Throttling of Small Business Threatens Democracy and Capitalism
In a reflection from Washington, the piece argues that England's shift toward socialism under Attlee risks eroding democratic habits. It asserts that big business suppresses small enterprises, harming capitalism, and cites Kiplinger’s survey showing small-town buyers tightening spending. The column warns that monopolies, whether by state or private power, threaten prosperity and democracy.
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Washington
England
Clement Attlee
Labor Party
Attlee
Kiplinger Magazine
Brannan Pick Praised By Farm Groups In Farm Policy Shift
National farm organizations give wide backing to Charles F. Brannan as secretary of agriculture as they urge updates to the prewar parity law. Brannan, four years as assistant secretary, is seen as a farmer ally who favors modernizing price supports to reflect postwar crops and dairy needs. Congress faces a year end deadline to renew parity guarantees, or they expire.
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Truman
Charles F. Brannan
Clinton Anderson
Brannan
Congress
Fruman
No Quarter Fires of War Across Holy Land
Arab states refused a UN truce request and pressed to renounce Israel as Haganah captured Acre while Egyptian planes intensified strikes on Tel Aviv and Jerusalem saw Arab troops score major advances. GM averted a 225000 worker strike with an adjustable cost of living plan, tying wage changes to CPI with quarterly adjustments. Voice of America faced congressional criticism for ill chosen scripts and sabotage claims, leading to firings and resignations.
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U.N
Palestine
United Nations
World Councils
Israel
Mahmoud Fahmy Nokrashy Pasha
U. N. Security Council
Security Council
U. S
United States
Chaim Weizmann
Truman
Weizmann
Middle East
Holy Land
Ysrael
Haganah
Acre
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
House
Voice of America
Wyoming
Homer Capehart
Rep
Ind
Senate
Capéhart
New England
Texas
Nevada
Las Vegas
Reno
National Broadcasting Company
State Department
Rene Borgia
Alberto Gandero
Borgia
Fewer Benefits Lost As More Claim Social Security
The Federal Security Agency reports fewer people forgo old age and survivors insurance benefits by failing to file claims. Baltimore official C C Fogge credits ongoing outreach for heightened awareness that benefits are payable only when claims are filed.
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Federal Security Agency
Social Security Administration
C. C. Fogge
Bureau of Old-Age and Servivors Insurance
Baltimore
Capitals and clues in a challenging trivia grid
A puzzle listing Arab league capitals mapped to their states, Fleming’s penicillin breakthrough, the GOP nomination location for its last winning candidate, Truman cabinet totals, and Hartley’s reform era label, with fragmented country and person references.
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Ane
Mecca
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Baghdad
Trant
Damascus
Syria
Auman
Trans-Jordan
Beirut
Lebanon
Cairo
Egypt
Sana
Yemadi
GOP
Herbert Hoover
Kansas City
Truman
Ren
Fred A. Hartley
Rep
Secretary Urges 65 000-Ton Super Carrier Plan
Secretary of the Navy John Sullivan urged Congress to retire a 65 000 ton super aircraft carrier costing 124 million dollars. Don McNeill, toastmaster of ABC Breakfast Club, marks 15 years on air June 23, celebrated for off the cuff humor and rapport with everyday listeners.
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Secretary of the Navy
John Sullivan
House Armed Services
Congress
Navy
American Broadcasting Company
Chicago
Don McNeill
ABC
McNeill
New Jersey
Social trends warn of too few children in population
University of Chicago professor Robert J. Havighurst told Cleveland delegates of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers that two child families are socially unhealthy despite fashion. He warned a significant portion of the population now has too few children to reproduce themselves.
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National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Cleveland
University of Chicago
Robert J. Havighurst
First Aid to the Ailing House By Roger G Whitman
Reader asks about peeling paint on a five year old job and how to repair it. Answers advise inspecting for leaks around windows and frames, repair leaks first, then repaint, and flushing hot water systems seasonally with boiler cleaning every two to three years.
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Walla
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Backhage
Marty
Commerce Department
Kiplinger
Iowa
Ohio
Wisconsin
Illinois
New York State
Russia
Berlin
Mostow
Germany
Theo
Soviet Union
Department of Agriculture
Bill Schoentgen
WNU
General Motors Corporation
Bureau of Labor Statistics
General Motors
United Auto Workers
Latin America
Jane Aus
Dan
Tarael
Amman
Alexander Fleming
Philadelphia
Agriculture
Rurman
Taft
Robert A. Yali
Roger G. Whitman
Henry Witkowski
Kennywood
Kellogg Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Pink-Eye
Pink- Eye
Cutter
Custer Laboratories
Berkeley
California
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