Presidential Veto Power Through History and Record
The piece surveys presidential veto use from Washington to Truman and Roosevelt, noting 631 pocket veto instances by FDR, and ranks Cleveland, Grant, and others. It discusses why vetoes exist, how pocket veto works, and which presidents avoided or embraced the power.
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England
House
Halleck
Congress
Truman
Harry S. Truman
Harry Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
Ulysses S. Grant
Fdr
Historic Elms and the Dutch Elm Threat in DC
The author laments the loss of elm avenues since Civil War days and reports two virulent Dutch elm disease cases in Washington DC. He warns about reduced federal funding threatening control research, citing Morristown NJ as a key site. The piece recalls White House elms planted by presidents and the enduring historic beauty of shaded avenues.
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George Washington
Madison
Monroe
Jackson
Polk
Buchanan
Lincoln
McKinley
Harding
John Adams
Jefferson
John Quincy Adams
van Buren
William Henry Harrison
Taylor
Fillmore
Garfield
America
District of Columbia
American Forestry Products Industries, Inc
House
Senate
Morristown
N.J
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology and
Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
United States
White House
Andrew Jackson
Benjamin Ison
Hartley Levels Charges Over Coal Pact and Labor Deal
Rep. Fred A. Hartley accuses big business and big labor of betraying the public in the John L. Lewis coal contract. He cites a wage checkoff violation and says collusion with the UMW violates the Taft-Hartley law. Separately Hungary rejects the Paris conference on European reconstruction as several Communist-led governments boycott.
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Fred A. Hartley
Rep
N. J
Big Business
John L. Lewis
Hartley
Southern
United Mine Workers
House
UMW
Hungary
Russia
Europe
Poland
Yugoslavia
Romania
Bulgaria
Great Britain
France
Finland
Albania
Navy resignations rise as officers quit for better pay
Resignations from the Navy have surged, with over 1,700 officers leaving Annapolis ranks in ten months to take higher paying civilian jobs. The Army, by comparison, lost 259 West Point officers in the same period, though the services can ill afford to spare them.
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Navy
Army
Annapolis
West Point
Farm prosperity climbs as war boosts assets and income
A late National Industrial Conference Board report shows farm assets rising from 53.7 to 101.5 billion dollars between 1940 and 1946, with farm income up 124 percent. Government payments stay flat as cash farm receipts jump. real estate leads asset gains. Princess Elizabeth and Lt. Philip Mountbatten announce engagement with expected October wedding and potential dukedom. A rapid export license for petroleum to Russia is granted after Weichel urged denial.
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National Industrial Conference Board
Lt. Mountbatten
Queen Victoria
Elizabeth
Britain
Victoria
Prince Albert
Saxe-Coburg
George
Wisdom and Understanding for Daily Living Lesson Text
Editorial summary of a July lesson on wisdom from Proverbs and James. Emphasizes that wisdom is practical discernment guiding life and neighbors. Warns against pursuing mere facts or money, stresses fear of God as source of true wisdom, and urges education and mindset shaping for life.
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God
Western Newspaper Union
Farm income up 30 percent in first half of 1947
Agriculture department reports farmers earned about 11.7 billion from product sales in the first six months and about 2 billion in government payments, a total near 12 billion as meat animal sales rose 70 percent and dairy cash receipts climbed 30 percent.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Baby Care booklet offers infant care tips No. 203
A short booklet titled Baby Care No 203 provides guidance from birth to one year on feeding bathing toilet training and sun safety for babies. It warns against overexposure to sunlight and eye protection during sun baths and invites readers to send 25 cents to Weekly Newspaper Service in New York for the booklet.
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West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Quiz Severe: History and Science Trivia List
The questions span facts from biology physics and history. Topics include moth flight checker names the Uranium split year senate cloture vote limits fish taste Danish royal names coral mass location otter use by Chinese recognition of American independence and chlorophyll.
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Senate
France
Dear Sir Letter Precedes Formal News Paper Tone
The piece discusses how formal openings and closings like Dear Sir and Yours faithfully once carried ceremony. It contrasts past leisurely letter writing with modern hurried communication and notes diminished emotional weight in salutations and closings.
Black Witch Moths Reach Florida and Beyond
The notes list migratory behavior of Black Witch moths from Central America to Florida and occasionally to Canada. It mentions migration patterns and regional reach.
Million Acres Soybeans Used for Margarine
A report by W L Lea of the Commodity Economics Research Department details surveys in four major soybean states. It shows 1945 total acreage of 1 397 727 needed for beans used in margarine, up over 1 300 000 since 1936, and about 206 643 000 pounds of soybean oil used in margarine production.
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W. L. Lea
Commodity Economic Research Department
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Prince Philip
Greece
George VI
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House Merchant Marine Committee
William C. Foster
Commerce
Princess Elizabeth
International Council of Religious Education
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Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Baby
U.S
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Florida
Canada
Enrico Fermi
University of Rome
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Frederick IX
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Great Barrier Reef
Eagle Brand
Dennis Kenney
U.S.A
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