Steel Work Stoppage Shrinks Rearmament Progress
Dr. Joan R Steelman notes defense procurement rose to 38 billion in the second quarter and 20 percent from the prior period but warns steel strikes slow aircraft parts delivery. He blames Philip Murray and the union shop for delays, while steel firms offer near matching wage and fringe benefit boosts amid a wartime buy.
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Joan R. Steelman
Office of Defense Mobilization
Steelman
Defense
Soviet Russia
Truman
Philip Murray
United Steelworkers of America
Wage Stabilization Board
Murray
Truman Defends UN While Attacking Isolationists
Executive editor critiques President Truman for sidelining United Nations in favor of unilateral policy. He denounces U S by by passing UN actions, cites Tunisia Morocco and Korea, and argues Truman creates straw man to shield a flawed UN record. He warns of political maneuvering through Mrs Roosevelt and seeks honest UN accountability.
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Truman
United Nations
U. S
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
U. S. State Department
France
Tunisia
Morocco
Mr. Truman
Korea
Dean Acheson
Hydroelectric Vale
North Korea
Pentagon
State Department
Porter McKeever
Turkey
Greece
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Mrs. Roosevelt
Romania adopts a New Economic Policy amid Soviet influence
The article notes Romania adopts a New Economic Policy similar to early Soviet moves, maintaining small scale production for a time while improving collections and exchanges. It cites purges of officials including Foreign Minister Anna Pauker and quotes Rakoski of Hungary on a poverty standard, highlighting Soviet resource extraction.
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Romania
Regim
Russia
Lenin
Stalin
Anna Pauker
Sovint
Colliers
Rakoski
Hungary
Danish Crisis Over Danish Oil Tanker to Soviet Russia
The United States faces a new international dispute with Denmark over a planned oil tanker delivery to Soviet Russia. Washington warns NATO nations against aiding Russia and vows to cut military aid to Denmark if the plan proceeds.
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United States
Denmark
Soviet Russia
NATO
Russia
Dience
Washington
West
Waste and conservation urge readers to wake up
In a letter to the Herald Journal SGT John E Thornton argues Americans waste vital materials and fuel, urging conservation to avoid future hardship. A second letter by C Miller endorses Adlai Stevenson for president, criticizing Taft and Ike while praising Stevenson’s qualifications and calling for his nomination.
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Herald-Journal
America
United States
Germany
Japan
John E. Thornton
APO
San Francisco
Adlaitevenson
Stevenson
Taft
Simple Things Highlight Adams Talks On Life
George Matthew Adams extols simplicity in daily living. He cites simple pleasures, nursery rhymes, family picnics, and art as enduring sources of happiness and value, noting that complexity often reduces understanding. He praises minimalism in writing, film, and design as a universal, lasting ideal.
Othman Journeys to Chicago with 44-Pound Baggage Limit
In a humorous column, Frederick C. Othman recounts travel woes as he faces a 44 pound airline baggage limit. He compares trains crowded with politicians and a potential de luxe luggage setup to a flying trip with minimal drinks, revealing gear needs, nylon shirts, and the failed hope of packing for a Chicago trip without extra loads. He recalls past solutions like silk shirts bought in Rome and settling on eight shirts eight underwear sets and eight socks plus two suits, noting the pain of laundry and the risk of missing items. He laments the loss of simpler newspaper days when a pen and pad sufficed.
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Europe
Rome
Chicago
Washington Scenes and Political Intrigue in Pennsylvania Delegation
Washington Scene reports on Pennsylvania Republicans at a Chicago nominating convention clambake. Gov. John S. Fine avoids committing on Eisenhower or Taft while his sons are asked whom they support. The piece also notes Bob Addie’s take on Miss Eleanor Engle and a light note about Brig. Gen. Joseph F. Battley and a Hampers of food from England sending 20 pounds of potatoes.
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Washington
Temple
Illinois
Adlai Stevenson
Adlai
Ike
Taft
Stevenson
White House
Woodrow Wilson
Cormac Philip
F.S. C
Pennsylvania
Chicago
John S. Fine
Joan, Jr
Donald
Poppa
Eisenhower
Keystone
Fine
G.O.P
Senator Taft
Bob Taft
Bob Addie
Harrisburg
Addie
Joseph F. Battley
England
Where Is Beauty in Intelligence Test Sketches
A fragment from a Ben Burroughs piece presents a poetic quest for beauty, then shifts to a multiple choice and true false IQ style test. Questions cover operant species, Swiss chord, Old Faithful, Tartare sauce pairing, and generic terms, plus true false political items and scattered OCR garble.
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Yosemite Garden of the Gods
Petrified Forest
Yellowstone
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