Why A City Manager In Pocatello
A pamphlet by the Pocatello City Manager association led by L. E. Haight argues a city manager can resolve the tax and civic-improvement tug of war. It cites savings in Cincinnati and tax reductions in Cleveland, and notes 25 percent petition threshold to trigger an election for a manager-commission form.
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Pocatello
Pocatello City Manager Association
L. E. Haight
Alameda
Cincinnati
Saginaw
Mich
Cleveland
Truman maintains calm in Key West as Senate woes linger
In Key West President Truman stays jaunty and private at a navy cottage, facing a stubborn Senate and a press of visitors. He recalls postwar haste and emphasizes a forward foreign policy, with hopes critics overlook achievements while southern lawmakers may eventually back social reform.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Senate
Navy
Justice Vinson
America
Mr. Truman
Europe
China
Council of Perfectionists
Change prompts new set of rascals to learn the safe
The quote features Jesse Jones, former New Deal secretary of commerce, asserting a desire for change and noting that new leaders take time to learn the system. Sidney Hook of New York University is mentioned regarding Communist Party membership as a passive element.
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Communist Party
Sidney Hook
New York University
Ryan
Defense Forrestal
Navy
France
Forrestal
New York
Moral in Mail on Bonus Bill Sparks Veteran Views
New York columnist Robert Ruark analyzes the looming bonus or pension bill for veterans. He notes WW II veterans oppose installment payouts while WW I veterans push for benefits, highlighting generational divides and attitudes toward postwar prosperity and taxes.
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New York
Senators End Eight Hour Filibuster Day In Senate
The scene in the U S senate during the long filibuster over the debate limit resolution featured Wayne Morse delivering a two and a half hour speech as pressure built for a petition to curb debate. Party leaders maneuvered over admissibility and a late decision delayed final action until the next day.
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Washington
NEA
U. S. Senate
Senate
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Morse
Taft
Saltonstall
Henrickson
Lucas
Hayden
Eastland
Russell
Byrd
Magnuson
Thomas
Utah
Scott Lucas
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Leverett Salteristall
Massachusetts
Barkley
Wire tapping scandal implicates Bernard Baruch and major firms
Drew Pearson reports a costly New York wire tapping network tied to Bernard Baruch, General Motors, and other clients of John G. Broady. Kenneth Ryan's notebook lists Baruch as tapped or to be tapped while Broady’s firm sought underground equipment through the telephone company.
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Washington
New York
Manhattan
5Th Avenue
Kenneth Ryan
Bernard Baruch
General Motors
Ryan
John G. Broady
Broady
Martin Straus
Eversharp Pencil
James Cromwell
Doris Duke
Madame Patino
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ryan-Broady
Clendenin Ryan
International Telephone and Telegraph
Paul Gallico Warren Gets Into Action
Column argues Florida Governor Fuller Warren is a strong reformer who challenged Ku Klux Klan ties and moved bookmaking syndicates out of hotels and beaches. The piece defends state racing revenue as legitimate tax support, while urging betting only at tracks and praising Warren’s stance against parasitic bookmakers.
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Fuller Warren
Florida
Warren
Miami
Hialeah
Tunin
Pocatello Postings and Fort Fort All Events
A column of local notes covers unreturned army blankets from the Pocatello National Guard during blizzards, theater night buzz for stage 630, a pow wow marking the Interior Department centennial with a 50-strong Indian parade, and a Fort All life update. Also noted are deteriorating southern highways, especially U.S. Route 30 near Soda Springs and Barcroft, plus temple events at Pocatello Temple on March 26 with Utah lodge grand masters attending.
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Department of the Interior
Fortall
Pocatellose Temple
W. W. Halsey
Halsey
Keystone Lodge No. 81
AF & AM
Salt Lake City
Utah
Broadway Jokes and Showbiz Bits from a Dizzy Era
A collage of celebrity quips and editorials lampooning Broadway life. Howard Riley jokes that Broadway offers a 3 ounce drink while Alfred J. Philby teases a juggling seal ball for Arthur Godfrey. Miss Lombard claims Columbus roots. Tallulah Bankhead’s backstage denial and a playful Rough-edge of gossip wrap the item.
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Ohio State University
Alfred J. Philby
Arthur Godfrey
Actors Double Up In My Friend Irma and Film Roles
Erskine Johnson notes radio stars John Brown John Lund and Red Gleason play the same characters on screen and radio Brown also portrays Digger O'Dell on The Life of Riley and other roles in theater and TV Hollywood swaps blur lines between radio and film casts. Evelyn Knight hits and new contracts Ginger Rogers Dennis Morgan linked to Ladies and Gentlemen Warner Brothers eyes Lila Leeds Runaway Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein crosses earnings Africa Screams Eve Arden eyed Warner comedy slate Jane Wyman shift to drama
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Hollywood
NEA
John
John Brown
John Lund
Jimmy Gleason
Irma
Lund
Gillis
Hal Willis
Marie Wilson
Brown
Digger
Riley
Damon Runyon Theater
Judy
Evelyn Knight
Decca
Evelyn
Ginger Rogers
Dennis Morgan
Ladies and Gentlemen
Warner Brothers
Kitty Foyle
Paul Henreid
Lila Leeds
In &Rosses
Africa
Eve Arden
Jane Wyman
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Pocatello Post
North Main Street
Idaho
Pocatello Post Publishing Company
L. C. Giauque
Roosevelt
Robert Ruark
Peter Edson
Drew Pearson
Tammany
Clendenin
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Baltimore
Chicago
Equitable Life Assurance Company
British-American Tobacco Co
United States
Fiorello la Guardia
Italy
de Gasperi
U. S. Treasury
Mr. Ryan
Park
Clarence Neal
Harlem
O’dwyer
John Brannigan
National Democratic Club
Brooklyn
Cngnagement
O'Dwyer
Christian Front
Paul Gallico
U. S. Demi-World
Oride
Raus
Gate City
Pocatello National Guard
Russell O. Mann
Co. H
183Rd Infantry
POST
Chief
John R. Nichols
Idaho State College
Indian Affairs
Cne
Cubordle
LaSalle
C. A. Kelly
Kelly
Soda Springs
Barcroft
Earl Wilson
Howard Riley
Henry Morgan
Rod MacLean
Los Angeles
Earl
Ohio
Miss Lombard
Copacabana
Columbus, O
Tallulah Bankhead
Bill Langford
Tallulah
Langford
Carl Brisson
Monte Proser
Monte
Fred Allen
Max Asias
Max
Nanette Fabray
Hollwood Studio
New Orleans
San Diego
N.O
Claghorn
Kenny Delmar
Cin
Converen
Pba
Appl
Erskine Johnson
Ozzie and Harriet
California
Allen
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