Stassen Returns to Stage with New Health Plan Proposal
Harold Stassen reemerges in public as a Republican challenger, proposing a government backed health services corporation to underwrite Blue Cross schemes and expand care, while criticizing Truman’s Fair Deal. He pledges constructive policy moves beyond negation and urges vigorous GOP combat in the congressional campaign. The piece ends with a biblical citation and a cheer for Stassen’s return.
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Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
Truman
Republican Party
America
Health Association of
FDIC
Blue Cross
Under Pressure Age We Live In A Modern Dilemma
A mid afternoon chat on 1950s life describes a listener’s sense of never ending stress. The piece links rising work pace, urban wealth, and fast living to heart disease and nervous disorders, labeling today as the Under Pressure Age alongside the Roaring Twenties and Aspirin Age.
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Utopia
Florida Senate Vote Shocks as Pepper Is Defeated by Smathers
The CIO helped swing the Florida race by boosting Negro registration and backing legislation tied to the FEPC and closed shop gains. Pepper’s defeat, amid a white versus Negro dynamic, signals a setback for left wing labor policy and social programs, despite Pepper’s strong campaign and Smathers’ two to one rural victory.
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Washington
CIO
Truman
Claude Pepper
Rep
Smathers
Florida
FEPC
Lawrence
South
Pepper
Wisconsin GOP faces senate and attorney general bids
Madison dispatch surveys state politics as two generations contest Wisconsin Legion commander role in Green Bay August. Kenneth Greenquist seeks WWII veteran support while Jerry Host targets WWI founders. Republicans weigh Garden Withrow's possible switch and Foster Porter for southwestern congress. Vernon Thomson eyes attorney general under gambling act scrutiny. Melvin R. Laird urged for lieutenant governor but remains in Marshfield Senate. CIO attack on Hoan cited as he seeks Democratic nomination. Beggs shifts to GOP circle. some women joked as safer flyers.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Department of the American Legion
Legion
Green Bay
Kenneth Greenquist
Racine
Charles Larson
Port Washington
Jerry Host
Milwaukee
Vernon Thomson
GOP
Assembly
Thomson
Melvin R. Laird
Marshfield
Wisconsin
Laird
Lyall T. Beggs
Beggs
National Veterans of Foreign Wars Organization
Austrian Jaycee Guest Becomes Texas Adopted Son
Drew Pearson notes a lanky Salzburg JCC member, Eric Geiger, touring the U.S. as a guest of Jaycees, staying with Amarillo hosts, meeting lawmakers, and promoting people-to-people ties. He visits Washington and observes Congress while the program spurs other exchanges. The piece also cites Cold War era political commentary and federal-law focus.
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Washington
Eric Geiger
Chamber of Commerce
Salzburg
Austria
Texas
Geiger
United States
Amarillo
Chambers of
Pearson
Dean Acheson
Congress
Federal Reorganization Plans to Date in Washington
A year after the Hoover commission closed its work Congress has carried out about 20 percent of its 18 major reports and 288 recommendations. Truman proposed 28 plans last year and 21 more in March to take effect May 24 unless disapproved. Opposition grows to several plans as Congress and the president share oversight on reorganizing the government.
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Hoover Commission
Gov
Congress
Hoover
Mr. Truman
House
Post Office Department
Civil Service and Maritime Commissions
National Security Council
National Security Resources Board
State Department
Maritime Commission
Commerce Department
Secretary of Labor
Labor Department
General Services Administration
National Labor Relations Board
Robert Denham
Taft
Ohio
Denham
Secretary of Commerce
U.S. Patent Office
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Ten years ago high school bands parade La Crosse festival
A music conscious crowd jammed downtown La Crosse during a two day festival at the La Crosse State Teachers College. Black River Falls won top in the parade as a highlight of the event.
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la Crosse State Teachers College
Black River Falls
C. B. Rich
Chicago
Central Dial and Radium Co
Rivoli
Report From Around Town Week’s weather lore and local notes
The Third Sunday after Easter brings rain worries and old weather adages. A night club tax cut is discussed with jokes about cosmetics and budget savings. Cinderella staged by an all male cast at Hogan school coffee Friday night. Gary Grosskopf seen with two brook trout near Chaseburg on Coon Creek where locals note it as a trout stream.
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Hogan School
Gary Grosskopf
Chaseburg
Coon Creek
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