Fluoridation debate prompts cautions on safety
The Can onal Record reports March 24 1952 remarks by Hon A L Miller Nebraska who weighs pros and cons of adding fluorine to communal water to prevent dental caries. He notes lack of consensus among 18 expert witnesses and urges careful study by the Water and Light Board with emphasis on medical examinations before widespread drug use and potential adverse reactions.
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A. L. Miller
Nebraska
Mr. Miller
Special Committee On Chemicals In
Miller
Congressional
Water and Light Board
Austin City Notes on Nuisance Horses and Pedestrian Warnings
An Austin column recalls a nuisance ordinance gap allowing horses, plans to amend statutes, and discusses city efforts like DDT spraying for mosquitoes. It also urges stricter pedestrian right of way enforcement, signs at intersections, Spam Day fund drive, backers for Sunday service, and rising car tampering concerns with warnings about disciplining youths involved.
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Austin
Rolfson
Bridge Street
California
Jake Herzog
Phil Duff
Westbrook Pegler Describes Alsup Conviction And Union Power
Westbrook Pegler reports on Ralph Howard Alsup, vice president of the Nevada State Federation of Labor, jailed in Carson City for one to two years for shooting a union painter. He details Alsup’s crime date December 3, 1949, and notes links to AFL leadership, plus related cases and a voluntary $5,000 union-based assessment by plumbers’ wives amid alleged coercion.
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Ralph Howard Alsup
Nevada State Federation of Labor
Clark County Federation
Nevada State
Carson City
Painters’ Union
Alsup
Alaska
William Green
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Vatican
Timothy Flynn
CIO
West Coast
Philip Murray
Flynn
Worcester
Mass
San Francisco
The
Las Vegas
Holy Father
King Feaures
Nevada
Texas
Durkin
Chevy Chase
Washington
Flood Control Fraud Ad Sparks Power Debate in Omaha
An Omaha full page ad by a local glass company president accuses flood control campaigns of masking power plant goals. He urges separate funding for power and river projects, demands penalties to bar flood money from power use, and argues river controls must address all tributaries from source.
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Omaha
Reclamation Bureau
Corps of Engineers
Fluoridation Debate in Austin City Water Plan
Citizens question immediate fluoridation of Austin water asking why the process is needed now and whether delaying five years would avoid potential health risks. The piece urges residents to seek independent information and scrutinize official assurances from the Water and Light Board and City Council.
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Austin
Water and Light Board
Navy belt tightening cuts waste and saves money
The Navy will save about 35000 dollars annually by shortening 45 inch belts to 39 inches for half its sailors. The move reflects a broader push to reduce costs across the Armed Forces by trimming unnecessary equipment once used for all hands.
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Navy
Senator accuses Army of planning costly depot buyback
Senator Williams of Delaware accuses the Army of planning to spend 2.5 million dollars to repurchase an engineer depot in Baton Rouge Louisiana. The depot was sold by the Government three years ago for under a tenth of that amount.
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Williams
Del
Army
Baton Rouge
Assembly line workers need humanized industrial relations
The Harvard Business Review study of a modern automobile plant finds mass production creates anonymity and depersonalized management. Assembly line jobs are dull, highly repetitive, with low skill and limited social interaction, influencing worker pride and relationships. Labor and management must overcome largeness to rebuild humane, cooperative relations.
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New Ulm Daily Journal
Harvard Business Review
Supreme Court ruling shifts power among labor management and government
George E. Sokolsky contends the steel seizure decision reverses two decades of trend, restoring congressional government and the President's role. It may revive direct collective bargaining, reduce government intervention, and reverse the NRA era move toward fascistic labor ties with unions and trade groups.
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Supreme Court
NRA
Mussolini
National Labor Relations Board
Collective Bargaining and Steel Wage Crisis Reconsidered
A 1952 King Features column argues that free collective bargaining between management and labor is essential, critiques government wage and price controls under Taft Hartley, and notes the steel wage dispute hinges on distribution of production costs rather than wages alone. It cites Baruch on supply and demand, Truman era actions, and calls for direct bargaining to avoid government seizures and policy missteps. The piece contrasts views of leaders like John L. Lewis and Dayva Dubinsky with a fading fascist trend in labor relations.
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Bernard Baruch
Truman
Wage Stabilization Board
James P. Shields
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
White House
Supreme Court
Phil Murray
Congress
John L. Lewis
Dayva Dubinsky
NRA
King Features
Social security pension rises to eighty dollars a month
Washington reports the 1952 social security pension max will jump to 80 dollars monthly for older workers who retire after July 1 and meet earnings rules. Those retired earlier stay at the smaller maximum, while self employed individuals face a Jan 1 deadline for the 80 dollar cap.
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James Marlow
Washington
Congress
Top Brass Puzzle Clues and Alphabetic Grid
A dense list of crossword like clues and partial answers arranged as a horizontal vertical master set. Includes references to blood admiral president Shakespearean India European island vessel and other terms guiding a word puzzle solution.
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High Hill
Isabella
Columbus Brass
Puzzle Clue Set Yields Outmoded and Portent Answers
A list of crossword style clues yields target entries for numbers 23 24 25 38 40 41 42. The set includes Outmoded, Clay, Portent, South Pacific, Vestibule, Speaks, and Mast, each aligning to common crossword solutions.
Taft Wins South Dakota Presidential Primary Delegates
In South Dakota the county canvass shows Taft ahead of Eisenhower by 613 votes with 64,617 to 64,004. Taft would secure all 14 delegates if state canvass confirms. Kefauver leads Humphrey in Democratic results. editors had forecast Kefauver ahead in eight delegates. Clothing moths are believed to have been brought to the U.S. by early settlers from Europe.
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Sioux Falls
S.D
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
South Dakota
Taft
Eisenhower
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Kefauver
Humphrey
United States
Europe
Time Tables Show Rail and Bus Schedules Condensed
Various rail lines and bus routes list departure and arrival times from Rochester and surrounding cities. Entries include Great Western, Milwaukee Road, and Limonline services with daily and weekend variations and multiple origin destinations.
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Great Western
St. Paul and Minn
Calmar
Chicago
Milwaukee Road Capolis
Berle Raises 570211 For Cancer Fund
New York comedian Milton Berle led a coast to coast TV marathon on NBC spanning 224 hours ending at 9 30 a m EST yesterday. The Damon Runyon Memorial Cancer Fund gathered 570211 in pledges and checks with 47 stations and 175 operators involved. The Fraternal Order of Eagles donated 125000 as the largest single contribution from Eagle lodges nationwide.
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New York
Milton Berle
Damon Runyon
National Broadcasting Company TV
Berle
Berle Cary
Fraternal
Order of Fagies
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