Editors Roundtable on a spending ceiling in defense
Editorials from New York Times Providence Journal Plain Dealer Post Baltimore Evening Sun and others debate whether the Senate should approve the House defense spending ceiling of 46 billion or allow higher limits. Warnings about delayed plans, budget balance, and economic risk frame a split on defense funding and fiscal rigidity.
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House
Defense Department
NEW York Times
Congress
Providence
R.L
Cleveland
Ohio
Plain Dealer
Lovett
Washington
D.C
Baltimore
Evening Sun
Boston
Mass
Washington lobbyists push on dime toilets for railroads
In Washington, Clark Clifford and Senator Allen Frear back a Pennsylvania Railroad bid to raise toilet prices to a dime. Frear drafts an exemption amendment risking a key OPS lawsuit outcome. The piece also notes Utah Senator Arthur Watkins’s tea habit and a public embarrassment over his coffee in the Senate elevator.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Teilroad
Clark Clifford
Delaware
Allen Frear
Pennsylvania Railroad
Senator Frear
Frears
Senate Banking Committee
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
New York City
OPS - Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Line
Capitol Hill
Clifford
Pennsylvania Rail
Frear
Congress
Reville Stand Reflects On The Hobbyless Life
Henry McLemore notes a culture obsessed with hobbies and publicized quirks. He recounts attempts at unique pastimes, from crossbreeding turtles to collecting bathtubs stoppers, and cites public figures pursuing hobbies for praise and riches. The piece ends with a tale about Herbert Hoover and a vanished cow from the Boxer Rebellion era.
The Fog of Failure and the Value of You
A fragmented motivational piece urges readers to count their worth by past successes and creative acts. It asks if they comfort others, bake, write, or nurture, and argues everyone has a right to be proud of constructive contributions. It ends with a stray line about a baseball rookie.
Verse of the Day on Denying Power Told to Turn Away
A Bible verse from Second Timothy warns against a form of godliness without power. Readers are urged to reject such pretenses and seek genuine faith and strength in practice.
Eight Cents Flood Relief Story From Two Little Boys
A Red Cross office in Westport Connecticut receives eight pennies from two young boys, Sandy and Jay, who sold dandelions to help flood relief. The incident prompts reflections on thinking with the heart versus the mind, praising children's generosity and humanity.
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Westport
Middle’ West
Man on stage pauses as audience member heckles
A speech was repeatedly interrupted by the same audience member until the speaker quipped One donkey at a time I have the floor now. A farmer deacon out pos sum hunting remembers prayer meeting night and jokes I should be in church, but his wife is sick and he cannot go.
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Henry McLemore
America
Sen
Waldo J. Puffy
Vaughn
Gladhill
Medudi Vladioski
Jay
Sendy
Jady
Cherch
Cambridge
Mess
Dec
Foreign Service
Peru
Dominican Republic
Mexico
Brazil
Argentina
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Shanghai
China
Finland
Laut Nsworth
U.S
McKee
Beckworth
Tess
Baytown
ICC
Washington
Texas
Auney
Price Daniel
Bedworth
Interstate Conny Commission
Urban League
Salvador de
Hi Wat
Deli
Mervyn LeRoy
Merv
Hess
Bill Shawn
Eis
Liehes
Shawn
Rush
Fragmented humor and oddities from a quirky column
A playful collage jokes about flying saucers, outdated artifacts, and oddball misstatements. It riffs on misdated sightings and puns, noting a 14 year old rescued from a hollow tree and quips about archaeologists, office fools, and comic pretenders.
Grab Bag Of Easy Knowledge A Central Press Feature
A jumble of trivia and mini-biographies covers topics from political spoils system to Irving Berlin hits, biblical twins, and a birthday list. It references moments in history, language notes, and quiz prompts, with scattered names such as Dr Katherine Mee and Patrice Munsel.
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Central Press
Irving Berlin
Katherine Elizabeth Mee-Bride
Patrice Munsel
Metropolitan
Stacy Les Mass
John Kissell
Truman Signs Ban on Portls Pay Suits Graduation List Completed
Five years ago today headlines note Truman signing a bill banning certain port and pay suits while a graduation list was completed. Soviets advocate Holy Land independence and begin work on control measures. VFW 25 year emblems awarded to Grover Edge and L A Lovering, charter Robert R. Tuck Post members.
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Truman
Holy Land
Grover Edge
L. A. Lovering
Robert *R.*tuck Post
VFW
Sun Slants Scholarly Club Page Reveals Hidden Sights
A Baytown La Porte school page shows two patrons hiding their sights in a student chapter charter event. Principal Sparks and Pastor McPhail appeared as charter presenters and a national Young group chapter was pictured. The March 9 gathering marked the first open display in Baytown.
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Jerry
la Porte Seite
Fe Nonetes Depts Ciety
Fe McPhail
R. B. Sparks
McPhail
la Parte
Sparks
Baytown
Taugat
Fragmented memoirs and film notes reveal late 20th century arts scenes
A collage of reminiscences covers Dali inscription intrigue, a Mervyn LeRoy casting search, a writer’s late night column routine, and a note about Nobel laureates and Cold War era intellectuals. The piece blends anecdotes of art forgery doubt, rare type casting, nocturnal journalism, and cultural freedom debates.
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Hoover
Lee
Promede
U. S
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Towers
Gove
Sahara
Hien, Studge
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Gertrude Lawrence
Boyce House
William Ritt
Baytown Sun, Inc
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Asbhel
OAL
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Texas Daily
Prese League
Postoffice
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Paraguay
South America
Netherlands
Palestine
Israel
Oklahoma
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Isaac and
Rachel
Esau
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Dale Robertson
John M. Cabot
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