Effectiveness of Aid Is The Primary Consideration
The piece weighs the costs and aims of the Marshall Plan, arguing aid to Europe should be judged by its potential to establish lasting peace. It favors targeted aid if promising, but warns against reckless spending or endless armament. It notes income tax reform may require time and careful planning, not quick fixes.
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Europe
Gov. Herring
Iowa
Employment Security Commission
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Herodotus
Henry Ford
United States
Western
Kremlin
Lawmakers swing toward tax raise for 1948 session
A special session of the legislature appears likely to extend the 50 percent income tax rate to 1948 as enough lawmakers signal support for Gov. Blue to call the session. Advocates urge scheduling soon to print forms ahead of the March 31 deadline, avoiding holiday delay and enabling tax officials to prepare.
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Gov. Blue
Tax Commission
Iowa counties weigh DDT fly spray impact on health
Health officers in Iowa doubt precise data from last summer show health benefits from DDT fly campaigns but note fewer flies and greater public comfort. Weather and breeding conditions may influence results, yet officials advocate continuing the program to gather measurable health data over multiple summers.
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Iowa
Perspective on judging world through balance of colors
Malcolm Bingay argues that perspective shapes judgment about current events and asks readers to avoid extremes both near and far. He warns against overconfidence and cites Kipling to illustrate how bad ideas crowd out honest reasoning, causing national stupidity and inflated claims of knowledge.
Out of the Past Simplicity Quote
A concise quotation notes that simplicity, oddly enough, proves the hardest to imitate, attributed to Steele.
If I Were Going to Memphis I Wouldn’t Start Here
The narrator compares empty official pronouncements from Washington and United Nations with memoirs of Roosevelt aides, invoking a hillbilly joke and Pope Julius III. He criticizes the Truman era tone and laments futile governance, noting the small wisdom in power.
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Boss Ket
Tennessee Mountains
Memphis
White House
United Nations
James Farley
Henry Morgenthau
James F. Byrnes
Raymond Moley
Charles Michelson
Roosevelt
Julius III
Holy Father
Truman
Wade's Wit: Commentators mock war mood and odd mishaps
Wade notes Soviet Russia unlikely to declare war or publish peace terms. He quips that 25 billion annual bus and streetcar passengers would stretch from New York to Los Angeles if lined up. He cites beauty parlor spending and a taxi mishap involving a congressman in a light, humorous column.
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Soviet
Russia
New York
Los Angeles
Economic Report on Aid to Europe and U.S. Steel Shortage
The piece reviews a 25,000 word council of economic advisers report backing aid to Europe while warning steel shortages and transport limits constrain expansion. It argues domestic demand, not foreign demand, has driven price rises, notes missed data on postwar production losses, and criticizes political attacks on price controls.
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Council of Economic Advisers
America
Europe
Truman Nouliriac
Paris Committee of 16 Nations
Take Notis Sign Warns River Danger
A rural road foreman resolves a river hazard by erecting a sign board painted in bright red letters. The message reads Take notis when this board is out of site the river is dangerous. The sign is intended to warn travelers of slippery waters after high water.
Britain Has Lot To Teach Us
Marquis Childs argues Britain remains a value symbol despite current disintegration pressures. He cautions Americans against anti British sentiment and notes India and Burma’s shift toward a British commonwealth link, stressing cooperation between East and West and within white and colored peoples.
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Britain
India
Burma
Slow Down Production to Fight Shortages, Says TRIPP
Frank Tripp argues that shortages and higher prices stem from slowed or poor productivity across the economy. He urges workers to produce as much as in earlier periods, noting that value comes from output for others, not hours worked. He contrasts personal frugality with industrial efficiency and cites Britain and America’s mutual dependence, urging smarter cooperation during the transition period and praising Britain’s historic role.
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Robinson Crusoe
Friday
Kansas
Spaghetti Chewing and Diabetes Warnings by Dr Brady
Dr Brady warns that thorough chewing aids starch digestion and insulin production, noting one in four may be diabetic. He cites spaghetti as starch heavy and stresses chewing for nutrient absorption and long term health, urging careful eating habits for potential carriers.
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Elliott P. Joslin
Langerhans
Do Appendixes Have a Function in the Body
A reader asks if the appendix serves a purpose and is told it has no function. The reply notes historical beliefs and confirms no proven benefit from alcohol to elderly individuals, with Brady later retracting an earlier error about such claims.
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D. G
Brady
CM. C
Harriman Committee Nears Deadline on Europe Aid Report
Stewart Alsop notes the Harriman committee will publish a report detailing American participation in European recovery. It favors creating a separate agency to oversee Marshall plan aid, rejects Stassen’s moratorium idea, and aims for durable European revival beyond mere relief. The panel’s cautious stance sets the stage for a pivotal congressional debate.
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Commerce
Averell Mharri
Europe
Western
Washington
Secretary of Man
Harold Stassen
Harriman
Stassen
Harriman Committee
Congress
New York Herald Tribune Inc
India's Cow Turmoil Sparks Kashmir Crisis Amid Hunger Strikes
In a satirical يرly, references to India Pakistan tensions escalate as Gandhi watches from the bench in a six Maharaja line. The piece mocks the hunger strike and inflammatory rhetoric. Aliens, Afghans, and Kipling are invoked to signal growing turmoil and shifting loyalties.
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Punjab
Pakistans
Gandhi
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