Truman Budget Message Sets Challenging Pace for Congress
The budget contains a 25 000 word message and a 1429 page budget book, with defense costs rising to nearly 15 billion and plans for social security expansion. It signals broad, costly programs including health insurance and education aid, with later messages and requests to follow. Congress faces a heavy workload and should avoid delays and filler hearings.
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United States
Truman
Congress
Budget Bureau
U. S
Cal Coolidge
William Howard Taft
Ogress
Layette
Greece
Turkey
China
Korea
Home Loan Bank Board
National Science Foundation
Churchill recounts near-miss with car in New York visit
The piece recalls Winston Churchill’s 1931 U S lecture tour collision near Fifth Avenue. He describes a sudden glare of a car, the instant fear of being killed, and the blunt impact, with bystanders crying out. The excerpted lines reflect his dramatic recalling of the episode.
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New York
Winston Churchill
United States
England
Great Britain
Alliance
Baruch
Fifth Avenue
London
Churchill
Mr. C
Mind in a Taxicab After a Street Accident
The narrative describes a crash experience in America with vivid inner dialogue and sensory shocks. The narrator recalls being moved to a taxicab, bloodied hands, and a hospital bed. Bernard Baruch appears in the backdrop as the other figure offered a stark farewell. The piece ends with exhortations to live boldly and face danger.
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America
Neelle
Bernard Baruch
Baruch
Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan romance gets modern spin
Robert Ruark riffs on Rita Hayworth and her marriage to Aly Khan, praising her as a bold example of old fashioned enterprise while skewering society’s gold fever. He likens their union to reverse lend lease and predicts a future of luxury tributes and social security for the actress.
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New York
Rita Hayworth
Prince Aly
Rita
Coumbus
Indies
Miss Hayworth
Aly Khan
Aga Khan
Poppa
Aly
Understudy Stars Swap Poison Plots in Broadway Tale
Reporters recount a backstage rumor in which Holly Harris, understudy to Nanette Fabray, is suspected of poisoning her friend during multiple shows. Harris denies the charge, noting past understudy experiences and a later acting chance in On the Town.
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Star
Miss Harris
Miss Fabray
Holly Harris
Chicago
Mary Martin
Miss Martin
Nanette Fabray
Betty Camden
Miller Pulls Idaho Seat Upset To Senate Victory
Bert H. Miller of Boise, a Democrat and former Idaho supreme court justice, defeated Sen. Henry Dworshak in a surprise Idaho win. Miller campaigned door to door and on radio, edited Dworshak criticisms, and will push pro labor, reclamation, and bipartisan ties with Republicans and Truman administration policies.
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Washington
William E. Borah
Borah
Idaho
Senate
Bert H. Miller
Boise
Henry Dworshak
Miller
House of Representatives
Bert Miller
Idaho Supreme Court
Utah
Brigham Young University
Supreme Court
Boise Idaho Statesman
Dworshak
Charles Stewart
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Old Soldier Faces New Army Manners Confusion
A veteran sergeant, Sgt Salmon, battles a shift toward gentler, homelike rules in 1949 army life. He and other noncoms fear the change dulls toughness, preferring drill and rifle range prowess to praise for manners and letter writing.
Grizzled Camp Wheeler Sergeant Remains Tough to the End
The author recalls Sgt. Salmons at Camp Wheeler who made basic training a punishing test. He greeted recruits with a hard smile and harsh chores like roof scrubbing in freezing weather. Only once did the sergeant soften, urging troops to hate their future enemies as much as him and to be soldiers from now on.
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Camp Wheeler
Johnny
Weissmuller
Wheeler
Sgt. Salmons
Pocatello
Jeff Shealy
The
Pocatello Post
Idaho
Jeff
Blood tests urged for drunken driving arrests stirred by legislature
The Pocatello Post reports a state bill proposing blood tests for drivers arrested on intoxication charges amid concerns over wrongful license suspensions. The editorial notes officers sometimes upgrade charges and the attorney general’s three page reply dodges the core issue. Locals in Pocatello joke about ski loving neighbors and a potato loving governor.
News Of The Day In Rhyme From War To Snowbound Streets
A rhymed review touches South Africa riots with hundreds dead and thousands injured, a road crew layoff amid snowbound needs, the Pocatello Cardinals hire Walt Lowe after a championship season, the navy seeks billions for defense, and Linients in China advance as Tientsin falls, closing with the day’s final curtain.
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South Africa
Africa
Pocatello Cardinals
Walt Lowe
Boise
Lowe
Cardinals
Navy
Sam
Pearl Harbor
Tientsin
China
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Sen
Sheridan Downey
Pacific Gas and Electric
California
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