Tenor Sings Marta Aria In Greenwich Village Park
A lone tenor in a gray hat performs the Marta aria from Flotow in a dark Greenwich Village park. Nearby listeners stand in a loose circle as portable radios murmur and the night air carries the city’s distant sounds.
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Flotow
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Martinelli
Gigil
la Scala
Milan
San Carlo
Naples
Lopera
Paris
Villagera
Greenwich Village
County Court Levy Estimate Taylor County 1950
Regular session of Taylor County Court established levy estimates for the fiscal year. It lists current receipts, expenses for county and circuit courts, officers salaries, jail and court costs, and allocations for various departments. Also includes a Flemington municipal tax levy estimate approved August 1950 and certification by Stanley Fleming.
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County Court
Taylor County
J. Arthur Poe
H. Q. Carder
Delbert Wolfe
Clerk County Court
Clerk Circuit Court
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Circuit Court
Frees Ciginiobens
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LEVY
Flemington
W. Va
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Fred Bs
Gates
Stanley Fleming
Colliée Poole
Audrey Blake
Vincent McCauley
Dennis Whitehair
Fisc
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To-Witi
Said
The Street Singer Becomes A Parkside Figure
A crowded park scene ends as a street tenor falters before a decline into anonymity. Amid drifting crowds and fading radios, a hopeful performer recalls the downfall of many aspiring artists, ending as a mere street singer while Vaughn Monroe and the Andrews Sisters regain attention nearby.
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New York
the Met
Third Avenue
Caruso
Marta
Astena
Cary
Senate committee approves half‑billion tax hike on corporations
The Senate Finance Committee unanimously approves a plan to raise corporate taxes by one and a half billion dollars per year, lifting the top rate from 38 to 45 percent effective July 1. A separate proposal to boost individual rates by 20 percent may come to a vote tomorrow, amid discussions of broader federal revenue increases. President Truman promotes the package while suggesting an excess profits levy might follow.
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Senate Finance Committee
Truman
Leader presses for immediate five billion tax hike bill
A political leader urges instant passage of a five billion dollar tax increase bill. The move faces opposition and questions about timing and impact, as supporters argue it is needed for funding.
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Ted
Communist Woman to Be Deport
New York reports Rose Lightcap, wife of a Daily Worker reporter, picked up for deportation. Immigration officials say she leads the women’s division of the International Workers Order and is accused as an alien affiliated with the Communist party.
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New. York
Daily Worker
Rose Lighttcap
U.S
Lightcap
International Workers Order
Communist Party
Former Coal Miner Ends Life Near Shinnston
SHINNSTON, (?)-A retired coal miner died by suicide at his Allied home near Shinnston last night. Coroner Kenna Jackson said 75-year-old Mike Ridko lived alone and had been in ill health. He retired two years ago from Consolidation Coal Company. A native of Russia he had no known relatives in this country.
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Allied
Kenna Jackson
Mike Ridko
Consolidation Coal Company
Russia
Americans Launch Raids Press North Korea Front
American bombers during the day returned from raids on the Korean front and attacked oil refineries and inland targets near Yongdok on the northeastern battlefront. Warships fired on North Korean troop concentrations and road junctions as shells hit inland areas amid lengthy bombardment.
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Imerican
Yongdok
Skirting the East Coast Impeded by Landslides After Bombardment
Naval blockade forces remained active off the Korean west coast as landslides along the east coast rendered that area impassable following renewed bombardment.
Truman Seeks Spy Registration Bill in Congress
Congress debated Tuesday as President Truman pressed for a law requiring registration of foreign trained spies and saboteurs. Officials outlined measures to tighten counter espionage and safeguard national security amid ongoing wartime concerns.
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Truman
Peacetime espionage term surfaces in period notes
Fragments from a period article reference peacetime espionage acts and related measures. The text hints at policy language and security concerns of the era, with emphasis on restraint and lawful conduct amidst international tension. The readable portion underscores surveillance and intelligence notions without full context.
Defense area security rules spark Mundt Ferguson Johnson bill critique
The president argues the Mundt Ferguson Johnson plan goes beyond necessity and could cause more harm. Also mentions pineapple usage in frosting and a recipe note. Contains unrelated safety and health claim phrases about foot germs and potency products.
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