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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1950
Page
3
Harry James brings world famous trumpet band to Nat on April 17 with tickets at 3 dollars per person, down from five for earlier hometown appearance. Reservations urged. Also previews McCrary Brothers Benefit Boxing Show closing tonight at 8 pm at the Sports Arena with numerous local entrants listed. Corn Department note quotes San Francisco citizen on city preferences.
Washington reports big labor leaders push repeal of Taft Hartley as a major election issue. CIO president Murray talks amalgamation for political action while AFL’s Green seeks a broad campaign fund. but unions fear losing key tools like the closed shop and secondary boycotts. Leaders anticipate money-intensive opposition in Ohio against Taft, while rank and file show limited urgency.
Eleanor Roosevelt describes a trip from New York to Washington for the Americans for Democratic Action convention. She notes breakfast with Franklin Jr and a meeting at Shoreham Hotel where Hubert Humphrey and Governor Chester Bowles spoke. The piece discusses unemployment, population growth, and the need for data to guide policy, mentioning Bowles’s practical state experience and the Four Percent program’s potential impact on jobs.
The speaker advocates assigning workers within a New England state to study local conditions as a basis for broader national research. He notes that focusing on 48 states provides useful leverage, enabling a scalable approach from a small area to a nationwide understanding.
Gov. Gen. C. Rajagopalachari in New Delhi urged Indians to keep religion from becoming a war cry and to guard against pride hatred or bloodshed. He warned against souring sacred ideals and cautioned against stoking communal passions like buffaloes disturbing clear water.
In Belfast a Rhodesian firm reports strong demand for a printed cotton fabric pattern designed by a Zulu witch doctor. The design features acorns on maroon. A representative said buyers order bleaching machinery, and locals hang cloth outside their kraal to unlink luck spells, boosting trade.
Neighbors around Benoni in the Transvaal mining district seek dog rationing to curb losses from dogs killing chickens and turkeys. Householders would be required to keep only the better type of animal, aiming to make poultry farming profitable again.
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