Iowa Mental Hospitals Face Reform After Thorough Committee Report
The legislative mental hospital survey committee urges immediate trial of a new program to reduce custodial care and overcrowding. It calls for modern equipment, psychiatrists, nurses, and patients’ rights emphasis, with legislature and public backing to cut the population within a year. The piece contrasts current hope for peace with wary postwar planning and notes the United Nations assembly setting the stage for a more disciplined, unified world order.
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Legislative Mental Hospital Survey Committee
Iowa
State Board of Control
January 10 marks League of Nations birth and UN meeting
The text contrasts the 26th anniversary of the League of Nations entering into effect with the first meeting of the United Nations Assembly. It notes past optimism for no more wars and reflects on changed world sentiment since World War II.
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League Assembly
United States
Russia
Germany
Motta
Switzerland
League
United Nations
League of Nations
United Nations Organization Assembly
The Tax Season Dilemma and Deadlines Ahead
Readers confront Form 1040 and the looming 1945 income tax. The piece warns that new tax rules aren’t ready yet, leaving estimates unreliable and budgeting difficult. It recalls the stress of quarterly payments and the risk of late payments while urging better planning.
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U.S. Department of Internal Revenue
Those in Power Guard Their Turf and Ignore Others
Essay recounting ancient and medieval monopolies from crafts guilds to modern unions. It argues elites protect own interests, suppress competition, and notes returning soldiers barred from work by union entry rules, while praising uniform quality and protection for members.
Birth as a Gift Beyond Merit Claims
A quoted reflection by Bruyere on birth being a fortune that should not challenge esteem or demand labor, arguing it costs nothing yet deserves no disdain. The note frames birth as a privilege that should be accepted without arrogance or envy.
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Bruyere
New York
Washington
Demise of a Legend in Nippon Folklore and Business
The author ridicules Hirohito and Japanese traditions, claiming ancestor worship has ended in Nippon while observing corporate echoes in the West. The piece lampoons national myths as mirrors and notes a shift toward modern business and leadership practices.
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Hirohito
Japan
Nippon
Dewey Cuts New York Income Tax to 50 Percent
George E. SokolsKy argues Governor Dewey reduced New York income tax rates by 50 percent over two years, despite inherited surplus and wartime revenue gains. He contrasts Dewey's restraint with critics, praises surplus protection, and questions federal policy, urging President Truman to heed Dewey's example.
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New York
Tom Dewey
Treasury
Gov
Lehman
Gov. Dewey
Truman Face Steel Crisis Amid Political Tightrope
The article notes limited political reaction to President Truman's speech as Congress returns, weighing a steel price rise against wage hikes to curb inflation. It cites management groups seeking a showdown with unions, the Wagner act's flaws, and Ford's profit sharing as signs of shifting labor relations. If a steel settlement comes, Truman would gain a breathing spell but face inflationary pressure.
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Liceatumu MuUuiusbnuUs
Mve Wivus Sands
Dewey
Truman
Washington
Congress
White House
Society of Sentinels
Ford Motor Company
Auto Workers’ Union
Ford
Personal Health Q and A on Hemorrhoids and Diet Advice
A reader’s letter discusses treating hemorrhoids with mineral oil and cassava, favoring bulk over oil, plus suggested foods like raw wheat and bananas. The columnist endorses natural regulation and later answers questions on sour milk, noting health benefits, and confirms a Penn Yan NY reference as a joked prompt.
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Hunian
Buerger
Textile profits hinder textile wage rise in postwar push
Drew Pearson reports textile bosses, led by woolen and worsted manufacturers, resist price hikes to spur civilian production for veterans. Profits run twelve times prewar levels, with civilian trade profits double military ones due to renegotiations, prompting calls for adjustments before more fabrics are made.
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OPA
Nubbin
No Mood To Enforce a Hard Peace In Germany
Column argues for rebuilding the German people and a limited occupation rather than an endless punitive regime. It notes U S military needs, pressure to demobilize, and parental demand to bring soldiers home. It contrasts MacArthur’s approach in Japan with a lasting German occupation, calling for a practical plan and leadership.
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Washington
Germany
Truman
Japan
Gen. MacArthur
United States
America
War Department
Army
Navy
Air Forces
Congress
Europe
Central
Expediency Rules in Strike Settlements
Raymond Moley argues that despite rhetoric, labor disputes settle by compromise. Settlements give unions gains but leave broader issues unresolved. A general strike could become a political issue, while current bills fail to solve strikes, promote reconversion, or spur genuine employment. The public gains little, and muddling in industrial relations ends with widespread losses.
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General Motors
Truman
Eee Aocides
Man Ringing
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Haile Selassie
Eugen
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France
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Mr. Truman
Pac
New York State
Henry Wallace
Harold Laski
Hitler
Childs
Eric Johnston
Dr. Wm. Brady
Penn Yan
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Oliver
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Ael
Winston Churchill
Mussolini
Pacific
G.I
Patterson
Guam
Joseph MacNarney
G.i’s
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Charles Trippi
Uest
Georgia Senators
Trippi
Pearson
By David Lawrence
Lawrence
By Raymond Moley
Studebaker
Oil
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