Soundtrack Trucks and Free Speech Clash in Supreme Court Clash
The article discusses a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling finding cities cannot license or restrict soundtracks, raising privacy concerns. It notes Justice Frankfurter's dissent and recalls a public park case where a noisy soundtrack led to fines and a ruling that the nuisance ordinance was unconstitutional. It urges operators to weigh public impact before blasting soundtracks.
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Bedlam
Supreme Court
Justice Frankfurter
Pinion
Continenta Congress
Independence Hall
Boeing engineers defend XB-47 against Ilyushin resemblance
Boeing researchers examined photos of the Soviet Ilyushin four jet bomber and assert no basic similarity to the XB-47 Stratojet. The program chief argues Russians have their own capable aerodynamics and could outpace in speed, underscoring the arms race risk without copying.
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Boeing
Moscow
It Can't Happen Here a British Civil Service Screw Sale
A junior British Ministry of Civil Aviation clerk issued seven sheets of specs regulations and bidding forms for surplus item eight dozen screws valued at 18 cents. The piece notes such a lapse would not occur in the United States.
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Ministry of Civil Aviation
Gore and So An Old Friend Returns
A fragment reflects on long friendships tested by war and distance. It argues forgiveness as the measure of civilized conduct and rejects ideas of collective guilt in cross cultural ties.
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Gore & So
China
Japan
War and duty echoed in a citizen's reflection
A civic meditation asserts that every nation’s citizen bears responsibility for their government actions. It argues war distorts judgment and that once humanity regains decency, remorse will follow for deeds done during conflict.
Brundage, Nazi ties and Olympic politics revisited
The piece surveys Avery Brundage's controversial 1930s stance on Nazi Germany and his role in the Berlin Games, citing life magazine and Saturday Evening Post critiques. It contrasts Brundage's actions with Eleanor Holm and reflects on broader Olympic politics and postwar attitudes. It also includes a vignette with Japanese diplomat Kense Horinouchi and observations on postwar reconstruction.
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Saturday Evening Post
Life Magazine
Avery Brundage
Avery
Rose
Eleanor Holm
Eleanor
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
Amateur Athletic Union
Brundage
Hitler
Germany
Charles S. MacFarland
Federal Council of Churches
Bruno Malitz
Life
Adolph Hitler
America
Bund
Madison Square Garden
Fritz Kuhn
Berlin
The Long Life and Shifting Notions of Greatness
A clipping tells of a 105 year old man who died at a county facility, son of long-lived parents. It contrasts that life with an essay by Vandenberg on greatness as a type, not a person, and links to broader debates on ethics, public duty, and national defense.
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Eleanor
Europe
Brundaze
Mr. Rice
Slavery Avery
Billy Rose
Ken
Japan
Korea
Manchuria
China
Grich_Brandeis
Bob
Collier's
Mr. Vandenbergs
Michigan
Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton
Vandenberg
Benator Vandenberg
Omaha
Neb
King Peatures
Indicate, Inc
Polk Street Professor Observes California Life and Water Woes
A Los Angeles visitor recalls sisterly reunion and local beauty while warning that dwindling water tables threaten California’s future. He notes growing population, defense industry expansion, and large old age pension influx shaping the state’s social fabric. The reflection ends with a nod to multicultural coexistence.
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Los Angeles
California
Crosswords Puzzle Horizontal and Vertical Clues Mixed
Puzzle lists numerous crossword clues with horizontal and vertical entries including names, abbreviations, chemical elements, and common words. It appears as a scrambled clue sheet with numbers and partial phrases, lacking complete answers.
Table Etiquette Tips From a Historic Household Manual
A historical guide reviews basic table manners and cutlery use. It explains knives only for meat and spreads, forks held like pencils, and scooping small bites. It warns against piling food, dunking, and noisy chewing, urging tidy, slow eating and proper finishing posture.
Wabecasens Sae Knife and Fork Etiquette Guide
A brief etiquette note from Artists and Writers Serv. Westport, Connecticut, on proper table manners. It instructs that one should say through words or sighs when full, avoid criticizing food, and request portions politely with minimal motion, while offering comments like please pass.
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Westport, Con
Chinese Reds Free SHANG' for MacArthur
Four US servicemen released by Chinese Communist forces after capture near Shangai. Lt Harold W Hawkins pilot and crew Sgt Thomas J Shaw Sgt Robert C White and Corp Robert R Lewis were rescued following an emergency landing in Communist territory during a training flight.
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Aal
Harold W. Hawkins
Kalamazoo
Mich
Thomas J. Shaw
Winn-field
Robert C. White
North Fork
W. Va
Robert R. Lewis
Petersburg
Hawkins
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Harry Hopkins
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Horinouchi
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Ecesty
Asin Leericiga
Baaxano Inpines Bett
Columbia University
Eisenhower
Swninn Gazen
AFL
Jennn O'Manoway
Wyoming
Polk Street
Epping
Arabian Gulf
Esau
Sally
Tuy
Terwaps
Kerr
Eet Someruine
Roc
MacArthur
King Features 87A
Inc
News-Globe
Shang
V. G. Martin
4. E Hewett
G. McClain
Southern Brokerage Co
Worshi
C. W. Upeey
Bible School
Christian Endeavors
West
Amarillo
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