Truman Budget Pushes Record 1933 Spending Plan
Editorial argues President Truman’s 1933 spending plan would set a new record despite no wartime need. With expenditures at 83.4 billion and receipts near 7.1 billion, a 14.4 billion shortfall is seen unless Congress raises taxes or trims the budget. The piece urges citizens to contact their congressmen to oppose expansive programs and demand spending restraint.
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Truman
Congress
St. Lawrence Seaway
Hell’s Canyon
Hell's Canyon
St. Lawrence
Teenager Ends All Night Call Spree in Los Angeles
In Southern California a 17 year old girl left a telephone booth at o o clock after talking with her boyfriend for seven hours and thirty minutes. She proclaimed their deep love and walked away as onlookers watched. The piece references Berkley Oak Hill Mulines and similar places.
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Los Angeles
Berkley
Oak Hill
Mulines
America's slave-world of narcotics traps teens in days to weeks
Don Whitehead probes the teen narcotics trap, showing how a first cocaine or heroin hit can lead to addiction within three days to six weeks. The report cites Bureau of Narcotics records and Senate investigations, detailing how marihuana use often precedes harder drugs, the lure of "reefers," and the progression to sniffing cocaine, heroin injections, theft, crime, and ruined lives. It includes vivid testimony from a Baltimore reefer story and the Chicago example of Al, a high schooler drawn into the narcotics underworld, with street peddlers perpetuating the supply in cities nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Don Whitehead
Washington
U.S Bureau of Narcotics
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Baltimore
Reefer
U.S Narcotics Bureau
Chicago
al Attented
Raleigh Register and Beckley Papers Billing Notice
Public notice from Beckley Newspapers Corporation detailing publication schedule and subscription rates for the Raleigh Register. Includes status as second class mail and regional distribution to Beckley Wat and Hinton West Virginia. Mentions pricing for daily and Sunday, six months and one year, plus tax and address-change instructions.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckley Wat and
Hinton
W. Va
National
STORY
Saoors & Nley Inc
New York
Paladelphia
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Setteweegvese
Ketee Owen Ee
West Virginia
Men’s Clothing Ideology Sparks 20th Century Rebellion
Relman Mokin laments the heavy male wardrobe and its discomfort while noting a growing fashion rebellion. He cites the Australian bush jacket as a practical alternative, observes trend shifts in Hollywood offices, and forecasts a 1952 campaign for reform in men’s attire.
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Max
California
Hollywood
United States for European Old Idea
The article traces the long history of European unity ideas led by Churchill and Eisenhower. It notes proposals from 1830 to postwar efforts, the formation of groups in 1947, and the push toward a European Council and Assembly, highlighting economic ties, the North Atlantic Pact, and a potential United States of Europe amid Europe’s economic strain.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Europe
United States of Europe
France
Winston Churchill
Britain
Churchill
United Europe
Independent League of European Federalists
Union of European Federalists
Richard Coudenhave Kalergi
European Parliamentary Union
Fulbright
Arkansas
Congress
United Nations
International Committee For the Coordination of Movements For European Unity
International Committee For Coordination
European Assembly
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Council of Europe
European Army
Public Service Quip Highlights Unpaid Zoning Committees
A local column reflects on citizens who volunteer on the Planning and Zoning Commission without pay and the community’s limited recognition. It recalls a Churchill broadcast in Britain’s relation to America, a fire's toll on the Arthur Wills family, and ongoing charitable efforts for the Willies. It also notes a birth certificate mix up at the county clerk and a bus line complaint about Main Street parking.
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Planning and Zoning Commission
E. £. Bibb
Commission
Arthur Wills
Cherry Creek
Park Street
Ayve
Crewe Maples
No Big Steel Strike Likely as Talks Continue in Washington
Federal conciliators say a steel strike is avoidable as unions and industry are urged to concede, with a pay rise likely around 10 cents an hour rather than the 18.5 cents sought. Truman warns against a walkout in a crucial year while U S and Britain clash on policy, and atomic artillery advances draw committee scrutiny. Styles Bridges hints at Eisenhower bid. aides Powell and Wyman enter New Hampshire primary scene.
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Ice Harbor
Hartwell
Metro
Tvé
Appropriations Committees
Congress
Washington
Steelworkers
Steel Companies
CIO
United Steelworkers
Truman
Britain
United States
Great Britain
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Nevada Desert
Army
Capitol Hill
New Hampshire
Senate
Styles Bridges
Wesley Powell
Louis c. Wyman
Bridges
Powell
Charles W. Tohey
Wyman
Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
From Chicago to the White House EEO FO the Witte House
Chicago hosts the 1952 national political convention with television debut as parties stage shows for a large audience. The piece notes Chicago’s history of breaking precedent since Lincoln and Roosevelt’s era, reflecting on how conventions here shape national politics.
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Chicago
White House
Witte
John Flemnbower
Central Press
Politicos
Downstate
Tilinois
Abraham ‘Lincoln
Republican Party
Franklin
D. Roosevelt
Looking Backward Today Years Ago Invasion and Politics
A retrospective recalls 1940 events including Japanese landings on New Britain, executions in the Philippines, and wartime funding for 33 090 warplanes. It notes 20 years ago Roosevelt’s nomination tactics, Central American unrest, term limits, and Chicago political theater from 1916 to 1940 with vivid anecdotes about conventions and notable moments.
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New Britain
Philippines
House
Stanaford
Prince Station
Salvation Army
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Central America
Cerfisms and Convention Drama Caption 1952
A collage of witty anecdotes and political theater from 1920 to 1952 highlights Czarina fashion and backhanded courtesies, spa jokes, and the lively parade of party conventions. It recalls Harding era steamrolling and Davis McAdoo compromises amid Chicago’s presidential drama.
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Orchestra Hall
Teddy
Harding
Senate
Chicago
New York
John W. Davis
al Smith
Wiliam Gibbs McAdoo
A Prayer by James C Kinard in Newberry CG
A short devotional prayer asks for God’s guiding hand and comforting peace through the merciful ministry of Jesus who walked through suffering to bring eternal life. The petition is dated with a signature from James C Kinard of Newberry CG.
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