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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1948
Page
2
Vandenberg warned of potential Soviet involvement as Arab nations threaten renewed aggression. The report notes mounting tensions in the Middle East with a possible broad attack looming over regional stability.
Friction escalates from Jaffa and Tel Aviv toward Jerusalem as Arabs and Jews rush to field forces for a possible battle over the holy city. Rumors mount of six Arab nations planning invasion before Britain ends its mandate on May 15. The US and UN debate potential military involvement amid international tensions.
General Omar N. Bradley told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the chance of war appears greater than three months ago as U S. draft and training plans intensify. He warned Russia remains the central concern while the United States builds a powerful new cyclotron at Berkeley costing nine million dollars to advance atomic science and weapon design.
Citizens worry over a temporary lull as United Mine Workers and coal operators’ wage talks near June 30 expiry. A prolonged dispute could halt production, impacting steel, rail travel, and fuel supplies while food prices stay high due to grain market pressures and exports.
The article recalls a Democratic convention in Houston where Al Smith was named the nominee. Tammany figures arrived in New York style dress yet behaved quietly until the roll call finished and Smith’s nomination became official, prompting a wild, unruly outburst from the Tammany contingent and their families.
A so called accident proof device, a gun that drills holes in walls with a .22 caliber cartridge, misfired during its first public display in Chicago. Two spectators were wounded when one man blocked the front end, causing injuries to another man. Manufacturers will pursue further improvements.
Korea lies between the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan and is about the size of Minnesota. It was ruled at times by China and Japan. After World War II it stood under Russian and U S occupation with a pledge of eventual independence. Prewar trade paralleled Japan with exports such as rice fertilizer cotton cloth soybeans and raw silk and imports including machinery silk cloth coal timber and paper.
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