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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1951
Page
4
Editorial argues Truman signs manpower law expanding Selective Service and outlines a vague universal military training plan awaiting congressional action. It covers eligibility, college paths, and the role of politics, urging new graduates to enter public office to influence policy.
The probe into United States foreign policy has shifted toward an inquest framing, signaling a formal review of strategic decisions and their implications. The transition suggests heightened scrutiny and potential official findings on policy outcomes.
A reader asks why nickel is being phased out from coins when it is no longer needed, seeking clarification on material choices, cost, and longevity of the currency.
Margaret Truman stops in Paris to buy five exciting dresses. Actress Hedy Lamarr plans a public auction of jewels clothing and personal effects worth a million dollars including four wedding rings one an heirloom and three lightly used pieces.
The text notes Russia's Malik serving as president of the United Nations Security Council in September, mentions his prior August presidency, and comments on the will of the people and probate in a reflective tone.
Reported warlike casualties from New York department stores as crowds surged the counters in a price war. The article notes women scratched and bruised amid the stampede and questions bans on television in automobiles while considering rear window screens.
The Marquess of Blandford, heir to the Marlborough title, will not wed Princess Margaret but plans to marry a lifelong acquaintance. The piece traces Churchill family history from Blenheim to Vanderbilt wealth, noting Blenheim Castle’s upkeep and tourist income of 35 cents per head yielding about $35 last year.
The Washington Post notes toiletries sales rose 9 percent last year to 840.1 million dollars and eyes a billion dollar goal for 1951. The rise outpaced population growth and includes shaving creams shampoos dentifrices and cosmetics.
Public schools acknowledge issues while several colleges say the over privileged create bigger problems for access and equity, complicating efforts to admit and educate underserved students.
A House push to trim administration budgets targets civilian defense and disaster funds while the Congress operation, including the Government Printing Office, faces scrutiny. Rep. Ben Jensen offered an amendment limiting new vacancies to one in four after July 1, arguing Congress is different.
Admiral Badger of the U S navy would have American airmen follow the Red pilots back across the Yalu river in a new version of the old badger game.
Alarming reports from the great city claim younger people replace basic arithmetic with addiction and subversion, signaling a troubling trend in modern schooling.
Democratic senators staged a mass walkout in response to McCarthy’s denunciation of General Marshall. The action follows a tactic urged for Wisconsin voters as their junior senator campaigns for re election.
About three thousand University of Illinois graduates were urged to pursue public life and seek elected office. Dr. Raymond Walters of the University of Cincinnati warned against looking down on politics, noting two party system’s role in American governance amid corruption and election irregularities highlighted by the Kefauver report.
The vacation period brings relief to parents as they avoid packing lunches and school runs. They supervise kids sleep times, meals, and social plans, including invitations, sports, parks, camps, and outings. Ends with question of whether parental relief outweighs kids in school.
St Louis Star-Times owner shift pits Post-Dispatch and Globe-Democrat against each other for circulation. Page one ads claim Star-Times assets include comic strips split between rivals. Mentions judiciary totals, book sales, Yale gifts, and casual cultural notes.
If you seek the rainbow in popular songs, one end lies at Fort Knox, a poetic reference linking wealth and brightness to the famed gold reserve in a lyrical vision.
A Red-hunter proclaims opposition to all isms yet hints exceptions for Americanism and McCarthyism, signaling selective stance amid anti-communist rhetoric. The remark suggests a nuanced support for certain ideological campaigns within the broader political climate of the era.
A Loyal Tribune reader reports that the Truman MacArthur controversy has energized people to vote in the next election, noting some are so aroused by the fuss they intend to participate at the polls.
A light urban brief notes growing older brings perks like fewer interruptions from life insurance agents, a humorous reflection from Arcadia Wisconsin.
A compact citation quotes Philip Guedalla from A Treasury of Jewish Humor asserting that any stigma can be used to beat a dogma. The remark reflects a wry view on rhetoric and belief.
AEC Chairman Gordon Dean dismissed rumors that F. H. McGraw and Company will be replaced as principal contractor on the Paducah uranium separation plant project. Dean said the rumors are untrue and noted urgency to hasten progress while quashing talk of relocating the plant to Illinois.
Dr. George Crane discusses a distressed wife Linda D. and her drunken husband who fathered a child with another woman. The column argues liquor impairs judgment and morality, notes shared blame with the other woman, and warns about sexual risks and accidental disease.
A discussion suggests that if Linda's husband caused her condition he should fund delivery costs. It advises adopting the baby immediately as best in many cases, with the local child welfare agency as a resource. If the mother keeps the child, the alleged father should pay child support, though this is rarely ideal for the child.
Dorothy Thompson argues in her March 1945 diary that modern democratism undermines Anglo-Saxon democracy, risking Caesarism. She predicts Western self-distrust, critiques Allied rhetoric, and warns Russia may outpace Western ideals while the United Nations valuation of jobs overshadows human rights.
The passage warns that decline will bring the fall of empires and republics. It describes a moral vacuum, unchecked technology, bureaucratic humanitarianism without charity, and a civilization emptied of art and responsibility. It ends with a Dostoevsky reference about the earth mourning its gods.
Washington reports set for a test of Taft's alignment with McCarthy as a brewing clash unfolds over committee assignments and party strategy. Taft critics press him to clarify his stance while Republicans weigh pressure on Thye and others ahead of a likely early showdown next week.
The piece notes Senator McCarthy seeks a new role in the Senate after losing an appropriations post. It describes his gamble for the money whip and the Democratic shift that removed him from that slot. It adds that Taft faces pressure to grant McCarthy a policy committee position to gain recognition.
A McCarthy led group including Senators Welker Jenner Wherry Schoeppel and Williams moved to amend conference rules to set a 12 member policy committee for the rest of the session with the 12th seat appointed immediately. Taft dominates the committee and holds veto power over assignments. Senator Butler notes discussing placing McCarthy on policy with Taft.
New York Times report notes a major price war in book sales across four department stores. Shoppers lined up for deep discounts on titles like From Here to Eternity and The Caine Mutiny, with Macy's policing crowds as older titles were dumped to clear shelves.
A brief item notes local chatter about suspicious behavior tied to a man who shaves only twice a week, as discussed in the Loyal Wisconsin Tribune column by L. V. C.
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