Peace hopes fade as three years pass since Berlin battle
A 1948 reflection notes May 1, 1945 to present: World War II ends in Europe, yet a cold war and renewed conflicts persist. It cites Hitler’s death, the San Francisco UN charter talks, and Truman’s urging for lasting peace. The piece contrasts domestic labor strife, aging workers, and calls for experience over youth, warning that peace remains fragile.
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Fogay
Newfoundland
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Truman
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Jan Christian Smuts
League of Nations
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James Forrestal
King Features Syndicate, Inc
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L’assasinat de
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Jeanette MacDonald
KDKA
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Forgotten musings mix poetry and pop culture trivia
A collage of literary quotes, celebrity notes, and light anecdotes spans poets, biographers, athletes, and actors. Short items touch on Nan Patterson, Branch Rickey, and a San Francisco twins case, with jokes about secretaries and Gemini signs.
Churchill Memoirs Heralded As Grand War History
The New York Times prints the first installment of Winston Churchill’s War Memoirs praising its grand style and historic scope. It contrasts Churchill with Lloyd George and argues the work should teach future generations harsh realities and lessons for preventing future wars.
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New York Times
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Lloyd George
Kansas City Times
Practical Civics Lesson Spurs Historic Miami Voter Turnout
More than 30 000 pupils in 39 Miami public schools ran a get out the vote drive without casting ballots themselves. They lined up registered voters and secured promises to vote while using a window sticker to avoid nuisances. Prizes included a half holiday for perfect turnout and ten dollars for top classrooms.
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Miami
Grandpa's Theory QM Duke and Kinsey in a Nation at Odds
A columnist riffs on modern social stress from housing shortages to changing gender roles and mass media. He cites his grandpa's wary view of reform and the futility of simple fixes, then discusses 1940 and 1948 political currents, utility influence, and Taft-Hartley law stance shaping the next president’s labor board choices.
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Wy Nowe
New York
Howard Hughes
Washington
Universal Military
Homer Q. Sapiens
Missus Sapiens
Grandpa
Perdition
National Conference On Family Life
Kinsey
Willkie
Stassen
National Labor Relations Board
Philadelphia
Stassen Far From First in Pennsylvania Primary
In Pennsylvania, Harold Stassen won about 33 percent of Republican votes with 74,289 of 229,842 tallied, trailing Dewey Vandenberg and others. The piece contrasts Pennsylvania with Nebraska, notes broader ideological splits, and warns convention delegates may diverge from primary tallies.
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Washington
Harold Stassen
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Stassen
Vandenberg
Dewey
MacArthur
Taft
Wallace
Eisenhower
Senator Martin
Martin
Gov
Warren
California
Wendell Willkie
Little Herman Waits For Uncle’s Gift
A child named Herman habitually took sweets from his uncle's store until his mother advised him to wait for permission. He then reframed his request and waited, saying he would not ask or take but wait for Uncle to give. This approach succeeded.
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Herman
Mother
Christian Science Monitor
Youthful frankness from a five year old
A five year old tells her mother she would rather visit grandmother because she minds better. The child explains she wants to spend the day with grandma rather than stay at home, highlighting grandma’s stricter guidance. The remark comes from a Christian Science Monitor item.
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Mary
Grandmother
Christian Science Monitor
Rarity in Literature: The Returned Borrowed Book
A London Answers note ponders the curious phenomenon of borrowed books that return to readers. The aphorism hints at the value and mystery of literary circulation and memory through a simple observation.
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London
Century plant blooms not every hundred years
The World Book Encyclopedia explains that while the century plant group earned its name from a myth of a single hundred year bloom, some varieties flower yearly and others less often, but none truly bloom once a century.
One Cent Coin No Longer Legal Tender Beyond 25 Cents
The World Book Encyclopedia states one cent pieces cease to be legal tender beyond 25 cents in a single payment. If a debtor offers 50 pennies for a 50 cent debt, the creditor may lawfully refuse them.
Centipedes Vary Widely in Leg Count
The World Book Encyclopedia notes that mature centipedes can have up to 340 legs while young specimens may have as few as 14, reflecting wide variation in leg number among species.
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