Complexities of Texas Senate Committees Highlight 1950s Session
The Austin American Capitol observes Texas legislators debating rules and committee shifts in a lively session. Veterans recall earlier clashes, while current figures like Speaker Durwood Manford navigate limited chairmanships and shifting loyalties. Regular banter, pranks, and a sense of reform temper the chamber as it braces for upcoming debates and public attention.
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Austin American Capitol
Texas
Austin
Edmunds Travis
Statehouse
Wardlow Lane
Center
Kyle Vick
Waco
Lane
Senate
Durwod Manford
House Committee
White House
Harry Truman
Montana
Punitive rent threats spark national debate on policy and voting
The column critiques rent control and warns of organized threats to disobey Congress. It urges quick action on poll taxes to preserve voting rights in Austin and Texas, while noting modest abuses in car dealerships amid a national used car surge.
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Tulsa
Congress
Tighe Woods
Austin
Texas
Ence
Ross Roy
Roy
GE asks 200000 workers what they think of Taft-Hartley
Victor Riesel reports General Electric runs a detailed nationwide employee survey asking 200000 workers how they view Taft-Hartley and labor laws. GE plans to press Congress with their Grass Roots feedback, aiming to counter labor lobbying and gauge support beyond union chiefs.
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Charles E. Wilson
General Electric Company
CIO
Congress
Truman
White House
GE Company
Questions on Labor Laws and Workers Rights
A reader questions panel lists queries on labor law issues. Topics include the right to strike, executive powers to delay strikes during national emergencies, prohibitions on jurisdictional strikes and secondary boycotts, and requirements for good faith bargaining. It also covers protections against unfair labor practices and freedom of speech for workers and employers, plus union reporting duties.
Historical QandA on Navy tattoos and labor policy
A 1949 Q and A compiles Navy tattoo origins from Army practice, Central American republics, hair-raising arousal, UN press coverage, beet sugar history, lotteries legality, Canada’s southern reach into California, plus GE’s labor questions on contracts and open shop. It invites public opinion to memo Senate and House labor committees.
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Senate
House Labor
New York Post Corp
Latins Blame US Policy For Dictatorship Coups
In Washington Latin American diplomats warn of growing militarism and Washington’s role in toppled regimes. Truman faces Venezuela and Peru dictatorships while Chile and Pan American tensions rise. internal NM politics and a Senate reshuffle debate shape governance.
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Greece
Turkey
Iran
Europe
Latin America
Carlos Hevia
Cuba
Truman
Venezuela
USA
Gallegos
United States
President Gallegos
Bolivar
Simon Bolivar
Pan-American Union
Bettencourt
Winchell On Broadway and Show Biz Buzz
Intimates say Jean Arthur and Frank Ross near a headline marriage. Elsie Janis and estranged husband Gilbert Wilson reportedly poised for reconciliation. Judges, actors, and socialites named in Forbes era gossip mix with stage openings, film notes, and public notices.
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MAN About Town
Jean Arthur
Frank Ross
Elsie Janis
Yesteryear
Gilbert Wilson
Medina
Adolphe Menjou
Howard Lindsay
Claudia Campbell
Soup Family
Wall Street
K. Lowenthal
Casbah
Long Island
Cleveland Social Register
Lena Horne
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