The Blue Plate Luncheon Mystery
HAL BOYLE ponders the blue plate luncheon as a national bond and personal obsession. He travels from Brooklyn to Buffalo noting its ubiquity and jokes about seeking therapy to solve its mystery. The piece blends humor with a cultural slice of American dining.
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New York
America
Brooklyn
Buffalo
St. Louis
Florida
California
Oklahoma
Iowa
South Dakota
Alabama
Kansas
Pennsylvania
U. S. Praise for Point Four Follows Tunisia Abstention
President Truman lauds the Point Four aid program as a key tool against communism in underserved regions from the Mediterranean to the Pacific. The United States abstains on Tunisia's UN Security Council discussion, drawing criticism from Pakistan and fueling debate over aid and colonial policy. The Ford Foundation privately discloses grants of 22 million dollars, including 6.55 million to India, Pakistan, and the Middle East, offering independent influence beyond diplomacy.
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Uncle Sam
Truman
Mediterranean
Pacific
Russia
United States
Tunisia
United Nations Security Council
Pakistan
Security Council
United Nations
America
Europe
France
Ford Foundation
India
Middle East
Let the whole mess expire says Hazlitt on wage and price controls
Henry Hazlitt argues in Newsweek that even a uniform wage and price ceiling would fail andchers. He notes differing standards and agencies fix prices and stabilize wages, calling it a political redistribution of income. Congress should let the entire price fixing and wage stabilization expire on June 30. Senate hearings show 66 of 70 witnesses oppose the controls, citing harm to small businesses and the free market.
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Henry Hazlitt
Newsweek
Congress
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
OPA
Impeachment talk stalls as Republicans push House action
In a tense era the steel seizure sparks impeachment talk with Sen. Taft and two Republicans Hale and Bender proposing it. The plan stalls as critics warn it could backfire, while history recalls Andrew Johnson’s 1868 trial and the tenure of office clash that led to repeal.
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Washington
Truman
Sen. Taft
House
Senate
Hale
Maine
Bender
Ohio
Congress
Andrew Johnson
Johnson
United States
Theu. S
Lincoln
Congressmen Vote To Kill Judgeship Bill In Ohio Vote
Ohio congressmen split on a motion to kill a bill creating 23 federal judgeships including one in northern Ohio. Democrats for Secrest and Kirwan, Republicans for Bender and others. several members not listed or paired. Taft and Bricker joined the minority in the Senate, voting for the Byrd substitute to eliminate the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The Senate sent the bill back to the Banking Committee by 89-36.
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Washington
Ohio
Senate
Banking Committee
Byrd
D-Va
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Taft
Bricker
Banking
Veteran sailor plans yearlong voyage from California to Australia
San Pedro California veteran sailor Joan Caldwell prepares the 36 foot ketch Tropic Seas for a voyage to Australia. He previously crossed from Panama to Australia in 1946 in a 29 foot boat to fetch his war bride. The sale of his book Desperate Voyage supports the current trip with his wife Mary and two sons Johnnie and Steve aboard. The 6000 mile voyage is expected to take a year with ample provisions.
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San Pedro
Calif
Joan Caldwell
Tropic Seas
Australia
Panama
Mary
Johnnie
Steve
Caldwell
Taxi Fleet Owner Gives College Scholarships
New York report: Daniel G. Arnstein, president of two taxi firms, awarded his fifth annual scholarships covering all college expenses for two students. Winners are 17 year old Gloria Jessie who plans to study medicine and Donald Rosenberg who will study aeronautical engineering.
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Daniel G. Arnstein
Gloria Jessie
Donald Rosenberg
Reel Hero Receives Medal for Saving Boy
In Thorne England the Royal Humane Society awarded its heroism medal to fisherman John Wood who saved 3 year old Erroll Mountcastle from water by hooking clothes with a reel and dragging him to shore. Wood could not swim but his quick action saved the boy's life last October.
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Thorne
Eng
Royal Humane Society
John Wood
Erroll Mountcastle
Wood
St Louis Art Museum Receives 310 000 Donation
The City Art Museum's new contributing membership society gave an initial donation of 16000 to strengthen the museum's collection. Ten members contributed 1000 each for life memberships, marking private support for the institution, which had previously operated without such backing.
