Western Hemisphere sore spots and communist risk
The piece warns the United States faces latent communist influence in Latin America. It cites unrest in Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Cuba, and Panama, noting discontent, recent revolutions, and alleged deals with communists amid sugar and economic pressures. It rejects an American Marshall Plan for the region.
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United States
Western Hemisphere
Europe
Latin America
Bogota
Colombia
Costa Rica
Jose Figueres
Guatmala
Cuba
Panama
Taft urges a clear readable party platform
The article argues Senator Taft favors a concise declaration of Republican principles. He asserts platforms should avoid broad generalities and long, unreadable text, focusing on major national issues with straightforward yes or no language.
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Taft
Republican Party
No Title Provided
A discussion on college degrees and their value notes that a degree is a stepping stone to success, not a guaranteed open sesame. It contrasts pay for skilled trades with college work, stressing industry and vision alongside education as essential for achievement.
Truman predicts victory in November election
President Truman told reporters in Washington he would surely be elected president in November. He noted a past election night remark in 1946 claiming Democrats controlled both Houses, a memory that could worry critics if repeated.
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Truman
Washington
Congress
Government allocates half a million for dam life study
Government plans a 500000 dollar study into the dam life, with speculation on delaying a memoir or publication. The remark questions whether waiting for results or releasing memoirs might change priorities.
Six Power German accord tests Soviet diplomacy
In the current diplomatic struggle the six power German agreement looms large as Moscow faces pressure over Trieste and Western plans. Soviet tactics aim to split Allied unity and discredit Western proposals while Prague's political shift fuels anti communist resistance in Czechoslovakia.
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Trieste
United States
Great Britain
France
Moscow
Italy
Europe
Kremlin
Ruhr
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Germany
Rhine
The Parent Problem Urges Restraint in Judging Other Parents
Garry C. Myers argues that strict parents should avoid criticizing others in front of children. He warns pride in one’s standards fosters conceit and can provoke resistance in children. The piece urges quiet example over moral superiority and teaches kids to choose their own path with courage.
Looking At Life: The Vastness Of Human Ignorance
A speaker at a scholarship finalists dinner lists seven blind spots in knowledge disease universe elements photosynthesis mind war and more. The author contrasts human ingenuity with these gaps and notes flowers birds and planes as evidence of both progress and mystery.
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Watson Davis
Hypnotized Youth Driver Noted in Somerset Item
A brief snippet from Somerset Pennsylvania cites a hypnotized youth driving a car as not unusual and comments on relief funds for non-Communistic peoples including Eskimos, with a short nod to a Cincinnati Enquirer viewpoint.
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Dream
Somerset
Cincinnati Enquirer
Hoffman Faces Narrow Rules in European Recovery Effort
Washington June 8 Paul G Hoffman leads the European Recovery Program bringing American industry experience to a vast government task. He finds governance rules differ from business practice with Congress acting as a hostile board. After two months one faction orders a 25 percent cut despite Hoffman's warnings as the project unfolds.
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Washington
Europe
Truman
Paul G. Hoffman
Hoffman
Studebaker Corporation
Sinclair
One Man's Opinion on a Big Telescope Test
Science advances bring a California telescope large enough for three observers to view Venus. An American colonel reportedly saw a Soviet admiral peering back in a Pacific test. President Truman plans to examine the telescope this week as Democrats test its aiming at major political events.
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Wren
Papa Wren
California
Venus
Pacific
Truman
Alabama
It Can Be Done Poem Encourages Effort and Courage
A verse celebrates tackling the impossible with confidence. It contrasts doubters with a determined doer who begins the task, stays cheerful, and succeeds. The refrain urges readers to start, sing, and take on challenges despite naysayers.
Just Folks by Edgar A Guest
A described chorus notes that doctors cannot cure the common cold yet many claim practical remedies. The piece cites doctors, neighbors, old wives, bankers and others offering cures or pills while the speaker remains skeptical about a universal remedy. A stray New York woman report about Henry Wallace as a No 1 pin up boy in Moscow is mentioned.
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Edgar A. Guest
New York
Russia
Henry Wallace
Moscow
Wallace
Kansas City Star
Lost Colony Island and Roanoke History Revival
In Manteo North Carolina on June 8 a reflection on Manteo and Wanchese shows an American path to England and a title granted by Queen Elizabeth. The Roanoke Island tale inspires tours and the Lost Colony pageant along Roanoke Sound with Jamestown and early English colonization framed as part of American heritage.
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Manteo
North Carolina
England
Gallico
Junior
Paul Green
Roanoke Sound
New World
Queeny
Elizabeth
Bess
Wanchese
Walter Raleigh
Puddle
Virginia
Roanoke Island
Francis Drake
Liz
America
Jamestown
Oregon Inlet
Conoy
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Jobs Upon a Time Creators Radio Series Debuts
Radio producer director writer Ralph Rosenow presents a Sunday series dramatizing classic tales for all ages. Born in Oklahoma City he began as a violin virtuoso in 1928 at age seventeen and trained at Curtis Institute of Music Juilliard and Michigan State University. He later freelanced in Hollywood writing and producing radio programs.
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Ralph Rosenow
Ralph
Oklahoma City
Curtis Institute of Music
Philadelphia
Julliard School
New York
Michigan State University
Hollywood
World leaders warn freedom at risk as threats grow
Gov Dwight Green says the Czech invasion shows freedom anywhere endangers liberty at home. A L M Wiggins says social theory clashes must wait for facts but stop bombs and bacteria. Paul G Hoffman attacks Russia as a ruthless dictatorship threatening free institutions. James F O Neil urges replacing selective service with universal military training.
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Chicago
Dwight Green
Czechoslovakia
Clemson
S. C
Treasury
A. L. M. Wiggins
South Bend
Ind
Paul G. Hoffman
Russia
American Legion
James F. O'Neil
Etiquette Hint on Signing Hotel Registries
A note states women normally sign hotel registers with the prefix Mrs or ee. This reflects customary social forms of the era in guest records and polite address conventions.
Purge welcomed by southern senator over Wallace exit
Senator Sparkman of Alabama and Senator Lucas of Illinois say Henry Wallace’s party departure will strengthen the Democrats by isolating left-wingers. They blame Roosevelt era shifts for a broken Jeffersonian legacy and warn of rising government spending and bureaucracy.
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Sparkman
Alabama
Henry Wallace
Lucas
Ilingis
Wallace
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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