Congressmen Face 1950 Election Year Dilemma
Washington notes that in 1950 Congress will confront voter pressure and key battles over Truman’s Fair Deal. Taft and Southern Democrats shape health, civil rights, and labor laws while Democrats seek a bigger majority. Over 800 children attend the South End Christmas party at Booth School with Santa, movies, and treats.
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South End
James Marlow Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Truman
Taft
Obie
Truan
Trutman
Repubicans
Labor
Gangiers
Mr. Teiman
Trumanites
Iean
Jaber
Jabor
Jajher
North
Vine Eye
Darision
Iid
Booth
Potomac Street
Santa Claus
Hagerstown Owls
Mickey Mouse
Woody Woodpecker
Punch Jand Judy
Laurel and Hardy
West End
A. C
South End A.C
Board of Education
Lawrence Springer
Suc. Carr
Wealthy Oil Man Buys Into Nats
Hugh A. Grant, wealthy Pennsylvania oil financier with about 400000 invested in the Washington Senators, says he plans to take an active part with the club. He may join the Nationals owner James Jackson of Jamestown in a possible purchase or partial stake but would need to dispose of his racing interests first. The move could affect American League involvement and is seen as a cautious, long term possibility.
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Hugh A. Grant
Pennsylvania
Washington Senators
Grant
Readford
Packer
James Jackyon
Jamestown
Peresnr
Gefore Grant
Georgetown University
Tepe
Butte
Sam
Ken Lang
Senator
Dachyan
New Vitamin B Is Discovered In 1920s News Row
A new vitamin B named POA is reported to the AAAS by Dr. Elvio H. Sadun of Tulane University School of Medicine. It purportedly protects chickens against parasites, described as worms and bugs, marking a claimed first for parasite defense in vitamins.
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New York
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Elvio H. Sadun
Tulane University School of Medicine
Japan War Trials Admit Germ Warfare Experiments
Moscow radio claimed twelve Japanese officers admitted using American and other prisoners as human guinea pigs in germ warfare tests. Defendants said experiments with plague and cholera aimed to study vulnerabilities and potential use against the United States, Britain, and other nations during World War II.
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London
Radio Moscow
Siberia
United States
Britain
Genji Otoza Yamada
Kwantung Army
Manchuria
Soviet Union
Mongolian People's Republic
China
U. S
Tomio Karasawa
Tokyo
MacArthur
Mukien
U.S. Army
Russia
Moscow Radio
Soviet New Papers
Ile
Grover Alexander Hospitalized For Cancer Diagnosis
Baseball Hall of Famer Grover Cleveland Alexander, 62, is hospitalized to determine if cancer afflicts him. Doctors cite past ear loss and an Indianapolis accident as possible contributing factors. Alexander, famed for 373 wins between 1911 and 1920, remains confident he will recover and return to work.
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Los Angeles
Grover Cleveland
Alexander
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Chaotic Ad Copy Clutter and Radio News Dictation
A jumble of garbled product lines and stray figures mixes with a government payroll brief. The piece notes a December 28 Washington payroll report showing federal employees dip below 200000 while total civilian staff stood at 1 988 600, lowest since April 1942, amid a climate analogy about boiling water.
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U. S
Washington
Civil Service Commission
Temperature Above Normal During First Ten Months Of This Year
The Weather Bureau reports nine of ten months had above normal temperatures in the area with September the only cooler month. October averages ranged 2.3 to 5.4 degrees above normal across Bridgeport Clear Spring Hancock and Keedysville, signaling continued warm weather and low snowfall. The 1949 totals imply a warmer year despite near-normal 1948 readings, while local Christmas services and a Vatican jubilee pilgrimage update are noted.
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Weather Bureau
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Bridgeport
Clear Spring
Hancock
Keedysville
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