162 Private Clubs Should Be Enough in Arizona
An Arizona liquor industry spokesman urges a one year moratorium on new licenses for private clubs and wholesalers, arguing 162 private club and 62 wholesale licenses already meet demand. He cites slot-machine activity at some clubs as unfair competition and proposes new joins only among existing licensees to curb gambling, while preserving freedom to join clubs.
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Arizona
Phoenix
U. S. Collector of Internal Revenue
How To Kill McCarthyism speech targets McCarthyism in Washington
President Truman lashes at scoundrels in a Washington speech before an American Legion audience. He avoids naming McCarthy but aims at the Wisconsin senator and his anti Communist tactics. The piece notes administration failures to uncover Communists and party loyalists and argues Truman must purge insiders to end McCarthyism.
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Truman
American Legion
Washington
Sen
Joe McCarthy
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Knowland
Bridges
Judd
State Department
Amerasia
Institute of Pacific Relations
President Truman
Lily White
Senator McCarthy
Hisses
Remingtons
E. Merle Youngs
Mr. Truman
London's Royal Horse Guards Ride Buses for Stables Work
London’s famed Royal Horse Guards switch to buses for commuting while a stable remodeling keeps their horses out. If British buses resemble Phoenix’s, the horses won’t be missed as the unit advances its work schedule.
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London
Royal Horse Guards
Phoenix
Safe Swimming Pools in Phoenix Face Supervision Scrutiny
Public pools improved summers by reducing canal swimming but two recent pool deaths highlight the need for trained lifeguards and constant supervision. Officials say there was no negligence found in either incident, yet the fatalities stress pool safety measures to prevent canals from becoming hazards again.
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Phoenix
Cardinal Spellman Opens Ivy Lane To Expelled Cadets
Cardinal Spellman arranged with three Catholic colleges in New York to admit as students 90 West Point cadets expelled for honor code violations. Ivies had refused transfers, but Spellman argues the cadets should not be social pariahs. he says the action is a wise mercy and notes West Point’s strict code.
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Cardinal Spellman
Seaboard
New York Archdiocese
West Point
East
Two Minds in Formosa Clash Over Aid and Peace
The Manchester Guardian notes Chiang Kai-shek and the American Congress hold divergent views on Formosa aid. About one third of US Asia funding targets Formosa with most funds for military use. The piece warns large aid risks derailing peace and suggests settlements falter while Nationalists plan to invade the mainland.
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Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
American Congress
United States
Asia
Chiang
Editorials Of Current Interest Reprinted From Leading Newspapers
Editorials discuss language shifts in sports and social labeling, noting a tension between reformist jargon and traditional terms. The piece defends keeping distinctive nicknames like Pale Hose for the Chicago White Sox while reflecting on how naming shapes perception of people and groups.
Call for Plain Talk in Sports Lingo About Pale Hose
A Maryland correspondent urges sports writers to drop the term Pale Hose for the Chicago White Sox, criticizing facetious evasions in sports language. He cautions editors on linguistic manners shaping youth and mocks the pompous evasions of official prose.
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Maryland
Chicago White Sox
Petty Protocol Strips Diplomats Of Moscow Driving Privileges
The State Department laments Moscow’s blockage of American diplomats from driving. Russian licenses are hard to obtain after tests so tough they resemble reassembling a car. Officials seek DC help to deny Russian Embassy drivers licenses. Diplomacy degrades into a petty contest as tensions rise. The Yank in Moscow is a harried figure amid licensing frictions.
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State Department
Moscow
D.C
Public Opinion Letters Guidelines
Letters to the editor must be on one side of the paper. The writer’s name and street address with signature must be provided but anonymity is allowed upon request. Only letters of unusual interest may exceed 300 words.
Editor letter questions Central Arizona Project secrecy
A reader challenges The Gazette and CAP boosters arguing the Central Arizona Project lacks facts and public information. He says details are secret, questions the dam site and costs, and urges the paper to publish its side instead of national magazine or chamber of commerce rhetoric.
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Central Arizona
Colorado
Bureau of Reclamation
California Chamber of Commerce
Reds Tighten Grip On Europe
Dorothy Thompson argues that US policy and the $56 billion arm ed services bill steer Europe toward stronger Communist influence. She notes French and Italian elections show rising Communist votes, fueled by fear of American policy, while Western reforms lag.
