Editorial on Marxist influence and Ward case in U S policy
The piece laments Marxist subversion in the State Department, praising Angus Ward's knowledge and warning against Eisenhower era appointments. It alleges Acheson and Marshall suppressed patriotic officials, critiques NATO and Asian policy, and criticizes TVA funding cuts, urging vigilance against perceived foreign influence and domestic timidity.
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Acheson and
Marshal State Department
United States
State Department
Angus Ward
Ward
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Chip” Bohlen
Acheson
Marshall
Truman Hack
Robert Taft
Tientsin
Insurance coverage expansion challenges communist claims
The Health Insurance Council reports 92 million Americans insured for hospital costs and 73 million for surgical expenses with additional protections in medical and disability income insurance. While overlaps exist from multiple policies, nearly 100 million people gain some financial protection against illness, a positive trend. The Glasgow Times cites this as a rebuttal to the idea that only central government can provide adequate medical insurance.
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Health Insurance Council
Glasgow
Kentucky
Times
What To Do About An Overfriendly Boss
New York readers discuss how to handle an overfriendly boss who places hands on employees during business talks. A Boston Traveler reader asks Congress to consider Taft Hartley revisions. Opinions vary from dismissive to concerned about workplace boundaries and comfort.
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New York
Bessie
Congress
Patricia Porter
Boston Traveler
MOPSY By Gladys Parker on Workplace Boss Behavior
A group of secretaries vent about overfriendly bosses on company time. They joke about arming with hat pins or thumbtacks and suggest asking for a raise, or marrying him as the surest cure. The tone is sharp and satirical, reflecting midcentury newsroom humor. End advance Tuesday June 1.
No Choice In All New Deal Race In New Jersey
Republican leaders in New Jersey grow restive over Senatorial nominee Clifford Case as voters drift toward apathy. Howell and Hendrickson are framed as similar to Case, with Case’s liberal, internationalist record drawing criticism from the GOP. Several candidates withdrew, leaving Case by default, though some hope he will withdraw before the November election.
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Washington
New Jersey
Clifford Case
Case
Robert C. Hendrickson
Hendrickson
Wase House
Senate
Walter Margetts
House
Congress
The
CIO
Americans For Democratic Action
CIO News
Labor
League For Political Education
New
Ada
Jersey
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Winter Cold in Sydney Drives Witty Reporter to Pouch Homes
In Sydney, Henry McLemore jokes about winter in Australia as he endures a tiny electric heater and frosty hotel suites at the Wentworth. He laments the cold from the Union Jack and notes Government House and the city’s refrigeratorlike rooms, imagining a kangaroo pouch to stay warm.
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Sydney
Australia
England
Wentworth
London
Government House
New South Wales
South Pole
Income tax as a root of evil argues by Chodorov book
Westbrook Pegler critiques The Income Tax Root of All Evil by Frank Chodorov. He notes Devin Adair publishes the work in New York with J Bracken Lee providing a pro Republican intro. Pegler argues the 16th Amendment expanded central power, eroded state autonomies, and threatens liberty, urging abolition of income tax to restore local governance and individual rights.
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New York
Frank Chodorov
Devin Adair
J. Bracken Lee
Utah
Eisenhower
Lee
Chodorov
Congress
Cordell Hull
Roosevelt
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Transcription tech shifts in courtroom reporting noted
John Cameron Swayze recalls the shift from shorthand to stenotype and audio transcription in courts. A current firm Electrophone Reporters, founded by Judy Kurer, has operatives who mute voices with a mouthpiece while recording. An incident at a convention shows how offhand remarks can be revealed upon playback. Dr. Wilfred Dorfman promotes notebook psychoanalysis to fight gloom.
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Electrophone Reporters
Judy Kurer
Miss Kurer
They Say Train a Native Army to Meet Communists
Senator Allen Ellender proposes training a native army to counter Communist forces in the Indochina crisis, arguing this is the most sensible coping strategy. The remarks advocate local forces meeting the enemy on their own terms.
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Indo- China
Allen Ellender
Monroe News-Star Mission and Affiliation Statement
The Monroe News-Star presents its founding dates and publishers from 1891 to 1952. It notes circulation details, printing schedule, and staff roles including Robert Ewing Jr and William H Bronson. The paper is an independent outlet allied with The Associated Press and Branham Company advertising network.
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John D Ewing
Wilson Ewing
Monroe Post Office
News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
North Second Street
Associated Press
The
Monroe News
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Kenya
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Dondero
Hal Boyle
Mopsy
Gladys Parker
Springboard
Fulton Lewis
Henry McLemore
By Hershberger
Rip van Winkle
Westbrook
Pegler
John Cameron Swayze
Journal of Living
Wilfred Dorfman
Degas
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Monroe News-Star
Robert Ewing, Jr
William H Bronson
Richard Hale
Branham Company
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St. Louis
Memphis
Dallas
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Charlotte
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