Truman Advisor Quits as Budget Talks Stir Public Debate
President Truman loses chief adviser Clack Clifford who resigns effective January after state of the union and budget messages. Observers expect little change in policy with calls for higher taxes and new welfare programs, while Congress shows resistance to tax increases. Citizens are urged to voice views to curb spending ahead of the next budget push.
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Truman
Clack Clifford
Bist Congress
Clifford
Congress
Roosevelt
White House
Fruman
George Washington
Franklin Roosevelt
Washington
Councilman Lows Attacks Beckley Newspapers Staff
Beasley councilman James Br. Lowe bluntly attacks Beckley Newspapers staff over annexation, sidewalk grade concerns, calling them cowards with no specificity. He rebuked the corporation president while implying, but not naming, more than 140 employees. Context recalls prior criticism of sidewalk and annexation decisions.
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James BR. Lowe
Beckley Newspapers
Eeclan
Prince Street
Lowe
The
Register
Council For
Benny, Ashe
Community debate over sidewalk safety and annexation errors
The piece criticizes sidewalk design by Worth and Anthony Palmer as dangerous and sloped for personal gain. It recalls Ashworth’s Prince Street influence and questions council inaction. It also condemns election missteps by City Recorder Laren and calls for accountability as Beckley plans progress.
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Prince Hil
William P. Laren
Calloway
Laren
Sprague
Lowe
Lat
Abere
Aoman
Beckley
Stabilized mediocrity in agriculture challenged by Farm Bureau leader
Allen Kline, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, denounced subsidies as promoting stabilized mediocrity in agriculture. He warned the policy sustains waste across vast croplands and padding costs for consumers, urging gradual cuts to end subsidies in a few years.
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America
Pacific Ocean
Phtins
Treament
Allen Kline
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farms Bureau
Washington
Do You Want More of It Money spent by 32 presidents
A two column summary from census and Treasury shows federal outlays for each of the 32 presidents through Roosevelt’s second term, excluding wartime 1941–45. It notes projected deficits and calls attention to Truman spending up to September 36, 1949 and cites large future requests amid unspecified programs.
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Census Bureau
U. S. Treasury
America
George Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman
Wasklike
Cern
Uscal
Dackeun van Luted
Idea Behl
Ias Jabasun
Tran Slaybrapts
Grant , Hayis
Nee Garteld
Cleveland
Erisen
Cleveland Kinley
Roosevest
MH Sonm Ooo
KGAT
Harding
Crikitae
Haver Cove
Time Consoles the Ugly And Mars the Beautiful
HAL BOYLE recalls youthful insecurities and aging beauty in a personal column. He describes junior high memories of a pretty classmate and self hatred, then notes that ugliness ages into rough resilience while beauty fades. He credits his wife Frances for blunt reassurance and labels him the rugged type.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Two-Bit booklet helps in filing income taxes
James Marlow notes that a 25 cent booklet provides detailed guidance for 1949 income tax returns. The government issue titled Your Federal Income Tax runs 138 pages and is published by the Internal Revenue Service.
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James Marlow
Wallington
Internal Revenue Bu
Rean
U. S. Government Printing Office
Washington
D. C
Devil In The Flesh: A 12 to 18 Year Old Love Story
A French boy narrates his transition from innocence to experience through a forbidden affair with Marthe Grangier, wife of a soldier. The tale explores maturation, family judgment, and social constraints in a small Marne town, penned by a young author who died at 20.
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Ray- Mel Radigwei
Kay Boxle
Aldous Huxley
New American
Marthe Grangier
Marne
France
Annes
Wne
Ant
Herq
Marthe
Ihe
Marthe Sho
Jacques
Herent
Sex Crimes and Custodial Hospitals Debate Civil Policy Changes
A panel of police, medical, and legal experts argues for new laws and custodial hospitals to prevent child sex murders. They cite patterns of attacks by elderly and young men, within families, and under publicity, urging psychiatric care, better training, and coordinated state centers to reduce recurrences.
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Howard Blakeslee
Associated Press
New York
America
Lin
Samuel S., Lerownz
Kings County
Brooklgn
Alfred Kinsey
J.fdgur Hoover
FBI
Charles Palt
Cincinnati
Leibowitz
J. Edgar Hoover
Charles P. Taft
International Association of Chiefs
Fedh
Jkils
C. C. Burlingame
Paul W. Tappan
New York University
New Jersey Commission For the Study of
Journal of Social Hygiene
Charles C. Thomas
Springfield
J. Paul de River
M7d
Los Angeles
Thomas
State End
Cn Legal
Acheson Appeals to 30 Nations Over Ward Case
Secretary of State Acheson sent notes to 30 nations seeking aid in protesting the detention and treatment of U S consul Angus Ward and four aides in Mukden. The move aimed to pressure Beijing by drawing in foreign governments on a matter tied to China’s need for imports and its fragile communications network. The notices suggested a strategic, delayed effect rather than an immediate resolution.
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Sigrid Arne
Washington
Acheson
U. S
Mukden
Angus Ward
State Department
United States
Moscow
Agheson
Ward
China
Europe
Russia
Liberal Supreme Court’s Habeas Corpus Push Sparks Backlash
The piece surveys the Supreme Court’s prisoner rights push, noting many habeas petitions lack merit yet receive full consideration. It cites Chief Justice Vinson on petition numbers, warns about workload shifts to lower courts, and references historic cases like Johnson v Zerost and McNabb as turning points.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Amien
Nn Donger
Iman
Vinson
High Court
Vineson
McNabb
Writhun-J ‘Gry
Tony Marino
Louis E. Goodman
U. S. District Court
San Francisco
Alcatraz
Alcatraz Law School
Goodman
Ad-libbing Starlets Energy Angers Stage Life
Hollywood interview with Donald Cook about Tallulah Bankhead portrays her energy and impulsive nature. He notes her stamina to stay awake after long nights and her rapid shifts from excitement to mood, yet emphasizes their professional harmony and long-running stage collaborations.
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Hollywood
Tallulah Bankhead
Dahling
Donald Cook
Donald
Ann Blyth
Sam Goldwyn
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