Rankin pension clash ends in narrow defeat and reversal
A House vote rejected Rep Rankin’s costly World War I veterans pension plan by a single vote, then the next day he introduced a moderate bill for 72 dollars monthly at age 65. Commentary questions motives and party risk, noting partisan reactions and isolationist hints.
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John Rankin
House
Rankin
Un-American Activities Committee
Vito Marcantonio
American Labor Party
Marcantonio
Communist Party
Europe
Sailure
Fireworks Expected at UN General Assembly Session
U S delegates warn four topics will spark long debate in the forthcoming General Assembly opening in New York. Mindszenty case Franco Spain freedom of information and disposal of former Italian colonies dominate the agenda along with a possible Israel admission.
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U.S
United Nations
General Assembly
Flushing Meadows
N. Y
Spain
U. S. Senate
UN General Assembly
Israel
Paris
Russia
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
War talk and American identity in McLemore critique
Henry McLemore challenges Henry Wallace's focus on war, questioning wartime experience and credibility. He argues Wallace lacks true authority on conflict, urges attention to peace and domestic needs, and asserts many Americans share deep national concerns beyond war rhetoric.
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Henry Wallace
Mr. Wallace
United States
America
Europe
Atlantic
Pacific
Visitors Arriving From Afar Disrupt City Plans
A playful essay argues that out of town visitors are often old friends who travel with expectations of a grand tour. It notes the strain on hosts to balance meals, theater tickets, markets, and social favors with work obligations and scheduling.
Economic advisers warn of 1950 51 mood dip
The three members of the presidents council of economic advisers warn of a likely low mood in 1950 or 1951 unless action is taken. They urge coordinated steps by administration, Congress, business, farmers and labor to boost spending, wages and housing while guarding against deflation.
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Washington
Council of Economic Advisers
Congress
White House
Economic Council
Politburo
Moscow
Council
Europe
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Edwin Nourse
New Yorker
Brookings Institute
Leon Keyserling
South Carolina
Wagner
U. S. Housing Authority
Keyserling
Nourse
John D. Clark
Colorado
University of Nebraska
University of Denver
Clark
Truman
Clark-Keyserling
Louis as Promoter and the Contested Bond with Jacobs
The piece explores Joe Louis shifting from fighter to promoter, contrasts his move with Michael Jacobs’s gratitude and loyalty, and questions what a promoter adds beyond arranging bouts. It recalls Berlenbach and Louis’s past integrity, urging that Louis’ reputation for fair fights remains his strongest asset.
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United States
Michael Jacobs
Florida
Brother Jacobs
Joe Louis
Mike
Louis
Joseph
Jacobs
Mike Jacobs
Yankee Stadium
Gene Tunney
Michael
New York A. C
Paul Berlenbach
Berlenbach
Old Garden
New York
Joe
Stork Jokes Back as Anselmos Welcome Daughter Misprint
In a playful April Fool, Pocatello readers learn that Victoria Jean Anselmo was listed on birth cards but the baby is a boy named Vickie Jean. The Postings also notes Patricia Ladd’s standout freshman win in ISC public speaking and teases an upcoming candidate survey on communism and the sex life of the goose.
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Stork
Vince Anselmo
Marian
ISC
Patricia Ladd
Robert E. Ladd
Patricia
Gate City
Pocatello
Fantastic Soda Fountain Song by Buckzin and Warren
Local soda fountain interview reveals Sandy Buckzin and Don Warren creating a song titled Fantastic on Madison Avenue with help from Lloyd Birthwright and Paul Kapp. Delta Rhythm Boys and Music Kraft consider recording. royalties confusion and early ambitions noted.
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Sandy Buckzin
Moray Drug Store
Madison Ave
Sandy
Madison
Don Warren
Eddy Duchin
Lloyd Birthwright
Paul Kapp
Kapp
Delta Rhythm Boys
Birthwright
Kraft
Victor
Warren
Buckzin
Soda Fountain
Lorraine Miller stars in Rapture rumor and controversy
Hollywood gossip centers on Lorraine Miller, a Claudette Colbert style newcomer, who refuses to pose nude in Italy for the Robert Goelet independent production Rapture. She defends using doubles, boasts broader talent, and recalls battles with Italian critics and Piacoff’s sculptor tempers.
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Erskine Johnson
Hollywood
NEA
Lorraine Miller
Italy
Lorraine
Claudette Colbert
Robert Goelet
Glenn Langan
Piacoff
Rossellini
Betty Grable
Pincoff
Bergman
Wyman
Stanwyck
University of Michigan
Jerry Colonna
Jane Wyman
M-G-M
Bernhardt
Helen Hayes
Warner Brothers
Warners
Goelet
Orson Welles
Lea Padavoni
Orson
Ored
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The
Wilson
Don
Samuel Wartman
Mt. Eden Ave
Bronx
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Opus
Irving Berlin
Lefcourt’s Shoes
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Mel Torme
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