Madison County Jail Reform Urged After Urbaniak Case
A coroner’s inquest exposes jail conditions and administrative failures in Madison County. Voters, party organizers, and county officers face responsibility for inmate treatment, with calls for reform including a detention home for juveniles, professional probation, and a nonpartisan overhaul of county jail operations.
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Free press contrast with Soviet censorship
A commentary contrasts Russian officials denouncing Western press with American press freedoms. It argues the Soviet regime suppresses dissent and punishes editors, while the U S system upholds free speech as the basis of liberty and democratic governance. It claims Western press criticism reflects underlying U S foreign policy principles.
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Distillery Shutdown Raises Nationwide Job Fears
A 6 day shutdown of distilleries threatens 30 000 to 100 000 workers with unemployment. The burden appears disproportionate to others and should be treated as a national concern rather than individual hardship. If industry cannot resolve it, the government bears responsibility.
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Evening Star
Washington, D.C
First Bargaining Election Under New Law Schedules
The AFL Seafarers Union petitions for an election under the Taft Hartley Act. NLRB orders a vote within 30 days among unlicensed vessel personnel at Cities Service Oil Company of Pennsylvania in New York City. About 300 eligible to vote to decide union representation. The petition preceded the 1947 act’s effective date and highlights new hearing procedures to precede elections.
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Labor
Hollywood Communists Exposé Clears Film Industry
A column argues that the Congressional Committee's inquiry into Hollywood Communists did not derail the film industry. It credits Eric Johnston and major California producers for proving Hollywood’s pictures are safeguarded by responsible executives and notes the FBI exposed the disloyal few.
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Vishinsky
Congress
Russia
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Congressional Committee
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Eric Johnston
Motion Picture Association of America
California
Federal Bureau of Investigation
House Committee On un-American Activities
Wartime profits show big firms dominating taxes paid
A Federal Trade Commission report on wartime costs and profits from 1941 to 1945 reveals 22 groups of manufacturers with net profits after taxes ranging from 0.91% to 19.5% while 15,000 corporations were asked to report. Only 4,107 provided usable figures, suggesting less profitable firms reported less and more profitable ones filed data.
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Federal Trade Commission
Freedom and religion clash on campus chapel debate
A student letter from October on compulsory chapel raises issues of religious freedom for veterans and GI students at Shurtleff College. It argues non sectarian status blocks mandatory attendance and warns against labeling. cites New York Court of Appeals on the harms of calling someone Communist and the risk to civil rights and employment.
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Shurtleff College
Veterans Administration
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Baptist Board of Directors
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New York Court of Appeals
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