Babson Critiques Unemployment Figures as Misleading
Babson asserts federal unemployment data are unreliable until per capita and adjusted figures are used. He notes sampling biases, political slant across administrations, and state eligibility rules inflating or masking true joblessness. He cites Feb 13 1954 totals and warns figures vary with method, urging caution.
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Babson Park
Mass
Iarge
United States
Labor Department
Commerce Department
CIO
Joe Yuki the trombonist recalls New York jazz bygone days
In a candid reminiscence, Joe Yuki recalls his early 1930s New York music scene. He describes Plunkett’s saloon on Lard Street, the wedding gig with mob ties, and a legendary lineup including Tommy Dorsey, Gene Krupa, Eddie Lang, Joe Venuti, Benny Goodman, and James Stewart learning trombone tricks. He notes the Dorsey brothers split over tempo and his later move to California to work in film, radio, and freelancing.
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New York
Elysian Fields
Joe Yuki
Joe
Glenn Miller
James Stewart
California
Jimmy Plunkett
Lard Street
Ninth Avenue el
Plunkett
Joy
Tommy Dorsey
Tommy
Jimmy
Yuki
Plunkett's
Gene Krupa
Eddie Lang
Arthur Schutt
Joe Venuti
Goodman
Benny Goodman
Goddman
Kripa
Lang
Dorsey
Cenuti
Jimmy Dorsey
Dorsey Brothers
Glen Island Casino
Rye
Los Angeles
Dixie
Crime Pays or Not in Modern Times
A columnist argues that crime seems profitable as crooks flaunt wealth in Miami night spots and at race tracks in New York State. Yet he notes the inner torment of guilt when criminals are alone, wondering if crime truly pays.
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New York State
Does crime pay as gangster Tale ends in Chicago death
Erich Brandeis recalls the gangster Terry Druggan who died at 52 in St. Annes Hospital Chicago from a chronic heart ailment. Druggan once a Capone ally and seven brewery manager turned illicit brewer and jailhouse magnate. He died penniless, asking if crime pays as he faced regrets and a final lonely exit.
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ST. Anne's Hospital
Chicago
Terry Druggan
Dispatch
Wis
Druggan
al Caponn
Capone
Miss Usa 1952 Jackie Loughery defends divorce fight
Jackie Loughery, Miss U S A 1952, discusses her split with Guy Mitchell. She claims alimony was not her motive and reveals pawned wedding ring, a London trip to mend the marriage, and public scrutiny. She resumes acting in Mr District Attorney and aims for more TV work. Robert Dix, son of Richard Dix, starts MGM film career despite his father’s misgivings.
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Jackie Loughery
U.S.A
Guy Mitchell
Brooklyn
David Brian
London
Mitchell
Mitchel
Universal- International
Seotland
Guy
Glasgow
New York
Robert Dix
Mintinge
Richard Dix
MGM
University of Carlifornia
Esther Willams
Robert
Agaze
Ate Dix
Wichita Falls
Tex
Richard Jr
University of California At Santa Barbara
Joe Doe
Tober
Pollarosi
Napples
Martie Casimire
Poland
Rome
St. Peter's
Lisbon
Naples
Filma
Robin Hood
His Majesty
O'Keefe
Red-Nosed Road Runner- Fast Drivers Not Always Most Dangerous
Washington March 26. Harman W. Nichols reports that speed alone does not make drivers most dangerous. L. M. Van Noppen of Universal CIT lists roadbird types to avoid, from hornblower to compulsive passer, describing risky behaviors behind the wheel and urging caution on the road.
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Harman
WW. Nichols
Washington
L. M. van Noppen
Universal Cit
Commercial Investment Trust
van Noppen
Fendere
Whizzer
Quick Knowledge Questions From History and Pop Culture
A compact quiz blends Lincoln speech query on right making might, Sunday oath legality for presidents, Sherman as war aims exponent, and old Catholic excommunication age. It also teases Earl Carroll’s birth name, plus scattered notes on composer Scarlatti, vaudeville star images, and celebrants like Frost Carney Williams.
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Lincoln
Martin Tather
Catholic Church
Earl Carroll
New Merry Go Round New Look In Probes By Jenner
Senator Jenner moves a new look for probes via the Internal Security committee with Spraltie Braden as star witness. Braden prepared revelations accusing communistic influence in foreign policy after World War II, notably involving Alger Hiss and a UN memo on Panama. The piece notes political maneuvering by Republicans to shift focus from McCarthy and profiles new Jenner counsel Charles Grimes. It also covers Braden’s Panama dispute, a Medal exchange with McCarthy, and Army Camp Pickett’s possible closure and Virginia response.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Jenner
Internal Security Committee
Spraltie Braden
Star Witness
Braden
Senate Republicans
Joe McCarthy
Robert Morris
Charles Grimes
Dewey
New York
Grimes
McCarthy
Nixon
William P. Pogers
Miami
Brownell-Rogera- Dewey
Alger Hiss
United Nations
Panama
U. S
Hiss
U. S&s
Canal Zone
Rio Grande
Dean Acheson
Tiss
United States
Air Force
U.S
Army
Camp Pickett
Air Force Il
Blackstone
Wilson
Pickett
Graham Morison
Justice Department
Inc
John L. Tewis
Morison
Virginia
Camp Pickett Authority
Byrd
Roosevelt Defends Nobman Case In Letter Record
In a letter filed in the case James Roosevelt says the quotations from the near great nobman who has been president could stand for Bricker Amendment and asserts that Truman Hach and all named women are completely innocent of any misconduct with him.
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Nobman
Bricker
Truman
Hach
James Roosevelt
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Michael Pierce
Plymouth
David Lloyd George
England
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Robert Frost
Robert B. Carney
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Tennessee Williams
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New York City
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Wiliam T. Sherman
Earle Carroll
Domeniéd Scariatti
John Rice
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