Scientists Debate National Research Foundation Post Hiroshima Echo
The piece notes a Senate move to subsidize a national science foundation after the Hiroshima bomb altered public opinion. Dr Theodore Koppanyi warns against federal control of science, urging trust in human ingenuity over centralized dictates. A social sciences gap is highlighted by concerns over understanding crowd behavior and riots like Kielce and Detroit.
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Possession Is Law in Odd Philadelphia Observations
A columnist riffs on possession as power from a horse raiding a garden to a rat trap incident, then shifts to Capitol Hill debates over the OPA bill. The piece notes Bowles’ fading Washington role, upcoming Nutmeg elections, and the long slog of summer sessions with late night debates over OPA renewal.
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Montana Primary Defeat Signals Shift in U S Politics
Veteran Senator Wheeler loses Montana Democratic primary as antiwar, non interventionist sentiment post Pearl Harbor and internal party divisions appear to have swung votes to Leif Erickson. Georgia Governor hopeful Talmadge wins amid white supremacy campaign aided by state administration.
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Government Ends Wheat Set-Aside Requirement
The wartime wheat set-aside rule mandating farmers sell half their 1946 crop to elevators or warehouses has been terminated by the government. Officials note the change affects price control provisions and procurement plans while preserving export capacity and the means to compensate farmers against price rises in the near term.
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