Big Three meet again wavering in search for harmony
The piece argues for another Big Three summit among Truman Attlee and Stalin urging a meeting in the United States while noting risks of overemphasizing Stalin's influence and the awkwardness of collective postwar diplomacy. It questions the practicality and timing of such a conclave amid Cold War tensions and domestic politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
United States
Great Britain
Truman
Attlee
Stalin
Fight Over Iowa Highway No. 6 Sparks Political Pressure
A disputed state highway designation for an east west link continues after the Iowa Highway Commission chose No. 30 as the preferred route. Supporters of No. 6 have pressed political pressure on U.S. public roads chief Tom MacDonald and Governor Blue, amid ongoing debate over which route best serves the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Commission
Iowa
U. S
No. 6
Tom MacDonald
U.S
City primary lacks drama as election nears
The pre primary race offers no major challenges to incumbents Mayor Hahn Public Improvements Commissioner Williams and Superior Court Judge Johnson. Finance Commissioner Burgus faces a single rival while Gordon Hughes appears secure in the safety race and the parks contest looks predictable.
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Hahn
Williams
Superior Court
Johnson
Burgus
Gordon Hughes
Quillen warns of real Communists and traitors to Liberty
The piece argues that while many mislabel critics as communists, genuine Soviet influenced, Moscow-serving elements threaten America. It urges clear limits on freedom, condemns treason in the name of political liberty, and warns of foreign masters directing domestic sabotage.
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Moscow
America
Roosevelt
Stalin
Hitler
Russia
Out of the Past Nothing is denied to well directed labor
A quotation from Sir Joshua Reynolds on the value of directed labor and effort, noting that nothing is denied to well directed work and nothing attained without it.
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Sir Joshua Reynolds
Bugs Baer on Churchill and the atom bomb
A quoted column praises Churchill as an athletic figure while contrasting wartime resolve with nuclear policy. The writer compares Churchill to Winnie, notes agreement on disposing of the atom bomb, and comically underscores American power as a dominant global organization.
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Churchill
Missouri
Winnie
Ozarks
Society Manneri
Thought-control conspiracy across nations and politics
Paul Mallon argues there is a thought-control conspiracy rather than a formal plot. He says Communists are a small but influential group influencing the public via propaganda and social issues. He compares this to Hitler, cites long-running influence, and contrasts parliamentary democracy with statism as the two dominant world forces.
A Tip from Arabs From Webster City Paper
A brief humorous note mentions Longfellow's Arab who folded his tent and moved, offering a simple approach to housing. The item preserves local newspaper tone and concise gag about travel and shelter.
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Longfellow
Plenty of Horse Sense Pittabureh Presa
A brief column notes the enduring humor about horses and people, with a playful take on horse sense versus human judgment. The author riffs on daily life with light, folksy tone and recurring joke about horses seeming wiser.
Veterans Plan to Chasten Scions Who Vote Against Them
Veterans weigh a new symbol VAV to mark lawmakers who voted against veterans housing. The vote split Republicans and Democrats amid housing subsidy debates. Agriculture department moves to curb grain hoarding and use preference certificates to target shortages in New England and the West Coast. Henry Wallace warned Truman that military control of atomic energy could edge the nation toward fascism and give the army power to appoint military men.
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Ashington
Congress
Charles la Follette
Indiana
George Bender
Ohio
Truman
Bob Hannegan
New England
United States
West Coast
Department of Agriculture
Anderson
Midwest
Agriculture Department
OPA
Enry Wallace
White House
Harry Truman
Wallace
Capitol Hill
Senate Atomic Committee
Presidential Commission On Atomic Energy
Secretary of Commerce
Senate Committee On Atomic Energy
House
Andrew May
Military Affairs Committee
Senate
Sen. McMahon
Connecticut
Demand for Reciprocal Rights Between Nations Seen
The article argues that the United States should press for reciprocal rights for Soviet citizens and officials in America and Americans in the USSR. It cites counts of Soviet personnel in the U.S. and Americans in the USSR, notes travel freedom discrepancies, and highlights luxury housing used by Soviet missions in New York, San Francisco, and Washington. It frames the issue as a practical, nonhostile push for equality in exchanges and access.
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Ashington
Soviet Union
U.S
Ussr
Moscow
Russia
State Department
New York
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Soviet Purchasing Commission
Amtorg
Washington
Long Island
Glen Cove
J. P. Morgan
Purchasing Commission
U. S
Vladivostok
War Shipping Administration
Army
Navy
Red Cross
UNRRA
Fussy talk on frost fear and common sense health
Dr Brady argues that concerns like cold and dampness are trivial for health and urges readers to trust personal judgment over parents or doctors. He cites cold exposure as a matter of personal endurance and challenges wishful caution by citing investigators and adventurers from around the world.
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Webster
Health column questions on bad breath canker sores and niacin use
Readers ask about sodium hypochlorite mouthwash for bad breath and whether long term niacin or niacinamide use is harmful. The assistant notes niacin is a B complex vitamin essential for life, while echoing appreciation for the column and prior iodine ration piece.
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G. S
U.S. P
W. Maca
World Navy to patrol seven seas with UN backed aims
The essay argues the United States navy has no restricted areas as ships like the Missouri travel globally to honor UN security, stressing sea power as the backbone of American defense and offense. It notes world cruises becoming routine, the rise of aircraft carriers, and a shift toward universal naval mobility to support the United Nations charter.
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Ajashington
United States Navy
Missouri
Mediterranean
United States
Seven Seas
Security Council
The
United Nations
Navy
Australa
Theodore Roosevelt
State Byrnes
Truman
Japan
America
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