Editorial Review on Truman Era DOJ Cleanup and Public Trust
The piece urges a strong government clean up under Attorney General McGrath after clashes with Public trust in the Justice Department. It notes initial picks by President Truman, references Judge Murphy and Senator Kefauver, and calls for a full, honest investigation or an independent commission to restore public confidence. It discusses political risk in an election year and the duty of McGrath to satisfy popular demands.
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Ruman
Justice Department
J. Howard McGrath
Truman
McGrath
Thomas Murphy
Estes Kefauver
Murphy
President Coolidge
Mr. Truman
Washington
High
Sierras
Maine
Boom in Babies and the American Prosperity Boom
The New York Past argues the Census Bureau shows U S growth at 153 190 000 with a 2 357 000 rise in half a year and, citing 1950 births at 3 548 000, predicts a booming future across 1971. It frames population expansion as sign of unprecedented economic expansion.
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America
Louisiana
Oklahoma
New York
Census Bureau
United States
Washington
Picayune
Contagious gobblegook infects defense talks at Senate
The piece ridicules the use of evasive jargon by Charley Wilson and Manly Fleischmann amid defense planning debates. It mocks phrases like phase out finalize and notes officials cite material shortages while claims of vast spending are downplayed. It warns against phony language that confuses the public.
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Potomac
Charley Wilson
General Electric
Manly Fleischmann
Buffalo
Fleischmann
Senate House Defense Committee
Wilson
United States Not Listed for UN War Aid in Yearbook
In a U.N. appropriations clash Rep Vorys tried to cut U.S. share from 37 to 33 percent but failed 29 to 2. The U.N. Yearbook shows all members' contributions to the Korean War, from Argentina meat to Venezuela soap, yet the United States is not listed as a contributor.
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United States
United Nations
Rep. Vorys
Ohio
U.N. Appropriations Committee
U.N
Argentina
Venezuela
Canada pushes all-Canadian St. Lawrence seaway plan
Canadian Parliament debates an all-Canadian St. Lawrence seaway and locks project with a 2 foot channel to connect Montreal and the Great Lakes. Lionel Chevrier presents seaway legislation while outlining possible U S participation and Ontario federal transfer agreements.
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Canada
St. Lawrence
Washington
United States
Unitates
New York State
Ontario
CD. Howe
Great Lakes
Publication boilerplate and subscription notices
The passage provides Associated Press distribution and advertising notes, subscription rates, and delivery terms. It lists cities for advertising representation and states delivery charges, tax, and payment responsibilities, noting independent contractor carriers and a disclaimer about advance payments.
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Thomas F. Stafford
Associated Press
Inca News
AP News
Isee Eee
Brooks & EY. Inc
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
West Virginia
Keeal
Sach
Beckiey Newspapers Corporation
Drab and Delightful In Manner of Speech
A critical column mocks polished political rhetoric from Truman Taft Eisenhower and Churchill. It contrasts flat prose with imagined grandiose lines about tax policy and security. The piece ends by noting Churchillian eloquence feels novel when heard only occasionally.
Today's Prayer for Children in Wisdom and Strength
A prayer asks guidance for the nation’s children to grow in wisdom and stature to resist evil and pursue good. It calls for independent, joyful living and favor with God and man, ending with Amen.
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Jesus
God
Campaign offices show four candidates gearing up
ARTHUR EDSON visits campaign hubs in Washington and notes Taft Eisenhower Kefauver and Stassen offices. He describes Taft in the Standard Oil Building with a campaign map, Eisenhower in Shoreham Hotel with a large portrait, Kefauver at the Willard Hotel with a coonskin cap, and Stassen in the Willard with Helen Gunderson noting the bunting overdone.
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Arthur Edson
Hal Boyte
Washington
Senator Taft
Ohio
Standard Oil Company
Capitol
Taft
Vic Johnson
Republican National Committee
San Francisco
U. S
Gen. Eisenhower
Topeka
Kans
Shoreham Hotel
Senator Carlson
Kansas
California
Eisenhower
Senator Kefauver
Dténn
Willard Hotel
Kefauver
Neese
New York
Gov. Stassen
Helen Gunderson
Daniel C. Gainey
West Coast
Stassen
Willard
Miss G
Hollywood By Gene Handsucker
Sheldon Leonard, a versatile actor known for gangster roles, rejects being a criminal yet is hailed by shady characters. He notes his use of detachment and humor on radio and TV, including Jack Benny and Judy Canova programs, and reflects on a long career portraying gangsters and outlaws. Leonard is a family man active in PTA.
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Hollywood
Sheldon Leonard
Leonard
Jack Benny
Bud
Sheldon
Phil Harris
Judy Canova
Alan Ladd
Lucky Jorgan
Lauren Bacall
Saveitfaite
Rangsier
PTA
Looking Backward Today 18 Years Ago
Carole Lombard and 21 others died in a TWA crash near Las Vegas. An American submarine sank three Japanese ships off Tokro ar. Winston Churchill returned home by flying boat after a New World visit. Chile swung toward a Sand against Argentina over Axis ties.
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Carole Lombard
TWA
Hner
Las Vegas
Tokroar
Winston Churchill
Chile
Argentina
E. P. Bailey
Constanza
Romania
New Salem
Dusty musings on seed catalogs and city grime
Bug Dust notes seed catalogs herald spring while lamenting Beckley dust storms and the dirt of city life. He cites a Columbus immigration notice and humorously questions government costs as he ties seasonal chores to taxes and the garden.
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Columbus
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Immigration Service
Register
Earthquakes Trigger Slow Global Ground Shifts Measured by Seismographs
A 1950 Pasadena report describes quakes moving earth in slow, horizontal shifts that ripple across continents. Two strain seismographs at Cal Tech and Palomar measure these tiny, continuous crustal motions, illustrating a vast but gradual planetary deformation.
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Rennie Taylorp
Pasadena
Calif
Tibet
California
New York City
Earth
Restrial
Ocean
Palomar Mountain
Hugo Benioff
California Institute of Technology
California Tech
Seismological Laboratory
New Instruments Probe Earth's Slow Strain Waves
A Maine official jokes on a Grand Canyon tour as Tekonsha shopkeeper Harley Morgen-thaler funds student ice cream rewards. Dr. Benioff explains ultra sensitive strain seismographs on Palo Alto mountains to detect long period rock squeeze and stretch beyond ordinary seismographs, with government support and 156 foot tubes.
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DR. Beniofe
Bennet
Omaha
Benioff
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Palo Mar Mountain
You're Telling Me! by William Ritt features Captain Carlsen
A column notes Captain Kurt Carlsen shows no interest in film offers despite fame. It also touches on writers avoiding politics and questions about a publicity seeking poet. The piece mentions a book about brick mixing and ends with a playful remark to shake before reading.
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William Ritt
Flying
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W. Va
Union
Churchill
Cinca
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Gene Handsucker
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Bug Dust
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Ben Wilmoth
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Bennett
Grand Canyon
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Tekonsha
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