Two Candidates Question Party Platform in Tight Election
A Republican and a Democrat, both seeking re election, say their views differ from party leaders and that party platforms offer little guidance to voters. They argue the election pits individuals like Bill Smiths and Ed Joneses against a broader party label and fear politics. Washington era warnings on entanglements give way to a need for a global, proactive foreign policy and world leadership.
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Congress
OPA
Bill Smiths
Ed Joneses
George Washington
Wilson
Germany
Washington
Europe
Meg Faces Ridicule and Family Pressure in Pleasant Grove
Megan confronts her father over rumors and a late night visit from Tom Fallon. He accuses her of impropriety while Megan defends aiding a bedridden sister in law and tending her neighborly duties. She resists selling the farm as familial tensions mount. Megan plans a daytime outing with Laurence after a tense dawn.
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Meg
Jim MacTavish
Larry
Martha
Fallon
Tom
Megan
Dr. Alden
Pleasant Grove
Meggie
Amos
Annie
Miss Meggie
Meadersville
Laurence
Hawaii Looks To Statehood In 1947
Honolulu residents expect Hawaii to become the 49th state in 1947. They cite war loyalty, declining Japanese influence, and favorable sugar and pineapple industries. Land laws and limited available farm acreage emerge as major factors shaping a future statehood transition.
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Hawaii
Onolulu
Oahu
Bikini
Lorrin Thurston
Honolulu
Louisiana
Mississippi
Florida
Kamehameha
Bishop
Government
United States
Oklahoma
Production drives profits as wage basis fortified
Management argues wages should follow production while labor pushes profits. The view that profits measure earnings is presented as a practical way to boost output by tying wages to profits.
Civilian desk forces urged to demobilize like troops
The Army and Navy commend demobilizing civilian clerks. Manual labor staff have been released but desk workers remain. They are not seeking discharge and call for a similar reduction as fighting forces.
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ARMY
Navy
Ezra Advises Mayor on Finding a Wife
In a southern town the prize loader marries a new wife and the mayor laments his bachelor status. Ezra hints a simple plan to find a spouse by traveling where he is not known.
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Ezra
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