Big Business Criticized in Taft Hartley Debate
Weekly analysis covers Labor Law battles as Sen. Morse attacks big business defense of Taft Hartley while Taft is praised for balance. U S unemployment rises to 3 million with experts split on looming five million danger. Seasonal job declines and Easter trade weigh on outlook as officials note benefits up 62 000 to 1 784 000 in mid February.
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Taft
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United States
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Federal Bureau of Labor
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Bureau of Employment Security
Charles E. Wilson
General Electric
Senate Labor Committee
L. R. Boulware
Wilson
Russians warn must stay prepared for war in new Red Army anniversary address
Soviet Marshal Bulganin in a day of the Red Army anniversary warned that the United States is the main potential foe and urged vigilance by the armed forces to defend socialism. He accused U S ruling circles of aggression and world domination.
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Red Army
United States
Bulgaria
Bulganin
S. S. Shatilov
of the Armed Services
Mind Over Gastronomics Won Paul H. Smith’s Decision
At Ann Arbor Michigan University of Michigan junior Paul H Smith was ready to hug for eating capacity honors but reconsidered. He feared the contest could reflect on himself and his fraternity invoking the idea of reflection over appetite as a higher priority. Fraternity men nationwide redirected focus to academic tasks.
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University of Michigan
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Rose Bowl
Buchanan
Great Britain
Supreme Court
Getting Hot in Florida Governor Warren Runs Bookies Ragged
Florida faced a hot crackdown as Governor Fuller Warren strengthens an edict against bookies who take race bets. Bookies reportedly went underground, telegraphic race-result services suspended, and most reports say bookies are out of work except for a few runners. The outlook remained unsettled.
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Down
Death Spray: Nazis Had It
A postwar Utah tale describes a fatal chemical spray called tabun stored in Bavarian caves and feared for its ability to kill quickly through clothing and gas masks. U S Army engineers oversaw destruction of 125000 tons while 1000 tons were sent to Aberdeen proving grounds.
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Army Proving Grounds
Aberdeen
Maryland
Woman on probation lands job after check swindle
Charlotte Kierstein, 23, previously jailed on a check swindle verdict, was repeatedly fired by employers. After her request to jail was granted, media coverage sparked a flood of job offers, suggesting her past may not hinder new employment.
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A Bombe Dilemma How To Tell Americans About A Boms
Government officials acknowledge they lack a clear plan to inform the public about A-bombs while preventing global disclosure. They admit no effective home defense strategy exists, and emphasize the difficulty of keeping such information at home.
North South clashes echo Buchanan era politics in Washington
Washington memoir recounts early sectional tensions from 1848 to Lincoln, detailing mob action, militia recalls, and court rulings affecting Dred Scott. It notes Buchanan's southern sympathies, the Lodge statue fight, and a hidden Meridian Park monument to the president.
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White House
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Buchanan
Dred Scott
Supreme Court
Broadway Lights Showbiz Notes and Cast Updates
Henry Fordei quietly backs several Broadway hits while producer John C. Wilson is named in his mother's will for a young mint. Martin Kingsley from Red Gloves played with Tommy Harmon at Michigan. Jerry Colonna appears with gray hair retaining a black mustache. The new musical He & She with Ogden Nash and Vernon Duke lyrics is in readied form with Sono Osato and Lionel Stander aboard and Jose Ferrer directing. Cost cited at $165,000.
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John C. Wilson
Martin Kingsley
Red Gloves
Tommy Harmon
Michigan
Jerry Colonna
He & She
Ken Englund
Ogden Nash
Vernon Duke
Sono Osato
Lionel Stander
Jose Ferrer
The Cinemagicians and Hollywood Depression Discussed
One Variety column blames misinformed pundits for spreading talk of a Hollywood depression. A second piece notes that television could lift the film industry financially while the Motion Picture Relief Fund faces a 329G deficit and needs relief.
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Variety
Chairman Dies After Brawling Debate with Walter Winchell
Former chief prober writes that the chairman, who left Washington for his Texas home, died after a heated exchange with Walter Winchell. He had decided not to run for office again.
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un-American Activities Comm
Dies
Walter Winchell
Washington
Texas
Secretive Quail Named Across Five Genera in Arteries
The quail family is described as large and secretive, represented in Arteries by five distinct genera. This bird thrives in mountains and deserts as well as southern and western grasslands.
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