Don’t Let Irritation Cloud The Facts on Institutions
A National Mental Health Foundation report on Iowa mental hospitals is debated as the legislature considers board of control funding. The piece argues the findings are credible, urges full support for the board, and contends outside and inside expert advice should guide a proper, long term solution.
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National Mental Health Foundation
Iowa
Board of Control
Mental Health Foundation
House
Margaret Truman Vocal Debut Receives Warm Reception
Readers weigh in on Margaret Truman's first radio performance praising her voice and the accompanying orchestra. The consensus suggests the debut qualifies as a success with two thirds of numbers met and compares favorably to other presidential offspring.
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Margaret Truman
Miss Truman
White House
Margaret
Iowa Senate Passes TB Bill for Free Treatment
The Iowa Senate approved a house bill providing free treatment in public sanatoriums for tuberculosis patients unable to pay. The measure requires patients to stay under care until discharge and aims to curb disease spread as the state already covers about 85 percent of costs.
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Iowa
What Morality Means In Politics And Business
A wary clergyman argues that morality depends on politics. The piece contrasts Marxist state absolutism with American views, noting divergent moral codes across groups and roles from merchants to politicians, and concludes time will reveal who is right.
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Russia
Karl Marx
Communist Party
United States
America
Mars
Stephen Leacock
Out of the Past: a quote on reserve and prudence
A reflective aphorism attributed to Shenstone contrasts reserve as a debt to prudence with freedom and simplicity in conversation as a debt to good nature.
Moral limits on the right to strike in a free society
George E. Sokolski argues that excessive labor union power threatens national stability and calls for legislative restraint. He cites New York’s Condon Wadlin bill, contrasts private and public sectors, notes potential government takeover of essential services, and warns against unchecked strikes as a form of political sabotage.
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New York
United States Supreme Court
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
SEC
Wall Street
State of
Soviet Russia
Consolidated Edison
TVA
United States
Aiding Greece: a Complex Political Tangle
Marquis Childs notes aid to Greece is not simple It reveals a deep political dispute in Britain and U S policy He cites Labor MPs accusations against British missions and alleged Nazi collaborators among Greek quislings based on a Foreign Office letter and New Statesman article
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Washington
Greece
London
British Foreign Office
Lyall Wilkes
North Africa
Ita
New Statesman
Nation
Cha
Foreign Office
Europe
Spain
Wilkes
British
Athens
London Times
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
Mordecai Ezekiel
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
NLRB admits bias in labor policy amid congressional critique
The National Labor Relations Board told a Senate labor committee it biases in favor of collective bargaining and against individual bargaining. It defends its broader role, arguing discretion should stay with the board, while warning that changes could spark more labor strife and undermine citizen rights.
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Sjashington
Congress
Senate Committee On Labor
National Labor Relations Board
Board
Seacamtan
Wnus
Senate Committee
Hay fever tips and at home remedies from a doctor
Dr. Brady advises pre-season prevention for pollinosis with calcium and vitamin D, notes pollen sources from March through August, and suggests soluble potassium chloride with vitamin C for immediate relief. For full attacks, he lists aspirin doses of vitamin C, thiamine, racemic ephedrine, and theophylline, stating doses vary per patient.
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Mos
Bugs Baer on Army Discipline and a GI on Trial
In this column Bugs Baer imagines a GI facing a court martial and mocks the Army discipline system. He jokes about his astigmatic sight, reframes military routine, and predicts a shift toward giving soldiers a seat on the drum, ending with a wary note about needing an oculist again.
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G.I
Former Bootblack Becomes a Greek Adviser in Washington
John Maragon, a Greek-born ex-boot black from Kansas City, has attracted scrutiny in Washington as a self styled Greek adviser linked to President Truman. He traveled with key figures from Potsdam to Hyde Park, received a White House pass and a reserved parking place, and arranged transport for congressional events while politicking in elite circles.
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John Maragon
Congress
Yurseington
Harry Truman
Turkey
Greece
White House
Washington
Harding
Kansas City
Potsdam
Franklin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Truman
Jimmy Byrnes
Churchill
Joe Stalin
United States
Secret Service
Maregon
New York
Harry Vaughn
Philadelphia
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