Fighters Of Women and the county hospital in Pima County
A critical view of Pima County Hospital shows it shifted from a charitable refuge to a financially pressured institution. Management flaws, political influence, and budget cuts harmed patient care until reform led to improvements under Superintendent Paula Trimarco. Her dismissal sparked protests and pointed to bossy county leadership.
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County Board of Supervisors
Paula Trimarco
New York
Medical Board of
Martin and Alley
Board of Supervisors
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Alley
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Homer Boyd
Jargon Sparks Laughs Over Medical Testimony
A juror blurted out in reaction to a physician's lengthy medico legal explanation. The speaker mocks the doctor and notes the density of medical jargon while contrasting with a philosophical quote about love from Hegel.
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California
Hegel
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Three Minutes of Silence via Nickel Juke Box
The Christian Science Monitor notes a customer can buy three minutes of silence by feeding a nickel into a juke box and following a prescribed method. The piece wryly comments that this small convenience signals overall world improvement.
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Christian Science Monitor
AVC platform draws sharp lines in postwar veterans politics
Westbrook Pegler assesses the American Veterans committee from New York, critiquing its anti fascist aims and proposed benefits. He contrasts it with Amvets, questions deindustrialization of Germany, immigration liberalization, and stance on Spain Franco, plus a disputed veteran bonus pledge and internal leadership.
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Westbrook Pegler
New York
American Veterans’ Committee
Peron
Argentina
Hitler
AVC
Moscow
Charles Bolte
Gil Harrison
Edward McHale
American Veterans of World War II
Amvets
Germany
Japan
King Features Syndicate, Inc
OPA Return Sparks FourYearOld’s Grandfather Question
A four year old asks if the OPA got his sick grandfather during a Sunday visit. His mother runs a modern motor court and the family discusses rent control while Sammy plays tiddledy-winks. The child’s innocent query frames a wartime policy in a domestic scene.
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Sammy
OPA
Sammie
Grandpa
U. S. Approves World Court by David Lawrence
In a swift Senate vote 60 to 2 the United States accepted the World Court for compulsory jurisdiction in a wide range of cases. The move marks the United States as the first major power to join with a definite commitment to international legal adjudication and may boost global momentum toward acceptance of the court.
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George E. Sokolsky
FCC
Congress
United States
Washington
United States Senate
Senate
McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
League of Nations
World Court
League
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
United Nations
U. S. Senate
America
John Hay
Elihu Root
Charles Evans Hughes
Henry L. Stimson
Frank B. Kellogg
Cordell Hull
Messrs. Stettinius
Byrnes
Supreme Court
Brazilians poke fun as bondes fail and diplomats tour
In Rio de Janeiro on August 6, humor meets politics as bond issues for streetcars defaulted, prompting locals to nickname trolleys bondes. Diplomatic chatter centers on U S Brazil ties with Ambassador Pawley arranging calls to Buenos Aires and a light display of cross Latin diplomacy.
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Messersmith
Rio
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Indulgent Sparrow Mother Returns To Nest
A New Rochelle sparrow mother tossed her last chick from the nest then fed him on the ground. He foraged alone when she was away but cried for sustenance when she reappeared, prompting her to feed him again.
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New Rochelle
New Yorker
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