Byrd Douglas and George Push Budget Cuts in Congress
Virginia's Harry Byrd leads a conservative budget plan aiming to cut Truman's 1949 budget from 42.139 billion toward 39.7 billion, with Illinois senator Iant Douglas and Georgia's George proposing further saves. They urge balanced funding without harming essential services or abroad commitments, though political expediency in an election year may limit action.
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Virginia
Harry Flood Byrd
Byrd
Truman
Congress
Iant Douglas
University of Chicago
Senate
Douglas
Georgia
George
Senate Finance Committee
Unis
Washington
Tide Can Turn With Courageous Men For Honest Government
The piece argues a slim chance to reverse patronage through a small group of economy advocates in Congress. It warns that public pressure could push President Truman to shift his stance in an election year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Truman
Cockfighting raids spur criticism of police attention
An old rural sport called cockfighting faces legal ban yet persists in America. A Clay County raid arrested 75 spectators and confiscated 15 roosters and cash while denouncing broader gambling in West Virginia.
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America
Clay County
West Virginia
Hite Gray County
Stophem
Beeson Beckley Air Link Drives Local Hopeful Airport Talk
James Johnston, a veteran now living in Beckley, presses for the Penman airport completion to shorten travel time home from duty. Pilots on layover praise Beckley as a potential stop. locals seek smoother civilian air access and stronger routes between Charleston and Roanoke.
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James W. Johnston
Uncle Sam
James Johnston
Seret, Johnston
Fork Knox
Serel Fohnston
Beckley
West Virginia
Penman
Johnston
Autiner
Louisville
Lexington
Rosasco
Jamnst
Eastern Airlines
Charleston
Roanoke
Berkley
Vicinity
Rusasco
Sergi
Case of the Elf the Hen and Her Henpecked Husband
A busy, henpecked husband freed a tiny elf from a mouse trap who offers wishes. The elf turns his wife into a bantam hen, but the husband learns that appearances bring new problems. The spell ends in danger as the elf vanishes via a mouse hole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Razzino
Gazzino
Eluck
Basis for Middle Income Housing Bill in Senate
President Truman seeks a housing program for middle income families and a Senate bill outlines a cooperative model. It would start with government funds through the NMCHC to finance housing cooperatives, with loans repaid over 50 years and stock purchases by members. The plan evolves toward private ownership of NMCHC and government guarantees up to 2.0 billion.
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James Marlow
AP Stott
Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
Elouse
Tan American Legion Post
Housing and Home Finance Agency
HHFA
HETEA
Tte Foan
THIFA
Jayecey
HEPA
Callext
National Mortgage Corporation For Alousing Cooperatives 11
WMCHC
NMCHC
Co-Op
Corppe
Banks Says Women Seek Romance Over Violence In Films
Producer Polan Banks argues women stay away from violent male oriented pictures, preferring romance and sacrifice driven stories. He cites his own works The Great Lie and Carriage-Entrance and notes actresses favor playing bad women, while Joan Crawford remains highly publicized.
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Hollywood
Polan Banks
Cary Grant
Bob Mitchum
Joan Crawford
Cath
Ketling
Banks
Rene Davis
Mary Astor
Ava Gardner
Wartime GI Romances Leave 13,000 Illegitimate German Children
In occupied Germany, about 13,000 illegitimate children with American fathers exist per German welfare data through September 1949. Chaplains say the issue dominates postwar life as illegitimate births rise with American soldiers, civilians, and local women.
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U.s.-Occupied
Germany
James Devlin
Frankfurt
U.S. Army
John O. Woods
Pittsburgh
U.S
Berlin
United States
Welfare Office
Associated Press
Artificial Insemination Ethics Spark Medical and Legal Debates
The piece surveys the moral and legal challenges of artificial insemination, including who may consent, potential adultery and inheritance issues, patient secrecy, donor ethics, and the uncertain liability for physicians. It notes scarce court action but growing concern among doctors and lawyers.
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Ay Clarke Beach
AFP
Washington
Hermann N. Sanders
Manchester
United States
Weither
New York City
New York
One Worker Out of Eight Paid by U S Government
An Associated Press survey shows government payrolls nearing 22 billion dollars annually, with about 7.7 million workers nationally paid by federal, state, and local governments. Federal outlays rise under a Truman budget plan for fiscal 1951, as civilian and military pay scales push totals higher.
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U.S
Charles Molony
Washington
Associated Press
Commerce Department
Truman
Congress
Military Departments
Defense Establishment
Post Office
Veterans Administration
Census Bureau
The Man Who Bought The Waldorf Life of Conrad Hilton
A portrait of Conrad N. Hilton, the hotel magnate who built a vast chain including the Waldorf and Plaza. The book surveys his rise from an innkeeper to a diversified hotel empire, with profits from Los Angeles properties and key holdings, and notes on his personal life and politics.
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Waldorf
Conrad N. Hilton
Thomas Ewing Nabney
Duck, Sloan & Yearee
The
Plaza
Dabney
Hilton
San Antonio
N. M
Shee Texas Hotels
Dallas
Stevens
Palmer House
Roosevelt
Clark
Los Angeles
Town House
el Rancho Vegas
The Foolishness of God Versus Human Wisdom
A short biblical reflection notes that what is deemed foolish by humans is wiser than human wisdom, citing the verse Corinthians 1 25. It emphasizes divine paradox and transcendence over worldly intellect.
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Bob
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
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Shirtley Donnelly
Crab Orchard Church
Sam Bakorn
Sam L. Raborn
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Boyle
Trig
Thean Dave
USA
Pere
Paglarle
Paes
Cean
Elf
U. S
Army
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