“CBS New York (Douglas Edwards): B-29 “Super Fortresses” based in the Marianas have bombed Tokyo for the fourth time in 10 days. [The B-29 Tokyo raids began on November 24th.] The Saar River has been crossed by units of Patton’s 3rd Army. [This occurred on the night of 12/3.] CBS London (Bill Downs): today, British Home Guard units paraded before the King as part of a standing down ceremony. [The British Home Guard was formed on 17 May 1940 and was comprised of local volunteers who were otherwise ineligible for military service, primarily due to age. It was officially disbanded on 31 December 1945.] The Germans are just now having to form their own home guard. CBS Paris (Charles Collingwood): German troops are counterattacking in the area of the Saar River. Bad weather has hindered air support for American ground troops. A spot for the post-war Admiral Dual-Temp refrigerator mentions that it doesn’t rob foods of their moisture. Germany recently announced that it has a V-3 rocket capable of reaching New York City. From Wright Field in Ohio, Bill Slocum, Jr. does a report on a “Buzz Bomb” that was rebuilt for testing from parts of German rockets that landed on London. (He describes it as looking like a 10-foot stovepipe.) Colonel George Holland describes the rocket engine as small, powerful and simple. The U.S. will not build and use its own “rocket bombs” since there is currently no way to control where they will land. Research and development is continuing. CBS Rome: Farnsworth Fall reports that German troops are retreating through the Alps back to their eastern frontier. Yugoslavia’s Marshal Tito is a Communist and there is speculation as to whether or not Yugoslavia will become a Communist state after the war. (Yugoslavia also supports free enterprise.) There is speculation on the likelihood of a Yugoslav-Bulgarian alliance. CBS Pearl Harbor: John Adams interviews Liberator bomber pilot Lt. G. L. “Red” Altman from Toledo, Ohio, who describes some of the incidents that occurred during his 18 missions against the Japanese held “volcano islands.” (During one mission, his plane’s hydraulic system was disabled by enemy fire.) CBS Washington: Don Pryor interviews CDR. William Collins, the skipper of Fighter 8 who describes bombing Clark Field in the Philippines. (It was an easy raid and they got 25 Japanese fighters that were parked on the ground.) The squadron also hit 4 submarines that they found in a cove on an island located half way between the Philippines and Japan. Communist guerrillas in Athens, Greece were shot at by police after they staged an uprising. A spot for the post-war Admiral record changer states that it will change records in 4 ½ seconds. A PSA advises motorists to be aware of the hazards of winter driving and to always remember the ABCs: Always Be Careful.”
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Back when we had journalists worthy of respect.
Back when we had journalists worthy of respect.
Interesting. Many don't understand how you can have totalitarian regime with free enterprise, but it can happen. It happened in Chile in the 1970's and 80's with marvelous economic success for Chile. So it is possible to have political totalitarianism and economic freedom. However, as Milton Friedman pointed out, you probably cannot have both over the long term. After all, most political regimes like Communism are actually economic systems.