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Newspaper
Burlington Herald
Location
Burlington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1950
Page
8
After two years of the National Health Program in London, backers face the challenge of telling doctors when where and how to practice to achieve equal health protection. The speaker warns socialization is all or nothing, comparing it to death. London confirms.
A veteran labor leader argues against national health plans, warning that compulsory medical control harms free enterprise and bases his case on carpenters’ desire for independence. He likens socialized medicine to a wolf with a tapeworm and condemns centralized authority in Washington.
The piece extols giving magazines as Christmas gifts and lists popular titles for general readers sportsmen and foreign affairs enthusiasts. It notes magazines with and without photos, mentions Harper’s Atlantic and Reporter, and remarks that many members face hardship while the field remains rich for readers.
The passage extols the New Yorker as a premier weekly magazine famed for its calm prose and cartoons, naming James Thurber Irwin Shaw S J Perlman Saul Steinberg Rebecca West and others. It notes a seven dollar yearly price and weekly Wednesday publication reaching Burlington by Saturday. Esquire is also mentioned.
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