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CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, RADIO: GENERAL FILE

1986-0601

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1950-07-19

President Truman addresses the American people from the White House in Washington, D.C. on the situation in Korea. He refers to "the fateful lesson of the 1930s" and stresses the importance of stopping communist aggression. He describes the activities of the UN Security Council and its efforts to mobilize forces in Korea.~He reads part of a report from General Collins and General Hoyts Vandenberg from Korea and one from General Douglas MacArthur. He announces his intention to increase American military spending and to make adjustments in the domestic economy by introducing a new tax program.~Truman asks people not to upset the balance of domestic supplies by hording food. He ends with a plea for public support, stating that "we are united in detesting communist slavery". <23mn>

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