Two Minute Minnie camera aids field photography work
The Texas Military District announces a new type camera using invisible electrical images for on site pictures even in atomic radiation zones. Sponsored by the Signal Corps Engineering Laboratories, the model "Two minute Minnie" yields a finished 4x5 inch print two minutes after shutter release with no chemical processing.
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Texas Military District
Signal Corps Engineering Laboratories
Signal Corps
Haloid Company
Rochester
Batelle Memorial Institute
Columbus
Ohio
Fragments Reflect on Power and Society in Brief Passages
A collection of sharp witticisms notes politics and leadership satire. The passages touch on UN sessions political maneuvers and a shrinking world highlighting social shifts and gender trends with a cynical edge.
Whimsey ponders fate of gold pile and Texas industry
The editor muses on the fate of Fort Knox gold under atomic threat and radiation, noting the high cost of transmutation and the possible devaluation of gold. It links these fears to Austin’s Ward Body Works expansion and Texas industrial mobilization for defense and peace-time needs, promising jobs and growth.
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Ward Body Works of Texas
Austin
Texas
Ward Body Works
Labor Deepens Rift Over Trade With Reds
A 1951 opinion piece argues that State Department sneers hinder anti communist efforts on docks and in ports. It highlights Leaflet Operation and U S exporters seeking clear policy, noting tensions between AFL CIO leaders over Truman policy and a looming labor federation merger.
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Germany
Italy
Greece
Joe
Akron
South America
Mr. Truman
Helier
Transee
World Federation of Trade Unions
London
Cru
Sade
CID
Phil Murray
Murray
Truman
United Nations
Asia
Europe
Eone
Acheron
APL
CIO
Matthew Woll
Post-Hall Syndicate, Inc
Origins of Internal Revenue and Nurse Uniforms
The first internal revenue taxes in the United States began in 1791 with distilled spirits. Carriage taxes followed along with duties on spirits, sugar, snuff and other goods. the Commissioner of Internal Revenue was created in 1863. The nurse uniform originated as a descendant of medieval religious habits noted by Goodnow in Nursing History, reflecting nursing by religious sisterhoods in early times.
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United States
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
A. Goodnow
Wake Island Conference Notes Secretly Reported
Washington columnist Drew Pearson reveals steno notes from the Wake Island talks between President Truman and General MacArthur. The discussions covered Formosa, Chinese intervention, and a plan to finish North Korea quickly with an aim to return the 8th Army to Japan by Christmas.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Teheran
Yalta
Wake Island
United States
MacArthur
mid-Pacific
Truman
General Bradley
Wake
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
North Korea
Japan
Pyongyang
Yalu River
MacArthur on Korea and Bell System in 1951 notes
Stenographic excerpts show MacArthur urging rapid Korean exit and willingness to supply a division in early 1951 while Bradley raises Europe troop needs. The Wake Island session highlights MacArthur’s dominance and ambivalence on China. A Senate subcommittee warns Bell System labor tensions threaten national health and security with calls for restrained, independent unions and responsible management.
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Europe
MacArthur
Bradley
Senate Labor Subcommittee
Bell Telephone System
Bell System
Broadway gossip and wartime quips swirl in Winchell column
Walter Winchell on Broadway lampoons pig seats and Cathern mischief while recalling Hollywood “snakepits.” The piece notes a Bill Gargan friend visiting Movieville, a wife’s departure, and theater world chatter about Truman, boxing, and fashion critiques by London tailors.
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King Lear
Louis
Hollywood
Local Newspaper Policy Summary Notice
The Austin American notes AP content rights and republication terms. It states the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches printed in the paper. It highlights subscription context and rights retention for republication elsewhere.
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