Dream of Stengel and Red Sox win shakes Yankees pennant chase
Casey Stengel recalls a winter dream in which his Yankees suffer season long injuries while Red Sox triumph. The piece contrasts 1949 rookies and veterans, noting Rizzuto slump, Reynolds Raschi Lopat and Byrne changes, Page not peak, and Red Sox pitching strength. Burt Shotton backs Dodgers' pennant talk in Florida.
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Joe DiMaggio
Joe
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Red Sox
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Alvin Dark
Phil Rizzuto
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Vic Raschi
Lopat
Tommy Byrne
Yankees
Parnell
Kinder
McDermott
Joe Page
Page
St. Petersburg
New York
Weekly news analysis overview of three major cases
Miners cited on contempt charge and a compromise reached on the oleo bill are highlighted alongside severed U S Bulgarian relations. The column reflects editorial opinion from Western Newspaper Union analysts.
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Western Newspaper Union
New Angle in UMW Contempt Case Shocks Coal Industry
Federal Judge Keech cites 370,000 United Mine Workers for criminal contempt over back-to-work order, omitting John L. Lewis. Violent coal field incidents reported in Kentucky as mobs wreck equipment and beat miners. state police log dozens of attacks and property damage amid bitter cold.
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John L. Lewis
Lewis
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East
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Knox County
Harlan County
Supreme Court
Oleo Bill Faces Major Tax Repeal with Labeling Rules
Congress nears compromise to repeal federal taxes on oleomargarine while preserving strict labeling. Triangular packaging rule drops, but retail labeling remains. If approved, the measure could take effect July 1 after long conference deliberations since February 2. The tax changes involve per pound rates and annual manufacturer wholesaler retailer levies, with state bans on colored margarine intact. Separately the Supreme Court upheld a limited search power after a lawful arrest, five to three, sparking dissent from Justice Frankfurter who warned of undermining the Fourth Amendment. The Rabinowitz case involved altered stamps found in his office leading to new charges.
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Supreme Court
Felix Frankfurter
Sherman Minton
Albert J. Rabinowitz
Hoover vivid in Senate hearing on A bomb leaks
The session to secure about 70 FBI positions revealed Hoover claiming subversive activity at wartime highs and Communists evading detection by word of mouth. He cited infiltration of strategic industries and denied a government spy ring. He discussed Bentley disclosures and noted the H-bomb era secrets.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Hoover
United States
Pointblank
Homer Fergusson
Michigan
Bentley
Ferguson
J. Parnell Thomas
un-American Activities Committee
Miss Bentley
New York
Justice Department
G-men
Alger Hiss
FBI
Hiss
Mrs. Chambers
Mary
Defense plan to scatter U S agencies gains support
Since World War II there has been talk of dispersing U S agencies and industrial centers to prevent nationwide paralysis from bombing. The proposal now has backing from Paul J Larsen head of the Office of Civilian Defense.
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Office of Civilian Defense
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Gotham Cabbie Turns Puns Into Ride Entertainment
Abe Heller, a New York cabbie for 29 years, entertains riders with nonstop puns and wordplay. He lives on West 64th Street with four radios, a TV, jokebooks, and his cat Sam Katz. He wagers with Mil Total Berle on who can outpuns whom and notes passengers often tip after his jokes.
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New York
Abe Heller
W. 64Th Street
Sam Katz
Fish Ranches Held Soon to Be Common as Cattle Ranches
Miami Beach reports experts predicting widespread fish ranching with low water farms. Dr Harold Vogtberg of Southwest Research Institute discusses fish herding and breeding, noting fish intelligence and hunger for corn and spinach. Dr James Nelson Gowanlock cites menhaden growth and oil production for poultry feed and other uses.
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Miami Beach
Harold Vogtberg
Southwest Research Institute
San Antonio
Houston
James Nelson Gowanlock
New Orleans
Great Rusk Shortage Forces British Dads Walking Floor
London officials report a rusk shortage causing many fathers of young babies to pace floors nightly. The 10,000-member shopkeepers union urged the Ministry of Food to supply more raw materials so manufacturers could accelerate production. The Food Ministry responded that rusk is not essential for human feeding.
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London
England
Ministry of Food
Food Ministry
Babies May Start Thinking Three Months Before Birth
In Philadelphia researchers led by Dr. Louis B. Flexner report changes in prebirth brain cells of guinea pigs. About two thirds through gestation, nerve cells show abrupt changes, rapid growth of processes, halted nucleus growth, and enzymes reaching adult activity, with first electrical activity emerging.
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Philadelphia
Louis B. Flexner
American Philosophical Society
Flexner
New Comet Seen Near Pisces by Palomar Team
California Institute of Technology astronomers at Mount Palomar Observatory report a newly discovered comet in Pisces detected from early photographs by the 48 inch Schmidt telescope. Dr. Albert G. Wilson and assistant R. G. Harrison identified the object after tail features appeared, suggesting a comet rather than a minor planet. Distance and size not yet measured as the body moves away from the sun during the National Geographic society survey.
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California Institute of Technology
Mount Palomar Observatory
Albert G. Wilson
R. G. Harrison
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