Youth Conservation Corps proposed to revive Civilian Conservation Corps
Sen Humphrey seeks a Youth Conservation Corps under Labor to provide 150 000 jobs for youths aged 16 to 21 on federal conservation projects paying 60 to 90 dollars monthly plus housing and meals. Administration and Omaha World Herald oppose, warning big price tag and government control over youth.
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Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Civilian Conservation Corps
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Humphrey
Youth Conservation Corps
Department of Labor
The
Omaha Evening World-Herald
Truman to speak at $100 a plate testimonial dinner
Former President Harry S. Truman will headline a September 19 testimonial dinner in Boston for Matthew J. Connelly, Truman's former White House appointments secretary, to raise a legal defense fund. Connelly and aide T Lamar Caudle were convicted in 1956 of conspiracy to defraud the government and sentenced to two years and a $2,500 fine, though free on bond pending appeals.
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Truman
Irving Sachs
St. Louis
Shu-Stiles, Inc
the Post-Dispatch
Connelly and Caudle
Supreme Court
Third Elizabeth Recalled At Long British Embassy Birthday
Washington observers mark Queen Elizabeth II for her role as a stabilizing figure as Britain balances empire’s end with a growing commonwealth. The garden party gathers politicians, officials, and locals. The piece notes her blend of kindness and no nonsense, and quotes Britain’s ambiguous “Bad George” reference and the notion of a “Very Good Elizabeth.”
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William
Washington
United States
Britain
George
George III
O'Kelly
Cuccio
Furstenburg
Oberg
Queen Elizabeth
Elizabeth
England
George VI
Power and Moral Responsibility Across Thoughtful Voices
Quotations reflect on power, responsibility, and ethical use. Cicero warns power weakens under time while Sumner questions how rulers wield it. Holland, Eddy, and Holmes Jr. link power to capacity, spirituality, freedom, and joyful, useful action.
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William Graham Sumner
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr
Plans Functional Beauty For State Many Monuments To Moses Vision
George E Sokols key profile lauds Robert Moses as national leader shaping Niagara power St Lawrence River development and New York City park system He details his roles from parks commissioner to power authority and notes his two public salaries while praising his graft free record and public service ethos
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George E. Sokolsky
Robert Moses
Niagara Power
St. Lawrence River
New York City
Lincoln Square
New York State
Moses
Smith
New York
State Council of Parks
State Power Authority
Jones
City Planning Commission
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority
Long Island
Power Authority
Pat Nixon Declines Denver Luncheon Then Joins Washington Trip
Pat Nixon turns down a Denver Young Republicans luncheon planned for her as Jerrie Kent’s special guest. She soon flies from Los Angeles to Denver to meet the group, then returns to California to pick up her daughters before heading to Washington.
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Washington
Pat Nixon
National Cochairman
Ya’s
Jerrie Kent
Tennessee
Nixon
National Millinery Association
New York
California
Moscow
Rockefeller
Bertha Adkins
Whittier
Los Angeles
Denver
Labor leaders marshal support for Democratic hopefuls in New York
In New York City labor figures from the AFL CIO hosted Sen. Stuart Symington and other potential Democratic contenders at private dinners and a Liberal Party event. The group, including David Dubinsky and Jack Potofsky, urged unity to avoid internal feuds like the Adlai Stevenson Estes Kefauver split and signaled Kennedy as a rising favorite while sidelining Stevenson as unwinnable.
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New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Missouri
Stuart Symington
Park Ave
Tuscany
Washington
Arthur Goldberg
United Steelworkers of America
Lawyer Goldberg
Ladies Garment Workers Union
David Dubinsky
Liberal
Alex Rose
The
Hatters Union
Jim Farley
American Labor
Jim
Jack Potofsky
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union
Sidney Hillman
Stu Symington
Sen. Symington
Symington
Eisenhower
Democratic Party
Hubert Humphrey
John Kennedy
Adlai Stevenson-Estes Kefauver
Commodore
Sen
Humphrey
Liberal Party
Wisconsin
Oregon
Kennedy
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Sen. Kennedy
Mr. Rose
Jack Kennedy
Adlai Stevenson
States Rights Bill Gains Ground in Congress Through Court Pushback
A House Rules Committee report on H R 3 by Rep. Howard W. Smith drives optimism in Congress to curb the Supreme Court. Supporters argue the measure strengthens states rights against federal judicial overreach amid liberal resistance and NAM backing.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Congressional Record
Houses
Congress
Senate
House
House Rules Committee
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Smith
Lyndon Johnson
Supreme Court
Capitol Hill
Russia
Red Paradise
New Hampshire
Willard Uphaus
Uphaus
Justice Black
William M. Tuck
Tuck
Lliberal
NAM
National Association of Manufacturers
Tallahassee Journey Through a Rape Trial and Local Life
Jim Bishop recounts Tallahassee during a rape trial and its social texture. He notes Capitol sights, the single railroad line to Jacksonville, local media, restaurants, Southern cooking, and civic attitudes. The piece highlights Sheriff Joyce and a tense balcony seating dynamic reflecting racial tensions.
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Jim Bishop
Tallahassee
Rover
Florida
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Fulton Lewis JR
Richard Nixon
Young Republican Organization
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Nathan Twining
John McGovvern
Communist Party
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