Heart Association launches nationwide drive to 5 million
The American Heart Association begins its first nationwide fund raising drive with a 5 million goal. The campaign ends the cold war against heart disease and aims to expand local chapters and research with federal support via the National Heart Institute.
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American Heart Association
United States
Heart Association Campain
National Heart Institute
Congress
U. S. Public Health Service
Asi
Leonard A. Scheele
Senate labor talks heat up as talks on labor bill continue
Washington column notes third week of senate hearings on new labor legislation. Foresees long floor debate with gains for none, possible strikes if stalled. Aims to replace Taft Hartley with Wagner act improvements including good faith bargaining and banning secondary boycotts. Proposes a six month expert commission to study closed shop and union membership rules.
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Senate
Organized Labor
Taft
Murray and
Neely
Joseph Kovner
Congress
Kovner
CIO
Johns Hopkins University
Commission
Ives
New York
Morse
Oregon
Federal Conciliation Service
Powers
Call for a labor relations commission to shape policy
Peter Edson argues for a six month commission to study labor management relations, with 60 day notices, emergency mediation, and a path toward a workable law. He notes expert input could sway Congress and urges constructive outcomes over partisan dogfights.
Advice From The Doctor Muscular Rheumatism Overview
The piece lists many names for muscular rheumatism and describes causes from drafts and overuse to infections and poor posture. It notes symptoms such as swelling and difficulty moving, and outlines treatment options including hot baths, massage with caveats, exercises, and pain injections.
Robert Ruark on Baruch and the world’s delusions
In a reflective piece Ruark discusses Bernard Baruch’s quiet annual retreat to think and shoot quail. He utters concerns about collective delusions across nations, envy in America, and the limits of government power versus individual restraint. He warns against centralization and universal misery.
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New York
Bernard Baruch
Mr. Baruch
South Carolina
Mr. B
Bernie
Peter the Hermit
Mississippi
Florida
America
Eisenhower
Uncle Sam
Nuclear Bikini findings loom as senators push probe
Senate atomic energy committee plans a full dress investigation into Bikini test results. Key data include 61 ships sunk from two bombs, widespread plutonium contamination, and decontamination failures. Officials argue public understanding is blocked by military secrecy, urging release of nonsecret evaluation board sections.
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Washington
Defense Forrestal
Navy
Brien McMahon
Atomic Energy Committee
Senate
U. S. Congress
Senate Committee
Bikini
Arkansas
Saratoga
Nagato
Independence
San Francisco
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Bradley
Pearl Harbor
Bremerton Shipyards
Chicago
Hiroshima
Doctors
All Nations
Forrestal
Evaluation Board
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense
Capitol Hill
Pocatello Postings Reflects on Telephone Service
In Pocatello readers criticize telephones for frequent cutoffs and long waits, urging the company to improve operators and switchboards. Also noted are local wins by Donald Hausen in Idaho State College geology and debates over a central Idaho highway funding bill.
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Donald Hausen
Campu Drive
Idaho Sy College
Hausen
Eugene
Ore
TV Tonight and the City Says It All
Earl Wilson notes New York taxi meters run faster than taxis and Jack Carson reports Jane Russell in a western. Chuck Green jokes about Morse code teeth. Fred Allen foresees television bringing ulcers, Groucho questions future plans, and a parrot suspects phone talks.
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America
N. Y
Herb Polesie
New York
Strand
Jack
CBS
Carson
Jane Russell
Fred Allen
NBC
Groucho Marx
ABC
How to Live Within Your Income Excerpt Analysis
A reader comments on Sylvia Porter and J K Lasser guidance in How to Live Within Your Income. The piece highlights budgeting by month and classifying expenses into unavoidable costs savings and daily living, as presented in the serialized advice.
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Sylvia Porter
J. K. Lasser
Elmer Grumpo
Grumpo Castle
The Hero Versus Economics in a New Book
The narrator laughs at the constant clash with Economics as the looming villain in a novel. He imagines the hero’s cash split into twelve parts and a dramatic comeback after clever twists, hoping the end delivers financial triumph and a happy life despite rising costs.
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Mme. Porter
Mr. Lasser
Hollywood Gossips: Cast Buys and Bets on New Projects
Hedda Hopper reports on The D Page sale involving Sam Fuller, Howard Hawks, and Charles Feldman. Sidney Buchanan Columbia and Larry Parks rumored for a young newspaperman role as Joe Paternak talks with Margaret Truman by phone about a film. Peter Rathvon backs new productions with Floyd Odlum’s funds for Mexico project with Madeleine Carroll.
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Hollywood
D. Page
Thor Sam Fuller
Heard Hawks
Charles Feldman
Bnc
Sidney Buchanan
Columbia
Larry Parks
Firebrand
Joe Paternak
Margaret Tru
Peter Rathvon
RKO
Floyd Odlum
Mexico
Madeleine Carroll
New York
Jerry Riley
Hextco
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Robert Ruark
Pearson
David Bradley
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