Washington Calling: Creeping Unemployment and Policy Hope
Marquis Childs surveys postwar joblessness, noting forecasters misjudgments and a rising trend. He highlights Leon Keyserling’s warning that unemployment could reach 10,000,000 to 12,000,000 by 1954 if production stays high. The piece cites aging workers, youth entrants, and factory efficiency as core pressures on employment.
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Chicago
Leon Keyserling
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Keyserling
Five Million Unemployed and Political Fallout Foreseen
Government economists project 5,000,000 unemployed, with hundreds of thousands of graduates joining the ranks. Some will return to school in fall, sparking political attacks on deficit spending while the figure briefly tops then falls below 5 million by autumn. If productivity lags, unemployment could rise to 6 to 7 million by 1952, exhausting benefits for many older workers.
Birmingham High Class Presents The Awkward Pause play
The Birmingham High Senior class will present its class play The Awkward Pause on March 24 at 8 p m in the Birmingham High School Curtain. Principal roles are Barbara Budweg and Ardell Mileti with a cast including Paul De Witt Jack Smith Rozella Spoerr Mildred Long Fred Cail Gene Gvist Shirley Fleming and Ed Logan. Credits go to Phil Kudela Earl Hansen Claude Kernell Billy Joe Logan Carole Jean Walton and Stella Mae Angelo with W P Johnston directing.
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Birmingham
Birmingham High ‘School
Birmingham High School
Barbara Budweg
Ardell Mileti
Paul de Witt
Jack Smith
Rozella Spoerr
Mildred Long
Fred Cail
Gene Gvist
Shirley Fleming
Ed Logan
Phil Kudela
Earl Hansen
Claude Kernell
Billy Joe Logan
Carole Jean Walton
Stella Mae Angelo
W. P. Johnston
Cloud on horizon for drastic governmental remedies
A brief editorial note warns that drastic governmental remedies may appear distant yet already cast a shadow over future policy, framing the issue as a looming cloud on the horizon. The commentary emphasizes caution and foresight in considering decisive measures.
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United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Wedding Spells at Brookside School Comedy Tonight
Brookside Players stage a three act comedy tonight at Brookside High School auditorium at 8:00 PM. Plot follows Steve Arien whose memory lapses return after a crash as he confronts marriage to one of four girlfriends in a New York setting creating comic confusion.
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Brookside Players
Brookside High School
Steve Arien
New York City
Steve
Atlantic City
Deerfield
Mass
Jin
Eaglebrook School
Play Cast and Tickets Announced for Senior Event
The upcoming production features Billie, Barbara Crandall, Reeves, Tom Beebe, Steve Arlen, Jake Nekich, Charles Cooney, Bud Brown, Mrs. Julia Pettingill, Anna Lou Watson, Angelica Wayne, Dorothy Keller, Frances Brown, Mary Ann Polesko, Niki Murphy, Katia Hill, Ruth Auburn, Lois Weisheit, Blake Jungbluth, Sigsbee Sullivan, Jimmie Schmitz, Mrs. Gay, Lois Pasta. Directed by Mrs. Marie Stanb the play invites public attendance with tickets at the door or from any Senior.
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Tom Beebe
Steve Arlen
Jake Nekich
Charles Cooney
Bud Brown
Julia Pettingill
Anna Lou Watson
Angelica Wayne
Dorothy
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Frances Brown
Mary Ann Polesko
Niki Murphy
Katia Hill
Ruth Auburn
Lois Weisheit
Blake Jungbluth
Sigsbee Sullivan
Jimmie Schmitz
Mrs. Gay
Lois Pasta
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