A Bit Complicated for THERE on compassion and wheat policy
The piece argues President Truman’s call to share food abroad may face flaws from past government tinkering. It questions whether higher milling of wheat will boost exports and notes how consumer behavior and policy interact with supply. It also analyzes governors salaries and residences, focusing on Iowa and other states.
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Truman
Ed Pauley
Pauley
Roosevelt
Ickes
Biddle
F.D.R
Supreme Court
Chicago
Iowa Governor Salary Increase Demanded by Editorial
The Gazette urges a substantial raise for the Iowa governor from 7500 to 10000 annually, arguing that a higher salary benefits the state. It notes multiple failed attempts in prior sessions and recalls a 1945 senate bill for a 10000 salary that stalled in the house.
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Iowa
Iowa Senate
The
Gazette
House Passes Case strike-control bill amid mixed views
The House backed the Case bill showing congressional sensitivity to public opinion and labor power. It would place unions and firms on equal footing in contract obligations, require a 30 day cooling off before strikes, allow mediation, and avoid compulsory settlements.
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House
Leuder
Belief Versus Evidence in Science and Textbooks
A critique of scientists who claim facts about human origins and of textbooks that present theory as established fact. The author argues that insistence on single conclusions misleads students and distorts history, comparing scientific certainty to propaganda. He notes lay critics and scientists clash over evidence and calls for unbiased inquiry.
Out of the Past Cheerful Looks Crown a Welcome Dish
A Massinger quotation about cheerful appearance transforming meals into feasts and signaling hospitality. The line frames a welcoming mood as a culinary theme.
Russians Seem To Be Putting Our Nose out of Joint in China
Constantine Brown notes China fears Moscow economic control in Manchuria undermines central government. He describes Soviet leverage through Manchurian resources and railway access, the impact on Chiangs plans to modernize and American help hoped for but uncertain, and Chiang’s possible retirement from politics amid Beijing Moscow pressure.
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Tashington
Chungking
Moscow
Russia
Manchuria
Romania
Hunga
Yu Riina
Cairo
Stalin
Potsdam
Truman
Attlee
Chiang Kai-shek
Red
Siberia
Chiang
United States
America
Japan
Yenan
Ussr
Washington
Harry Hopkins
Max Wolfe
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Hopkins
Pauley Confirmation Split Deepens Democratic Rift
Marquis Childs analyzes how President Truman's support for Edwin Pauley as undersecretary of the Navy widens factional lines in the Democratic Party. Ickes opposes Pauley, Wallace dissents, and Senate votes loom amid competing loyalties and questions of veracity and influence.
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Truman
Edwin W. Pauley
Harold Ickes
Interior
Roosevelt
Ickes
Pauley
A Big Steel Formula To Halt The Strike Tide
In this analysis, David Lawrence argues that wage and price policy like the 1941 Little Steel formula needs a national board under government authority to decide wage increases and price changes. Without such a tribunal, a wave of strikes could expand across industries and threaten the public interest.
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Truman
White House
Washington
National War
Bor
Congress
Nutritional deficiency blamed for youth weakness and malnutrition
Dr. William Brady argues malnutrition is the root of growing child weakness and later military rejection. He notes refined flour and sugar provide calories but few vitamins, stressing the need for wholesome foods and vitamins to prevent scurvy and rickets even in well nourished homes.
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America
Enogh
Questioning cafeteria lunches and nutritious alternatives
A speaker condemns pie and coffee lunches as insufficient nourishment. They argue such meals provide only instant energy while lacking vitamins and minerals, recommending salads, eggs, whole wheat bread, and milk for lasting nutrition and stamina.
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M.P.S.C
Bugs Baer on Winnie the Ace and the World Stage
The column mocks public fuss over Winnie the Ace in Hole and UNO politics. It jokes about a peaceful world with cardboard plates while noting Churchill’s awareness of the racket. It recalls Winnie’s planned radio stunt and a dramatic WWII era moment involving destroyers and lend-lease.
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Churchill
Sixth Avenue
Winnie
England
Jeannie
State Department budget woes threaten postwar German policy
The article notes that the State Department struggles to finance its German governance work, risking weak oversight of industrial dismantling as Germany seeks peaceful status. It quotes leaders complaining about funding, warns of future world war if officials fear asking Congress, and highlights the need for more personnel to manage the U. S. zone in Germany.
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Ashington
State Department
Germany
Japan
Economic Policy Security Committee
Sen. McKellar
Joe Panuch
Byrnes
McKellar
Appropriations Committee
Panuch
U. S
Wiliam Rudlin
Congress
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