Supreme Court Backs Home Rule Rent Controls
The U S Supreme Court upheld the home rule rent control law allowing states and cities to set their own policies. The decision came within days of oral arguments, with Congress's act due to expire June 30, 1950. Five million Americans on public aid cost taxpayers two billion dollars yearly. John L Thurston opened a 10 day inquiry into low income families, noting federal aid covers about half the total. The Veterans Administration announced increases for nearly two million veterans and dependents, with new rates rising about 8.7 percent.
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Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Congress
Jis
U.S
Tighe Wood
Justice Department
High Court
Kentucky
United States
John L. Thurston
Thurston
Truman
Veterans Administration
V.A
Hoover and Labor Losses Signal Shift in British Commonwealth
The piece notes Herbert Hoover praising the Hoover commission amid calls for government economy and efficiency. It links postwar budget strains to fears of higher taxes and inflation, then surveys electoral swings against socialism in Australia and New Zealand with Robert Gordon Menzies predicting a turn against Labour in those nations.
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British Commonwealth
Australia
New Zealand
Labor
Robert Gordon Menzies
Great Britain
Budget suspense as Truman weighs tax plans in vacation
While President Truman vacationed at Key West officials awaited his budget message to Congress. Treasury Secretary Snyder visited the President as talks center on whether taxes will rise by about 12 billion to balance the budget. Cabinet member Henry Wallace's departure from White House policy is noted as a notable consequence.
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Truman
Key West
Fla
John Snyder
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
U.S
White House
Henry Wallace
Census plan faces Republican attack over income questions
Twenty three Republicans condemn the 1950 census plan requiring all persons over 14 to disclose income details. They argue the questionnaire targets small earners, seek legal authority, and threaten discrimination while the census bureau says income data remain confidential and obtainable by mail if needed.
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Census Bureau
Brown
Ohio
Hinshaw
California
Bureau
Truman
Philip M. Hauser
Farley era accounting and federal spending critique
The piece argues Jim Farley used black ink to shift post office costs to other departments, creating a misleading asset. It warns of a proposed nationwide simplistic accounting that would credit spending as assets, failing to reduce deficits. It urges taxpaying accountability and nonpartisan scrutiny of congressional appropriations.
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Jim Farley
Roosevelt
Congress
Treasury
Washington
United States Treasury
Notre Dame Nine Horsemen and Football Rules Debate
A 1950s critique notes Notre Dame’s nine horsemen dominated college backfield strength, compares North Carolina and Snavely, and argues for changes in substitution rules and game times. It also laments daylight constraints, calls for earlier kickoffs, and questions federal civilian employment postwar amid Hoover commission themes.
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North Carolina
Williams
Sitko
Coutre
Zalejski
Dick Bunting
Justice
Notre Dame
Frank Leahy
Hart
Notre Dame North Carolina
Jobless Benefit Exhaustions Rise in July September
Officials at the Bureau of Employment Security report more than 500000 U.S. citizens exhausted their unemployment benefits during the July to September quarter. Despite high overall employment, many individuals finished all entitlement weeks and remained without jobs, signaling potential future problems due to benefit exhaustion.
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Federal Labor Department
Bureau of Employment Security
U.S
Ber
British Doctor Reverses Stance On Health Program
Dr E F St John Lyburn, initially opposed to England's socialized health system, announced his departure but later reversed course. He cited patient demand as the key reason for his return to the program.
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E. F. St. John Lyburn
England
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Grantland Ride
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New York
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Leon Hart
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Joe Louis
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By Harol Areti
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Billings
Montana
Otto
Cabinet Shop
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Hafer’s, Inc
Salt Lake City
Utah
McKenzie Electric Co-Operative, Inc
Watford City
North Dakota
Gee Tacoma
College Town
Dillon
Dakota
West Fargo Manufacturing CO
West Fargo
Excelsior
St. Louis
Missouri
K. V. Huntzicker
Ismay, Montana
Sportsman’s Paradise
A. B. McCready
P. O
Lapwal
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Fisthead Valley
Rowan
Mont
Oscar Bjorgen Ronan
Shanea
Webuvau
International Record Company
American Machine Works
Spokane
Wash
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Great Falls
J. W. Franklin
Wyoming Ave
Cody
Wyoming
Sheridan
Sheridan Flouring Mills, Incorporated
Oregon
Nehalem Valley
Portland
Don Bayley
McDonald Hotel
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