Wilkinson plan may curb negro voting in southern primaries
The Birmingham attorney Horace Wilkinson, a leader in the States' Rights movement, is drafting an amendment to bar Negro voting in Democratic primaries. His track record includes shaping the American Legion's approach to race in its early years, suggesting practical local post control over membership and territory.
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Horace Wilkinson
Birmingham
South
Associated Press
Judge Wilkinson
American Legion
Legion
Tutwiler
Matt Murphy
Alabama Department of the Legion
Horace. Wilkinson
The
Southern Legion
Maloy
George E. Browne
American Federation of Labor
England
A. F. of L
British Trade Union Congress
Walter Citrine
Maley
Joe Moreschi
Treasury
New York
Boston
Naples
Rome
Venice
Geneva
Paris
P. J. Morrin
Leavenworth
McNamara
Union
Seay Tar
Jack Psey
Scraps Of Life by Arlie B Davidson
Relax and unwind after long routines and goals. Restore poise, free the mind, and ease nerves after public performances. Make relaxation a daily habit to gain balance, energy, and lasting rewards.
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Arlie B. Davidson
A. Su
Real estate lobby promotes letters to editors for free publicity
Drew Pearson reports the National Association of Real Estate Boards orchestrated a campaign urging local boards to push Letters to the Editor as a public relations tool. The memo targets rent control hardships on small rental properties and recommends real estate owners share individual cases with editors.
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Washington
Charles Stewart
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Stained Glass Gift Spurs U S French Ties In Postwar Era
A French craftsman Tristan Ruhlmann of Strasbourg produced a special stained glass window for the American people inspired by the Merci Train. The piece depicts a father showing a map of the United States to his son with coats of arms of Alsatian cities along the border. The window is one surviving artifact among many gifts guided by the Smithsonian.
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College of Holy Men
Europe
Philip Murrays
Deacon
Boves
Mike Boyles
Ben Prosses
Douglas
Oliver Wendel
Supreme Court
United States
Johnston
F of L
Roosevelt
Tommy Maloy
Chicago
Moving Picture
Strasbourg
Fran
Tristan Ruhlmann
M. Ruhlmann
Wile
Smithsonian Institution
Senator Downey Perseveres With Quiet Lobbying Ties
California Senator Sheridan Downey remains active in pushing his re election aims. He lobbied against the 160 acre water rights limit, hosted Fresno’s Cecil White and San Diego’s Clinton McKinnon for lunch, and promoted repeal of the restriction. He previously published a pricey pro valley book with no publisher or funder identified, raising questions about funding.
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Sheridan Downey
Pacific Gas and Electric
California
Downey
House of Representatives
Sheridan
Dowrrmy
Cecil White
Fresno
Clinton McKinnon
San Diego
Congressman White
Congressman McKinnon
Mayor Morrison Sees White House On Peron Leniency
Latin American diplomats discuss New Orleans mayor deLesse Morrison who told reporters at the White House of a “very friendly attitude” from President Truman toward Argentina’s Peron. The remark traveled headlines, but press coverage omitted the influence of military dictators praised by supporters.
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Morrison
Senora Peron
Truman
New Orleans
Andrew Jackson Higgins
Higgins
Argentina
Peron
Harry Vaughan
Brother Peron
White House
deLesse Morrison
Rio Grande
Manna
Saoen
Liber
Idaho’s New Senator Bert Miller Surprises Idaho
Bert H. Miller of Boise, a Democrat, defeated Senator Henry Dworshak in Idaho’s surprise election. Miller, a former Idaho supreme court justice, campaigned with door to door visits and limited speeches, while distributing pamphlets of newspaper editorials.
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Idaho
Borah
William E Borah
Washington
Senate
Bert H. Miller
Boise
Henry Dworshak
Miller
House of Representatives
Bert Miller
Idaho Supreme Court
Utah
Brigham Young University
Supreme Court
Boise Idaho Statesman
Dworshak
On the Line Parody and Party Tales Across Hollywood
New York columnist recalls a Los Angeles scene during film industry hearings. McDowell and a heckler exchange jabs amid talk of the house un American activities committee. Ford and Lou Maxon laugh over edible lunch boxes at Willow Run and Atwater Kent grows tired of party life.
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New York
Los Angeles
McDowell
House un-American Activities Committee
Henry Ford
Lou Maxon
Ford
Lou
Willow Run
Politburo rules Russia from behind the scenes
James Marlow explains that the politburo led by Stalin and 13 top communists is the real boss in the USSR. It governs through a party structure with limited membership, a youth league, a central committee, and a supreme Soviet, all under Communist control.
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Washington
Politbiro
Russia
Joseph Stalin
United Nations
Politburo
Communist Party
Russian Communist Party
Komsomol
Communist Youth League
Stalin
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Ussr
Congress
Supreme Soviet
Soviet Union of the Union
The
Soviet of Nationalities
Soviet of the Union
House In Congress
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Time, Inc
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