Brannan Farm Plan Faces Skepticism in Congress
Secretary Brannan unveils a long-range farm program aimed at modernizing parity pricing and stabilizing total farm income. Congress, farm leaders, and the public question its cost and scope, with opposition expected from large “factory farmers” while Brannan defends the plan as feasible and nonbureaucratic.
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Washington
NEA
Secretary of Agriculture
Charles F. Brannan
Brannan
America
Mississippi
Texas
Plains
West
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Labor battle shows modern tools in union control fight
A sweeping look at internal union power struggles details air planes and radio networks used to sway the CIO electrical workers battle. It notes militant leftists, massive payrolls, and flying missions from Mansfield Ohio as organizers seek influence through convention votes in September.
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CIO Electrical
Mansfield
Ohio
Dayton
Turtle Creek
Seattle
New York
Washington
New York State
Pennsylvania
Illinois
West Virginia
CIO
Hollywood
AFL
Joe Keenan
Taft
Ray Bliss
Akron
GOP
Rubber
Wisconsin
Wolf River
Edison Wool Products Company
Dave Beck
Beck
CIO National Executive Council
Paris
Ed Stone
Atlanta
Austin Citizens Urged to Back Utility Bond Plan
The editorial argues for a 7,150,000 revenue bond program to fund water light and sewage improvements in Austin. It notes growth in electricity demand from 98 million kilowatts in 1945 to an estimated 178 million this year and over 200 million in 1950, plus 60 percent higher water use since 1945. It cites tax collections rising 14.32 percent and insists rates won t be raised to cover the bonds and that the program pays for itself.
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Austin
Q and A on science history and literature trivia
The fragment covers a Q and A format with varied topics. It discusses submarine depth for storm avoidance, human aging onset, Technicolor first color feature car produced in Boston with moves to Jacksonville, and the origin of the term cover girl. It also includes queries on loan terms for cotton and corn, Bobby Doerr’s fielding streak, and Audubon’s Birds of America Elephantine edition size.
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Technicolor
Boston
Jacksonville
Fla
Audubon
Turkey
Vandenberg Faces Challenge on China Policy in GOP Meeting
In a secret Republican policy committee session, Senator Styles Bridges urged the GOP to take a stand on China policy, challenging Senator Arthur Vandenberg who argued caution could jeopardize China and U.S. relations. The exchange touched on State Department bias, aid, and anti Communist prospects.
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Washington
New Hampshire
Styles Bridges
GOP
China
Michigan
Arthur Vandenberg
Drew Pearson
Bridges
Tov
Vandenberg
America
United States
State Department
Massachusetts
Jean Leverett Saltonstall
Ohio
Robert. Taft
Broadways and screen notes mix in today's entertainment reel
Winchell discusses Sum mer and Smoke profits and the South Pacific remark. Between the Acts debates The Madwoman of Chaillot after first night. Cinemagicians praise Undercover Man and Shockproof with Cornel Wilde. Mirande and Sleeping Car to Trieste tour Britain. The Stratton Story is lauded. Devil in the Flesh tops Time list though not opened yet. Aristocrats, Lily Pons, Mystery Theater, Author Meets the Critics, Berle caption, and Radio Row bets close the item.
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South
South Pacific
Treasury
Glenn Ford
Cornel Wilde
Mirande
Britain
Trieste
Stratton Story
Sam Wood
Groucho
ABC
Lily Pons
M. Berle
Musta
B. Gross
Radio Row
Bob Houston
F. Sinatra
Ben
Bill Harrington
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Malmedy Trial
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