Folsom’s possible role in Alabama primary politics
The AP reports Governor Folsom aims to back loyal Democrats for the state Democratic Executive Committee and hints at involvement in next year’s primary. Critics cite court actions to overturn voters’ verdicts and eject elector pledges, while foes warn against political expediency and Truman administration allies gaining ground.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Democratic Executive Committee
Folsom
Alabama
Truman
Harry Truman
McGrath
Humphrey
Walter White
Big Jim
Decatur Considers Gas Distribution Route Private or Public
City officials debate gas needs and funding options as Huntsville conducts a consumer survey. Alabama Gas Corp plans to meet with the council to offer private distribution or sale of local assets. A contract with Alabama Tennessee Natural Gas Co remains contingent on Decatur choosing private or public ownership.
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Decatur
Municipal Utilities Board
Summer
Huntsville
J. N. Greene
Alabama Gas Corporation
Alabama-Tennessee Natural Gas Company
U.S. Official’s Quiet Probe of Iran Seeks Quiet Reform
A high U.S. official returning from the Middle East notes Iran’s autocratic repression after the Shah’s crackdown on liberal editors. John Wiley, the U.S. ambassador, privately sent a symbolic pacification gift to jailed editors and faced Iranian hostility for his candid reporting.
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Washington
U.S
Middle East
United States
Iran
U. S
John Wiley
Wiley
State Department
Merger Talks Stall Between AmVets and AVC Amid Opposition
Behind the scenes the AmVets AVC merger stalls due to strong rank and file opposition in both groups. Conservative AmVets contrasts with AVC, and a confidential AVC memo by Commander Harold A. Keats argues financial gains from absorbing 35,000 AVC dues paying members. AVC notes AmVets HQ is cash strapped and national officers draw $35,000 yearly.
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AmVets
AVC
Harold A. Keats
Britain seeks loan over Cripps visit and congressional deadlock
A British correspondent quotes Senator Wherry on Sir Stafford Cripps potentially bringing a new loan to the United States. The piece notes a long running stalemate between the House and Senate over the Army civil functions bill and a $590 million rivers and harbors rider not in the President's budget, with funding to be controlled by Army engineers.
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Kenneth Wherry
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Wherry
Stafford Cripps
Switzerland
England
House
Senate
Army Engineers
Reasons People May Not Care About You
The article notes that aloofness, over criticism, shyness, and persistent pessimism can push others away. It warns that lack of cheer and self-centeredness also fosters a “don t care” attitude. It concludes that care reciprocally improves relationships when you make life pleasant for others. Davidson
McCulloughs Face $100,000 Suit Over Pro-Communist Claims
New York editor Pegler discusses the Greenwich Conn. case where Mrs. John T. McCullough faces $100,000 in damages after criticizing Paul Draper and Larry Adler as pro Communist. The piece urges patriotic defense funds and public response as litigation unfolds.
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New York
Harry Bridges
Bridges
Supreme Court
John — T. McCullough
Community Association
Greenwich
Larry
McCullough
Time-Life
Fui Piu Axis
McCulloughs
MacCullough
Greenwich Community Concerts Association
Draper and
Adler
Kiwanis Club
Parsonage Road
Conn
John T. McCullough
Parsonage Rd
United States Court
Hartford
Connecticut
Draper
Conferees Stand Firm Against Rider in Key Budget Bill
Washington debate centers on a half billion dollar rider in the budget bill. Representative Clarence Cannon vows to block the measure as long as the rider remains. Senators McClellan McCarran and Gurney push back amid economy talk and lobby ties. Navy issues pamphlet "Feel Alive" to officers. White House faces union bias complaints against NLRB counsel Denham. Senator Graham gains attention with ethics and philosophy discussions at weekly senator prayers.
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Washington
House
Clarence Cannon
Rivers & Harbors Congress
Army Engineers Lobby
Navy
White House
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Frank F. Graham
D-N.c
Early Ambulation After Operation Improves Recovery
A 1949 note explains getting patients out of bed the day after major surgery speeds healing. Through careful turning, deep breathing, leg exercises, and short walks, complications like blood clots, vein inflammation, and lung collapse are reduced, with discharge from bed by day four common.
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King
The Line on Unmentionables and Stars in 1940s Gossip
A collage of fashion anxieties, public fashion pressures, and Hollywood banter. The column jokes about lingerie trends, safety pins, and the misadventures of designers, then pivots to Damon Runyon praising Bob Hope and a boxing timing anecdote.
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Rome
U. S
Gypsy Rose Lee
Arizona
Grand Canyon
Rita Hayworth
Indie Association
Damon Runyon
Bob Hope
Runyon
Miss Marker
Bing Crosby
Sydney
Tex
Crosby
Robert
Manilla Alabama Farmer Honored For Soil Conservation
Elijah H. Lynam of Manila Alabama, once unable to farm a 120 acre plot, rebuilt it with help from the Mobile river soil conservation district. He praises improved soil and a better day as he and 10 other distinguished negro soil conservationists from across the South are honored at a regional ceremony in a model negro farming community.
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Alabama
Elijah H. Lynan
Manila
Ala
Mobile River Soil Conservation District
Lynan
Lynam
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