Radio NOTES and COMMENT summary of town meeting debate and late night shows
Nadine Subotnik previews iMERICA'S Town Meeting debating rent ceilings with Herbert A. Nelson and Rep. Albert Gore. Interrogators include R. J. Thomas and Douglas Whitlock. The piece lists Thursday guests on TV and radio including DeMarco sisters, Joan Bennett, Edward G Robinson, Vincent Price, Louis Jordan, and a reflection on radio television dynamics.
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Imerica
Abc-Kxel
Herbert A. Nelson
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Albert Gore
Tennessee
R. J. Thomas
CIO Committee On
Veterans Housing
Douglas Whitlock
Building Products Institute
Thea
DeMarco Sisters
Jack Smith
CBS
WMT
Joan Bennett
Cbs-Wbbm
Edward G. Robinson
Music Hall
Nbc-Who
Vincent Price
Jack Haley
NBC
WMAQ
Louis Jordan
Tympani Five
Radio Schedule Hour by Hour January 16 1947
Program listings by hour for Thursday and Friday include XEL WMT WGN and WHO stations with News, music, dramas, and talk shows. Notable names referenced include Jack Smith Lum and Abr, Judy and Jane, Kenny Baker, and Galen Drake in various time slots.
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Olmsted von Belods
Jovee Jordanaan
David
Godiver
WGN
June Baker
Galen Drake
EL Ted Maione
Lindiahr
Judy
Jane Kam
Kenny Baker
Jane
Sam Smith
WMT
Jenny
Helen Trent
President Warns Against Religious Bigotry and Civil Rights Drive
President Truman warned against a new outbreak of religious bigotry while addressing the civil rights committee. He recalled 1922 era intolerance and urged stronger protections for minorities. Attorney General Tom Clark outlined enforcement difficulties as the panel sought new weapons to advance rights.
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Washington
Truman
Civil Rights Committee
Ku Klux Klan
Jackson County
Charles E. Wilson
General Electricity
Tom Clark
Buried Alive In Deep Sawdust Bin Tragedy
In Muscatine the 63 year old Floyd L. Rummery died after falling into a 25 foot deep sawdust bin at Huttig Manufacturing Company. He became entangled in clogged pipes as colleagues tried to free the dust. Rummery reportedly was in the bin about 20 minutes and was not wearing a safety belt.
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Muscatine
Floyd L
Huttig Manufacturing Company
Rummery
E. B. Albers
Alberts
Fay, AFL Union Leader, Acquitted of Tax Evasion
A federal jury in Newark acquitted Joseph S. Fay, AFL construction union leader, of evading $118,000 in income taxes after a 2 hour 40 minute deliberation. The trial centered on alleged tax evasion related to income reported by Fay and his associates.
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Newark
N. J
Federal District Court
Joseph S. Fay
AFL
Ferguson Asks Probe of F R Secret Fund
Senator Ferguson urged continued war investigation to reveal Roosevelt era secret wartime spending. He cited a four million dollar allocation for a Nicaragua highway Rams road and claimed additional funds were used for Bermuda road resurfacing.
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Ferguson
F.R. Secret Fund
Washington
INS
Senate
Roosevelt
Roosey
Nicaragua
Rams Road
Bermuda
Frog Farmer's Bubble Bursts at Iowa Capitol
W H Potthast of Milford told legislators his frog raising plans ended by wildlife laws and meat rationing. He sought 101 041 dollars in damages claiming a 1936 purchase of land and frogs doomed by bans on shipping frogs within the state and losses from theft.
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Des Moines
W. H. Potthast
Milford
Iowa
Potthast
Ky Ae
Britain and France Agree on Alliance Talks
Great Britain and France will negotiate a treaty of alliance to guard against any German aggression. Leon Blum, 74, the Socialist premier of France, arrives in London to seek aid, especially for coal, as Paris says the plan includes discussing the Saar coal region as an autonomous French territory with U.S. Britain and Russia to review before the Moscow Big Four ministers conference on March 10.
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France
Leon Blum
Aaeece
Blum
Clement Rae
Paris
United States
Britain
Winston Churchill
Charles de Gaulle
United Press
Saar
Germany
Tch
Russia
Big Four
Moscow
Coutieeriny
Judge denounces war bride as divorce granted to husband
Chicago INS report: Circuit Judge Leonard C. Reid frees Sgt. Robert D. Robinson from a British war bride who refuses to move to America. He criticizes her for not wanting their son Neal to be American while seeking dollars and support. Robinson, with ten Battle Stars, says he acts to do right for his son.
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Chicago
INS
Leonard C. Reid
Robert D. Robinson
America
Reid
Air Sendai
Robinson
Neal
Camp Lee
King Christian X of Denmark Stricken by Heart Attack
A government bulletin reported 76 year old King Christian X of Denmark suffered a heart attack. The royal condition is described as serious and authorities issued concise updates on his health. The news comes from Copenhagen with no further details disclosed.
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Copenhagen
INS
Christian X of
Denmark
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