Rising federal payrolls in peacetime economy alarm Byrd panel
The Byrd chaired joint committee warns of a dangerous rise in civilian federal employment after the war. April payrolls grew by about forty thousand within the U S and nearly sixteen thousand abroad as non war agencies expand while war departments cut. The report urges action to curb what it calls a high cost of bureaucracy and criminal waste.
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Joint Committee of Congress
Byrd
Virginia
War and Navy Departments
United States
Army
Navy
Committee of Congress
Congress
Christopher Marlowe
Will Shakespeare
Dame Bull's
Roleign
Prophetic
Christopher Murlee
Aherris
Fables of Thespis and Shakespearean Echoes in Theater
A collage of theater lore surveys Thespis as inventor of dialogue and actor, cites figures from Merman to Olivier, and traces Euripides, Socrates, and Noel Coward through dramatic evolution. It notes Marlowe, ONeill, and Burlesque nods, with Mussolini and Spain’s hunger era shaping minds.
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Drama
Thespis
Ashe! Merman
Laurence Olivier
Pegler on politics rivaling sports in public passion
Pegler muses that Americans now embrace politics like sports, noting crowds seek entertainment and hate rather than civic consensus. He cites figures such as Mrs. Luce and Bowles, discusses Democratic and Republican dynamics, and compares wartime political theater to sports spectacles. The piece riffs on fundraising, punditry, and the blurring line between media, politics, and show business.
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New York
Giants
Garden
Carnegie Hall
Camracticus
Mrs. Luce
Chester Bowles
OPA
Rempsey
Tunney
Old Tex
Washington
Bowles
Thomas Hart
Connecticut
Democratic Party
Luce
Democratic
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tom Dewey
Henry Wallace
Dempsey
Firpo
Mirror of Your Mind by Lawrence Gould
Doctors have linked anger that is repressed to high blood pressure and possible health risks. If pressure remains high, see a physician or psychiatrist to uncover grudges or grievances behind the trouble. Anthropologist L P Mars says mass hysteria and witch doctor myths mislead on insanity.
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Lawrence Gould
L. P. Mars
Treatment of Burns By H N Bundesen
Severe burns threaten life through shock and fluid loss. Rush to hospital for prompt plasma or blood transfusions, then manage infection with penicillin. Maintain protein intake with meat milk eggs and water, and seek hospital care when possible for grafting and advanced care.
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Hara
Somers S. Sturgis
U. S. Army Medical Corps
Letter on strikes and arbitration suggestion
A retired Methodist minister proposes strict strike rules with a zero day notice and mandatory pay to force immediate mediation. If unresolved in 20 days, government judges would review bargaining outcomes with final, binding decisions. Also letter writer urges San Antonio curb salvage yards and rendering plants due to rat concerns.
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Sycamore Street
City of
San Antonio
Isabel Rodriguez
Revolution talk and ambulance plea in June 1986 file
From Files of A. Light 1986 reports Adolfo de la Huerta ex-president plans revolution in Mexico in the near future. Local officials urge commissioners to fund a public ambulance service. Rabbi Ephraim Fisch of Temple Beth will travel to Europe, and a fast plane pursuit is noted with a 160 miles per hour reference.
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Mexico
Adolfo de la Huerta
Toeing
Ephriam Fisch
Temple Beth
Sungay
Europe
Hollywood Merges Talents For New Marl borough Film Studio
Hollywood reports Hedy Lamarr forms Marl borough films with Arnold Pressburger and Douglas Sirk after two co productions. They plan Last Year’s Snow based on Don Tracy, featuring a complex web of romance and competition for the actress. Commerce and casting shifts include Ken Le B? eaus divorce, Dolores Moran, Burgess Meredith, John OHair, and Kay Francis.
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Hollywood
Lins
Hedy Lamar
Hunt Stromberg
Marlborough Films
Arnold Pressburger
Douglas Sirk
Hedy
Don ‘Tracy
Pressburger and
Sirk
George Sanders
Ken Bogeaus
Sinal
Hollywood Park
Dolores Moran
Charmer
Dolores
Ben
United Artists
Burgess Meredith
John OH
Tren Temortey
O'iara
Sawarra
Skirhali-Manning
Pal Ses
Pattern 9080 Dress Pattern Details and Ordering
Pattern 9080 offers sizes 2 to 6 with side seam stitching and drawstrings. Requires 218 yards of 35 inch fabric for the dress. Send 20 cents to The San Antonio Light Pattern Dept to receive pattern 9080 and the Marian Martin summer 106 pattern book with farmed home and beach wear patterns.
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San Antonio
San Analonio
Texas
Marian Martin
New York
Polio Epidemics and Classroom Woes From New Orleans Letters
A San Antonian now in New Orleans writes of no polio epidemic despite poor sanitation claims and puzzled doctors. She recalls a six year old in progressive school misbehaving, a piano climbing course, and sand-filled pockets. She questions upbringing, schooling, and a niece private school, noting her child’s persistent cold and milk drinking.
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New Orleans
Texas
Wefere
Ascrivan
Ciaghorn Iwang
Lovelorn Soldier Seeks Path After Wives Divorce Request
A wounded veteran writes from a hospital asking whether to fight his wife’s divorce demand. He is 32, married six and a half years, wife 25, and he pleads for patience until he recovers. The piece discusses two questions: can she be persuaded to wait and is she worth fighting for, amid his desire to keep their home and family.
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Mise Fairtex
Tam
Imic
Suez
Agai
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