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Thinking in Labels Blurs Public Figures and Policy
An essay argues against labeling people and issues, noting leaders like Truman Taft Eisenhower Baruch and Wilson resist simple boxes. It warns labels mislead, affect judgment, and distract from real policy, citing FEPC Taft Hartley and the Truman Acheson foreign policy. The piece ends with Pentagon rules on inactive generals and MacArthur’s influence.
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Bernard M. Baruch
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Modern science reshapes sex and marriage guidance
Dr George W Crane explains how modern science and the brain have expanded human capabilities from dentistry to conceiving and sustaining marriage. He cites advances in contraception pregnancy knowledge and the idea that the womb is not solely a sex organ, urging readers to seek the bulletin on sex problems in marriage.
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Stars Foretell Curious Turn in Challenging Fate
Genevieve Kemble writes of a tense situation that may seem hopeless yet holds a chance for reversal through instinct or a bold hunch. Birthdays hint at strange adventures at critical moments, with potential supportive, loving intervention from others amid ominous, anxious omens.
President Truman and Taft Hartley in Steel Labor Crisis
The piece argues Truman threatens to enforce labor law while questioning his grasp of the law. It discusses the Taft Hartley Act, court injunctions on steelworkers, and the potential for seizure if the 80 day waiting period ends. It emphasizes constitutional duty to enforce laws and the political clash with unions and Congress.
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Supreme Court
Steelworkers’ Union
Phil Murray
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Steel-Industry
Egg farmers measure hens by laying averages
A light feature notes how precise farming has become in judging a hen by egg production. It portrays the pressure on poultry farms to maintain high laying rates lest hens face culling.
Door Knocker Quest Turns Into Boston Shopping Trip
A husband recounts a 300 mile journey to Boston to buy an antique S shaped door knocker for his wife. He haggles the price to four dollars and avoids a costly crystal chandelier offer, narrowly escaping with a small keepsake.
S shaped antique door knocker hunt on Charles Street Boston
A narrator describes his wife’s obsession with a black S shaped door knocker over a hundred years old and rejects bells and chimes. A friend jokes that Charles Street in Boston has everything including such items, while the spouse decorates the house with mostly useless purchases.
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Ernie Pyle’s Albuquerque Refuge Becomes City Library
The small white cottage he built in Albuquerque, now a city library with ten thousand volumes, draws thousands of visitors including veterans and their families. Visitors connect with Pyle through relics like his 10 gallon cowboy hat, sunglasses, and a Jo Davidson bust, while librarians note emotional responses to the hat as a symbol of his life on the road.
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Ernie Pyle
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Pyle
Rainy Boston Night At Oil Dealers Convention
A rainy Boston evening finds the narrator observing delegates at the Independent Oil Dealers convention in a hotel lobby while his wife acquires an S shaped door knocker.
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Independent Oil Dealers
Kidney stones not hereditary says Dr Jordan
Dr Jordan answers reader questions on kidney stones noting they are not inherited and are crystals forming in the kidney near the ureter. He explains pain causes from stone movement, typical ages, possible causes, and general treatment steps including pain relief, imaging, possible surgery, and dietary considerations.
Ex celsior packing shavings owl wisdom nadir voting roots
Ex celsior means higher in Latin as fine packing shavings were seen superior. The owl symbolizes wisdom from Athene in Greek myth. The nadir is opposite the zenith. After rain worms surface due to flooded tunnels. US voting rights depend on state laws, not universal citizenship.
Cure sap for chicle injure the tree
The text discusses sap recovery after damage to chicle trees and notes a five year recovery period. It also mentions campaign stars in World War II, U S Army Almanac facts on World War I campaigns, Cabrillo National Monument as the smallest U S National Monument, anatto as a dye from seeds, and a purpose of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris to commemorate Napoleon's triumphs.
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U.S. Army Almanac
Arc de Triomphe
Paris
Too Hot to Write The Here And There Letter
Dave Regan muses on cooling summer scenes from lemonade to watermelon and mint juleps. He describes relaxing settings by water and shade, inviting readers to picture a lazy evening with tea, music, and a cold drink, before noting chilly contrasts from Michigan and Pennsylvania relatives.
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Michigan
Pennsylvania
Photographers eye Ike Taft Gandhi and rivals in 1952 race
Washington dispatch notes photographers praise Russell as easiest to work with while Eisenhower battles stigma as photogenic. Taft remains difficult. Knowland named as a possible VP candidate. Copperhead label applied by ADA to civil rights compromise supporters. Delegates disputes flare between Taft and Eisenhower camps as cotton price supports rise.
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Dick Russell
Georgia
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Taft
Ohio
California
William F. Knowland
Americans For Democratic Action
Democratic Party
ADA
Frank McKinney
Massachusetts
Paul A.dever
Chicago
Ernest Taylor Pyle Remembered In Quiet Tribute
The speaker recalls Ernest Taylor Pyle, praising the friendship found in life and imagining sharing five minutes of sunshine with him in Albuquerque. The reminiscence reflects on devotion, loss, and the lasting impact of Pyle, who is described as a man of deep friendship and quiet influence.
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Ernest Taylor Pyle
Double chin jokes and odd outbursts in old column
A quirky fragment mentions many causes of a double chin and two women meeting. It notes late-working men and home accidents, a California woman leaving her bus after four weeks, and a two foot earthworm found in Kentucky.
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