Dallas Solons' Tempers Flare In Legislature
In the Austin American Statesman, Dallas Representative Sam Hanna is portrayed as a fiery figure on the House floor. The piece recalls a week when his outbursts led to intervention, and it notes similar agitation by George Parkhouse during a prior bonus hearing.
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Dallas
Jay
Austin
Sam
Hanna
Big George Parkhouse
Parkhouse
Harry Hartley
American-Statesman
Los Angeles
New York
West Virginia Miners Fearful of John L Lewis
In the coal region around Wheeling West Virginia miners fear the one man rule of John L Lewis. They resented the recent strike and worry about future orders for shorter work weeks and expanded welfare funds. They expect possible summer strikes and debate over safety laws supported by Congress.
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Wheeling
W. Va
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Harrisburg
West Virginia- Ohio
Big Steel Company
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
Old Grump
John 56
UMW
Owens
Ohio
John L
John
Congress
Old King Coal
New York Post Corp
ROTC units and enrollment figures show nationwide reach
Department of the Army reports 181 ROTC units in colleges and universities and 98,000 students enrolled in Senior ROTC as of Sept 30 1948. Other Qs cover opera history at the Met Fort Reno origins the White House repairs and more.
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J.J. A
Department of the Army
Editor's Notebook on Secret Ballot Debate in Texas
Henry Zweifel presses for strict secret ballot measures before the Texas Legislature. The piece reviews Kelly Willis bills, voter stub custody, and coercion risks, with League of Women Voters, DAV, and others backing secrecy. It notes House and Senate hurdles, and broader militia security interests amid National Guard debates.
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Henry Zweifel
Senate
Vick —_ McDonald
CIO
Ao Coe
Keith Kelly
Doyle Willis
House
League of Women Voters
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Disabled American Veterans
Price Daniel
James E. Taylor
Atty
Gen
Daniel
Texas
Martin A. Row
Women Voters
Texas National Guard
Department of Defense Board
Washington
Texas State Guard Reserve Corps
Texas State
Truman Pay Increase Sparks Diplomat Pay Dispute
Diplomats abroad face only meager raises while Congress boosts the President’s salary. The 330 dollar yearly increase for diplomats trails behind other federal workers, with some living on as little as 2000 dollars annually. The piece notes State Department cuts to living and rental allowances and highlights a broader critique of the Truman fair deal as a raw deal for frontline diplomats. It also covers reactions to John Rankin’s remarks and McCormack’s defense of tolerance, plus community service profiles and calls to delay the North Atlantic Pact for fuller study.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
United States
Sinkiang
Tasmania
Oslo
Durban
John L. Lewis
Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Foreign Service
Congress
Budget Bureau
State Department
Marion Carpenter
Tris Coffin
Senate
Miss Carpenter
Senate Rules Committee
Watkins
Utah
Truman
America
Winchell On Broadway
Broadway gossip column notes White House meetings with business leaders to ease stress on industry. Mentions June DOJ changes, ambassadorship offer to Tony Biddle, Hiss case testimony, Taft re election, Churchill entourage, marriages, half dozen social intrigues and entertainment ties.
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Sotto-Voce
White House
Mr. Big
Floyd Odlum
Dept of Justice
Tony Biddle
Spain
Samuel Rosenman
N. Y
Taft
Bricker
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Chamber of Commerce
Hacksaw
Jack Gallagher
Nick Cullop
Milwaukee Brewers
Nick
Cullop
al Simmons
Aberdeen
Laken
West Virginia
Metropolitan Opera House
Frederick Converse
Louise Homer
Fort Reno
Okla
J.S. A
Jesse L. Reno
United States Volunteers
Cheyenne and
Arapahoe
Reno
Department of Agriculture
T.T.A. A
Putif@ Buildings Administration
Mexico
India
Pakistan
Constituent Assembly
Venus
Earth
Lloyd C. Douglas
L. O. C. A. Douglas
Wittenberg College
Bureau of Mines
National Guard
State Guard
By Herblock
John McCormack
John Rankin
Mississippi
Israel
Europe
Asia
Africa
McCormack
Rankin
Sam Rayburn
Servants of Brotherhood
George L. Stahl
Sunbury
George
Ambrose Cross
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Clement L. Littauer
Asbury
N.J
Ella Allen
Fort Smith
Ark
Servants of Brotherhood Club
Robert C. Loving
Philadelphia
Mother Loving
The
USA
Merry
MAN About Town
W. Churchill
Churchill
Britain
Ranndolph Churchills
Mary
Soames
Mendi
Sir Charles
Franco
Carmencita
Marquis de Villaverde
T. Armour
Joyce Sentner
Hearst
Marion Bell
Star Thrush
Bridadoon
Jay Alan Lerner
Reginald Tuck
Bruce
Luise Renfro
Galmorous
Barbizon
London
San Angelo
Femlee
Curtis Boettiger
L. A
Don Juan
Margaret Wise Brown
Maurice Chevalier
Danielle Darrieux
John Winant
Ambassador
Upper Stork Club
Billingsley
Criminal Court
James D. C. Murray
Kenneth Ryan
Movietown
Gloria Howard
Gerald
Raffles
Austin American
Austin Statesman
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
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