Should Japan be allowed to re arm in a pacific stance
A debate over Japan re arming and the U S bases in Japan dominates a discussion of Cold War strategy. The piece contrasts pro and anti re armament positions and frames Japan as a key Pacific defense point against China and Russia. It notes U S policy shifts from disarmament to backing an armed Japan to deter communism and protect Pacific outposts.
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George H. Mahon
Texas
House of Representatives
Russia
Detroit
Truman
Japan
U.S
Pacific
China
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Greece
Korea
South Korea
Germany
Austria
No war allies in 1938 unsettled mood on Europe
A reflective piece contrasts 1938 politics with later shifts, noting that no absolutes governed morals as nations pursued aims. It mentions Hitler Stalin talks, Poland invasion, Japan and US tensions, and debates among contemporaries about Russia and the Third International.
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United States
Hitler
Stalin
Europe
Poland
Russia
Germany
Japan
Times
Edward Weeks
Atlantic Monthly
Counterattack
Weeks
By George E. Sokolsky on Russia and Stalin era allies
The piece recalls George E. Sokolsky in Russia, Dorothy Thompson clashing with lying media, and the shifting view of Stalin as allies shift. It notes some Americans doubting a good dictator, viewing communism as a permanent US foe, and contrasts wartime alliance with postwar truth. It mentions E. C. Carter, the Institute of Pacific Relations, the Dies committee, and Whittaker Chambers.
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Russia
Dorothy Thompson
Stalin
State Department
United States
America
E. C. Carter
Institute of Pacific Relations
Dies Committee
Whittaker Chambers
Russia and Japan treaty timing worries American planners
The piece argues Russia may seek to delay a U S Japanese peace treaty, hoping to stall Japan re armament, while weighing risks of a militarized Japan allied with the United States. It notes the San Francisco conference on September 4 with fifty wartime allies and cautions about future Japanese power dynamics.
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Germany
Austria
Russia
West
Japan
U.S
San Francisco
Science and Medicine as Arts and Sciences
The piece argues medicine is an art while its training falls under science and compares this to war where military study informs practice yet some drills remain outdated. It notes the old Hippocratic pledge and mocks rigid drills, urging focus on practical effectiveness over tradition.
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Gershwin
Porgy and
Bess
Hippocrates
Hippo
Reassessing Military Drill and Practical Training
Julian De Vries argues against routine marching and drill in favor of focused combat training. He contends algebra and geometry lack practical use for many students and urges prioritizing modern military sciences that directly enhance battlefield effectiveness. He notes drill wastes time and can distract from real combat readiness and safety.
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Congo
U. S. Taxpayer Nicked In Chinese Graft Deal
Drew Pearson column exposes alleged embezzlement of American aid by Chinese Nationalist leaders. General Chou reportedly shifted 444,706.53 from surplus equipment funds into fictitious Lee Sun Company accounts at National City Bank, with payments charged to American taxpayers. Also notes a San Francisco grocery front and a Dietz proposal to publish copies of the Declaration and Bill of Rights.
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Washington
Congress
Chiang Kai-shek
Lee Sun Company
National City Bank of New York
Chiang Kaishek
C. J. Chou
Chou
Formosa
United States
Philippines
U.S
Bank of China
Office of Foreign Liquidation
David Hsiung
General Chou
Canton Trust Company
National City Bank of New York City
Lee
San Francisco
South China Enterprise, Inc
America
August Dietz
Richmond
Dietz
Gus Dietz
Way Stations on the Mind and On the Rails
The author reflects on railroad way stations as skilled hubs of people from small towns. They compare physical depots to mental stops in study, libraries, and reference works, noting friendly locals who later rise to national roles and greeting chances on main street as pauses along a journey.
Step By Step by Jimmy Dykes and Cavalry Drill Snippet
The tale recalls Jimmy Dykes narrating his 1918 debut with the A’s when he struck out four times before Connie Mack pinch hit. Mack later explained he removed him to avoid tying the AL single game strikeout record. A Missouri cavalry major’s two stage mounting orders follow.
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Jimmy Dykes
Connie Mack
Jimmy
Connie
Mack
Missouri
Cavalry
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