New Deal Apologetics in a War Fraud Debate
The Mead committee disclosures on war contract frauds spark left wing outrage as they accuse New Deal allies of corruption. The Nation’s Tris Coffin is cited arguing no evidence exists that Garssons defrauded the government. The piece questions political implications and urges voters to judge in November.
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Mead Committee
New Deal
Washington
Tris Coffin
Columbia Broadcasting
Garssons
Coffee
Vinye
Harry Cain
United States Senate
Department of Justice
New Deal Department of Justice
World famous diamond offered for 600000 in gold
One of the world’s largest diamonds, weighing over 43 karats, said to have a romantic lineage from the Khedive to Empress Eugenie through Alfonso of Spain, is advertised for sale by Jose Cluis of Ghent to Jack Werts of Dayton Ohio who seeks a passport to view it. Werts, a top US diamond dealer, is expected to bid amid a roving cast of celebrities and socialites gathered at a Waldorf Astoria jewelers convention.
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Chaumorgne-Coloret
Khedive Ismael
Eugenie
Suez Canal
Alfonso
Spain
Werts
U. S
Harry Winston
N.Y
Gloria Vanderbilt, Sr
Gloria Vanderbilt Stnkowski
Manhattan
Hesse
Margarita
Atl Jewelrt
Understanding jaundice and its diverse causes
Jaundice is a symptom, not a disease, varying with age and condition. It may reflect liver disease, bile duct blockage, or blood pigment issues, guiding treatment from bed rest and diet to potential surgery and diagnostic tests.
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King Fens. Syn, Inc
Mirror of Your Mind Reflections on Education and Attitudes
LAWRENCE GOULD debates whether education changes youth prejudices and social attitudes. He cites a Journal of Social Issues survey of 4623 white students showing knowledge of other races rises without changing impulses to act. He notes Britain’s newspaper penetration vs US sales and links density of population to world awareness.
Bernard Shaw Reflects on H. G. Wells as a Malice-free Man
Bernard Shaw writes of H. G. Wells as a complex figure who defied class labels yet remained amiable despite outspoken critiques. He recalls Wells's rise from modest origins, his prodigal temperament, self-made success, and the lively, unsparing wit that strained but never broke friendships.
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Bromley
Kent
H. G
Lenin
Dickens
Kipling
Teller
Kingdom
Jess
Erbert Wells
H. G. Wells
Esquire
Whistler
Jimmy
Douglas
Beatrice Webb
Texas divided into five states proposal shocks readers
An August 15 1986 column recalls James A Noe ex governor of Louisiana suggesting Texas be split into five states with a Ruey Long as a figure. It also notes a witness to an assassin and a blood transfusion amid tax debt figures for Bexar County reaching seven million dollars. The item contrasts with a 1924 note about blonde coeds fleeing a beauty school after a threat and mentions an open house at Sam C Bennetts Gramercy Place addition.
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James A. Noe
Louisiana
Texas
Lan
The Ghost and Mrs Muir star Gene Tierney May Come
Hollywood reports that Gene Tierney may join Rex Harrison in The Ghost and Mrs Muir after a long shooting schedule on Razor’s Edge, with a later October start for The Ghost and Mrs Muir and Tierney’s recovery period. Andre de Toth signs exclusive contract for The Next Picture, and Fanny Brice negotiates final script terms for The Life of Billy Rue. Other notes include Lana Turner buying a Brentwood home, Patti Andrews injured, Tom Drake with Marilyn Maxwell, and Ty Power as best man in Las Vegas.
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England
Las Vegas
Lawaki
Paul Douglas
Doris Duke
Leroy Sanitarium
Marlene Dietrich
Stollywoot
Paris
Paramount
Marie ‘Hellinger
U. S Air Conditioning Corporation
Buckham Palace
Hollywood
INS
Charlie Einfeld
David Niven
Barbara Stamwyel
David May
Niven
Stanwyck
Andre de Toth
Rush
Winter
David Loew
Veronica Lake
Mrs. Muir
Fred Kohlmar
Gene Tierney
Rex Harrison
Jin R. A. Dick
Gene
Amber
T. A Chencé
Fanny Brice
Billy Ruze
Billy
Fanny
Lana ‘Turner
Brentigood
John Henrys
Orson Welles
New York
Patti Andrews
The
Andrews Sisters
Atlantic City
Dan Topping
Sonja Heine
Tom Drake
Marilyn Maxwell
Biltmore Bowl
Marilyn
Andrew Stone
Irene Hervey
Willy Alan Jones
del Mar
San Diego
State of the Union
Los Angeles
Arthur Lithe
Letha Smith
Ty Power
Paul Lukas
Canada
Forest Hills
Charles Trenet
Ciro
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