Labor and atomic power redefine American industry
The era of atomic driven labor unfolds as private firms like Electric Boat in Groton and Westinghouse in Pittsburgh lead development of propulsion and engines. Government contracts mark a shift to atomic energy in industry, with production advancing faster than peacetime demand, predicting job shifts but rising living standards for workers.
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Electric Boat Co
Groton
Conn
Electric Boat
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Pittsburgh
Russia
United States
Friendly Phoenix tale highlights city’s friendly spirit
An eastern engineer recalls moving to Phoenix on a health tip and finding a job, housing, and a truck sale in a single day. He credits local hospitality and the city’s helpful people for making his transition smooth and plans to bring his wife to see Phoenix’s welcoming side.
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Phoenix
Life Magazine Returns From Rain Soaked Travel
Recent rains reached as far as New York, soaking Life magazine and prompting jokes about the world’s wonders. The line between childlike magic and adult concern highlights changing viewpoints on nature’s impact.
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New York
Life Magazine
Eva Peron backs off bid for vice presidency in Argentina
Eva Peron reconsidered a run for vice president on Juan Peron's ticket after Peronista Party threats of a split. The column notes her ambition has caused controversy and concludes the writer favors keeping Eva out of the race while sparking support for Juan Peron.
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Eva Peron
Veep
Juan Peron
Pampas
Eva
Peronista
Peron
Police Seek Medical Examiner for Homicide Investigations
Acting Police Chief Charles L. Smith urges the county supervisors to appoint a medical examiner in the Phoenix area to improve autopsies. He argues that current practice delays and damages evidence, hindering homicide investigations and the detection of poisons or alcohol.
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Phoenix
Charles L. Smith
County Board of Supervisors
Public Opinion Letters Policy Note
Public opinion letters should be written on one side of the paper only. Name and street address of writer with scripture must be furnished but may be published anonymously upon request. Only letters of unusual interest may exceed 300 words.
Veterans Exemption Debate Highlights Sacrifices of Service
The letter to the editor argues veterans deserve exemptions, notes pay contrasts during and after service, and stresses the sacrifice of leaving family aboard frequent sea duty. It details five points: exemption reach, income limits, tax shifts to non veterans, welcoming veterans claims, and veterans contributing to the American way of life.
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MIT
States
States' Rights Question in Arizona Editorial
The Gazette editorial questions Arizona leaders stance on states rights asking whether officials can locate States' Rights on a map. It asks who must police a fouled Oak Creek stream and whether the area is under state or federal jurisdiction.
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the Gazette
Arizona
Pyle
House
Senate
Congress
Oak Creek Canyon
Keep ’Em Happy Show Spars Board Spending Taxpayers
A reader criticizes the board of supervisors for using taxpayer funds on a radio show claiming such spending fails to attract repeat business or tourism. The writer argues for keeping customers happy to encourage return visits and notes tourists are frequently overcharged.
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Board of Supervisors
Let It Grow To the Editors of The Gazette
The writer argues haircut frequency should drop to one per month to save money. Money saved could be redirected to food purchases, which have risen about 25 percent in the past two years.
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McCarthy
White House
Peace In The Pacific Peace Talks Loom Over San Francisco
In San Francisco a crowd watches the signing of a Japanese peace treaty amid mixed signals of peace and war. The piece discusses wartime memories, Pacific theater routes, and opposition to rearming Japan while outlining the treaty terms and regional reactions.
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San Francisco
Phoenix
American Airlines
Owen Stanley Mountains
New Guinea
San Francisco conference shapes postwar Pacific politics
The piece discusses U S efforts to limit Japanese military growth while allowing shipbuilding to resume, plus mutual defense pacts with Australia New Zealand and the Philippines. It notes absent powers China India and Burma and Russia’s opposition, and warns the conference may set long term Pacific influence and outcomes.
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Japan
Great Britain
United States
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
Globe-Trotting
John Foster Dulles
San Francisco
China
India
Burma
Asia
Russia
Andrei Gromyko
Long Island
Pacific
Lane case editorial praise from readers
Readers praise your editorials for advancing justice in the Lane case and urge continued coverage. The message credits your work with helping win an important point in the legal matter and expresses thanks and encouragement.
