Weekend critique of Congress as defense acts loom
The piece argues the 82nd Congress may perform worse than the 80th, noting no major laws passed, no fiscal year appropriations, and the Defense Production act plus economic controls expiring soon. It accuses Congress of focus on investigations over legislative duties and urges action to extend key defenses programs.
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Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Congress
Truman
Wilson
82Nd Congress
Washington
Houseways and Means Committee
State Department
Little Red School Houses House Shelves of Readable Books
In each small red schoolhouse a shelf held a set of little read books. The brief scene highlights quiet classrooms and modest reading material.
Crime and politics mix in gossip and travel notes
The column playfully links crime with pay, mentions Senator Kefauver’s lectures and fees, praises fast highways yet values back roads, notes Aly Khan's lifestyle, and flags Republican commentary about weekend yachties including President Truman and King Farouk in a light, urbane tone.
College summer session crowded with students and teachers
The campus hums as summer school draws many students and faculty, reflecting active enrollment and teaching activity during the season.
Empire State Building gains national TV height edge
The 222 foot antenna atop New Yorks Empire State Building is billed as the tallest in the United States and improves direct reception for fringe areas previously 60 miles from the transmitter. The piece notes other skyscrapers like the Chrysler Building and Rockefeller Center and discusses the era of rapid construction followed by economic downturn.
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New
New York
Chrysler
Rockefeller Center
Empire State
Chicago
Board of Trade
Detroit
Penobscot
Philadelphia
City Hall
Light and Power
Kansas City
San Franisco
Russ
Empire State Building
America
Beef prices rise and lobbyists pressure lawmakers
Truckers may push to cover higher license fees by firing costly lobbyists while cattle raisers can withhold livestock if rains sustain pastures. A light breeze could again lift beef prices, and editors marvel at captioning photos labeled Mother and Daughter with left and right tags.
Lafayette college buys St. Louis plant for investment
Practical Economics notes Lafayette College at Easton, Pennsylvania purchases a St. Louis producer of lightweight streetcars and electric transport. The six million dollar deal includes 1.2 million cash and rest funded from profits, with aims to gain tax advantages for a college subsidiary and raise endowment returns. The piece discusses colleges buying physical properties rather than equity and the shifting financial era.
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Lafayette College
Easton
St. Louis
Pennsylvania College
Dinner Dance Or Ailing Child By Christopher Billopp
A quirky essay contrasts dinner dances with table etiquette and the perils of combining eating and dancing. It shifts to guidance for caring for an ailing child, urging gentle attention, individual choice, and flexible routines, then ends noting the author Christopher Billopp.
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Mr. Billopp
Kefauver Named Father of the Year Sparks Debate
Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee was chosen Father of the Year by the National Father's Day committee. The piece questions the selection, noting publicity value over true fathering, and suggests reconsidering the concept or replacing it with broader humor about inflation and consumer jokes.
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Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Kefauver
Reading the Times survey and weekend notes collage
The New York Times surveyed 4752 college students in 42 colleges to gauge knowledge of U S geography and population and found weak results. The column also surveys weekend letters from Lee Lynch, sports odds, records, and cultural notices in a stream of personal and public notes.
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THE
NEW York Times
United States
Illinois
Lee Lynch
Charleston
House of Representatives
Springfield
Atomic Maid
Uniform Makes A Difference
A Toledo Blade column contrasts political idealism with practical sacrifice during wartime. It notes public tolerance for uniformed service in public relations while protesting lab work at Harvard or Chicago. The piece references Mohammed and Princess Yasmin in a provocative closing line.
Denmark’s King Frederik Poses Shirtless for Photos
Denmark’s King Frederik displays a 45 inch chest and tattoos of dragons, anchors and stars in recent pictures. The World Telegram notes the royal look and hints at a possible successor if he abdicates. Wrestling on television is mentioned alongside the royal display.
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New York World-Telegram
Sun
Denmark
Frederik
American Republic Changing Face Too Many Generals on Capitol Hill
Dorothy Thompson argues that Washington hearings reveal a composite face of the nation formed by generals and politicians. She warns civilian control over the military is at risk as officers shape foreign policy, with Washington torn between MacArthur loyalists and Truman advisers amid fears of creeping military influence.
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Capitol Hill
Dorothy Thompson
Washington
Knowland
Styles Bridges
Brian MacMahon
Dean Acheson
American Republic
Clemenceau
Prussia
Thomas H. Werdel
California
House of Representatives
America
Supreme General Staff
MacArthur
Truman
Russia
Generals Warn Against Political Interference in Government
A statement cautions that military leaders belong in their roles and should not direct legislators. It warns that shifting political power toward the Pentagon risks harming the American Republic.
Illinois Has Own Little Sahara
In northern Illinois along U S 20 a desert patch in Carroll county hosts life adapted to sand and heat. Plants such as prickly pear cacti dot the dune belts while birds like western meadowlarks prairie horned larks and lark sparrows nest in the sparse grasses. Insects and nocturnal spiders roam the hot sands as the landscape preserves a miniature desert ecology amid prairie surroundings.
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Arizona
Illinois
Thomson
Savanna
Carroll County
Iowa
Missisippi
Ilinois
Flying Brakeman Escape Amid Yard Car Shuffle
A newly hired fireman watches as a yard engine moves a string of empty boxcars around a curve. A brakeman atop a car signals danger while a collision occurs with an overweight bump. The rookie spots the danger but a man on top appears to leap as the cars collide.
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Kendall
Greenhorn
GI's General Tells His Story
During World War II General Omar N Bradley earned the nickname the GIs general for his leadership and tactics. He later served Veterans administration chief of staff and joint chiefs chair, presenting a civilian as well as military mind. The article notes his belief that the supreme commander yielded too much to British influence.
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Omar N. Bradley
Army
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bradley
Bradley as a Civilian General in a Soldier's Story
A review notes that Bradley's memoir blends candid judgments of Allied leaders with diary-derived conversations. It credits his frank assessments of Montgomery Patton and others, and outlines his strategic choices in Europe, Ardennes, and joint chiefs leadership during World War II.
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Bradley
Field Marshal
Montgomery
George Patton
Chester B. Hansen
Hansen
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Great Britain
Monty
Air Corps
Eisenhower
Paper usage by region and population average
The average American uses about 350 pounds of paper per year, northern Europeans about 116 pounds, and Asians about two and a quarter pounds.
Specificity in Morality: Rant Calls for Logical Ethics
Dr. George W. Crane argues against dramatic moralizing and urges teaching youth through specific moral scenarios. He promotes breaking down temptation into concrete cases such as cigarette use social pressure, alcohol at parties, and handling inappropriate advances to build precise, practiced responses.
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George W. Crane
Molly W
Molly
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