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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1950
Page
4
A psychologist counsels on handling emotional distress using physical activity and patient listening. He notes crying helps vent emotions, while activity drains emotional energy and reduces stage fright and anger. for menopausal women, praise can bolster morale and ego.
Doris Flees notes Democratic efforts for Senate Majority Leader Scott Lucas against Everett Dirksen in Illinois. The piece analyzes party dynamics, rent control issues, labor support, and campaign strategy amid McCarthy era tensions and a divided state political climate.
A reader notes changing magazine delivery: weekly issues arrived on different days including two in one week. The postal change allows immediate delivery on release, ending prior delays. The writer admits strong temptation to read each issue as it arrives and poor luck saving for completion.
The Katmai region at the head of the Alaska peninsula hosts the Katmai National Monument opened to visitors after 32 years. It features Mount Katmai's 1912 eruption, the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes discovered in 1916, and a vast landscape of volcanoes, bears, caribou, and ash forests. The monument, established in 1918, now covers about 2.7 million acres and remains a premier geological and natural spectacle.
Experts estimate 12 billion dollars annual U S gambling loss with book making policy games and slot machines dominating. Editorially urged tough federal laws to curb syndicates and questioned immigration service secrecy in Knauff case while noting other light news items about Bob Hope sponsorship and a New Jersey coin cache.
An undersea television device by the Navy promises live broadcasts of baseball, enabling ads and promotions from water to reach fans. A quirky note praises underwater pens and jokes about a Cardinal ball player in the Vatican, highlighting wartime era humor.
The Pennsylvania Republican primary pitted liberals led by Governor James H. Duff against the Grundy Martin faction. Duff won the senatorial nomination over Rep. John C. Kunkel while backing John F. Fine for governor against Jay Cooke. The outcome signals a shift within the party but may reflect a defeat of one machine by another in future races.
The remark notes that even after leaving communism former members continue to pursue reform, indicating a continued drive to reshape society in their new roles.
A reforming Communist questions certainty, noting personal experience as proof that beliefs can be deeply misguided. The quote explores self doubt and the fragility of ideological certainty.
Meteorologists in New York anticipate widespread rain as storms move through the region. Expect showers and possible thunder with cooler temperatures later in the week. Citizens are advised to carry umbrellas and adjust outdoor plans accordingly.
Justice Robert H. Jackson halted an attempted deportation of Ellen Knauff, arguing that moving her onto an airplane would impair the Supreme Court's jurisdiction and bypass Congress. The stay preserves her petition for review while the nation weighs the case.
In a review of Jefferson’s papers, readers learn Thomas Jefferson, the third U S president, was methodical and orderly yet warm and charming. The 52 volume set reveals he wrote about 18 000 letters and faced financial strain after his second term forcing sale of library books to the government.
Zion Ill residents push to restore blue laws restricting Sunday amusements. Union county merges 13 road districts into four for efficiency. An optimistic note cites Chief Walks-with-the-wind as best LaSalle county prospect for Congress. The paper notes lingering uncertainty about ex Communists and the meaning of ex in their ranks.
Christopher Billopp contends with a missing coat button. He prioritizes a suit rotation to protect a busy evening from domestic disruptions and ends up wearing a different suit the next day, claiming he changed his mind. The episode highlights insistence on convenience vs. rotation discipline.
A St Louis Globe Democrat item notes a political tone in the presidents request for expanded authority in the western region. The phrase sees the plea as unusually frank amid campaign rhetoric.
A bitter column mixes a teacher quitting over media in Bergenfield New Jersey with a satirical plea to modernize teaching. It also notes the Senate crime probe, Kaiser naming contest, postwar satire on Hitler and Edsel jokes, and assorted quips on taxis and music.
The Senate post office committee unanimously approves a bill to cancel Donaldson’s recent residential mail delivery cuts. Critics call it a cheap grandstand, noting the post office operates at a loss of over 500 million dollars yearly. Congress could raise rates or enact Hoover commission reforms to end political interference and modernize management. But slow, hostile committee action jeopardizes any changes before adjournment.
A lighthearted brief notes that middle age brings self awareness as a man glimpses his reflection and spots the telltale signs of aging in the mirror as observed in a Guelph Ontario newspaper.
A quotation notes a wish that Communists would not reform to remain dependable. The line cites H. V. Wade in the Detroit News and reflects a political stance. The remark implies distrust of reforming ideologies and questions dependability.
The writer describes Charlotte a cultured college graduate from a religious home who is active in church work and efficient at her office yet often moody and blue. She has never married and once had an unfortunate affair five years ago. The piece argues for a scientific dating bureau to address social loneliness.
President Truman denounces the Taft Hartley Act as eroding Wagner Act gains and undermining labor, calling for repeal for the sake of labor and the nation. He vows to press for repeal and criticizes the sponsors for favoring management in the midst of a labor dispute.
The article contrasts 1948 and current responses to rail strikes, noting President Truman’s anger in 1948 when he seized railroads and blocked unions via injunctions. It argues he refuses Taft-Hartley machinery, relies on past Wagner Act ideas, and offers little beyond reviving 1935 law amid millions in losses.
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