Petrillo to Provide Music for Truman Inauguration
Br Lyle W Wilson named to lead the inaugural music for President Truman's January ceremony. The American Federation of Musicians and Petrillo will sponsor the preinaugural concert with Petrillo's influence noted. Controversies with government and broadcasting were curbed by the Lea Act of 1948 and anti Petrillo legislation signed by Truman.
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United States
Canada
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Birmingham Navy Stranded by Flooded Warrior River
The LGS-124 training ship of Birmingham's Naval Organized Reserve, with 10 officers and 65 men aboard, could not return to base after Warrior River locks between Tuscaloosa and Birmingham were overwhelmed by high water, stranding the ship.
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Federal tax clinic sponsored by UA and Alabama Society of CPAs
A federal tax clinic will be held on the University of Alabama campus Monday December six, organized jointly by the Alabama Society of Public Accountants and the university school of commerce. In Chicago, Petrillo faced charges over a Sea Act dispute, was acquitted, then saw appeals and rulings. A sequence of legal battles shaped broadcast music regulation and live television music agreements without wage hikes.
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University of Alabama
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School of Commerce
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Chicago
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Poor Man's Philosopher by Hal' Boyle
In a humorous tale a two headed boy Homer Horace grows up bright but faces job rejection until a radio quiz show launches them as unlikely geniuses. They win prizes and gain fame, showing a comic path from misfit potential to sudden success through wit and luck. The ending moral notes unpredictability in what may advance a person.
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Horace Werzme
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Homer Horacs
Britons misperceive America in late 1940s travel notes
In a World Today column, author notes British misconceptions about the United States. British readers imagine Americans mostly live on small islands, ride short trains from New York to Chicago, and mistake Indians for plains dwellers. The piece contrasts British and American views, citing public interest gaps and a quip about Princess Elizabeth.
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England
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Chicago
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Lord Mairfax
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Bishop Urges Fair Wage For Policemen
Bishop Tolen of the Catholic University of Mobile urged a fair wage for policemen as essential to lawful enforcement. He called for wages sufficient to support officers and their families, to ensure honest and Godfearing service. He emphasized the need for better pay under current conditions to sustain proper law enforcement.
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Bente
Mobile
Moby J
Toten
Towler
Untitled Reflection on Law, Faith and Duty
An article fragment discusses the tension between personal gifts and official duty, praising Chiis Lmembeta for interest in religious obedience to law. It notes the dependence of laws on divine guidance and mentions Mubite and sheriff’s dept members attending a meeting. A Wichita piece recalls a siren warning of wartime air raids.
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Tiglon
Mubite
Asherifls
Unclear report of local events with scattered names
Fragmentary OCR reads like a chaotic local item from Indiana. It mentions Frank, Valvaiaso, probates, tomatoes, Hutton tally, seeds, gas, bees, and Twinata plans near Aber heine, but many words are garbled, leaving the core facts and entities unreadable.
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