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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1952
Page
4
The foundation plans a comprehensive study to evaluate voluntary health and hospital insurance coverage and identify gaps and fraud. It notes widespread mailers and leaflets enticing offers, some without examinations, and warns of misrepresentation as the public interest in health insurance grows amid controversy over socialized medicine.
After January 20, Harry Truman is expected to seek and potentially secure a high paying post with the coal miners union, with a figure around $100,000 annually cited as a likely salary. The move signals a major transition from his current political role to a leadership position in a key labor organization.
Philip Murray's postwar view advocates a guaranteed annual wage for industrial workers facing layoffs. The 1952 CIO convention backs it as core policy with autos and steel unions targeting it in bargaining. The idea aims at stable employment and steady consumption, offsetting production fluctuations and the risk of permanent layoffs.
The piece describes how people hurry to answer a ringing phone from varied locations and conditions. It notes the caller assumes you are near the phone and will hang up if you fail to answer within ten seconds, illustrating the urgency of telephone etiquette and misperceptions.
The Big Ten may receive extended spring football practice time prompting university bands to protest that players are better drilled than they.
A vivid comparison likens the final 150 feet of Mt Everest to a radio TV tower atop the Empire State Building without a ladder. The remark frames the ascent as an almost insurmountable climb, underscoring the extreme difficulty and daring required for the summit.
A Missouri deer hunter records the harvest of a doe with antlers. The report notes the unusual antlers and the hunting event.
The piece notes the boy next door taking a gift wrapping course to rewrap openings discreetly. It asserts the new president of the CIO is not a ruthless labor leader but is Walter Reuther. It mocks Sen Wiley of Wisconsin claiming diplomats include "awful duds" and questions attire choices like striped pants or stuffed shirts.
The piece lists Illinois born or linked figures who served in U S Cabinet posts. It notes Harold Ickes interior secretary under FDR for 13 years, Jesse Donaldson as postmaster general under Truman since 1947, and Frank Knox as secretary of the navy at Pearl Harbor. Durkin dubbed next labor secretary, and Roy O West as interior secretary under Coolidge are cited among others who held Cabinet rank since 1818.
David Felts notes the new chairman of the Rockefeller Foundation is John D. Rockefeller Jr. succeeding John Foster Dulles who resigned after becoming secretary of state. Rockefeller Jr. previously chaired from 1917 to 1940 and is a trustee of Colonial Williamsburg. The piece reflects on the foundation’s long endowment and wealth, contrasting past critiques with modern philanthropy.
Opinion note argues that censorship in media creates a reflexive counterbalance when other stories are suppressed. It suggests readers seek diverse sources to gauge the full public narrative and avoid a one-sided focus during information gaps.
The Foundation, funded by drug and chemical industries, will spend 275000 on a nationwide study of voluntary health insurance plans. President Admiral W H P Blandy says the project aims to determine coverage and effectiveness and to identify areas needing expanded coverage and benefits.
An Air Forces sergeant, recently back from Cairo, Egypt, drops in with four hours notice after a long flight. He then plans a final 30 mile leg home, recalling life overseas with the Pilgrim Lift, Cairo nightlife, Kasbahs, Tripoli weather, Azores champagne, and welcoming train travel in the U.S.A.
Paramount Pictures chairman Adolph Zukor lacks a formal title for his upcoming autobiography to be published by Putnam next year. A proposed working title is The Movies from A to Z to reflect his career span.
In a Cozy Culture Club note, the author recalls a discussion of Vanderbilts and rivals, asks whether public outrage was common 40 to 50 years ago, and notes current caution about Christmas spending and bank visits. A faint reference to a quiet meeting and a tease about a future recording ends the piece.
Arnold A. a 20 year old with mild hearing loss resists earphone use, fearing social embarrassment. The column urges wearing aids, notes glasses face similar stigma, and promotes self acceptance and social confidence through practical tips and a "Compliment Club."
The piece criticizes Alistair Cooke for biased and inaccurate reporting on the American presidential race and praises Emerson’s call for Americans to be themselves. It recalls Cooke’s controversial Nov. 7 broadcast and argues for more realistic American journalism.
The text notes criticism aimed at British correspondents and Mr. Cooke who say they and many American reporters fell for Gov. Stevenson. It counters that the Newsweek pool of 50 Washington correspondents favored Stevenson only by a narrow margin and asserts broader political bias was not as Mr. Cooke claims.
A Wall Street Journal tale told a granddaughter how evergreens shed weight after a heavy snowstorm. A grand father contrasts elms and pines to teach resilience and bearing burdens without breaking.
The piece notes Kansas figures like Wesley Roberts for National Chair, Frank Carlson and Clifford Hope vying for agriculture posts, and Durkin as labor candidate. It recalls AFL Meany pressures, past labor appointments, and how Congress fueled cabinet limousine favoritism amid partisan shifts.
The Eisenhower transition announces Sinclaire Weeks as secretary of commerce and Martin P. Durkin of the plumbers union as labor secretary. Critics say the cabinet tilts toward business and the East with Lucius Clay as a potential influence. Durkin, a Chicagoan, is praised by AFL leader George Meany as a labor triumph.
A Congressional Quarterly study places ending the Korean War as the top foreign policy issue for President-elect Eisenhower and the 83rd Congress. Republicans favor shifting aid emphasis Eastward, with possible support for Nationalist China on Formosa and regional defense pacts. Congress may consolidate foreign assistance, curb duplication, and continue UN funding while promoting trade over tariffs.
The text notes possible Congress insertion of peril point and escape clause protections for American agriculture and industry upon renewal next June. It states Eisenhower has not taken a position but would oppose dating foreign trade to shield domestic producers. He supports a ban on arms trade with Iron Curtain nations if clearly framed and favors encouraging U S investment abroad despite past congressional resistance to government guarantees.
Rep Robert Ss Chiperfield of Canton Ill expected to become chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the 83rd Congress. He and Rep John Vorys Ohio drew lots on January 23 1939 establishing seniority with Chiperfield ranked first. He plans to claim the post barring tradition. He has long criticized foreign policy but recently supported many aid programs while opposing extending aid to nations exporting military potential to Iron Curtain countries.
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