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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1949
Page
4
Congress blocks sweeping changes as the Senate preserves a single house veto on reorganization proposals. Observers warn this may doom major reforms, despite Hoover's bid to cut federal waste and boost efficiency by reshaping government.
A three year drop of about 30 percent in French Communist party membership is reported, with many publications ceasing and purges underway. The party remains the largest in France but cannot form alliances, while radicals hope for future strength as observers note the cold war momentum shifting in Western Europe. Graduates must still prepare for taxes.
Henry M’Lemore pokes fun at visa applications by stuffing in imaginary friends from Leopoldsville Dakar Durban and Madrid. He notes the absurd demand to show acquaintances in every city and muses about drifting from first to last class until sleeping in Hyde Park.
Jimmie Fidler notes an industry trend where exhibitors favor films with broad appeal to boost concession sales. A Hollywood editor argues art film may lose out on candy and popcorn revenue, suggesting fans should push for crowd-pleasing pictures. The item strings together quirky notes on stars and cinema trivia.
Mackenzie explains Britain’s currency calculus under a pegged pound at about 4.03 dollars. A devaluation could boost exports and tourism but raise import costs, potentially offsetting gains. He recalls 1931’s pound off gold move and his London years consulting with Dawes and Cochran on the crisis.
In London Morgan accepts interview via DeWitt Mackenzie of the Associated Press. He describes Britain's action as a hopeful event and writes a cautious statement that steadies international reaction to the pound devaluation. Morgan's cautious optimism shapes press coverage worldwide.
About 100 Oregon men and a few wives and youngsters visited Washington to glimpse government in action. They traveled from Portland to Portland Maine, flying in nonprofessional planes on a 22 000 mile tour across Alaska Mexico and western states. L S White said the group aims to build aviation support for Oregon and asserts private flyers are capable and prudent.
Angelo Patri argues for valuing girls in families and society, noting their unpaid work, care roles, and lasting impact as daughters. He urges appreciation of daughters over gender bias, and promotes his leaflet Poor Readers P-31 with a mail request to obtain a copy.
A reader contest presents trivia prompts and concise answers. Topics cover science history religion linguistics geography suffrage and presidents with brief factual responses. Highlights include Copernicus attribution, Ingersoll on religion, Bolshevik meaning, spinach origin, Wyoming as the Equality State, Prakti languages, and Washington's short inaugural address.
Washington June 27 The 81st Congress has not passed major Truman promises beyond rent control and faces a slow finish before 1949. Budget cuts remain elusive as Republicans and Democrats spar over a spending plan, housing and labor bills loom, and the Atlantic pact awaits Senate approval.
Hal Boyle depicts a massive corporate floor dubbed the idea factory where workers hive ideas in cubbyholes. A bold young man hoards cash fantasies and muses on money as he and a colleague leave for a Riverside Drive cab, voices hinting at excess and nerve.
Jim and John discuss money and credit while a taxi takes them to a lakeside setting. They visit a quiet man at a desk, Jim rests his tired heart, and a big secret merger is hinted at. A sign near the road reads Sanitarium as the taxi departs.
In Ashland Pennsylvania a 25-year-old man, Arthur Engle of Girardville, married Mary Harkaway of Mahanoy Plane, while on the operating table at Ashland State Hospital after sustaining knife wounds in a confrontation. Police said the injuries occurred Saturday with a friend. Hospital staff cleared the operating room for the ceremony due to its quietness.
Rocco Giurlando, 48, and his son Joe, 19, were arrested Sunday at 11 am at Grammont and Cole streets on charges of selling intoxicating liquors on Sunday. Police Captain Frank Petit and Officer M. L. Peters made the arrests. Both were released on $500 bond after booking at police headquarters. They reside at 1460 Washington Street.
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