Seapower's Role in U S Security Outlined by Knapp
Captain Robert A. Knapp of the UT Naval ROTC addresses Capital City Kiwanis on seapower. He argues three Navy goals: airpower support, war on enemy soil, and sea transport of troops, urging public understanding in the inter service debate. He cites history, treaties, and the need to avoid indiscriminate bombing while stressing sea power spans surface air and undersea domains.
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Congressional Committee
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Japan
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Europe
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Geneva
Air Force
Germany
France
Rome
Greece
Spain
Portugal
Great Britain
Russia
Dardanelles
England
Hitler
Flags and reform mix mark United Nations Day in Texas
The United Nations flag rose beside national and state banners at the Texas Capitol to symbolize world unity alongside U.S. and Texas flags. The ceremony reflected loyalty to nation and world order, with the League of Women Voters promoting support for global cooperation amid domestic debates on a poll tax renewal and voting rights.
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League of Women Voters
Austin
United States
Sherman
Grand Army of the Republic
United Confederate Veterans
Truman hardens tone on steel strike as talks drift
A column recounts President Truman's sharp mood over the steel strike and labor disputes. It notes his off the record meeting with 300 businessmen and his anger at critics including a lawyer, with references to CIO unions, John L Lewis, Phil Murray, and factory and political tensions across the nation, including California and Ohio.
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John L. Lewis
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Sheraton
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Goldberg
Murray
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Republican Labor Club
Political Action Committee
Jimmie Petrillo
Paul Robeson
Singer
AFL
Ireland
Israel
India
Ernest de Maio
Jim MacLeish
Third Labor Federation
Cleveland
United Electrical Workers (Us
Lewis
Tom Dewey
Mellon
Aluminum Corporation
General Motors
Chrysler
US Steel
Wall Street
First US Mint coins gifted by Washington to friends
Q and A column recalls the first coins minted from Mount Vernon silver. Half dimes were given to Martha Washington by David Rittenhouse, then director of the Mint, and not circulated due to an act directing presentation to Washington. He later shared them as souvenirs.
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Barkley hints at Missouri visit amid St Louis romance
Washington report notes Vice President Barkley blushed while admitting a possible stay in Missouri. The piece ties his remark to prior coal and steel strikes linked to J. P. Morgan and Mellon interests, and recalls pressures on labor and industry along with General Omar Bradley scolding Senate leaks.
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Kentucky
Forrest Donnell
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Donnell
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Congressional
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Senate Appropriations Committee
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Senate Committee Behind
Russia
Broadway Gossip and Show Biz Bits from 1949
Bell Sy notes Fritzi Scheff opens at Coq Rouge on the 26th and George Abbott finances Touch & Go with 38000. Rumors on Jimmy Stewart Harvey, Buddy Clark death, Bankhead Rat Race, Notre Dame football, Jerry Lewis, Marie Wilson Irma ads, Dolly and Lucille, and RCA Victor 45 RPM shift announced.
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Coq Rouge
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Touch & Go
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Magic Lantern
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Rabbit
Buddy Clark
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Jerry Wayne
Marie Wilson
Irma
Joe Frisco
Jerry Lewis
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