Two Platoon Football Debate Gains Momentum
The debate over the two platoon system features Fritz Crisler of Michigan Red Blaik of Army and Arnold Galiffa Army star arguing for fresher players and faster play. Galiffa says two platoons keep him rested improve offense and help Army win. An official adds blame shifts to players and coaches for rule infractions while officials shoulder less fault.
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Fritz Crisler
Michigan
Red Blaik
Army
Crisler
Blaik
Rockne
Haughton
Sutherland
Oosterbaan
Detroit
Arnold Galiffa
Galiffa
Cain
John Trent
Justice Department Delays in Maragon Perjury Probe
A Washington column reports higher ups ordered a full report on John Maragon’s perjury case from Morris Fay but agents delayed action for three months. It contrasts swift prosecutions of Meyers and other cases showing the department’s reluctance to prosecute powerful figures.
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Justice Department
John Maragon
Vaughan
White House
Justice
Morris Fay
U. S
District of Columbia
Maragon
Benny Meyers
Clyde Hoey
North Carolina
Senate
Hoey
Congress
Capitol
Alger Hiss
House un-American Activities Committee
Andrew May
Kentucky
May
Senate Investigating Committee
Jim Mead
New York
General Meyers
Meyers
Brewster Committee
Navy
Washington
U.S
Samuel Gompers
Change Seen for Health Measure and Hungary Travel Ban
Analysis notes possible revisions to the U.S. medical insurance bill after Ewing signals tweaks to curb doctor fee collusion. Hungary bars Americans over Vogeler case, demanding his release and signaling broader protest. Cupid links notable political and movie figures, including Barkley and O Dwyer weddings and Clark Gable marrying Lady Ashley.
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Oscar Ewing
Federal Security Administrator
Congress
Ewing
England
U.S
United States
Cupid
Alben W. Barkley
Hadley
New York
O’dwyer
Elizabeth Sloan Simpson
Florida
Hollywood
Clark Gable
Stalin Birthday Fete Draws Global Tribute and Peace Demands
Stalin’s 70th birthday triggers worldwide adulation and protests as Soviet allies push for peace awards. Western nations mostly silent amid Moscow spectacle with Stalin appearing to the crowd. Separately, Indonesia declares independence after Dutch rule amid a siege and UN peace efforts.
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Russia
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Moscow
Elbe
China
Arctic
Black Sea
Germany
England
Einstein seeks one great law to explain gravity
Einstein announced a sweeping theory aiming to unify all basic physical laws under gravitation. The four symbolic equations would model matter energy and gravity from atoms to the cosmos, but tests and explanations of symbols remained pending. Meanwhile political debate spans a proposed tax package tied to 1950 elections and fiscal strategy.
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Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Einstein
Princeton University Press
Mechanical Brain Instrument Plots Airplane Performance
A giant computer lent by the navy's research section analyzes airplane performance before build. At Vought aircraft in Dallas engineers use it to simulate flight and gather vital data. Operators must learn to interpret its answers, a skill judged worth the years required.
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Navy
Vought Aircraft Company
Dallas
U S Army Orders Riot Control Training in Berlin
The United States Army ordered riot control training for all American troops in Berlin though officials said no emergency was expected. Colonel Julian Ewell warned troops would face riot or street fighting should disorder arise, possibly from eastern German police or elsewhere.
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United States Army
Berlin
Col
Julian Ewell
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