Political Leaders And Santa Claus Crowd New York
In New York over the weekend national political leaders crowded the streets as Democrats led by vice president Barkley rehearsed a presidential inauguration and Republicans planned strategy. CIO leader Emil Rieve outlined a radical welfare state program aimed at full employment, decent wages, and government healthcare and housing, arguing private industry cannot provide for all. He said the CIO will push this agenda in the 1950 campaign and will oppose being seen as respectable by the NAM.
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New York
Boston
Veep” Barkley
Republican High Command
GOP
CIO
Emil Rieve
Truman
White House Council of Economic Advisers
Rieve
Textile Workers Union
Supreme Court
Jim Byrnes
Greenville S. C
Washington
Franklin Roosevelt
Britain
Byrnes
South Carolina
National Association of Manufacturers
South
Texas Poll Tax Debate Signals Possible 1950 Voting Changes
Texas voters face a poll tax requirement for 1950 primaries and general elections with receipts issued by Texan officials in Austin. Congress or the Supreme Court may strike down the state rule, risking shifts to registration laws that could broaden or deny participation.
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Congress
Supreme Court
Steve Heffington
Austin
Texas
Courts of Civil Appeals
East Texas
Commission of Appeals
Court of Criminal Appeals
Pensions and Puzzles at Jerry's Bar in 1949 Debate
At Jerry's bar Long George Smiley and Sid Perry argue about pensions and capitalism versus communism. The Inch cites life expectancy rising from 19 to 65 over centuries, warning that longer lifespans threaten pension systems and trigger government or company collapse. A bets over rye bread conclude the scene.
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Jerry's
George Smiley
Sid “the Inch
Perry
George
Rockefeller
Inch
The
Alfred Sloan
General Motors
Okey
the Inch
Answers and Riddles From The Austin American Information Bureau
A reader questions baseball rules about ten year players and minor league assignments. Other Qs cover colds per year, flag terminology, Missouri state song, origins of fines, ideal swimming temperature, why popcorn pops, a children’s book highlight, first tattooed Americans, highest state capitol, essential oils, and Napoleon's generals age preferences.
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Austin
Washington Worry-Go-Round about Parnell Thomas
In a December 5 1949 letter to his daughter Drew Pearson reflects on the Thomas trial and the contrast between his courtroom restraint and earlier unAmerican Activities Committee bravado. He argues democratic integrity matters more than personal pity and recalls Bryan lecture fees while defending congressional honesty and public trust.
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Washington, D. C
J. Parnell Thomas
Thomas
unAmerican Activities Committee
California
Holtzoff
Justice Department
William Jennings Bryan
Pearson
Maryland
Virinia
Pennsylvania
Ashington
Bryan
USA
Parnell Thomas
Congress
Winchell On Broadway Highlights And Rumors Reel
A collage of entertainment gossip and mischief from Hollywood and society. Notes on Babe Ruth’s family, Clark Gable and Joan Harrison’s Hawaii plans, Downey’s mood, and Jay Paley horses. Also mentions Evita Peron funding a Madison Avenue project and a Newark synagogue purchase bid.
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Babe Ruth
N. Waterbury
Clark Gable
Joan Harrison
Hawaii
Lombard
Lucky Luciano
Sadako
Japan
Claire
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Barnum
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America
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Baton Rouge
Napoleon
A. Napoleon
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George L. Arnold
Los Angeles
MAN About Town
Garson Kanin
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Dan Mann
Dewey
Albany
Evita Peron
Madison Avenue
M. M. Neely
Neely
Senate
J. C. Neely
Gerald Kershes
Reno
London
Vincent Sheean
Diana Forbes-Robertson
Newsweek
Mexico
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Lotte Lehman
Paris
Italy
J. J. Connolly, Inc
Tenth Avenue
FE. J. Sylvester
Hazel Field
WAC
Bill Robinson
Virginia Union Univ
Richmond
Father Divine
Newark
Walter
Bowie
Gladys Parker
Stookie" Allen
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Howard Hughes
Robert Mitchum
Jane Russell
F. Quinn
the Mirror
Partic
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Morton
Ireland
Downey
Santiago
Chile
Cardinal Farley
Mort
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Austin Statesman
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Associated Press
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