Congressional fury over OPA bill sparks veteran and inflation fears
The House action on the OPA bill draws sharp voter anger from constituents and a 25 to 1 Senate appeal to extend price controls. Army Times denounces Congress for harming postwar measures while warning inflation could surge unless controls endure. The piece cites Taft and GOP blame, plus industry concerns over profits guarantees and cost pressures.
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Congress
House
OPA
Senate
Army Times
United States Army
GOP
America
Taft
Ohio
Vermont the Green Mountain State and its notable history
Vermont known for thrift and unity boasts early abolitionist moves and universal manhood suffrage. The piece surveys its scenery from Mount Mansfield to Lake Champlain, its economy in dairy farming lumber and marble, and lists notable Vermonters and educational institutions.
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Vermont
Georgia
Pierce
Robert T. Lincoln
Manchester
Bennington
William Lloyd Garrison
of the Times
John F. Winslow
Lake Champlain
Lake Willoughby
Lake Dunmore
Silver Lake
Mount Mansfield
White Mountains
Adirondacks
St. Johnsbury
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Arlington
Robert Frost
Shaftsbury
Chester A. Arthur
Poultney
Horace Greeley
Salmon P. Chase
Randolph
Peacham
Thaddeus Stevens
Eugene Field
Newfane
Samuel Champlain
Canada
Long Lake
la Motte
Isle la Motte
Jacobus de Warm
Chimney Point
University of Vermont
Norwich University
Northfield
Bennington College
Middlebury College
St. Michael's
Winsocki
Trinity
Burlington
Green Mountains
Killington
Ellen
Lincoln
Camel’s Hump
Mansfield
Jay
Green Mountain State
Price controls fight and Washington bridge push dominate
John L. Lewis outlines a high stake strike tactic as Congress debates price control with Save OPA campaigns gaining steam. Richard Welch wins White House access to press for a San Francisco Oakland bridge while Navy opposition lingers.
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John L. Lewis
Washington
White House
Hardhitting
Richard J. Welch
California
Welch
Hoover
Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Congress
Dick Welch
San Francisco
Oakland
Navy
Bay Area
Truman
OPA
Vermont’s path from independent republic to statehood
The article traces Vermont from its dispute over sovereignty with New York and New Hampshire, through the Green Mountain Boys era, to its declaration of independence in 1777, the Westminster convention, and eventual admission as the 14th state in 1791 with Montpelier as capital in 1805.
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Vermont
Texas
New York
New Hampshire
Catamount
Bennington
The
Green
United States
Montpelier
Epigrammed Wit on Fortune and Virtue
A compact collection of Latin and Greek maxims on self mastery reason and virtue. Notable lines include Horace Ovid Claudian Publilius Syrus and Washington Irving praising restraint wisdom and resilience. The brief page highlights enduring counsel from classic and later authors.
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Eye St
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Geoon Mountain State
Toll Road House
Mt. Mansfield
Mortimer R. Proctor
House of Representatives
Paul Porter
Chester Bowles
Porter
Bowles
CPA
Chester
Missouri
Nellie
Ethel Noland
Independence
Noland
Associated Press
North Delaware Street
University of Pennsylvania
Wharton School of Finance and Commerce
Civilian Production Administration
Horace
Ovid
Claudian
Publilius Syrus
Washington Irving
J. W. Taylor Uvalde
Marshall
Capital City College
Washington, D. C
Musical Instruments
Maple Music Shop
Maple Ave
Newark
N. J
U. S
C.O.D
DIXIE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Micha
Oan
Doan
Doans
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