Truman Urges Iran Britain Peace Talk On Oil Dispute
The United States urges Iran and Great Britain to pursue a peaceful settlement over Iran's oil nationalization, presenting mediation as the only viable course. Hussein Maki warns of devastation if compromises fail, while Washington stresses neutrality and a double interest in preventing a broader conflict and Communist influence in the Middle East.
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Great Britain
Iran
Britain
United States
Hussein Maki
Free World
Soviet Russia
Middle East
Tyrone Power Seeks Modern Comedy After Costume Heavy Roles
Tyrone Power laments four of his recent five films used tights or swords and hints at a desire for lighter fare. He quips that the other pictures aren’t funny, suggesting a shift toward contemporary humor in future projects.
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Tyrone Power
Laughing on a full stomach proves a richer man
A homespun philosopher notes that poverty isn’t measured by wallet weight but by joy. He adds that a hearty laugh comes easier when the stomach is full, hinting at simple comforts elsewhere in life.
Florida press fights back against anti news bills in legislature
The Miami Herald and publisher John S. Knight face a seventh anti newspaper bill in Florida's legislature. The aim is to label the paper as aiding a communist plot to sabotage government, a move critics compare to Peron era press suppression in Argentina. The Herald has earned a Pulitzer for public service reporting. supporters of Governor Warren defend the crackdown as protecting state governance.
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Florida
Miami Herald
John S. Knight
Tampa Tribune
Fuller Warren
Miami
Warren
The
Business as Sport: Manufacturers Enter Their Innings
An expert argues business is a sport with manufacturers currently in their innings, framing market activity as a staged contest. The comment suggests competitive dynamics shape corporate strategy and outcomes in today’s economy.
Graduation at Naval Academy and Chief Petty Officers Sigh
The Naval Academy is graduating 722 men and 722 chief petty officers in the regular navy express concern about teaching the ropes to the new ensigns.
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Naval Academy
Canned Water A War Time Packaging Breakthrough
The Continental Can Co announces a wax lined can that preserves plain water for two to three years. Researchers solved a long standing problem by producing a durable metal can suitable for lifeboats, field use, and distant operations, ensuring safe water supplies when taps fail.
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Continental Can Co
Water supply quirks spark lively regional debates
The piece playfully weighs how emergency drinking water could adapt to aviation seat packs and liferafts while entertaining consumer mockups. It imagines regional tastes for chlorine fluoride flavors and bourbon-enhanced Kentucky water, and notes a radio gag about balloons matching the Great Debate or the White Sox.
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Kentucky
Barkley
Vetoed Illinois bridge bills keep highway control
Gov Adlai Stevenson vetoed two bridge bills for Beardstown and Peru, keeping bridge construction under the state highway division. The Legislature did not provide 3.25 million and 3 million dollars, respectively, funding to come from the gasoline tax. The move signals possible future construction while stressing policy over politics. A separate note mentions Senate neckties swapped on the floor and a cynical penny-making remark.
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Adlai Stevenson
Illinois River
Beardstown
Peru
Illinois
State Highway Division
Thetat Division of Highways
Congress Should Not Mutilate the Voice of America
The House appropriations committee slashed 90 percent of VOA expansion arguing about planning. Despite flaws, the Voice is a key propaganda tool in the Cold War against ideas and requires strengthening, not demolition, to spread Americas campaign of truth. MacArthur's household goods weigh 49 tons in a vast comparison.
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House Appropriations Committee
Voice of America
Voice
Congress
America
MacArthur
Borrowing and its pitfalls, from the owner’s view
The piece argues borrowing saves cost and uses idle items but risks nonreturn. It notes zest of borrowing vs chores of returning, reasons for delaying return, and how ownership can fade. It closes with a prudent reply: I can’t spare it. Christopher Billopp
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Christopher Billopp
Truckers Court Public Opinion in Illinois License Fight
The author testifies before the Illinois House motor vehicles committee on the ten mile truck license bill sponsored by Sen. Connors. Lobbyists fill the chamber as trucking firms press for fees based on mileage and weight, arguing highway funding inequities and reflecting a heated, carnivallike legislative scene.
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William J. Connors
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House
Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation Committee
Illinois
Griffenhagen
Little Fellows
Chicago
Sun Treatment for Mental Patients Prompts Dentist Debate
In a Sun column, Dr Alex W, a dentist at a state insane asylum, argues gentleness and kindness in patient care outshine harsh methods. He claims straps are unnecessary and that calm dialogue helps patients cooperate and progress, citing a "sun" policy over force.
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Alex W
State Institution For
Anarchy Seen in Iran and U.S. Role in Crisis
The piece argues Iran teeters toward anarchy as the United States seeks a peaceful, nonpartisan solution. It notes U.S. aims to uphold Iran's integrity, distances itself from privilege, and discusses Mossadegh’s nationalist stance, oil nationalization, and potential compromises with the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company.
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Iran
United States
Tehran
Roosevelt
Stalin
Churchill
Soviet Union
Shah
Mossadegh
Henry F. Grady
Grady
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Settlement as first step to stabilize Iran oil crisis
The text argues that resolving the oil dispute is only a first move toward stabilizing Iran. It cites nationwide discontent, widespread poverty, feudal structures, and corrupt officials as core causes of instability. Without swift intelligent solutions, Iran risks anarchy and continued political, social, and economic evils.
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Iran
Young Life Insurance Pushes Record Juvenile Policies
American families bought a record amount of life insurance on children last year signaling a growing parental push to start thrift programs for youths. Institutes and industry groups note seventeen billion dollars in juvenile policies as a landmark in consumer life coverage trends.
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Institute of Life Insurance
New Driver Licenses Aid Tavern Owners And Law Enforcement
Springfield announces black and white driver licenses to deter minors from using fake IDs. Taverns face stricter checks as officers patrol Williamson County. The plan aims to curb underage drinking and reduce license alteration during recent enforcement efforts.
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Williamson County
Springfield
Edward J. Barrett
Southern Illinois
Can U. N. Conscript Americans
Warren Austin, U N representative, says the U S will soon pledge troops to the United Nations for earmarked use in any world aggression. The column argues against conscripting Americans for an international police force, noting U S drafts domestically and in Korea.
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Warren Austin
United Nations
Atlantic City
United States
U. N
General Assembly
Security Council
Korea
Congress
Foreign Legion
American Congress
International Rotary Club
Constitutional Question on War Consent and the UN Power Shift
The passage argues that a true opposition party would raise whether citizens can be forced into war by others' votes or a president without consent. It dismisses talk of dictatorship abroad if such imposition is allowed through the UN and the U.S. administration shifting power from the Security Council.
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United Nations
Security Council
Rhetoric on European Rearmament and Selective Service
The author argues against broad rearmament of West Germany and condemns turning to an international police force. He questions voluntary enlistment for Germans, favors selective service terminology, and criticizes collective security and UN actions as masking policy aims. He warns against psychological manipulation of the public.
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West Germany
Vandenberg
United Nations
Rise of juvenile life insurance grows after wartime
The article notes a major rise in child life policies, with three billion three hundred million dollars issued in a year and total juvenile life in force reaching seventeen billion dollars. It traces the history from early policies over a century ago to a postwar surge, especially in ordinary insurance, rising from under 100 million in 1938 to 1.4 billion in 1950.
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U. S
Surge in Juvenile Insurance Purchases Among Children
The article notes that about eight percent of ordinary insurance and over one third of industrial life policies were juvenile. It highlights a rising trend to insure children at younger ages with two thirds of juvenile cases in 1950 involving children under five and many companies now insuring from birth.
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