Debate Over 80th Congress Ends With Brief Acclaim
The 80th Congress closes amid mixed verdicts with substantial foreign aid and defense spending shaping policy. Officials note record wartime scale, potential draft impacts, and tensions with Moscow while domestic plans for housing and farms falter. Churchill warns Britain against socialism, urging free enterprise and self-reliance as the world shifts.
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Truman
Congress
Moscow
United States
80Th Congress
House Committee On un-American Activities
Senate
House
Executive Department of Government
Philadelphia
The Dividing Line in Parliament and Public Life
The article recalls WW II rebuilding debates for Britain’s House of Commons with Churchill urging the original oblong plan to sharpen party lines. It argues that buildings influence governance and presses individuals to declare allegiance in politics, citing Hollywood writers questioned by Congress as an analogous case.
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House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Communist Party
Agricultural Group Sees Good Years Ahead
A House of Representatives agriculture committee study forecasts population growth to 15 to 20 percent by 1975 and a 50 percent rise in output due to more efficient farm machinery. Large commercial farms expand while many city workers may move to rural areas, and farmers gain urban living advantages with improved business practices to keep pace.
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Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
United States
Roosevelt and the erosion of national morals in 1948
Fair Enough accuses Franklin D. Roosevelt of corrupt influence and personal graft dating from his Chicago trip for the 1932 Democratic nomination. It alleges secret loans to his son Elliott, ties to Harwood, Hughes airplane contracts, and a pattern of divorce and moral decline that supposedly shaped U.S. leadership and political culture through the Hoover era and beyond.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chicago
United States
Roosevelt
Elliott
Charles Harwood
Brooklyn
Harwood
Democratic Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
Hughes
Hollywood
Senatorial Committee
Ute
Herbert Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Hoover
Life's Like That by Fred Neher criticizes Roosevelt
The strip portrays FDR entering the White House and using government funds to acquire land near Warm Springs Georgia to bar Black ownership. It accuses him of deceiving voters, favoring liquor interests, and expanding a self perpetuating bureaucracy with figures like Harry Hopkins, drawing harsh comparisons to Hoover.
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White House
New York
Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Hoover
al Smith
Forbes Morgan
Liquor Trust
Department of the Interior
Harry Hopkins
Asputin
Westbrook Pegler Attacks Roosevelt and Moral Decay
Westbrook Pegler denounces Franklin D. Roosevelt claiming he corrupted American character through politics and Christianity. The piece accuses Roosevelt of duplicity, exploiting the White House, and undermining ethics while contrasting Taft and Wilson as flawed exemplars.
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White House
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Taft
Wilson
Star and Crescent
Roosevel
Kansas City
Senate
The Impact of Father Absence and Remarriage on Boys
The article discusses how a father's presence supports a boy's sense of strength and security. It explains that death or divorce wounds the boy's spirit, triggering grief and rebellion. If a stepfather is accepted, stability can return. rejection leads to anger, sullenness, and conflict at home and school.
MONKEY BUSINESS DOES WELL IN BERLIN
Postwar Berlin finds a lone organ grinder with a monkey thriving in the American sector. The four year old capuchin attracts crowds, collects more food than he can eat, and draws significant attention. Owner Walter Schmitz, 43, notes taxes and a strong market for his unusual duo. He bought the creature for 100 marks and has refused 4,000 marks. The pair charm local children as they roam the streets.
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Berlin
Walter Schmitz
Schmitz
Your Birthday Horoscope Guide for June 22
Birthday entries forecast personal talents and parental guidance, noting travel interest and cautious intuition. Daily sections for Cancer through Gemini describe favored arts, business details, plan timing, and personal relationships with a focus on decisive action and improvement in vibes.
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Leo
VIRGO
LIBRA
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Aquarius
Pisces
Aries
Gemini
These Days on College Education and Public Leadership
An essay argues that even top graduates can be ignorant without broad humanistic learning. It criticizes narrow majors for weakening public leadership and stresses the importance of English, history, philosophy, and the American Constitution. It cites Locke, the Bible, and constitutional foundations as essential reading.
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United States
Henry Wallace
John Locke
Karl Marx
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Why Ann Sheridan longs for a perfect curl
Hollywood star Miss Ann Sheridan explains how straight hair is easier than mastering curls. She dislikes daily tangles and jokes about permanent waves, noting oval follicles make her hair stubbornly curl in wind and damp, despite trying different styles like a chignon.
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Hollywood
Patrick Clary
United Press
Ann Sheridan
Miss Sheridan
Bob Miss Sheridan
Warner Bros
Joe Louis vs Schmeling rematch electrifies boxing world
June 22 1938 reports Louis defeated Schmeling in less than one round to avenge the only career loss. The piece notes the triumphant comeback thrilled fans and marks a defining moment in boxing history.
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Joe Louis
Germany
Max Schmeling
Clark Park
City Hall
Public Works Administration
Washington
Montana School of Mines
San. B. K
Billings
Powell
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