Right To Work Bill Faces House Committee Report
Louisiana House of Representatives committee on Capital and Labor will report the Right To Work bill for House consideration with an unfavorable expectation. The measure passed the Senate and could reach the floor unaltered. opponents may seek amendments or delay, while backers warn against changes that would derail passage in this session. The bill affirms individual worker rights to work without compulsory union or company membership.
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Capital and Labor” Committee
Louisiana
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Radio Moscow propaganda broadcast critique
The piece reviews Radio Moscow short wave programming aimed at Western listeners, noting strong reception in the Twin Cities and contrasting Moscow’s broadcasts with Voice of America. It highlights staged peace language, military displays, aviation day features, and propaganda techniques designed to sway public opinion.
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United States
Twin Cities
Radio Australia
BBC
Radio Switzerland
Radio Sweden
Moscow
Soviet Union
Berlin
Russia
Red Air Force
Moscow Guard Air Force
Volga
Don
Caspian Sea
Siberia
Radio Moscow
Voice of America
South Sea Island Lolling and Longing for Home
Henry McLemore writes from Koro Levu Fiji about longing for American life and real estate drama. He laments absence of newspapers and news, preferring Giants Musial and Mays updates, and jokes about returning home after a week of South Sea relaxation.
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Koro Levu
Fiji
South Sea Island
Churchill's New Strategy in East West Talks
Washington June 22 Churchill's visit is billed as proof of Anglo American unity but results will prove the value of talks. Eisenhower and Dulles seek united action on Southeast Asia and European defense while Churchill hopes for a three power meeting with Malenkov. Geneva showed limits of such diplomacy and skepticism grows about a new Southeast Asia entente.
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Washington
Winston Churchill
Winston
Truman
Acheson
United States
Truman-Acheson
Eisenhows
er-Dulles
Malenkov
Churchill
Eisenhower
Dulles
Berlin
Geneva
Free World
Russia
Southeast Asia
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Women in public office and temporary gubernatorial appointments
A discussion notes how many women hold public roles, citing Vermont 51, Connecticut 46, Massachusetts 51 judicial posts, California 33, New York 177 top jobs, and New Jersey 103. It explains the 17th Amendment on governor appointments to fill Senate vacancies and the current Wisconsin rule requiring special elections for House vacancies.
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John L. Whitehurst
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Vermont
Connecticut
Massachusetts
California
New York
New Jersey
Congress
Senate
U. S
Questions and Answers on Government and War Preparedness
A Congressional Quarterly Q and A discusses civilian warning times under a national emergency, state legislature schedules, senate committee chairmanship practices, congressional lobbyist registrations, farm price supports, and the share of cash receipts from basic crops. It notes FCDA aims for about an hour warning, a 1954 snapshot of legislative norms, and regional cash crop dependency.
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Federal Civil Defense Administration
FCDA
Congress
Sen. Flanders
Sen. McCarthy
Senate
Stephen A. Douglas
D. Hi
Committee
Territories
Charles Lumher
Mass
Albert B. Cummins
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Committee
Ellison D
Cotton Ed
McCarthy
Flanders
House
Congressional Quarterly
Eisenhower
U. 5
Theibasics
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Montana
North Carolina
North Dakota
South Carolina
Tennessee
Congressional
Identity of Mamie O Rourke still a mystery to Tammany tale
Westbrook Pegler notes that the famed Sidewalks of New York ballad linked to Mamie O Rourke prompts claims about Mrs Diamond Dan O Rourke. He recounts conflicting letters and song credits, cites Lawlor Rupens Dresser and ASCAP royalties, and recalls Democratic candidate chatter as he traces who Mamie might have been.
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New York
Hall
E. V. Darling
Diamond Dan O'Rourke
O’rourke
Mamie O’rourke
Charles B. Lawlor
James W. Blake
Blake
Howley, Haviland and Dresser
Chicago
Paul Rupens
Mr. Rupens
Paul Dresser
Theodore Dreiser
Paul
Wabash
Illinois
Hudson
Charlie Lawlor
ASCAP
Society For the Protection of Songwriters
Brooklyn
Madison Square Garden
William G. McAdoo
al Smith
John W. Davis
J. P. Morgan
Charlie Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Mamie O'Rourke
Ed Mulroonay
East Side
Mamie
Jim Blake
18Th Street
Bowties and a Lawyer Welch in 1950s culture
The piece notes Army lawyer Joseph Welch famed for McCarthy hearings, owns 150 bowties and rejects four in hand styles. It contrasts Welch with Ben Grauer and Fred Astaire while musing on barbers, tip culture, and social impressions of briefcases at luncheons.
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New York
Joseph Welch
Ben Grauer
Welch
Fred Astaire
Holmes and Baruch Staged Charm Across Generations
The passage praises Oliver Wendell Holmes for commanding attention and his talent to connect with youth, likening him to Bernard Baruch. It notes his enduring rapport with people much younger, especially women, and recalls his witty line to start conversations with a young lady about age and openness.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Bernard Baruch
Holmes
Baruch
To Be 70 Years Young A Cheerful View
A reflective remark notes that reaching seventy can feel more hopeful and bright than being twenty, capturing a sentiment about aging with optimism. The line emphasizes vitality, perspective, and the value of experience over youth in shaping outlooks.
Dodgers Home Run Ball Trade On Bedford Avenue
Report notes the practice near Ebbets Field where youths chase home run balls. Each ball is dated and signed by the hitter and sold to Dodgers fans for about five to six dollars, creating a small side business around the home game.
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Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn
Ebbets Field
Dodgers
McNaught Syndicats, Inc
The Monroe News-Star Masthead History
The Monroe News-Star printed as an independent afternoon paper with roots dating to 189. It operated under News-Star-World Publishing Corp with publishers Ewing Bronson Hale and executives listed. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and served Monroe, focusing on impartial news with editorial independence.
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Suva
John O Ewing
Wilson Ewing
Monroe
News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
North Recond Street
Associated Press
The
Monroe News-Star
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Westbrook
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Joe O'Rourke
Ludwig
Bill Davenport
Charlie Grawler
Lawlor
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King Features Syndicate Inc
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Robert Ewing, Jr
William Bronson
Richard Hale
Branham Company
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