davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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discover wnere
this years scientific survey went
wrong, in order to prevent its hap
pening again.
Just to rub it III, the United Press
has announced that it has polled
its experts in this country and
abroad and has come up with the
conclusion that the biggest news
story of 1948 was the election OF
Harry S. Truman. Bigger than the
cold war In Europe or the hot wal
in China, bigger than the illness
Of Britain's King or the birth OF
Britain's new Prince, bigger than
the assassination of Ghandi or the
American spy hunt, pumpkin in
cluded. In Western Europe it raH
second to the battle Of Berlin and
In Russia, where news is handled In
a somewhat peculiar way, seven OF
eight other items were given greater
prominence. But nowhere else was
the Truman victory overshadowed
throughout the year.
sWhat 1t Means.
Not very tactful Of the United
Press to tell its clients this. What
1t means Is that the American press
failed to anticipate not merely the
biggest American story, but the big.
gest story in the world!
, There must be an explanation fol
this and I think perhaps I've found
it. Unfortunately 1T is not one that
will do US much good. If correct, II
offers no assurance that the same
thing cannot happen again, given
similar circumstances. Anyhow
here 1t is:
We were victims of one Of the
greatest conspiracies in history, q
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This Changing World
Navy Is Target as Shipping Season Opens
In Armed Services Drive for New Funds

the world. But for the present, all
unbiased experts agree, the Navy
still has a very important role to
perform, particularly at the start
Of hostilities.
Today our diplomatic and military
planners admit that they are not
worried about q conflict with Russia
and her satellites in the distant
future. They agree that the Krem-
lin may surprise us at almost any
time in the next two years. In order
to meet such emergency needs the
Navy must be taken care of In the
same proportion as the two othe,
branches.
Although some military strate.
gists maintain that in the event
of war our naval forces should bt
removed at once from the Mediter.
ranean, the naval strategists main.
tain that they not only should be
kept in the Mediterranean, but
should be increased. This Is basec
on the reasoning that since we viii
lack land bases at the outset Of 6
conflict the Navy alone will be able
to use its planes to counter blows
by our enemy, until the ground
forces are able to establish oper-
ating bases for the Air Force.
Navy Sees Realistically.
It Is for this reason that the
Navy, looking realistically at the
situation, is asking for more and
larger aircraft carriers which are
in fact, fast-moving air bases. It
Is for the same reason that the
Navy attaches such importance to
the creation Of an entirely new type
Of submarine which could be used
as a platform for buzz bombs.
Those who have examined without
bias the progress of our armed
forces say that since the end Of the
war naval technicians have shown
more imagination and initiative in
adapting the Navy to the new modes
Of warfare than have either the
Army or the Air Force. The latter
still puts its trust in the big, strate-
gic bombers.
Those who advance the idea that
the next war will be fought exclu-
sively by the Air Force complain now
that in the new budget the Navy
will have some $4,000 planes, while
the Air Force has to content itseli
with less than 1900. This on the
surface Is true. But when we think
in terms Of dollars and cents, as
those responsible for appropriations
are bound to do, 1t will appear that
while the Navy requires a large
number Of fighters, the Air Force
calls for heavy bombers. The cost
of one big bomber is approximately
the same as seven Of the fighters
used by naval aviation.
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refuses to shrink, alert checkers
pounce on 1t with a giant needle
and pierce 1t through the heel or
toe with foot Of thread" roughly
the size OF the Queen Mary's anchor
chain. When the owner manages
to extract this thread" his sock II
the proud possessor of q hole
through which a rabbit could Jump
without folding either ear.
Army laundries are partial to
shirts. too. have sent shirts to
them and gotten nothing back but
a tray of buttons and o note that
the next Of kin Of the sleeves, front,
tail and collar had been notified.
As for trousers, many Is the pair
Of khakis I have sent out, only to
get In return . pair Of shorts that
would have been far too tight for
Toni Thumb.
I would appreciate it If Alan
Gould of the A. P. would check on
Gen. Middleswart's speech and let
me know If the A. p. was right. II
the general did say what the A. p.
said he said, then I'm taking to the
hills. The end of the world Is near.
distributed By McNausht Syndicate. Incl
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THE EVENING STAR, Washington, d. c.
TUESDAY, pEcEMBER II, is4s

could be rescued had been shrunk
10 a second lieutenant and had to be
relieved Of the command Of q corps
and made a platoon commander.
At Fort Knox, 50 the story goes,
q Sherman tank blundered into q
laundry and emerged on the other
side as jeep. During its trip
through the building 1t had come
in contact with one Of the secret
liquids stored there, and only
through the fast work Of its crew
had managed to escape as q jeep
instead Of q Christmas toy.
Hand Picked Crews.
Army laundry crews-and this Is
no great secret-are hand picked.
They are chosen from recruits by q
simple but ingenious manner. Re-
cruits are given a crowbar and told
to open q box Of cereal. Those who
accomplish the task without break
ing the crowbar are rejected. Those
who do break the crowbar are hus-
tied into laundry service.
They are taught to think and act
quickly lin emergencies. For exam
pie, If q pair Of socks miraculously
Evening star., 1948-12-14
On the Other Hand
Just to End All Questions of Why
The Election Stumped the Experts
ed the Experts

