Clearing the Tracks Settle Big Steel Strike
The settlement of the Big Steel strike is viewed as easing national labor turmoil and speeding production. It should enable quicker collective bargaining and reduce stalemates as steel costs influence many industries. The piece notes wage negotiations will rely more on hard data on steel prices, guiding future agreements. It also references Iowa’s green light for a state travel by air precedent and hints at a broader coming economic boom.
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Iowa
Iowa aeronautics commission votes to fly at own expense
Members of the new Iowa aeronautics commission, backed by the Iowa joint aviation council, will travel by plane and pay the gap between state allowances and actual costs. They argue flying saves time and promotes aviation, noting the state pays only five cents a mile for auto travel and the council cannot cover all expenses.
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Iowa Aeronautics Commission
Iowa Joint Aviation Council
State Executive Council
Commission
Aviation Council
Aeronautics Commission
Cedar Rapids
Audi
Readers asked to send views on fraternization with German nationals
An editorial note invites readers to express opinions on fraternization and marriage between U S personnel and German nationals. The letter cites Mrs Carlton D Weyand in the Information Control Division and asks for responses to be sent to APO 757 New York City. The piece argues against blanket prohibition and suggests such bans may backfire.
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Nce
Germany
United States
U. S
Carlton D. Weyand
Information Control Division
Military Govt
Det
E-6
APO 757
New York City
G.i.’S
Garden of Eden
General Grahl Opposes New Veterans Service Centers Plan
Iowa Selective Service Director General Grahl opposes a Washington proposal to replace the current veterans' information and service system with statewide service centers in every county and major city. He argues the existing setup already provides maximum service and fears delays and overexpansion.
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Grahl
Iowa
Washington
Labor Department
Gen. Grahl
Equality under the law in social security benefits
Robert Quillen argues that social security must be equal for self employed and wage earners, rich and poor, and across all occupations. He decries selective coverage, notes risks to self employed families, and calls for universal protection with simpler administration and lower per capita costs. He also critiques taxes and personal incentives, ending with a quip about hookworm capsules.
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Citzens
Great Matters and Small Matters Quote Variant
Quote from Gamaliel Bradford about how people reveal themselves in great matters versus small ones.
Bugs Baer Portrait of a Candidate and a Referendum
In a satirical piece, Bugs Baer sketches Joe Stalin as a self serving reform candidate with no real opposition. He contends votes are ritual while the people select the single candidate and his paper pen slate. The bit critiques mail order style governance and political theater with dashed references to chorus and rope imagery.
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Joe
Fifth Column Dilemma and Atomic Policy Debate
Marquis Childs analyzes Ottawa arrests of 22 Canadians over military information and the domestic fear of a fifth column. He warns against mass liberty loss and notes FBI warnings by J Edgar Hoover while noting internal divisions and the need to defend democracy without persecuting loyal Americans.
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Jashington
Ottawa
Washington
Brien McMahon
Senate Atomic Bomb Committee
Senate Committee
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Miami
Catholic Youth Organization
New York
Government wage and price policy reshaped under new order
The piece analyzes the executive order reasserting wage and price controls after V J day, detailing how profits and prices may be assessed to limit inflation. It notes Bowles as policy chief and Porter as administrator, with expectations of a stabilizing, flexible formula and potential inflation risk.
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Ashington
OPA
Chester Bowles
Paul Porter
Porter
Mr. Bowles
White House
Battle to win lasting peace beyond the headlines
Drew Pearson warns that failure to win genuine friendship with the Russian people risks war. He cites Canada’s disclosures of Russian agents and calls for broad cultural exchange and freedom of travel, noting Britain is less a threat than Moscow and urging decisive U.S.–Russia outreach.
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London
Washington
U.S.A
Russia
Learn Brotherhood To Harness Atom Power For Global Good
Dr. Arthur H. Compton argues that international cooperation is essential to control atomic power. He notes that diverse groups inside a nation must unite toward a common objective and that education and religion must align to teach coordination, cooperation, and shared welfare.
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Arthur H. Compton
America
Keep Your Chin In Or A Year Exercise Advice
A reader asks if deep breathing and dumbbell work risk tuberculosis after a doctor notes a large chest expansion in one youth. The response says exercise does not cause TB, emphasizes chin posture over chest, and advises regular habits to improve posture and reduce lordosis, with a caution against assuming vigor guards against disease.
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D. G
Webster
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Bugs” Baer
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George Clark
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Cailds
By David Lawrence
Lawrence
Drew Pearson
Iran
Greece
Dutch East Indies
Connecticut
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Lake Geneva
League of Nations
Pearson
Justice Department
Pearl Harbor
Moscow
Hitler
Stalin
Britain
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Wm. Brady
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