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Show [ I ! ' PAUL MALLONCan MALLON MALLONCan Can We Absorb Abborb 400,000 400000 , Refugees ? CONGRESS : failed to enact the Stratton bill admitting admIttmg 400- 400 400000 400 - -L L - CONGRISS CONGRESS 400L 000 displaced persons from Europe This is bestIrrmg bestirring bestIrrmgconsIderable bestirringconsiderable bestirringconsiderable consIderable bitterness among people who can make them themselves themselves themselves selves bitter about such matters , believing the United Umted States StatesBhould Statesshould Statesshould Bhould should be a refuge for anyone who needs a political havenThese havenThese haven havenThese These people had spread their own impression that a critical emer emergency emergency cmergency gency on the issue requires immed unmed ate achonThere actionThere action achon actionThere There are perhaps 1000000 1 I 000 000 : Europeans Iuropeans who do not wish to toreturn toreturn toreturn return to their homes for political pohtteal or social reasons ( they thcy tear fear to togo togo tofo go under the wing ot of Communism ) About 21 per cent are re chI chil children children ! dren 13 per cent are over ovcr 41 4t 44 years old 20 per cent arc are Jews fS e5 fSpcr e5per f5per pcr per cent arc are Catholic 15 IS per cent Protestants a & majority was InagrIculture inagriculture in infriculture friculture agrIculture before the warCongress warCongress war warCongress Congress realized the problem could not be solved simply by opening openingAmerJcan openingAmerican openingAmerican AmerJcan American immigration gates to let the mass flow in although some someevidence someevidence tomeevidence evidence indicated indJcated many had relatives here who might support themPerhaps themPerhaps them themPerhaps Perhaps a faster part answer to the thc problem will win be found at the thelorthconung theforthcoming theforthcoming lorthconung forthcoming meet ng og of foreign ministers mmlsters of the Amencas Americas Certainly Latm Latin LatmAmenca LatinAmerica LatinAmerica Amenca America is a young and growing growmg area In which imm gration grahon and colonl colons colonlzation colonszation colonization zation is needed more than in m the United States Better opportun ties tiesfor tiesfor tiestor for the DPs may exist there For us to absorb some may be found eco ceo economlcally ceonomically economically nomlcally nomically feasible feasJble for both them and us An All AU America Amenca agreement agreementwould agreementwould agreementwould would certainly certamly be better than a United Umted States decision decJsJon aloneH alone * * * * * H . . I . . PHILLIPSDangers PHILLIPSDangers PHILLIPS PHILLIPSDangers Dangers of the Open Road The papers inform rne me of approv approvil approval al of a super dooper national high highway highway highway way system to embrace the whole wholeUmted wholeUnited wholeUnited Umted United States It will connect 42state 42 42state 42ttate state capitals and link Imk the largercities larger largercIties largercities cIties ot of the land by express hIgh hIghways highways highways ways viaducts and tunnelsLink tunnels . _ - - Link Lmk 42 state slllte cap CliP 1111 tah tali > by su superhsgh superhsghuay superhighu erhgh erhghU , U uay ay my eye ! ! Vnlnka Unl Unlnk nk nkII nka II a few ofem of 0/ 0 0em / em say SIlY I 1 1e 1There IThere e . - _ - There are too many good goodhighwa goodhighways goodhighways highwa highways 5 already and too manypeople many manypeople manypeople people going places on them themInstead themInstead themInstead Instead of broader highwayswith highways highwayswIth highwayswith wIth fewer stoplights we neednarrower need neednarrower neednarrower narrower ones with more stop- stop . - , . 1 " { "If If " "If If " X XDREW DREW PEARSONJunkets PEARSON Junkets to AlaskaIT Alaska Alasla ( ITS IT S AMAZING HOW MANY congressmen suddenly find they have urgent urgentbusmess urgentbusiness * business busmess in m Alaska this summer-with summer with summer - with travel paid for by the sweltermg sweltering sweltermgtaxpayer swelteringtaxpayer sr/eltenngtaxpayer sr eltenngtaxpayer / taxpayer back home Even Cong Evan Howell Illinois IllmolS Republican now nowappomted nowappointed nowappointed appomted appointed to the U S court of claims and who won t pass on airfield lurficld s 5 tesany tesany tes tesany any more now finds he is needed in m Alaska to inspect mspect new airfield routesHere routes routesHere Here are the different congressional groups that have found foundurgent foundurgent foundurgent urgent business busmess in ID Alaska though this summer they are care careful carefulto carefulto ul ulto to pay lIay personally the expenses e.penses epenses . of their wives and famllJes families famllJesJunketr.o familiesJunket familiesJunket Junket Junketr.o Junketro : . Iso Ao l-Senate l Senate 1-Senate 1 1 - - Senate public lands commlt committee committeeJunket committeeJunket e eJunket Junket No 2-Senate 