Congress in Review 81st Congress ends amid unfinished business
The 81st Congress faced a lame duck session with all 435 House seats and 36 of 9 percent Senate posts to be filled, while major actions included war profits tax, estate income hikes, and a broad defense buildup. Domestic goals faltered though, with civil rights and health insurance stalled, and Hawaii and Alaska statehood pending in the next session.
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House
Senate
Congress
81St Congress
Truman
Hawaii
Alaska
Statehood
Hawwaii
Mon Wallgren
National Security Resources Board
Leland Olds
Postal Service
United States
Marshall Plan
Western
Europe
National Defense— Armed Service
Defense Secretary
Post Office Department
AFL Gunning For Sen Taft In Ohio Campaign
AFL leaders announce a political strategy to back Sen Morse and other endorsed candidates against Taft. They report 1949 contributions totaling 402000, compare 328000 year to date, and anticipate Taft-Hartley as a primary issue. Morse denounces Taft-Hartley as a legal delay tactic. An all night Senate session delayed speeches by Barkley and Douglas.
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AFL
Meany
Congress
Keenan
Ohio
Sen
Morse
R-Ore
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Paul H. Douglas
Ill
Meredith Enrolment At Meredith College Reaches 612
Record enrollment for the 1950 51 semester shows 612 students at Meredith college, up from 556 last year. Registrar Vera Tart Marsh released official figures noting the increase and highlighting the growing student body.
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Meredith
Raleigh
Meredith College
Vera Tart Marsh
Senate Overrides Truman Veto On Anti-Communist Bill
The Senate overrode President Truman’s veto on the anti-Communist bill. Senator Hoey joined 25 other Democrats voting for override while Senator Graham was among 10 Democrats voting against. Senator O Conor praised the measure as constitutional and necessary. Washington dispatch dated September 23 reports the split among North Carolina senators on the pivotal roll call.
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Senate
O’conor
America
Washington
North Carolina
Truman
Senator Hoey
Senator Graham
Missing B-50 Sighting Sparks Massive Search
An overdue B-50 aircraft, a converted B-29, vanished after leaving Goose Bay Thursday night. Selfridge officers described the search as one of the era’s most elaborate, with crews tracing a line between Goose Bay and the Canadian border and assessing possible radio failure or deviation from the flight plan. Heavy fog hung over the northern Great Lakes as the hunt continued.
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Selfridge Air Force Base
Downstate Michigan
Davis Monthan Air Force Base
Tucson
Ariz
Goose Bay
Labrador
Tuscon
Air Force
Selfridge
CAA
Justin C. Gunnison
Lowry Field
Colo
Canadian
Great Lakes
Fatal Wreck Near Shelby Injures Couple
Mrs. Griffin Queen, 25, of near Cafar, died after a car driven by her husband overturned when swerving to avoid another vehicle at Polkville, ten miles north of Shelby. Her husband suffered a broken back in the collision.
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Shelby
Griffin Queen
Cafar
Polkville
War planes scour vast pine forests for wreckage
Morning reports note a large search by Royal Canadian Air Force planes and aircraft from Westover Massachusetts. About 40 B 29s from Walker Air Force Base New Mexico and three Selfridge pontoon planes joined the hunt from Houghton Michigan to Sioux City Iowa for wreckage in the unpopulated forest between Labrador and upper Michigan.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Westover
Mass
Labrador
Upper Michigan
Houghton
Mich
Sioux
City
Walker Air Force Base
New Mexico
Methodists To Adjourn Today Rally Speakers Youth
The Pasadena community Blethodist church pastor spoke at a rally of Methodist youth in St. Petersburg Florida on the topic God Calls Men. Dr Hamilton urged youth in democratic nations to seize social and economic initiative to keep the world from becoming Godless. The conference ends tomorrow with appointments announced for the new conference year. Movings days for ministers are October 4 and 5. A love feast led by Dr N G Bethea and a worship service with sermon by Bishop Costen J Harrell are on tomorrow's schedule.
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Pasadena
N. G. Bethea
Swannanoa
Tryon
Costen J. Harrell
Rogers to Direct Democratic Publicity in N C
Rogers, editor and publisher of Scotland Neck, will direct the Democratic general election publicity in North Carolina. State Democratic Chairman Everet Jordan announced the move, saying Rogers will report to party headquarters in Raleigh on Tuesday to assume duties.
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Raleigh
Eric Rogers
Scotland Neck
North Carolina
Everett Jordan
Rogers
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Rockingham County
Bostian
Rowan County
State College
Shoffner
Alamance County
Cleveland County
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Sam
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