NLRB Tone Shifts on Employer Speech in Fisher Grove Case
A Fisher Governor Company ruling signals a new NLRB style toward pro reform views on the Wagner act. The board found no violation when a vice president spoke against a union drive, urging that free speech not be punished absent evidence of threats or violence. The column argues name changes for state institutions reflect morale aims and better public understanding.
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Cee
Sar Pette Cnet
National Labor Relations Board
Fisher Governor Company
NLRB
Marshalltown
James J. Reynolds
School For
Council Bluffs
Iowa School For the Deaf
Iowa State Institution For the Deaf and Dumb
Mount Pleasant
Independence
Cherokee
Clarinda
Woodward
State Hospital
Glenwood
Iowa
Iowa Training School For
Lee County
Reform School
Training School
Industrial School For
Name Changes Might Help State Institutions
The suggestion arose in conversation with a friend about renaming state institutions to better reflect their functions. He cited the Winton school called the School for the Blind as misleading, possibly excluding children who are not blind and hindering some who are.
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Winton
Soldier's Way to Peace Scholarship Honors Johnstone Hero
The article notes Pvt. Robert S. Johnstone asked his life insurance to fund understanding between Americans and Japanese after his death. His father established a $10,000 scholarship for a former Japanese airman and Nishiyama received it, continuing Johnstone's wish to ease wartime animosity and promote peace.
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Robert Nishiyama
Robert S. Johnstone
Pvt
Johnstones
Demagogs and War Legacy in Southern History
Malcolm Bingay argues that demagogues like Gene Talmadge arise from war devastation and racial animus. He cites Civil War legacies, postwar poverty, and lingering North South tensions shaping Southern hatred, police courts, and social control, framing demagoguery as a recurring pattern rather than a temporary anomaly.
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Gene Talmadge
Georgia
Gene
Tom Heflin
Tom Watson
Cole Blease
Bilbo
Rankin
Lee
Grant
North
Appomattox
South
America
Europe
Out of the Past Deference Quote
A brief quotation defines deference as instinctive respect for the great and good, noting it as an unconscious acknowledgment of others' superiority or expertise.
By Bugs Baer Vainness in Beauty Parlor Culture
The column jokes that women spend vast sums on cosmetics while men buy grooming services at half the rate. It notes 60,000 beauty parlors versus two barbershops per beauty shop, and mocks vanity with humorous contrasts between men and women in front of mirrors.
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Little Rock
Jeff Davis
United States
Arkansas
Gods Country
Senate
Soviets Face Bomb Debate as Baruch Resigns
The piece analyzes Russia's stance on the atomic bomb and Baruch's resignation, noting Russian veto power at the UN and speculation over U S leadership in foreign policy. It questions Russia's motives, hints at a possible shift in UN leadership to Austin, and warns that the Baruch plan may stall while U S officials consider how to proceed.
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Ashingson
Russia
Baruch
Stalin
Security Council
U.N
U. N
Congress
Austin
Hot Words Fly As Republicans Pull Newsprint Probe
Longtime Sen Jim Murray clashed with Sen Kenneth Wherry when Wherry declared the senate small business probe into the newsprint monopoly off. The move followed behind the scenes with Taft and White and halted about 40 witnesses including Interior Secretary King. The dispute highlights a push by big newspapers and magazines for subsidies and a broader literacy driven demand for newsprint.
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Ashington
Jim Murray
D-Mont
Kenneth Wherry
R-Neb
Senate
Wherry
Nebraska
Murray
Reee
Iron Age
Newspn Trivune
New York News
New York Times
United States
Canada
Sen. Murray
Small Business Committee
Life and Fortune
United States Post Office Department
Taft
White
Marshall Named Likely Secretary of State Elevating Truman Successor
The article discusses President Truman weighing General George C. Marshall as Secretary of State after Byrnes resignation. It notes Byrnes health strain, Marshall’s admired stature, and possible alternatives like James Forrestal. It covers succession implications, diplomatic-military balance, and political expectations for 1948.
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Yyes Hineron
Byrnes
Gen. Marshall
Truman
Washington
House
Senate
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Mr. Byrnes
Marshall
Secretary of the Navy
James Forrestal
Forrestal
Navy
Edward Stettinius
Congress
James F. Blyrres
Gas and heart pain debate advice from health column
Dr Brady cautions against blaming stomach gas for heart distress and urges medical evaluation for any true heart or breathing trouble. He notes most gas discomfort fades with belching or absorption and stresses not to ignore persistent symptoms. Wheat washing query answered: plain wheat daily aids nutrition and health.
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D.S.H
Geek
Tax cuts versus debt in postwar budget battles
Marquis Childs analyzes three budget levels from House and Senate plans to President Truman's proposal. He warns that deep cuts risk essential services and debt costs, favoring debt reduction over tax cuts to prevent transferring war costs to future generations.
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Tashington
John Taber
House Appropriations Committee
Taber
Robert A. Taft
Republican Committee On Policy
Senate
Taft
Armed Services
Truman
White House
Capitol Hill
Harold Knutson
Ohio
State of the Union
House
Ready for Ash Can Detroit News review
The piece comments on national politics focusing on Dewey Taft Vand enberg Stassen and suggests the Hoover button will be obsolete. It reflects a critical view of post Hoover era sentiment and political repositioning.
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Dewey
Taft
Vandenberg
Stassen Et al
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