report notes Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist forces, about half a million strong, are better armed than since 1949 but not ready to invade mainland China. AP team assesses military prospects and U.S. role amid Formosan questions and strategizing.
The Korean War shifts plans for Formosa as the United States seeks neutralization to deter invasion. Maj. Gen. William C. Chase leads the new mission and says Chiang Kai-shek’s forces could be formidably effective with proper training and equipment, while the island’s fate hinges on U S policy and amphibious capabilities.
Dr George W Crane argues for practical civics education using local experts such as policemen and other professionals to enliven classes. He suggests police talks on duties, wills, escrow and subpoenas, plus real case stories to engage 7th and 8th graders, improving community law awareness.
A battlefield assessment notes Chiang Kai-shek's air force is largely inoperable for lack of parts and would need full strength to cover any invasion. The navy is overtaxed, and forces lack large stockpiles of food and ammunition to support an invasion. Yet officials feel a resurgence, with Chiang’s men shifting from defending against a Red invasion to plans to go back.
Governor Adlai Stevenson vetoed two Senate measures totaling 6.25 million dollars for a Beardstown and a Peru bridge across the Illinois river. He criticized the bills as deviating from traditional practice and tied the veto to broader road revenue plans and concerns over political influence in highway projects.
The Hele Willard Hospital fund ing, Anna's only hospital until the new facility, will be sold. Residents favored a Peoria street site not on a federal aid route so federal funds could not be used. Sealed bids are due at city hall by June 21 with opening the same evening. The three story building on Route 146 has 42 rooms with baths kitchens laundry and dining areas.
Frank P. Huckins founder and president of the Huckins yacht corporation and designer of a World War II navy PT boat died Wednesday in Jacksonville of a cerebral hemorrhage at age 65.
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