Surplus potatoes prompt call for humanitarian action
The piece argues against destroying 20 million bushels of surplus potatoes and urges selective distribution and cost-aware export solutions. It cites Secretary Anderson on funding limits and UNRRA, and notes the need to protect owners from liabilities while aiding hungry populations. It also discusses lynching and federal civil rights enforcement, proposing stiff federal penalties as a deterrent.
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Seretary Anderson
Congress
UNRRA
Department
Must Protect Civil Rights Committee Reports On Lynchings Safeguards
Ident Truman's new civil rights committee is ordered to report quickly its recommendations to protect constitutional rights of individual citizens. The panel will focus mainly on preventing lynchings or punishing lynch mobs, arising from the justice department's inability to act effectively.
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Georgia
Supreme Court
Senate Hearings Target End of Filibuster Rule Change
An editorial urges opening Senate hearings in Washington to debate replacing the cloture rule with a simple majority vote. It argues two thirds allows a minority to block business, notes Republicans hold a Senate majority, and predicts bipartisan support to end the filibuster.
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Senate
Washington
Solid South
Mean Things Said Accidentally Leave Wounds and Wit
A collection of letters and notes on tact and kindness from NY Dear Louise. The author discusses how careless spoken remarks hurt others and offers guidance to curb thoughtless wit. It contrasts envy and spite with the need for compassion and better manners.
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Louise
Dane
Rachel
Out of the Past Pride a Vice of Human Nature
The line reflects on pride as a universal flaw that makes people judge others while excusing themselves. It suggests self awareness is hindered when pride blinds judgment and fosters misplaced comparisons.
Bugs Baer Advocates Car Traffic Split Decision
A garbled 1920s style fragment references Henry “Bugs” Baer advocating a split decision from the Supreme Court on a car traffic accident. The text mixes topics from price effects, windshield wipers, balance of power, and interlocking bumper nudges, with fragmented mentions of cops and motorcycles.
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Supreme Court
Portal to Portal Attack Tied to Communist Linked Unions
George E. Sokolski links Ben Riskin of UE District 4 to a broader web of left wing and Communist aligned groups from The New Order to the International Labor Defense. The piece traces Riskin’s 1930s writings and roles in The People's Press and Trade Union Service, and suggests a coordinated effort to undermine U.S. industry through a portal-to-portal scheme.
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New York
Ben Riskin
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
District 4
New Order
International Workers Order
Communist Party
The
Mt. Clemens
Edward Lamb
Toledo
Ohio
White House
American Peace Mobilization
Frederick W. Field
Trade Union Service, Inc
Riskin
Russia
China
People’s Press
Views
International Union of
Ford Not the Only Price Cutter
Merryle S.rukeyser argues price cuts by Ford are not unique refuting CIO Robert R. Nathan’s bias. She notes manufacturers and steel producers voluntarily restrain prices to sustain turnover, profits, and avoid invites for permanent cost increases while letting markets set value.
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Ford
CIO
Robert R. Nathan
Nathan
Tce
Personal Health Advice on Heart Failure and Vitamin B Complex
Dr Wm Brady discusses heart failure treatment with digitalis and daily walks, arguing vitamin B complex enhances heart function. He urges doctors to pair digitalis with B complex and to continue B complex after stopping digitalis, noting no harm and seeking geriatrics guidance.
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Wm. Brady
Personal Health
Talis
Scarce housing as Navy wavers on Solomon Islands project
The Solomon’s Island ordnance center saw 19,000 wartime personnel and key guns tested nearby. After wartime ending, the Navy shifted plans to abandon the mine test base then revert to permanent operations, delaying housing via Burns Construction. Public officials noted postwar rush created veteran housing shortages and inconsistent order handling. Generals Eisenhower and Marshall drew attention for preferential private railcars while other leaders faced restricted access.
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YyAseeeres
Congress
Capitol Hill
Mary Ciy
Washington
Solomon's Island
Navy
Solo- Pearson Men’s
Ordnance Development Center
Ordnance Center
Burns Construction Company
Ordnance Development
Burns Company
McKellar Targets TVA Boss Lilienthal in Grudge Drive
Washington onlookers note Sen. Kenneth McKellar presses his vendetta against TVA chairman David Lilienthal. The 77 year old Tennessee veteran questions TVA actions and seeks political leverage as he lobbies againstLilienthal while McKellar’s broader anti TVA campaign rattles public confidence in the atomic energy panel.
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Ashington
Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
Gordon Clapp
Truman
TVA
David Lilienthal
United States Atomic Energy Commission
Clapp
Knoxville
Ques
McKellar
Sen
Chapman Revercowab
West Virginia
Public Works Committee
Lilienthal
Senate
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
Ilienthal
Russia
Soviet Purchasing Commission
Brien McMahon
Connecticut
Eepe Energy
Sen. McKellar
Radio NOTES AND COMMENT on Your Hit Parade shifts
The piece notes Dinah Shore hosting a four week stint on Your Hit Parade with Russell and Mark Warnew's orchestra, questions Joan Edwards leaving the series, and Hollywood airings from now on. It also lists WBBM seeking mystery scripts, Monroe guests Art Tatum and Joe Besser, Hollywood Star Time music comedy from Hollywood, This Is Hollywood dramas with Sylvia Sidney and George Raft, and other radio notes including transcriptions and performers like Anita Gordon and Robert Merrill.
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New York
Hollywood
Dinah Shore
Medy
Hollywood Star
Hal
Gildersleeve
Peary
Ring Lardner
Elmer the Great
Joe E. Brown
Sylvia Sidney
George Raft
Mr. Ace
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Robert H. Jackson
Adolph Berle
International Juridical Association
American Committee For Protection of
International Labor Defense
Vito Marcantonio
Mr. Lamb
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Mr. Mathan
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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MecKellar
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Aughn Monroe
Art Tatum
Joe Besser
Buffalo
Joan Crawford
Anita Gordon
Edgar Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Disney
Peter Pan
Robert Merrill
NBC
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