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ST. Louis
The
City Art Museum
Understanding Hearing Aids and Deafness in Daily Life
The text explains why many with mild hearing loss delay using aids, noting pride, uneven loss across tones, and fluctuating hearing. It covers selection factors, adjustment needs, and the AMA Council guidance on acceptable models, plus maintenance and reasons aids may stop helping over time.
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Council On Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Medical Association
North Dearborn St
Chicago
Illinois
Voter Identity Aided By Dog Ownership
In Fargo North Dakota Mrs Albert G Cullum Jr voted in a city election thanks to her dog Gretchen a Dachshund. With no ID she was checked by a precinct worker who recognized the dog and confirmed the family residence.
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Fargo
N. D
Gretchen
Albert G. Cullum, Jr
Cullum
New York City
Ivory Sculpture Meet in New York Offers $500 Prizes
The Carlebach Art Gallery of New York to host an international ivory sculpture competition with total cash awards of $500. Prizes will be distributed to top entrants, and winning works will be shown at the gallery next spring.
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New York
Carlebach Art Gallery
Television Schedule Highlights Local Stations
A dense list of programs across WLW WTVS WBNS and more detailing daily airings from 6:00 p.m. to after midnight including news weather sports and varied entertainment such as Meetin Time Kukla Fran and Ollie The Goldbergs and boxing with notable time slots and channel numbers.
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Corral
Capital News
Kukia
Fran
Oule T
The
Goldbergs
Ezio Pinta
We the People
Big Story
Aldrich
Family Theater
Larry Vincent
Bert Farber
Morgan Beatty
Kids and Company
TV Ranchouse
John Calhorn
Wbns-T
TV Weatherman
Jack Buck
Doug Edwards
Perry Como
Playhouse of Stars
Hollywood Theater
Pepper
Armenair Theater
W—Scout
Cisco Kid
Wild Bill Hickok
Sammy Kaye
Kit Carson
Ken Murray
Faye Emerson
Break the Bank
Boston Blackie
Wsai-Ts
Old Wrangler
The Peacock Path Murder Climax Ends in Reveal
A tense cliffside confrontation unfolds as Cravath and Sladen corner killer Jack Dumont on the Peacock Path. The murder weapon and Ames Warburton’s bonds scheme are unraveled, exposing Dumont’s plan to topple Cravath and seize control.
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Cravath
Death
Marston Cravath
Jack Dumont
Ames Warburton
Dave Sladen
Dumont
Ames
Mr. Cravath
Tomorrow's stars warn of dramatic personal year ahead
Astrological guidance suggests conflicts and clever tactics shape contacts and commitments. Individuals born today may face dramatic life changes across private, emotional, and work realms with pivotal, far reaching consequences. Extraordinary insight and sagacious action mark the year.
Radio Listings for NBC CBS ABC and More Across Ohio
A detailed schedule of radio programs and stations in Cincinnati Columbus Huntington Parkersburg Athens and nearby areas. Includes NBC CBS ABC MBS and local affiliates with show lineups from morning to late night and special features for each half hour.
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WLW
Cincinnati
ABC
WCCL
Columbus
WSAZ
Huntington
CBS
WBNS
WCHS
Charleston
MBS
WHKC
Other
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Marietta
Parkersburg
WATH
Athens
Abe Cbe
Zong
Abe Smiley
Whitley—mbe
H. V. Kaltenborn
Abe
Cba
NBC Symphony
Cbe Harry Wismer
Ebs
Ebe
Abe al Helfer
Newa
Ebs Dance Orchestra
Jane Ace
Jene Autry
Cbe
Dancing Party
Rob and
Ray
Cbs Theater of
Alr
Jude Canova
Guy Lombardo
Vaughan Monroe
Nbe
Waxworks
Cbs Music
Chicago Theater
Basin Street
News & Variety
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Carta
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Sladen
Cbs Network
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East Kiddies
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Cbs News & Commentary
Jack Smith
Cabe
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Roy Rogers
Musicland
USA
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Maizie
Martin & Lewis
F. B.I
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Mario Lanza
Abe Doris Day
Ozzie & Harriet
R. Q. Waxworks
Armed Forces Review
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Archie Andrews
Mary Lee Taylor
Cbs Space Patrol
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Cbs Fddile Fisher
Cbs Ranch
Marine Band
Hollywood
American Farmer
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Abe Grand Central Drama
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Broadecast
Coast Guard
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Cbs Front & Center
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Georgia Crackers
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Stan Daugherty
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Helping Hand
Sigmund Spaeth
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