State Workers Living in Hope for January Aid
The Austin American-Statesman notes the financial strain on Texas state employees and the push for emergency pay increases. A Texas Public Employees Association booklet shows cost of living rises since 1939, including food up 117 percent, clothing 108 percent, shelter 159 percent, and travel 87 percent, with salaries up 17.2 percent since 1939.
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Texas wage trends spark state payroll debate
A Texas salary comparison shows state workers trail others with a 17.2 percent rise since 1939 while construction climbs 186 percent and manufacturing 121 percent. TPEA warns skilled state positions risk drain as private sector pay attracts talent, threatening future government efficiency.
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TPEA
Editor's Notebook Warns of Back-To-The-Larm Tendency
The piece argues Texans desire a back to the land movement but fear economic forces. It contrasts urban growth with farm decline, notes wealthier residents buying farms, cites 4-H and FFA as incentives, and urges policies to keep families on farms while aiding rural areas and self-sufficiency.
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Labor Quietly Moves To Tie Districts For 1950 Campaign
A 1948 New York Post column describes labor leaders lining up with Truman for a 1950 congressional push. PAC tactics include local homey pressures on city hall and schools, with union chiefs meeting the White House within 10 days. It notes AFL CIO tensions, anti Communist actions, entertainment tax aims, and leaders like Harvey Brown and John L. Lewis shaping labor strategy.
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White House
Truman
Portland, Ore
Republican Club
Jack Kroll
Sev
Eral
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Wayne Morse
Oregon
Morse
AFL
Midwest
Committee Against Communist
England
Berlin
Britain
Hull
Leeds
Sheffield
London
Communist Party
John L. Lewis
Coatdiggers
Miners’ Union
New York Post Corp
Answers And Answers From A Questioning Page
The article lists Q and A items on visibility from 20 000 feet stating 187 miles per direction and about 110 000 square miles area. It notes both sexes have an Adam's apple with greater size in men. It identifies John D Rockefeller as the first American to surpass one billion dollars.
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John D. Rockefeller
Homer Holt
New York City
United States Senate
James Colliflower
Washington
McCarthy
Fraser
Army Plans Foreign Legion for Refugees in West Europe
Secretary of the Army Royall floated creating an American foreign legion in Western Europe for refugee Europeans, led by the U.S. Army and issued to serve abroad. Refugee Poles and others reportedly approached Congressmen about joining. Officials discussed paying GIs in dollars to boost morale and address black market exchange gaps.
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United States Army
Kenneth Royal
United States
Royall
Winchell on Broadway Sparks Defense Crossfire
The column cites Secretary Forrestal pressing to hire top aides and leaders of the Army Navy and Air Force to form a cohesive unification. It notes Truman’s busy election pace and quotes Forrestal as clarifying no Gestapo-like intent and defending internal security rights amid public debate.
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Secy
Forrestal
Saturday Evening Post
Lec'y Forrestal
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Navy
Air Force
Hopley
Bureau of Internal Security
FBI
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