Powers and methods in the executive branch questioned
Secretary Wallace tells the senate that the executive branch holds ample powers to meet totalitarian wartime policies but would not enumerate them for the record. The piece questions how far Washington could go under existing laws in a national emergency and whether such powers belong in the legislative branch.
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Supreme Court
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South’s Bridge Strategy Worries Over Lead Transfer
A published bridge feature highlights South players seeking reliable methods to shift the lead to dummy, amid ongoing tensions in the game. The discussion centers on tactical feasibility and practical approaches for controlling the dummy hand.
Fortune optimism on US aircraft industry after war
Fortune envisions a strong US aircraft sector after the war with careful expansion and heavy outsourcing. It warns of peacetime shocks but argues profits will feed buffers, while workers may face harsher adjustment. The piece expects US firms to dominate world markets through tech and mass production, contingent on political shifts away from balance of power and toward self sufficiency.
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Fortune
Europe
United States
Small Business Resilience Amid Tax Burdens and Change
Letter emphasizes that small shopkeepers face high taxes and competition from chain stores, yet individuals can prosper with initiative. Examples include a village merchant building wealth through delivery, low rents, and leveraging licenses, while highways and cars expand markets. It critiques politics and war aims and ends with a reform-minded tax quotation.
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Ceva
California
Maine
Texas
Postwar tensions loom over aircraft industries
The text suggests rival nations may curb each other with political moves to hinder American aircraft dominance. It notes that if war ends without European political shifts, the US may require all planes its industry can produce to stay ahead in the world market.
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United States
Question on the radio orator’s pleasure replacing sea of faces
The query asks what real pleasure the radio orator gains by speaking to listeners instead of gazing at a sea of intelligent faces. It probes the substitute emotional fulfillment and the shift from visual to auditory audience engagement.
New York Custom Cutters Preview Softer Men’s Styles
The New York Custom Cutters club presents a spring style show with rich satins and silks, corseted coats, and bright colors like canary yellow and wine. They claim men will express personality with freedom and fun, while the bulk trade favors navy, gray, and understated looks. The Dies committee will keep probing public questions about the program.
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New York
Walter Winchell on Broadway Nightlife Sparks and Scandals
A brisk column of colorful New York nightlife notes from Broadway and Central Park West. Names include Frances Farmer Cliff Odets Joan Castle Ruth Chatterton John Garfield Louise Fazenda Hal Wallis and more as Toronto to Hollywood figures mingle with club life and showbiz chatter.
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Central Park West
Frances Farmer
Cliff Odets
Ruth Chatterton
Joan Castle
Prince Ibrahim
Pasha
Turkey
John Garfield
Park Avenue
Louise Fazenda
Hal Wallis
Warner Exec
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Roxanne
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Betty Field
Jane Wyatt
Gertrude Lawrence
Richard Aldrich
Leone
Purges and Prospects in New York Showbiz
Guest-relations staff were purged last week. Jean Rodney who produced the Benny Goodman show may marry Robert Kintner in Mexico this week. EW YORCHIDS features the CBS Workshop Autobiography of an Egotist. Eddy Duchin’s torch disc I Concentrate on You and Richard Haydn in Two For the Show. Bob Grant’s Savoy Plaza crew and Ella Fitzgerald recording What’s the Matter with Me. Sammy Kaye’s Fool That I Am. Jimmy Van Heusen Shake Down the Stars. Scallions target Bouche’s floor shows at a benefit after resisting advertised appearance.
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Benny Goodman
Robert Kintner
Mexico
CBS Workshop
Eddy Duchin
Cole ‘Porter
Richard Haydn
Versa
Bob Grant
Savoy Plaza
Ella Fitzgerald
Sammy Kaye
Jimmy van Heusen
Bouche
Day of 29 February Inspires Oddities and Records
A playful piece recalls the leap day tradition and oddities tied to February 29. It notes a 134-pound watermelon recorded in Georgia in 1937 and muses on gifts and greetings associated with special dates.
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Georgia
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