Gold Policy Revisions Stir U.S. Monetary Debate
A drive to end the U S fixed gold price prompts congressional study of monetary policy. Sen Pat McCarran spurred a bill to lift the $35 per ounce ceiling, while economists argue for or against a free market in gold and its impact on inflation, trade, and government control.
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United States
U. S
Walter E. Spahr
New York University
National Committee On Monetary Policy
Pat McCarran
Nevada
McCarran
Nevada Statesman
U. S. Treasury
Senate
Joint Congressional Committee On Economics
Paul Douglas
Illinois
Congress
Federal Reserve
Steps to the Moon Love Triangle at a Little Theater Rehearsal
Gaynel Teare faces a choice between Barry Bainbridge and Fritz Freyman as her mother Emily pursues theater life. Amid rehearsal antics and a tense farm woman scene, plans for a starlit lawn party emerge, with Fritz and Barry offering escort as Gaynel plans a night out.
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Gaynel Teare
Emily
Barry Bainbridge
Barry
Gaynel
Fritz Freyman
Fritz
Emily Teare
Little Theater
Melvin
Miss Cupples
John Tompkins
Clipper
Prince
Scottie
Westwood
Mother
British economic crisis and postwar aid debates
Marquis Childs reports on Britain's dire economic state with gold drain and looming bankruptcy by Christmas. He notes U S–Britain talks under Cripps and Bevin, unlikely quick solutions, and considers devaluation, tariff limits, stockpiling, and Marshall Plan adjustments as potential steps.
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Washington
Britain
London
United States
Stafford Cripps
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
Cripps
America
Voices on policy clash stir public debate across parties
A collection of quotes highlights U S and British officials critics and supporters debating defense spending taxation and foreign policy. Statements from President Truman Senators Wherry Fullbright Taft and others touch on NATO the Mediterranean role and public housing while cautioning on deficits and economic strategy.
Zipper Joe Bets Big on Merry Soul at Saratoga
The Zipper Joe, a New York bookie, recovers from a crash in a Jersey hospital and hatches a plan to hedge a two thousand dollar bet on Merry Soul in the Saratoga seventh. Dr. Lanning and his wife nurse him back to health while he coordinates with Jersey and New York bookies to cover the wager. Nick, a Jersey garage operator, arrives to settle up as Merry Soul wins.
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Argentina
Times
Hipolito Jesus Paz
Buenos Aires
Hitler
Alianza Nacionalista Libertadora
Nationalist Liberating Alliance
Peron
Paz
Alianza Nacionalista
Bramuglia
Eva Peron
U. N. General Assembly
Paris
Dona Evita
Jeronimo Romorimo
Washington
Evita
U.S
Zipper Joe
New York
New Jersey
Joe
Broadway
Saratoga
Troy
Dr. Lanning
Times Square
Big Nick
Jersey
Merry Soul
Nick
Mrs.Lanning
Zipper
Bikini
Mrs. Lanning
Walter
Eer
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Lass Matter
Pocatello
Idaho
Robert S. Allen
John Quincy Adams
White House
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Scott Lucas
Iil
Everett Dirksen
Truman
Carl Ilgenfritz
U.S. Steel Corporation
Army-Navy Munitions Board
Ilgenfritz
Mon Wallgren
National Security Resources Board
U.S. Steel
Munitions Board
Defense
Louis Johnson
Millard Tydings
Armed Services Committee
Chan Gurney
N.D
Johnson
Harry Byrd
Lyndon Johnson
Tex
Wayne Morse
Ore
Sigenfritz
Caesar
Morse
Senate Committee
Byrd
California
Richard J. Welch
San Francisco
Earl Warren
Welch
Hiram Johnson
Warren
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Sen
Sheridan Downey
Nes
Robee
Adelaide Humphries
Marquis Childs
Chester Bowles
Connecticut
Herbert Morrison
Council
Jes
Western Europe
President Truman
George Bernard Shaw
Kenneth Wherry
Nebraska
William J. Fullbright
Arkansas
Leon Keyserling
President
Mediterranean
Richard L. Conolly
Europe
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Billy Rose
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