Strikes Don't Pay Says Public Voice on Duke Power Bus Stoppage
A regional editorial urges postponement of the Duke Power Company bus drivers strike for at least ten days. It argues both sides would lose, the public would suffer, and suggests a negotiated compromise over a lengthy work stoppage. It notes drivers seek 20 cents an hour more while the company cites losses and offers 3 cents.
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Piedmont
High Point
Duke Power Company
Duke
Underground capital a cave bound parliament idea from Rankin
Mississippi congressman Rankin jokes about Mammoth Cave Kentucky as a second capital in case of war. He suggests echo proof chambers for Congress amidst stalagmites and stalactites, with Talk of climate, footwarmers, anti pollution, and possible sites like Fort Knox or Carlsbad Caverns.
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John Rankin
Mississippi
Mammoth Cave
Congress
Mammoth
Kentucky
Barkley
Paducah
Fort Knox
Florida
California
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Rankin Neverthless
Des Moines
Denver
Crawford fights for principle over bail and privileges
Rep Fred L Crawford faced arrest for assault and refused special treatment as a congressman. Maryland officials demanded real estate or bondsman bail. He offered cash bond and argued for equal legal tender posting.
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Fred L. Crawford
Michigan
Crawford
Maryland
Capitol Hill
Liberal Offer to Labor to Block Nationalization Deal
In a late campaign overture Britain’s Liberal Party proposed supporting Labor in Parliament if Labor drops its aim to nationalize the iron and steel industry. The Liberals also offered to join Socialist Labor forces only if they cease being Socialists, a proposal seen as lacking impact.
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Britain
Liberal Party
Labor
New York Gossip and Reflections from Sallies in Our Alley
Sallys in Our Alley notes a jewelry heist at Boccacio and humor about Billy Rose’s weary look. Celebrities visit and perform, including Jilla Webb, Benny Fields, Blossom Seeley, Walter Hampden, Betty Betz, Barbara Billingsley, Aida Alvarez, Kirby Stone Five, and Gene Fowler reporting on Damon Runyon. Gertrude Lawrence is seen leaving her Glass House.
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Benny Fields
Capitol Theatre
Blossom Seeley
Palace
Walter Hampden
Velvet Glove
Betty Betz
Argentina
Evita
Barbara_ Billingsley
Aida Alvarez
Met
Gov't
Kirby Stone 5
Vaudeo
Gene Fowler
Damon Runyon
Collier’s
Gertrude Lawrence
W. 54Th
New York York
United Nations
Shota
Baed
Didden
E. Roosevelt
G. Durston
Gi-Gi
Elliott
Israel
B. Gigli
Walter Florell
Wendy Russell
Saul Joe E. Lewis
Sun
Ray Robinson
Billy Graham
Runyon Fund Committee
New York
Broadway
Brannan Loses Temper Over Potatoes on Plane
Washington dispatch reports Secretary of Agriculture Brannan, irked by a potato gag aboard a Denver duo's flight with Secretary Chapman, receives a comically oversized potato meal while Chapman enjoys filet mignon. The spoof is linked to Brannan's wartime food policy and a running joke in Washington.
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Washington
Baldy Brannan
Brannan
Agriculture
Virgin Islands
Oscar Chapman
Denver
Chapman
Baldy
Sounds in the Night at New York Clubs
A string of wry lines from nightspots around town pokes fun at politicians and pop culture. Jibes reference a set tolling ten cents on the dollar and a hidden load, with quips about Pelley, the Met Opera, the H bomb and Hitler’s initials, and a jab at tax and entertainment.
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Sans Souci
da Cinta’s
Peuben’s
Pelley
Times Square Ticket and Show Biz Notes in Brief
A collage of items notes a poem print tease about Sande, a Pennsylvania 82nd Airborne Chapter gathering, name shifts in a celebrity couple, Good Luck Dollars for cancer, baseball buzz on George F. Patrick, a Cocktail Party film, anti trust era jitters, praise for Barry Norton and a proxy question for Governor Dewey Cornell.
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Times Square
Bill Corum
Damon
Sande
Penn
Philly
Sam Colt
Duff
Dunn
J. Hart
Fla
Basebal
George F. Patrick
Miami VA
H. Cullman
G. Miller
D. Watts
Barry Norton
Norton
Nelson
Gov
Dewey Cornell
Universal Declaration of Human Rights Brings Aims To Panhandling Debate
The piece argues that labeling panhandling as a human right risks overburdening the U S with obligations beyond capacity. It warns the UN declaration could mandate welfare and social protections, challenging American industry and tax dollars while contrasting intentions with real impact on family structure and national policy.
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Dean Acheson
ECA
Paul Hoffman
Brien McMahon
Connecticut
United Nations
Eleanor Roosevelt
United States
Hitler
Eleanor Velt
Lillian Smith
America
Abraham Lincoln
Deluge of Debt and Duty in Nation’s Public Life
Reflections on government spending and national debt, contrasting postwar funds with homefront waste. Cites Congress and federal outlays, urging currency backing by hard cash. Addresses social injustice, racial equality, and moral accountability through quotes and historical references.
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Madame Pompadour
France
Louis XV
Frederick the Great
Rossbach
We the People
Raleigh
America
Rousseau
Self Enslavement Through Weakening Habits
A man enslaves himself by weak habits and excess. Temperance groups sanatoriums and churches seek sobriety in America while big firms urge restraint among weekend drinkers. Business Week reports 71 problem drinkers in Allis-Chalmers plants reducing productivity and creating liabilities.
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Business Week
Allis-Chalmers
Man brings flowers and candy but wife laments abuse
A husband plans a pleasant surprise with flowers and a box of candy. He tells Florence to dress for the theatre, but she cries that her baby fell on steps and she burned her hand and accuses him of coming home drunk, shocking her.
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Florence
Mrs Whitaker Thaw Over Church Hours Sparks Mild Gossip
On a Sunday morning in the sun parlor Mrs Whitaker and her husband chat when a telephone rings. She scolds the caller Mrs Tucker for calling during church hours provoking a sharp exchange about propriety.
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Billy Rose
Frank Luther
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Jilla Webb
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Henry M. Jackson
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Harry Horck
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