2 Senate - 2 - Senate small business buslDess committee committeeJunket committeeJunket committeeJunket Junket No 3-House 3 House - 3 - House interstate mterstate commerce committee committeeJunket committeeJunket committeeJunket Junket No 4-House 4 House - 4 - House public publie lands committeeWhereas committee committeeWhereas Whereas the senators made no effort to conceal their Alaskan trips tripsWolverton tripsWolverton tripsWolverton Wolverton s s 5 Interstate commerce junket tried to get off without public publicnotIce publicnotice publicnotice notIce noticeif 1/ 1 if 1Ihese / / these Ihese legislators leglsllllors realty rellily really got gol to 10 know Alaska Aillskll the Ihe r visits VlSlls mists might mlghl bl be beneficial bene bent beneicllll bentficial /icllll icllll ficial icllllsmce ficialsince farhoueier farhoueter farhou / since smce tl II ti IIal tiat at al neglected neglecled territory lernlory desert desen es cons com deration derlltron deratson derlltronor for /or or / statehood sllltehood So far hou houeter ea er few congressme t s ' han hllte hate been willing to 10 pay PIlY much muchIltent muchattent attent Ilt/ent Ilt ent / on to 10 Alaska Alaskan Alaskanproblems Alaskanproblems " problems exce except l during dunng tl II ti IIe tia e a summerWALTER summer summerWALTER * * * * WALTER TFALTER WINCHELL WINCHELLOddities WINCHELLOddities WINCHELLOddities Oddities in the New Y York Yorl orl ( Scene At one time hme New York CJty City CJtythreatened Citythreatened Citythreatened threatened to secede from the unIon unIonand unionand unionand and form an independent mdependent nationThe nationThe nation nationThe The mammoth Ilium illum nated SIgn SIgnatop signatop signatop atop Doctors hospital is 15 a SignpOSt SignpOStfor signpostfor signposttor for mariners marmers and also a remmder reminder remmdernot remindernot remindernot not to toot their theJr boat whistles In Infront infront infront front of the hospital Many ofthe of ofthe ofthe the trees in ill New York streets man manage manage manage age to exist by pushing pushmg their theIT thew rootsinto roots rootsinto rootsInto into se vers to absorb waterSome water waterSome Some of 0/ 0 0II / II tie < / e " wealtl fltellitl fltellitlesl wealtlest est esl New NewY NewYork NewYork York Y oTk oTkIlm famIes /Ilm Ilm / fami I es 8S ong orig tally ally rally , f , rill la tale talethe 1 lithe " Ihe the r rOTI / fort /OTI OTI t r , e es > when flthe'l flthel ' the Ihe r a ices icestors , icestors ces ceslors lors tors worked tl/orked tl orked tlorkedflt workedw / w flt th Capta Capla n zdd Kidd zddInclde KiddIncsde . h.idd-Incide h.iddIncide h.idd hidd Incide . , - Inclde Incsde itally ltlllly stally tl II IIere ere is 01 or 0 ' ly one on8 cit ell clr J e ( eto eto 10 to tl II IIe ! l la e a treasi Irellsr treasr re r " tl II ti IIal tiat at al the Ihe IheIlbulous /Ilbulous Ilbulous fabulous / fabulousp Ilbulousp p rate rille is ss Sfl supposed osed to lllve lave I ave b bl lit , nedalong T.ed Ted ned T.ed1l10'lg nedalong . 1l10'lg 1l10lg along ' the Alia Atla Alla AtlaIt it c coast cOllsI A An A n Im- Im ins- ins Imber insher m-ber m ber - - ber her Kidd Kdd Ktdd Kddfltrole Ktddwrote , wrote fltrole 01 0I 0- 0 o - I r a card cllrd that Ihllt noo noo no noo o ie se I " has been befn begn Ilbl abll able " to 10 decipl decspl decl l er- er er44106818 er44106818 er - - 44106818 44106818If If you happen happcn to see ghostsroaming ghosts ghostsroamlDg ghostsroaming roamlDg roaming through the night mght at "K K " "K K " "K K " "K K " "KWALTER WALTER SHEADWhat SHEADWhat SHEAD What About Federal Spending ? FEDERAL E'EDERAL EEDERAL I7EDERAL ' spending in general and President PresJdent Truman s 1947 budget inparticular inparticular in " particular combined combmed to make a wonderfully bouncy political football footballwhich footballwhich footballwhich which both parties parhes have kicked locked about sportively all year ycar ( ( A pol1hcal political pol1hcalfootball politicalfootball politicalfootball football is a thin thm tissue tIssuc of truths and half truths inflated mflated out of all proportion pro proportion proportion portion with air of a strictly stnctly torrid temperature ) ) As a result the average aver average average age American working workmg man continues contmues to go about thoughtfully rubbmg rubbing rubbmgtwo rubbingtwo rubbingtwo two nickels together and wondering wondermg if his government is really as "x x Px Pxtravagant "xtravagant " xtravagant travagant as a night mght club blonde or whether it is making makmg a genuine genume effortto effort effortto effortto to cut financial corners'Vb'lt cornersWhit corners cornersWhit Whit 'Vb'lt Vblt ' ' is the truth troth ? Probably it Is Impossible to get an seenrate accu seen accurate ccnrate rate beiring be'lring belring bearing ' on all the tbe true facts fncb The Tbe Repubucin Republlc'ln Republlcln Republican ' congress raised raiseda a victory chant over ovcr its cutting of Mr Truman