Legion Has Broad Seven Point Legislative Program
The American Legion of Iowa outlines a seven point plan targeting veterans housing education scholarships for World War II orphans, veterans benefits under the soldiers preference law, a state holiday for V J Day, and higher state education salaries, plus mental health and child welfare reforms. It urges better hospital care and supports faculty pay increases to attract top teachers and educators.
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Iowa
American Legion
Legion
United States
Dr Drake of Iowa State College vs State of Iowa case
Testimony from Polk County reveals potential hidden angles in the Dr. Drake matter at Iowa State College as the dispute with the State of Iowa unfolds.
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Dean H. W. Gaskill
Iowa State
Dean Gaskill
Dr. Drake
Drake
Iowa State College
State of Iowa
Polk
Uniformity in Fiscal Years for Iowa Cities and Bodies
Iowa mayors and city councils via the Iowa League of Municipalities seek to shift municipal fiscal years from April 1 to May 1 and urge the legislature to synchronize all tax-levying and tax-spending entities. Current starts vary by entity, causing budgets to run ahead of actual expenses and reducing budgeting accuracy.
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Iowa
Iowa League of Municipalities
You Can't Deny Influence It Is Not Deliberate
A reflection on responsibility for one's influence and the unintended effects of actions and words. The author argues that even without ill intent, harming others through example or neglect still makes one culpable, urging awareness of mind shaping and social impact.
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Pele
Hanover
Landsknecht
By Bugs Baer on History and World Power
A fragmentary reflection critiques past leagues and conquerors as slow failures. It argues that empires relied on mercenaries and warns that the United Nations may collapse once atomic secrets spread, concluding with a garbled finale about comprehension.
Baruch’s Role in Atomic Energy Fight Ends Not Influence
After the UN atomic energy commission votes to send the American resolution to the security council, Bernard Baruch ends his official duties but remains a vocal advocate for America’s bomb ownership. He vows to mobilize public opinion and speak freely as a citizen while Warren Austin takes the lead in diplomacy.
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Atomic Energy Commission
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Bate
America
Russians May Resent Marshall Appointment As a Semi Military Threat
Drew Pearson argues George Marshall as secretary of state could be seen as a semi military threat to Soviet interests. He notes Marshall's record backing a second front and supporting Stalin, while warning of more generals in top posts amid an atomic era and the risk to civil liberties.
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Truman
George Marshall Aims for Higher Office and World War II Era Shift
The article portrays George C. Marshall as a pivotal military leader and potential political figure. It highlights his rise from captain to general and chief of staff, his wartime maneuvers, and questions his future as secretary of state amid a changing diplomatic landscape.
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Health claims and oxygen therapy debated in letters
A lawyer submits a magazine article linking heart disease to dietary cholesterol while a chemist raises questions about oxygen and carbon dioxide inhalation as medical treatments. The letters discuss breathing mixtures and rebreathing with practical cautions and references to established use in poisoning and asphyxiation cases.
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British Efficiency Headlines Quiet Coal Progress
In a restrained approach the British cousin works toward coal goals without strikes or disorder. He quietly achieves what others would force through with confrontation, showing a different model of industrial effectiveness.
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John L. Lewis
Can We Afford To Let Hunger Rule Germany
Marquis Childs notes reader letters urging CARE aid to hungry Europe. A German Jewish refugee argues Americans must help, warns 1,550 calorie rations risk long term German misery, and urges action beyond sentiment to prevent growth of Nazism and social chaos.
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St’ashington
Europe
CARE
Brotherhood of Man
Rman
Radio NOTES AND COMMENT Debuts Saturday Night on ABC KXEL
A list of radio debut plans and program details appears for Saturday night shows on ABC KXEL NBC WMAQ and CBS WMT. Notable entries include Craig Rice’s detective series Murder and Mr Malone with Frank Lovejoy, and star Mary Astor with Vanessa Brown in Its A Date on CBS. Other items mention James B farewell address on NBC WMAQ and Eddie South performing on CBS WMT.
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