Modern air travel threats spark urged world health network
Dr Geiger San Francisco health chief warns that rapid air travel heightens epidemic risk beyond local borders. He calls for an international health organization, global surveillance, and preflight disinfection to detect and contain outbreaks at their source before they reach any US city.
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Seattle
Geiger
United States
Tenue
International Health Organization
America
Dr. Geiger
Literary pirates and famous plagiarists through history
Walter Winchell surveys a string of plagiarism cases from ancient Greece to modern times. He cites Gnomincritus, Thomas Chatterton, the Washington cherry tree legend, Grocher as Charlie Chaplin imitator, Sterne borrowing from Burton, Voltaire’s Caesar, Dumas ghosting, Rostand versus Gross, and Rostand’s Cyrano, noting legal fights across Chicago New York and a Canadian border chase by the Authors League of America.
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Roosevelt
Spain
New York
Washington
Plagiarism Tales Across Classics and Biographies
A survey of famous alleged pl agiarisms includes Napoleon in a German Life of Frederick the Great and Daphne du Maurier s Rebecca. Henry Keller s The Frost King paralleled The Frost Fairies, with no proof of prior reading. H G Wells faced a Toronto challenge over Outline of History, dismissed by the court.
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England
Frederick the Great
Freddy
Daphne du
Helen Keller
Miss Keller
Iiss Kotler
H. G. Wells
Florence Deeks
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Macmillan Company
Wells
Herr
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Rex Stout stages a burlesque dinner at Waldorf Astoria
Rex Stout plans a provocative Nero Wolfe burlesque on May 6 at the Waldorf Astoria. He will stage a trial in absentia of public figures including Senator Theodore Bilbo and Gerald L. K. Smith, with actors portraying the victims and the audience voting for an “ignoble prize for 1946.” The event embraces satire and theatrical role play, promising bold, controversial entertainment.
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Nero Wolfe
Nero
Nora Wolfe
Sage Purepose
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Astoria
Theodore Bilbo
Upton Close
Cal
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John O'Donnell
John Tonkin
Gerald L. K. Smith
Stouts Lor
Waldorf-Astoria
Daily Press
Stout
Salem
Mass
Frankenstein
Dracula
By George E. Sokolsky event and fascism debate
A circular promotes an event for 7.50 per person to aid a group called friends of treutocracy. The piece critiques anti fascism and censorship by Stalin and democrats, defending liberty of opinion while disavowing Hitler. It argues Americans value decency and free expression despite disagreements among figures like Jefferson and Madison.
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Friends of Treutocracy
Hitler
Stalin
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Westbrook Pegler Attacks Truman Over Roosevelt Communion
Westbrook Pegler denounces President Truman in Hyde Park remarks as a renunciation of dignity, accusing him of guiding policy by Roosevelt's spirit rather than constitutional duty. Pegler argues the move elevates Roosevelt above God, critiques Spain policy, and mocks Truman as a political medium, not a president.
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Hyde Pack
Roosevelt
Department of the Interior
Republic
Franklin D. Roonevelt
United States
Felix Frankfurter
James
Mr. Truman
Abraham Lincoln
Tras Tan
Roosevent
John L. Lewis
Tom Girdler
Tom Dewey
Jim Farley
Mr.Truman
Balanced Breakfasts and the Value of a Morning Meal
A health guide argues breakfast should equal about one fourth of daily needs, supplying proteins, vitamins, and minerals. Skipping breakfast drives excess food into later meals, risks imbalanced intake, and hinders weight management while urging three-meal plans for steady energy.
Six Food Breakfast Plan From Morning Food Guide
Dr H N Bandesen explains a simple six item breakfast to fuel the day. The plan includes fruit cereal toast fortified margarine or butter jam and a beverage such as milk. He compares the body to a car engine needing fuel to start the day and perform foreman tasks.
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King Peas, Synd., Inc
Frankie Sinatra Draws San Francisco Youth In Night Parade
A crowd of San Francisco youths braved rain to see Frankie Sinatra, violating a strict curfew law. Police enforce juvenile court action as parents defend their rights, claiming the rule targets only some classes while neglecting broader responsibility. The piece argues delinquency crosses classes and that excuses reflect complacent attitudes fueling crime.
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Frankie” Sinatra
San Francisco
Bobby Soxers
Wotta
Noal
Les
Alamo Park Nearing Completion and Local Politics
San Antonio advances on Alamo park as the Catholic Women's Association accepts 75000 for land behind the Alamo. Douglas M. Lasgicy seeks county judge nomination in the Democratic primaries. Sheldon chairs the Citizens League event. Fast air mail service improves with the Miss San Antonio christening at Kelly Field. Ed Knight acquitted in the Tom Cooper murder trial in the 37th District Court.
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Alamo Park
Catholic Women's Association
Alamo
Douglas M. Lasgicy
Citizens’ League
Soly
Sheldon
League
Sanntonio
New York
Ed Knight
Tom Cooper
End of the story on juvenile crime and delinquent parents
Elsie Robinson argues youths imitate crime regardless of class or income and San Francisco authorities deserve a congressional medal for stressing this. The piece notes parents face possible action in San Francisco’s court for delinquent parents while kids return home wiser, as Judge Theresa Meikle weighs the case.
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Theresa Meikle
San Francisco
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