Barkley exposes Senate roll call fudging in magic show
In a vivid account by James Marlow, Vice President Barkley complains that the Senate roll call misrepresents attendance. He notes clerks sometimes mark late arrivals as present, undermining accountability. He urges no more marking unless a senator is on Senate business. Gleaned from a Washington report, the piece highlights integrity concerns in record keeping.
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Washington
Barkley
Senate
Capitol
Empire Burden and Targets of American Reach
The piece surveys the scope of the American empire after a decade of expansion. It lists obligations from occupied areas Germany Austria Japan and Korea to recovery programs Greece and Turkey trust territories Guam Marianas and Carolines self governing territories Alaska Hawaii Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and agencies like the American Battle Monuments Commission and the Philippine War Damage Commission. It notes China would have been included had the Soviet Union not defeated the United States there.
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India
Hoover
Germany
Austria
Japan
Korea
Greece
Turkey
Carolines
Marshalls
Marianas
Guam
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
the Virgin Islands
Office of Foreign Liquidation
American Battle Monuments ‘Commission
Philippine War Damage Commission
Philippine Alien Property Administration
China
Berlin
Secretary of Overseas Affairs
British Colonial Office
Hoover Commission
Empire management and overseas obligations in U S policy
George E. Sokolsky argues the United States faces heavy empire costs under NATO and postwar commitments. He criticizes fragmented administration, cites annual costs between 6 and 7 billion dollars, and supports Hoover Commission proposals for a centralized Administration of Overseas Affairs with a Cabinet official and a career overseas service.
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State Department
Department of Defense
A Haircut for Nina Turns a 19 Month Old Into a Young Lady
In midtown a neighbor girl aged 19 months, Nina, undergoes her first department store haircut amid strangers and nerves. Frances helps calm her as a barber trims a blond lock, and a small boy’s quip and a balloon bring momentary cheer.
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Nina
Cleopatra
Marc Antony
Robert
Nina’s haircut and farewell on a child’s early triumph
The day unfolds as Nina endures a trim by Mister Robert and receives a new look. She smiles through the moment, then selects new toys, waves goodbye to a godfather, and settles into sleep with a pink elephant replaced by a rabbit, marking a fleeting youth and a changed bond.
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Nina
Mister Robert
Pinky
The
Associated Press
Woman Elected Mayor On Fire Siren Platform
Bronson Kansas voters elected Mrs. Ray Clark mayor in a 43 to 41 contest as women also joined the town council. A key campaign issue was a modern fire siren operable directly from the operator’s switchboard, seen as more rapid and convenient than the old system.
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Bronson
Kan
Ray Clark
Forrest Stewart
Canton Man Named Stark County Bond Chairman
Charles A. Laiblin of Canton, district agent for New England Mutual Life Insurance Co., is appointed Stark County savings bond chairman. He is a member of the Canton Club American Legion Masonic orders Elks and Brookside Country Club.
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Charles A. Laiblin
New England Mutual Life Insurance Co
Canton
Stark County Savings Bond
Loring L. Gelbach
Mr. Laiblin
Canton Club
American Legion
All Masonic Orders
the Elks
Brookside Country Club
Flag Dropping Honors North Pole Discovery
FAIRBANKS Alaska April 7 AP Forty years after Peary reached the pole in 1909 a Polar Queen B 29 crew flew 1820 miles from Eielson AFB to the pole in 7 hours 40 minutes The Circumnavigators Club of New York gifted the flag which billowed down on the ice cap Capt Earl F Dunphy led the 13 crewmen The flag dropping was described as routine with such flights having been regular in recent years
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Eielson Air Force Base
Here
Pole
Air Force
New York City
Peary
Earl F. Dunphy
Crowley
Pair Found Dead in Car Behind Cleveland Home
Police report Adam Barcin ski, 51, and his wife Wanda were found dead in their locked garage car with the ignition on and an empty gas tank. The incident occurred behind their Cleveland residence as investigators classified it a likely autoerotic or accidental death.
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Cleveland
Adam Barcinski
Wanda
Actor Turned Clerk Mirrors an Old Screen Fame
Twenty years after starring opposite Greta Garbo in romantic scenes Nils Asther, once earning about five thousand dollars weekly, now works as a delivery clerk earning one dollar an hour at the Los Angeles city clerk office. He took the job two months ago, presenting a striking career shift from film star to public service.
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Nils Asther
Los Angeles
Greta Garbo
Mailman Collects Marbles on Route Near Retirement
Cleveland April 7 AP Postman Fred N Hendricks near retirement at 64 after 36 years in postal service has gathered a large marble collection from his routes. Each marble found along his rounds added to a growing trove as he prepared to leave the job.
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Cleveland
Fred N. Hendricks
Hendricks
Grandfather plans to pass marble collection to grandchildren
A man describes his 5,200 marble collection weighing about 60 pounds and notes that when his grandchildren are older he will pass the collection to them, reflecting on its future custody.
Captain William Kidd Known NY Pirate Citizen
Capt William Kidd was a famous New York resident when not at sea, a noted figure in the city’s history.
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William Kidd
New York
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