Solons Blow Own Horns for 942 Pages
Washington critics review the 1950 Congressional Directory, a 942 page buckram volume recounting legislators careers in self portrayal. Notable entries include Stephen Pace, Helen Gahagan Douglas, John Davis Lodge, and Kenneth McKellar, with mixed pride and self promotion. A witty critique notes price is $1.50 and the work doubles as a witty living-room ornament and doorstop.
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Washington
Congressional Directory
Stephen Pace
Americus
Carleton Hadley
St. Louis
Frank Boykin
Mobile
Democrat
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Los Angeles
William Benton
New Democrat
Westport
Conn
State Department
Encycclopedia Britannica
Muzak Corp
Chicago
House
History Committee
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
Mississippi
Memphis
New York
McKellar
United Features
Charge Abuse Of VA Program
The Veterans Administration plans a 400 page report to the Senate Labor Committee by February 1 on alleged abuses of the GI education program. Background notes show a 200 per cent rise in privately owned profit schools below college level from 3200 in June 1944 to 8800 in October 1949, weak state accreditation control, and VA limits to investigate enrollees despite suspicions of subsistence payments being used as unemployment relief.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Truman
Senate Labor Committee
Met Opera Star Beaten Robbed in Montreal Arrival
Mario Berini Metropolitan Opera tenor was assaulted and robbed in downtown Montreal hours after arriving from New York to perform La Bohème. He required hospital care for an open head cut and bruises but intended to appear as scheduled the next evening at the renowned cc cal theater.
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Montreal
Mario Berini
Metropolitan Opera
New York
Ccal
Berini
Met
BC Powder and Tablets Promote Fast Headache Relief
The formula for BC America's fastest selling headache powder is now offered in both powder and tablet form. Both versions combine several popular pain relievers. The fast acting ingredients work together to produce greater effectiveness than each would alone.
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America
Theater Walkers Targeted on Mountain Street Night
During a break between rehearsals a performer on Mountain Street was approached by a man seeking a match. Before reacting the victim Berini was struck from behind and the assailants fled after taking something unspecified.
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Mountain Street
Berini
Aircraft Crash Lands On Ranch After Propeller Detaches
An actor and his co pilot Ed ward Denault escaped injury yesterday when the propeller of Don levy's small plane flew off. The plane crash landed on a ranch with damage but no injuries reported.
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Edward Denault
Donlevy
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Frederick C.othman
NEW! Kellogg-Quick
Emily and
Mabel
Tae
Wards
Amarillo
Pleasant Valley Christian Church
East Central
Globe News
Deason
Angelo Quera
Plasti
Solvang
Cal
Brian Donlevy
Globe-News
Cuyler Amarillo
Cadillac
General Motors
the Waldorf
Amarillo Motor Co., Inc
Tyler Street
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