Four Years Of Truman Presidency In 1949 Outlook
James Marlow surveys Harry S. Truman’s four years in the White House, noting wartime endings, the UN's shaky peace hopes, the Fair Deal via the banner, and mounting Cold War tensions. He highlights domestic inflation, OPA battles, Republican gains, and Truman’s volatile relationship with Congress as the nation braces for potential new conflict and shifting global power.
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Lodge Bill Sparks Debate on Presidential Election System
Senate debate centers on two views of how presidents are chosen. One treats the U S as a union of states with state laws guiding elections. The other distrusts direct popular choice and recalls federal judges, the President, and senators being shielded from popular decision. The 17th Amendment shifted Senate elections to the people, yet concerns remain about disparities between popular and electoral votes. Senator
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Electors and elections in the American system
Lodge criticizes the electoral college and argues presidential selection rests on popular vote. He notes historical vote ratios, laments campaign methods, and calls for reform while warning against direct democracy, asserting the republic nature of the U S system. The piece suggests the electoral college is obsolete and may vanish.
New York Pigeons and the Feathers of Survival
An urban flash of satire argues New Yorkers might need feathers to endure subway outages weather and labor strife. It contrasts human panic with pigeons steady existence noting pigeons would outlast chaotic Manhattan life while humans debate survival through feathered flight and fashion.
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Pigeons and Peace Amid War’s Destruction
Hal Boyle notes war scars cities as fine buildings fall and rubble becomes nests for pigeons. He contrasts stubborn survival with human attempts to subdue others, saying no amount of popcorn can drive one flock of pigeons to exterminate another. Amid chaos, wings reveal a quiet pattern of peace.
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House ends guayule rubber program as wasteful debt
A House appropriations committee report declares the guayule natural rubber project futile after spending over 50 million dollars since World War I. It bars further funding and questions Senate attempts to preserve the effort, noting poor results from tests and exploring domestic rubber supply viability. The guayule shrub, related to the sunflower, was chosen to replace wartime imports.
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Dutch East Indies
State College Dean Reveals Water Dump Incident
NOW IT CAN BE TOLD STATE COLLEGE Pa When William S Hoffman dean of admissions at Pennsylvania State College retired he bared his soul. Hoffman admitted he was the student who forty years ago dumped a bucket of water on members of the university council as they departed from a meeting.
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Onslow Not Expected To Raise White Sox From Cellar
New York report outlines Chicago White Sox struggle under Jack Onslow as he faces dissension and a young roster. Only 15 of 36 spring arrivals returned, with rookies Gus Zernial Gordon Goldsberry and Grover Bowers among hopeful sparks. Pitching remains thinned with no proven winners, forecasting another last place finish for 1949.
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Kryhoski to study at Bergen Junior College
Dick Kryhoski will continue studying at Bergen Junior College in Teaneck New Jersey when not playing first base in the Yankee chain.
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Argentine Polo Team Beats U.S. 15-10 in Beverly Hills
Argentina's top polo quartet defeated the United States 15 to 10 at the Beverly Hills Club field before a record 15,000 fans. The win argued the South Americans do not field full strength in earlier results and revived discussions on the world title series.
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Replacement of Ruiz Guinazu boosts Cavanagh scoring surge
The change from five goal Nicholas Ruiz Guinazu to nine goal Roberto Cavanagh lifts the team rating by four notches to 36 goals, signaling a notable upgrade in their attacking output.
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Correction: May Show limited to local residents and Hoover Co. workers
An earlier report misstated the May Show sponsored by the Little Art Gallery. The event is open only to residents of the North Canton school district or employees of The Hoover Co. Entrant deadline is April 22 as set by Robert L. Rainey.
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