The Hardest Part of the Little Girl’s Day
In New York on August 20 Hal Boyle writes about a girl awaiting her mother’s return from work. Since the father left, the child endures long dull periods with a maid and a skipped dinner, while she senses her mother’s restrained excitement. The story notes the girl’s precocious shift toward adult romance and her longing to glimpse Mommy’s world, watching for the neon glow of home.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Daddy
Attuna
Harlem
Man Who Shot At General Clark Meets His Target Face To Face
Irwin Yuen, a Coast Guard steward’s mate first class, met General Mark Clark at the Los Angeles Press Club after firing on a PT boat mistaken for a German E boat near Anzio. Clark, leading the Sixth Army, said three crewmen were killed and others wounded in the incident, which happened shortly after the beachhead was established.
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General Clark
Los Angeles
Irwin Yuen
Mark Clark
Clark
Sixth Army
San Francisco
Yuen
Coast Guard
Anzio
Ood
India meat debate mirrors independence era clash
A New York Times style column uses India’s 1947 independence and cow versus beef issue to illustrate caste, religion, and national identity. It contrasts Hindu vegetarian reverence with Muslim Pakistan views while noting the broader struggle against colonial rule and social hierarchy.
Hindu dietary laws clash with meat eating and politics
A writer notes the clash between India's strict vegetarianism and meat eating among Muslims, citing Mohandas Gandhi’s cow worship stance. He recalls a Hindu student who tried eggs to understand modern progress but could not stomach them, reflecting on colonial influence and cultural rigidity.
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Mohandas Gandhi
India
McKinley
England
Goering’s Brother Fined By Nazi Court
Wiesbaden Germany Aug 20 Dr Heinrich Goering fined 200 marks by a deNazification court for being a Nazi follower He was a former Frankfurt University professor and physician who joined the party in 1933 but said he was not active He claimed he met his half brother Hermann Goering only six times between 1933 and 1942 and they never discussed party policy.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
Heinrich Goering
Frankfurt University
Hermann Goering
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