Public vs private power clash over TVA and Dixon-Yates
The Kefauver hearings reveal Adolphe Wenzell as a key policy maker who calls TVA “galloping socialism” and favors a Dixon-Yates style plan to liquidate TVA. Eisenhower seeks private power routes, while public power advocates press to open the full Dixon-Yates record amid 1956 election stakes.
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Goodwyn plan would tax gross income to fund Alabama schools
Rep Joe Goodwyn proposes a constitutional amendment to raise about 30 million dollars yearly for schools via a gross income tax. The measure, backed by 47 House co signers, targets roughly 100 000 new taxpayers without state income tax currently and sets rates from 2.50 to 5 000 based on earnings. Public education is framed as a shared responsibility with broad support.
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War on public housing stalls in Rules Committee
Washington reports backstage moves as Democrats press to block Eisenhower public housing proposals. The House Rules Committee splits 68 to 6 blocking 35 000 housing units and related FHA construction loans, halting progress and drawing protests from real estate interests seeking funds but opposing the units.
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Republicans Split Over Public Housing Vote in Congress
GOP lawmakers Leo Allen of Illinois and Henry Latham of New York opposed the White House on public housing. Clarence Brown mocked Allen as a New Deal supporter while Brown himself opposed Taft’s housing bill. John McCormack warned Sherman Adams without response as White House pushed to flip at least one Republican vote.
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Analyze Hate and Its Harmful Power
Aimed at readers, Arlie Davidson urges self reflection to uncover the roots of hatred. She questions justified feelings, personal responsibility, and the damage hate does to happiness, peace, and success, arguing hate is powerful and ruinous and must be abandoned.
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Wallace Letters to Roerich Showed Political Ties and Beliefs
The article revisits letters by Henry Wallace to guru Nicholas Roerich, dating from 1929 to 1937, noting Wallace’s admiration for Roerich and a claimed influence on his political path. It cites 1948 convention context and alleges connections to Roosevelt and the USSR, with references to a code naming Roerich and Cordell Hull.
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White House backs probe into labor political spending
A six month Justice Dept inquiry, approved by the White House, targets union funding of Democratic campaigns. Focusing on Walter Reuther's Auto Workers and UAW secretary treasurer Emil Mazey, the probe investigates possible violations of the Federal Corrupt Practices Act as Republicans push for a full detailed inquiry.
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Ury
Detroit
Reuther
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Why Russia Talks of Peace Baffles Ike in Geneva
James Marlow notes Ike may enter Geneva with a puzzled mindset if no Kremlin spy informs him. Russians have voiced a desire to end the cold war amid occasional hard lines and internal economic talk, prompting cautious readings of strength and potential weakness. Dulles’ warning of a collapsing economy sparks White House pushback, while some suggest Russia’s candor signals confidence rather than trouble.
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