Whiteside Glows As Election Plan Rises From Hole
In the Texas Legislature the election reform revival began with Rep. Tom Whiteside of Tyler proposing an interim committee to study the state’s voting system. His plan faced stiff opposition, then a joint Senate-House study moved forward with broad support. Concurrent anecdotes touch on Inez Robb’s wartime reporting and Sen. James E. Taylor’s legal style.
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Dollar Worship Cult Plagues GO Pers
The piece traces the rise of money power in U S politics from Lincoln to Roosevelt. It argues greenbackers and trusts shaped campaigns, notes Bryan and McKinley, and critiques party leadership after Roosevelt, asserting Republicans served Wall Street until FDR's 1932 surge with Willkey exceptions.
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Question and Answer excerpts on science and politics
A compilation of Q A items covers topics from poison ivy control with 2 4-D on sunny days to solar heating use in the southwest and along the East Coast. It also includes questions about Browning offspring, moon effects on radio reception, rocket nose instruments, and sugar consumption. The piece ends with a political column contrasting Theodore Roosevelt era policies with Franklin D. Roosevelt New Deal critiques.
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Austin Needs City Plan Update Urged by Chamber of Commerce
The Austin Chamber of Commerce Planning Bureau calls for updating the city official plan written 22 years ago as Austin grows with state development, UT building, highway projects, and new subdivisions. A consultant study or in house revisions are possible paths, while urgency increases for a master plan. A separate Senate bill proposes a 10 member Legislative Council to study and revise laws and oversee agencies. The measure includes a $25,000 two year appropriation and would replace multiple standing and special committees with a unified body.
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Servants of Brotherhood and the Truman telephone siege
Washington columnist Drew Pearson recounts turning off the phone for a quiet evening with his wife while President Truman sparks headlines by calling him an SOB. Pearson jokes about interpreting the initials differently and reflects on public expectations and personal reform.
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War of Words: Journalists vs Presidents Through U S History
A concise survey of tensions between U S presidents and the press. Highlights include Theodore Roosevelt libel suits, Hoover media tensions, Adams press gag attempts, Jefferson anti suppression stance, Grant era jabs, Dana’s New York Sun and political cartoons, and Dana’s mock FRAUD photo of Hayes.
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