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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1952
Page
4
A long 17 inning night game prompts musings on sunrise calls and sports rules. The piece questions Truman's loyalty to the Pendergast machine and its relevance to governance. It contrasts domestic housing debates with France’s fight against communism and Western Europe defense, while wryly noting experts’ attention to housing handled by turtles and terrapins.
Syngman Rhee, seen as Korea’s zealous patriot, overreaches by seeking to annex North Korea. The United Nations may limit its role to saving South Korea and drawing a boundary near the 38th parallel. Rhee clashes with the National Assembly, jailed rivals, and risks aiding Communist propaganda as truce talks muddle on.
General Eisenhower has refused his army pay in a lighthearted stunt reported as a joke worth about $19,000 aimed at General MacArthur. MacArthur allegedly endorses his own pay while criticizing the Washington Administration.
A reflection on a capable information booth woman at a large city station by day and an uninstructed delegate at home by night. The piece contrasts confident public service with private uncertainty after a demanding routine.
W Stuart Symington, former Truman aide and St. Louis industrialist, enters the Missouri Democratic primary on August 5 after pressure from reform groups. He led the national industrial resources board and later cleaned house at the Reconstruction Finance Corporation amid criticism. President Truman publicly backs a different candidate allied with the Pendegast machine.
In a satirical piece Christopher Billopp argues that the majority, while ruling, can force unwanted choices from dessert to travel, urging readers to consider a dictator if they were in charge. The text critiques majority rule and personal convenience versus collective decisions.
Mister Dooley noted long ago that Supreme Court justices read papers and today steel workers hear radio summaries of opinions. Joe Stalin seems unbothered by Pravda and Izvestia questions about a possible run for another term as dictator.
France intensifies anti Communist drive after sit down strike failure. Police arrest Jacques Duclos and 163 Red leaders on charges of plotting against internal security. Raids hit Communist front groups in Brest Lorient Bordeaux and Oran as spies threaten port defenses and shipping. French naval power and Indo China operations hinge on secure cargo and naval support.
Former Governor James M Curley of Massachusetts signs as a Boston radio commentator after a 1947 mail fraud conviction and Truman pardon. He vows uncensored talk while actors with alleged Communist ties face work bans. The column notes Kefauver’s presidential ambitions and a Rose Island stock note.
The United Mine Workers executive committee halts the $2 monthly security assessment on 475,000 members, claiming the $4.75 million fund will help withstand attacks and support contract talks led by President John L. Lewis. With coal demand slack, layoffs rise as steel industry shutdowns bite.
David Felts surveys Mark Harris The Bobbs Merrill Co 4 50 a poetic bi ography of Vachel Lindsay loving Springfield Illinois Lindsay wandered to the South East West and Oxford but always returned dying in 1931 in the Lindsay homestead near the Executive Mansion Harris reconstructs his life in present tense as a major American poet who loved his city and America the review notes Felts familiarity with Springfield and Lindsay kin and urges readers to know Lindsay life facts before reading his poetic recreations
An observer describes Libya's postliberation challenges in building a modern state with external aid, scarce self sufficiency, and needed education reforms. He notes reliance on British support, limited female schooling, and the reliance on Palestinian Arab teachers amid a tribal Bedouin society.
A columnist argues the right to switch off a radio in the home and questions a Supreme Court ruling allowing Washington DC transit to broadcast on vehicles. The piece satirizes gender roles and consumer control, noting the impact of broadcast media in public and private spaces.
A man keeps a baby rattlesnake at home which bites his child Sandra, illustrating the danger of alcohol as a “baby rattlesnake.” The tale argues liquor erodes morals, leads to accidents like the fatal backing of a car, and warns parents to reconsider serving beverages. The piece ties the parable to broader social harms and radio bus riders’ annoyances.
A critical column notes that the Abilene speech exposed poor TV management and flawed delivery. The observer describes wind blown hair, a wet manuscript, odd raincoat, distracting bystanders, and a disruptive heckler, arguing such missteps mislead voters and undermine a strong candidacy.
A brief, witty exchange shows a younger girl delivering cheerful news to a neighbor while the other asks if they are moving, highlighting playful street corner dialogue among children.
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