Rankin Hook brawl and Capitol name calling recounted
This column recounts past House floor insults between Rankin and Hook and similar barbs among lawmakers. It notes Hoffman defending district pamphlets funded by government money, the Kamp indictments, and Parker and Stephens quips. It also cites a Beverly Hills stroke incident and a Hollywood Society editor anecdote.
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Nelson Expected to Resign as Roosevelt Economic Aide
Washington officials report Donald M. Nelson plans to resign soon as personal representative of President Roosevelt on international economic affairs. The former War Production Board chairman feels his White House role is underutilized and expects to re enter private business after leaving cabinet level work.
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Congressmen’s Comment Varies on Yalta Report
Washington AP Congressmen offered mixed reactions to Roosevelt Yalta report. Barkley called it frank and hopeful for peace while Taft said there was no news. Bloom praised the plan for a joint UN peace foundation. Knutson decried it as a bill of goods. O’Konski cited Polish refugees and Poland’s independence.
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Point Allotments Under OPA Policy
Washington AP reports housewives will budget food ration points under OPA policy five red stamps worth 10 points each for four week periods in March and April while May extends to five weeks with an extra ten point stamp. The blue point allotment remains five stamps totaling 50 points per calendar month. An OPA spokesman expected the policies to continue.
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Unforeseeable Developments Could Change Monthly Stamps
A speaker warned that unforeseen developments may require altering the monthly stamp quantities. He noted that changing point values complicate budgeting for households beyond a single period, as a family's purchasing power fluctuates with each month.
Stassen Says Ball Not On Conference Staff
CHICAGO, April 26. Former Minnesota governor and UN conference delegate Harold E. Stassen said Sen Ball will not be on his San Francisco conference staff. He avoided questions on a rift, saying each will express views. Ball, initially appointed by Stassen, broke with GOP and backed Roosevelt last November. Stassen added his Albany talk with Gov Dewey aimed to learn what happened in the party the past two years.
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Chiang to Convene National Assembly for Constitutional Rule
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek announced that a national people's assembly will convene November 12 to inaugurate a constitutional government. The move seeks to return power from the Kuomintang to the people on Sun Yat Sen's 80th birthday, placing all political parties on equal legal status.
Couple marks 70th anniversary of 1875 Heron Lake wedding
William Peter and Kate Dobereiner wed on March 2 1875 before a justice of the peace. They observed their 70th wedding anniversary Friday in Heron Lake Minnesota honoring a marriage that long ago preceded the telephone era.
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