conspiracy in which millions Of men
and women-especially women
participated. It was q conspiracy
Of kind impossible to detect or to
take measures against, one beyond
the reach Of the silent operators Of
the FBI or the not-so-silent oper-
ators of the j. Parnell Thomas COM
mittee. It was one In which no
member knew the name Of any fel-
low conspirator or took orders from
any higher-up. Wives conspired
against husbands and husbands
against wives and sometimes both
against their friends, relatives and
neighbors. And none knew what the
others were doing, nor, indeed, knew
that he or she was party to q vast
plot.
For 1t was q conspiracy Of
silence.
: Ase Useful Evidence.
It included q great part Of those
whom the poll-takers put down as
having mo opinion" or undecided. -
That was q pretty big percentage
this year. And it included those
who answered the pollsters' ques-
tions with the mental reservation
that woman has q right to change
her mind. It is q matter Of record
that all over the land on the day
after election, wives broke down and
confessed that they hadn't voted
the way they were supposed to and
that husbands sheepishly confessed
to the same instability Of purpose.
This is useful evidence and evi-
dence that probably never would
have been obtained II Mr.. Truman
had been beaten. The pollsters and
political experts should make the
most Of it, II they can. It is not
certain, however, that they can;
positively not II one can believe .
revelations reported by Elder
Solomon Nghtfoot Michaux on the
Sunday following the election.
The Happy-Am-r Elder, whose
sermons and song services are
broadcast by . number Of Columbia
stations each Sunday morning, Is
sometimes unorthodox in his selec-
ton Of subjects. On this occasion
he discussed the election result and
explained it. OF those people who
had intended to vote against Mr..
Truman, he said:
"But when they got into that
polling booth, nobody there there
hit themselves and Hod fhey
couldn't do 1t. They voted for
him!"
tcopyright. 1e4s. Globe syndicate.)
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be sent to the incoming Congress
pronto by the President with q re-
quest for immediate action so the
January 20-inauguration-deadline
can be met. No difficulty is antici-
pated as leaders of both parties, in
cluding the President and Governor
Thomas Z. Dewey, speaking as a
Presidential candidate, have an
nounced their support Of the pro-
posal.
Title Still Discussed.
The actual title of the new de-
partment is sstill being discussed.
Three suggestions have been made: /:
Human Resources; Health, Educa-
ton and Security and Social Affairs.
The people who will run the new
department incline toward the first
as the most comprehensive and most
succtnct. Department Of Health,
Education and Security also has its
hackers. Running third is Depart
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ments here. opening 1t for the first
time to colored doctors.
He has also been an active advo-
cate Of expanding the Governments
social services and will be in charge
of translating that aspect Of the
new Truman mandate into action
on Capitol0Iill.
A former vice chairman Of the
Democratic National Committee,
Mr.. Ewing Is q New York lawyer.
Because his clients included several
controversial corporations like the
Aluminium Co. Of America, he was
denied the post Of Solicitor General.
He has been Security Administrator
for about two years.
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fierce, particu- Constantine Brown.
lsrly If Congress decides, in order
to meet the heavy cost of social leg
islation. to reduce the armed serv-
ices budget below the $14,600 000,-
600 ceiling established by the Presi-
dent.
As has been customary in the last
two years, the Navy Is the main tar
get Of the other services. Ever
since the END of the war there has
been systematic and methodical
propaganda to show that the sea-
going branch Of national defense Is
obsolete and should be restricted
drastically because, it is said, in the
not too distant future the Navy will
be as useless as archers in modern
warfare.
Facts Readily Forgotten.
The fact that the Navy performed
the most remarkable feat in its long
history by defeating Japan in the
Pacific while supporting the Of
fensive against the Axis in Europe
lis being readily forgotten. Those
who want to see it reduced to some
thing like the Coast Guard, by re-
moving its growing, healthy air arm
and attaching it to the Air Force,
overlook the fact that naval aviation
dealt mortal blow to the Japanese
Navy at Midway.
The Navy realizes that the next
war will have TO be fought with the
closest possible cooperation between
all the national forces. but it refuses
to accept the verdict of Its sister
services that 1t is on the way out.
What developments may occur Is
or so years hence no one can FORE
see. 1t may be that new, spectacu-
lar technical developments will make
all present services useless and that
the press Of q button will launch
swarms Of buzz bombs throughout
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@S~A sA4A6 v - =
speech made by
Maj. Gen. w. H.
Middleswart a t
the xtile
s gu are Club
here the other
night.
According t o
the A. p. story.
q q n Middle
swart, W no is
deputy quarter
master general
Of the Arm y,
said that tn e
ARMY has a. new
snck that is
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Ewing Will Get Job
Truman Hopes to Get Eleventh Member
) Of Cabinet Sworn to Office on January 2O
BY Hory-H Hanon

