Editorial Winds on Prices and Unity in Europe
Economists warn price controls may lower living room temperature if lifted and note wage and production costs vary across member nations. The Schuman Plan faces issues over Saar ownership and Britain’s steel role, yet unity offers continental recovery amid global tensions. The piece mocks flyswatter tech future and debates wage versus price spirals, urging federal action to raise wages and lower prices.
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Saar
France
Germany
Dixon Will Carry On For Stevenson
Illinois voters were promised that Lt. Gov. Sherwood Dixon will continue the Stevenson progressive program as the Democratic nominee for governor. Dixon, respected in the state capital and popular with legislators, is seen as the logical choice to carry forward the Stevenson reforms.
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Illinois
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Sherwood Dixon
Dixon
Democratic State Central Committee
Gov
General Assembly
Elbert Smith
Decatur
U. S
Everett Dirksen
Sen. Smith
Piaieet
King Farouk and Bernard Baruch Compared in Verse
The old Paragrapher imagines a playful couplet noting common traits between King Farouk and Bernard Baruch. The idea humorously stretches historic figures into shared ground, reflecting a light editorial whimsy.
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King Farouk
Bernard Baruch
Prince Aly Kahn Seeks Meeting With Rita Hayworth
Prince Aly Kahn, visiting the United States, expresses wish to see his estranged wife actress Rita Hayworth in person. The potential reunion is described as a possible event in coming days.
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Prince Aly Kahn
United States
Actress Rita Heyworth
Europe Moves Toward Unity With Schuman Plan
August 11 marks the first formal meeting of a nine member supranational authority to implement the Schuman Plan for European unity. The body acts as the executive, allocating materials, setting schedules and plans, and determining prices, wages, and conditions amid ongoing political balancing.
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Schuman Plan
Europe
Commiseration Dilemmas and Self Righteous Sympathy
A reflective piece questions when sympathy is warranted arguing it can foster dependence and reduce effort. It weighs whether misfortune stems from negligence or others' needs and warns that false compassion may backfire before concluding with the author Christopher Rii OPP.
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Christopher Rii I
Exiled King Farouk Seeks Second Egg Order in Italy
Exiled King Farouk, dining at an Italian resort hotel, told the waiter he was very fond of eggs as he requested a second helping for breakfast, a light moment reported from the resort.
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Farouk
Egypt
AFL leaders call for action on rising living costs in Atlanta
The Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor warned that the cost of living is dangerously high and urged government action. AFL officials attributed blame to profiteering by wholesalers and big business as prices for food clothing and services rise in a widening spiral.
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Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Atlanta
Georgia
AFL
Price strains shift focus from living to high living
Families face rising prices as daily costs bite. The piece contrasts the burden of a higher cost of living with the allure of high living, urging readers to consider how budgets adjust to economic pressure.
New Faces in State Politics Highlight Party Shifts
Arkansas selects Judge Francis Cherry over Gov. Sid McMath in a Democratic primary runoff. Cherry used long radio talkathons to answer voter questions. In Wisconsin, challenger Leonard Schmitt pursues Senate seat against incumbent Joseph McCarthy with similar talkathon strategy. The piece notes unusual campaign methods and their potential impact on elections.
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Sid McMath
Arkansas
Francis Cherry
McMath
Truman
Leonard Schmitt
Wisconsin
Sen
Joseph F. McCarthy
Schmitt
Sen. McCarthy
Senate
Burbank Pursues Evergreen Colorful Plant Experiments
The neighborhood Burbank conducts a series of plant experiments aiming to produce evergreens in all standard colors. This effort reflects his ongoing work in botany and horticulture.
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Burbank
Five-Gaited Stallion Stakes Casts Shadow on Show
A husband at the State Fair horse show grew despondent after seeing the five gaited stallion stakes. His acquaintance’s friend, skilled in fox trot and occasional waltz, feared the broader competition.
