White House Proposes Welfare Department and Reorganization
President Truman urges a new welfare department with cabinet status as part of seven streamlining plans to run the federal government more efficiently for less cost. The proposals include moving several agencies to different departments and tighter administration across the Post Office Civil Service and other bodies.
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Chlorophyll Toothpaste Claim Fights Dental Decay
Dr. Gustav W. Rapp of Loyola University dental school and his assistant B. F. Gurney announce a new toothpaste containing water soluble chlorophyll derivatives. They say it removes conditions causing decay and offers unusual preventive powers backed by research.
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Loyola University
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Rapp
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Universal Man Goethe Festival Shaping Aspen Tribute
Visitors crowd Aspen Colorado for the Goethe Bicentennial Competition and Music Festival running June 21 to July 16. Alvert Schweitzer leads a roster of scholars and musicians examining Goethe’s ideas for the atomic age amid performances inspired by his works. Labor: Ford rejects wage hikes proposing to freeze pay for 19 months to stabilize costs, while unions push cost of living pegged wages. The dispute looms as a potential broader economic showdown between industry and organized labor.
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French Equatorial Africa
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Federal indictment and Harvard response in early 1950s politics
The article outlines the federal indictment of Pres ton Tucker and five others on mail fraud and securities act charges, with Tucker alleging SEC obstruction to Tucker car production. It also reports Harvard resisting Communist-hunting and explains university policy on open meetings and freedom. It notes Republicans planning a housing bill substituting for the administration’s slum-clearance program.
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Tucker
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Harvard
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