Absenteeism in Congress Clouds Truman Agenda
Administration leaders fear adjournment before Chicago conventions due to widespread absenteeism. In the Senate several must measures have stalled, while in the House absences hinder progress on the Truman program. Priest notes many politicians campaign instead of voting. 31 members have never missed a roll call, while 40 have missed more than half the year’s votes. Party balance stands 231 Democrats to 200 Republicans with 3 vacancies.
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Congress
Chicago
Senate
House
Rep
Priest
Tenn
Swiss Expedition Prepares For Everest Summit Bid
At 18000 feet base camp the Geneva team of Swiss climbers prepares for a final ascent with new gear and oxygen masks. The six member group aims to place two on the summit this spring after acclimatization despite risks and prior failures. A telegram from M Hasler urges courage and safe return for all.
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Geneva
Alps
Everest
M. Hasler
Swiss Federation For Alpine Research
Singing and Thinking on Germanys Anthem Debates
Allied authorities view Germanys restoration of Deutschland Ober Alles as permissible, predicting the anthem will endure. The piece discusses national pride versus aggression, noting wars fed by false leaders and urging the German people to guard thoughts as they sing.
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Germany
New Truman Record as Attor ney General James P. McGranery
President Truman appoints James P. McGranery as the 34th Cabinet member, setting a record for most Cabinet officers under a single presidency. The piece compares his count with Roosevelt, Roosevelt, and Tyler, and notes Washington era rapid turnovers. It also mentions SUNY Brooklyn graduating its first waiter class and questions their coursework.
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James P. McGranery
Truman
McGranery
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Tyler
George Washington
Reds May Start Germ Warfare In Korea Warns Gen Clark
Gen Mark W Clark warns the Communist threat of germ warfare without evidence they are preparing to use it. Western delegates clash with Soviet Malik over disarmament and Germ war charges. British and Indian delegations report mixed reactions to alleged US bacteriological weapons evidence.
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Mark W. Clark
Korea
U. N
Clark
United States
Kose
Jacob Malik
United Nations Disarmament Commission
Malik
U. S
Benjamin A. Cohen
China
South Wales
Frank Hayward
Cooperative Movement
Britain
Hayward
War talk and policy shifts from World War II echoes
quoted remarks from Weyland on Korea air striking limits and enemy losses. Dulles forecasts GOP unity on foreign policy. Churchill warns Britain to boost economy not merely float, urging decisive action.
Bread and humor amid army life in a wartime column
A light wartime vignette recalls a grizzled sergeant admonishing draftees over stale bread. The men quip about Napoleon and Moscow while a humorous Abe Martin adage and a drunken scene segue into a reflective closer.
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Moscow
Abe Martin
The big ones always get away
Not always perhaps. Edgar A. Guest notes fishermen recall larger catches that elude them and how lost gains loom larger than landed fish, while memory may magnify both joy and denial. The reflection weighs perception of success and loss in everyday life.
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Edgar A. Guest
Atomic Weapons Ready For Korea
The United Nations forces eye possible use of tactical atomic weapons in Korea if a mass Communist assault occurs. General Van Fleet cites confidence troops can repel the attack with these weapons, while Clark notes bombing of airfields beyond the Yalu would follow. Tests at Las Vegas show ground troops can shield against fallout, and production of fissile material expands for battlefield use.
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Washington
Korea
United Nations
James van Fleet
Korean Peninsula
Daniel H. Hudelson
California
U. N
Mark Clark
Tokyo
Yalu River
Las Vegas
Nev
Yalu
North Korea
North China
Soviet Union
Pyongyang
Richard Tucker A Brooklyn Tenor's Rise To Fame
Richard Tucker born in Brooklyn showed early music interest and joined a choir. He pursued sports in high school then debuted publicly in 1939 at Town Hall New York. He sang with the Brooklyn Academy of Music and appeared in Cleveland and Chicago before debuting at the Metropolitan Opera in 1945 as leading tenor in La Gioconda and remained a star there.
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Richard Tucker
Brooklyn
N. Y
Town Hall
New York
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Cleveland
Chicago
Metropolitan Opera Company
The
Met
Trying To Look Rich in Dallas
Henry McLemore writes from Dallas about poverty and wealth in Texas while covering Sam Snead’s bid at the National Open. He notes the gap between pretension and reality, mocks luxury excess, and praises professional golfers for honesty and fairness.
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Dallas
Harper's Bazaar
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Bible Thought On God’s Spirit Striving With Man
A religious column reflects on Genesis 6 3 about the Lord saying My Spirit shall not always strive with man. The piece ponders divine patience, human sin and mercy, and calls readers to humility and renewed faith.
Friday the 13th lore and a local scar belly tale
A humorous reminiscence recalls Friday the 13th October 1939 when a stomach ache led the author to join the scar belly club after an appendix operation. The piece invites readers to share Friday the 13th stories and salutes the American Legion Friday the 13th Club.
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Paul Wilson
Scar Belly Club
Black Cat and Ladder
American Legion
Eisenhower campaign uses two road approach amid Taft challenge
The piece compares Eisenhower’s campaign to a two-road logistics plan with parallel paths for supporters and backers. It notes Ike’s non-seeking stance, Lodge’s model, and potential risks if Taft gains momentum. It warns a shift from friendly campaigning could fracture the coalition and erase Ike’s genuine non-seeking image.
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Washington, D. C
Eisenhower
Sunshine Speedway
Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Ike
Abilene
Kansas City
Taft
Chicago
Life Observed and Tales from an American Column
The piece recalls Louis Effingham de Forest of New York and his genealogical work, notes a Philadelphia postcard advertisement about cats and Pocahontas, and recounts a Washington meeting with a Ukrainian American woman described as a genuine American aristocrat. It reflects on American identity and immigration through small anecdotes and character sketches.
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Paris
Louis Effingham de Forest
Union Club
New York City
de Forest
Society of American Genealogists
Society of the Cincinnati
Connecticut
Society of Genealogists
London
The
Pilgrims
Philadelphia
O. O. A Smilin’ Reader
Washington
National Press Club
America
Stop sign duty yields to through traffic on highway
State Police Saw notes motorists misinterpret a STOP sign as complete after stopping. The law requires drivers to remain stopped until the through highway is clear from both directions and yield the right of way to all approaching traffic.
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West
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O. P. Weyland
U. S. Far East
John Foster Dulles
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Winston Churchill
Bennett Cerf
King Features Syndicate
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