Supreme Court Upholds Home Rule Rent Controls
The Supreme Court ruled the home rule rent control law valid, allowing states and cities to decontrol areas. The ruling followed quick oral arguments and a Summer 1950 expiration plan. Five million receiving public aid highlighted by Congress inquiry into low income families.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Congress
Tighe Wood
Justice Department
High Court
Kentucky
Hoover warns Congress on era of higher taxes and inflation
At a Washington gathering titled citizens' committee for the Hoover report, Herbert Hoover urged Congress and the President to adopt his commission's proposals for greater government economy and efficiency. He warned that federal outlays exceed 43 billion dollars with a five billion deficit and that risks loom from higher taxes and inflation. The press and public have shown strong support for the recommendations.
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Hoover
Congress
Hoover Commission
Laborites ousted in Australia and New Zealand shift
The piece notes a second Labor defeat in 11 days as voters reject socialism in Australia and New Zealand, with critics arguing the trend signals socialism's decline in the British commonwealth while Liberal leader Robert Gordon Menzies predicts a similar exit in Britain.
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Australia
New Zealand
Labor
Robert Gordon Menzies
Great Britain
Republicans Attack 1950 Census Income Questions
Twenty three GOP congressmen denounce the 1950 census plan requiring all persons over 14 to disclose income details. Critics cite legal authority and say the policy unfairly burdens small earners while the bureau asserts confidentiality and limited use. supporters say those earning over 10 000 can simply report a range.
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Brown
Ohio
Hinshaw
California
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Truman
Philip M Hauser
FBI
Butterflies Beetles and Cyanide A Vengeful Plot
Ellie and her husband Martin plot a murder to gain insurance. A deceiving plan with a staged confrontation ends when Martin dies from cyanide while Ellie claims he used it on insects. A detective discovers the laboratory of butterfly and beetle specimens over the garage.
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Ellie
Benny and Slick Dearborn Plan Escape After Bank Job Reveal
The Fiction Minute EMY overhears Sheriff Conrad discuss Slick Dearborn as Benny idolizes the outlaw. Benny alerts Slick that the sheriff and Deputy Hicks will pursue him for last week’s bank holdup and the two flee toward the canyon together.
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Slick
Benny Wise Up
Benny helps convict Slick after a canyon pursuit. Sheriff Conrad and Joe Hicks arrest the outlaw while Benny recovers from a beating and learns the lawmen trusted him all along. Benny realizes Sheriff Conrad is a swell guy and goes home with newfound respect.
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Slick
Slick Dearborn
Jobless Benefits Exhaustions Rise Amid High Employment
Officials in the federal Labor Department report more than 500000 U S citizens exhausted their unemployment benefit rights in the July September quarter. Despite high employment, many remained jobless after depleting all unemployment insurance payments. Weeks of benefits vary by state and signal potential future problems.
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Bureau of Employment Security
U.S
Department
Ber
Budget tensions as Truman tax plan looms in Key West
President Truman relaxes in Key West while Treasury Secretary Snyder visits amid expectations of a forthcoming budget message. Debate over raising 12 billion dollars in revenue stirs Congress as cabinet voices hint at tax reduction. Former cabinet member Henry Wallace faces fallout after outspoken comments.
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Key West
Fla
John Snyder
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
U.S
British doctor reconsiders quitting health program
Dr. E F St John Lyburn had opposed England's socialized program yet announced departure. He now returns to participate citing patient requests as the reason for his change of heart and decision to stay in the program.
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E. F St. John Lyburn
England
A Song for Comfort
A mournful poem reassures that God provides strength during grief. It echoes divine care and the promise that those who mourn are blessed. The speaker urges inner calm, recalling faith’s enduring support through sorrow and dark hours.
Crossword Puzzle From Last Week Acros
Readable clues show a crossword style list with Across and Down entries including detest fish top city pe a rare earth metallic element man s nickname flowed keg warlike people of Russia electrical engineer abbr twofold pet humble also put away for safe keeping pilaster exclamation people who jeer ancient wine cup body of water pronoun gazelles sesame variety market place is in debt march date down consecrate american philological fabbr denary additional coverlet hebrew letter scot famous hebrew prophet winged insect vat for fodder mother in law of Ruth biblical note shows scattered entries and partial clues
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Film Stars Scatter Across New York During Location Tour
Mez Gerhard Evelyn Keyes roamed New York for The Killer That Stalked New York while pausing at Pennsylvania Station and a lower East Side graveyard. Paulette Goddard lured to Caribbean yachting. Jimmy Durante debuts a dual role in The Great Rupert with a luxuriant beard. Jay Jostyn gets a ticket after being stopped en route to NBC. Chinook, Monogram’s Courage of Captain Plum, rises as a new canine star set to begin filming January 11 at Bartlett's Cedar Lake Big Bear.
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Lower East Side
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Rupert
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Terry Moore
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Bartlett
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