Prophesied Year of Growing Tension Named in MacArthur Saga
Morning of last April 11 a U S wire to Gen. Douglas MacArthur in Tokyo announced his replacement by Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Aldrich a drama that sparked political fury and dominated public discourse. The report frames the era as bold headlines and a pivotal debate on U S foreign policy with the Korean War and truce talks as the second top story.
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Douglas Macarthur
Tokyo
United States
Allied Powers
United Nations Command
Far East
U. S. Army
Matthew B. Aldsw
Truman
Associated Press
Macarthur
Congress
Senate
Korea
U. S
Ethel
Russia
David Greenglass
Gen
Pacific
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ernest Bevin
Abadan
China
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Hwachon
Gen. MacArthur
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Asia
Wonsah
Kaesong
Philadelphia
Production Costs And Prices To Soar In 1952
United States face a year of high production costs and rising prices amid a strong defense buildup. Voters will choose a president shaping foreign policy for a critical four years as taxes rise and consumer goods grow scarcer. International tensions loom with Korea unsettled, Germany and Japan reemerging, and inflation threatening the Western alliance. Political battles include a possible Truman Taft race with issues fiercely drawn, and an upcoming party contest shaping domestic policy.
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Land
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C! Peese
Korea
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Wester
Russia
Middle’East
Record of 1951 events in brief flashbacks I-House
A compact chronicle of 1951 highlights: Truman launches the Defense Production Administration with Harrison and Wilson, eyes 50 000 planes and 25 000 tanks yearly, and seeks a peacetime budget of 715 billion. Allies discuss Korea cease-fire, MacArthur fights with policy conflicts, labor strikes and price controls reshape the economy, and China’s Red forces influence global diplomacy. Key figures include Truman, Dulles, Bevin, MacArthur, and O'Dwyer amid a year of sanctions, recalls, and major political shifts.
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Defense Production Administration
NPA
William H. Harrison
Charles E. Wilson
Bonn
U. S
Hong Kong
H—Sinclair Lewis
Rome
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Congress
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Bamber
Soi
Inchon
Korea
India
Switzerland
Maly
Austria
Eric Johnston
Hungary
Robert Vogeler
Dusi
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Messman
William O'Dwyer
N. ¥.Slovi
Brooklyn
Mobiles
Hmi Ae
William
N. Oaks
A-P
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Reau
Prague
Sears
Uvo
Iran
Russia
West Germany
Ata
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Michael di
U.S
San Salvador
Defense Sccret
Horcott
Catle
Alites
MacArthur
Supreme Court
Tome Maragon
Condin
Senate Committee
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Brad
China
Supreme
Grechopar
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