Holy Week Observances Open Easter Season in Austin
Austin churches mark Palm Sunday opening Holy Week with services. The piece notes Jesus' Jerusalem entry, the Passion narrative, Good Friday crucifixion, Holy Saturday joy, and Easter celebration. It highlights hopes for peace in Europe and mentions U N and U S aid steps, plus pilgrimages to Rome by Americans.
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Jesus
Jerusalem
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Europe
Carlos P. Romulo
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Family of Nations
House of Representatives
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National Leave Us Alone Week and Other Reflections
A collage of social observations notes tension ahead, critique of Labour and Churchill, and remarks on politics, taxation, youth, and aging. It mentions Acheson, Myrna Loy, and generic calls for normalcy amid political chatter.
Red Arms Case Ties Mink to West Coast Plot
Counterattack reports Moscow agent George Mink traced from Seaside Oregon to Los Angeles and San Pedro with aims to paralyze Pacific shipping via a wildcat coastwise strike. Mentions Trygve Lie past, labor intrigue, and union battles amid postwar unrest.
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Demos Rally Barkley Visit Signals Texas Democratic Unity
The Texas Democratic Party gears up for a large May 27 reunion with Vice President Barkley in Austin to heal rifts among Dixiecrats ultra liberal factions and Republicans. The event aims to bolster party strength for Congress races and showcase a cooperative internal front in a non presidential year. Austin’s Congress Avenue modernization and new downtown buildings reflect growth while University of Texas research in chemistry and petroleum adds to Austin’s economic and educational prominence.
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Barkley
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Congress
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Monastic Hair Shaving Began Early In Church History
The Q and A notes that shaving the head marked monks as early as the Fourth Century, became common in the Sixth, and formalized as a church rite in the Seventh to distinguish clerical membership. It also answers related trivia about representation in the British House of Commons and the highest US incorporated city by altitude.
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Howard Johnson
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Phil Murray
International Union of Electrical Workers
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Colorado
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Summithin
Washington Worry Round Taft and Presidents On Disclosure
A Washington column reviews presidential precedents for withholding information from Congress, noting Washington Jefferson Monroe Jackson Cleveland Tyler and Taft as examples. It also covers a Living Buddha letter to Nehru, gas pricing actions led by Speaker Rayburn, and airline merger inquiries involving Nick Bez and West Coast Airlines.
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Harry Truman
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Aaron Burr
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Andrew Jackson
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John Tyler
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India
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Joe Cannon
Rayburn
Ray Madden
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John McSweeney
Ohio
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Adolph Sabath
Texas Gas
Sabath
Dixiecrat
Gene Cox
Georgia
Madden
Nick Bez
Truman
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Alaska
Bez
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Oregon
Civil Aeronautics Board
Salem
Ore
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Cinemagic review mix and world film notes on Broadway
Winchell on Broadway surveys recent films with mixed judgment. The Wallis of Malapaga earns praise for heart language though speaks French Italian blend. Without Pity from Italy lacks a compelling story. Side Street keeps tempo with a familiar plot. Gates of the Night shows French noir mood. The Press Box notes HI Phillips’ quip about FDR and a soap tycoon while Guild tensions loom over Times Action and Times masthead verse.
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