Impartial study on business flaws and small firms
Washington reports discuss a nonpartisan effort by the National Council on Economic Development to analyze why small businesses fail while larger firms survive. The piece notes a Taft chaired inquiry and calls for local reader action to share findings with business groups and chambers of commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Planning
Committee For Economic Development
Madison Avenue
New York City
Chambers of Commerce
National Association
Labor Act Passage Sparks Senate Battle And Eisenhower Resigns
A 331 to 83 House vote overrode Truman’s veto on the Taft Hartley act amid a long filibuster marked by Tayor and Morse as the era’s longest. President Truman warned of floods and crop losses while IKE resigns as army chief to lead Columbia University, effective next year.
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Alben Barkley
Dem
Senate
Truman
Congress
Sion
Glen H. Taylor
Idaho
Wayne Morse
Rep
Ore
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Columbia University
New York
Floyd L. Parks
War Department
Eisenhower
Columbia
Jacob L. Devers
Army Ground Forces
J. Lawton Collins
Army Public Information
Protests Rock Soft Coal Mines Nationwide Strike
About 180000 soft coal miners walk out in at least 41 mines across 10 states in a spontaneous action against a new labor law. The nationwide protest signals widespread discontent and labor tensions.
Rapid Growth Industry Expands in Far West
A study in Index by New York Trust highlights the Far West expansion since 1939, noting a 31 percent population rise versus 7 percent nationally. Factory jobs grew 68 percent, food production up 25 percent, outpacing U S gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far West
New York
Index
New York Trust Company
United States
Stitched Pattern Price Noted in Tiny Time Catalog
A fleeting listing notes a pattern priced at 20 cen and linked to a quick time frame. The brief entry mentions Le Vey stitches and hints at a cost in cents, with no further details on supplier or availability.
Quiz Answers From A Mixed History Puzzle Page
The questions cover figures like Sam Houston as Tennessee’s former governor and Cherokee chief, ancient Egyptian scarabs on tombs, and measurements such as about 15 000 gallons of water and a 12 foot reach. It compares time zones and rail length, noting four zones.
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Tennessee
Hell
United States
Los Angeles
New York
Sam Houston
Central
Sama
Pacific
Ap Big Hom
Los
Saluting Indian Princes Marks Week of Delhi Meeting
At a Delhi gathering of the Chamber of Princes 121 royal members are saluted on arrival. Each salute equals the prince’s rank, filling the total nearly 1500 cannon shots. The firing schedule extends over a full week.
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India
Chamber of Princes
Delhi
Electrical Ump Uses Beams to Call Balls and Strikes
A Collier’s described device uses vertical and horizontal light beams to define a strike zone. It aims to remove umpire errors by detecting balls and strikes where the beams cross, forming an in front area that reveals judgments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier’s
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CED
Baukhage
Washington
Robert Taft
America
Department of Commerce
NEWS_ REVIEW
Midwest
Iowa
IEE
Levin
Unia
Sonya Levin
Lois
Marshall
Sed
W. Randolph
Chicas
Yodora
Ea Hne
Gensco Tool Division
Kestner
Chicago
Fleischmann
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