Two Key Security Bills Blocked in Congress
The sixtieth Congress fails to enact universal military training and the Mundt Nixon bill, leaving both as unfinished business. Advocates argue universal training would deter war and bolster national defense, while Mundt Nixon would fortify against communism through institutional safeguards. Both are seen as essential and will be revived in the next Congress.
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Rules Committee
House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
Sby
Department of Defense
Army
America
Walter Winehell On Broadway Heartbeat
A fast montage of society figures and entertainment notes from New York in 1944. It mentions Mrs Andrei Gromyko leaving a swanky Colony restaurant, William Fowell at a party, and Gregg Sherwood shopping for a trousseau at Wilma's amid merger chatter. Other items include a Hampshire House wedding set for July 29, a parade of celebrity guests, and a remark about Doris or Lina Basquette marrying in Baltimore. The page also notes Annie Lyman serenades, a cover tease about Beryl Wallace at the American Weekly, Nanette Gull Sorel taking charge of Trans-Records, Evelyn Walsh MacLean's Duesenberg now a local cab, and talks of dual marriages and a stalled Henry Morgan divorce.
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Andrei Gromyko
William Fowell
Powers Mouvel Gregg Sherwood
Trousseau
Wilma‘s
Walter Slewin
Hampshire House
Flowersirens
Ie N. Y. Yankees
Dwight Eisenhower
Paramount
St. Moritz
Mgr. W. E. Gil
Lina Basquette
Baltimore
Leslie House
Tommy Lyman
Erin
Morton Downey
Wendell Willkie
Midnighter
Beryl Wallace
Delilah
Beryl
Exetropera
Nanette Gull Sorel
Trans-Records
JUNE 26 1988 Governors Jitters From Campaign Managers
Ten and twenty years ago column recalls jitters among gubernatorial candidates as campaign managers fret over a peculiar platform from Ft. Worth influencer W Jee O Daniel. The piece cites the man’s eclectic platform blending the Ten Commandments and humorous stunts with political critique.
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Don Polltico
W. Jee O'Daniel
Ft. Worth
O'Daniel
Tess Johnson
Health Talk Warns Against Prolonged Bed Rest
A 1948 health bulletin warns that extended bed rest harms nearly every body system. It notes risks include pneumonia from secretions, embolism from clots, pressure sores, muscle contractures, brittle bones in the elderly, bladder and kidney stones, indigestion, constipation, and mood changes. It urges active movement tailored to individual needs to prevent these complications.
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T 'S
Lapyright
Kuw Feat
Gaering Down On the News in Philadelphia
Arthur Bugs Barr presents a critical, satirical take on Republican candidates at a Philadelphia event. He mocks Bricker’s platform, compares speakers to timeless symbols, and notes the absence of Ike Eisenhower while hinting at future political shifts and campaign antics.
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Arthur “Bugs Barr
Philadelphia
INS
Patriots
Belnet Commandos
Republican Party
Mirror Mind on Hypnotism and Social Dynamics
Robert W Marks argues that female friendships often defend against men and view women who prefer men as traitors. The piece notes crowds influence behavior through suggestion, while true hypnosis renders unconsciousness. It concludes that neurotic symptoms vary and treatment can improve mental health, citing wartime experiences and postwar insights.
Dewey Rally Marks Republican Return in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia after long drought, Republicans push Dewey for a second term amid denouncements of Roosevelt administration. The piece notes Dewey’s reputation as a prosecutor and fidelity to office, contrasts with Roosevelt era figures, and hints at looming political battles over tax records and cabinet appointments. It also paints the crowd, venue conditions, and tense mood of the convention flow.
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Philadelphia
Tacy
Thomas E. Deway
New York
Roosevelt
Washington
Eneers
Franklin D
Roose
Velt
Ickes
Morgenthau
Eleanor the Great
Migny
Winston Churchill
London
Lord Beaverbrook
Tom Dewey
Elliott
Jimmy
Hall Roosevelt
Eleanor
Westbrook Pegler on a 1930s political convention scene
The piece satirizes a political gathering with sharp portraits of figures like Clarence Kelland and Herbert Hoover. It recalls stage antics and an orchestra led by Meyer Davis, praising Melton’s Republican-leaning performance while condemning Hollywood trash and linking Hoover’s farewell address to future schooling.
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Clarence Budington Kelland
Arizona
Xelland
Ohio
Wisconsin
Niagaras
Meyer Davis
Roosevelt
Eleanor the Great
New York
Jimmy Petrilin
Davis
New Deal
Swanee River
Columbia
Dixie
Herber Hoover
Mberty
Herbert Hoover
Hollywood
James Melton
Melton
Hollywood Gossip Buoyant Amid Baby News and Broadway Buzz
MGM promises Kath Grayson a post birth project while the Johnston household grows by one. Roz Russell eyes Broadway with Bloomgarden circling offers, and Sirens of showbiz mingle with London chatter as Edith Summerskill hosts and Glenn Ford hovers over a Christmas reinvention.
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Hollywood
INS
MGM
Kathis Grayson
Johnny Johnston
Kathryn
Wee Sinner
Bee Ryder
Mario Lauza
Sacheres
Bruce Manning
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Navy
Walter Winehell
Jim
Engibeh
Evelyn Walsh
Lean
Duesenberg
Ipis
Tommy Higgins
Augusta Wolfe
Harding
Switzerland
Henry Morgan
Shige W. W. McCrory
Mstrict Court
William B. Krempkau
Mexico
Diaz
Salvation Army
Offios I
Dr. Herman N
Bundesen
Frelonged Rest
Gaering Down
Philly
White House
Bricker
Epee Fm
Feathers On
William Jennings Bryan
Florida
Burke Cowrat
Ingersoll
Blaine
Taft
Dewey
MacArthur
Vandenberg
Slassen
Ike Eisenhower
Uke
Lawrence Gould
Robert W. Marks
Seabright
King Feat
Bynd
Ing
Treasury
Harry Hopkins
Edgar Hoover
Harold Iikes
Coat Guard
E Intarlor
Hinete
Camden
B.G
Philadelphie
By Westbrook Pegler
Dorothy Manners
Rosalind Russell
Broradway
Freddie Brisson
Kermit Bloomgarden
Roz
Kenneth White
Bloomgarden
John O'Shaunessy
Command Decision
Broadway
Louella
Europe
Sonja Henle
Osta
Coneht
Sonja
Dane Andrews
Norway
Kate Messel
Celeste Holm
Lop
House of Commons
LI Rave
Edith Summerskill
England
Chiang Kai Shek
Anthony Eden
Slean Ford
Eleanor Parker
Dinah Shore
George Montgomery
Lake Seeley
Glenn
Mireacle
Milton Holmes
Bolywood
Vine Streets
Glenn Ford
Louella Parsons
Hedy la Marr
Paris
Billy Wilder
Hallywood
Barbara Stanwyck
Bob Taylor
Bob
Marjorie Weaver
Ore
Leigh Elen- Briggs
Don Briggs
Norrow
San Antonio
Tote Tat
Henest
San_Aw Suere
Oman
Conrresa
Marc
Mister Breger
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