Death of A Robin Henderson Shifts Texas Record in 1950
The Limestone County legislator A Robin Henderson died at 69, noted for voting his convictions and serving as Groesbeck mayor and Red Cross chair. His death ends a frank tenure focused on handicapped welfare while Beauford Jester pursues a broader political campaign and omnibus tax measures.
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Italy
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New York
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Park
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O’dwyer
Lewisite and a labor strike threaten national economy
In a critique of John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers, the piece argues the coal strike hurts the economy by threatening 425000 miners and 57000 railroad workers, costing billions and undermining government policy. It links the action to opposition to Dr. James Boyd's Bureau of Mines appointment and critiques mine safety policy.
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New York Post Corp
Boxing gloves use pigskin leather for protection
Boxing authority Nat Fleischer states pigskin is used for gloves and punching bags. The Q&A covers drunk-o-meter operation, Roman road extent, council-manager adoptions, electrocution power, state capitals, freelance origins, Kamennoi Ostrow, first English postage stamp, Sunday birth say, soap bubble colors, 1950 census cost, Tolstoi War and Peace writing time, brood spot, and Civil War siege gun range.
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Edior's Notebook Sees Decade-Long Plans in Legislature
The legislature faces a 120 day limit with many major reforms in progress including prisons educational restructuring and water and oil laws. A new omnibus tax bill and five operating and school funding measures loom as potential special session triggers. If needed lawmakers may defer key items to a future session while ensuring basic government operations stay funded.
New York wire tapping scandal ties to Baruch and Ryan
Washington columnist outlines a sprawling wire tapping affair in Manhattan. Names connected include Bernard Baruch, Bernard Baruch’s phone, and Kenneth Ryan with ties to General Motors, Forrestal, La Guardia, O Dwyer, and a network of elite backers. The piece notes past eavesdropping under government and industry allies and questions congressional push to expand wire tapping.
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Broady
Martin Straus
Eversharp Pencil
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Doris Duke
Madame Patino
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ryan- Broady Combine
Clendenin Ryan
International Telephone and Telegraph
Tammany
Clendenin
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Equitable Life Assurance Company
USA
British- American Tobacco Company
United States
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Defense Forrestal
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la Guardia
Tom Dewey
War Production Board
Bernie Baruch
Bob Patterson
James Forrestal
Charlie Wilson
General Electric
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Broadway Notes and Hollywood Headlines
A collage of showbiz notes from Boston to Broadway. Margaret O'Brien, 12, reportedly delivered an adult speech on Americanism at the Boston Opera House, and Arthur Miller’s labor party bid fizzled. Gypsy Rose Lee tours on a percentage deal, while Brian Donlevy posts a Las Vegas run and encounters a modest payday.
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Brian Donlevy
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Fortune
Alice White
Flaemingo Road
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