City Must Act Soon To Keep Pace with Growth
Cedar Rapids faces multiple traffic and planning challenges as it grows. Officials cite downtown parking, Fourth Street congestion, a potential second artery to Marion, cross-town arterials, and wider residential streets as key issues. Action is urged to anticipate growth and avoid lagging behind other cities.
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Hahn
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Greene Square
Merchants
First Avenue
Courage of Convictions and Tobey’s War Vote Alignment
Senator Tobey of New Hampshire defended his 45 year Republican stance after voting with Democrats on the war investigation and small business committees. He said he is not a party bolter and remains loyal to his GOP roots.
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eeeSee Seaeee
Sen. Tobey
New Hampshire
Why They Like Ike Eisenhower
A New York appearance features Eisenhower urged to address housing by prodding at citizens to act without waiting for Washington. The piece praises his plain talk, non political stance, and wartime leadership, suggesting potential candidates imitate his direct approach.
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Ike Eisenhower
New York
Washington
Ike” Eisenhower
Elders to Check on Congressmen Too
A remark by Rep. Allen of Illinois proposes a committee of elders to oversee page boys to prevent later corruption. The concept suggests elders now in their fifties will monitor younger staff, arguing youth imitate their surroundings. If applied to lawmakers, the idea would extend oversight to congressmen as well.
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Rep. Allen
Illinois
Congressional
Ico
Kyushu
Honshu
U. S
Trew
Navy
Forrestal
Gleams of Fame and Courtroom Tales in Lyons Den
Leonard Lyons recounts Arnall of Georgia defending a Supreme Court jurisdiction claim in a railroads case. He recalls Capone era film diplomacy, LaGuardia in Washington, and anecdotes about Ann Corio, Saud’s visit, Thurman Arnold, Mayor Arnold’s police chief, David B. Steinman, Eden in New York, Morton Downey, Ernest Lubitsch, and a quip about Hamlet.
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Nis G. Arnall
Georgia
Law Courts
U. S. Supreme Court
Arnall
Supreme Court
Stone
Fiorello LaGuardia
Washington
Leas
Ann Corio
Crown Prince
Saud
Anthony Eden
New York
Jerry Lewis
Morton Downey
Waldorf
Wedgwood Room
Ernest Lubitsch
Lubitsch
Out of the Past Quote by Charlotte Gilman
A compact quotation from Charlotte Gilman condemns how the mind yields to old doctrine or new propaganda, labeling such obedience a recurring human weakness.
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Charlotte Gilman
Pass the talcum powder in wartime rhetoric
The speaker ridicules blame on wartime allies and references past World War I era propaganda. He argues the United States has advanced peace by promoting democracy and questions the cycle of scorn while urging continued support.
Soviet drive to wedge U S and Britain debunked
Bevin says Britain is not tied to any bloc while Moscow accuses a British American alliance. Stalin says Britain may seek a stronger treaty with the Soviet Union, but no bloc exists. two power pacts were made before the UN and today new alliances undermine collective security.
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Soviet Union
U.S
Britain
Bevin
United States
Moscow
Stalin
Russia
America
Great Britain
United Nations
U.N
Colective
Arma— Ts
British Empire Folding Up Signals Global Realignment
Marquis Childs argues the British Empire is ending its era with Britain withdrawing from India Burma and Egypt. He notes labor factions push rapid change while civil service resists and Britain faces manpower and export shortfalls as imperialism fades into history.
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London
Chalk calcium carbonate as a domestic antacid advised
The article argues calcium carbonate chalk should replace baking soda as an antacid. It cites lime from white cliffs and eggshells, notes less gas production and more calcium intake, and mentions calcium gluconate and di calcium phosphate as better internal calcium options.
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Dover
France
Missouri River
Dakota
Ford II urges price cuts at New York labor forum
Henry Ford II convened a discussion with Standard Oil of New Jersey U S Steel and other leaders on labor relations and price reduction. The debate covered high steel costs inflation and calls to lower prices with production gains and year round employment as Ford then announced car price cuts.
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Henry Ford II
Tashington
New York
Standard Oil
New Jersey
U. S. Steel
Ford
John Bugas
John Stephens
Bugas
Theodore Ynetama
Committee On Economic Development
Ynetama
Sumner Schlicter
Harvard
Frank Pierce
Stephens
Pierce
Standard of
Standard
A Bomb Seemed Only Alternative to Long and Deadly Struggle
Henry L. Stimson summarizes the Interim Committee's May 31 1945 discussions on atomic use with General Marshall and George L. Harrison. The group supported using the bomb against Japan without warning to shorten the war, rejecting a demonstration or warning as impractical.
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Harper's
Henry L. Stimson
Stimson
Gen. Marshall
Japan
Bard
New Mexico
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Cagney
Ee Capone
Thurman Arnold
Stork Club
Laramie
Wyo
Arnold
David B. Steinman
Brazil
Canada
Australia
Germany
Manhattan
C.C.N.Y
City College
Bugs” Baer
Asia
Africa
George Clark
Secord
By David Lawrence
Lawrence
Marquis Childs
Burma
Henry Wallace
Rudyard Kipling
India
Egypt
Kipling
Labor Party
Labor
R.H.S. Crossman
Michael Foot
Royal Navy
Crossman Foot
J. L. Garvin
Gunga Din
Wm. Brady
Personal Health
Drew Pearson
Ed Beech
George L. Harrison
Far East
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