Tugwell critique links Communists to Wallace campaign
President Wallace's 1948 bid drew Communist influence, argues Rexford Tugwell in Progressive magazine. He notes Wallace's forward trenches on Russia and domestic policy, and suggests non Communist Progressives drifted away as Wallace aligned with radicals.
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Rexford Guy Tugwell
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No-Man’s Land
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Madison Square Garden
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Greece
Turkey
Wall
Europe Rearmament Plan Outlined After Pact Signed
President Truman will send a detailed plan to Congress outlining costs and scope of arming Western Europe after the North Atlantic pact. Key points include no 1950 budget increases for pact nations, no Marshall Plan diversion, and reliance on existing U S surplus for arms with limited new production to fit current schedules.
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Europe
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Senate
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U. S
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Marshall
Writer Ruark plans farm to fuel future columns
New York columnist Robert Ruark jokes about buying a farm to supply material for his writing. He laments partners Othman and Considine guarding their families and subjects, noting a failed bargain granting him writing access to their lives and his dog’s waning relevance.
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Patent Bureau
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Considine
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Sherman Billingsley
Toots Shor
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Dennis
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Father Considine
Ink bottle mishap and child discipline debate
A playful fable argues a baby’s ink disaster on a rug warrants no punishment for the child. It blames the caregiver for leaving the ink within reach and urges teaching the infant about ink’s dangers rather than harsh punishment.
Pension showdown touches Rankin foes in Congress
A group of WWII lawmakers challenged Rankin's pension plan with Perry Brown of the American Legion present. Brown privately criticized Rankin as politically motivated while supporting limited benefits for needy veterans. The Legion would not discipline Taylor despite threats. In New York, Truman canceled a dinner for Weizmann after Abe Feinberg was promised an ambassadorship. Keeley, U.S. Minister to Syria, had predicted the Syrian revolt months earlier and named the rebel leader Brigadier Hosney El Zaim.
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Tiger” Teague
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Florida
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Taylor
New York
Col. Louis Johnson
National Defense
Johnson
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Truman
Abe Feinerg
Abe
Abe Feinberg
Chaim Weizmann
Weizmann
Louie
O. K
James Hugh Keeley
U. S
Syria
United States
Keeley
State Department
Hosney el Zaim
Modern Medicine Recalled in Humorous Family Memoir
The author recalls conflicting medical and health advice from magazines, contrasting modern vitamins and dental care with nostalgic, dubious remedies like sugar and kerosene, sulphur and molasses, calomel, and mustard plasters. He humorously questions past cures while noting their risks and oddities.
Special Engagements Highlight Pocatello Theatre Schedule
Chief theatre manager John Denman wires from Colorado Springs that the Chief will screen Joan of Arc on Sunday April 24 in a special engagement. A Burl Ives concert is set for Friday May 27 on the Chief stage and could spark a series of top performer appearances.
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Denver
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U. S
Idaho
Henry C. Dworshak
Drew Pearson
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Western Cowboy Mania And A Meeting With Alan Ladd
A reader laments child obsession with cowboys and westerns in Times Square living rooms. The piece recalls taking a son slugger to see Alan Ladd at the Paramount, noting his fans and elevator heels, and describes a humorous reminiscence of early cowboy days and a staged western film world.
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Poppy
Pardner
Seltzerhole
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Rio Grande
Slug
Alan Ladd
Paramount Corral
Smith
Cheyenne
Ollie Solos Again in Bing Crosby Picture
Hollywood gossip notes Oliver Hardy to headline another solo spot in Ridin High with Bing Crosby after Strange Caravan with John Wayne. Ollie denies a Laurel and Hardy split while Wayne negotiates better profits and reissue bonuses with Warner Brothers.
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Stan Laurel
Bing Crosby
John Wayne
Charles Coburn
Ollie
Stan
Wayne
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