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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1952
Page
4
Editorials discuss morals in public and private life and in college athletics. A panel including a president, a vice president of colleges, a state senator, and businessmen weighs honesty, leadership, and corruption. The piece argues individuals, not systems, must act rightly and asks if actions are honest, right, and fair to all.
First Lt James A. Van Fleet Jr., 26, son of Gen. James A. Van Fleet, eighth army commander, was missing in action today in Seoul, according to UPI dispatches. His status sparked an active search by military authorities.
Lt Van Fleet piloted a B-26 Invader on his fourth combat mission with two crewmen. They failed to return after a raid east of Conch on 50 miles south of the Yalu. Fog and clouds diverted him from his primary target near Sonchon. Last radio at 5 15 am. Hundreds of Fifth Air Force planes searched northwest Korea without success. Possible crash at sea noted by Fifth Air Force spokesman.
A birthday list runs for Mrs. Russell Fink Etha Dawson Mrs Val Fuhr Everette Denison and Dr Henrietta Griffith. Also wished is Donna Lou Thatcher daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Thatcher on her 2th birthday.
Pleasant March birthday dinner honors Nora Faulkner and Wanda Bowden. Attendees include Riley Provance Des Moines Tommy Harvey Ainsworth Harvey Waggoner Ed West Vera Delmerly and more. Weekend visitors and local gatherings feature multiple family groups and hospital update notes.
Early Jamestown colonists in Virginia valued colorful beads for trade with Native Americans and produced crude glass soon after their 1607 landing.
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