Editor Finds Gigantic Hoax in Navajos Pork Barrel Story
Albuquerque editor Floyd W. LaRouche argues the Navajo aid drive is a hoax and says Indians are well fed and financially stable. He cites Navajo banking at trading posts, jewelry pawn habits, and widespread relief campaigns as misdirected or harmful.
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Albuquerque
Navajo Reservation
Floyd W. LaRouche
Albuquerque News
Radio OO
New Mexico
Time Magazine
Red Cross and Friends Society
LaRouche
University of Michigan
Chicago
Detroit
Baltimore
Weather Summary Amarillo Vicinity And Southwest
The Amarillo area and West Texas expect warm Thursday with increasing clouds Thursday night and a cooler Friday. In New Mexico, cloudiness grows Thursday with light snow possible in western mountains Thursday night. Temperatures show morning readings from the mid 20s to mid 30s with variable afternoon highs, sunrise at 7:50 and sunset at 5:38.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Eagle Pass-Del Rio
New Mexico
Sog
Indian Relief of 500000 Voted in Supplemental Aid
The House approved a $500000 immediate aid fund for Navajo and Hopi Indians in the Southwest, calling their plight a national disgrace. The amount exceeds the Appropriation Committee plan by $300000 and budget bureau request by $50000, increased by Rep Harless of Arizona to cover feeding and clothing for winter in Arizona New Mexico and Utah.
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New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Congress
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Washington
House
Southwest
Senate
Budget Bureau
Harless
Senate subpoenas Anderson in grain market probe
The Senate Appropriations Committee votes 10 to 8 to subpoena Secretary of Agriculture Anderson to produce books records and memos on commodity traders amid a probe into government insiders in grain markets. Anderson says he may testify but cannot disclose trader names citing the Commodity Exchange Act and suggests a legal change.
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Anderson
Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
J. M. Mehl
Agriculture Department
Commodity Exchange Authority
Congress
Department
Bridges
Seven Abandoned Children Found. Mother Sought in St. Louis
Police report seven abandoned children aged two to 15 found in a two room flat. They are in good condition at City Hospital. The mother, Katherine Smith 33, left for California December 8 and Telegraphed $5 after leaving. Father Arthur Smith 54 serves two years at the city workhouse.
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ST. Louis
California
City Hospital
Marlene Jane Taylor
Katherine Smith
Marlene
Amanda Beeler
Wholesale butter prices hit peak in New York market
New York on December 17 saw Grade AA butter rise to 91.5 cents per pound, an all time high, with Grade A butter gaining a cent and closing at 89.1 cents on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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New York
New York Mercantile Exchange
Perky Elf’s Birthday Doughnut Cake Surprise
Santa writes of Perky Elf turning four days before Christmas. With Mother Claus busy packing candies, Doughy the doughnut baker improvises pink frosting and green candles on a doughnut filled with whipped cream for a toy shop party in Elfdom.
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Santa Claus
Perky
Mother Claus
Doughy
Britain Moves Toward Tighter Western Alliance After Big Four Split
Britain weighs broadside policy changes as the Big Four foreign ministers' talks collapse. Bevin reports US-British zones in Germany will be financed with Washington covering 75 percent, aiming for closer Western ties. France weighs fusion of zones. Moscow calls plans for a puppet west German state and Bizonia.
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Britain
Russia
United States
Ernest Bevin
House of Commons
Germany
American State Department
Washington
Bevin
Austria
Europe
Moscow
Bizonia
House Votes Big Cut in Aid Bill
The House approved by voice vote a $597 million foreign aid bill downsizing the overall program by $88 million and trimming occupation costs in Germany Japan and Korea from $490 million to $230 million. The Senate may restore parts of the cut and possibly reinstate China. The bill also funds congressmen mileage allowances and other routines.
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House
Senate
Germany
Japan
Korea
Truman
France
Italy
Austria
China
House Appropriations Committee
Great Britain
Bridges
New Hampshire
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate Debates Price Controls Amid Taft Measure Clash
Senate clashes over a Taft bill to authorize industry wide price agreements while suspending anti trust laws. Barkley proposes mandatory power for the President to allocate scarce costs, with adjournment looming and no clear path to passage. The chamber does approve a temporary extension of consumer installment controls to March 1949, but House action seems unlikely before adjournment.
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Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Truman
Taft
Ohio
House
Congress
United States
Ohioan
Wolcott
Michigan
House Banking Committee
Boeing XB-47 Stratojet completes test flight at Moses Lake
The XB-47 Stratojet piloted by Robert Robbins and Scott Osler finished a 50 minute Seattle to Moses Lake shakedown flight. The aircraft, first to feature swept back wings and tail surfaces, is described as capable of 500 mph class speed with a 10 ton bomb load. Gates were closed to the public while the bomber remains on base for experimental testing.
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Moses Lake
Wash
Seattle
Robert Robbins
Scott Osler
Boeing Field
Cascade Mountains
Washington
Robbins
Army
Army Air Forces
Boeing
Edward C. Wells
Air Forces
What Am I Saying Wit and Humor by Frank Morgan
A humor column notes that radio jokes are often more corn than clever with wry commentary. The piece cites a famous cynic who quips that many self styled wits are only half right, reflecting lighthearted satire from 1947.
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Frank Morgan
N.Y. Post Corp
Cant Stomach Luckman Feast
Representative Arends accused Charles Luckman of hosting a lavish farewell dinner for himself and 100 aides after resigning as chair of the Emergency Food Conservation Committee. He listed the menu from cocktails to desserts and criticized a government push for expanded OPA powers.
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Arends
Illinois
House
Charles Luckman
Emergency Food Conservation Committee
Luckman
Congress
OPA
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