Iowa Professors Silence on Political Questions Raises Uproar
A newspaper centers on Iowa university faculty who refused to comment on OPA politics while a Coe College economist spoke. The piece argues state schools need open discussion, warns against muzzling scholars, and endorses using elder statesmen for clear thinking amid national and world confusion. It ties Truman’s elder statesman plan to the call for objective leadership.
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University of Iowa
OPA
Coe College
Coe
Iowa
Truman
James Marlow
Associated Press
National Defense
Congress
Elders Granted Permanent Five Star Ranks by Congress
Congress voted to grant permanent five star ranks to four wartime generals and four admirals, while funding permanent four star ranks for another general. The move signals long term recognition of military leadership and historic wartime service.
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Congress
Gen Marshall demands proof or retract on Manchuria air attack claim
Gen Marshall challenged Chinese Communist claims that U S planes attacked forces in Manchuria and that one plane was shot down. He ordered the Communists to provide details or publicly retract. He cited confirmed reports from U S air units in China showing no aircraft were in Szepingkai at that time, backing a firm, informed stance.
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Gen. Marshall
Manchuria
Turkey
America
Army
Marine
Navy
China
United States
Szepingkai
Who'll Decide, Sir
Rep LeCompte proposes a bill to extend the filing period for public lands for veterans prompting a clash over who may file A former service member and spouse debate who is the head of the family to qualify The congressman suggests limiting filing to the head of the family raising questions about how that head would be determined.
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Iowa
Rep. LeCompte
Wac
G.I
Congressman
Instincts and Prejudice in Society and Commerce
Quillen surveys human instincts and cruel traditions across cultures, noting predators exploit weakness and civilized behavior hides prejudice. He cautions about dehumanizing treatment, consumer power dynamics, and the tension between independence and obedience in modern life.
Out of the Past Colton Quote on Self Flattery
A classical remark notes the paradox that many flatter themselves they are among the few who think deeply yet the belief remains rare. The line emphasizes vanity in self-perception and the elusive nature of true insight.
Old Paper Boy Observes Nations Like War Pacts
By Bugs Baer a long time observer notes that nations measure other powers with atomic carelessness while youth bear the burden of wars. He compares pacts and protocols to forgotten trinkets. He warns peace conferences are the domains of older men while youth fight.
Jackson as Chief Justice: Truman's best option for the high court
The piece argues Justice Robert H. Jackson is the strongest choice for chief justice, citing his liberal credentials, real trial experience, and performance in the Nuremberg trials. It notes political balance concerns and mentions Judge John J. Parker as a potential Republican pick with broad liberal-conservative appeal.
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Nuernberg
Truman
Justice Jackson
Jackson
One Problem Remains
The Christian Science Monitor notes the U.S. Department of Agriculture is developing a grass spray that kills weeds fertilizes the soil and eliminates insects. The joke adds a wish for a chemical to eliminate the lawn mower.
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Christian Science Monitor
Department of Agriculture
Loose Rein Needed
Oldtimers say a horse can’t pull with the head too high and a producer can’t thrive under too many restrictions. The column argues for fewer constraints to restore momentum and success.
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Washington Evening Journal
Four Congressmen Block Veterans Housing Subsidies
Four House conferees Wolcott Crawford Gamble and Brown led a bitter end effort to block 600 million in subsidies for building materials and a 200000 unit guaranteed market. Patman and Spence resisted but the stalemate ended with the house unable to act before Easter. The piece notes VAV veterans fear and coda about a Russian trade mission and Mexican elections.
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Washington
House
Senate
Wolcott
Michigan
Crawford
Gamble
New York
Brown
Georgia
Gamble and Brown
Wright Patman
Texas
Brent Spence
Kentucky
William Barry
Barkley
Murdock
Utah
Taylor
Idaho
Mitchell
Taft
Ohio
Buck
Delaware
Capehart
Indiana
Patman
VAV
Argentina
United States
Great Britain
Romania
Miguel Aleman
Ezequiel Padilla
Apeele
Death of Chief Justice Stone Ends Great Era on Court
Marquis Childs recalls Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone and his clash with New Deal liberalism. The piece notes Stone’s defense of constitutional limits, his solitary 1940 dissent on compulsory flag salute, and his close friendship with Justice Robert H. Jackson. It frames Stone as a strict constructionist who shaped a formative era in the Supreme Court.
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Ashington
Truman
U. S. Princeton
Harlan F. Stone
Supreme Court
Stone
High Court
Congress
Roosevelt
Robert H. Jackson
Jackson
Germany
Washington
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Holmes
Brandeis
Exposure to cold not sole illness cause says doctor
Dr Wm Brady discusses opinions on cold and damp exposure, noting that illness like pneumonia is not caused by exposure alone. He references Stefansson’s Arctic work and Ekblaw’s plant findings, while acknowledging wide medical disagreement. He promises a forthcoming letter from a forest ranger on the topic.
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Artic Explorer
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Arctic
Stefansson
MacMillan
Ekblaw
H. W
Traditio
Santa Monica
Forest Ranger
House Vote Cripples OPA Amendments Warn Editorial
The Baltimore Sun editorial argues that House amendments weaken OPA price ceilings risking higher prices and possible inflation. It notes coalition votes by Republicans and southern Democrats including Maryland’s Bald win and Roe, warns of potential meat subsidy cuts, and cautions that removing ceilings could worsen shortages and trigger inflation in a fragile postwar economy.
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Baltimore Sin
OPA
Paul Porter
Senate
Messrs. Baldwin and
Roe
Maryland
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