Time To Act For Recreation Areas In Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Parks Commissioner Richard C. Jones urges early planning to set aside recreation areas in new subdivisions. He warns that land will be costly if bought later and argues for preemptive purchases before housing fills available plots. The piece condemns delaying public needs for economy and defends individual rights in foreign affairs as context.
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Ile Bowe
Richard C. Jones
City Plan Commission
Cedar Rapids
Jones
Plan Commission
Jim Farley presses for immediate Franco Spain recognition
Jim Farley argues for quick recognition of Franco Spain claiming allies prefer Spain on our side in any future war. He says there is little principle to his stance and rejects meddling in another nation's choice of government. He frames noninterference as mutual restraint in foreign policy.
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Spain
Gen. Franco
Jim
Franco
Im Farley
Office of Price Administration
Bowles
Secret Executions Regime Misses Deterrent Purpose
The article critiques General MacArthur’s ruling that seven Japanese war criminals including Hideki Tojo be executed in secret. It argues that conqueror justice lacks legitimacy and that executions should be public to inform the world and deter future war crimes, with press access and witnesses for other criminals.
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Gen. MacArthur
Hideki Tojo
Citizens win stop signs after petition to city council
Seventeen Cedar Rapids residents petitioned for stop signs at Fifth Avenue and Sixth Street SE after recent accidents. The city council ordered the installation on November 22 following a November 18 presentation, illustrating democracy in action and public power.
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Cedar Rapids
Fifth Avenue
Sixth Street
Wallaceites Helped Drift Truman To The Left Wing
Analysis argues Wallace supporters pushed Truman left in key issues including excess profits tax subsidies and public ownership. It notes Wallace critiques of Wall Street labor policies and foreign policy shifts as pivotal factors in the election outcome.
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Henry Wallace
Mr. Truman
Wallace
Wall Street
Idea Not Dead as Marshall Protest Dims Plan
The plan was dropped temporarily after General Marshall’s protest but the President signaled possible revival in speeches late in the campaign. Wallace supporters rallied to Truman, while Marshall exits as secretary of state looms. Wallace could claim influence despite limited votes for his ticket.
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Gen. Marshall
Wallace
Out of the Past: Saadi's Woven Contrasts of Rose and Thorn
A reflective note cites Saadi on how beauty and pain intertwine, linking sorrow and gladness with the enduring presence of the rose and thorn as the human condition's emblem.
Wade's Wit the All America eleven and modern ethics
Harry V. Wade muses on selecting an All America eleven with student involvement and comments on postwar politics. He cites Gallup and Ironies in foreign policy, notes fear of Nazi revival, and quips about technology and industry shaping society.
Degeneration fears spur readers’ wide ranging social critique
A reader laments perceived declines in discipline and health among youth and society, citing draft rejection rates, rampant drinking, maternal habits, media nudity, crime, divorce, and parental responsibility. The note also rebuts rumors of racial mixing affecting offspring and reflects a broader concern with public health and morals.
Change Is Needed Yet Inertia Hinders Truman Era Shifts
Marquis Childs argues liberal Democrats urge fresh ideas and new energy for the Truman administration to fulfill campaign promises. He cites Chester Bowles and Bowles’s critiques of inflationary policy and calls for pragmatic economic shifts beyond old New Deal patterns to avoid a 1946 stalemate. The piece notes Bowles’s readiness to serve and the lasting weight of tradition on the president.
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Washington
Truman
Chesapeake Bay
Bowles
Democratic Party
Ernst warns against monopoly and government overreach
Missouri Senator Ernst argues big business drives statism through unpoliced monopolies and that mergers reduce earnings over time. He urges Congress to break up big insurance, chain stores, and other monopolies to protect democracy and small firms.
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Ernst
Russia
America
Congress
Small Business Committee
Labor Liberals Move to Shape Democratic Party in Congress
In 1948 the labor backed liberals press to dominate party strategy, seeking greater say on appointments and legislation. They face senior conservatives led by Walter F. George and Robert L. Doughton, with power struggles over Ways and Means and the Rules Committee ahead of civil rights pushes and potential party splits.
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Truman
Joseph Alsop
Harry S. Truman
Treasury
John Snyder
Bor
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Paul Douglas
Ilinois
Georgia
Walter F. George
Senate Finance Committee
North Carolina
Robert L. Doughton
Ways and Means
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Congress
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Committee On Committees
Tees
Cox
Smith
Virginia
Celmer
Mississippi
Democratic Party
Colmer
Rayburn
Herald Trib. Inc
Harvard Tech Pranks Escalate To Stadium Plot
Buggs Baer notes Harvard and MIT prank war. Harvard math club members threaten to blast 60 000 fans from the stadium. The scheme parallels Pearl Harbor and spirals from tearing goal posts to dynamiting the stadium. Harvard vows to bar Tech from its lab schedule.
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Harvard
Massachusetts Tech
Stooges
Bikini
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