Why Must It Be Always Our Move
This opinion piece argues Russians distrust American motives and fears of U S world domination. It questions why only the United States seeks to reassure Moscow while the Soviet leadership offers little outreach and wonders if a genuine peace message could reduce tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Henry Wallace
Stalin
Truman
Kansas City
United States
Justice Vinson
Moscow
Dwight Eisenhower
U. S
Washington
Litvinoff
Molotov
Question on Why Persuasion Tactics Aren't Used to Shift U.S. Attitude
Reader asks why all persuasion techniques aren’t deployed to alter American public attitude. It invites discussion on effectiveness ethics and potential limits of influence campaigns.
New Year Labor Readiness and Productivity Debate
The piece argues that layoffs and part time work reflect seasonal trends and demand shifts, then discusses how productivity gains influence wage demands. It notes management will credit planning and labor-saving devices, while labor cites past wage pressure and potential future layoffs, urging progress through productivity and cautioning against hindering strides.
It’s Their Business in the Roosevelt Household
The column argues Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt did not cut her wrist on purpose and defends the family’s privacy. It notes the incident would be private if it involved the Doaks household and laments overpublic intrusion into the Roosevelts personal matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Joe Doaks
Roosevelts
Inner Illness Behind Embrace of Soviet Ideology
George E Sokolsky argues the U S pursued flawed policies since Tehran and Yalta and questions why Americans betray liberty for a Soviet doctrine. He cites Whittaker Chambers and calls for probing the psychology and education that enable such allegiance to a regime he calls imperial.
Quiet Reproof Over Use of Liberty Word
A columnist questions the modern embrace of liberation as a concept and recalls Adolf A. Berle and Whittaker Chambers. The piece laments the silence surrounding a warning about a perceived plague and urges public outcry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf A. Berle
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Wade's Wit: Mines, Phones, and Households in Brief
This collage of wry observations notes abandoned West mines may reveal priceless uranium or aid housing relief. It jokes on a Russian phone order, a Red tie misstep, gin origins, vanished vermouth, missing persons tracers, and muscular husbands versus bachelors.
Local residents share hopes for 1949 economy and prices
A collection of brief quotes from residents on Michigan street addresses, including a painter, a housewife, a radio mechanic, a SU I junior, and others. They anticipate steadier manufacturing, more housing, lower meat prices, and relief from inflation in the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Melsha
EO Basten
Sixth Street
World Declaration of Human Rights Sparkles in Theory
A speaker criticizes the UN General Assembly draft declaration on human rights, arguing it sounds noble but cannot be enforced globally. He contrasts it with Magna Charta and Jefferson’s Declaration, denouncing hypocrisy and urging practical action over lip service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly of the United Nations
The
Assembly of the United Nations
William Jennings Bryan
South America
Asia
Europe
Spain
France
Italy
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Great Britain
Runnymede
John
Tom Jefferson
Concord
Yorktown
Tom
Russia
United States
Rebels in Congress Vow Fight as New Session Opens
Marquis Childs notes rebels in both parties will press to change rules and end the seniority system. Morse pushes to democratize procedures while public demand grows for Washington reforms. A Kilkenny-like clash looms as Rayburn leads a likely compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Cincinnati
Association of American Law Schools
Sen
Morse
Oregon
House
Rules Committee
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Matter Of Opinion On This Question
Readers weigh if 1949 will outshine 1948 in the new year opinion poll. The piece invites public sentiment on whether the coming year will bring progress, optimism, or challenges for the community and nation.
Too Much Virtue at Jax Air News
After Admiral Byrd's polar expedition, a crewman said he missed temptation the most, a remark in a brief exchange reported by the Jacksonville Florida paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jax Air News
Jacksonville
Fla
Admiral Byrd
Land of
Ice
Marshall Must Resign Says Doctors and Wife
Secretly Marshall is urged to resign as secretary of state after doctors inform him recovery from surgery slowed. Mrs. Marshall insists on resignation. Chief Justice Vinson considered as successor amid political maneuvering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Vinson
Calcium in Diet Emphasized by Dr Brady Findings
Dr Brady reports a study of over 4000 patients showing calcium adequacy is rare in diets and most bones suffer from lifelong calcium deficiency. He notes calcium comes from milk and dairy or other high calcium foods but absorption depends on gut acidity and vitamin D, with lactose aiding absorption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Chiang
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George E. Sokolsky
J. Raymond Walsh
United Nations
Teheran
Yalta
New York Federal Grand Jury
House Committee On un-American Activities
Alger Hiss
Soviet Russia
Richard A. Yaffe
New York Star
Sokolsky
Junius
Harry V. Wade
Wade
Pravda
Roentgen
Hooton
Harvard
Armed Services
U.S
By Malcolm Bingay
Urton Kolek
Eighteenth Avenue SW
Painter
Robert Leonard
Iowa City
Goodyear
Fourth Avenue SE
SUI Junior
Paul Ferguson
Twentieth Street NW
Kolek
Mrs. Melsha
Mrs. Leonard
Mrs. Ferguson
Moses
Mount Sinai
Louisville
Singay
Marquis Childs
Cooper
Kentucky
Demos
Charles Collins
Chicago Tribune
Childs
Drew Pearson
Marshall
G.O.P
Im Kemper
Republican National Committee
Kemper
C. T. Anderson
Arlington
Minnesota
Illinois
Harry Truman
Merry
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
Distillers’ Institute
Capitol Hill
White House
Muehlebach
Nebraska
Kenneth Wherry
Wherry
Gene Milliken
Cal
William Brady
George Clark
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