Conant backs universal service to harden national defense
Harvard president James Bryant Conant argues in Look for immediate congressional passage of a universal two year military service. He favors starting at 18 or after high school with no student deferments and a plan that includes unfit service in other roles. He warns of Europe’s danger and cites a 3.0 to 3.5 million manpower need for readiness.
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Look Magazine
Conant
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UMS
UMT
Household Journal
Red Cross
High Point College
Kenneth de Courcy
MacArthur
Armestrong
Texas
Mississippi
van Horn Moseley
Prayer call and political attacks clash in Truman note
A Louisiana congressman urged President Truman to declare a national day of prayer for guidance amid U S Korea crisis. Truman criticized campaigns in five states as low, pointing to the Pendergast machine in St Louis and demanding divine guidance for a troubled nation.
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Louisiana
Truman
North Carolina
Korea
Scott
United States
Utah
Illinois
Indiana
St. Louis
Harry Truman
Two Commissioners Oust Chandler and Name Wade in Talk
The piece criticizes the removal of Chandler as baseball commissioner and praises Wallace Wade of Duke University as an ideal fit for such a post. It argues Chandler’s replacement could cost baseball and notes Wade’s success in promoting fair football. The column supports Wade’s appointment and welcomes Chandler’s departure.
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Happy” Chandler
Happy
House of Baseball
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Montebank
Baseball
Chandler
Landis
Southern Conference
Wallace Wade
Duke University
The Enchanted flop mirrors The Disenchanted success
A critic notes how Broadway saw a box office flop with The Enchanted last year while this year The Disenchanted huge success signals mood shifts in the arts. The commentator warns dwelling on such signs can be gloom inducing.
Letter to Truman Sparks Whimsical Muse In Washington
A fragmented paraphrase imagines a gossiping tone about a music critic and mentions President Truman. The piece ponders whether Alger Hiss will turn on Dean Acheson and jokes about writing a threatening note or seeking psychiatric analysis.
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Alger Hiss
Ion
Dean Acheson
Truman
Washington
Blood and Its Use In Human Life Lore
Readable notes discuss blood donation ethics and process, plasma use, and isotopes in medicine. It covers blood typing for transfusions, blood counts before operations, leukemia, and the role of plasma storage. The piece also blends medical primer with social commentary on public figures and policies.
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Red Cross
United
Macbeth
Thane
Cawdor
Duncan
Scotland
Lady Macbeth
Ex Roosevelt kin and socialites tied to holiday weddings
A roundup notes ex Mrs. FDR Jr Ethel DuPont to wed Detroit lawyer Ben Warren during Christmas. It mentions Marina Torlonia and Slater's 29th, gossip on Nancy Oakes merger, and various high society moves from Paris to Broadway amid political and media intrigue.
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Ethel DuPont
Detroit
Ben Warren
Deems Taylors
Paris
Marina Torlonia
Shields
Slater Seal
Nancy Oakes
Mexico
Will
M. Strange
Ted Peckham
Arline
Robert Rickson
Columbia University
Labor Youth League
U. S
United Nations Fails to Date Amid Korea and China Tensions
In a critical review the article argues the UN has failed to deter Soviet backed aggression in Korea and against China. It laments Western hesitation and British and American influence, calling for stronger enforcement of UN actions and unity.
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Soviet Korea
Soviet China
Russia
Cominform
Third International
Comintern
Korea
United States
Great Britain
Australia
China
Turkey
Douglas MacArthur
State Department
Ion
Europe
Asia
Formosa
India
Soviet Russia
Western Europe
Western
Congress
Trygve Lie
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