Labor unity talks and a broader defense push shape policy
The AFL plans reunion talks with the CIO to heal a split from 1936 amid jurisdiction issues. The FTC aims tighter big business control by curbing discount shipments to raise competition and lower prices. Brannan plan support grows as CDC borrowing authority expands through 1951. Defense focus centers on hydrogen bomb defense and radar expansion, with aid to Thailand Indonesia and the new Indonesian regime highlighted.
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Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Community Credit Corporation
Congress
Brannan
Capitol Hill
Brann
Agricultural Secretary
CDC
Note to Hunters on Safe Gun Handling
Public safety reminder stresses treating every gun as loaded and never aiming at anything not intended to shoot. Emphasizes responsibility and respect for firearms to prevent accidents.
Oklahoma students to study Chinese with unpaid instructor
Thirty scholars at the University of Oklahoma will learn Chinese under Miss Hsiao-hsai Tsai, a native Chinese with a master's from the university. The course costs students only for textbooks, the Chinese Reader for Beginners, and credits are not awarded. Tsai believes the class will improve American understanding of Chinese people.
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University of Oklahoma
Hsiao-hsai Tsai
Rotary District Convention Heads to Muskogee May 7 8
More than a thousand Rotarians and their wives from 60 clubs in Arkansas Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma are expected in Muskogee May 7 and 8 for the district convention. G N Nat Irish president of the Muskogee club and Roswell Susman conventions committee chairman plan a rousing welcome.
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Arkansas
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Muskogee
Rotary Clubs
G. N
Nat) Irish
Roswell Susman
Strange theft on street ends with missing glasses
A Birmingham woman named Mrs. Nathan Beer asked passersby to pray as she spoke to another woman on a street. Mrs. Beer then went home to find her glasses had vanished from her pocket in a puzzling incident.
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Nathan Beer
Birmingham
Ala
Cat Helps Robbers In Bogus Break-In At Chicago Tavern
Pablo the tom cat attracted bad luck when it scratched a tavern door in Chicago. Henry Williams, the watchman, opened it to let the cat inside as two gunmen rushed in and stole $150.
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Pablo
Chicago
Henry Williams
Postcard Reaches Martin Rhodes From Lake George
A scenic Lake George postcard mailed August 24 1927 arrived for Martin Rhodes of New Hyde Park New York. It was sent by Mr and Mrs John W Higgins of Garden City New Jersey. Both senders are now deceased.
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Lake George
N. Y
Martin Rhodes
New Hyde Park
John W. Higgins
Garden City
N. J
Rush farmer's delayed phone alarm sparks barn fires
Farmer William Yahn of Rush New York pleaded for phone access to report a fire. A woman on the line refused and the delay lasted five minutes. By the time firemen arrived two barns were already burning.
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William Yahn
Rush
N. Y
Birthday Birthday Jail Joke at Traffic Hearing
Joseph Rose of Burbank California told Judge Walter Allen that his birthday fell on the day of the hearing. The judge replied with a quip promising twenty days in jail and a happy birthday.
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Joseph Rose
Burbank
Calif
Walter Allen
Burglary Hits Burlingame Dog Hospital at Night
Police report a burglar robbed Burlingame California dog hospital of 120 dollars in a single overnight incident. Forty dogs were reportedly sleeping and not awakened during the break in.
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Burlingame
Calif
Man 87 Receives Life Term for Neighbor Killing
Capt. T. Hunter Sharp, 87, of Columbus Mississippi, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a neighbor in a dispute.
Hartford Woman Seeks United States Citizenship at 97
Mrs Emile Gagnon of Hartford Connecticut has lived in the United States as an alien for 69 years. Now at age 97 she applies for naturalization. She was born in Quebec Canada and is a native of that province.
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Emile Gagnon
Hartford
Mystery Lake Haunts Idaho Farm Each Autumn for 12 Years
Lake Won't Stay Put appears on Warren Gibbs's McCammon Idaho farm every autumn and vanishes each spring. The migratory pond has persisted for 12 years, baffling locals with its yearly appearance and disappearance.
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Mystery Lake
Warren Gibbs
McCammon
Idaho
Elmer Howard Arrested in Break‑In at Harlan City Jail
Elmer Howard was arrested for breaking into the city jail in Harlan Kentucky. The incident prompted local police to detain him as investigations continue into the break‑in.
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Elmer Howard
Harlan, Ky
And Meaning Pedestrian and Politician Game of Words
A playful bundle of definitions contrasts everyday terms with social ideas. Each line offers a sharp, often ironic spin on a common word linking behavior, belief, and workplace dynamics.
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