Sally's Sallies He Says He Is Willing to Be Your Executive
In a candid remark Sally reports her suitor is serious about marriage and ready to take on a top role in his future father in law's business. The exchange underscores the groom to be's ambition and direct approach to family ties.
Connally Presses Foreign Aid Debate in Senate
Senator Tom Connally of Texas, 74, leading the foreign relations committee, argued for reducing the foreign aid request and questioned the Truman plan’s economics while supporting military aid as essential for national security. He spoke to newsmen on August 25 and addressed the full Senate on August 29.
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Tom Connally
Texas
Connally
Congressional
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Armed Services Committee
Congress
Truman
White House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Yugoslavia
Britain
Foreign aid policy aims to strengthen US by aiding allies
James Marlowe cites a policy to strengthen the United States through supporting allied nations to deter aggression and seek world peace. He warns against stretching the program, predicting at least 25 billion dollars in foreign military and economic aid over the next three years amid ongoing crises and alliances from Europe to Korea.
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United States
Connally
Europe
Truman McCarthy clash signals White House campaign shift
The Alsops argue Truman aims to frame campaign politics around McCarthyism as the central issue ahead of the election. They note Barkley’s defense of Acheson and warn of broader consequences for foreign policy and congressional relations, with Acheson’s fate now tied to campaign strategies.
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Washington
Truman
Senator McCarthy
American Legion
Maurice Tobin
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Alben W. Barkley
Dean G. Acheson
Acheson
French Lick
White House
Marxism and American labor unions a century later
The piece reflects on the hundred year span since the Communist Manifesto and charts the impact of Marxism on American wage earners. It credits Samuel Gompers for shaping the American Federation of Labor while noting unions such as the IWW CIO and Knights of Labor diverged from revolutionary aims.
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Karl Marx
United States
America
Knights OF Labor
American Federation of Labor
Industrial Workers of the World
IWW
Congress of Industrial Organizations
CIO
Railroad Brotherhoods
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
George Sokolsky on labor unions and capitalism analysis
The piece discusses George E. Sokolsky praising voluntarism and labor union voice while criticizing coercive membership and Marxian socialism. It notes Samuel Gompers as favoring practical goals like the eight hour day and higher wages. It argues unions gain political power without revolutionary outcomes, except where Communist unionism remains. It cites New York as a city where unions influence a political party via the ILGWU and David Dubinsky.
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Grant
Gompers
States
United States
New York
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
David Dubinsky
Liberal Party
Labor And Management Usually Work As Team
Washington reports that workers and bosses have built industrial peace and high productivity, countering the frequent focus on strikes. The piece praises the cooperative record, noting most disputes are resolved amicably and America remains highly productive. Drew Pearson's column is guest-written during his vacation.
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Washington
America
Drew Pearson
The Peaceful Settlement of Disputes and Cooperation
The article emphasizes that collective bargaining has reduced strikes since 1930s policy with Wagner Act and postwar legislation. It praises labor management cooperation as key to industrial peace and defense needs, noting arbitration in most contracts and urging continued resolve to keep production steady and morale high.
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United States
Congress
Board of
The Serene Mind and Its Quiet Wealth
Today s talk reflects on how a serene mind reveals beauty and wealth beyond material gain. It highlights nurses and physicians who cultivate calm and healing power, notes literature like The Roadmender, and cites faith hope and love as forces that create, bless, and transform through serene perception.
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Michael Fairless
Try And Stop Me In Baltimore Fitzgerald Furore Tale
In Baltimore F Scott Fitzgerald drama, merchant Martin Kohn recalls a book buying dash for Tender Is the Night. Vic Slifer sent 25 copies autographed to Fitzgerald’s North Charles Street home. the messenger returned after seven hours with 19 signed copies and a tale of a charming host. The courier did not know what happened to the rest. He recollects Fitzgerald asking which one he was Hochschild or Kohn.
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Baltimore
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Martin Kohn
Hochschild
Kohn
Vic Slifer
Fitzgerald
North Charles Street
Scott Fitzgerald
Mr. Fitzgerald
Mr. Hochschild
Mr. Kohn
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