New Approach to Cedar Rapids Fourth Street Problem
The article supports involving a grand jury and district judge in Cedar Rapids to reassess the Fourth street obstruction. It credits Judge Thompson with injecting a practical element, suggesting expert input and removing railroad bias. It argues for more authoritative action, citing city growth and underpass plans at Marion, and praises Arnall as a refreshing state leader worth emulation.
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Grand Jury
Cedar Rapids
G. K. Thompson
Chamber of Commerce
Marion
Arnall's visits highlight Georgia reforms and anti-poll tax stance
Ellis G Arnall appears in Iowa after three state stops to discuss Southern economic and political issues. The former Georgia governor is praised for paying off state debt, expanding education, abolishing the poll tax, and ending the chain gang system without tax increases, while pushing against discriminatory freight rates toward a Supreme Court ruling.
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Ellis G. Arnall
South
Georgia
Supreme Court
Momen
Congressional probe flaws and the Hughes case debate
An intra Senate clash between Senators Ferguson and Pepper sparks discussion on how congressional investigations are run. The piece argues the problem lies in personnel, not procedure, and calls for qualified chairmen and possible reforms to restore public confidence in the process.
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Howard Hughes
Ferguson
Michigan
Pepper
Florida
Hughes
Senate
Congress
Not in the United States They Are Russian Communists as Gangsters
Malcolm Bingay mocks Joseph Stalin and key Russian Communist leaders as dull hoodlums who refuse to follow normal society. He compares them to gangsters and Capone, denouncing their lack of diplomacy and sportsmanship and portraying them as boorish and violent in manner.
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Arnall
Iowa
Joe
Molly
United States
al Capone
Russia
Willkie
Congressional Reading Room
Out of the Past on Communists and American Democracy
The piece decries Communist activity in the United States from 1940 to postwar, noting hostile tactics at speaking events, agitation in unions, and the use of smear as political weapon. It cites Willkie, Roosevelt, Dewey, Taft, and Adolf Hitler as contrasted figures, accusing Moscow of steering labor and political campaigns while warning against a drift toward chaos and anti liberalism.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Dewey
Stalin
Hitler
Moscow
Robert A. Taft
Adolf Hitler
Wade's Wit: Peace, A-Bombs, and Absurdities
By Harry V. Wade. A worker for peace chides Washington over casual good intentions while A-bombs are built on the side. Mexican crowd laughs at a bull-fighter failing six times. A refugee drifts, and a winter golf pro marriage is joked about. A hunter fatally shoots another hunter, mistaken for a deer in a two-toned jacket.
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Worker For Peace
Washington
Harriman Group muffed issue of how money’s to be spent
The Harriman committee’s report on European aid leans toward nonintervention and avoids firm conditions on how funds are used. Critics contend it abandons free enterprise as a prerequisite, risking ineffective spending as Congress eyes a $12 to $17 billion outlay amid Britain’s socialist programs and Ruhr risks.
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Harriman Group
Tashington
Citi‘yyzens
Secretary of Commerce
Harriman
Europe
Harriman Committee
Aviwingpit
Qayu
U. S. Treasury
Britain
Ruhr
Vatican
Douglas
Republican Congress
Congress
Warren for President Yet Not A Candidate Aims
Governor Earl Warren of California emerges as a potential GOP nominee if Taft and Dewey deadlock the national convention. The piece traces Warren's career from Alameda County district attorney to governor, highlighting his bipartisan appointments, labor ties, and cautious foreign stance. It notes proposals he might seek attorney general of the United States and previews a possible Warren candidacy in Philadelphia.
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Sen
Taft
Dewey
California
White House
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Earl Warren
Warren
Gov. Warren
Los Angeles
Bakersfield
Calif
Musicians’ Union
West Coast
Washington
Alameda County
Bay
San Francisco
Oakland
Ean
France
China
Europe
Truman
Dewey Foreign Aid Plan Signals Presidential Bid
George E. Sokolsky notes Dewey marks first Republican to press a comprehensive Europe aid plan, backed by Vandenberg and Dulles. He frames aid as self defense, proposes bipartisan financing with loans, and urges using aid to build recipient resources. Dewey also revives China policy, challenging Truman and signaling candidacy.
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New York
Europe
Congress
Behy Dr Brady on benign breast lump and medical guidance
A reader shares a benign breast lump discovered by a woman studying cancer prevention. Dr Brady advised consulting a physician and relying on a specialist. The lump was removed in office under local anesthesia with biopsy confirming noncancerous status.
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F. F. and I
Doc Brady
Europe Recovery Plan debated by Congress and Marshall
United States officials outline the European recovery program or ERP stressing a centralized administration and interim aid to France Italy and Austria. Secretary of State George C Marshall testifies on needs and timelines while Congress weighs a corporate structure vs a board and names potential figures like Lewis Douglas.
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Ashington
Europe
Senate
House
George C. Marshall
Harvard
Paris
State Department
Washington
Joint Congressional Committees
Marshall
France
Italy
Austria
Congress
Western
Harriman
Britain
Lewis Douglas
London
Truman
Debt figures show slight year end reduction in 1946
The Britannica Book of the Year for 1947 notes the national debt fell from 258,682,000,000 to 269,422,000,000 during the year. It also states there was little chance of further debt reduction by this method, and the author expresses gratitude.
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