Truman resigns bid for reelection prompts nation praise
The article notes President Truman ends his re election path and praises his decision as principled. It discusses potential Democratic nominees and the shifting Republican landscape with Taft and Eisenhower, analyzing how Truman’s stand affects party dynamics and the 1952 race.
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Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Taft
United States
White House
Congresswoman and Rep. Poulson Face Off in Mock Boxing Feud
In Washington a Democratic Rep from Utah Eva Bosone and Republican Rep from California Norris Poulson spar over Bosone's Indian rights bill. Bosone vows to whack Poulson if provoked while Poulson trains hard and jokes about the clash. A quirky scene unfolds amid tax and politics chatter on Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Norris Poulson
Los Angels
California
Eva Beck Bosone
Salt Lake City
Utah
Ing
Congress
Readers invited to contribute letters to editor
The newspaper announces a new regular letter column. Readers are urged to send letters on any clean subject, with brevity and legibility, though crank or abusive submissions will be rejected. The aim is diverse opinion from multiple contributors and voices.
No One Wins The Steel Wage Boost Debate
The piece argues the steel wage hike of 17 percent over 18 months risks destabilizing prices and the economy. It criticizes endless rounds of wage and price increases, calls for a reality based wage formula tied to productivity, and questions the government's mediating approach.
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Defense
Wilson
WSB
Essary
Picketing and Free Speech Sparks in Press Commentary
Dore Schary criticizes wage picketing and free speech limits amid debates on private groups acting like government. He notes courts and witnesses, urging public hearings, while tracing history of reformers shaping U.S. policy through private investigations and activism.
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Dore Schary
Los Angeles
Wage Earners Committee
Schary
United States
Owen Lattimore
McCarran
House
Congress
New York
Charles H. Parkhurst
Parkhurst
Red Light
Upton Sinclair
Chicago
New York City
Death Avenue
William Randolph Hearst
New York Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Woman Suffrage
Congressional Quotes on Military Spending and War Policy
A collection of remarks from senators and officials criticizing military spending and international treaties. Kefauver questions cost and urgency of defense while Bridges and Bridges comment on POW lists and Communist actions. Lt. O Leary contrasts Chinese civility with North Korean resolve.
Gossip and film lore cross paths in this wide-ranging column
The column surveys celebrity ties from Dr. Richard Hoffman visiting Florida for a reconciliation with Christine Cromwell, to royal weddings and exits, to film industry trivia. It lists actors’ past jobs, unerased by fame, with notes on Doris Day, Ray Bolger, Ruth Roman, Phyllis Kirk, Randolph Scott, Gene Nelson, Ronald Reagan, Steve Cochran, Burt Lancaster, Steve Cochr as well as Audie Murphy and Jaine Billings.
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Park Avenue
Dick Jr
Florida
Virgin Islands
Junior
Christine
Cee-Cee) Cromwell
Doris Day
April
Ray Bolger
I. Ton
Gary
Springfield Rifles
Mara Mara
Ruth Roman
Miss Roman
New York
Phyllis Kirk
Randolph Scott
Gene Nelson
Ronald Gan
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Frank Lovejoy
Cincinnati
Spending and lies stain postwar politics in 1950s recollection
A reader comments on government spending and accountability, noting rising materiel costs and questioned distributions. He cites Bonner on military spending. The piece then shifts to remarks on Hitler, Russia, and racketeering in politics, before profiles of J. W. Honeycutt’s rise at Bethlehem Steel and reflections on President Truman’s era and changes in public discourse and propriety.
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Korea
Russia
Johnny Q
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Europe
Jacob Malik
United States
North Korea
America
Collier's
High Point
J. W. Honeycutt
Bethlehem Steel
Honeycutt
Greensbor
Greensboro
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Penn
Salem Col
Nazareth
Catawba College
Newton
Truman
Mr. Truman
Coolidge
Black Hills
South Dakota
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