Washington Sees New Session Turmoil And GOP Moves
As Congress readies for its second session, Republicans must elect a new minority leader after Kenneth Wherry’s death. Harold Stassen announces a presidential bid joining Taft and Warren, while Stassen faces skepticism over his liberal platform. House and Senate push proposals to curb expenditures as Commerce Secretary Sawyer notes 1951 economic gains and a higher gross national product.
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Byron Horrocks Joins Coast Guard Tuesday
Byron Horrocks left Tuesday for San Francisco to join the Coast Guard and enter basic training at Alameda. He is returning from Hazlehurst Georgia where he served two years as a L D S Church missionary.
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Oklahoma
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Blinded Korean Veteran Finds New Path in Training
Nguyen F Wong, a Chinese American veteran blinded in Korea, becomes the first U.S. beneficiary of a VA vocational program for disabled Korean War veterans. He runs a small stand in the San Francisco VA office lobby, earning about $200 monthly as he learns sales, merchandising, and bookkeeping in Braille under California Vocational Rehabilitation officials. His wife and children reached Hong Kong during the China disruptions. they hope to be reunited as Wong trains to support himself and future employment in the recovery effort.
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Utah Historical Quarterly Returns to Publication Schedule
The Utah State Historical Society resumes a quarterly Utah Historical Quarterly after years of monographs. Four issues yearly in January April July October. Volume 20 Number 1 features Arrington on Coin and Currency in Early Utah Mortensen on a Breakup of Isolation in the Great Basin and Chalmers journal with Gold Seekers on the Hastings Cutoff. The issue includes book reviews and historical notes.
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Utah Historical Quarterly
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Charles Kelly
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