Iowa Governor Blue’s Biennial Message Outlines Budget Path
Gov. Blue’s biennial address presents a balanced budget approach starting with total revenues, urging fair distribution among departments and highlighting needs beyond highways and aged aid. The piece urges legislative inventory of state functions, greater school funding, and mental health care, while noting reform challenges in college athletics oversight and the open market for players.
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Vernor Blue
Iowa
Gov. Blue
Reform in College Athletics Draws Notre Dame Voice
Notre Dame University president Rev. John J. Cavanaugh criticizes recurring reform talks in college athletics especially football. He says the familiar reformers’ voices grow wearying as they resurface periodically.
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John J. Cavanaugh
Notre Dame University
Lobbyists Rights Clash With Assembly Freedom
A Town legislature bill to regulate lobbyists would require registration and impose talking limits on non designated individuals. Critics argue the prohibition violates Article 1, Section 20 of the state constitution protecting the right to assemble and petition.
Churchill plans new books after war memoirs
Leonard Lyons reports on Churchill finishing a single volume memoir to cover the 1936 start of the German air force matchup with the RAF and his early battle against total war begun with words and a voice. The piece also notes Elliott Roosevelt and a South Africa propaganda bureau, plus theatre and film industry gossip and personal anecdotes.
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Yon Churchill
Churchill
Elliott Roosevelt
United Nations
Union of South Africa
Wide range of gossip and film theater notes from 1940s media
In this column fragment, discussions cover actor Sir Cedric Hardwicke seeking non villain roles in Ivy, Sam Wood’s film casting revealing Joan Fontaine as the murderess, Paul Whiteman’s orchestra reformation with Bing Crosby absent, and Amy Vanderbilt’s Mexico City interview with Miguel Alemán on England’s male shortage, ending with a Mexican president quip about balancing women.
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Sam Wood
Scotland Yard
Ivy
Hardwicke
Sam
Wood
Joan Fontaine
Paul Whiteman
Fabulous
Dorseys
Bing Crosby
Amy Vanderbilt
Mexico City
Miguel Aleman
England
Miss Vanderbilt
Mexico
Britain and America Wrestling With Labor War Reflections
The piece contrasts Britain from 1927 to 1946 and postwar America's labor policy, noting repeal of a general strike ban, sympathy strikes, and government powers. It argues both nations face rising calls for restrictive measures to preserve economic life, urging caution over strikes as a public crisis.
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Britain
America
Ashington
Great Britain
United States
Florast Beritain
England
United Mine Workers
GOP Rebels Sound Their "A" In Senate Clash
Marquis Childs reports on a Senate clash as liberal Republicans challenge leaders over the continuation of the defense investigating committee. Senators Tobey Morse and others push to curb special panels while Brewster’s ambitions loom, signaling ongoing intra party tensions that could shape 1948 outcomes.
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Ashington
Senate
Special Defense
Republican Committee On Policy
Robert A. Taft
Maine
Owen Brewster
Brewster
Germany
Europe
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Defense Investigating Committee
Armed Forces Committee
Charles W. Tobey
New Hampshire
New England
Sen
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Morse
Should Avocados Be Avoided With Cholesterol Concerns
A reader questions avocado use in light of cholesterol worries and learns that dietary cholesterol is not the main factor in artery health. Dr Brady explains cholesterol is a normal body component and that common foods like milk and eggs contain cholesterol yet are essential. He also notes no diet changes reliably alter blood or bile cholesterol levels and answers a cosmetic query about eyelash growth with a humorous remark.
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Bright
Taft's Bid Opens As Bug Bares Tax Cut Promises
The piece notes Taft's presidential run linked to a 20 percent tax reduction and hints at a vice president candidate seeking ten more. It jests about campaigning methods and mentions a public auction, with Robert resisting further bids as the nation tunes his call to duty.
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Taft
Robert
Truman Curbs On Jurisdictional Strikes Get Support
Dillon of Montana notes CIO head Murray endorses Truman curbs b y on jurisdictional strikes and boycotts while acknowledging CIO AFL disputes. Bilbo seeks a temporary pay draw to cover health bills and hospital costs after stepping aside from a senate bid. Taft, Millikin, and White discuss cloture and ousting The Man.
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CIO
Truman
O. K
Jim Murray
Montana
Senio
Murray
Hoey
Bilbo
Barkley
Dred Scott Case Analyzed As Supreme Court Drama
Editor notes this is the third in a series on U S Supreme Court traditions. The piece recounts Dred Scott born in Virginia, his movement with Dr Emerson, the slavery question raised by moving to free soil, the legal actions in Missouri courts, and the political context influencing the 1856 decision leading up to the final arguments before the court.
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Supreme Court
NEA
S. Burton Heath
Dred Scott
Scott
Dar
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
John Lewis
Blow
Emerson
St. Louis
Illinois
Dred
Louisiana Territory
Minnesota
Missouri
Corpus Christi
Mexico
Missouri Circuit Court
Dr. Emerson
Circuit Court
State Supreme Court
Ol’ Dred
Taylor Blow
Cnt
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Massachusetts
New York
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