GOP Tries to Face Facts Changes Are Coming
A column argues the GOP faces a split over liberal and conservative forces. It discusses Taft's influence in the Senate, potential policy shifts, and the balance between private enterprise and government programs amid debates on unemployment insurance, old age assistance, and labor laws. The piece cites reactions from Taft supporters and critics alike.
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Gop
Sylvia
Dewey
Republican Party
Party
Congress Weighs Wage and Price Control Proposals
The administration urges Congress to set price ceilings and create a six member wage board, while noting that shifting economic factors may render measures obsolete. The piece questions the sincerity of push and highlights politics in governance. It also surveys the doctors plan for a federal health department and critiques its potential impact on socialized medicine. Kentucky figures and a Franco-American arrival are briefly noted.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
America
American Medical Association
Board of Trustees
Department of Health
Defense Pact debate hints at war powers clash
Washington talk on a North Atlantic security pact raises constitutional questions over who declares war. Senator Vandenberg argues it would merely reserve Congress’s decisive role, while critics say it could still restrain action. Skeptics note Pearl Harbor and Lusitania shows fear did not stop past conflicts.
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Mr. Taft
Sen
Robert A Taft
Lakewood
New York
Taft
Washington
Congress
Vandenburg
Foreign Affairs Committee
Vandenberg
United States
Senate
State Department
Connally
U. S
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Germany
Longevity secret from a 102 year old Westerfield resident
Katherine G. Lyon, age 102, credits vitality to exercise and fresh air. She recalls a joyful birthday party with greenery and flowers and says proper chewing and walking two miles daily are key, though she notes it’s not the only answer and emphasizes ongoing activity.
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Westerfield
N. J
Katherine G. Lyon
Eisenhower Warns of creeping dictatorship risk at Columbia forum
General Dwight D. Eisenhower warned that democracy faces a real danger from a gradual centralized bureaucracy. He described a creeping dictatorship through government overreach, surrender of personal responsibility, and a loss of voting power, urging public vigilance against such drift.
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Columbia College Forum
United States
Dwight D
Ike” Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Ike
U. S
Biggest Run Mystery Splits Nylon Stockings Nationwide
Report notes a sweeping disaster in Jacksonville Florida as nylon stockings suddenly unravelled while worn. Health officials cite incompletely burned soot particles carrying acids. engineers warn acid-bearing soot from coal fires may erode stocking threads, triggering widespread anxiety and sensational headlines.
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South
Jacksonville
Fla
Health Department
Wilmington
Del
Washington
Chicago
Nashville
Minneapolis
Metals can be made 5 to 10 times stronger says GE scientist
Dr J H Holloman of General Electric reports metals could be produced much stronger. Metals consist of tiny grains and failure starts from microscopic cracks at grain boundaries. Preventing these cracks could significantly enhance metal strength.
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J. H Holloman
General Electric Research Laboratory
War era rants and calls for accountability in editorial note
A charged column rails at Axis Sally, Stalin, and Peron era figures, condemns Nazi broadcasts, praises American restraint, and critiques Civil Rights Congress and Peron aid. It questions diplomacy, Post Office propaganda, and wartime censorship while urging protests and scrutiny of government actions.
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International News Service
Washington
Sally
Walter Winchell
America
The
Civil Rights Congress
Communist Party
Justice Dep't
Post Office Department
United States
Hitler
Peron
U.S
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