These Days By George Sokolsky War Reflections On Korea And Leadership
A discarded 1950 column argues the United States faces World War III with Soviet Russia, criticizing Allied leadership and public relations. It asserts Korea is a front in a broader struggle and urges decisive national mobilization, warning against isolationism and political squabbles. The piece frames Truman, Acheson, and Congress as pivotal in guiding public resolve.
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Truman
Acheson
United States
China
Soviet Russia
State Department
Europe
Berlin
Korea
Dean Acheson
Harry Truman
Russia
Mr. Truman
King Features Syndicate
Dayton Boy Breaks Model Plane Records
DETROIT Aug 21 AP A Dayton boy holds fast on records at the Plymouth fourth international model plane contest final flights Dick Modler shattered the national speed record last Friday and continues to lead in the event amid competition from other youths and clubs nationwide.
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Detroit
Dayton
Dick Modler
The Reporter Who Went To War In Korea
HAL BOYLE reflects on a correspondent’s dual life in Korea. While lucky to return to tap water and meals, he endures fear and danger daily with infantrymen, sharing their hazards and earning a lasting bond as “one of them forever.” He notes the uneasy mix of pride and guilt upon returning to a safer billet and stepping onto a balcony to glimpse distant gunfire.
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Stalin
Europe
Hitler
Charles Lindbergh
Korea
Hal Boyle
Lightning bugs over the frontline in Hal Boyle’s dispatch
A vivid battlefield scene contrasts tracer fire with references to lightning bugs and fireworks as soldiers feel alive yet dread the next day’s battle. The piece, from Hal Boyle via the Associated Press, explores the emotional pull of letters home and the cost of war.
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the Associated Press
Tokyo News Boys Push to Front of MacArthur Briefings
In Tokyo a swarm of young Japanese boys in white shirts and sandals converge on the Public Information Office to snag MacArthur Korean War releases. They race to reporters with mimeographed sheets, delivering bulletins to teletype lines as Randolph Churchill, son of Winston Churchill, observes in casual attire.
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Tokyo
Public Information
Radio Tokyo
Public Information Office
Douglas MacArthur
General MacArthur
Far East Command
Press Association
United States
Randolph Churchill
Winston Churchill
Newsroom Scene: Overlay Sketch and Bon San Call
A vivid desk scene describes a colored overlay drawing labeled for the Communists and U S and Republic of Korea forces. A hurried newsman calls Bon San as an office boy collects copy and heads out, delivering the news.
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U.S
Republic of Korea
Be Yourself in Radio Announcing for Natural Presence
A veteran broadcaster offers concise rules for radio voices enunciation and style. Emphasizing relaxed throat and jaw, natural delivery, and colloquial speech, the guide warns against over enunciation and artificial grandeur.
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Eginners
Sunday Burglary: Californian Sees Light Flicker
Dorothy Santone reported a pattern of Sunday burglaries in Redondo Beach during the last three weeks. She lost $20 the first week and $80 the second, with a third break-in interrupted when she saw a light flicker on and off as she returned home.
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Redondo Beach
Calif
Dorothy Santone
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