Flood Control Receives Blow From Committee
Washington dated report notes the house appropriations committee denied President Truman’s request of nearly 130 million dollars to act before July 1 on flood control and navigation projects halted by the war. Reclamation funds fared better with 77 million approved, while no funds for navigation were provided. The move leaves door open for later action, with peacetime aims urged by army engineers.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Truman
Army Engineers
Yee
Mississippi
Army and Reclamation Engineers
Congress
People’s Party In Austria Is Victorious
VIENNA November 27 nearly complete unofficial returns show the conservative Austrian People’s Party narrowly defeating the Socialists in Sundays general election. Communists finished a distant third. The tally assigns the People’s Party 86 to 88 seats in the 165 member national assembly, the Socialists 74 to 77, and the Communists three to five. This election marks Austrians first full voting freedom since 1930.
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Vienna
Austrian People's Party
People’s Party
National Assembly
Communities Elect Triple A Chiefs Across North Carolina
North Carolina will elect AAA committee men Friday with about 350000 farmers eligible. The vote will appoint 8965 community committeemen and 1773 delegates to county conventions, plus two alternates. Each county will select three-member committees to direct AAA activities.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
G. T. Scott
State College
Committee Opposes Strike Election Funds in Defense Bill
The House Appropriations Committee moved to halt government supervised strike elections by canceling all related funds. It proposed a 1.131 billion dollar appropriation with a 2.4 million estimate for next seven months and urged returning existing funds to the treasury. It warned further federal cuts are needed while preserving some items for possible later review.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
Treasury
Veterans’ Administration
What is an arbiter basilisk and incendiary
The text defines an arbiter as a judge a basilisk as a mythical dragon and incendiary as inflammatory. It also offers etiquette hints and a tip for keeping handkerchiefs white with cream of tartar.
Paramount Talent Head Predicts Big Year For New Screen Stars
Hollywood talent chief Bill Meiklejohn says 1949 will see a boom in new actors as servicemen leave the service. He notes hundreds seek acting careers in Hollywood, hoping one per cent become stars, expanding the talent pool. Stories cite Kay Kyser band changes, Jeanette MacDonald talk of a Nelson Eddy film, Art Tatum plans Panama dates, and Diana Lynn with Robert Walker at Ciro's.
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Poe Farrell
Abe Sparrow and
the Hawk
Abe-East
Hop Harrigan
Abe Tom Mix
Abe Quincey Howe
Cbs
Walter Kiernan
Terry
Abe-West
Howe
Mbs- West
Abc
Edwin C. Hill
Ebs
Dick Brace
Soewer
Superman
Carol Brice
Jack Armstrong
Abc-West
Mbs
West
Lowell Thomas
Abc World News
Charlie Chan
Abc-Basic
Tennessee Jed
Tom Mix
Basic
Cbs News
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Abe
Jack Smith
Cbs Raymond
Peter Donald
M.C
Abe Arthur Hale
Kaltenborn
Bill Brandt
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Dbs
Abnermedy
Mike
Radie Harrison
Hollywood
Judy
Ma—Abe
Alan Young
Amos and Andy
Ace Lombardo
Abe Gabriel Heatter
Molly
the Doctors
American Forum
Mbcs
Bob Hope
Abe Russell Bennett
Josef Stopak
Hhildegaip
Congress
Nbe
Cbs & Nbe
High Point
N. C
the Enterprise
Paramount
Bob Thomas
Motion Pictures
Bill Meiklejohn
Meiklejohn
Kay Kyser
The
Holly
Nelson Eddy
Art ‘Tatum
Panama
Diana Lynn
Robert Walker
Ciro
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Sion
Tory Bonds
Piedmont Carolinas
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He Padeont Cordes
Locke
Yees
Sears
Tires and Money Shop
Sears Modern
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Main Street
Wood Canteen
Kay
Jeanette MacDonald
Fluffy Chenille
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