Surprising restaurant moment in San Marino
A boy at a San Marino restaurant dodges eating a second lamb chop and asks his mother if scraps will be wrapped for the dog revealing a child’s cheeky request. The moment captures a lighthearted family scene inside a Los Angeles Times reporting tone.
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Los Angeles Times
San Marino
McKellar Considers Club for Retired Washington D.C. Residents
The Tennessee senator Kenneth McKellar after losing a bid for another term mulls forming a checker club for retired residents of Washington and possible junior membership for Alben Barkley.
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Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
Senate
Washington
Alben Barkley
Vau Deville Expert Debates Cherokee Strip Roots
An unnamed speaker asserts deep knowledge of vaudeville while recalling historic names tied to the Cherokee Strip, mentioning Red Wing Pocahontas and Minnie Ha Ha in uncertain memory. The fragment hints at a discussion of entertainment history and place names without clear context.
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Red Wing
Station clues fade as steam window signs vanish long ago
A reminiscence recalls how conductors identified stations on old rail cars by wiping steam from the coach window. The narrator notes that such signaling fell away with modern changes, leaving fewer signs of those early travel days.
Copeland Reader and a Harvard frame of mind
David Felts recalls the life of Charles Townsend Copeland a Harvard rhetoric professor who died at 93 in Cambridge Mass He reflects on Copeland nicknamed Copie and on Kittredge and the Harvard milieu as well as light anecdotes about Thieves and cigar boxes and bits on Stevenson Godfrey and Sinbad with scattered reminiscences of classic authors and American figures.
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Cambridge
Mass
Charles Townsend Copeland
Boylston
Harvard
Professor Copeland
Harvard Yard
Charmed
George Lyman Kittredge
Gurney
Kittredge
Copeland
Kitty
Springfield
State Journal
Mr. Felts
United States
Adlai Stevenson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.I.T
Stevenson
Gen
Eisenhower
Arthur Godfrey
A. Q. Lewis
Lewis
Alex Drier
Sinbad
Burton
John Adams
Congress
Jefferson
Woodrow Wil
Point of No Return in Korea Armistice Talks
General Van Fleet and President Syngman Rhee express pessimism about a quick armistice in Korea. The UN stance rejects forcible POW repatriation while insisting on terms aligned with UN security, with recent allied air and naval strikes cited as pressure. The piece condemns language about political campaigns and urges continued military pressure to force terms.
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Korea
van Fleet
Syngman Rhee
Republic of Korea
United Nations
Yalu River
Nam Il
Revival of a fallacy on tariffs and watchmakers
An editorial notes President Truman faces pressure from watchmakers seeking protection and warns against repeating the fallacy of universal national prosperity. It critiques Democratic platform rhetoric and cautions that high tariff walls distort policy while industry claims are misused.
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Truman
Tariff Commission
Commission
Washington Post
CIO
Tobacco
Maryland
Mr. Truman
Good Writing Is Hard Work Says Dr Crane Advice
Dr George W Crane argues writing is a science not art and stresses difficulty builds salable copy. He cites Racine Byron Boileau and warns aspiring writers like Beth G to develop suspense, distinctive character portrayal, and realistic dialogue to improve success. He offers a bulletin on salable copy.
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CASE
Beth G
Racine
Boileau
Byron
Beth
Carbondale Council Sidesteps Rent Issue
The Carbondale City Council avoids the rent control question with a wait and see stance. Mayor John Wright cites no clear plan as the September 30 deadline nears and the public begins to weigh the issue amid rising speculation.
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Carbondale Council
Carbondale City
John Wright
Wright
Carbondale
Republicans Face Uphill Battle From 1948 Electoral Trends
The piece analyzes 1948 voting patterns to project a difficult path for Republicans in 1952. It notes 18 Democratic states totaling 174 electoral votes, potential Dixiecrat states raising the total, and scenarios where California, Illinois, or New York shift. It weighs margins in 1948 and the impact of Nixon's nomination on party prospects.
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Bertram Benedict
Eisenhower
South
Sen. Nixon
California
Truman
Iruman
Dewey
Illinois
New York
Roosevelt
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