No Change in Coal Industry Stirs Longtime Workers
The piece argues coal demand stays weak despite peak season as users switch to oil and gas. It cites Wall Street Journal reports on shortages, railroads expanding diesel fleets, and ongoing industrial shifts that threaten coal’s future. It also laments low pay and brain drain among ministers, teachers, and journalists, warning of broader public loss if workers abandon public service for higher pay.
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the Register
Iron Horse
Wall Street Journal
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Mind or Body Cost of living hits minds of key American workers
The rising cost of living is affecting people whose work shapes national thought and influence, creating a sense of disruption and concern about the future. The strain threatens mental well being and daily decision making as economic pressures mount.
Happy Motoring and ICC Rules Bring Safer Roads
The Interstate Commerce Commission issued a first post 1939 set of driving regulations to improve road safety for passenger cars. Back wheel flaps will keep mud and water off trailing windshields, rear bumpers will protect cars when rear-enders occur, and speeding by buses and trucks on scheduled runs will be curtailed. The article calls for West Virginia to act on overload concerns as added changes loom.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
West Virginia
Land Boom in Making Iowa Farmers See Storm Warnings
The Associated Press reports Iowa land prices have surged 8 to 70 percent over five years amid limited available acreage and rising demand. Prices for prime tracts reach new highs while speculators loom. experts compare to 1920s boom and caution on market health and mortgage debt compared with past decades.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Mason City
W. F. Wahrer
North Central National Farm Loan Association
North Iowa
William G. Murray
Department of Economics
Iowa State College
Murray
Bug Dust Reflections on Warm Fires of Youth and Family
Thomas J. Stafford recalls long winter evenings by the family fire. He paints cozy scenes of popping corn and apple peeling, sisters at the piano, and a Daddy with a cig ar ring. He contrasts those memories with modern gas logs and the fading sense of shared home magic.
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Daddy
Mamma
Ohio
Bug Dust
Hinton
Georgia
Big Six Inspires Troops With Wisdom and Valor in Korea
AP dispatch profiles Col. Richard W. Stephens of the 21st Infantry Regiment, hailed as the Big Six. He has led from the front, guiding a unit under constant fire since July, earning two Silver Stars and a Distinguished Service Cross. His calm, aggressive leadership steadies men, reduces panic, and ensures disciplined withdrawals when needed. Stephens, a former chief of staff of the 30th Infantry in Europe, embodies battle wisdom and unwavering support for his soldiers.
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Richard W. Stephens
21St Infantry Regiment
Stephens
Pierre
S. D
30Th
Europe
Willie Spratt
Statehood Bills Doomed By Coalition Opposition
The Nation Today report notes opposition to Alaska and Hawaii statehood bills amid war headlines. Southern senators resist adding new Senate votes on civil rights, while others argue the war emergency sidelines statehood debate. The Senate faces a slim chance this session. passage would require House and Senate approval to add Alaska and Hawaii stars to the flag.
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Texas
Senate
U. S
Pacific
Alaska
Hawaii
Asia
Truman- Acheson
Congress
House
Truman
U.S
Kentucky
Mexico
John Quincy Adams
Massachusetts
Hollywood Stars Talk Fashion and Roles in Film
Hollywood interviews reveal Lizabeth Scott seeking a rough civil war role with minimal wardrobe to highlight character, while Edmond OBrien trims weight at a La Jolla clinic. Jean Peters, tailoring her own clothes since childhood, champions simple shirts and personal style over fashion trends.
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Hollywood
Lizabeth Scott
Liz
Lamorous
Edmond O'Brien
la Jolla
Jean Peters
Jean
New Law Sets Middle Path for Juvenile Delinquents
Washington reports a new federal law allowing a middle course in handling juvenile offenders. Judges may send youths to a clinic for a month or more of analysis before sentencing, with options for therapy, education, or work, plus longer supervised probation and potential treatment. The measure also expands the Federal Parole Board to eight members and creates a youth corrections division and advisory council to guide long term delinquency efforts. Local positions for clinics and classification centers will be determined later.
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Washington
Congress
Justice Department
American Bar Association
American Legion
Supreme Court
Federal Parole Board
Senate
Parole Board
Wll
U. S
Pilgrims Welcome At Cleveland Lincoln High School
Lincoln high school in Cleveland hosts DP students from Europe in a welcoming program. Principal E. J. Bryan notes rapid integration through music, art, and orientation, as American-descendant peers aid language and social bonding. A West Side Community Council and Junior Council foster unity among Poles, Russians, Slovaks, Germans, Italians, and others.
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Cleveland
Europe
Bryan
Asia Minor
Vienna
West Side
Lincoln High
Joe
Lincoln High School
Plymouth
Cape Cod Footprints Reveal Lost Shelter In 1620
In December 1620 near Cape Cod Bay Captain Christopher Jones withholds the long boat to search for 16 explorers presumed lost after shore leave. Priscilla Mullins suspects his motives while the party discovers footprints, a deer, and a buried shelter amid sandy scrub as they progress inland toward the Mayflower anchored offshore.
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Cape Cod Bay
Christopher Jones
Priscilla Mullins
Cape Cod
New World
America
New World Wheat and Lost Kettle Unearthed in 1620 Voyage
Ernest Gebler narrates a shipboard find as Winslow and companions uncover a New World wheat sack from a grave site near a tidal inlet. They salvage a carved dugout canoe with eight paddles, then camp, returning to the harbour beach as Friday, Nov. 17, 1620, approaches and the ship remains afloat.
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New World
Long Point
Cape
America
Standish
Fuller
Hopkins
Bradford
Winslow
Spee
Sam Fuller
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