Senate finance panel backs cutting US debt limit by 25 billion
The Senate finance committee, with bipartisan support, urges reducing the legal US debt ceiling from 300 billion to 275 billion. It argues that a lower limit would force living within current revenues, end deficit financing, and reshape government spending and subsidies toward a pay as you go system. Senator Byrd hails the vote as a step toward fiscal responsibility.
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Virginia
Winchell Gossip and Postwar Jests in Taunting City Scene
Washington correspondent reports at the Stork and New Yorker rally the crowd with lampooning remarks about Wineheil and a costly column, while quips land on Porter songs, Wright brothers, and a jet speed record. Walter Winchell style satire mixes with wartime political chatter and UNRRA officials debating postwar food policy.
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Wineheil
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Broadway Nuisance Quips and Classic Theater Banter
Excerpts from Ashton Stevens column in the Chicago American include quips about Broadway nuisance and nylons, LaGuardia jokes, Heywood Broun napping at a flop, and a publicity mishap involving John Barrymore and a leftmost caption. It recalls witty showbiz lore and early 20th century theater culture with sharp asides about publicity and portraits.
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Ashton Stevens
Chicago American
World! By Elsie Robinson A veteran’s angry plea for peace
A long letter from a returning soldier venting frustration over unfulfilled postwar promises. He laments unemployment, housing shortages, and a shaky U N peace plan while recalling fallen comrades. He questions if sacrifices mattered and insists progress comes through repeated effort and belief in a future beyond despair.
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Midway
Seguin Mayor Starke Elected South Texas Chamber President
May 9 1936 Max Starke serving as mayor of Seguin was elected president of the South Texas chamber of commerce. Also noted is a 1924 proposal for a memorial movement in honor of Irie George W Brackenridge and the plan to convert the Lone Star sunken garden into an amphitheater. A nine month span shows violators of the Volstead act appearing before U S Commissioner R J Edwards totaling 1.
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South Texas
George W Brackenridge
Lone Star
Phil Wright
Liberalism, unions, and the dangers of compulsion
Westbrook Pegler argues liberalism has become a tool for union power and government overreach. He compares closed shops and check-offs to Mussolini era tactics, cites Roosevelt era subsidies and wage controls, and warns of censorship, taxation, and organized intimidation by unions. He recalls clashes with John L. Lewis and Petrillo and condemns coercive practices as antithetical to individual rights.
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Teamsters
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Petrillo
Germany
Italy
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News Behind News on Moscow’s Setbacks in Europe
Washington assesses Soviet political action as losing ground in postwar strategy. Browder talks in the Kremlin signal potential shifts. French referendum defeats a centralized Communist constitution, while British Labor and CIO unions move to ban Communist members. Browder travels to Russia amid questions of renewed cooperation with capitalism and the fate of CP strategy.
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Clash of Statism Dictating World Conflict
Paul Mallon argues that fascism has fallen as a world power and that the future struggle pits democracy and capitalism against communism and totalitarianism. He contrasts socialism, communism, and various systems, predicting a broader ideological clash with the Kremlin’s moves shaping events.
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Disease of the colon explains diverticulosis and diverticulitis
The article describes diverticulosis where diverticuli form in the large bowel and diverticulitis when they become inflamed. Early diagnosis via colon X ray or sigmoidoscopy helps prevent severe pain, with symptoms ranging from dull abdominal ache to alternating diarrhea and constipation. It notes possible causes including repeated inflammation, chronic constipation, and tumor growth in some cases.
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Norman P. Henderson
London
Diet Advice From Dr Bundesen Purports Bland Menu
Dr H N Bundesen prescribes a bland diet avoiding excess roughage and highly seasoned foods. The text stresses steps to prevent constipation and references a 1946 publication by Capy l, Khig Fens Synd Inc. The SAN ANTONIO LIGHT notes Associated Press rights and publication details for the paper.
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