Tax reduction debate sparks Truman Knutson clash
Congressman Knutson asserts federal income taxes could drop as much as twenty percent next year if Republicans seize Congress. President Truman ridicules the claim, while critics accuse the Democrats of deficit spending and wasteful growth, urging thrift and smaller government. The piece defends GOP urgency for tax relief and fiscal restraint.
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Representative Knutson
Minnesota
Truman
Mr. Knutson
Knutson
Republican Party
Congress
Democratic Party
Wastress
United States
Drive Against Fifth Hearst Drive Backed by Detroit Group
Southwest Detroit Community Council adopts a resolution supporting William Randolph Hearst drive against salacious books. It petitions Detroit officials to enact and enforce measures to curb publication sale and distribution, urging mayor Edward Jeffries and the common council to act. Adopted August 1946 and concurred September 19, 1946, by E. J. Roberts.
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Southwest Business Men's Association
West
Fort Street
Detroit
Michigan
Williamt Randolph Hearst
San Simeon
Calif
Hearst
Southwest Detroit Community Council
City of
The
Detrot Times
E. J. Roberts
Detroit Times
Cal
WIL
Randolph Hearse
Edward J. Jeffries
Common Council
Wrong Diagnosis at pr A WN Bundesen LA
A medical note explains that abdominal symptoms and gas may arise from prostate infection in young men. Prostatic inflammation can mimic stomach trouble, with signs like frequent urination, burning, and fullness. Diagnosis should consider teeth, tonsils, sinuses, and may involve prostatic massage or antibiotics.
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Pr. A. WN. Bundesen
Br. Joseph A. Winter
St. Joseph, Mich
King Fealuree Syndicate, Inc
The Great Experimenter in Roosevelt Era
Letter to the Editor from W Oliver Phillips argues Frances Perkins uses The Great Experimenter to describe Roosevelt. It questions outcomes of large policy experiments on 140 million people and urges constitutional fidelity and Supreme Court guardianship, mentioning San Antonio Texas.
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Collier’s
Frances Perkins
Roosevelt
Experimenter
Supreme Court
SAN Antonio Light
Sanu Agtonis Liekt
San Antonio Gazette
Broadway
Fifth
San Antonio
Texas Pediaski
Associated Prmsasociated
Presa
Aublleg
Wse
Allews Dispatches
1926 Raid Sparks Grand Jury Probe Into Dean Liquor Law
From the files of A Light ten years ago reports a sweeping investigation ordered after alleged Dean Liquor Law violations. Judge Anderson impaneled a grand jury on October 4 1926. Prohibition agents raided a north side house and found staff wearing festive attire as they seized liquor.
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W. &. Anderson
San Antonio
Westbrook Pegler Attacks Union Bosses and Cartels
Westbrook Pegler denounces Local No. 1 of the Wine, Liquor and Distillery Workers in New York led by Ben Pross. He claims the union constitution concentrates power, allows graft, expulsions, and coercive picketing, while masking prosecutions and payroll control. He likens the system to dictatorship tactics and cites security of ballots and harsh eligibility rules.
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Westbrook Pegler
New York
Roosevelt
Bre
Wine, Liquor and Distillery Workers’ Action
Ben Pross
Robert F. Wagner
Henry Wallace
William Green
Sidney Hillman
United States
Pross
Aly
Wade
Adolf Hitler
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Behind the Campaign Drama in Truman Wallace Feud
A Washington column traces the tangled actions of Wallace and Pepper in the Truman campaign. It suggests a broader Democratic plan to manage Wallace’s role, provoke shifts with Byrnes Paris talks, and aim for a favorable UN outcome by October 23. The piece notes internal conflict, political risk, and uncertain peace treaty prospects with Paris and Russia.
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Truman
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Byrnes
Paris
United Nations Organization
Russia
United States
Wallace Speech and Foreign Policy Unity for Byrnes Strategy
Paul Matlon argues the administration should face the wartime balance of power as it is. He urges unity on foreign policy under Byrnes, rejecting Wallace and Pepper as campaign voices and contending Stalin and the Communist stance underscore the need for a clear, principled stance in negotiations.
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Wallace
Pepper
Byrnet
Babies and Budgets Stir Oceanfront Debate
A Long Island reader Doris Johnston argues American babies should be cheaper amid a baby price riot. Toledo’s Mrs. Weber counters with questions on why childless couples skip parenthood while spending on cars radios and entertainment. She asserts modern couples place babies last, not first, in budget choices.
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Doris Johnston
Hoxbury
Tand
Oceanside
Long Island
Cain
Topvominen
Allah
Jim
Eleanor F. Weber
Tos
When I was too young to know his gift for Eleanor
Elsie Robinson writes of deep maternal pride and debt after losing a baby and keeping a child through 21 years. The piece reflects on joy, sacrifice, and enduring pity for those who cannot have children, framed by a personal, reflective tone.
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Eleanor
King Fess
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