GOP Mind Uncertain as New Congress Opens
The Republican Party shows little upheaval as the 81st Congress begins with many familiar faces absent. Leaders remain largely unchanged while debate lingers on the party’s direction post defeat. Some reform-minded senators discuss change, but the revolt fades amid a liberal platform and taft’s rising influence shaping 1950s GOP policy.
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Congress
GOP
Dewey
Andr
Truman
Re- Sea
Enator Taft
Senate
Policy Pays Off for World War II Veterans
A veteran recalls the drive to secure two billion dollars in surplus insurance bonuses for GIs and the push through the Veterans Administration. He notes how captains recruited soldiers to buy government insurance and explains his own lapse corrected by the windfall.
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Camp Blanding
Florida
Churchill
Roosevelt
Potomac
Washington
Veterans’ Administration
Uncle Sam
McLemore motion seeks two billion dollar GI bonus
A Daytona Beach man urges GI insurance officials to award a large bonus claiming a long family history of bonus seeking. He lists personal details and promises to spend the funds on a car, coat, burlesque seat, and charity, urging Washington to hurry.
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McLemore
Daytona Beach
Fla
Washington
Bradley defends future wars as bows and arrows
Army Chief Gen Omar Bradley remarks during a midwest speech that World War IV would be fought with bows and arrows if World War III occurs. The piece also covers Legion fights for VA budget cuts and Hoover hospital reforms, plus Roger Baldwin’s critique of occupying forces in Germany.
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Army
Omar Bradley
Bradley
American Legion
Congress
Veterans’ Administration
Roger ‘Baldwin
American Civil Liberties Union
Germany
Mr. Baldwin
James Forrestal
Wall Street
National Defense Set
Forrestal
Truman
Truman Committee
Navy
Ferdinand Eberstadt
Eberstadt
Herbert Hoover
Hoover Commission
Hoover
Jim Forrestal
Dillon Read and Company
Air
The Easy Path To A Newspaper Column
Paul Gallico warns journalism is changing as columns become easy to buy and print. He recalls the old climb from squibs and bylines to a signature column and explains how advertisers can fund faux columns that still bear a byline and photo.
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William Harrison Dempsey
N. Y. Daily News
Ur City
Midtown
Joe Miller
Joe Choke
Helen Traubel Notes Masks Save Winter Fun
The St Louis opera star says crowds risk colds that would stop her singing and she cannot attend parties or go to pictures in winter. She jokes about wearing surgical masks to protect her voice and enjoy life despite touring limits.
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Helen Traubel
St. Louis
Beef
Real Estate Lobby Faces New House Defenders in Housing Push
Washington column notes upstart Democrats Hugo Sims of South Carolina and Clinton McKinnon of California challenge the real estate lobby's grip on the banking and currency committee after two veteran allies were defeated. The piece also surveys atomic safety planning near Brookhaven on Long Island and a critical view of Forrestal and Eberstadt in postwar defense unification debates.
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Washington
Charles Fletcher
San Diego
Rep
John Riley
Sumter
S.C
Banking and Currency Committee
Truman
Hugo Sims
Orangeburg
Clinton McKinnon
New York
New York City
Long Island
Brookhaven
Lyle Borst
U.S. Weather Bureau
Donora
Defense
Forrestal
Air
Army
Navy
New Year in Puerto Rico with a traveling writer
The author describes starting 1949 in San Juan Puerto Rico aboard a flying machine. He notes warm climate palm trees mango juice and a New Year’s Eve dinner en route to an inaugural governor at La Fortaleza. He plans to explore the island and share dispatches housebound colleagues back in Washington.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Chris Columbus
U.S.A
Washington
la Forteleza
811St Congress
Caribbean
North Africa
India
Taj Mahal
Calcutta
Himalayas
China
Truman
USA
Shedns
Paradise
Pocatello Postings and Winter Steeplechase at Home
Local column highlights winter fun with Pocatello judge R Don Bistline seen alpine climbing and aiding kids on hills. Seattle construction booms noted by architect William L Skidmore and Wallace Boeing link. AAA poster contest offers 2200 in prizes with 75 state prize. deadline April 15. Idaho Four Seasons club honored. suggestion to rename to Idaho Five Seasons. Wyoming visitors delay conference due to heavy snow and cold but view water as useful for summer.
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Pocatello
R. Don Bistline
Skidmore
Wallace
ISC
Boeing Aircraft
R. G. Cole
Idaho Automobile Association
AAA
Idaho Aaa
Boise, Idaho
Idaho
Advice From The Doctor on Coronary Thrombosis Recovery
Dr Jordan explains coronary thrombosis or coronary occlusion causes heart tissue death if blood flow is blocked. Rest in bed followed by gradual activity helps recovery, with scar tissue forming and other vessels taking over function. Early life attacks may still allow good recovery, though health vigilance remains essential.
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Reorganization Commission
Paul Gallico
Drew Pearson
Othman
Gate City
Edwin P. Jordan, M. D
Dr. Jordan
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