Bomb Damage gag originator eyes scions and airmanship
Ben Wright, former Air Forces major and publicity chief of American Overseas Airlines, will lead a 40-member press party from New York to Europe June 2 for the Normandy invasion anniversary. He rode the Ninth Air Force’s postwar fame, where a notorious “bomb damage” gag originated with wartime air reporters. Wright will join ex-green officials and war correspondents on the trip, revisiting the European front and reflecting on press dynamics from Naples to Normandy.
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Ben Wright
American Overseas Airlines
Europe
Wright
AOA
New York
Ninth Air Force
RAF
el Alamein
Ninth
Hoyt S Vandenberg
Army Air Force
Army
Okeh
Normandy
Naples
Leech
Ernie Pyles
Bill Mauldins
Wick Fowlers
Hal Boyles
Eisenhowers
Bradievs
Pattons
Vandenberg
Secretive crime syndicate blamed for respectable empire
An insider recalls how the national crime combine appears respectable as it runs offices, hotels, casinos and rackets across many territories. He notes cordial gatekeepers at Al Capone’s old Miami home and a later interview with Frank Costello, illustrating a broad network with lawyers, bankers and publicity teams shaping the syndicate.
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al Capone
Miami
Biscayne Bay
Doc
Scarface
Frank Costello
Frankie
Kentucky Hills
Las
Unions Face Civil War as Gangs Grip Industries
A 1949 New York Post piece warns that mob control of plants grows as unions and communities ignore rackets. It recalls mob intimidation, a Walter Reuther shooting near-miss, and violent clashes in Philadelphia and other cities. The piece argues mass violence attracts predatory gangs and risks returning to past ugliness.
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Blomeyer
Gus
New York Post Corp
Legislature wrestles with final budget choices and building plans
As the 51st Texas Legislature nears adjournment around June 10, leaders face a major funding decision for state hospitals schools and office building programs. Conferees must reconcile liberal versus conservative priorities amid a projected revenue shortfall and potential special sessions.
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Jay Wessels
Senate
House
Beauford Jester
Jester
Preston Smith
P-38 Propellers Turn Opposite Ways and Radio Bus Policy
The P-38 uses opposite turning props one clockwise the other counterclockwise. FM radio is installed on buses in several cities with installation paid by broadcasters and fees charged to transit systems. The Q and A also cover income tax absence in 19 states and Senate ratification steps for Atlantic Pact.
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Texas
United States Senate
United States
Connally
Johnson
Senate
Wisconsin
Congress
House
D. A. Shipwash
Austin Retail Grocer’s Association
Truman
Grocers
D.B
US Air Force
Committee On Foreign Relations
Open Mind Urged On Red Overtures In Acheson Talks
Washington discussion on policy ahead of the Big Four Conference focused on how far to conciliate Russia and how to handle German recovery. Senators Vandenberg and Thomas pressed for cautious flexibility and keeping options open on peace overtures and rearmament, while Lodge urged strengthening Germany economically without boosting war power and clarifying Berlin access in Potsdam terms.
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Russia
Vandenberg
Michigan
Thomas
Utah
Germany
Acheson
Hitler
Lodge
Massachusetts
Ruhr
Senator Thomas
Berlin
Vanderberg
Paris
Roosevelt Jr Victory Sparks Crossfire In Labor Ranks
In Congress Vito Marcan toni, sole American Labor member from Manhattan, campaigned against Franklin Roosevelt Jr but yielded as Roosevelt won the 20th District. Marcan toni later praised Roosevelt on the House floor. CIO chief Philip Murray attacked Communists, prompting internal strife and public denouncements. Arkansas Senator Fulbright plans a probe of RFC officials linked to high paying post loan jobs, including Hagerty at Waltham Watch and Foster at Plywood Plastics.
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Franklin Roosevelt Jr
Vito Marcantonio
Congress
Manhattan
Fdr
Young Roosevelt
Congressman Marcantonio
Chet Holifield
California
House
Franklin Roosevelt
New York
Jimmie
Arkansas
William Fulbright
Banking and Currency
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Fulbright
John Hagerty
Boston Rfc
Waltham Watch Company
Sterling Foster
RFG
Washington
Plywood Plastics Corporation of
Hampton, S. C
Real Estate Lobby Pressures Washington Over Housing Bill
A large real estate lobby presence in Washington campaigns against the public housing bill, targeting Southern Democrats with ads and letters while Republicans split over strategy. The fight contrasts with farm subsidies, noting housing costs less per year than the potato subsidy program.
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Washington
Joe Martin
Charlie Halleck
Indiana
the Bell Syndicate, Inc
Broadway gossip roundup with Broadway and film stars
A bustling column notes mobs of stars and insiders: Berle, Hardwicke, Scott Brady, Mimi Benzel, Rod Cameron, Rita, and Mary McCarty among others. It mentions marriages, engagements, planned unions, performances, and industry moves, plus a plagiarism flap between Yale News and the Daily Princetonian and a note from James T. Wallis.
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Howard
Milton Berle
Junior Standish
Cedric Hardwicke
Mary Scott
Ann Miller
Wm. O'Connor
Barbara Lawrence
The
Hollywoods
Scott Brady
Mimi Benzel
Elliott Lawrence
Artie Shaw
Conn
Nancy Carroll
John Springer
RKO
Mary McCarty
Buddy Pepper
Margaret Whiting
Marie Windsor
Rod Cameron
Mary Rogers
Will Rogers
Wall Street
E. Randolph
United Nations World
L. Dolivet
Beatrice Straight
Father Divine
Yale News
Princetonian
America
James T. Wallis
Daily
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