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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1949
Page
2
A compact reflection on progress asserts that dreams must pair with effort. It emphasizes that faith alone and desire alone are insufficient without decisive action aligned with belief.
Editorial urges graduates to defend truth against propaganda and half truth. It calls for courage to oppose falsehood, warns against labels, and stresses judging people by full humanity. It advocates recognizing distortions and resisting their intrusions in public life.
AP Foreign Affairs Analyst notes that twenty educators including Eisenhower and Conant advocate teaching about communism objectively in American schools, with no advocacy. Truman supports nonadvocacy but cautions against teaching those who seek to overthrow the government. The piece urges methodical, supervised instruction and warns against misuse of terms like Red and Fascist.
A woman out west receives glutamic acid in an attempt to alter her personality and curb her gambling compulsion. Experts doubt the drug will gain widespread use even if effective. If small doses spread to racetracks like Hialeah or Santa Anita, track owners may shout about unfair trade practice.
A cryptic style clue list listing various definitions and cross references. Includes references to flags, ages, a Scottish girl, supplication, Indies, and many short words mapped to numbers. The item appears as a word puzzle with numerous single and multi letter answers and abbreviations.
Dr. Edwin P. Jordan cautions that hypertension rises with age and arteriosclerosis is a key cause. He urges regular blood pressure checks for early detection and notes the American Foundation for High Blood Pressure supports research and information sharing nationwide. Dr. Jordan cannot answer individual questions but will address a top reader query daily.
The article states excessive palm sweating is mainly due to a nervous disposition. It notes some people sweat more on their palms under emotional or stressful conditions and that the exact cause is unknown.
Rutgers professor criticizes schools for creating well instructed savages by separating education from home training. He argues manners start at home, with mothers responsible, and urges parental support to prevent teachers from shouldering the burden. The piece ends with a stray analogy about pigs and overeating.
The famed Japanese volcanic mountain Fujiyama stands at a height of 12,395 feet, marking its towering presence on the landscape and in geography records.
In Washington the Senate is to ratify an international wheat agreement and then resume debate on a labor bill at 10 a.m. Additional actions include the Appropriations Committee reviewing ECA funding cuts at 8 a.m., and several committees holding hearings or sessions on aviation, atomic energy, and District of Columbia legislation. Supreme Court Opinion Day also schedules at 10 a.m.
Orchard House in Concord Massachusetts, long preserved, is identified as the former home of Louisa May Alcott author of Little Women, a landmark that remains standing as a literary shrine.
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