Iowa Development chief vents on barriers to growth
GPESNS told High Twelve that Iowa must be sold to the nation and to Iowans, arguing the state lags in mental health and juvenile rehabilitation. He warned against calling visitors irresponsible nomads, urging open trade and hospitality across borders. The piece then shifts to a historical note on chief justices, referencing Rutledge, Marshall, Taney, and Taft, and remarks on the court's evolving public role.
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Rodney Q. Selby
Iowa Development Commission
Iowa
Selby
Mr. Selby
Minnesota
Lakes
Colorado
Mountains
California
Wonderland
Florida
Towa
Who Will He Be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
The article notes a president could pick the next chief justice from within the court or from outside. Of twelve prior chief justices, only Harlan F. Stone and Edward D. White were promoted from associates while serving. Stone died this week and White was appointed by Taft in 1910. Charles Evans Hughes had been an associate before becoming chief, and Harding named him in 1539 after he left the bench to run for president.
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John Rutledge
South Carolina
Senate
Rutledge
John Marshall
Roger B. Taney
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the Land
Roosevelt
Truman
Jackson
Nuernberg
John Jay
New York
England
Marshall
Anti-Masonic Party
William Howard Taft
Taft
Tse
Harlan F. Stone
Edward D. White
Stone
White
Charles Evans Hughes
Harding
Clever exchange plan for West Point and Annapolis
If the army and navy merging proposal stalls, a weekend student exchange between West Point and Annapolis already shows better cooperation. The move could ease bitter service rivalries and foster long term ties as cadets and midshipmen rise in rank.
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Army
Navy
Defense Department
West Point
Annapolis
Make That Bully Quit Picking On You Dear Louise
In a letter from a father, a barber’s son stands up to a daily bully, prompted by the barber who demands his courage. The tale ends with the boys shaking hands and a vow that bullies retreat when faced with firm, dignified action. The piece argues that standing up for one’s rights earns respect and stops intimidation. College girls are urged to live so neighbors smile upon them.
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Dad
Out of the Past Quips on War, Wealth, and Oddities
A collection of sharp epigrams on politics and commerce. The author mocks secrecy, World War I lessons, and public greed while lampooning inconsistencies in military stocks, economics, and consumer goods. Names and places are sparse but the tone is pointed and satirical.
One Vote for G O P by Bug Baer
Bug Baer declares support for a straight Republican vote in 1948. He criticizes Democrats as stuffy and notes a desire for government change to address perceived issues. He jokes about running for office if a suitable running mate appears and warns his own missteps reveal flaws in his platform.
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Middle West
Effect of House Curbs on OPA Exaggerated Says Observer
Raymond Moley argues that House amendments to OPA are neither disaster nor salvation. He notes current price controls cause high profits in some sectors while suggesting the new formula could lower prices and ease delays. Subsidies on meat should be phased out gradually, not abruptly, to avoid sharp price increases.
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House of Representatives
OPA
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Europe
Scandinavia
Messrs. Bowles
Porter
CPA
United States
Harlan Stone Inspires Youth With Boyish Spirit
By Drew Pearson, a portrait of Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone as a 1946 American inspiration. The piece highlights Stone’s humble beginnings, lifelong zest, and mentorship of young lawyers like William O. Douglas, including anecdotes from Amherst and Columbia. It notes his dissent in the Triple-A case and his stance on constitutional power versus congressional will.
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Stone
Russian Writers Tour as Test of Understanding
Marquis Childs notes the American Society of Newspaper Editors invited three Soviet writers to tour the United States, hoping to gauge cross cultural understanding. Ehrenburg Simonov and Galaktionov will report back, likely shaping Soviet views of America while revealing both slums and glamour in a bid to influence readers.
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Yuasengton
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Washington
State Department
United States
Ilya Ehrenburg
Pravda
Ehrenburg
Tobacco Road
Russia
U.S.A
America
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Tonsillectomy questioned as rheumatism prevention risk
Dr Brady argues against universal tonsillectomy for rheumatic fever prevention, warning of life risk and limited proof of benefit. He favors alternatives like diathermy or local procedures when tonsils are infected. He notes wartime disruption of physician referrals and cites personal family advisories, inclining to delay appendectomy until another attack.
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Albert D. Kaiser
Lippincott
Poynton
British Medical Journal
Snubbed Surrender Proposal Plays Role in Balkans
The 1944 German surrender offer to Tito’s Yugoslavia via Col Von Stoerker and Col McDowell was not acted on by Washington. Mihailovich, then under pressure from Moscow and NKVD influence, faced talk of a token American force to accept a contingent surrender. The episode highlights wartime collusion accusations and postwar prosecutions.
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Ashington
Yugoslavia
Draja Mihailovich
Robert McDowell
Mihailovich
Serbia
Admiral Doenitz
von Stoerker
Gen
Hitler
Herr Neubacher
Europe
Col
McDowell
Col. McDowell
Balkans
Col. von Stoerker
Tito
Cairo
van Stoerker
Neubacher
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Robert Quillen
Louise
Quillen
Howell
Congress
Bugs” Baer
G.O.P
Republican Party
George Clark
By Raymond Moley
Moley
Drew Pearson
Harlan Fiske Stone
Harlan Stone
Amherst
Boston Express
Sabrina
Chesterfield
N.H
Douglas MacArthur
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
White House
Columbia Law School
Vermont
William O. Douglas
Columbia
Law
Douglas
Dean Stone
Columbia Law
Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Marquis Childs
Konstantin Simonov
Joseph Barnes
New York Herald-Tribune
Stalingrad
Simonov
Stalin
Mikhail Galaktionov
Wm. Brady
Personal Health
Brady
Son
By Constantine Brown
Reds
von Staerker
Wehrmacht
Marshal Tito
Romania
Red
Danube
Moscow
NKVD
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