Debated U S European Aid Policy and Costs
The piece outlines a 25 000 000 000 minimum U S European military aid allocation through 1954 and critiques by Senator Taft. Taft warns of economic limits, inflation and hardship from proposed programs totaling perhaps 85 billion dollars yearly, risking bankruptcy and a drop in living standards.
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Acheson
United States
Europe
Robert A. Taft
Costly defense and unclear policy in a peacetime world
The piece argues defense spending strains wealth and purchasing power, with the United States paying substantial foreign military aid while Britain’s imperial reach waned. It notes uncertain budgets in 1951, Bradley’s testimony on a $13 billion to $15 billion range, possible later rises, and critiques the lack of a clear policy since Yalta. It emphasizes the risk of draining resources and lives in Korea without firm aim.
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United States
Great Britain
France
British Foreign Office
Canada
Union of South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
India
Pakistan
Taft
Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Yalta
Douglas MacArthur
Russia
Stalin
Potsdam
Korea
King Features Synd., Inc
Petrillo Calls for Music Subsidies Amid Career Fears
James C Petrillo writes on the fall of serious music as technology grows, urges government aid while defending musicians rights. He notes wartime taxes, Taft Hartley and Lea Act issues and argues for subsidies without government control. He highlights AFM contributions to Voice of America and armed forces broadcasts.
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Congress
Johnny
Federation Musicians
Voice of America
Treasury
Korea
Federation
American Federation of Musicians
Post-Hall Syndicate, Inc
Heatwave Drives Witty Plea To Judge Incomic Talk
A speaker describes a stifling 94 percent humidity day as he faces a judge. He jokes about newspapers gossip and fashion amid heat, claiming a heat induced psychosis and a low boiling point as he ventures about Errol Flynn and socialites.
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Judge
Shelly Winters
Farley Granger
the Windsor
Errol Flynn
Korea
Air Force
Long Island
Heat and justice clash in a sunlit city case
In a courtroom vignette from the International News Service, a judge hears a dramatic tale of heat delirium. A man contends he did not brain a victim, arguing the culprit is trivial stupidity rather than the weather. The officer's claim is challenged as the defendant asserts public service, amid a scorching day.
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Truman
Douglas
MacArthur
Judge
International News Service
Six Jeremiassen Brothers Reunite After 63 Years apart
AULT Colorado August 2 UP The six Jeremiassen brothers met for the first time in 63 years, last together in 1888 in Aarhus Denmark when Jens left for America. Eldest Jens is 85 and youngest Nels 66. All six brothers gathered with 25 descendants, only sister Mrs Marea Fons of Denmark absent.
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Ault
Colo
Jeremiassen Brothers
Aarhus
Denmark
Jens
America
Nels
Sam
John
Jacob
Marea Fons
Actress Valentine widow gets small film role
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Manila
San Juan
Luzon
Hug Drug Store
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