Washington Texas Solons Look To Probe Of Pay Padding
Washington Texas lawmakers discuss payroll padding in Congress after Rep Parnell Thomas conviction. Texas figures like Rep Gene Worley and Sen Tom Connally face scrutiny as salary rules, staffing limits, and incentives are reviewed. Names such as Lloyd Bentsen Jr. and Lyndon B. Johnson appear amid broader debate.
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Parnell Thomas
New Jersey
Congress
Lloyd Bentsen Jr
McAllen
Burdick
R-N. D
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Senate
Capitol
Lee Biffle
Arthur Perry
Austin
Tom Connally
Walter Jenkins
Wichita Falls
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
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Gene Worley
Shamrock
Florence Graham
Pampa
Worley
Bonham
Sam Rayburn
Texas Representatives
Fisher
Helen W. Routh
Gladys B. Gordon
James L. Ables
Stella Guggenheim
Thornberry
Ira L. Gallaway
Benton Coopwood
Billie Strawbridge
Mary Virginia Alves
Dorothy Plyler
Margaret Duncan
Famous Last Words and Prophesies From a Bygone Era
A pastiche of quips and musings on family, politics, technology, and society. Observations range from domestic harmony to Cold War era politics and future tech predictions, with humorous and cautious notes on human behavior and progress.
Fag Tax Debate Misleads on Cigarette Levy
The discussion on a one cent per package cigarette tax as a solution for Texas tax needs is flawed. Governor Shivers notes that a minimal per package rise could raise about seven million dollars annually, but overall the omnibus tax plan aims for a broad base. A ten percent overall hike could bring in between twenty six and forty million annually, with net effects on consumer prices likely equaling a full cent per pack.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Joe B. Fleming
Fleming
Propaganda Squeeze Fails As Labor Fascination in Washington
A vivid column details a failed Soviet plan to smear the United States during a Washington protest by Negro demonstrators. It notes hotel integration, a shift in capital labor politics, and union battles with Taft-Hartley era enforcement, plus party infighting and organizing moves across AFL CIO ranks.
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Africa
Orient
Far
Commie
Capital
Statler
Wilard
Mayflower
White House
AFL
CIO
Gulf Stream Ocean
Richter
Miami Beach
Dean Acheson
Formosa
Taft
Hugo Ernst
Restaurant Workers Union
Ernst
New York
AFL High Commands
A. J. Eves
Harry Bridges
The
National Maritime Union
NMU
Justice Department
Bartenders Union
Litttle East Side
Copacabana
Margaret Truman
Multiple earthquakes along the San Andreas Fault
Records show several major quakes along the San Andreas Fault from San Francisco Bay to the Gulf of California. Movement on this fault helped cause the 1908 San Francisco earthquake.
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San Andreas
California
US Coast and Geodetic Survey
San Francisco Bay
Gulf of California
San Francisco
Russell Signals Civil Rights Compromise With Dems
Georgia Senator Dick Russell told a closed Democratic meeting he is willing to compromise on civil rights. Illinois Senator Paul Douglas pressed for party harmony while Russell argued Southerners won’t compromise with others. Some senators doubt the pledge amid ongoing debates on fair employment, anti-lynching, and poll tax bills.
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Georgia
Dick Russell
Senate Democrats
Russell
Illinois
Paul Douglas
Douglas
Clint Anderson
New Mexico
Formosa
State Department
Anderson
Ellender
Louisiana
Truman
Sens. Russell
McKellar
Tennessee
Winchell on Broadway and Midnight Gossip Panel
A collage of Broadway chatter, poems, and nightlife notes. The column covers Winchell themes, reviews Lindy’s café humor, Rosalind Keith and Chumley gossip, plus Midtown vignettes and citywide showbiz tidbits with names like Artie Shaw, Sallies in Our Alley, and Garbo, including a Dallas Las Vegas gambling flare and stock Market musings.
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Lindy
Artie Shaw
Leo de Lyon
Rosalind Courtright
Maisonette
Rosalind Keith
G. Raft
Ben Jones
Calumet Farms
Beleves
Pendant
Freeman
Billy Shaw
Herb Sheldon
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