30 Jul 1950
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1950
Page
1
A historical look traces U S Marines fighting on Korean soil in 1871 at the Salee River Forts, and notes the Marines long legacy from early battles in the Far East to World War II and the Cold War era, highlighting readiness and amphibious capability.
A U S newsroom summary notes Canada would play a convoy and North American defense role in early war. It spends 425 million dollars yearly, about 700 per family, or 18 percent of the federal budget. Canada views Arctic combat as unlikely, with Alaska seen as a bomber base, not a land invasion point. Active forces total about 119,000 with 47,000 regulars and 49,000 reserves. air, army, and naval components listed.
The Peiping administration plans a series of five year plans to develop a planned economy and industrialize one of the world’s most underdeveloped nations. The scope remains unclear while the government draws up the proposals this year. The pattern appears to mirror Soviet Russia and may link with Russia’s 1951 fifth five year plan. Canada’s air power budget is highlighted as a key element in defense.
London based child health specialist Dr. Margaret Emslie urges children to go barefoot to build strong feet for later life. She says foot length matters more than width and warns wide shoes promote spreading. She recommends walking on natural surfaces and using cork mattresses to strengthen feet and reduce future ailments.
New York on Christmas Eve 1945 Father Guido Visendaz found twenty homeless boys and several dogs in a ruined Lanciano stable. He persuaded officials to let him form a home called The Child's Village where they could be fed schooled and worked. The effort grew into a model for war haunted youths across Europe and beyond with about ten thousand children housed in communities in multiple nations.
Cape Cod fisherman Shirley Lovell and his son Hebert fish lobster and nets off Cape Cod from May to September while running a summer camp and a simple family life. The family credits cooperation and a "do unto others" ethic for their happiness despite tragedy when daughter Maryane, an Army nurse, died in a 1945 transport plane crash.
In Savannah Georgia two inch and a half kissing gouramis in a tropical tank captivate court house staff, kissing behavior causing frequent interruptions and delaying appointments while onlookers marvel at the fast moving jaws. Milk tops American beverage choices as Massachussetts extension reports pulse the nation toward dairy over beer soft drinks and coffee.
Denver readers learn Dusty Miller moths and their kin return for the season. Entomologists note the insects' attraction to light and the danger of swatting. The column warns against ineffective or risky control while describing nightly encounters near homes and a church on Page 2.
Western observers in Poland or Finland believe Stalin will not risk sending Soviet troops to Korea or elsewhere unless Russia starts a broader war. The note cautions that a full international conflict would be needed to justify such a deployment.
Describes the Korean flag symbolisms including the yuguk emblem and the yin yang trigrams, then shifts to analysis by UN sources and others about Stalin’s strategies and Soviet military moves in 1939 to 1950, contrasting prewar and postwar dynamics and U.S. and UN responses. The piece notes Allied officers and world politics, ending with a notice that conclusions continue on page 3.
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