From the Hills of Old Korea To the Shores of Tripoli
A nostalgic portrait of U S Marines highlighting esprit de corps and training from Parris Island to the West Coast. It praises discipline leadership and the Marine Band while noting defense cuts threaten the corps and hints the hymn may need updating.
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Korea
Tripoli
United States
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Esprit de Corps
Paris Island
Quantico
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Marine Band
Congress
White House
Marine Corps
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Louis’ A. Johnson
Montezuma
Blood Drive Urges Syracusans to Stockpile Plasma
The Syracuse Regional Blood Program pleads for more blood donations as Otsego and Delaware Counties surpassed city totals in recent drives. Officials warn current supply barely covers hospital needs and call for Operation Stockpile to store plasma for emergency use or Korea war needs.
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Syracuse
Otsego
Delaware
Trapping a Virus with Geiger Counters
Researchers explore using radioactive phosphorus in Geiger counter traps to capture a virus linked to the common cold, but warn of slow progress and uncertainties ahead.
There is poetry in every flower and motion of earth
The speaker argues poetry arises from nature not formal rhyme. Flowers on a desk reveal beauty surpassing written words. Daisies with golden centers and white petals are praised as silent pasms.
Poem in the Sky and Nature as Living Verse
The author likens nature to poetry, citing clouds at sunset as a poem in the sky and laurel along a New England highway as a running poem. He wonders why nature displays variegated colors and suggests all might become poets through silent expression.
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New England
Scientists inch closer to influenza virus detection
Researchers report progress in distinguishing illness in lab specimens before a cure exists. They note early work mirrors the stage reached 17 years ago by influenza investigators and warn sniffles will persist through winter and sometimes summer.
Government Controls Are the Answer
A wartime economy requires price and wage controls, Bernard Baruch noted. Citizens discuss panic buying, hoarding, and profiteering, arguing government administration is needed to stabilize supplies and prevent price gouging as war readiness hinges on orderly control.
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Congressional Committee
Truman
Legion
Junior
Sam
Papa
Mama
Military expansion outlined for United States armed forces
The piece states a goal of 1,000,000 troops by year end with a 400,000 increase, Marines at 180,000, and combined services targeting 2,311,000 personnel versus 1,500,000 during the Korean War. It warns against economic burden while pursuing mobilization and compares to the Soviet plan.
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Herald- Journal
America
United Nations
Joe
Korea
Erisig
Armed Services
Readers Voice Questions Courage of City Council on Levy
A Syracuse reader argues the Common Council avoided public referendum on tax increases while acting on spending. another letter urges leaders to be bold on defense and policy, citing Truman, Korea, and preparedness. a third letter calls out hoarders during wartime shortages and asks mothers to consider sons in service.
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Cytes Hindue Financial Straits
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Portraits By James J. Metcalfe on the value of life
The poem argues life’s worth is not wealth or fame but kindness and deeds. It praises a word, a helpful act, and boundless charity toward those in need. Time and toil sacrifice keep ambition faith and hope alive, with the human heart tipping the scales.
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Earth
Speculators Face Scrutiny Over Wartime Commodity Bets
The article examines commodity speculators who bid up prices for staple goods during the Korean War era. It notes profits from futures, calls for higher margin requirements, and Senate hearings on federal regulation to curb gambling in commodities. It contrasts speculation with legitimate trading and links price rises to wartime decisions.
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Commodity Exchange Authority
Department of Agriculture
Asj
Charles Brannan
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Commodities
Burnet Maybank
Maybank
Korea
Truman
Intelligence Test and Matching Professions Puzzle
A reading of Dr. George W. Crane style questions presents multiple choice items on fuels schools slogans and game rules plus a matching exercise of professions to tasks. The piece ends with a scoring chart and a garbled tail of letters.
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