Troman s 5 budget estimatesAnd estimates estimatesAnd estimatesAnd And if II we can believe what wh'lt whlt whit ' " we "e e read many agency appropria approprIa- approprIations appropriations appropriations . - - tions were slashed considerably including IDcluding the army navy interior inte Inte- Interior interior - - rior depirtment deputmcnt department and agriculture deputmentBut departmentBut depirtmeut deputment department depirtmeutBut But the President with a weather eye out for . his hJ.s hJs big day in Novem November Novemher November ber her 1948 has come up with another idea He has accused congress of ofworkmg ofworking ofworking workmg working the h dden ball tr ck ek mt mating matmg that the illustrious members membershave membershave membershave have shitted shifted various budget items stems around to produce the illusion that thatthey thatthey thatthey they have effected a great savings savmgs In other words dide did \ we \\e e put any anymoney anymoney anymoney money In the bank or did ' ve 'Ie Ie ye blo v it tt all at the races ? * ft- ft ftW - * * * W IT/RIGHT IT RIGHT WRIGHT / RIGHT PATTERSONWholesome PATTERSONWholesome PATTERSON PATTERSONWholesome Wholesome ] Entertainment B Best On the lawns of the OrangeCalif Orange OrangeCalif OrangeCalif Calif h gh school bu Id ng grounds groundswe we ate a pot lucl luc ] d nner and then thencveryone theneveryone theneveryone cveryone everyone attended the ball gamebetween game gamebetween gamebetween between teams of the Rotanans Rotarians and andthe andthe andthe the Lions : Everyone Iveryone knew all the theplayers theplayers theplayers players business and professIOnal professionalmen men of the town ' That 'Ihat Ihat game producs.d pro producLd productd ducLd ducs.d ducsd . more thrills thrlIls was more wild wJld - lights U If the population Is la not notto notto notto to be keptin kept , , in a state of ot sustained sustainedflight sustainedflight sustainedflight flight from trom home and firesIde firesIdeAmericans firesideAmericans firesideAmericans Americans were wcre a sturdier sturdiermore sturdiermore sturdiermore more likeable steadier and gen genulnely genuinely ecnninely ulnely uinely happier people when they theywere theywere theywere were home part of the time . . . What Whlll does Russia Rmsla uant ullnt want ? ? Can Clln it II d hes bll be bea 1 a $ cil cst ci t in the Ihe U uorld world orld orldsenes series senes ? ? Two for forOkllll forOklal forOklal Okllll Oklal Okllllom Oklalomd oma1 omd om " ' An end e'ld eld ' to 10 husbandand husband andulfe anduse and anduife uife ulfe us/e us e / rad rail railo o 0 programs rogrllms ? ? . . . Why the apparent hatred of ofAmenca ofAmerica ofAmerica Amenca America and all aU things thlDgs American AmericanHave ? Have some of Stalin s a friends fnends been beenusmg beenusing beenusing usmg using our oor subways ? Bryant park - don t be sur surprlsed surprlsed snrprised prlsed It used nsed to be a ceme ceme- cemetery cemetery - tery When bathtubs first firstwere firstwere firstwere were Introduced in Isew r.ew rew hew : . York Yorkthe Yorkthe York.the Yorkthe . the very cautious cautions board hoard of ofbealth ofhealth ofhealth bealth health ordered ordercd citizens clhzens not to touse touse touse use them without first consult consolt- consolt consult- consoltIDg consulting consulting - - ing IDg their doctorThe doctor doctorThe The Big Town s IS most arrestmg arresting arrestmglandscape arrestinglandscape arrestinglandscape landscape can be v ewed from theheights the theheights theheights heights of [ ' Fort 'ort ort Tryon parkWall parkWall park parkWall Wall Street got its Jts tag because the theDutch theDutch theDutch Dutch erected a wall there ( cen centunes centunes centunes tunes ago ) when they feared an in invaslOn invasron invasion vaslOn vasron The reason some streets streetslD streetsin streetsin lD in the Big Town have femmine feminine femminenames femininenames femininenames names When those streets were wereparts wereparts wereparts parts of farms the farmers honored honoredtheIT honoredtheir honoredtheir theIT their wives by naming nammg lanes after afterthem afterthem afterthem them The grimmest gnmmest sea voyage voyageis voyageis voyageis is taken by the tug that ferries ferriescadavers ferriescadavers terriescadavers cadavers from Bellevue to Hart s a sIsland aisland sisland Island for burial bunal . ly Iy ' \ : tnan than any proiess OD " " " * game I ever witnessed in 10 to the Cub Cubs Cubsor CuMor ! or Igame the White Sox parks in ChicagoIt ChlC1g0It ChlC1g0 Chicago I It must have been good for tor it end ended ended ended ed mat in a t e of 0 to 0 Such recrea recreation recreation recreation tion as that pot luck dinner dmner and baJJ ball baJJgame ballgame ballgame game has replaced replaceq replaee4 for us the at attempt attempt attempt tempt to find thrills a at t the theaters theatersnight theatersnight 3 ters tersnight night clubs and oth othp othe . on"ta onta s ' " " ts |