Oil shortages loom as demand set to break records
Rocky Mountain Oil Industry Information Committee warns temporary spot shortages could arise despite record refining. Westcott cites 237 million gallons daily and eight to nine percent production growth, with balanced supply, rising per capita use, and limits from material shortages.
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Rocky Mountain Oil Industry Information Committee
C. J. Westcott
Boise
Idaho Onc
U. S
Westcott
Oil Industry Information Service
Russia
Sam
Congress Opens With Name-Calling as Relief Hesitations Rise
The special session begins with both parties blaming each other for inflation and inaction. Voters demand relief over housing and wages while price controls loom as a tempting but risky shortcut. Rep Helen Gahagan Douglas adds that housewives cannot eat speeches as Congress stalls.
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Washington
Congress
Helen Gahagan Douglas
California
Public interest grows in Democratic platform reads
A nationwide poll finds about four in ten voters read all or part of the Democratic platform, more than the Republican one. Civil rights plank draws particular attention as the Institute tests interest in the Philadelphia convention platform.
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Princeton
N. J
Truman
Institute
Philadelphia
Public attention to campaign platforms in civil rights ask
George Gallup reports that nearly two thirds of readers recall civil rights planks such as ending racial or religious discrimination and abolishing poll taxes. The study suggests platforms influence special interests though mass voters pay little attention, with southern anti Truman sentiment tied to civil rights.
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South
The Last Word on Life Expectancy
The white girl born now may live about 70 years three months and 18 days while the white boy born today faces about 65 years one month and six days. Philosophers note the female longevity gap of five years two months and 12 days. scientists debate causes. sociologists cite expected insurance collection of 36 days for men. The cynic quips that the woman still has the last word.
Ruth Story a Livid Vote on Hollywood Babe
Robert Ruark criticizes The Babe Ruth Story film as a crash of legend on screen calling Bendix miscast and Hollywood missteps. He notes Ruth’s giant persona and reform arc but condemns the inaccurate portrayal and likens it to a public mockery of the era. The column also mentions unrelated industry notes on fish consumption and instrument making.
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New York
Babe Ruth
George Ruth
George Washington
Daniel Boone
Paul Bunyan
Jack Dempsy
Ruth
Hercules
Moving Picture
Hollywood
William Bendix
Brooklyn
Bendix
Paul Douglas
Babe
Douglas
Harry Wismer
Mel Allen
Miller Huggins
Ed Barrow
Teen-agers letter warns of a 16 year old's risky actions
A pair of teen readers condemn a 16 year old girl for late nights and drinking. They blame her parents for lax control while a columnist urges compassion. The Teen-Agers reply says some lapse in conduct may lead to better behavior with support.
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Sam
GOP Congress On Spot Peter Edson
Washington report compares Truman's message with the Republican platform, noting GOP vulnerability if Congress stalls in the special session. It critiques Dewey and Brownell, highlights key policy contrasts on prices housing taxes credit education social security displaced persons UN wheat power government pay civil rights, and warns of weak controls and overall hesitation.
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Truman
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Herbert Brownell
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Social Security
United Nations
Pitching Horseshoes And A Hall of Fame Drunk
In Harrys Bar and Chophouse an old customer smashed a wall phone over a dispute heard via Bell Telephone. Maurice Fabray, a boastful, jobless actor, is blamed for the scene as the group jokes about his claims and a bingo-night plan at a nearby cinema.
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Bell Telephone
Manhattan
Fabray
Maurice Fabray
Olivier
Maurice Evans
Eleventh Street
Maurice Fabray Wins Big Then Fumbles On Stage
The scene unfolds in a theatre as Maurice, holding a winning bingo card, is announced and steps to the microphone only to panic and flee. A spectator later jokes the old-timer was offered a spot on Arthur Godfrey joining the amateurs show.
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Fabray
Maurie
Hambo
Steis
Letter to the Editor on Library Lighting and Space
Paul W. Scott, librarian, argues for a new Pocatello library building to solve poor lighting and cramped shelves. He notes staff and borrowers suffer from gloom and lack of room, with hundreds of unused volumes discarded to make space for new acquisitions.
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Paul W. Scott
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