Would Johnson Care To Extend His Remarks
The piece discusses Sen. Ed Johnson and Sen. Hicklenlooper amid criticism over atomic energy issues. It reflects on Lilienthal's role, transparency concerns, and the debate over how atomic secrets and energy policy are handled at the national level. It reviews appraisal methods used by the commission and notes shifts in funding distribution toward need-based farming and road funds.
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Ed Johnson
Colorado
Senator Hickenlooper
Atomic Energy Commission
David Lilienthal
United States
Johnson
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Lilienthal
Atomic Energy
Hickenlooper
Joint Committee
Iowa Assessor Law Aims to Equalize Rural Urban Valuations
State tax commission completes rural urban property valuation equalization in Iowa and opens protests until Saturday. If no protests, unresolved protests will determine the full effect of the county assessor law enacted by the 1947 legislature amid taxpayer opposition who argued values were far below legal 60 percent.
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Linn
United States Department of Agriculture
State Tax Commission
Iowa
Editorial: Parking Clash at the Post Office
Community voices urge night parking editorial due to constant post office meter use. Neighbors report full block spaces and red violation flags, arguing meters should be enforced while limiting hogging of the few spaces for quick postal visits.
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Hoyle
Admiral Sherman pressed to curb the Schnorkel menace
In a 1949 view, Joseph and Stewart Alsop praise Admiral Forrest Sherman for quickly shaping the Navy’s focus to counter the German type 21 Schnorkel submarine, warning that without effective anti submarine methods the United States risks losing control of the seas and Europe’s security. The piece notes production projections, strategic stakes, and the need for expanded anti submarine research under Johnson and Matthews.
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Ashington
Louis Johnson
Navy
Francis Matthews
Adm
Forrest Sherman
Sherman
United States Navy
Newfoundland
Stewart Alsop
United States
New York Herald Tribune Inc
Western
Europe
Soviet Union
Joint Research and Development Board
Johnson
Heisman Trophy honors Nile Kinnick in 1939
The Heisman Memorial Trophy for the outstanding 1939 college football player went to Nile Kinnick with 651 votes from sportswriters. Michigan’s Tommy Harmon placed second with 405 votes.
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Nile Kinnick
Kinnick
Michigan
Tommy Harmon
Shirley Temple
Shirley
J. LeRoy Farmer
Frank Wood
Wood
Alcoholism Debate: Disease or Emotional Immaturity
A reader and doctor debate whether alcoholism is a disease or a failure of emotional development. A recovering alcoholic argues that recognizing a clinically defined disease aided recovery, while another sanitarium director counters that rehabilitation hinges on personal responsibility. The exchange weighs medical, emotional, and spiritual factors in recovery.
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Miracle of
Alcoholics Anonymous
Yale School of Alcohol Studies
Generous Illinois benefactor dies after giving away wealth
A Illinois man who donated $350,000 to friends and institutions to spread happiness dies 16 days after his last act, a philanthropic experiment that spared him further distress at seeing beneficiaries mismanage the funds. His gesture highlights that money alone does not guarantee happiness. The piece also notes British American talks in Washington on a potential major U.S. loan to India and Pakistan to ease Britain debts and revive exports.
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Aurora
Washington
United States
India
Pakistan
Nehru
London
Jong
Britain
Our Loan to India Aids Britain and Europe
Marquis Childs argues that US credit to India would stimulate Britain and continental Europe by creating demand for Western European capital goods. He notes French alarm at a potential special Anglo British link and urges a confidential three‑way deal to aid world recovery without extra burden on American taxpayers.
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Britain
Southeast Asia
Europe
United States
Commonwealth
Iodine for All Creatures: Advice From Mrs M
Mrs M urges equal iodine consideration for humans and all animals. She notes livestock and pets need a daily adequate intake, mirroring human requirements, and asks if Dien iodine ration should be advised.
Bugs Baer on Mussolini and UN vote sparks new war fears
The column mocks Mussolini and Italian colonial leadership after a UN vote against Africa. Libya Somaliland and Eritrea are cited as unanimous, with BuG's biting line about future dictators and the ominous warning of a forthcoming conflict.
President Truman and the Ghost Writer Question
Author David Lawrence argues Truman’s policies reflect the president’s own judgment despite ghost writers. He notes ward politics shaped Truman and that all presidents use assistants, but a change in ghost writers won’t alter the presidential personality or policy direction.
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Clark Clifford
Mr. Truman
White House
United in U S A and United Nations cooperation debated
A reader letter argues Americans must unite Democrats and Republicans to support the flag and Republic. It criticizes the U S income tax division as an overcomplicated system and calls for reform, praising Vivien Kellems and the Iowa tax agents while lamenting the cost of filing.
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Republic
United Nations
United
Elia H. Steed
Twelfth Street
N.W
Married Women Association cites abuse by husbands in Britain
In a satirical column, the Married Women's Association accuses husbands of beating wives with sticks as large as a little finger and urges the British House of Commons to grant more protections. The piece notes no parallel groups for husbands and mocks gender roles and domestic duties.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Married Women’s Association of
Britain
House of Commons
Smith
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