Beaten Candidates and Elder Statesmen in a Democratic Reform
The piece argues defeated presidential candidates deserve status like elder statesmen or honorary cabinet members to keep their voices heard. It cites Truman's use of Herbert Hoover and Governor Stassen's vice presidential consideration as constructive steps toward broader national service and stable governance. It urges a regional commission to study racial injustice and protect due process amid Southern unrest.
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Washington
Chicago Daily News
Paul R. Leach
America
Herbert Hoover
Leach
Germany
Truman
Roosevelt
Stassen
South
South Carolina
North
United States
When Junior Won’t Eat Act Like You Don’t Care
The piece argues parents and caregivers should avoid coercion with a child who refuses food, noting animal instinct to resist force. It cites experiments and anecdotes about how overbearing pressure backfires, and suggests letting the child lead, with scarcity enhancing desire, while reflecting on broader social foibles and fear.
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Yve
Little Junior
Great Men and Clocks in Postwar Reflections
In Out of the Past the column critiques leaders who disrupt power, jokes about clock changing, and contrasts Americanism with calls to reorganize the U.N. It argues about wartime costs, underground industry, and the idea that nations repeat past cycles of debt and domination.
Hank Wallace’s Turret Tragedy and Tangled Rhetoric
The piece bashes Hank Wallace, accusing him of bigotry and double-talk while mockingly suggesting a sharper approach against his enemies. It portrays Hank as erratic and fanatical, likening his speeches to a malfunctioning watch and a “turret” in need of straightening.
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Godwin Bush
North Carolina
Lynch
Jackson
N. C
Hank
Stassen export idea weighed against measurable needs
Paul Mallon argues Stassen’s plan lacks size and specifics. He questions the $10 billion annual export loan concept, notes 1947 gross national product and exportable figures, and urges a US survey to assess usable world materials before funding. He warns against vague aid that could resemble Wallace advocacy.
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Commerce Department
Schell
Stassen
Senate
Montana
Nevada
United States
Wallace
Complacent Attitudes Toward U S Air Power Post Pearl Harbor
In a report from Washington the piece argues that American security is endangered by complacency. It warns that even with atom bombs and vast reserves U S air strength may become obsolete if research and standby facilities are neglected. The analysis stresses ongoing development to avoid a Pearl Harbor repeat.
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Washington
United States
America
Pearl Harbor
O'Dwyer Faces City, State Tug of War and War Aviation Talk
The piece contrasts New York City Mayor William O'Dwyer with Governor Thomas E. Dewey, notes O'Dwyer's Irish roots and urban focus, and discusses subway costs, housing, and state borrowing limits. It shifts to defense policy, arguing for separate military aircraft needs and urging sustained aircraft production rather than lump-sum funding.
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New York
William O’dwyer
Thomas E. Dewey
Childs Owosso
Mich
White House
Gracie Square
England
O'Dwyer
O’dwyer
Dewey
Tammany
Armed Services
Navy
Army
United States
Understanding the heart and circulation in simple terms
A lay discussion by Dr. William Brady explains heart structure and function. It covers how blood flows from lungs to the left atrium, through the mitral and aortic valves, the stages of systole and diastole, and the path through arteries and veins back to the heart, noting typical pulse rates and circulation dynamics.
Camp 17 prison camp death linked to Lt Little
Detailing the starvation death of Cpl. James Pavlockus at camp 17 Omuta Japan the article charges Lt Cmdr Edward N Little with mistreatment and turning Pavlockus and others over to Japanese guards. It cites testimonies from Schulman Reems and ex‑prisoners noting Little’s harsh discipline and the broader muttered hatred of 1 700 Allied inmates.
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Ashington
No. 17
Omuta
Fukioka
Japan
Cpl
James Paviockus
United States Marine Corps
Edward N. Little
Monrovia
Calif
Decatur
Lil
Paviockus
Ops
China
4Th
Shanghai Marine Regiment
Stephan Wise
Samuel Schulman
Brooklyn
Little
Wise
Schulman
Willie Re Reems
Gilbert
Lattle
Pavlockus
Maj. Schott
Enlis
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U.N
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Paul Mallon
Iowa
Greece
Turkey
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Ately
Interborough
Albany
New York City
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Milit
Naval
Congress
Ce Defense
Wm. Brady
Personal Health
Drew Pearson
Lt. Little
Joe Dudley
Pvt
William Knight
Warsaw
N.Y
Schul
Donald D. Rutter
U. Navy
Lansing
Hitlerer
Mameron
Mamero
Kioka
Kyushu
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