What Is A Democrat In New York Anyway
A Montgomery oriented column reflects on Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. winning a New York congressional seat on a splinter line and questions party loyalty. It contrasts New York and Alabama Democratic norms, noting Roosevelt’s stance with Truman and civil rights, and ponders who is a true Democrat in different states.
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Congress
Franklin Roosevelt
New York
Alabama Journal
Eleanor Roosevelt
Truman
Eleanor
South
McGraths
Trumans
Humphreys
Walter Whites
Roosevelt
Montgomery
Democratic Party
20Th
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Benjamin H. Shabeck
Young Roosevelt
Liberal
Four Freedoms
National Democratic
McGrath
Washington
Shalleck
Democratic
Paul E. Fitzpatrick
Shailleck
Trumen
Alabama
Mr. McGrath
British housing financier backs private praise of public housing
At a Washington dinner honoring Sir Harold Bellman, British housing figure, guests pressed him on American public housing. He defended Britain's program as effective for low income groups, while avoiding direct critique of U S policy.
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Washington
Harold Bellman
Frances. Freed
Atlie S. Freed
Buckingham Apartments
Pstomade
Virginia
Edward Carr
National Association of Home Builders
Oscar Kruetz
National Savings and Loan League
Morton Bodfish
U. S. Savings and Loan League
Harold
Abbey National Building Society
The
Savings and Loan League
Atlantic
England
America
Sir Harold
Humphrey Proposes Mole as GOP Symbol in Pittsburgh Banquet
Minnesota Senator Hubert Humphrey suggests replacing the elephant with a mole as the Republican symbol at a Pittsburgh banquet. He says the mole sees only in darkness and is blinded by sunlight, accusing Republicans of clinging to yesterday and resisting tomorrow.
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Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
Pittsburgh
Humphrey
Seattle Republicans eye Pearl Wanamaker vs Warren Magnuson
In Seattle Republicans plot to back Pearl Wanamaker, Washington state superintendent of education, to challenge Senator Warren Magnuson next year. They doubt Wanamaker's Republican claim despite her bid to unseat the handsome incumbent.
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Seattle
Warren Magnuson
Washington
Pearl Wanamaker
Pegpagax
Wardman Park
Waahingtos
Ralph Bunche
Middle East Institute
Bunche
Formosa
Why Do Life’s Questions Persist in Everyday Strife
A reflective piece by Arlie B. Davidson ponders why life is confusing and full of unanswered questions. It suggests that focusing on self-improvement and helping others can bring meaning despite persistent uncertainty.
Democratic Party faces path to renewed direction
The text hints at real Democrats potentially regaining control of the Democratic Party and steering it back toward its stated ideals and strategy. It suggests a shift toward a more decisive, reform-oriented approach within the party framework.
As Pegler Sees It Warns of Violent Year Ahead
West Book Pegler J B Matthews warns that violence is coming this year as he labels communists and their allies a threat. He cites union leaders and government officials from Roosevelt era as enabling insurrection and foresees a dangerous militancy in labor, politics, and national leadership amid rising unrest.
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J. B. Matthews
Doctor Matthews
Dayton
Communist Party
Dodo Matthews
CI0
John “L
Lewis
Philip Murray
Walter Reuther
Auto Workers
Reuther
Roosevelt
Con
United States
Truman
General Clay on Germans as citizens and Ilse Koch
In an interview from Berlin General Lucius D. Clay explains why he believes many Germans can become democratic citizens after dictatorship and defends his handling of Ilse Koch. He details mass murder risks under dictatorship, the need for stern measures, and the legal basis and limits of her war crime trial, noting double jeopardy and evidence issues.
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Berlin
INS
Germany
Lucius D. Clay
Hitler
Ilse Koch
Frankfurt
States
Buchenwald
Storm Troop
Senate
Gehrig’s Wife Testifies On MS Legislation In Senate Hearing
Mrs. Lou Gehrig appears before a senate subcommittee on health to support legislation against multiple sclerosis, described as the dread disease that felled her baseball star husband. A committee clerk slipped her a note recounting Lou Gehrig’s past kindness in Harlem’s 116th Street neighborhood, where he mentored local youths.
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Lou Gehrig
Senate Subcommittee On Health
Bull
Reidy
Gehrig
New York
Lou
Columbia University
Yankees
116Th Street
Harlem
Bill Reidy
Arms for Korea and Philippines drive in cold war capsule
General MacArthur urges immediate shipment of rifles machine guns and artillery to South Korea to arm 100000 troops against North Korean forces aided by Russia A separate mission led by Maj Gen Alpert Jones recommends arming 100000 Filipinos to counter communist guerillas In Hong Kong Britain seeks U S Navy base but is rebuffed due to fears of Chinese Communist confrontation and embassy warnings about potential conflict in Nanking
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Korea
MacArthur
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
North Korea
Russia
Philippines
United States Army
Alpert Jones
U. S. Army
Great Britain
U.S. Navy
Hong Kong
Far East
Navy
Nanking
U S. Navy
Insurrection Threats Stir Labor Debate and Racial Tension
The passage warns that rising disorder could become a revolution under a militant policy. The CIO is said to threaten the South with a militant drive, with fear that such action would turn violent against white men and women as part of labor unrest.
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CIO
Alabama essay tops on boy in Citizens Military Training Camp
Miss Dorothy Friedkin, Albany high school graduate, advised by military authorities that her essay titled Why A Boy I Know Should Attend The Citizens Military Training Camp was judged the best submitted from Alabama. Other items note indictments, club memberships, film promotions, and local social visits.
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Dorothy Friedkin
Albany High School
Alabama
Citizens Military Training Camp
War on Rats Continues at Courthouse With Fatal Attack
Violent death stalks the courthouse as a fourth rat-related assault ends in a victim's death. Maudie the courthouse maid summoned reinforcements after a passerby joined the attack in the probate judge’s office. Earlier incidents involved a tax assessor and other rats damaged by improvised weapons.
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Morgan Employees’ Anti-Rate Association
Maudie
J. T. Burch
Betty Lyle
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