Impartial groups study business flaws and small firms
BAUKHAGE reports on two projects: the Committee for Economic Development led by Paul Hoffman studies why small businesses fail and how to help them. the National Planning Association pursues an objective study on industrial peace under collective bargaining. Both emphasize nonpartisan research and practical support for small business.
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Committee For Economic Development
National Planning Association
Paul Hoffman
Studebaker Corporation
Raymond Rubicam
Hoffman
Madison Avenue
New York City
Chambers of Commerce
NPA
America
Labor Act Passes Over Truman Veto in Historic Vote
The Taft Hartley act clears Congress despite a presidential veto as 68 senators vote to override and 331 to 83 in the House. Long filibusters mark the debate, while Eisenhower resigns as army chief of staff to lead Columbia University. Bradley and Devers emerge as potential successors to Eisenhower.
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Robert Taft
Congress
Truman
Sen
Alben Barkley
Dem
Senate
Mr. Truman
Sion
Glen H. Taylor
Idaho
Wayne Morse
Rep
Ore
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Columbia University
New York
Floyd L. Parks
War Department
Eisenhower
Columbia
Secretary of War
Europe
Omar N. Bradley
Veterans’ Administration
Jacob L. Devers
Army Ground Forces
J. Lawton Collins
Army Public Information
Hisenhower
Nicholas Murray Butler
University
Guardians of Past Hallowed Sites in National Parks
National Park Service preserves over 80 historic sites across the United States, spanning Colonial to modern eras. Key locations include Castillo de San Marcos, Fort Raleigh, Jamestown, Fort Necessity, Saratoga, Yorktown, Gettysburg, and Mount Rushmore, with Mo, VA, NY, PA, NC, GA, and others highlighted for public education and guided tours.
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National Park Service
America
National Park System
Castillo de San Marcos
Fort Matanzas
St. Augustine
Fla
Fort Raleigh
North Carolina
Colonial National Historical Park
Virginia
Fort Frederica National Monument
Georgia
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Fort Necessity National Battlefield Site
Pennsylvania
United States
Matanzas Inlet
Spain
Peru
Francis Drake
General Oglethorpe
Roanoke Island
Sir Walter Raleigh
North American
Jamestown Island
St. Simon’s Island
Fort McHenry National Monument
Baltimore
Lee Mansion National Memorial
Arlington
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Hodgenville
St. Louis
Tennessee
Northwest
Pacific Coast
Scotts Bluff National Monument
Nebraska
Fort Laramie
Wyoming
Pipe Springs
Arizona
Washington
Custer
Montana
Black Hills
South Dakota
Mount Rushmore
Jefferson
Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Miners Stage Sudden Walkout After Taft Hartley Enacted
Scattered protests given force by Taft Hartley act grew into a broad strike by 180,000 soft coal miners. At least 41 mines closed across 10 states as workers reacted spontaneously to the new labor law.
Far West expands rapidly after World War II growth
The Far West region including Arizona California Idaho Nevada Oregon Utah and Washington shows rapid postwar industrial growth. A New York Trust study notes population income and factory jobs rose faster than the nation since 1939 with food production up 25 percent. It cites natural resources climate harbors forests and scenic beauty as growth drivers and calls for broader economy to support future expansion.
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New York
Far West
United States
Index
New York Trust Company
Arizona
California
Idaho
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Accident rate in parks rises under safety push
Newton B. Drury head of the National Park Service said accidents among park visitors climbed 28 percent in the first half of the year. In 1946, 29 fatal incidents occurred across 169 parks, a rate of 0.131 per 100000 visitors, with drowning accounting for 66 percent of deaths.
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Washington
Newton B. Drury
National Park Service
National Park System
Drury
Practical Instructions for the Home Nurse
Practical guidance on handling common household accidents and first aid. The notice offers a booklet titled Practical Instruction for the Home Nurse, explaining how to cleanse wounds, manage eye injuries, stop nosebleeds, and care for patients and newborns. Send 25 cents to Weekly Newspaper Service, 243 West 17th Street, New York.
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West 17Th St
New York
N.Y
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