ment Of Social Affairs. Sophis-
ticated Washingtonians are in ac-
cord that such a title would be mis-
understood in the Capitol with its
officials finding themselves called on
constantly to answer questions
about where the Ambassador from
Peru should be seated at . dinner
for the Secretary Of Agriculture.
Wed run Emily Post out Of busi-
ness" groaned one.
The table Of organization now con-
templated comprises q Secretary,
Undersecretary and two Assistant
Secretaries, putting 1t In line with
other departments.
When the proposal to- bestow
cabinet rank on the Federal Gov
ernment's social activities was first
advanced-which was prior to the
Roosevelt administration incident
ally-it was commonly said that
this was an ideal spot foE q woman
Secretary. There Is r1owSno chance
Of that.
Mr.. Ewing will get the assignment
not merely because he is q New
Deal Democrat In good standing
who is currently Security Admins
traitor but because he has been a
convinced and aggressive advocate
Of the programs to be contained
within the new department. It is
largely due to his efforts that the
final steps to translate kind words
for the proposal into factual legis-
ton will be taken.
Popular Appointment.
His appointment will b popular
among the groups for whom the
administrators social program has
a special appeal. To take one ex-
ample, It was Mr.. Ewing who quietly
ordered an end to discrimination ip
Gallfnger Hospital medical appoint
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SOCK Tn q Is mcLem0fe.
shrink resistant, and another kind
Of sock that wears so long 1t saves
the Army q million dollars a year.
What believe the general said is
that the Army has a non-shrink-
able sock, and a sock that will prac-
tically wear forever, If they are
never sent to an Army laundry.
Easy to Believe.
I could believe . statement like
that. It Is not impossible that
textile geniuses have invented socks
which will Withstand machine gun
fire, atomic radiation and point
blank fire by s-inch guns. But no
man who has ever been In the
Array, and who has ever sent q
garment of any description to q
ls undry operated by the Army,
will fail to question that textile
engineers have reached such heights
as to produce q piece Of cloth able
to Withstand what happens to 1t
once 1t reaches an Army laundry.
Few people know 1t, but Army
laundries are more strictly guarded
than any building at Oak Ridge
They house secrets known only to
thesvery upper-upper level Of v1Ps
Things go on In them which, II
released to the public or to the gen
eral run Of Army personnel, would
prove most shocking.
Occasionally stories Of what hap
pens inside Army laundry walls do
leak out. When I was in training
at Camp Wheeler during the past
war it was r,lmored around camp
that a lieutenant general, on an in
spection trip, fell into one Of the
washing vats and that before ne
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to the House and
Senate commit
tees before e
March, the snip
ing season has
a lr e a dy been
opened by the
three arm e d
services, with
the aim of get
ting as much as
possible Of the
defense money
for their respec-
tive branches.
The battle is
expected to be
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he chosen
eleventh Is OS-
car Ewing, now
Federal Security
A d m / nistrator.
White H ou S e
plans are to
make him Sec
retary Of q new
d e p art m e n t
which in prac-
tical effect Is his
present agency
raised to Cab
met status.
Legislation to
do this Is being
drafted and will
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HOW Qlo you
fellows miss the
boat so badly on
the election?"
Apparently peo-
pie are not going
to allow us to
forget 1t, ever.
Messrs. Gallup,
Roper, Crossley,
ct al, must obe
going through
the same Geth-
semane. They
are now engaged
IN scientific sur
veys designed to
&s~~~-~~ -,6r r~n
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In nArmedSer,
By Constantine Bro,On

Although the first session Of the
Eighty-flrst Congress is only three
weeks away and the armed services
budget is not likely to be presented
Evening star., 1948-12-14
By LoweH MeHen

don't know what the experience
Of other newspaper writer's is, but
nearly everybody I talk with still
asks that embarrassing question,
Evening star., 1948-12-14
Bv Doris FLeeson

President Truman hopes to see
an eleventh member Of his Cabinet
sworn in January 20 next with the
present ten.
Evening star., 1948-12-14
{
Tokes a Big Sock
At Army Laundry
By Henry McLemo ore

NEW YORK; have long re-
spected the accuracy Of the Asso-
GATED Press but I am inclined to
believe that 1t was In error in
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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-02-13

St. Francis Xavier
Catholic
rr, Frank Howard. Pastor
rr John Harper. Asst. Pastor
=, and md Sundays 900 am.
s-d 4,h and 5th Sundays
Hoo am.
Holy Days SUI am.
Eycning devotions during Lent
Wednesday I:30 pm.
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10 Whom It May Concern:

