Editorial: Extension of Selective Service Still Debated
The editorial argues for extending the selective service law beyond June to maintain military readiness. It notes current recruitment avoids the draft but warns lapsing would require a new draft process with time costs in emergencies. It critiques past moves to limit payroll transparency and praises Secretary Biffle for publicizing Senate records.
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Armed Services
Defense Department
Defense
Louis Johnson
Dean Acheson
Congress
Christmas Inn Keeper Questions Transient Couples
A cautious inn keeper remains anxious after Christmas, asking the room clerk about any transient couples who had no room during the holiday season.
CBS Lures Comedians Flagged By Best Dressed List
The passage notes CBS attracted top radio comedians from rivals as it profits, while the world’s best dressed list is headed by the wife of the CBS president, highlighting industry glamor and corporate ties.
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Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Unwelcome Prophet Foresees Polio Serum Soon
The article criticizes Basil O'Connor for predicting a polio serum within two years. It argues prophecy risks false hope, noting uncertainties in vaccine research and the danger of dashboards that mislead parents awaiting progress against infantile paralysis. It cautions against forecasting future breakthroughs.
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Basil O’connor
National Foundation For
Mr. O’connor
Mr. O'Connor
Unsure Paymaster or Public Servant If Friendship Decides
A line suggests a person may be a payroller or a public servant depending on how good a friend he is. The remark hints at influence shaping roles or careers based on personal ties.
Einstein Proposes New Theory and Energy Formula Hints
The text notes Albert Einstein developing a new theory and hints at recalling parts of the atomic energy formula starting with E, suggesting a focus on energy concepts linked to his work.
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Albert Einstein
Senate payrolls to be released by Leslie Biffle
Secretary of the Senate Leslie Biffle promises to publish a report detailing all Senate expenditures including salaries of senators aides and office staff. He enjoys White House support and Democratic alignment and cites the Parnell Thomas case as context for scrutiny of payrolls and non workers on public pay.
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Biffle
Congress
Senate
Leslie Biffle
White House
Harry Truman
Parnell Thomas
New Jersey
Ten Greatest of the Last Fifty Years Debate
The writer proposes a list of the ten greatest innovators of the past fifty years in fairness to Chancellor Hutchins. He notes mail order firms charge for catalogs while the U S Government can provide a budget copy for parents. He jokes that many Truman era varsity graduates are going pro and questions if the president will rely on a second team to solve national problems.
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Hutchins
U. S
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Rudolph
Stephen C. Foster
Alexander Woollcott
Felts
Fulton Oursler
Roy Rogers
Collecting Taxes Could Balance Budget Without New Increases
Rep. Aime Forand argues if every legally owed tax is collected, the budget could balance without tax hikes. He notes five billion dollars evade annually due to loopholes, and says full collection would shrink or remove tax burdens by reducing rates as total revenue rises.
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Aime J. Forand
House
Ways and Means Committee
Washington
Congressman Forand
Truman
Rhode Island Democrat
The Uncomfortable Chair in Social Gatherings
A humorous piece on guests clinging to an uncomfortable chair, resisting relocation to a comfortable seat. It explains the social dance of seating, the host's need to reassign the chair, and the nail biting stubbornness of guests who refuse to yield the seat, until a reciprocal invitation arrives.
Ostrich eggs proposals spark State Department joke
The St Augustine Florida ostrich farm owner suggests sending ostrich eggs to the National Press Club turning to hatch them for jobs in the State Department instead of making an omelet like the President’s party ate in Key West.
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New York World-Telegram
St. Augustine
Fla
National Press Club
Key West
State Department
Birthdates Missing for Glamour World Notables
The World Almanac omits birth years for many actors and performers citing privacy and wishes of the subjects. Notable absences include Gracie Allen Greta Garbo Rita Hayworth and Greta Garbo among others. The piece also notes shifting ages for Sylvia Ashley Fairbanks and other glamour figures.
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Britannica
Gracie Allen
June Allyson
Victor Borge
Bruce Cabot
Bob Burns
Buster Crabbe
Joseph Cotten
Alfred Drake
Jessica Dragonette
Lynn Fontanne
Arlene Francis
Greta Garbo
Greer Garson
Rita Hayworth
Horace Heidt
Sylvia Louise Hawkes
Ashley Fairbanks
Stanley Gable
Gable
Not Heavily Forested Pit Gives NY Relief
A terse report notes New York faces scarce forest cover around a long breath of air restriction, with the pit remaining sparsely wooded and relief lasting for the moment.
