Republicans Fail To Unite On Civil Rights Filibuster
The southern victory in the senate filibuster highlights a split within the Republican Party. A majority of GOP senators opposed ending the filibuster and backed motions to adjourn, despite campaign promises for civil rights measures. Prominent names such as Saltonstall, Lodge, Baldwin, Ives, and Flanders are urged not to aid another partisan defeat.
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Senate
Barkley
South
GOP
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Paul Douglas
Illinois
United States of America
Saltonstall
Lodge
Baldwin
Ives
Flanders
Decontrol Likely as Rent Bills Face White House Decision
Washington observers weigh senate and house rent increase bills with signs pointing to decontrol and a return to state and local control boards. The fate hinges on President Truman may veto or sign, with March 31 expiration looming and potential 10 percent further rent hikes under a gradual decontrol plan.
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Washington
NEA
Senate
House
Truman
Congress
Alben W. Barkley
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
U. S
Focal Rent Control Boards
New York
Washington, D. C
Gunpowder's Rise Shifts Power From Knights To Modern War
A reflective piece traces gunpowder from 14th century Europe to its impact on armor and siege warfare. It notes armored knights gave way to firearm use, then marks the German deployment of Panzer divisions and later countered by anti-tank weapons like bazookas, reshaping warfare dynamics.
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Europe
Stephen
Atrid
U. S
France
Great Britain
Italy
Belgium
Norway
Holland
Luxembourg
Denmark
Portugal
Rhine
Russia
United States
Paris
London
Rome
Oslo
Copenhagen
Africa
Australia
Red Army
Siberia
New York
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Poland
Finland
Bulgaria
Hungary
Roumania
Henry McLemore in patches of fashion and home life
The essay laments worn wardrobes and missing buttons while critiquing the fashion influence of Christian Dior. It recalls a time of well patched clothes, a supportive spouse, and contrasts with modern Paris trends that push for longer skirts and new looks.
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Jean
Christian Dior
Atis
Paris
Drew Pearson Pact Test Could Bring War
Washington columnist lays out three European trouble signs as the North Atlantic pact reshapes security. Moscow eyes a peace offensive at the UN or a forced move into Norway or Iran to test Western resolve, with war a possible outcome this year.
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Washington
Izvestia
Pravda
Soviet Union
Foregne
Vishinsky
U. N
New York
United States
Moscow
Red Army
Norway
Iran
Defense Department
Europe
Russia
Politburo
Western
Baltic
Balkans
Vilna
Kiev
Greece
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
U. S
Iron Curtain
Mexico
U. S.A
Greenland
Bosphorus
Panama Canal
Parisian Encounters with Isadora Duncan and Floyd Gibbons
A memoir style tale in Paris recounts a photographer and Rube Goldberg offering portraits for five francs each, a cab driver offering a tour in exchange for a drawing, and a visit to Isadora Duncan with Floyd Gibbons. Duncan, then older and in need of funds, offered her memoirs for $500 cash, while the group met at a shabby Montparnasse apartment.
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Paris
France
Rube
Marcel
Harry
New York
Floyd Gibbons
Montparnasse
Goldberg
Bugs Baer
Miss Duncan
Miss. Duncan
Isadora
Mr. Gibbons
United States
Mauretania
Pocatello Hosts Intermountain Boxing Weekend
The Blackfoot Daily Bulletin reprints a Pocatello editorial praising regional cooperation over the atomic plant dispute and highlighting Idaho State College and Pocatello boosters. It notes 30 ISC boxing teams visiting for the Intercollegiate Boxing tournament, with student hosts and festive events across the weekend.
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Blackfoot Daily Bulletin
Pocatello
Idaho
Intermountain Empire
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Gate City
Blackfoot
Arco
Washington
Naval Proving Grounds
Idaho Falls
Idaho State College
Sam Goldwyn plans private Miss America style beauty search
Hollywood news reports Sam Goldwyn will dispatch six talent scouts to find the most beautiful woman in each state for his private beauty contest and a lavish film musical The Goldwyn Girl. Garson and Colbert eye Broadway returns as Hughes reshapes projects.
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Hollywood
NBA
Sam Goldwyn
Sam
Goldwyn
Greer Garson
Claudette Colbert
Lily Henry
Howard Hughes
Tim Holt
Tim
Mother-in-Lawing Do’s and Don’ts in a Courtroom Jibe
A humorous column riffs on a Chicago judge’s remark about divorces caused by mother-in-law trouble and offers a mock guide to “Mother-in-Lawing.” It cites example lines, anecdotes, and the Putnam case to lampoon family quarrels and legal theatrics.
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Chicago
Ralph Desart
Inlaw
George Putnams
Putnam
Nis
Aparrow
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Rube Goldberg
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University of Nevada
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