Condition, mental tides of gridiron teams loom
The piece muses on football players' physical and mental condition affecting outcomes. It cites Alabama's illness before historical Centre game and Army's food issue before Navy, notes Alabama Tech and Georgia Tech performances, and discusses coaches' struggles to prepare squads and the unpredictability of peak form.
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Army
Navy
Alabama
Birmingham
Hubert
Jack Langhorn
Huntsville Times
Jack
Georgia Tech
Tech
Tide
Praise For Sen McKellar Highlights a tributes from Congress
Senator Chavez pays tribute to Kenneth McKellar Tennessee’s senior senator. The Congressional Record includes praise for McKellar’s public service and patriotism, with quotes praising his devotion and leadership in the Appropriations Committee amid earlier disagreements with his politics.
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Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
Senator McKellar
Senate
Chavez
New Mexico
Congressional Record
McKellar
Andrew Jackson
John Sevier
Andrew Johnson
James K. Polk
United States
Sam Houston
Nathan B. Forrest
Edward Ward Carmack
Bob Taylor
Cordell Hull
Joe Burns
Committee On Appropriations
Mr. Stennis
Baseball chief offered services to war effort clash at Johnson’s side
In Washington during a brief vacation Drew Pearson reports a tense scene as Baseball Commissioner Chandler visits Defense Secretary Louis Johnson. Brig. Gen. Renfrew, chewing candy, mutters a boast about a deferment hint and a personnel officer sits in, prompting Chandler to retort that he just wants to see Johnson to offer baseball’s help to the government.
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Washington
Louis Johnson
Happy” Chandler
Johnson
Louis H. Renfrew
Renfrew
Chandler
Navy secret project moved to secret contractors
A long-hidden Navy project, said to outrank the atomic bomb in wartime priority, was awarded in February 1946 to Engineering Research Associates of St. Paul after Booz Allen Hamilton warned of poor management. Capt Meader, Capt Engstrom, and Comdr Norris joined ERA as vice presidents, and Meader recently sold his stake for $30,000, but a clause bans him from suing the firm.
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Navy
Cmpany
Northwest Aeronautic Corporation
Engineering Research Associates
St. Paul, Minn
Booz, Allen and Hamilton
Washington, D. C
Ralph Meader
Navy Computing Machine Laboratory
Dayton
Ohio
Howard Engstrom
Naval Communications
William C. Norris
Meader
Happiness in Marriage and Military Travel Bias
An analysis notes happy husbands share traits such as emotional stability cooperation and egalitarian attitudes. It then discusses Defense Department travel policy favoring railroads for military personnel, despite cheaper air options, citing a 10 percent railroad discount and a controversial official denial.
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Defense Department
Defense Johnson
Pullman
Steve Early
FDR Jr Attacks Hanley at New York Meeting
Young Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. railed at Lieut. Gov. Joe Hanley during a state gathering, joking that the 74-year-old candidate is old fashioned while Hanley retorted he has lived 49 years with the same wife, asserting his own old-fashioned status.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
New York State
Joe Hanley
Fdr Jr
Hanley
Dewey
Franklin
FDR
Congress Demands Tao of Tarzan Eyetus Explained
Dr George Calver, the capitol physician, was mystified when Congressman Tom Steed of Oklahoma spoke of an epidemic of Tarzan eyetus in congress. The Oklahoma explained it is eye fatigue from watching colleagues swinging from many limbs like Tarzan.
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George Calver
Capitol
Tom Steed
Oklahoma
Congress
Doc
Deaf mute girl killed by train in Birmingham
An 18 year old deaf mute girl Frances Devine was struck and killed by a Seaboard Air Line freight train near her home in Birmingham. Train crew could not stop in time after spotting her on the tracks. Her 5 year old brother was killed by a freight in the same area years earlier.
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Birmingham
Ala
Frances Devine
Seaboard Air Line
Cecil Devine
Canada Tops World in Asbestos Production
The report states that Canada leads global asbestos production, highlighting its dominant role in mining and export activity. Authorities note ongoing debates over safety and regulatory controls as environmental and health concerns persist.
Vermont Papers Faced With Commune Exposure
A Manchester reader cites Rutland Herald and White River Valley Herald for slow disclosure on communist cells in Randolph and Bethel regions. He notes a cautious stance and defends exposing communists as a duty of press freedom, citing broader anti communist history and urging clear reporting.
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Manchester
Rutland Herald
Brattleboro Reformer
Randolph
Bethel
New York
White River Valley Herald
Randolph-Bethel
White River Valley
Randolph Center
White River
Vermont
Stratemeyer maps Pyongyang strike as war aims pivot
Lt Gen George E Stratemeyer reviews a B 29 strike over Pyongyang with Maj Gen Rosey O Donnell at the North Korean front. The aerial view shows leveled yards and tracks, trains wiped away, and the plan to extend bombing south as Korea fights for its future.
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INS
George E. Stratemeyer
Rosey
O’donnell
Pyongyang
Stratemeyer
Mukden
Vladivostok
West Point
Fellows
Hungnam
Japan
Korea
Reds
Philadelphia
New York
Tokyo
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Decatur
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
W. R. Shelton
THE
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Sen. McKellar
Drew Pearson
Lewis M. Terman
Laan A
Canada
Mr. Pegler
International News Service
FAR East Air Forces Headquarters
America
Green Mountain
Invidiuals
Dillehay's
Hagerty Drugs
Loyd’s Drug Store
Peere
W. Moulton St
Johnston St
Pryor Motor Co
Morgan County National Bank
Decatur, Alabama
FDIC
Federal Reserve System
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