Lewis' Timing Off In 1949 Mine Contract Drama
A critique likens John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers to a Shakespearean troupe staging seasonal labor negotiations. The piece notes a November 1949 context with 70 million tons of coal above ground, signaling a planned weeklong production halt to press bargaining power. It questions the industry’s response and Lewis's timing, yet acknowledges his longstanding knack for crafting impactful plots.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
John L
James Boyd
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Congress
Dear Mr Skouras Charm and Cash in a Petty Letter
Henry M'Lemore writes from Hollywood to Charles P. Skouras lamenting his own finances and asking for a loan. He mocks Skouras high salary, jokes about pay envelopes, and describes roof trouble from a recent trip, then recounts a Belmont Park betting misadventure. He asks for six or seven rolls of wire and hints at co-signers failing.
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Charles P. Skouras
Hollywood
California
Mr. Skouras
Skouras
United States
Charley
Treasury Department
Ol’ Boy
New York
Morris Plan
Morris Flan
Dinah
Bumble
Belmont Park
Ponder
Belmont
Family game handicaps and lessons in play ethics
A family debate on fair play for a seven year old frames a broader lesson on handicaps in learning. The father suggests giving Billy ten extra points to balance his inexperience, while the mother and older brother argue about effort, competition, and learning from loss as essential to growth. The piece follows teaching points from Dr. Patri on correcting habits and the value of play leading to work.
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Billy
Tom
Mother
Father
Hollywood Red Scare Talk Sparks Calls for Fair Hearings
Jimmie Fidler criticizes sensational headlines claiming celebrities are Reds based on FBI papers. He urges constitutional due process and a fair trial, not secret accusations. The column also shares celebrity anecdotes about Deanna Durbin, Ava Gardner, John Acar, Eddie Cantor, Judy Canova, and others in a light gossip tone.
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Hollywood
New York
United States
Jimmy Cagney
Deanna Durbin
Universal-International
Ava Gardner
John Acar
Shirley Temple
Mackenzie's Column on Foreign Affairs Reporting
Mackenzie discusses the Paris foreign ministers conference coverage and the clash between American press freedom and State Department briefings. He contrasts British and French openness with American secrecy, recounting wartime censorship anecdotes and noting British diplomats’ liberal press policies.
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Paris
U. S. State Department
London
India
Earl of Balfour
Balfour and the Press on Secrecy in Diplomacy
Gladys Parker recalls Balfour at Versailles where he faced 75 reporters but gave no details. He warned that secrecy in diplomacy weakens democracy as governments serve the people, and the public deserves exact accounting through the news. He notes with sarcasm how secrecy hides issues and is dangerous in modern governance.
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Monroe
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Chicago
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Dallas
Detroit
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Kansas City
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SMOE
Peecseeey Ono
Britain
Palestine
Balfour
Versailles
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Capitol moves force crowded Congress to temporary quarters
WASHINGTON July 1 moving day on Capitol Hill. Roofs torn off senate and house wings forcing members into temporary quarters. Senators and representatives will crowd into smaller rooms with limited desks and reporters. The Ways and Means room and the old joint chambers offer relief though crowded.
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Capitol Hill
Senate
House
Capitol Building
Ways and Means Committee
Supreme Court
William Moseley Miller
Fishbait
Philadelphia
Adams
Felton M
Skeeter” Johnson
Senate Chamber
Skeeter
Mr. Johnson
Funeral services for Fruge drowned near Kinder
Funeral services were held today for Mrs. Rene Fontenot Fruge 24 who drowned after a sand bank caved in and she fell into the Calcasieu River near Kinder Saturday night. Her body was recovered Sunday morning. A companion reported the accident.
Questions and Answers From an Educational Page
A list of Q A items covers West Point admissions for foreigners with limits, the death of President John Quincy Adams in the Capitol rotunda, the use of wampum by American Indians as money with black and white beads, and why birds preen to obtain vitamin D from UV exposure aided by feather oil and glands.
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United States Military Academy
West Point
United States
Capitol
John Quincy Adams
Education Pressure Grows Over Communist Ties in Schools
In Washington, June 20, pressure over communism reaches U.S. schools. Fires at University of Washington for Communist party ties, California orders loyalty oaths for 4,000 teachers, and a Harvard-Columbia-Harvard report urging non employment of Communist teachers. Critics argue damage comes from outside classrooms. Harvard stands for private citizen rights. The House Un American Activities Committee probes textbook slant, sparking editorials and Noble dissent among members.
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Washington
University of Washington
University of California
United States
Dwight Eisenhower
Columbia University
James B. Conant
Harvard
Communist Party
Lin
President Conant
Frank B. Cher
Baltimore
Ober
Maryland
Harlow Chapley
John
Ciardi
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
Shapley
New York
Conant
Greenville Clark
Clark
House un-American
Representative Woods
Georgia Democrat
Russia
Truman
Woods
Europe shows fewer fears and brighter outlooks
Hal Boyle reports on a two week tour by former war correspondents across five European countries sponsored by American Overseas Airlines. Travelers note real signs of recovery since the 1940s, from better meals in England to affordable wine in France. The piece weighs how much progress comes from initiative versus the Marshall plan and questions the pace of postwar uplift.
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New York
Europe
American Overseas Airlines
England
United States
London
Isigny
France
France and Europe emerge from war’s shadow renewed
A reporter recalls postwar revival across Europe noting restored French bread and butter, renewed storefronts in Germany, and happier streets in Belgium Luxembourg and France. He contrasts European resilience with Americans worrying about war communism and mood while Europeans view Americans as somewhat hysterical.
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Belgium
Luxembourg
Germany
Rhine
Elbe
London
England
United States
Puzzle list of clues and crossword prompts
A long list of crossword style clues and numbers appears. The entries include various wordplay hints such as garden divisions, native metal, glacial ridges, and distant, along with many ambiguous or partial phrases. The mixture resembles a Saturday crossword puzzle with several across and down clues to solve.
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Great Lake
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