Promising Start to Housing Relief Plan in Cedar Rapids
The Tuesday mayor's housing clinic sparked a push toward real relief for Cedar Rapids postwar housing. Participants proposed over a dozen ideas, notably forming a million-dollar corporation to organize and fund a sustained housing effort, avoiding piecemeal, uncoordinated actions.
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Segregation Plans Tabled for Eldona Boys School
Report notes ongoing unrest at the Iowa Training School for Boys in Eldona. Authorities agree incorrigibles must be segregated before normalcy returns. Three segregation options proposed including a new building plan.
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Bossism critiqued by Chicago mayor to Iowa Democrats
Edward J. Kelly says he would be a rubber stamp mayor if he don t run the machine, arguing bosses keep power for the party and not the public. He likens his stance to Frank Hague’s,他 implies both leaders view domains as party machines rather than public service.
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It’s a Shame Iowa Governor Buys Des Moines Home
The Iowa governor finally buys a home in Des Moines ending a long dispute over housing. The piece condemns state stinginess, noting resolutions for other officials while the chief executive lacked a residence during his term and urging better provision for leaders.
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Freedom from Snobbery and the World’s Unequal Tolerance
A collection of sharp observations by Robert Quillen on snobbery, imperial attitudes, and wartime rhetoric. He argues that Indians, Solomons bushmen, and interior Burma headhunters can innovate with tools and guns, that democracy comes from respect, and that colonial rulers fail when they keep subject peoples ignorant. He contends education and decency raise nations, while force sustains only an illusion of control.
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Out of the Past The worth of a state in the long run
A concise reflection on the value of individuals to a state's enduring strength. Noted thinker J Stuart Mill attributed national merit to the people who compose the society over time.
Baruch Letter Signals Realism over Politics in Economics
Baruch warned that production is the root of inflation and urged restraint on foreign aid and public spending. He argued tax cuts lag inflation, criticized current policy for politicizing economics, and warned that surrendering the atom bomb or funds fuels inflation and weakens U.S. power.
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Bugers Baer Says Women’s Suffrage Aired
The author laments twenty five years of women’s suffrage remarking it failed to end wars or improve welfare. He notes women supported three Republican and one Democrat presidents, mocks reforms, and jokes that voting hasn’t yielded progress while highlighting a male protest over his wife’s awareness.
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Pre Pearl Harbor report shows warning gaps and missteps
Drew Pearson reveals that a top secret army report on Pearl Harbor shows missing cables and a forwarded winds message that warned of war, with Navy files vanishing. The piece traces how signals and miscommunications involving Kimmel Short and Marshall left Hawaii unalerted before the attack.
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We’ve Got To Come Halfway Attlee Visit Urgency
Marquis Childs argues the Attlee visit signals urgency in U S Britain cooperation on the atomic bomb and postwar trade. He warns against isolationism and stresses the need for world trade, calm loan talks, and balanced aims to avoid inflation while rebuilding after war.
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Health Notes On Cheese Calcium And Vitamin D
Dr Brady discusses the nutritional value of cheese and milk noting calcium and phosphorus as essential elements. He explains the need for vitamin D for absorption and how dairy foods support teeth and vitality. He cites personal anecdotes about milk consumption and dental health.
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Public Interest Should Guide Labor Management Parley
Washington speech argues the labor management conference must serve the public over narrow group interests. It urges fact finding by impartial tribunals to resolve wage disputes, ensure universal support for recommendations, and emphasize conciliation over partisan maneuvering.
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