Strain Over Stratton Bill On European Displaced Persons
The House failed to pass the Stratton bill admitting 400000 European displaced persons amid bitterness. Analysts note millions fear Communist control, with 21 percent children and 65 percent Catholics. Some urge Latin America as a faster, feasible absorption region via an All-America immigration accord.
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United States
Congress
Foreign Ministers of the
Americas
Latin America
Dangers of the Open Road by H S Phillips
A satirical column arguing against a proposed nationwide superhighway system uniting 42 state capitals. The piece mocks rapid road expansion, urges preserving home life, and questions American unity and media coverage while probing Cold War concerns.
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United States
Alaska Junkets Attract Lawmakers From Congress
Drew Pearson reports that multiple congressional committees plan summer trips to Alaska funded by taxpayers. Senators and representatives, including Evan Howell, will inspect airfield routes while many trips are paid by themselves for wives and families. The piece questions public notice and notes Alaska’s push for statehood amid routine summer visits.
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Alaska
Evan Howell
Illinois
U. S. Court of Claims
Senate Public Lands Committee
Senate Small Business Committee
House Interstate Commerce Committee
House Public Lands Committee
Wolverton
Interstate Commerce Junket
Oddities in the New York Scene by Walter Winchell
A column of quirky notes about New York City history and legends. It mentions secession rumors, harbor signposts for mariners, sewer roots stabilizing trees, fortunes from Captain Kidd, a Treasure clue, Bryant Park ghosts, early bathtub advisories, Fort Tryon Park views, Wall Street’s Dutch wall origin, feminine street names from farms, and the cadaver ferry to Hart Island.
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New York City
Doctors Hospital
New York
Captain Kidd
Atlantic
Kidd
Bryant Park
Citizens Nut
Fort Tryon Park
Wall Street
Bellevue
Hart’s Island
What About Federal Spending
Walter Shead analyzes postwar federal spending focusing on President Truman's 1947 budget and Congress. He notes partisan rhetoric, agency cuts, and the president's charge that lawmakers altered items to create a false impression of savings. The piece questions whether government finances are truly prudent or inflated by political theatrics.
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Truman
Republican Congress
Army
Navy
Interior Department
Agriculture Department
Congress
Wright Patterson Wholesome Entertainment Best
On the Yawns of the Orange Celif high school grounds a pot luck dinner preceded a ball game between Rotarians and Lions. The town players thrilled locals more than Chicago Cubs or White Sox parks, ending in a 0 to 0 tie as a popular recreation shift from theaters and night spots.
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Rotarians
Lions
Cubs
White Sox
Chicago
Believers and the proper use of wealth in scripture
A Sunday school lesson by William Culbertson emphasizes honest earnings and prudent spending as a Christian duty. It discusses wealth’s limits, proper accumulation with righteousness, and the dangers of greed, urging generosity and stewardship over extravagance. It cites Prov 16 8 James 5 and Luke 6 38 with related New Testament guidance.
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Augustine
God
Solomon
James
Western
Union
Youthful frock with neat back opening and sleeve options
A youthful versatile frock features buttons arranged on the bodice and skirt, lending importance. It opens down the back and offers sleeve length choices, described as neat and trim. Lingerie set pattern No 8198 for sizes 36 to 52 includes a slip and pantie pair. instructions note yardages and ordering details.
Quiz Answers and Historical Facts Recap
Answers cover pay tax quote attribution to Plato or Paine disputed. Civil War naval clash occurred off Cherbourg. Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes located in Alaska. Caesar assassinated. Equator measures 360 degrees. Caspian Sea is the largest inland sea. Brazil is most populous in South America. quote about times that try men's souls credited to Thomas Paine.
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Europe
Julius Caesar
Plato
Kearsage
Alabama
Cherbourg
France
Alaska
Brazil
Thomas Paine
Global Journey Of Montana Cyclone In 1925 Route
A cyclone originated in Montana on February 23 1925 traveled around the world and finally broke up in the Gulf of St Lawrence about a month later.
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Montana
Gulf of St. Lawrence River
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