Democracy or Absolutism in Our Government
The author argues that the U S government operates as a hybrid of democracy and absolutism, aided by Roosevelt era expansion of executive power and bureaucratic growth. It urges voters to reject autocratic rule in November and restore constitutional government through elected representatives who resist special privilege and federal overreach.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Chicago
Russia
America
Hitler
End Hospital Force Now in Pima County
The county hospital, run by two supervisors Martin and Alley, is failing indigent care and ethics. Dismissals and political influence degrade management. a nurse administrator was replaced by a political hanger-on. Voters demand ending the disreputable hospital farce and halting lease plans.
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Board of Supervisors
Martin and
Alley
Martin
Paula Trimarco
Boyd
Pima
War at Paris and the veto’s threat to peace in 1946
A 1946 King Features Syndicate column condemns the peace conference at Paris, argues the veto blocks lasting peace, and lauds the Atlantic Charter's principles. It warns Soviet troops and warns against forcing war through occupation. It questions the Big Four's motives and the cost in American lives.
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Hell
United States
Europe
Hitler
Paris
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Beefsteak Dinner for 20 Cents Noted in Argentina
The Christian Science Monitor notes that certain Argentine populations show docility, illustrated by the ease of offering a beefsteak dinner for 20 cents. This observation frames social attitudes with a concise economic example.
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Christian Science Monitor
Does Any Man Doubt This Boss Woman Rights Defeat
The New York World Telegram notes a humorous defense of women as bosses in homes. It argues many husbands pretend to guide duties but perform the heavier labor and make decisions like garden planting.
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Milady
Adam
New York World- Telegram
Scarcity Brings Small Satisfaction in Search for Goods
The Milwaukee Journal notes a minor consolation in today’s consumer shortages. When shoppers finally locate desired items they gain a rare sense of pride in perseverance and achievement.
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Milwaukee Journal
Coffees $2,500 payout linked to Washington contractor case
Rep John M. Coffee of Washington faces exposure as his $2,500 payment from Tacoma contractor Eivind Anderson ties to securing a hospital contract. The piece accuses Coffee of hypocrisy and ties him to Dies Committee findings on Communist connections and political endorsements while criticizing postwar graft in the New Deal era.
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New York
John M. Coffee
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Congress
Coffee
Andrew May
Eivind Anderson
Tacoma
Anderson
Late Dies Committee
New Deal
Congress For Peace and Democracy
American League For Peace and Democracy
Communist
Daily Worker
Moscow
Joe Davies
Warner Brothers of
Hollywood
American Youth For Democracy
Dies Committee
Young Communist League
Conference On Constitutional Liberties
National Federation For Constitutional Liberties
Francis Biddle
Lenin
Communist Party
Mother Bloor
United States
Wallingford
John Hartford
David G. Baird
Elliott
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Wayne Johnson
New York City
May
Tru
Sen. Brewster
Maine
Mead Committee
Pacific
King Features Syndicate
Press and the Politicians Clash Over GOP County Chair
The Indianapolis Times and Indianapolis News clash over calls for GOP county chair acceptance by candidates and the public. Editors insist the press must serve Marion county residents, not caucus deals, and reject any entanglement with party arrangements.
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Indianapolis Times
Citizens’ Republican Committee
Marion County
Indianapolis News
May scandal case fuels Democratic party infighting
Washington reports the May scandal case involves House Military Affairs chair May and the Meads committee, with speculation in political circles that the probe aimed to widen rifts within the Democratic ranks for electoral gain. The Meads inquiry centers on Garsson company finances, with witnesses suggesting money flowing but without direct proof of payment to May.
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Washington
May
House
Meads
Mead
New York
Mead Committee
Garsson
Henry Garsson
Ferguson
Garssons
Brazil Rolls Out Diplomatic Dress Up in Rio
Washington Scene notes Joao Neves Da Fontura, Brazil's foreign minister, resembles Jimmy Byrnes in stance and humor as he meets with United States envoy William D. Pawley. The crew tours the chancellery and discusses protocol while Brazil grapples with internal problems.
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Yeo
Rio DE Janeiro
Joao Neves da Fontura
Brazil
Jimmy Byrnes
William D. Pawley
Pawley
Joao Neves da Fontara
Dixon
Joao
Mr. Pawley
Latin America
Rio
Roger Wolin
Fur jacket sent to summer storage misdescribed
A Seventy second Street matron stored a fur jacket she bought last fall. The storage receipt read Received: one letout muskrat stroller. Worn matted lining. Discolored. The noting humorously exposes the mismatch between the jacket’s storied condition and the label.
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Seventy Second Street
New Yorker
Actress Receives Flowers and Seeds After First Night
After a successful first night an actress was given flowers by a kind gentleman in the stalls and a packet of marigold seeds from a Scotsman in the gallery. The manager explained the gifts as a personal token of appreciation.
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Free Countries
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Germany
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John M
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