Truman Faces Hungarian Crisis as Red Influence Grows
The piece argues Russia is quietly expanding in Hungary and warns U S diplomacy is weak. It urges decisive action, warns of Tito’s Balkan federation, and criticizes Truman for cautious steps and insufficient readiness.
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Russia
Hungary
State Department
Marshal Tito
Balkan Federation
United States
Mr. Truman
Missouri
Europe
Greece
Turkey
Italy
De Anza park sale debated for civic auditorium site
The article recalls past opposition to selling De Anza park for private interests and urges studying a civic center plan. It argues the park could host a self liquidating city auditorium, serving cultural needs and public recreation, with public opinion sought before any sale. It notes Randolph park as the city’s best park today.
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Janstad
de Anza Park
North Stone
East Speedway
Tucson
de Anza
Chicago
Randolph Park
Houston
Mark Clark Exiled To Posts Of Insignificance In 1947
The author argues General Mark Clark, a top strategist in Austria and Middle Europe, is moved to trivial duties at the Presidio to collect paper routines. It criticizes the State Department policy group and contrasts Clark with Wedemeyer, Marshall, and Kindleberger, blaming policy failures on crowded bureaucrats and the Truman Doctrine.
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Mark Clark
Austria
Middle Europe
Hungary
United States
Presidio
San Franciscans
General Clark
Bohemian Grove
Germany
Greece
Wedemeyer
China
Leighton Stuart
General Marshall
Korea
Moscow
George Marshall
Ben Cohen
Charles P. Kindleberger
State Department
Kindleberger
Treasury
Congress
Officer’s Club
Bohemian
George Mardikian
Republican Congress
King Features Syndicate, Inc
End of Wooden Bumpers Recalled in Automotive History
A letter to the Christian Science Monitor notes that wooden bumpers have faded from use as lumber costs rise. The writer reflects that the expensive practice of placing a two by four as a bumper is now a relic of the past.
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Christian Science Monitor
Hague Retires as Jersey City Boss Succeeds by Family Ties
Mayor Hague leaves office and hands Jersey City control to his nephew Frank Eggers while Hague retains influence through select political committees. The longtime leader signals retirement only death will remove him from the throne.
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Frank Hague
Jersey City
Frank Eggers
Mr. Hague
House of Hague
Hague
Women and Politics What attracts women to ballots and votes
The Philadelphia Bulletin argues democracy relies on women’s engagement and energy to mobilize voters. It critiques low turnout between elections and suggests politics needs showmanship glamor romance salesmanship or even a fashion show to arouse women’s interest in voting.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Tobacco tax drives Britons to smoke coltsfoot root and clover
A brief item notes Britons turning to alternative botanicals like coltsfoot root and clover flowers as a response to tobacco taxes, with a humorous quip about cigars.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Not The Voice Of Labor By Westbrook Pegler
Westbrook Pegler argues that a supposed national labor council backing a Jewish Palestine is a local, politically motivated front. He claims unions misuse influence, misstate member views, and infringe on workers rights by funding memorials and political campaigns without member consent.
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Westbrook Pegler
New York
American Trade Union Council
National Committee For Labor Palestine
William Green
Philip Murray
AFL
CIO
Joseph Schlossberg
James Breslow
Max Zaritsky
National” Council
Committee For “Labor
Palestine
Green
Bet You A Million By Arthur Bugs Baer
A reflective reminiscence on lottery dreams and gambling losses as the author recalls family bets, past Derby wins, and large forgone sums. He notes how people chase luck, jokes about parimutuel schemes, and laments the fate of unclaimed $1,037,557 amid a culture of tickets and refunds.
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Arthur
Bugs" Baer
Honduras
Mountain Tops
Calcutta
New York
Atlantic Seaboard
King Features
How It All Started Porters and Porterhouse Steak Tale
A mid 19th century New York vignette describes gregarious city folk gathering at porterhouses for ale porter and specially cut steaks. Husbands noting better steaks at these eateries lead wives to ask their butchers for porterhouse steak, revealing a social pattern.
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New York
Veto Power and Parliament Style in a Divided America
In a 1947 column, King Features Syndicate weighs how Truman’s veto power tests a divided postwar government. It contrasts American checks with parliamentary systems, notes the risk of stalemate, and explores two proposed reforms to align terms with presidential tenure.
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State Department
National Maritime Union
Eleanor Roosevelt
CIO
United States
Spain
New York
Sidney Hillman
Congress
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Washington
Truman
Senate
House of Representatives
Republican Party
White House
South Africa
America
Washington Scene Finds 1948 Politics and Nightlife Juxtaposed
Washington columnist notes Congress delays daylight saving and criticizes New Deal politics. Jokes about Overton's stand on standard time and nightlife antics accompany satirical takes on Knutson's views and Idaho conventions. Mentions Ringling North Jean Barry McCormick romance and Finnegan rumors.
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Washington
George Dixon Washington
John H. Overton
Louisiana
John Ringling North
Jean Barry McCormick
Faith in Freedom from the Textile Workers Union of America
The TWUA rejects banning Communists arguing laws cannot curb thought and suppression betrays American values. They advocate exposing Communist identities and tactics to fight them openly rather than legal prohibition.
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TWUA
Textile Workers Union of America
Communist Party
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George E. Sokolsky
Women and Politics
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Poland
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New Orleans
North
Supreme Court
Murphy
Austine Cassini
Edward M. Treglown
Bridges
New Hampshire
Brooks
Illinois
Philadelphia
Walter O'Keefe
Harold Knutson
Minnesota
House
Ways and Means Committee
Sun Valley
Idaho
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