State Senator Knudson outlines plan to aid mentally ill
Mason business leader Senator Herman Knudson heads Iowa committee assessing care and housing for the mentally ill in Des Moines. He proposes shifting custodial state hospital patients to county homes to relieve overcrowding and save about 364 thousand dollars annually, potentially avoiding a 2 million dollar building program.
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Herman Knudson
Mason" City
Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa Tax Payers Association
Knudson
Alden L. Doud
Douds
John R. Gardner
Lisbon
Linn County
John Heffner
Webster City
Samuel W. Hamilton
Washington
U.S. Public Health Service
Republicans Drive Pearl Harbor Inquiry For Truth
The piece argues the two party system improves congressional probes. It credits Republicans on the Pearl Harbor investigation for uncovering facts Democrats missed. It notes a minority role can be constructive and urges full disclosure to prevent future disasters.
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Pearl Harbor
Army
Navy
Congressional Committee
Cedar Rapids Observes Postwar Strike Effects
The piece notes Cedar Rapids faces a postwar strike and urges orderly conduct by workers and management. It argues stability in labor relations could spur economic expansion and warns that the community’s future hinges on how disputes are settled with minimal disruption.
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Cedar Rapids
It Isn’t Right To Help Nazis Up by Pulling Americans Down
A political column argues against aiding Germans in war production, warning that restoring optical goods and cameras to export would hurt American industry and jobs. The author cites U.S. need for binoculars during wartime and laments economic self-interest and flawed policy.
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Navy
National
John OD. Blandford
Capitol Hill
Congress
Out of the Past Piety as End Becomes Hypothetical
The fragment hints at a discussion about cultivating piety as an end rather than a means. It suggests a philosophical stance where virtue is pursued for its own sake, not for external rewards or status. No concrete events or persons are identifiable in the text.
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Henry
Fort Knox
P.H
We Have Become Evasive in International Diplomacy
The speaker states diplomacy is concealing what is unknown and notes a shift toward evasiveness and unreliability. He compares two real diplomats to one and says that recent years show increased slipperiness in line with racket traditions.
Inflation Debate Warns Against Deflation Myths
Paul Mallon argues deflation fears overstate danger while purchasing power rises and goods remain scarce. He cites strong stock results across New York Boston Chicago and other cities with a national average up 19 percent, urging balanced policy to avoid either inflation or deflation and to align spending with production. He warns propaganda may worsen inflation by pushing higher purchasing power without matching supply.
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Ashington
Roosevelt
New York
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Atlanta
Kansas City
Minneapolis
San Francisco
Federal Reserve Board
St. Louis
House Bill 2788 would limit prosecution time for federal violations
Drew Pearson reports that the House Judiciary Committee backed a bill to shorten the statute of limitations to one year for crimes including government surplus property fraud wage hour violations and civil rights cases. Critics warn the measure would invite continued lawbreaking and undermine public interests while the full House and Senate consider it.
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Congress
House Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
J. Edgar Hoover
House
Senate
Housing Crisis for Veterans Poses Political Risk
President faces a mounting housing shortage as Mayor Edward J. Kelly cites explosive politics around veteran home needs. By end of 1946 about 2.906 million married veterans require housing with 800,000 doubling up with relatives and 1 million aided by existing homes, while 475,000 new units are planned, likely optimistic.
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Ajashington
White House
Edward J. Kelly
Chicago
Kelly
Brass Hat Testimony and the Defense Merger Debate
The piece argues the Senate committee should appoint a civilian panel to study defense unification. It cites Eisenhower and Nimtz shifting views on a single department, notes Army Navy lobbying, and critiques wartime management under Stimson and Forrestal. It warns against political manipulation and highlights housing and real estate lobbies influencing postwar policy.
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Washington
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Department of Defense
Congress
Defense
United States
Dipsomaniac causes and the inferiority complex in youth
Dr Brady explains that drinking stems from a perceived inferiority in physically or mentally weak youths. Alcohol acts narcotically to blunt awareness of deficits, fostering a temporary sense of equality with peers. He warns against early exposure to cocktails and the social pressure to drink.
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Webster
Brady
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