Pearl Harbor guilt and lessons for future security
The joint congressional investigation into Pearl Harbor shows no unanimity on blame. It critiques Adm. Kimmel and Gen. Short as complacent, questions Roosevelt and Washington, and urges better public information and preparedness to deter future aggressors. The piece also discusses a local election issue and argues for appointive state school superintendents with clear eligibility standards.
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Joint
Congressional Investigating Committee
Pearl Harbor
Admiral Kimmel
General Short
Hawaii
Honolulu
Washington
Roosevelt
Frank Keefe
Wisconsin
Keefe
Japan
Britain
America
Democratic candidate Laura M. Nanes comments at state convention
Office appointive R Laura M Nanes the Democratic candidate for superintendent of public instruction, spoke to state convention delegates last week. She warned that frank talk is needed about the post and indicated a practical approach to the forthcoming campaign.
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R. Laura M. Nanes
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Questionable Rehabilitation at Iowa Boys Training School
James Patrick Galvin, 18, once a ringleader in the Iowa Boys Training School riot, is back in Nebraska jail after joining a break in. He spent time at Father Flanagan's Boys Town where he produced a flawless record, suggesting the school’s treatment failed to rehabilitate him. The piece argues such graduates may reflect broader failures of past training programs and advocates for proper treatment to rehabilitate “bad” boys.
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James Patrick Galvin
Iowa Boys Training School
Nebraska
Father Flanagan
Galvin
Iowa
Boys Town
Dream Is Spilled Yet Bluejohn To Split
Robert Quillen argues welfare should focus on reducing waste rather than expanding spending. He cites taxes, crime, fires, and duplication as drains, urging citizens to cut waste and save resources for real living standards. He suggests experiments like ending price controls to test policy without broad harm.
Sugar coated loan stares down England in old quarrel
The piece mocks England accepting a loan as a sugar coated pill and hints the transatlantic endowment will bind Britain to obligations. It evokes Uncle Shylock returning to business, with sharp analogy to financial pressure and past pledges. Fort Knox is invoked as a metaphor for protection.
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England
Hookshop
Shylock
So-called Trial of Mihailovich Was Tragic Propaganda Force
Paul Mallon describes the Mihailovich trial as a staged, Soviet influenced propaganda spectacle. He accuses the Belgrade process of orchestrated torture, biased judges from Tito’s army, and a rigged verdict, framing Mihailovich as a victim of Communist theater rather than genuine justice.
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Mihailovich
Dusey
Alla WiLey
Communist Party
Mallon
Red Army
Russia
Moscow
Jan Valtin
Chetnik
Tito
Ozana
State Department
Tito Army
Belgrade
No Scents in It Fly Swatter Hints at Upgraded Model
A new all plastic fly swatter swishes through air with no scent noted. The brief query asks if a later version without smell is possible, implying product refinement and future release considerations.
Editorials in Pravda Paint A Far Planet View
A satirical take frames Pravda editorials as if describing life on another planet, highlighting how distant conditions supposedly feel from readers. The piece mocks distant tone and overblown rhetoric to critique media narratives.
Barkley vows resignation if Truman vetoes OPA bill
Senator Alben Barkley of Kentucky warned friends he would resign as majority leader if President Truman vetoed the current OPA bill. He said he was tired of living on a treadmill and that the bill was the best he could get from the Senate, with pressure mounting due to his wife's illness and his son's war profiteering ties. The luncheon noted Princeton anniversary attendance by Barkley and other lawmakers.
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Sen
Barkley
Truman
Ashington
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
F.D.R
Pearson
Goss
OPA
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Mead Committee
Commissions Racket Hinted in Mead Committee Inquiry
Information in the Mead committee file points to a new focus on influence on Capitol Hill to secure commissions in the army for relatives and friends of contractors with war contracts. The probe, tied to the Garsson network, could shape future wartime policy and political damage ahead of elections.
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Ashington
Mead
Congressional
Capitol Hill
Mead Committee
Garsson
War Department
Andrew May
House
Pearl Harbor Bombing Survey Shows Air Power Lessons
The final U S strategic bombing survey argues misjudgments of air power at Pearl Harbor and details how naval and air forces influenced the Pacific war. It notes carrier value, Philippine air strength, and argues for unity of command and a separate air force under defense.
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Ashington
Congressional Committee
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Re- Lawrence
White House
Japan
Pacific
Manchuria
Far East
Department of Common Defense
Carrier Air
Army
Navy
Armed Services
Hay fever linked to calcium and vitamin D deficiency
Dr William Brady argues hay fever arises from nutritional deficiency, specifically calcium and vitamin D. He notes rising hay fever rates, links to milk consumption and leafy greens, and urges pre-season calcium feeding as a preventative, not medicinal, with even a short lead time helping symptoms.
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EB Yesxbody
Ameria
Medical Journal Subscriptions Mentioned in Note
The note requests subscriptions to two journals: the Journal of the American Medical Association at 535 N Dearborn St Chicago IL priced $8 annually in the U S and Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology at the same Chicago address also $8 per year.
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Czechoslovakia
American Medical Journal
M. J
A.—Journal
The
American Medical Association
N. Dearborn Street
Chicago
Ill
U. S
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George Clark
Pat Satis
Rang Spndicana
Burton
Paul Mallon
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Romania
Yugoslavia
Balkans
Foreign Affairs
Christian Science Monitor
Reuben Markham
U.N
Omaha World-Herald
Dream World
Detroit Mews
Drew Pearson
Princeton University
Alexander Smith
New Jersey
Joe Guffey
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Ernie King
Annapolis
Emory College, Ga
Ee Fec
Larry Fly
Federal Communications Commission
Fly
FCC
Franklin Roosevelt
John Ewing
Louisiana
FDR
South
Ewing
Shreveport Times
Monroe
Morning World
Monroe News- Star
KTHS
Hot Springs
Ark
KTBS
KWKH
Shreveport
New Orleans
Oy Bee
Albert S. Goss
National Grange
Quentin Reynolds
John Davis
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Economic Council
Grange
Congress
Marquis Childs
Childs
May
Rep. Rankin
Mississippi
Senate Atomic Committee
Ferguson
James M. Mead
Frank
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Garssons
War Shipping Administration
Georgia
Gene Talmadge
Talmadge
Andy
By David Lawrence
Philippines
Wm. Brady
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