Judge Pine Defines Unlimited Presidential Powers In Steel Case
Judge Pine declares the President must follow the Constitution and rejects claims of unlimited executive power in the steel seizure dispute. He argues protecting public trust and government edifice outweighs the Wage Stabilization Board pay rise issue, urging swift action under Taft Hartley law. Authorities appeal to the Supreme Court as the steel industry shutdown deepens.
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Wage Stabilization Board
Truman
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Pine
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CIO
Supreme Court of the United States
Department of Justice
Supreme Court
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Harlan Fiske Stone
Aluminum Corporation of America
Alcoa
Andrew W. Mellon
Japan’s postwar rebirth as a free nation praised
The article lauds Japan’s emergence as a sovereign, democracy embracing nation seven years after surrender. Under Mac Arthur and Ridgway, Japan seeks modernization, joins a mutual defense pact with the United States and allies, and shifts from occupation to friendship, signaling a milestone in global relations.
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Japan
Pacific
Australia
Philippines
United States
Free World
Soviet Union
Steel seizures return to bargaining in steel dispute
The David Lawrence Dispatch editorial argues Judge Pine ruled the President has no inherent powers beyond statute, sending the steel controversy back to the companies to settle. It notes price adjustments by the Office of Price Stabilization, dispute momentum toward negotiation, and potential congressional action, while warning of constitutional risk and impeachment talk. The piece emphasizes resorting to arbitration and preserving the Constitution.
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David Lawrence Dispatch
Publc
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Arnall
Capehart
Office of Price Stabiliztion
Office of Price Stabilization
Com
Maybank
South Carolina
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Congress
United States
House of Representatives
Wisconsin press freedom praised in state government openness
The piece lauds Wisconsin's open government as reporters can freely cover state Capitol proceedings. It notes officials generally welcome press access, citing Gov Kohler and agencies like the Conservation Commission and University Board of Regents as examples of openness and cooperation.
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Wisconsin
Kohler
Wisconsin State Capitol
Wisconsin Capitol
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Conservation Commission
Board of Regents
University
John W. Tramburg
Department of Public Welfare
Don McDowell
State Department of Agriculture
Truman Steel Seizure Sparks Impeachment Talk
James Marlow reviews President Truman's steel seizure during a labor dispute. He argues Truman could have used Taft-Hartley to delay or bar a strike, but critics blasted his action as dictatorial while Congress urged a legal remedy. The piece notes the legal fight led to a strike after the seizure ended.
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Washington
Truman
David A. Pine
Congress
Moving of Coast Guard cutter headquarters announced
Ten years ago the USS Syc amore cutter of the U S Coast Guard will move its Dubuque Minneapolis district headquarters from Dubuque to La Crosse with effect April 27 Boatswain H E Milton of the Sycamore announced Mrs Edward Poehling was elected president of the La Crosse Deanery Council of Catholic Women at its spring meeting Wednesday Twenty years ago community leaders organized a Chamber of Commerce expansion drive with Louis F Robinson John E Felton and C R Pieper leading a group of over 75 La Crosse citizens Thirty years ago Misses Marie M and Ruth Esch Helen May Jamieson and Anna Louisa Poehling planned a Europe tour in 1922
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Sycamore
U.S. Coast Guard
Dubuque-Minneapolis
Mississippi River
Dubuque
la Crosse
H. E. Milton
Edward Poehling
Louis F. Robinson
John E. Felton
C. R. Pieper
Chamber of Commerce
C. L. Mears
S. 6Th St
Washington, D.C
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Ruth Esch
Helen May Jamieson
Anna Louisa Poehling
Wildlife Guests Roam Flooded Wisconsin Homes
In La Crosse muskrats invaded the Causeway and Lang Drive while Prairie du Chien residents shelter raccoons and a skunk. Marilla Coorough, trapped by floodwater, faced nine skunks sharing her Fourth Ward home as the animals linger with rising waters.
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Marilla Coorough
Fourth Ward
Miss Coorough
Kefauver Challenge Alarms City Bosses Across America
Drew Pearson explains how big city machines fear Estes Kefauver gaining control of the Justice Department. He notes Northern money backing a Florida contest against Kefauver and cites past prosecutions of corruption linked to Bosses like Pendergast and Hague. The piece argues machines rely on DOJ protection to operate and that Kefauver’s investigations threaten this alliance.
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Kefauver
Russell
Frank Murphy
Supreme Court
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Jimmy Hines
Chicago
Franklin Roosevelt
Frankie Costello
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Missouri
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Tennessee
Senate
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Philadelphia
Kansas City
William O’dwyer
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William H. Johnston
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Ross Pendergast
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