New Economy Plan Aims at Federal Budget Savings
Washington columnist John Cramer proposes giving each federal supervisor a personal budget with incentives to cut spending, arguing that empowerment at the line level could reduce outlays by over a billion dollars. The idea, praised by public administrators and some legislators, could be explored in the 1953 54 fiscal planning. The column closes with a biblical citation from John 9 11.
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Washington Daily News
John Cramer
Cramer
Eisenhower
Draft policy revision eyed for teens after year’s start
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey predicts a shift toward drafting 19 year olds next year as part of a broader policy review. He notes loopholes and deferred classifications like marriages and fatherhood since Korea, with reform expected from the Eisenhower administration and new Congress.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Congress
Hershey
Korea
Eisenhower
Amendments aim at Taft Hartley rewrite not repeal
The piece argues that lab or leaders push for amendments rather than full repeal, warning that amendments can effectively repeal sections. It notes Stevenson and Russell shifted positions, cites Wagner Act origins, and predicts a rewritten Taft Hartley with focus on preserving or removing key provisions like the closed shop while addressing national emergencies and labor relations questions.
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Washington
Procea
Lawrence
Stevenson
Jeas
Russell
Georgia
South
Labor
Congress
National Labor Relations Board
Plant That Tree From Year In Year Out
In country life a lesson is to not delay action for fear of not living to enjoy it. Even if you die first, others may benefit. The speaker recalls planting a wood as a valued, ongoing reward and urges action now.
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A. A. Milne
Whittier
Stalin
Korea
Eisenhower
Texas Congressman Spars With Mary Martin Over Kiss
Rep Wingate Lucas of Texas refused to plant a kiss on Mary Martin during a luncheon honoring the stage star. The photographer urged a kiss as the Admiral of the Texas Navy scroll was presented. Martin quipped that her husband would not object to Texans kissing Texans.
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Wingate Lucas
Tex
Mary Martin
Lucas
Texas Navy
United
Milton Freier
Mary
Repeaters in tavern violations draw legislative focus
Madison editorial notes 116 licensed tavern operators in Wisconsin hold three or more convictions while about half of yearly violations concern minors. It praises the state enforcement record, cites nonpolitical administration, and warns lawmakers to close licensing loopholes and address lax municipal policies.
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Madison
Wis
David Prichard
Beverage Tax Division
Prichard
State
State Department
Horses For Coronation And Licensing Law Oddities
The piece discusses Churchill’s coronation processional horses in royal pageantry and mocks the shift to motorized age. It then critiques licensing laws for liquor retailers, noting automatic license revocation gaps and penalties, urging reevaluation before Christmas shopping.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Winston Churchill
Elizabeth II
Churchill
Mr. Churchill
Commonwealth
England
Working at Peace Through People to People Efforts
Drew Pearson salutes organizations and programs fostering international friendship as a path to peace. Rotary Clubs, General Federation of Women's Clubs, and State Department efforts fund exchanges, radios, pen friendship, and relief projects across Iran, Japan, Korea, and many countries. The Bowdoin Plan and MIT lead student exchanges, with 300 plus colleges participating to promote understanding and goodwill.
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Rotary Clubs
U.S.A
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
State Department
Women's Club
Vera Beggs
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Iran
Voice of America
Japan
Illinois Women's Clubs
Texas Women's Clubs
Austria
Federation of Women's Clubs
Texas
Korea
Church World Service
Houston
Horace Mann School of
New York
Robert Ackerman
McCarthy
Senator Fulbright
Arkansas
Gilbert Hardee
Loris
8.C
Australia
Gilbert
Boy Scouts of
Ceylon
Bowdoin Plan
Bowdoin College
Maine
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Minnesota
Amity Among Nations
Amherst
University of Arkansas
Union College
Schenectady
State Teachers
Colege
Jacksonville
Ala
University of Maryland
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Stalin Says Little Peace Move in Christmas Message
James Marlow analyzes Stalin's guarded Christmas Day statements to The New York Times about peace, Korea, and possible cooperation with Eisenhower. The piece notes timing, propaganda value, and the likelihood Stalin offered only vague commitments while keeping room to do nothing.
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James Marlow
Stalin
Washington
Joseph Stalin
Eisenhower
Korea
The
New York Times
Marlow
Times
Ten Years Ago Mrs Harmon Woltz Heads Homeward Visit
From the La Crosse files a guest list notes Mrs Harmon J Woltz visiting her parents en route from Pittsburgh to California to reside. The item recalls wartime walkouts at Trane Company with over a thousand employees citing Christmas bonus pay discrimination.
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Harmon J. Woltz
Joseph Gohres
Pittsburgh
San Bernardino
Calif
la Crosse
Trane
Robert Griswold
Onalaska
New York
William Reid
Genoa
N.Y
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Wisconsin
Chicago
State Treasury
Xk T
Drew Pearson
Canada
United States
Pearson
Joe
Ussr
Russia
U.S. Weather Bureau
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Fargo
N.D
A. F. Hughes
Marcy
North Dakota Agricultural College
Bump Pump Company
Register of Deeds
M. Rosenstein
A. O. Sorge
Leroy A. Thompson
Milwaukee Railroad
Wisconsin-Minnesota Light and Power Company
Twin
George B. Wilcox
West Salem
10Th and Main Streets
Detroit News
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Yalu
Synghman Rhee
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