Meet Candidate Vandenberg Fourth of Series
Sigrid Arne Washington profiles Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg as he debates the Marshall Plan in the Senate. The piece details his calm, methodical style, public stance on foreign policy, and lifelong work as a factual, newspaper‑savvy legislator. It notes his 20 years in the Senate, disdain for public campaigning, and hopes to be secretary of state or author a Hamilton biography.
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Washington
Moon
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate
Senate Chamber
Vandenberg
United States
Grand Rapids
Arthur, Jr
White House
Robert A. Taft
R-O
Europe
Taft
Vanderiger
Snadenbors
Congress
Main Street
Rand Rapids Congregational Church
Alexander Hamilton
St. Paul
Prophetic quip recalls sixth ballot Willkie nomination
The speaker, now 64, recalls predicting a sixth ballot nomination before the 1944 Republican convention. He notes he was right about the ballot but wrong about the nominee, naming Willkie as the sixth-ballot winner.
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Willkie
Jos. W. Martin, Jr
A Kudo For Fred Allen Regular Guy
New York profile praises Fred Allen John Florence Sullivan for his unpretentious nature. It notes Allen and wife Portland Hoffa live simply in a West Side apartment. They enjoy modest routines, YMCA handball, and support from regular working friends rather than glittering celebs.
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New York
John Florence Sullivan
Fred Allen
Fred
Portland Hoffa
West Side
Glitter Palace
James Mason
Jack Haley
YMCA
Penn Station
Allens
Portland
Portie
Mrs. A
New Guinea District Services Post Upstream on Sepik River
Men drawn by war find work as Australia sets up a District Services Post 150 miles upriver near Port Moresby on the Sepik. The malaria haunted 30,000 mile swamp area houses 150,000 natives, many hostile. huts stand on 12 foot stilts to avoid crocodiles and floods. Autralian aid aims to improve hygiene medicine education and farming and to tap timber gold and possibly oil resources.
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New Guinea
Australia
Sepik
Port Moresby
Inaugurate New Basic Study Program At State University
Madison Wisconsin Special report outlines University of Wisconsin launching an integrated liberal studies program for 300 freshmen next fall. English professor Robert C Pooley describes a two year curriculum blending subjects to show western civilization heritage and general education. The program offers a certificate of Junior Graduate in Liberal Studies and allows transfer into commerce education journalism library law or continued studies in letters and science.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Robert C. Pooley
College of Letters and Science
Pooley
Ram
School of Commerce
School of Education
School of Journalism
Library School
College of Letters
Science
Law School
Song Without Music On Tour Courage of Fairbury Choir
The Fairbury junior college mixed choir faced a dire dilemma when their director fell ill on a four town tour. Bass singer Jim Chatelain led the group as pinch hitter at two concerts with no music to follow. Dean D. S. Overturf hurried to retrieve the missing portfolio but car trouble prevented a return. The choir finished the remaining performances soundly under a novice director.
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Fairbury
Neb
Dean D. S. Overturf
Wave splits rock and dented lighthouse at Unst Rock
A North Sea storm broke up a 196 foot rock formation north of the Shetland Islands at Unst Rock. The impact also stove in a door weighing nearly half a ton and damaged the lighthouse sides.
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Unst Rock
Shetland Islands
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Ind
Jack O'Brian
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
Banquest
State University
Hi-Lex
Marie Carlson
Seagram's
the Dore
Seagram
Seagram Distillers Corporation
Chrysler Building
Paramount
Monarch
Slavens & Stenzel Appliances, Inc
NO. Fourth ST. Lacrosse, Wis
State Street
Tara
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