President Truman Apology Criticized As Political Posture
The piece denounces President Truman for an angry untrue denunciation of the United States Marine Corps and his subsequent apology as more political than personal. It mocks his explanations about readiness and the propaganda remark, calls for truth, restraint, and even a censor to temper future remarks. It also notes Drew Pearson’s psycho therapy comments about the president’s strain and urges cooler, wiser leadership.
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United States Marine Corps
Truman
Corps
Navy
Korea
Joe Stalin
Marine Corps
Con
Congress
Drew Pearson
Wallace Graham
Pearson
Graham
Truman Victory Expands Social Security Reach
The expanded social security law marks a milestone for President Truman, adding about 45 million people to federal pension rolls and boosting benefits. It raises the first $3600 of annual income taxed, with future tax-rate hikes toward 3 1 4 percent by 1970. The measure comes as Korea war pressures push defense spending and other social programs down the agenda.
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Truman
Congress
Stanton
Lincoln
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ways and
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Alben Barkley
Barkley
Fibbing Marines and beachside mischief in North Carolina
A breezy collage spans a Raleigh Marine recruiting gag about the fighting Marines, Fez-like quips in a Sanford bank, and Fuquay Varina readers lampooning war, housekeeping, and beach fashion. The column weds satire to local small-town life with jests, observations on sugar hoarding, and notes on manners and discipline.
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W. G. Hazel
Pee
Here
Charlotte
How Important Are You and the Atomic Shelter Vision
A columnist contrasts Truman and James Roosevelt on civilian protection from atomic bombs. Truman favors limited evacuation for government workers within commuting distance, while Roosevelt advocates near full city relocation to safe lands. The piece ends musing on who counts as essential in wartime policy.
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Betty Grable
G.I
Truman
Washington
Roosevelt
Los Angeles
San Francisco
San Diego
Quotes and opinions from political and cultural figures
A collection of quoted statements from George Bernard Shaw Winston Churchill Bernard Sarach Mich ael J McDermott Charles De Gaulle Herbert Hoover and Harry Sommers. The remarks touch on modesty wartime morality freedom and political ideology across personalities and eras.
Vibrant New York World Through 1950 Lens
A sharp columnist rails against Puerto Rican immigration’s impact on New York City, using MacKinlay Kantor’s Signal Thirty-two as a lens. He portrays vice ridden East Harlem, political monopolies, and social decay, then diverges into White House social life, film and television trends, and looming investigations. He notes family updates and a theater season as nightlife regains energy.
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New York City
MacKinlay Kantor
E. 104Th St
Rep
Unthoughtful politics and history from a restless era
A column surveys President Truman's marine corps remark and criticism from Kefauver. It recalls past presidents and judgments, noting Washington Jefferson Lincoln and Wilson, and ends with a cheeky high school nuisance anecdote. The piece highlights political reversals and human error in leadership.
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Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
Washington
Lincoln
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