Subconscious mind drives quick sports instincts according to Kieran
The piece argues that subconscious action and intuition dominate split second decisions in racing boxing golf and baseball. It cites John Kieran and athletes Eddie Arcaro Ted Atkins on timing openings and reflexes, noting experience sharpens intuition while conscious thinking hinders ideal golf swings and some players rely on instinct over intellect.
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Truman Drives to Leesburg Hoax Grave Revealed
President Truman and Senator Morse visit a Leesburg site claiming the grave of Col. Edward D. Baker. Library of Congress notes Baker was killed at Ball's Bluff but buried in San Francisco. Tombstone marks only a marker, with 54 other federal soldiers later moved to a nearby grave.
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Deep Freeze Gifts Stir Capitol Welfare Fight
The AFL plans a major election push targeting Sen Taft and Sen Donnell as it raises a million dollar war chest for 1950 campaigns. The deep freeze gifts probe raises questions of propriety but not laws, highlighting political morality concerns in Washington.
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Senate Rejects Truman Welfare Department Plan
The Senate voted 60 to 32 against creating a federal department of welfare with cabinet status. The defeat blocks Hoover Commission recommendations to reorganize education health and social security functions. Taft and Lucas commented on Hoover, while other notes touch on political shifts in Syria and a new coalition cabinet led by Hashim El Atassy.
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National Bloc
Barkley shadows romance and MacArthur PR battle
The piece notes Vice President Barkley’s publicized association with a 37 year old widow and the growing marriage chatter. It also discusses General MacArthur’s reluctance to return to the United States, and the political optics of isolation versus confrontation.
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Aly Khan
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Virginia
Navy to add pockets and zipper flies for sailors
The navy concedes to a long standing complaint dating to 1797 and promises pockets in sailors pants by June 1952. The plan also includes removing the 13 button front and replacing it with a zipper, with potential delay up to two more years.
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Uncle Sam
78 Million Life Insurance Policy Holders Politicized
The Life Insurance Policy Holders Protective Association mobilizes 78 million policy holders to vote against government spenders and taxers. It cites depreciation of dollar value since 1933, criticizes deficits and printing money, and warns of potential shifts toward communism if policies aren’t reversed.
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Life
Too Much Wheat At Farm Price Support Strain
The National Industrial Conference Board warns demand for wheat is falling and 1948 49 harvest could be the third largest on record. U S stocks on April 1 are at their highest April level except for 1942 43, while the United States holds over a quarter of last year s crop, making price support a national issue.
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