County Zoning Faces Reluctant County Officials
A Phoenix area opinion piece questions Maricopa County Planning Commission motives under the state zoning law. It criticizes Commissioner H. S. Abbott for cautious stance, argues zoning could protect home values, and urges clearer public action and potential legislative amendments to empower residents.
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Maricopa County
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
East Thomas
East Camelback Roads
Planning Commission
Phoenix
Commission
Gregg Irvine
Abbott
Picnic Push For CAP Bill From Arizona Expatriates
Arizona picnics hosted by expatriate societies urge voters from states like Iowa Minnesota Illinois and others to contact their U S representatives to back the Central Arizona Project bill. The piece urges letters telegraphs and ready materials to sway lawmakers and ensure passage.
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Iowa Society of Arizona
Encanto Park
Iowa
Congress
Arizona
Ernest W. McFarland
United States Should Break Ties With Hungary
The severance of relations with Bulgaria signals stronger U S policy against Russia. Hungary faces renewed retaliation after Robert Vogeler’s 15 year jail term on a dubious spy charge. The piece argues for withdrawing recognition from Hungary and other satellite governments to shift from containment to active counterattack.
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State Department
United States
Family of Nations
Bulgaria
Hungary
Russia
America
Robert A. Vogeler
Budapest
House Subsidized Housing for Middle Income Payors
Wall Street Journal column argues welfare tax burden falls on middle incomes while Congress considers a two billion dollar government housing subsidy. Critics ask who pays for subsidies when everyone is subsidized and middle earners shoulder most taxes.
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Senate
Editorials Of Current Interest Reprinted From Leading Newspapers
The piece praises Winston Churchill for language prowess and mocks British politics, citing his quips on dollops of dollars and Attlee era socialized programs. It imagines local echoes of Churchillian style and favors concise, old-fashioned phrasing.
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Winston Churchill
New International
England
Campagnier
America
Attlee
Atlantic
Spy Charges Not Unfounded
The McCarthy era debate is reviewed, with criticism of naming names and concerns over officials linked to leftist or Nazi pasts. It notes John Carter Vincent's staff in Bern, the ex Nazi translator, and Fuchs spy case fallout, arguing morale in diplomacy matters more than weaponry.
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Bern
George Ottlik
Ottlik
Bela Kun
Hungary
Pester Lloyd
Mr. Vincent
Switzerland
Ancent
Klaus Fuchs
Russia
Igor Gouzenko
Canada
Fitch
Allan Nunn May
MacKenzie King
Truman
Washington
Here
Fuchs
FBI
Far East
Tom Connally
Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
McCarthy
Fred Crawford
Michigan
Maryland
Congress
Ray Hanbury
Crawford
William
Ruth Peters
Alaska
Park
Miss Peters
Hains Point
Lovers’ Lane
Charles Apfelbeck
Try And Stop Me and the Lion Act Revival Joke
A humor item recounts Bobby Clark considering reviving a lion act with partner Mc Cullough. A side show manager taunts him with a fake offer and real lion in the cage. Clark mimics the lion’s reaction, delivering strong laughs as the real animal roars. Marion Dodd mails a Bible to Texas after a clerk’s query. Tallulah Bankhead counsels a failing playwright to cheer up.
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Bobby Clark
McCullough
Clark
Marion Dodd
Hampshire
Smith College
Texas
Northampton
Miss Dodd
Governor Garvey faces second Arizona session doubt
Legislators complain Garvey loaded the agenda signaling a second special session possibly after this one ends. An administration spokesman denied any present plan to reconvene, leaving the timeline to the legislators if they fail to pass the program by March 11. The House Rules Committee sharply curtails supplemental budgets, threatening a funding squeeze across agencies.
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Dan E. Garvey
Wire tapping targets U S senators in Truman era
Washington reports growing secret intelligence taps under the Truman administration. Senator Joe McCarthy’s phone exchanges with Richard Nixon trigger questions about the 400 names alleged subversives. The piece also notes past State Department scrutiny of McCarthy's list and warns against overreach.
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Washington
Truman Administration
Truman
Army
Navy
FBI
Joe McCarthy
Wisconsin
McCarthy
House un-American Activities Committee
Richard Nixon
California
Senate
State Department
Scott Lucas
Lucas
Prentiss Gilbert
Robert la Follette
la Follette
Gilbert
Dean Acheson
80Th Congress
Voice of America
Europe
Taft-Hartley Law Misunderstood In Labor Debates
An opinion argues the Taft-Hartley Act limits labor leaders like the CIO claims. It contends unions can expel dissenters for nonpayment of dues while leaders are not bound, and that the act does not protect rank and file members opposing leadership. The piece contrasts public portrayal with internal union power dynamics.
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CIO
United States
Pinkerton
National Labor Relations Board
Taft Hartley law defends individual voting rights in unions
By George E. Sokolsky argues Taft Hartley protects workers from union coercion and political coercion, preserving individual rights in voting and livelihood. It critiques reliance on unions for political funds and warns courts must uphold law over private judgment in social functions.
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United States
Streets of a City Drawn Like River Currents
The piece recalls historic streets as city souls. It contrasts busy downtown avenues with tree shaded homes. It notes Michigan Avenue Fifth Avenue Canal Street and Biscayne Boulevard as iconic anchors and describes street life in different seasons with vivid imagery.
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Chicago
Michigan Avenue
New York
Fifth Avenue
Miami
Biscayne Boulevard
New Orleans
Canal Street
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