CED to Sustain Economic Research Under New Leadership
M Walter Williams, new chairman of the Committee for Economic Development, announces a permanent continuation of the association's research program. Since 1942 CED has enrolled over 70 000 members, produced 10 special reports, and issued 14 policy statements influencing legislation.
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M. Walter Williams
Committee For Economic Development
CED
Voluneteer
Beardsley Ruml
Williams
United States
Paul G. Hoffman
West Coast
Seattle
Show Business Earns a Cheer for Veterans Hospital Shows
The entertainment industry regains standing as leaders in New York and Hollywood establish Veterans Hospital Camp Shows to aid disabled GIs nationwide. Ten units tour 105 hospitals under VA specifications, while a two week seminar explores how entertainment supports rehabilitation and therapy alongside sports and recreation programs.
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Hollywood
California
Orange County
USC
New York
Veterans Hospital
Veterans Administration
End for a Gallant Cruiser Salt Lake City to be sunk as target
The Navy plans to sink the World War II cruiser Salt Lake City off Southern California as a test target for nonatomic missiles launched by 25 surface ships and carrier planes. The veteran ship endured 31 engagements and survived Bikini Atoll atomic tests in 1946, with tests kept confidential but expected to prove the missiles’ effectiveness.
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Salt Lake City
California
Bikini
Adm
D. C. Ramsey
Navy
Negative Attitude Behind Marshall Policy Winds Europe
The State Department's perceived lack of affirmative policy under Secretary Marshall risks alienating Europe. While Congress funds foreign policy, the administration must supply political insight and diplomacy. European leaders question U.S. resolve, fearing stalled Western Union efforts and unresolved issues like Berlin and Greece, weakening trust in U.S. leadership.
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Marshall
Congress
Truman
State Department
Smith-Molotov
Wallace Stalin
Truman-Marshall
Europe
Germany
Brussels
Berlin
Korea
Greece
Mr. Marshall
Displaced Persons Jobs Aid Faces Political Hurdles
Washington debates easing DP intake as 700 000 people in European camps await resettlement. Farm groups and unions push to import labor while IRO seeks 373 million for next year. Private groups and churches ready to aid once immigration laws loosen. Congress considerations include raising annual DP admissions and funding for transport.
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Washington
Europe
United States
International Ladies' Garment Workers’ Union
Citizens’ Committee On Displaced Persons
United Service For New Americans, Inc
U.S
Council On Resettlement of Displaced Persons
American Council of Voluntary Agencies
Federal Council of Churches of Christ
Federation of Women's Clubs
U. S
Congress
Senate
Wisconsin
Alexander Wiley
Ferguson
Cooper
McGrath
Saltonstall
Smith
Hatch
International Refugee Organization of the United Nations
Germany
Austria
Italy
IRO
Just Folks by E A Guest Nostalgic golf poem on aging and sport
A reflective poem where the speaker recalls golfing in youth despite rain and cold. He laments changes in his body and skill as age increases, noting longer holes and reduced driving pivot. A closing aside hints at parents recalling times when keeping a daughter in clothes was a financial problem.
Dredging Began at Alamitos Bay on Three Month Project
Ten years ago today the Alamitos Bay dredging started after christening the dredger Los Alamitos and dedicating a 72 thousand dollar three month project. Barbara Jane Case christened the vessel, daughter of the construction company president, as real estate leaders spoke at a Villa Riviera luncheon.
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Alamitos Bay
Los Alamitos
Barbara Jane Case
America
Joseph W. Catharine
Brooklyn
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Villa Riviera
Hazel's Divorce Ends Troubled Marriage After Final Break
In a troubled union, Hazel chose separation over further conflict. She moved to protect herself and her future, ending the marriage through a divorce after a period of emotional strain and caution toward her husband.
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Hazel
Peace drive by Moscow aims to mislead US readers
In a column by Dewitt Mackenzie the piece argues Moscow uses a so called peace offensive to mislead Washington about Russia and to disguise continued world revolution. It cites Tass statements and targeted actions in Korea Finland and Western Europe to weaken democracy and bolster Bolshevism.
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Moscow
Washington
Russia
America
Tass
Europe
Asia
United States
Jessen
Korea
France
Italy
Finland
Paasikivi
Leino
Soviet Union
Belgrade
Czechoslovakia
Peoples' Democracy
Communist Party
Arm vs Brain: Russians perfect artificial arm for firing
The Chicago Daily News notes an artificial arm enabling a man to fire a machine gun, and argues for invention of an artificial brain to spare people from sacrificing limbs in future warfare.
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Chicago Daily News
Our Kind of Job Portraits by Marcatte
A compact verse discussing work satisfaction and wages. It argues a job’s value depends on duties and pay, urges seeking better pay before quitting, and stresses effort beyond minimal reward to achieve goals. The tone mirrors mid century didactic reflection on labor.
Stassen Tactics and the Dewey-Taft Alliance Question
Supporters of Gov. Stassen argue that primary results do not decide a nominee as Oregon showed a near split between Dewey and Stassen. The piece asserts regulars, not passions, drive convention choices and that the preconvention campaign requires appealing to regular Republicans, with Taft favored by some and Stassen faulted for Ohio tactics.
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Washington
Stassen
Dewey
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Oregon
New York
Siassen
Ohio
Sen
Taft
Minnesota
Abraham Lincoln
Halted Bread Waste Sparks New Legislation Push
A New York Herald Tribune editorial argues against a four decade old practice of consignment selling by bakers. It notes up to 600 million loaves wasted annually and calls for a federal law to end the practice, citing antitrust and anti inflation considerations and a push by Rep Ellsworth Buck of New York.
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Department of Agriculture
Europe
American Bakers Association
Ellsworth Buck
New York
Congress
New York Herald Tribune
Thoughtful lines on creation and power of wind
A concise citation of Job and Pope reflecting on divine reach over the empty earth and mastery of storms. The lines evoke a sense of vastness and awe, comparing creation and weather to an unseen order guiding nature.
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Job
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