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New York
Lords Evolve From Feudal Court to Modern Upper House
The article traces the House of Lords from its origins as the curia regis to a modern body with about 800 members. It notes Cromwell’s abolition, its partial reconstruction, and the Lords’ waning power especially after the 1911 Parliament Act and a recent Labor bill reducing delaying periods. Public opinion shows ambivalence toward abolishing the Lords.
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New York Times
Britain
House of Lords
Parliament
Lords
Commons
Worry Clinic Doctors Clarify Inherited Syphilis Facts
Dr George W Crane explains that syphilis is not inherited by children but can be congenital if the mother is infected. He compares hereditary myths with modern teaching, notes stages and contagion risks, and urges treatment and scientific understanding.
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George W. Crane
Gene K
Dr. Crane
Plea for Basic Research at Penn State Conference
About 150 researchers at Pennsylvania State College argued the United States is rich in materials but bankrupted in basic science. They urged more funding for fundamental work, noting quiet academia fosters discovery while universities lack sufficient money. They cited the atomic bomb as an example of long term basic research enabling applied advances.
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State College
United States
Pennsylvania State College
Wells hunts squirrels, shoots piggy on his foot
Earl L. Wells, 21, went hunting in Berwyn Maryland and fired at squirrels but hit a piggy on his right foot. He hobbled home and called a doctor for treatment.
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Berwyn
Earl L. Wells
Recognition Non-Recognition and the China Question
Dorothy Thompson reviews how nations recognize or withhold recognition, noting shifts since the war. She cites Poland Tito Franco and Spain to argue official stance signals little about actual policy or democracy while dictating diplomatic relations and public perception.
Policy Dilemma on Recognition and Approval
The article argues that non-recognition signals disapproval while recognition signals approval. It notes Denmark withdrew an ambassador to Spain as disapproval of Franco, yet recognizes the Peron government in Argentina and other Latin American regimes deemed dictatorships. It also contrasts refusing to recognize Mao Tse Tung's China with long-standing recognition of Stalin's Russia since 1933.
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Dorothy Thompson
China
Roosevelt
Spain
France
Peron
Franco
Mao Tse Tung
Stalin
Russia
Recognition and diplomacy toward the Hitler regime
The passage notes that early qualitative diplomacy shapes how other nations view U S recognition of the Hitler government as either approval or disapproval. It questions the implications of immediate recognition by the United States.
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Hitler
Resuming Diplomatic Standards For Spain Recognition
The text argues that recognition should reflect objective fact, not party pressure. It calls for restoring traditional diplomatic norms by recognizing whichever government holds power and doing so impartially. It criticizes left wing opposition to resuming normal relations with Spain.
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Spain
Appointing A Career Man To National Security Council
President Truman names James S. Lay Jr. to secretary of the National Security Council following Sidney Souers advice to promote capable staffers. Souers urges reliance on competent government personnel amid Senate friction and coalition pressure shaping presidential appointments.
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Washington, D. C
James S. Lay, Jr
National Security Council
Truman
Sidney W. Souers
Souers
Sovers
Potomac
Souers Nameed Lay Successor Amid Security Role
Souers helped prepare Lay as his successor and the President approved the appointment. Souers stays on call to coordinate security information and serve as a troubleshooting aid. He declined regular payroll status and the chairmanship of the National Security Resources Board to handle private affairs.
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Souers
Lay
National Security Resources Board
President and Senate Clash Over Appointments
The piece notes President Truman substitutes Mon Wallgren for Leland Olds amid confirmation battles and accuses the Democratic national committee of exploiting jobs. It argues Senate veto power is a safeguard and calls for better appointments, while condemning stalemate in executive nominations.
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Mon Wallgren
Leland Olds
Federal Power Commission
Democratic National Committee
Truman
William Bohle
Senate
Nose Knows Good Thing For Los Angeles Man
John Bidgegain, a 36 year old Frenchman, survived a 1942 stove explosion that burned his face and cost him his nose. After the injury he struggled to find employment but achieved a new career by a nose in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
John B. Bidgegain
Bidegain
Dede
Day by Day Dede Lingle Seeks a Home For Kittens
A Housewife reader shares Dede Lingle's plea for homes for three kittens and explains a family tale of a large family cat named Baby. The letter from ten year old Dede asks for help and contact details at 424 Jackson Street Carbondale Illinois.
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Dede Lingle
Jackson Street
Carbondale
Illinois
Dede
Man crafts own prosthetic nose at hospital workshop
Indigent patient at Rancho Los Amigos in Los Angeles County creates a facial prosthesis. He models a clay nose and casts it in plastic using polyvinyl chloride, then attaches it with spirit gum. He wears it and plans plaster molding for a new job.
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Los Angeles County
Rancho Los Amigos
Bidegain
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