Impartial Groups Explore Small Business Flaws
Washington column analyzes the Committee for Economic Development and the National Planning Association as they study small business weaknesses. The CED’s Paul Hoffman leads research on how to reach independent firms, while the NPA examines collective bargaining’s impact on industrial peace.
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Committee For Economic Development
National Planning Association
CED
Ail
Paul Hoffman
Studebaker Corporation
Raymond Rubicam
Hoffman
Madison Avenue
New York City
Chambers of Commerce
NPA
Labor Act Passes Despite Presidential Plea
The Senate vote tipped 331 to 83 to override Truman’s veto on the labor bill as rain and corn crop concerns loom. Opponents failed in a late bid to sustain the veto, facing a sharp, partisan clash in a Republican-controlled Congress.
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Alben Barkley
Dem
Senate
Truman
Congress
Miners Strike Expands After Taft Hartley Passage
A spontaneous walkout of about 180000 soft coal miners closes at least 41 mines across 10 states. The protest follows the Taft Hartley Act. President Truman calls it a shocking piece of legislation while filibusters mark the longest in modern history. Rural floods threaten corn yields and prompt reexamination of grain exports as rains continue. Eisenhower resigns as army chief of staff to head Columbia University in New York, retaining five star rank and a as-expected military role.
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Sion
Glen H. Taylor
Dem
Idaho
Wayne Morse
Rep
Ore
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Columbia University
New York
Floyd L. Parks
War Department
Eisenhower
Columbia
Europe
Omar N. Bradley
Veterans’ Administration
Jacob L. Devers
Army Ground Forces
J. Lawton Collins
Army Public Information
Hisenhower
Nicholas Murray Butler
University
Far West Industrial Boom Postwar Growth documented
The Far West region comprising Arizona California Idaho Nevada Oregon Utah and Washington shows rapid postwar expansion in population income and industry. A New York Trust study notes World War II accelerated factory development power growth and labor supply with Far West jobs rising 68 percent and population up 31 percent since 1939 outpacing the national trend.
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Far West
United States
Index
New York Trust Company
Arizona
California
Idaho
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Practical Home Nurse Booklet No 81 Ad
Advice on home first aid and caregiving for accidents at home. Promotes Weekly Newspaper Service booklet No 81 with guidance on cleansing wounds eye care nosebleeds patient care newborns and more. Request by sending 25 cents to 243 West 17th Street New York 11 NY.
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New York
Printer Remains True to Type in Shifting Times
Jokes on changing roles and public trends mark a columnist note on beans, bathing costumes, and the two sides of every question. The piece wittily contrasts modern changes with old habits and cites talk behind backs as a constant.
Hungarian Physician Hypnotizes Zoo Animals in 1937
A Hungarian physician at Budapest Zoo demonstrated hypnosis on a dozen feared animals in 1937. He quieted a surly lion a bad tempered swan and a bear that had mauled its keeper, mainly by the tone of his voice.
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Budapest Zoo
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