Hoover commission urges tougher civilian control of defense
The Hoover panel recommends stronger civilian oversight and centralized authority for the Defense Department to improve efficiency. It notes the military’s expanded role in peace time, calls for better liaison with the State Department, and warns against independent military diplomacy and insular views.
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Hoover, Commission
Defense Department
Army
United States
Spain
Europe
State Department
United Nations
Germany
Ise Koch
Munich
Hoover Commission
Seniority rules and chairmanships in Congress questioned
Peter Edson analyzes how seniority determines House foreign affairs chairmanships with Sol Bloom's death and John Kee's rise. He notes Kee's long service since 1932 and Somers' unlikely ascent to public lands chair despite illness and lack of active involvement. The piece questions if tenure alone justifies leadership.
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Washington
NEA
Sol Bloom
New York
John Kee
West Virginia
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
Kee
State Department
Martin L. Somers
Brooklyn
Public Lands Committee
Somers
Senate
House
Paul Gallico Celebrates Spring With Optimism In prose
The columnist riffs on the arrival of spring as a mood improver and a calendar debate. He notes mild weather hopes, jokes about taxes, and contrasts Western prosperity with distant socialist cities. The piece paints spring as freedom and renewal with playful references to Beatrice Lillie and Howard Johnsons.
Visitors Spark New York Hustle and Parade of Events
Henry McLemore notes visitors spark hustle in New York City as they rush to fit a spring calendar of conventions and shows. He lists multiple events and venues from March to May, then laments choices between cultural attractions and casual hometown chats.
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New York
N. Y
Hudson
Holland Tunnel
George Washington Bridge
New York City
Convention and Visitors Bureau
Nationel
Knitted Outwear Association
Waldorf
Mirror Manufacturers
New Yorker
Acoustical Soc. of America
Statler
American Laryngological Association
Biltmore
Museum of Natural History
New York Historical Society
Cooper Union
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Dulles Clash with Acheson Sparks White House Friction
Washington secretary of state Acheson vents anger over Dulles speeches criticizing the North Atlantic pact. Dulles had blamed Russia pressure and Norway’s invite to join the pact. Acheson quips that Dulles cannot accept Dewey’s defeat and remains vocal.
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Washington
Acheson
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Cleveland
Federal Council of Churches
State Department
Norway
Russia
Dewey
Capital News
No Sucker Like A City Slicker Ranch Tale
John Wheeler narrates a failed Arizona ranch venture with Clarence Kelland and Bruce Barton. They recount buying Rancho Santa Maria, costly adobe houses, bad management, and losses of about $35,000 per partner while Kelland profits from a Post serial. He concludes no sucker compares to a city slicker.
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Arizona
Clarence Budington Kelland
Bruce Barton
Alu
Bud
Kelland
Porter's
Phoenix
Rancho Santa Maria
Congress Junction
Minnesota
Bud Kelland
Saturday Evening Post
Pocatello Workers Face Navy Pay Back Bills
Senator Bert H. Miller urges a bill to aid Pocatello civilian workers affected by the Navy pay order of April 8 1947. He notes seven months delay in making the order public caused pay increases to be recouped, sometimes over 200 dollars, harming workers who acted in good faith. He faults the Navy and calls for congressional remedy while criticizing dog control and city nuisance complaints in Pocatello.
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U. S. Senate
Pocatello
Bert H. Miller
Idaho
Congress
Miller
Navy Department
Navy
Pocatello Naval Ordnance Plant
Naval Ordnance Plant
Poccatello
Shamrock opening gala shows McCarthy’s lavish showmanship
Houston diary notes oil magnate Glenn McCarthy hosting a star filled Shamrock Hotel debut. The party tab nears 100000 with trains chartered planes liquor and media costs. McCarthy’s wealth and bold personality loom over the glamorous scene.
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Houston
Tex
Glenn McCarthy
Hollywood
Green Haired Mary Lorraine Bradley Turns Heads in Hollywood
Ex burlesque dancer Mary Lorraine Bradley dyed her hair green to gain publicity and drew attention outside a Los Angeles theater screening The Boy With Green Hair. Agent Paris Eager pushed the stunt, Mary reports no legal trouble and soon headlines a club act as The Girl With Green Hair.
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Hollywood
NEA
Mary Lorraine Bradley
Mary
Paris Eager
RKO
Los Angeles
Agent Paris
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Henry McLemore
Drew Pearson
View
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Morse
Wayne Morse
Oregon
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Magnuson
North Carolina
Clyde Hoey
Senate Expenditures Committee
RFC
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Ernest Howard
Hancock
Hoey
U.S. A
University of Oslo
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Frank W. Abrams
Standard Oil Company of
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Standard
Eagle Refining
Abrams
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Frank Abrams
MacArthur
Army Department
Japan
North China
John Wheeler
Gate City
Earl Wilson
Evalyn Walsh MacLean
Atwater Kent
B. W. and
McCarthy
Andy Devine
Queen Mary
Pat O
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Mee Carthy
Woolworth Bee
Erskine Johnson
Spade Cooley
Robert E Sherwood
Fox
Robert Wise
Bob Mitchum
Jack Benny
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