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. Z
Proposed amendment 60 the Constitution
70 permit the legislature 60 nx the
salaries Of the elected state ofacials.
Be Il Received, By the Senate and House
ton In legislative session assembled:
That at the general election to be held In
this stats on the Tuesday next succeeding
the first Monday In November. 1913. there
:haI Be submitted TO the qualified electors
IN this stats. for their approval and ratih.
cation. or rejection. an amendment TO the
Constitution Of the State Of Washington. By
adding thereto Article XVIII. to Be en-.
titled Compensation Of State OmcerS. and
section I thereof. which shall resd - fol-
lows:
Section 1. An elected state ofscials shah
each Oeverally receive such compensation -
the legislature may direct The compensa-
ton Of any state ofhcer shall not be In.
Office. except that the legislature, at it,
thirty-frst regular session. may increase or
diminish the compensation Of all state onS-
GERS whose terms exist O the Thursday aft9
the second Monday IN January. 1919
20. Fl. and 22 of Article III and section p
Of Article II In % far ~ they are tnconsis-
tent herewith. are hereby repealed
Be N Further Received, That the Secre-
tary Of State shall cause the forexoing
go months next preceding the election in Q
weekly Newspaper In every county wherein
o Newspaper = published throughout The
state.
Passed the Senate March Z, lsl7.
vrcroR A. MRExs
President Of the Sonata.
Passed the House March s. i947.
HRsuf N. HAsxBLEN,
Speaker Of the Housa
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g Kennewick Boys on
Missionary Squad

At least three former Kenne-
wick gridsters are turning out for
early practice sessions at Whitman
college in Walla Walla. Chuck
Poole, flashy back from last years
Lion squad worked out with Kar-
amatic's boys the past week to
timber up few muscles before
heading for a Missionary berth.
Also warming up was Billy Green
who starred on the AS squad here
and has transferred to Whitman
from Cheney.
The third Lion to enter the
Walla Walla school this year is
Jim Sturm, end on the '46 Lion
squad, who has since completed a
hitch in the navy.
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sixty days from the 26th day Of
August, 1913, and defend the
above entitled action in the Super
ior Court Of the State OF WASH
ington, aforesaid, and answer the
Complaint of the plaintiff and
serve a copy of your answer on
the undersigned attorneys for
plaintiff at their office below
stated, ard in Gaze &c --- f,i'',re
so to do, judgment and decree will
be rendered against you accord
ing to the demand of the Com
plant, which has been filled with
the Clerk of the Court. The OBJ
ject of this action is to obtain :.
Decree of Divorce from the de-
PENDANT by plaintiff on the grounds
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ed for Rainy Days in raincoat,
hoofc ,,nohrol1a and hat.

ed for Rainy Days in raincoat,
boots, umbrella and hat.
AS for the Jamboree, we made
a pretty good hit, our first string
players were Bern Donahue, Lewis
Wright, Dave Dickerson, Vern
Bailey, Don Brooks, Don Coley,
Norm Williams, Truman Elliot,
Earl Strege, Harry Lucus and
Gene Reavis. We've plenty OF
power and, just give us time,
we'll be on top again this year.
At the Teenage meeting were,
Bill Tailor, Mary Ellen Block,
Charlene Osborne, Roger Block
Paul Russell, Corkey Beltz, Bern
Donahue, Bill Day, and Sonia
Mitchell.
Well, Mott my pen is beginning
to run dry SO
Your loving friend,
Colt.
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

IN this state on the Tuesday next sucreed-
ing the first Monday In Novenh,T. l94S.
there shall be submitted 70 the quri'lied vot-
ers of this state, for their adoption or re-
lection. the following proposed amendment
to the Constitution Of the State of Wash
ington:
Section z, Article XII, Constitution OF the
State of Washington is hereby repealed.
Be It Further Resolved. That the Secre-
stitutional amendment 70 be published for
Mt least three CD months preceding the
election I'm q weekly newspaper in every
county where a newspaper In published
throughout the state.
Adopted by the House February 8. 19t7.
HERBERT M. HAMBLEN,
Speaker Of the House
Adopted by the Senate March 6. lo47.
VICTOR A. MEYERS.
President OF the Senate.
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settle said Final Account, to dis
tribute the property Of said es-
tate to the heirs or persons EMIT
led to the same and discharge the
Executor.
Said Final Account and Peti-
ton for Distribution win be
heard by the Court at the Court
House in Prosser, Benton County,
Washington, on the 7th day Of
October, 1913, at the hour Of
1000 o'clock in the forenoon.
MELVIN L. OCHELTREE,.. 80.
Executor.
By Moulton, Powell & Cess,
His Attorneys. 9:9-9:2a