Proportional Electoral Vote Debate Persists In Opinion
The piece argues for proportional allocation of electoral votes by district with two at large votes to reflect statewide will. It critiques Mr. Burton Sauer’s district based plan and cites Rep. Celler on preserving a popular vote influenced system. It notes larger states’ power under current rules and supports proportional reflection of the national popular vote.
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Aue
Burton Sauer
Coggan
People’s Forum
Sauer
Congress
Rep. Celler
New York
Mr. Sauer
Midwest
Dewey
Truman
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Pennsylvania
Ohio
California
Illinois
Michigan
House of Representatives
Inconsistencies Seen in Yugoslavia Aid Report
A Borba report notes Americans donated 15.5 million dollars to Tito's rehabilitation program plus a million in medical supplies and equipment. It excludes private relief and exile contributions, while thousands of Yugoslavs return with cars and gear to hand to the state. The piece urges exposing such inconsistencies to oppressed peoples.
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Yugoslavia
Hlp
Marshal Tito
United States
Borba
London
Wun
America
Tito
Fretting Over Unchangeable Life Advice From Robert Quillen
A collection of Robert Quillen’s late era columns offers advice on happiness, letting life be as it is, and not fretting over unchangeable things. The piece references Berlin, war fears, aging, and social contrasts with a reflective, editorial tone.
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Louise
Cief
Kingdom of Heaven
Wade's Wit: Small pump for big disclosures
In a satirical roundup, Wade notes Pravda may see the Chambers revelations as minor while a UC Berkeley party uncovers a nine foot ape-man in Africa. He cites USC's football win over Notre Dame and comments on Franco's stance, Blair House lore, Sherman marriage, a streamlined diva, a roll-top, and a western plaintiff in green tweeds.
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Africa
University of California
U.S.C
Notre Dame
Chambers Affair Raises Persistent Questions In Hiss Case
George E. Sokolsky argues Whittaker Chambers faces legal and physical jeopardy and urges Alger Hiss to come clean. He questions why Berle and authorities did not act in 1939, cites Harold Ware’s 1934 Communist cell, and contends Chambers’ custody of documents supports his treason claims while challenging Hiss’s denial.
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York
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
Donald
Chambers
Hiss
Adolf A. Berle
Isaac Don Levine
Berle
FBI
Ambers
Federal Grand Jury
New York
Harold Ware
Mother Bloor
Moscow
Harvard Law School
Clay predicts Soviet cold war rise without full war
Gen Lucius Clay tells visiting House Armed Services Committee that the Soviet Union will intensify the cold war but avoid open conflict. He cites American air power as the biggest deterrent and Berlin airlift as proof Moscow fears sustained pressure. He warns a misfire could spark war.
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Bashington
Lucius Clay
House Armed Services Committee
Clay
Europe
Russia
Questioning Skin Absorption and Daily Vitamin Needs
Dr. Brady questions the belief that nothing passes through unbroken skin and calls for a private test with belladonna ointment to prove or disprove absorption. He also challenges claims that normal diets supply all vitamins and minerals, asking for exact daily amounts of vitamin B and vitamin D for all ages from natural foods.
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Brady
Truman Defends Red Herring Charge At Press Conference
President Truman argued that the inquiry into the spy case was a red herring and criticized the House Un American Activities Committee as a dead body. The piece notes the political stakes, mentions the committee's standing status, and warns that loss of public support could threaten his administration.
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Washington
Truman
House
UN American Activities Committee
House UN- American Activities Committee
Congress
House un-American Activities Committee
Trutan
Department of Justice
American Activities Committee
Mr. Truman
Memoirs and Ike in Britain and Scotland
Bugs Baer weighs memoirs against battlefield wins and notes two new Ike books stir England. He jokes about Ike at a Scottish castle as a white elephant and mentions a monthly coal bill, linking literature to wartime figures and their reputations.
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Ike
Scotland
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Pany
Berlin
Alee Jones
Dad
Eccles
Heaven
Lippmann
Harry V. Wade
Wade
Pravda
Franco
Blair House
Truman Domicile
William Tecumse Sherman
PWA
George Clark
George E. Sokolsky
Sorolsky
Drew Pearson
Pearson
State Department
Bob Butler
St. Paul
U. S
Australia
Butler
Cuba
Pico
Sumner Welles
All Is
Albert Thomas
Texas
Demoscratic Party
William Brady
By David Lawrence
Bugs Baer
Gen. Forrest
Gen. Eisenhower
England
Lafayette
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