Providence Is on Our Side Witness Henry Wallace
A portrait of Henry Wallace as a complex figure in American politics. The piece ridicules his shifting beliefs from 1940s party politics to his stance on the Korean War and his mystic inclinations. It humorously imagines Wallace as president and mocks his political directions and ideas.
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Providence
Henry Wallace
United States
Roosevelt
Anah
Chicago
Wallace
Henry
Theodore Veblen
India
Pandit Nehru
China
Stalin
South Korea
Turkey Eyes Atlantic Pact Move Amid World War Debate
The piece argues Turkey should align with Atlantic powers instead of neutrality as a third world war looms. It notes Turkey’s perceived weakness, urges joining the Atlantic Pact to gain leverage against the Soviet Union, and highlights proximity to Soviet Caucasus oil fields as Western value.
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Turkey
Soviet Union
Soviet Caucasus
East German purge tests Soviet ballot control
Reported in East Germany a purge targets Liberal Democratic officials as Soviet authorities arrest zone leaders flouting immunity. The crackdown drives about 145 officials fleeing to West Berlin to escape the campaign against bourgeois groups while candidates on the ballot must appear to maintain order.
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East Germany
Soviet Zone
West Berlin
Little Men Sniping From the Sidelines
The text argues that Senators Bridges and Drew Pearson unfairly question Korea casualty reporting. It recalls wartime casualty handling, credits General Arnold's stance, and criticizes critics as uninformed while praising steadfast wartime resolve and veterans’ sacrifices.
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Senator Bridges
Mr. Pearson
Drew Pearson
General Headquarters
Consolidated
Washington
Defense Department
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joseph
Lawton Collins
Korea
Henry
A. Arnold
Air Force
England
Schweeinfurth
Arnold
Germany
Hitler
Swarthmore College
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Sterling Statesman
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers’ Welfare Fund
Senate
Earth as mother of life and beauty in daily praise
A lyrical meditation praising Earth as the source of all life and beauty. The text extols wind, grasses, flowers, and creatures as witnesses to nature’s continual motion and divine design, portraying the planet as a nurturing, creative force sustaining humanity.
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Earth
The Story of My Heart Inspires Continental Wonder
By George Matthew Adams the meditation on Earth and sky celebrates cosmic beauty and hidden meanings in nature. The prose reflects on art science and poetry, invoking Richard Jefferies and pondering knowledge creativity and design in everyday scenes.
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Richard Geffries
Tay
Reas
Payroll tax plan urged for county wide vote
A Syracuse reader urges a county wide referendum on taxes proposing a three question ballot. He supports a payroll tax of about 1 percent, county wide, to fund city needs and curb inequities between residents and suburban workers. He argues it would ease collection and push accountability to employers and taxpayers.
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Syracuse
Portraits By James Metcalfe In August
A reflective verse by James J. Metcalfe speaks of August as a time to rest meditate and seek peace with nature. Images of sun rain rainbow calm lake and quiet shore frame memories dreams and a spirituality that sanctifies the season.
UN Filibuster by Malik Threatens World Unity
In Washington observers warn Malik driven Soviet obstruction at the United Nations could split the world into rival blocs. The Urdu style critique notes Asia hears his charges while India’s Nehru votes with the West to curb Moscow tactics. September General Assembly may reveal if the UN endures the crisis.
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Washington
Russia
United Nations
Jacob Malik
Kremlin
Malik
Asia
United States
Far East
America
North Korea
Moscow
Nehru
India
Peace Organization
General Assembly
Democratic letters urge action as New York politics heat up
A Seneca Falls letter to the Hebdld Journal blasts Democrats in Washington and Albany urging removal of the party from power. The writer rails against wartime policy, Korea and domestic misery, pleads for action at home, and suggests Syracuse doctors and local leaders back a drive to drive Democrats from office.
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Cleveland
Roosevelt
Yalta
Korea
Doy
Gorman
M. Gorman
Syracuse
Albany
Seneca County Republican
Seneca Falls
Truman Did Not Ask for Price Controls Yet Congress Prepares
The Nation Today charts Truman repeatedly seeking but not obtaining stand-by power to set price ceilings and rationing. With Korea propulsion and rising costs, Congress moves to grant authority to intervene in prices and wages, even as the president has not requested such powers since 1949.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Korea
OPA
Mgr. Truman
MR. Truman
IQ Test Items From Dr. George W Crane
A scrambled intelligence test with questions on sports, colors, authorial income terms, mental health descriptors, and word matching. The passage includes several multiple choice items and a translated scoring key, with garbled extra lines.
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Robert OD. Chryet
Manaxinn
Fred Betts
Kenneth Sparrow
Lawrence J. Giddy
Joan J. Hagerty
Classifieq
Willem J. Kuhn
Reta
Rosert O. Smit
National Manazey
Akryhur Jenkins
The
Herald
Alexander FL Jones
Herald-Journal
Pentagon
Pearson
George Matthew Adams
the Herald-Journal
Ur Conry
Renizier
Fres County
Vane
Church
Utica
38Th Parallel
Milwaukee
James J. Metcalfe
Lichty
By Dewitt Mackenzie
E- Malik
Led
Sing
By James Marlow
Price
George W. Crane
Carpenter
Ony van Len
Boen
Daw
Erke
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