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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1948
Page
20
An archival fragment outlines The Kansas City Star established 1880 by Wittmann R Nelson with subscription rates and offices. It includes German postwar commentary urging controlled recovery and a Yeats poem about a shy woman, reflecting mixed content from a 1948 issue.
The piece argues for a stronger vice presidency as Governors Warren and Dewey push for expanded duties. It notes the current limited role in Senate presiding and voting only on ties, urging constitutional or legal changes to place the vice president as a principal cabinet head and close executive aide to the president.
Keepers of a secluded pond rig a croak by croak broadcast to American and Japanese listeners. The amphibian concert aims to soothe listeners during a hot season, envisioned as a summer replacement for regular air shows with potential high popularity in radio polls.
A UN good offices panel reports slow progress toward a settlement between the Dutch and Indonesian authorities over Indonesia. The truce holds while negotiations continue, with UN prestige keeping both sides in line. Similar UN commissions are cited in the Balkans amid region tensions and Greek civil conflict.
Nations has secured a truce between Jews and Arabs and is pursuing a durable peace settlement. While none of the achievements is spectacular, each strengthens the UN peace machinery. From the Far East to the Balkans the trend supports the Vandenberg resolution urging reform within the charter and avoiding moves that erode collective action for peace.
The Dallas Morning News report by Richard M. Morehead surveys Missouri nonpartisan court reform. Critics like Jim Davis and Gene Powell oppose reducing party influence, while supporters including Dean Glenn A. McCleary and Judge Kimbrough Stone praise the plan's independence. The contrast lies between courthouse politics and judges elected on merit.
Walter Lippmann argues the Dewey Stassen feud split the progressives in the 1948 Republican convention. He contends the quarrel obscured shared progressive aims, boosted the old guard, and led to Dewey's nomination after shifting power to Warren and other allies. Copyright 1948 New York Herald Tribune.
A historical summary notes King George VI as a major owner with nine thoroughbreds, while praising his beneficial influence on racing. It traces royal involvement from Henry VIII to Queen Anne establishing Ascot, James I developing Newmarket, and the enduring prestige of British thoroughbreds prized worldwide.
The article traces royal involvement in British horse racing from Charles II to George VI, noting royal colors, stud farms at Sandringham, and top trainers Noel Murless and Cecil Boyd-Rochfort. It covers 1942 winnings, Derby hopes, and the sport’s title as the Sport of Kings, alongside a separate German postwar outlook piece.
A chalked tale traces how grandmother’s herb cures inspired By Dr William Withering to identify digitalis from foxglove for heart weakness. It notes ergot from red rye and its later medical uses in controlling bleeding and migraines, highlighting how midwives’ folk practice spurred scientific discovery.
Column humorously imagines television in taxicabs causing clashes with buses and trucks, drivers missing signals, and passengers dodging mishaps. It riffs on onscreen sports and race imagery, noting wild crashes, red lights, and conflicting driver stories amid a carnival of televised mayhem.
Senator Soaper notes discovery of a fossilized elephant dated to about one million years ago in California. The piece weaves political quips and satirical asides about media, public life, and social trends, with references to Irene Dunne and political temperature.
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