German and American court rules contrast in Munich judge's view
American judge Marvin Colbert on leave in the United States explains that American procedure and evidence differ from German practice. He notes risk of arrest without a warrant in Germany, absence of juries, and the presumption of innocence in U S style. He discusses postwar currency reforms and economic recovery in the Western zone of Germany.
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Marvin Colbert
Munich
Colbert
A. E. Wood
Dan Colbert
State Comptroller's Department
Germany
Granger
Georgetown
D. B. Wood
Europe
Corps of
Military Police
Army of the United States
Dachau
War Crimes Group
Buchenwald
Else Koch
Army
Allied High Commission
United States
Free Western Zone
State Department
Political satirical musings on policy and authority
A satirical column mocks American policy toward Russia and domestic governance. It critiques government handouts and political diets, notes a writer’s claim that food and politics are inseparable, and derides noise as an American racket while quipping about authority and mortality in cultural commentary.
Texas Wildlife Plan Promises Broad Economic Gains
Texas plans a long term wildlife program expanding game management and private land partnerships to stimulate hunting and fishing income. Small private tanks and lands would host protected game, with grazing aligned to conservation and potential lease revenues. The piece lauds Joe Byrne as a steady Capitol figure amid the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Game Commission
Commission
Truman Urged to Return to Washington Over Jobless Woes
CIO and other labor leaders fear unemployment could reach about 8 to 10 million, with near 5 million jobless as a long term core. Analysts urge President Truman to pull back to coordinate White House action amid conflicting views on the labor crisis and postwar economy.
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Truman
CIO
Labor Brain Trusters
Mr. Truman
Washington
Ossible
Kite House
Brain
White House
Com Semel
AFL
Questions and Answers from a historical quiz card
The item presents a sequence of Q and A entries about Emma Lazarus and the Statue of Liberty, English descent in early America, and Truman's turnip day remark. It notes Lazarus December 1883 draft for the Art Loan Collection, 1908 pedestal tablet, English ancestry estimates from Hart, and Truman’s July 15 1948 acceptance speech referencing turnip day and July 26 sowing turnip seed in Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Lazarus
Miss Lazarus
Truman
Missouri
O.T.M. A
Congress
Kerr Pushes Oil Lawyer For Federal Judgeship
Washington columnist Drew Pearson reports Oklahoma Senator Bob Kerr promotes W R Wallace for a federal judgeship. Wallace, longtime Magnolia Oil attorney, faces age limits yet is pushed by Kerr amid oil industry ties and campaign contributions. The piece notes Justice Department practices favor Democrats' picks in Kerr's state.
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Washington
Winry
Kerr
Drew Pearson
Bob Kerr
Oklahoma
Senator Kerr
Kerr- McGee
Aubrey Kerr
RFC
W. R
Bob” Wallace
Oklahoma City
Magnolia Oil Company
Socony- Vacuum
Wallace
Magnolia Oil
Sam
Bob
Truman
Justice Department
Roosevelt
Arens
Kilgore
Indiana
Ken Wherry
Nebraska
Arthur Hachten
Hearst
McCarthy
George Waters
Washington Times-Herald
Waters
State Department
Ken Hunter
Acheson
London
Mike Mansfield
Werner Plack
Montana
Plack
USA
Mansfield
Goebbels
Broadway Nightclub Comedy and Celebrity Jabs
A collage recalling Broadway era chatter about imitators and Jolson parodies. Notables like George Jessel George Price Harry Richman and Joe Frisco spark gibes while Beatrice Lillie admires a teevee set. Humor, reviews and theater nostalgia fill the piece.
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al Jolson
Palace Theater
George Jessel
George Price
Harry Richman
Buddy Walker
Buddy Doyle
Joe Frisco
Hullo
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Russia
Old Joe
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Byrne
Supreme Court
By Manning
McNaugki
Will Rogers
South America
John L. Lewis
Old King Coal
Illinois
Lewis
Lloyd
Riesel
Sidener
U.S.A
United Mine Workers
Bell Syndicate, Inc
C. D. N. A. Hart
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
New Orleans
Lester Alexander
Atlon Ochsner
England
Dr. Ochsner
Alexander
Mardi Gras
Harry Boot
Hague
Rotterdam
Harry
Het Vrije Volk
Amsterdam
American Legion
Holland
American Defender
de Waarheid
America
American Overseas Airlines
Harley Kilgore
West Virginia
Senate
Richard Arens
Bill Jenner
Capitol
Herbert Lehman
UNRRA
Lehman
Franklin Roosevelt
New York
Beatrice Lillie
Irving Hoffman
Bea
Philadelphia
FDR
Harry Vaughan
Key West
Herb Stein
Hollywood
Gee
Broadway
Navy
Gen. Vaughan
Peron
Sam Goldwyn
Mr. Goldwyn
Patricia Neway
H. K
Maria
Eili
Rabbi Wiseman
Austin
Austin American
Austin Statesman
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Uni States
Associated Press
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