Citizen Soldiers Resume Role As Guardian of Nation's Peace
Washington reports a renewed National Guard buildup with over 75,000 troops training nationwide this summer. The postwar force aims for 682,000 mobilized personnel, expanding air and ground components, led by Maj. Gen. Kenneth F. Cramer who becomes National Guard bureau chief.
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Washington
United States
National Guard
Army Ground Forces
Butler B. Miltenberger
North Platte
Nebr
National Guard Bureau
Kenneth F. Cramer
Wethersfield, Conn
Instania
Air Defense Command
Kansas Gardener Spreads Seeds Free to World
Topeka pensioner Phil E B Zimmerman nicknamed the man who gives away flower seeds. The world champion seed giver supplies flowers free, with Zimmerman’s blooms found on every continent except Australia. He plans to reach there soon. In Topeka and abroad his reputation grows. Over 1,000 gardens in Topeka bear his flowers, and he helps establish hundreds of new gardens annually.
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George Marshall
National Guard
Topeka
Kas
Phil EB
Zimmerman
Australia
China
Great Britain
Cuba
Africa
Letter snippets mix policy talk and Hollywood chatter
A column excerpt blends a letter to Averell Harriman on a Congressional inquiry into foreign lending with film gossip about Bill Powell and potential Harvey castings. It also notes Howard Hughes remarks on an airplane business loss and wryly references war contract parties and a playful Miss $200 of 1944.
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Averell Harriman
Commerce
Washington, D. C
Harriman
Senator Taylor to ride coast to coast for peace trek
Idaho Senator Glen Taylor plans a three month horseback journey from San Francisco to the Atlantic to advocate United Nations cooperation. He will ride one horse ahead on a trailer and use the other, speaking for peace while promoting UN action and world cooperation.
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Glen Taylor
Idaho
Alaska
Europe
Taylor
Pacific
Atlantic
United Nations
World Cooperation
Middle West
California
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco
Rocky Mountains
Walter Winchell on America as a Melting Pot
Walter Winchell argues America’s identity as a melting pot built from many denominations and nationalities. He notes Virginia origins of democracy, early immigrant labor struggles, unfilled immigration quotas, growing Native populations, and the Statue of Liberty as a symbol, stressing that minorities form the nation.
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America
Virginia
Yeardley
Plymouth
Cost of Living Spiral Prompts Truman Pleas
President Truman warned of inflationary pressures in his state of the union and three economic messages to Congress urging action. Despite calls for private industry voluntary cost cuts, no measures were enacted as living costs and profits rose. A Senate joint committee was funded to probe the high cost of living, with hearings expected mid September.
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Truman
Congress
Senate
Useless Jobs to Stay Across Party Lines
The piece argues that federal agencies and jobs persist regardless of party control. It notes bureaus, created by Democrats, provide patronage jobs that can be filled by Republicans after a change in administration. Republicans may want to retain these positions despite shifts.
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