Fateful decision on European power balance debated by leaders
The piece argues the United States may need to act as Europe’s power balancer as Britain’s waning influence fades. It warns the atomic bomb looms as the decisive threat, urges firm yet cautious policy, and recalls Harold Ickes’ renaming of Hoover Dam before noting the dam’s restoration to its original name.
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United States
Europe
Great Britain
Greece
Congress
Vyacheslav Molotov
Andrei Gromyko
United Nations
Hoover Dam Name Restored Amid Political Debate
The article discusses restoring the dam on the Colorado River to its original name Hoover Dam after it had been renamed Boulder. It argues politics should not influence such naming, noting the House action aimed at correcting a historical wrong.
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U. S. House of Representatives
Hoover
Colorado River
Boulder
Cities to press for equal representation in Iowa Legislature
Mayor George W. Welsh of Grand Rapids urged the U S Conference of Mayors in Des Moines that cities must serve notice on state legislatures. He argued urban citizens are underrepresented and urged a constitutional convention in 1950 to secure equitable representation, insisting action beyond rhetoric is needed.
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George W. Welsh
Grand Rapids
Mich
United States Conference of Mayors
Welsh
Des Moines
Iowa
Capitol Hill
Odds of IRS audit far below per return
The paper notes audits are about 32 to 1 against on any given income tax return. With about 86 million returns filed annually, the IRS can audit only a small fraction. Commissioner Nunan explains the math, then cautions readers that the one return audited could be theirs.
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Department of Internal Revenue
Nunan
United Nations
U. N
Russia
Balkans
Balkan
Greece
Without Love Religion Cannot Solve Our World Problems
A CERTAIN MAN who was a drunkard and without moral scruples "got religion" and reformed. He stopped drinking and lived above reproach. Yet his wife could not share his beliefs and he left her, illustrating how religious fervor can fail personal relationships and shake faith in human character.
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Himman Imndar
Paul
Reflections on religion and society from unexpected angles
A columnist explores varied views on religion kindness and moral virtue. The piece contrasts harsh historical cruelties with the Christian ideal of love and cautions against judging nations by force or wealth while noting social harms and economic realities.
Taft taunts Truman and Taft allies in a crowded election scene
The speaker warns that a new war would end civilization as we know it and notes distrust within the Republican camp. The comment references Taft with George Sokolsky in a Toots Shor setting where boxing and back-room politics are playfully described as shaping the race.
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Mr. Truman
Sen. Taft
George Sokolsky
Toots Shor
Toots
Taft
Marshall Faces Tough Task in Winning Russian Friendship
Washington dispatch outlines Gen. George Marshall's challenge at Moscow to secure a permanent peace with Germany and end distrust with Russia. It details internal Kremlin splits between Molotov's hard line and Stalin's faction, with Gromyko and Vyshinsky as key figures, and notes potential moves toward cultural exchange and a future U.S. loan.
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Marshall
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne Front
Normandy
George Marshall
Moscow
Germany
Russia
Washington
Jimmy Byrnes
Potsdam
Molotov
Stalin
Kremlin
America
Britain
Crimea
Gromyko
United Nations
Stalin-Vyshinsky
United States
U. S
Republican Prima Donnas Can Lose by Their Tactics
George E. Sokols ky argues that the Republican party lacks discipline with a scattered Senate and wandering standards. He notes Morse Aiken Tobey Lodge Saltonstall Van den Berg Cooper and Pepper as examples of independents in a mixed party Senate. He warns Reece must focus on electing a party that acts to curb labor upheaval taxes and corruption and prevent Communists from office. For Democrats Truman is the sole nominee. for Republicans many pretenders threaten unity and votes in 1948.
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York
Carroll Reece
Republican National Committee
Wayne Morse
Senate
Claude Pepper
Wayne Sokolsky Morse
Oregon
Aiken
Vermont
Tobey
New Hampshire
Lodge and Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Sen. Vandenberg
Sen. Cooper
Kentucky
Roosevelt Mill
Republican Party
Reece
Landon
Willkie
Dewey
Morse
House
Harry Truman
Clapp Named TVA Chief Seen On Merits Not Side Show
Marquis Childs argues Gordon Clapp deserves confirmation as Tennessee Valley Authority chairman for his wartime leadership and public service. He notes opposition stems from Lilienthal controversy and anti public power sentiment, urging senate to judge Clapp on TVA record and merit.
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Ashington
Gordon Clapp
Tennessee Valley Authority
David Lilienthal
Clapp
Lilienthal
TVA
Senate
Ralph Flanders
Vermont
Congress
McKellar
France
Tennessee Valley
Personal Health by Dr. Brady on asepsis in medical practice
Dr Brady sternly critiques aseptic breaches in medical and dental settings. He argues sealed sterile packaging remains sterile until opened and warns against using opened antiseptics or gauze. He notes lime in drinking water is not assimilated by the body.
Greek Crisis Could Trigger a Third World War
Column argues U S aid to Greece masks broader Cold War aims and warns that Soviet expansion in the Balkans risks a new global conflict. It urges candor from leaders and warns against misreading unity or delaying decisive action.
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Congress
Greece
Russia
U. S
Sugar rationing and propaganda in U.S. relief shipments
The Bitter Truth argues that sugar rationing in the United States is driven by relief shipments to Europe. It contends America, as a sugar importer, has spared cane and may have spoiled the public with misleading propaganda and continued consumption.
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Christian Science Monitor
United States
Europe
America
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