Senator Aikin Emerges From Texas School Shakeup Fight
In the Texas school reform drama, Senator A. M. Aikin Jr. of Paris stands tallest among allies, credited with the Gilner-Aikin act and praised for rare focus. The piece profiles Aikin’s modest, forceful style and notes other key figures like George Nokes and Senator James E. Taylor, as well as Representative Douglas E. Bergman’s fiery House speech opposing the conference report on Senate Bill 116.
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Reuther exile and AFL plan shift in Washington
In Washington, labor leaders press Congress for a pro labor package as President Truman negotiates behind the scenes. Vic Reuther travels between capitals to bolster anti-Communist unions and coordinate European labor solidarity while the FBI investigates the Victor Reuther murder case.
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Scott Lucas
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Walter Reuther
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Anglo-American Production Council
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France
Germany
Auto Union
New York Post Corp
Gasoline profits under fire as Senate study cites 1948 surge
Senate investigators label oil company gains as highway robbery noting motorists pay about 40 dollars more yearly for gasoline than in 1946. They report 1948 oil profits soared, lifting overall industrial profits, with oil expands then cutbacks, while prices rise. Maybank plans hearings around June 15 to press big oil firms.
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Damon Runyon Fund Story Highlights Record Contributions
The Damon Runyon Fund collects about a million dollars yearly with every cent dedicated to cancer research. Donations come from diverse sources including Sing Sing inmates, generals, and show people, with funds supporting Memorial Hospital beds and 40 Damon Runyon Clinical Research Fellowships. Since 1947 the fund has dispensed millions across 34 institutions in 20 states.
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Dan Parker
Leonard Lyons
Walter Winchell
Sing Sing
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Socks
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Austin Faces Summer Water Rates As Growth Outpaces Supply
Editor notes Austin residents must pay regular water rates this summer to curb usage while city plans for new facilities lag. Despite a 6 million gallon daily increase, demand may exceed capacity, delaying lower seasonal charges and delaying a gravity-fed purification plant and large reservoir. The piece urges forward planning to stabilize rates and support continued city beautification.
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Austin
Walter Seaholm
Seaholm
Colorado River
Military Leave Plan Spreads to Industry
The House debate on the Ashley-Johnson bill to allow state employees to attend National Guard training without pay loss noted many private firms and local governments already offer this. Dallas County and Dallas city employers extend the benefit. supporters cite the Guard training camps expanding nationwide and the pay for a two week encampment as a minor subsidy aiding recruitment and national defense. Opponents, including veterans, object to state paying only the difference between regular salary and guard pay. The bill was amended to make military leave optional for cities and counties.
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George Park
National Guard
Ownership share of American homes in 1947
Question and answer record shows April 1947 owner occupied homes at 21,347,000 and total U S homes. Also notes industry report on cost rises from 1939 to 1948, 112 percent overall and 114 percent for residential construction.
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