Truman’s Fifth Year In Office Stirs Public Debate
As Franklin D. Roosevelt’s successor, Harry S. Truman enters a fifth year with questions about his initiative and convictions. Critics note his New Deal alignment but doubt personal certainty, while observers hope experience will sharpen his executive integrity and public administration skills.
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Money And The Marshall Plan Congress Approval Debate
The piece argues that money is a vital consideration for the Marshall Plan and NATO arms commitments. It urges Congress to recognize that military spending is a permanent budget item, not a temporary emergency, and cites Hoover on defense costs as a path to reduce waste without sacrificing military effectiveness.
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Congress
United States
Hoover
Naming the Baby as Economic Readjustment in 1930s Dialogue
The passage debates naming the current crisis as economic readjustment, suggesting terms like low mood or repression. It argues such labels reflect psychological factors in public behavior when prices remain unaffordable and buyers are restrained.
Dangers Following Kathy Fiscus Tragic Well Death
The piece warns that abandonment hazards like open well casings and cisterns must be sealed to prevent further tragedies. It notes public complacency and urges immediate action since danger could strike again at any time, even tomorrow, as with Kathy Fiscus.
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Kathy Fiscus
Kathy
Best Foot Forward: Atlantic Pact Explained to UN Assembly
The speech argues the United Nations must evolve with blocs including the Soviet and Atlantic groups. It warns against overreliance on articles 51 and 52 and urges full preparation before presenting the case to the General Assembly. It compares blocs to political parties and stresses unity of Western powers to secure a settlement in Europe.
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Gromyko
Department of State
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Cordell Hull
Hull
Soviet Union
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Central
Europe
Churchill
Boston
Germany
Campaign to prod men into buying more clothing
A business sleuth argues men are indifferent to clothes and hats, buying less than a suit per year. Women drive fashion interest. men care little about daily attire, with most adopting standard, inconspicuous styles. The piece notes industry’s aim to raise male purchases and the social glare around conspicuous wear.
Visit of United helicopter at Automatic Steel
A. M. Wickwire president of Automatic Steel Products Inc expresses gratitude for news coverage of a United States helicopter visit to the plant. He compliments the staff for handling the event efficiently and notes the newsworthiness of the coverage.
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A. M. Wickwire Pres., Automatic Steel Products, Inc
Target Practice By H. V. Wade
The piece notes political standoff between Harry and Congress yet hints they cooperate in private. It mocks glossaries in car ads and ridicules fake drama of a wrestling style scenario. The tone is skeptical about public spin and real policy.
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Harry
Congress
Time for Compromise on U S Labor Law
The piece argues for a new labor law agreed by labor and management and sent to Congress. It weighs risks of stalemate under Taft Hartley and Wagner Acts, and suggests bipartisan drafting using experienced technocrats to resolve issues like unionization, agency shop, foremen unions, and union treasury use, with public support to deter communist disruption.
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Management
Congress
William M. Leiserson
Railway Mediation Board
National Labor Relations Board
Donald Richberg
Cyrus Ching
Gerard Reilly
J. P. van Arkel
Paul Herzog
Leiserson
Treasury
America
To Save the Two Party System By Peter Edson
American Political Science Association studies aim to force U S parties to meet campaign promises and reformulate platforms every two years A national policy council could lead party leadership replacing current committees And longer four year terms for Congress members are proposed to strengthen party responsibility
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U. S
American Political Science Association
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National Council
Carl Hatch
Norris
Nebraska
Deuteronomy Verse Quotation On Wealth and Power
A biblical verse reflects on human pride and the source of wealth. It cautions that riches stem from the Lord's blessing, warning against self deception regarding personal power and success.
Life With Fodder Folds Into Circus Hayyard Feature
A whimsical closing riff shifts from a bank theft tale to a joke laden dialogue about buying a car as a fugitive evades pursuit. The scene blends noir tension with satirical comedy as a dealer pitches features while the fugitive frets, ending with a stray heading about fodder and circus hay.
Song For The Racing Season
A reflective verse on racing season mood and betting culture. It muses about daily doubles on cool and warm days and imagines fans gathering in a paddock to size up horses, contemplating fair play and outcomes.
New York stage clash sparks fans with South Pacific riffs
Ye Gotham Bugle and Banner hail the video craze and the South Pacific sensation. Ezio Pinza’s singing quiets the room as his voice drops with impact. Juanita Hall as Bloody Mary and Mary Martin’s Pacific turn redefine the American stage reach.
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Ezio Pinza
South Pacific
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Mary
Mary Martin
Daddy
Iowa Wins Missouri Iowa Boundary Case at Supreme Court
Century-old report notes Supreme Court ruling in favor of Iowa in the Missouri Iowa boundary dispute. Cincinnati voters approve buying 1,000,000 dollars in stock for a Cincinnati Saint Louis railway and St. Louis voters back 500,000 dollars in stock. A windstorm damaged a Central Railroad bridge over the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg Pennsylvania during construction.
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Supreme Court
Missouri
Iowa
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Central Railroad
Susquehanna River
Harrisburg
Osnaburg Brick Co Incorporation Sparks Stark County Centennial
Forty years ago Osnaburg Brick Co. was incorporated for 25000 by Enis A. Stewart Albert Smith Hiram Doll George E. Smith and Homer Neidigh The Stark County centennial and industrial exposition committee received a letter from the Manchester New Hampshire Historical Society stating it would send relics and speakers to the event planned here.
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Osnaburg Brick Co
Enis A. Stewart
Albert Smith
Hiram Doll
George E. Smith
Homer Neidigh
Stark County
Pasadena enacts school for brides under eighteen
Twenty five years ago Pasadena California established a compulsory school for brides under eighteen. Hugo Stinnes a powerful industrialist and coal mine owner in Essen Germany died. Miss Maud Gill became Columbiana County s first woman justice of the peace named by Liverpool Township trustees to fill the unexpired term of Charles Gill who had died.
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Pasadena
Calif
Hugo Stinnes
Gera
Essen
Maud Gill
Columbiana County
Liverpool
Charles Gill
American mother of 1939 named at Wooster
Mrs Otelia Compton aged 80 of Wooster was named American mother of 1939. She had three famous sons Arthur Karl and Wilson and a daughter Mrs Mary Rice a missionary in Allahabad India. Italian troops who aided Franco in the Spanish civil war were not to leave Spain immediately and would stay to take part in a victory march.
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Otelia Compton
Wooster
Arthur
Karl
Wilson
Mary Rice
Allahabad
India
Spain
Andrei Gromyko Returns Amid Photographed Arrival
The Soviet foreign minister Andrei Gromyko arrived to a heavily photographed scene, suggesting a high public interest in his visit. The emphasis on imagery hints at the prominence of the event and the political optics surrounding his return.
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Andrei Gromyko
Federal aid fuels local government reliance rising
The piece argues federal funding increasingly directs local governments while Congress contemplates rent control returning power to localities, drawing sharp reactions from officials and residents.
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