Unfair Tax Situation Needs Equalizing
The Iowa house refused a community property bill citing federal primacy as Congress must act for uniform tax rules. In the meantime ten community property states allow couples to split income for lower federal taxes, creating inequity with 38 others. The piece argues Congress should fix the disparity or extend laws to all states, noting real-world cost and policy concerns for veterans care and hospital planning.
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The Case for Schick hospital take over
A congressional hearing on Rep. Talle’s bill to compel VA to assume Schick army hospital duties hit a snag. VA medical director Paul R. Hawley testified that instituting the transfer faces obstacles in Washington.
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Washington
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Noisy teen car mods alarm street residents
A local column notes rising complaints from residents about youths removing mufflers and fitting loud gadgets to cars. Garagemen report more night noises and horn honking as spring arrivals. The piece urges enforcement of laws to restore sleep and peace, invoking Memphis mayor Boss Crump as a comparison.
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Memphis
Best of Men Encouragement in Love and Social Views
A column blends Dear Louise advice on women, fear of men, and marriage with reflections on modern work life. It notes women’s choices, male shyness, and the need for subtle encouragement, then shifts to observations on union power, tolerance, and everyday struggles within families and workplaces.
By Bugs Baer Calls for Curb on War Hype
The column ridicules overblown World War III chatter and belligerent talk. Baer argues to shrink and intensify atomic threat, noting nations lack real samples of disaster and comparing hype to a flashy misdirection. He ends with a quip about Fingy Connors and his diamonds.
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Conservatives and Republicans Errored on Government Role
Merryle S. Rukeyser argues that both British Conservatives and U.S. Republicans have compromised against inter ventionism, praising market initiative while approving partial nationalization. She contends bureaucratic control weakens liberty, noting taxonomy, taxation, and dividend policies reflect similar errors across the Atlantic.
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Bank of England
Stassen Tells GOP Freshmen Peace Plant Turnovers
Harold Stassen spoke to about 60 freshman Republican congressmen at the Army Navy Club. He argued Russians convert war plants to peacetime production and emphasized practical foreign policy, requiring clear use of funds and bipartisan leadership. He also noted England and France will settle, while cautioning on trusts and anti-monopoly enforcement.
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Illinois
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Byrnes
Potsdam
World Bank Makes First Loan to France for Reconstruction
The World Bank extends 250 million dollars to France to import industrial materials and equipment for postwar rebuilding. Officials say the loan signals confidence in France’s recovery, helps cover this year’s crop losses, and encourages private financing and world trade revival as France rebuilds.
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Charles C. Pineo
Dewey Team Is Efficient and Loyal, Critics Call It Dictatorship
Marquis Childs profiles Governor Thomas E. Dewey and his inner circle, noting high discipline and loyalty among aides like Paul E. Lockwood, John E. Burton, M. P. Catherwood, Harold Keller, Elliott V. Bell, and James C. Hagerty. The piece contrasts relentless efficiency with charges of autocratic rule inside the governor’s New York operation.
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Thomas E. Dewey
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Albany
Herbert H. Lehman
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New York State
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Keller
New York
Elliott V. Bell
Diet debate on raw milk and wheat for growth
Dr. Wm Brady replies to Miss F C about four years of a raw milk and fruit diet for an 18 year old girl. He finds no nutritional deficiency but cautions against milk and fruit as a sole diet, suggesting plain wheat as a missing staple and proposing it as a breakfast cereal option to improve balance.
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Baking powder and girdles after surgery
Reader asks if baking powder or soda destroys vitamin C and how long to wear a girdle after appendicitis. Answer says baking powder only modestly affects vitamin C, other vitamins unaffected. If fit before surgery, no extra support needed. muscles likely intact. Swimming could be allowed three weeks post op, but check with doctor.
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Radio NOTES and COMMENT ILTIN MARTHA TILTON on Your Hit Parade
ILTIN MARTHA TILTON starts a four week guest spot on Your Hit Parade Saturday at 7 over NBC Who. Andy Russell stays as male vocalist until Frank Sinatra takes over in fall. Lynn Murray and the Hit Pas raders and Mark Warren's orchestra round out the music cast. The week’s top seven tunes plus three extras offered. ABC announces summer continuations for Detroit and Boston symphonies and The Greatest Story Ever Told. The Stroud Twins and Shirley Booth back on Vaughn Monroe show. MA&allis CHILDS joins Twenty Questions panel on Mutual WGN. Starring Stairway to Heaven on This is Hollywood with Niven, Hunter, Price.
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Frank Sinatra
Lynn Murray
Pas Raders
Mark Warnen
Programs Hour by Hour Mel
A scrambled radio schedule lists ABC NBC WGN WMT KXEL and others with times from 6:30 p m to 10:30 p m. It mentions various programs including music, trials, crime, news, sports, and Bible lessons and references several stations such as WGN KXEL WMT and WHO with stray names like Judy Canova and Kenny Baker.
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