Congress approves faster build up of air power to 70 groups
Congress approves a plan to start buying new planes immediately to expand the Air Force to 70 groups. Defense objections by Forrestal are noted but overridden as Congress seeks to balance US air power with Russia. The move aims to strengthen national security and deter future diplomacy with renewed readiness.
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To Spank or Not to Spank in Crown Point Debate
In Crown Point Indiana readers debate the right to spank or not to spank amid a local case where a Griffith boy’s parents faced arrest for contributing to the delinquency of a minor after pulling him from school over paddling rumors. The piece rails against lobbyists and politics casting a four year shadow while noting a circus like presidential campaign.
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Crown Point
Indiana
Griffith
Stalin
United Nations
Truman to Display Homespun Qualities in Campaign Tour
Washington dispatch notes anxious planning at Democratic headquarters for Truman’s grand tour. He will address crowds at many stops in Pacific Northwest and California in extemporaneous, homey style to project a new outlook and connect with voters while managing risks of off the cuff remarks and international implications.
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Washington
Democratic
Pacific Northwest
California
Trueman
California primary contests center on Congress
California’s approaching primary centers on congressional races with no national convention delegate contests. Cross filed candidates from both parties plus Independent Progressive entries shape voter splits, potentially helping Republicans win Democratic nominations and boost California’s GOP representation in Congress.
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Congress
Washington
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New Party
Riverside
Los Angeles
Walking Cast and Union Card Jibe in Poem
A narrator watches a nurse and doctor fashion a walking cast. The doctor crafts the plaster with skilled, careful movements around the ankle. The verse ends with a line about dues and a taunting question about an AFL or sordid union card.
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Sordy
Betty Atkinson to Perform at Long Beach Benefit Dance
Ten years ago Betty Atkinson a dancing drum majorette and Long Beach native who had just left an eastern tour with Fred Waring’s band was set to perform at the fourth annual benefit dance in Municipal Auditorium hosted by the Long Beach Police Officers Association. A party of six Long Beach men led by Chief J. S. Yancy returned from a Bear Creek Canyon fishing trip with trout after mud and snow crossings. Private A. W. Johnson son of Mr and Mrs John Johnson 2625 Pasadena Ave a Camp Kearney soldier spent Mother's Day at home. Church services marked the day across Long Beach. Sergeant Carl F. Dillman of the 339th Company Quartermaster’s Department US Army sent a postcard from overseas to relatives Mr and Mrs A. C. Grube.
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Long Beach
Fred Waring
Long Beach Police Officers Association
Municipal Auditorium
Pollen J. S. Yancy
Bear Creek Canyon
A. W. Johnson
John Johnson
Pasadena Ave
Camp Kearney
Carl F. Dillman
339Th Company
Quartermaster’s Department
U. S. Army
A. C. Grube
Aunt Het Sees Mothers Correcting Youth in Public
Jim says he resents his wife’s mothering but muses about mothers who discipline children in public. The remark frames a contrast between private irritation and public corrective acts.
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Jim
Poor Health Strikes Town Mrs Friends and Wives
In a small town the narrator notes residents are in poor health. On a visit, friends invite him for dinner, but many of their wives are very ill.
Molotov Smith Talks Stir Europe and United States
The Molotov Smith exchange sparked a global debate as Molotov’s press statement suggested a U S Russia conference. Bevin condemned the public airing while Truman and Marshall reaffirmed that the United States would not enter bilateral talks with the Soviet Union on other nations’ affairs.
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Moscow
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Marshall
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Europe
Dinner Stories and a Donkey Tale From a Rural Evening
A farmer boy by a creek tells a visitor his time is valuable enough not to waste watching others fish who aren’t catching. An undertaker faces a donkey corpse before burial. he plans to inform relatives first before burying it.
Worth Our White Portraits by Metcatfe
A poetic reflection on private gain versus giving to others. The speaker argues genuine happiness comes from helping neighbors and seeing joy in others, with acts of charity viewed as rays of sunshine that chase clouds away and elevate us in life and in God’s eyes.
Reasonable Basis Sought for Accord With Russia
A U S government move seeks a reasonable basis for talks with the Soviet Union to ease tensions. Both sides deny responsibility for current strains and stress openness to discuss differences while urging practical steps and credible deeds beyond written agreements.
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Russia
Readers' Forum Letters on Schools and Religion
Public Forum letters discuss whether public schools are public property and the will of the majority, with defense of minority rights, and reflections on a Greensburg Indiana courthouse tree tower. Readers critique a May 7 Greensburg photo and praise Press Telegram support for Ebell Club Long Beach creative writing department.
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Sebastian di Giampaolo
F Press-Telegram
Greensburg
Decature County
Ind
Ebell Clug
Long Beach
Alean T, Reeve
Thoughts on Sin and Salvation Performed in Letter Form
A reflective excerpt framed as a plea about wrongdoing and honesty referencing Corinthians and a spirit of moral self-scrutiny. It contrasts faith and integrity with personal failings and quotes Alexander Smith on the soul’s purity and endurance.
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Santa Rosa
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Het
Foreign Affairs
Metcatfe
By David Lawrence
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U.S
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Em, Dillman
Alexender Smith
George Clark
Chile
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