Weekly News Analysis on Labor Law and Atlantic Pact
The piece reviews the Taft Hartley repeal debate in the Senate with Thomas of Utah urging quick action and AFL CIO leadership trading four amendments. It also covers the North Atlantic Pact Article 5 debate, noting concerns over war powers and congressional oversight, and cites Carleton Shugg on plutonium production at Hanford during an atomic energy panel hearing.
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Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Labor Committee
John L. Lewis
AFL
CIO
Organized Labor
Thomas
Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Cleveland
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
George
Pepper
Fla
Roosevelt
Hanford
Washington
Carleton Shugg
Atomic Energy Commission
Shugg
Senate Appropriations
Unemployment rise sparks wary economists and youth toil
U.S. jobless numbers climbed by 273000 between April and May, totaling over 3.25 million and signaling a possible postwar high. The Census Bureau cited seasonal farm activity and a large share among high school and college students, while some leaders feared worsening conditions despite mixed signals. In Moscow, The Literary Gazette reviews foreign diplomats, journalists, and a Sergei Mikhalkov poem. Artificial heart research dominates a talk by Dr. Alfred Blalock, highlighting Dr. John Gibbon’s mechanical pump and plans for an artificial lung.
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U.S
Federal Bureau of the Census
Moscow
Literary Gazette
Soviet Union
Gazette
Sergei Mikhalkov
Sergei
Russia
Alfred Blalock
Baltimore
American Medical Association
Blalock
John Gibbon
Jefferson School of Philadelphia
Army Boss: Gray's rise to secretary of the army noted
Gordon Gray, a former buck private who rose to captain in Europe, is nominated by President Truman to be secretary of the army. At 40 he would be the youngest cabinet head, serving as undersecretary prior to the nomination and directing industrial mobilization.
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Uncle Sam
Gordon Gray
Truman
Gray
North Carolina
Kenneth C. Royall
Baltimore
Army
12Th Army Group
Europe
Winged Foot
U.S
Bill Dickey
Ted Williams
Bill
Ted
Prince Regent
Arkansas
Williams
Ash
Ty Cobb
Harry Heilmann
George Sisler
Rogers Hornsby
Bill Terry
Ralph Kiner
Pirate
Kiner
Mize
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Jet Fighter Tests Complete at Muroc Base
The United States Air Force announced completion of flight tests for the Lockheed F-90 at Muroc base California. Details released show a 26 000 pound aircraft climbing to 15 000 feet in 10 minutes with more performance yet to be disclosed.
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United States Air Force
Muroc
California
AMA Gags Fishbein on Health Plan Debate
The American Medical Association clipped the speaking freedom of Dr Morris Fishbein editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association by ordering him to stop writing or speaking on state medicine or political issues tied to the Truman national health insurance plan. Fishbein held no official post beyond editing duties.
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American Medical Association
AMA
Morris Fishbein
Medicine
Br. Fishbein
Journal of
The
Ireland Leads British Amateur as McCready Shines
Grantland Rice notes Ireland’s Sam McCready upstages Frank Stranahan and Willie Turnesa on a brutal 7200 yard par 74 course. He praises McCready’s 70 round, cites Walker Cup implications, and laments Scottish golf’s decline while praising Ted Williams as a top hitter and Ralph Kiner’s spring surge.
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Frank Stranahan l
Willie Turnesa
McCready
Turnesa
Stranahan
Build Own Fireplace For Picnics At Home Pattern
The notice promotes a do it yourself outdoor fireplace pattern with step by step directions. It advises checking local fire laws before building and choosing a site that minimizes smoke and heat impact on neighbors and vegetation. It explains foundation setup brick layout and materials quantities. Send 25 cents for Pattern No. and 25 cents for Picnic Table Pattern No. 22 to East Bird Pattern Company Pleasantville NY.
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Pany
Dept. W
Pleasantville
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