Subversive bill would force Communist registration
Washington details Mundt-Ferguson Johnson Subversive Activities Control bill from 1950. It requires Communist organizations to register with the Attorney General, disclose officers and finances, and imposes penalties for noncompliance. The measure creates a three member board to identify front groups and sets penalties up to ten years in prison and ten thousand dollars fine per violation.
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Peter Edson Washington
South Carolina
House
Senate
United States
Carl E. Mundt
South Dakota
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Congress
Witty Aphorisms on Women Men and Modern Life
A collection of brief witticisms about gender finance health and politics. The items joke about tears wealth crime air quality disease and aging noting common habits and social norms with dry humor. The tone mimics a newspaper quip column from a past era.
Demo Rally in Austin Aims to Unite Texas Democrats
The Demo crats of Texas plan a May 27 dinner in Austin with Vice President Alben Barkley addressing the state. The dinner seeks party harmony, raises funds for nationwide races, and pledges Texas money only to general election contests next November.
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Austin
Alben Barkley
Texas
Democratic Party
Congress
Underground labor network and wartime secrecy exposed
An exposé details Omer Becu, leader of the International Federation of Transport Workers, claiming a covert anti communist underground links seafarers and railway workers across ports. It warns of Soviet munitions shipments, dock strikes, and Cominform plans, urging the Teamsters to resist mob infiltration and warned federal action looms.
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New Yorker
Whistler
Omer Becu
United
International Federation of Transport Workers
Becu
United States
Warren’ Annees
Soviet Politburo
Gunten Ane Ta
Gdynia
Bulgaria
Titoland
Republic of Panama
CIO
Panama
Skoda
Beca
Italian Confederation of Labor
Elefties
Cominform
Lozovsky
George Mink
California
Teamsters
Jimmy Cagney
Dan Tobin
Mr. Tobin
Brotherhood
Dan
Boston
Tobin
Washington
Teamsters’ Brotherhood
Post-Hall Syndicate, Inco
Why storms receive names and 99 year leases explained
The Weather Bureau notes naming storms aids reference and avoids confusion as storms travel and persist over time. Historically during wartime storms were listed alphabetically, with names used in dispatches and reports. The 99 year lease stems from superstition about even numbers and possible bad influences, with other theories offered.
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Kitty
Allan
Weather Bureau
Bradley testimony sparks senate probe over leaks in column
Washington column corrections trigger a Senate subcommittee probe led by Senator Thomas to uncover how General Bradley's off the record remarks and transcripts reached Drew Pearson. The piece notes Bradley’s two year delay in war and budget debates with senators including Saltonstall and Maybank, while touching on Symington’s NSRB role and Johnson's control over defense spending.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Cotton Elmer
Thomas
General Bradley
Senate
Russia
Bradley
Joe O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Willis Robertson
Virginia
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Subcommittee
Burnet Maybank
South Carolina
Massachusetts
Leverett Saltonstall
Saltonstall
Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Braskamp
Presbyterian
Harry Hopkins
Grinnell College
Iowa
Grinnell
Harry
Air
Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
NSRB
Military - Controlled Munitions Board
Atomic Commission
General Services Administration
NLRB
John Steelman
White House
Key West
Steelman
Symington
Johnson
Winchell On Broadway Hustle of Famous Figures and Rumors
Item to convince you how tempus fugit covers Chas Lindbergh’s son Jon’s scandal on the West Coast co ed and a wave of celebrity gossip. The piece surveys movies politics and society notes from Hemingway to Churchill with blunt, brisk gossip tone.
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Utica
Babe Ruth
Mary Astor
Anita Loos
Local AP News Note on Copyright Privilege
A brief notice states that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to republication of local news printed in the newspaper and AP dispatches. The notice reinforces AP ownership of content used by the paper.
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Associated Press
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Dan Gallery
Air Force
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