Opinions On Polls Prompt Postscript In Our Election Debate
The piece discusses Rep Sid Simpson of Illinois who seeks a law to bar polls from the mails and Charles Abrams who urges a senate inquiry into polling. It argues polls influence bandwagon effects and defends polling as scientific, urging improvements rather than suppression.
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Sid Simpson
Illinois
Charles Abrams
Senate
Simpson
Abrams
Dewey
Truman
Alf Landon
Literary Digest
London
Messrs. Gallup and
Roper
Mr. Abrams
Gallup
UN shows progress despite campaign slowdown in Paris
Washington officials say UN work continues in Paris despite voter campaign fatigue. The General Assembly and Security Council roles persist as committee 1 handles 90 items and pressure builds to split it for better focus on political and security issues. A mid session State Department report tracks gains and losses amid the U. S. race.
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United Nations
Paris
Washington
General Assembly and
Security Council
Berlin
Russia
New York
Paul Henri Spaak
Belgium
State Department
Office of
United Nations Affairs
U. S
Insane but Fun Duck Hunting Reflections From New Orleans
A narrator in Bayou Phili bert near Buras Louisiana roams marshes in pursuit of four ducks on a special wildlife permit. He jokes about hunting risks and costs while criticizing laws and oil pollution affecting duck habitat. He compares hunting to a consuming obsession outweighing world events.
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Bayou Philibert
Buras
Louisana Marsh
Gay
Debonair
Man
Kamchatka
E. B. Clements
Commissioner of Wildlife and Fisheries
New York
New Orleans
Mexico
Harry
Ancient Egypt bas relief shows Thut mose and Esi in domestic life
Archaeologists uncover a Nile valley bas relief with hieroglyphs dating to the 18th Dynasty around 1560 B C. The scenes depict Thutmose the scribe arguing with wife Esi in a villa by the river and, in a second panel, her tears as furniture and rooms are rearranged, and a third panel hints at further change.
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Valley of the Nile
Ancient
Egypt
Thutmose
Amenhotep
The
Nile
Esi
Pharoah Amehotep
Sebkhtop
Sekhmet
Nefrembeb II
Ptah
Ptoph
Horus
Osiris
Seth
Idaho Democrats Tangle Over Glen Taylor Dilemma
Idaho Democratic leaders face a split over Glen Taylor who defected to Wallace and the Progressives. Moderates fear party unity loss may cost 1950 state victory while Taylor’s return to the national fold could boost patronage and power, risking a Republican capture if infighting continues.
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Idaho
Glen Taylor
Taylor
Henry Wallace
Glen
Singing Cowboy
Senate
Gem State
Washington
Wallace Campaign Fallout Reflects On 1948 Vote
Washington commentary notes Henry Wallace and his third party failed to explain the small Wallace vote. It argues voters rejected isolationism and the Marshall Plan as Wall Street manipulation, while press coverage was largely objective. It criticizes Wallace’s political ineptitude and windy rhetoric amid a hostile political climate.
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Washington
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Communist Party
Wall Street
United States
Russia
Moscow
Truman
Dewey
Roosevelt
Wallace's Enduring Fight Shapes Truman Victory Debate
The piece argues Wallace stayed in the race despite pressure, revealing the depth of his movement and its impact on Truman's strategy. It notes Wallace's age, the post election analysis claiming the third party pushed Truman left, and warns against right wing attempts to delegitimize the democratic process.
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Wallace
Dewey
Wallace Party
Chicago
Truman
Organized Labor
Mr. Truman
Baseball vs Patriotism in Tokyo Amid War Salvage
In Tokyo during the war, baseball thrives despite patriotism with citizens stripping metal from homes and salvaging piles for war aid. The author notes Babe Ruth's watch gifted to his daughter and details scavenging, hilltop games, traffic defiance, and weekly salvage hunts that fund the occupying period. He and Jean collect odds and ends from junk piles while awaiting homeward plans.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hirohito
Babe Ruth
Babe
General MacArthur
Perry Brown as National Legion Commander Signals Caution
Perry Brown, new national commander of the American Legion, at his first capital visit warned that the United States could someday exceed a sustainable military budget. Brown, a Beaumont Texas building contractor, noted a possible overreach in defense spending.
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Perry Brown
American Legion
U. S
Brown
Beaumont
Tex
Humorous Observations From A Busy Week
A humorous parade of puns and witticisms on life, risk, dating hens, aging foods, and costumes. It notes a steamer bringing 10 000 canary birds and jokes about cats, mortgages, and laughter in cottages versus mansions.
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Paul Gallico
Drew Pearson
Marquis Childs
Progressive Party
PARTY
Aes
Sere
Sam Hanson
Jean
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