After Election Debate On Taft Hartley Labor Reform
The next Congress faces fierce debate over amending or repealing the Taft Hartley law and adjusting the Wagner Act. Truman vows repeal, with support shifting in his party, while critics warn the process will be lengthy and contentious before any final labor relations measure is signed.
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Truman
Senator McKellar
Taft
Washington
White House
Franklin Roosevelt
United States
Fred Vinson
Vinson
Court of Appeals
William O. Douglas
Securities and Exchange Commission
FDR
Bill Douglas
New Democratic Congress
Sen
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Robert Taft
Senate Labor Committee
Jenner
Tennessee
Texas
GOP
Bill Jenner
Indiana
Sdid
Francis Myers
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
Pitching Horseshoes and Avian Peppermill’s Gourmet Claims
The narrator visits Avian Peppermill, columnist for gour mets, who touts two restaurants Anatole's and la vraie cuisine Francaise. Peppermill details cassoulet with Algerian wine and Escoffier echoes, then reviews Anatole three and a half stars. A reader letters accuses Anatole of fraud and urges a tasting of true French cooking.
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Avian Peppermill
Avian
Manhattan
Escoffier
George Jean Nathan
Anatole
Marseilles
Gastronomic Feud Between Louis and Anatole Captures Bard
A food columnist chronicles a two week battle of rival chefs Louis and Anatole over reviews and diners. Each taunts the other through doormen and tastings while offering lavish dishes like moules a la poulette and homard a la Barante. Visiting hours end as the culinary duel nears a peak.
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Louis
Bijou de
Gironde
Anatole
Billy
Brillat-Savarin
Uncertain Outcomes If Chiang Falls in China
The article weighs possible futures for China after Chiang Kai-shek with options including a north communist takeover, a split and warlorded south, a united front under communist dominance, or a divided nation. It notes U S anti-communists fear a united front and explains propaganda promises to appease workers and officials.
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Chiang Kai-shek
Mao Tsetung
South
Yellow River
North China
South China
United States
Chiang
Mao Tse-tung
Hudson River Day Line Ships Leave History Behind
Paul Gallico reflects on the Hudson River Day Line closing its four famed steamships. Once symbols of affordable, elegant travel between New York and Albany, they vanished as cars and buses overtook river excursions. The writer laments the loss of a nostalgic Americanness and the Albany Night Boat as relics of a simpler era.
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Hudson River
Albany
New York
Hudson River Day Line
Hudson
Americana
Midwest
Truman weighs secretary of state pick and labor reform
President Truman weighs William O Douglas or Fred Vinson for secretary of state while planning postwar labor standards reform. The piece also covers Senate probes into 1948 elections, party shifts, and how Democratic victories affect scrutiny of Truman’s administration.
Laundry of The Day in Rhyme Gripe
Poem laments laundry service rendering shirts with patches and tattered fabric. Socks arrive with altered colors, shorts become rag replacements. Narrator imagines humorous misprints and color mishaps while bemoaning damaged garments and poor care.
Cormorant Fishing Masters in Gifu Japan
The article profiles cormorant fishing in Gifu, Japan, detailing the training period of about three years for a bird to work on a boat. It explains the usho master’s skill in managing lines and loops to regulate how many and what size fish are captured, with birds serving 12 to 13 years and some over 24 years in Nagaragawa.
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Joe
Gifu
Japan
Usho
Nagaragawa
Cormorant fishing mastery in 1700 year tradition continues
The ushe trains birds to fill throats with fish and disgorge on command. Top birds catch 100 to 200 fish nightly while rivals fight for more. Prices once reached 75,000 yen but interest waned after the war as ash rituals and lineage sustain the craft.
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Usho
Idaho PTA Backs Drive to Modernize Driver Licenses
Idaho Peace Officers may gain backing from the Idaho Congress of Parents and Teachers in pushing a model bill to tighten driver licensing. The PTA urges reform after deaths and reports lax standards, while supporting expanded state police patrols to curb highway crashes and improve traffic enforcement statewide.
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The
Idaho Congress of Parents and Teachers
Peace Officers Association
PTA
Pocatello
C. E. Peck
P-Ta
Oliver
Pocateco
Idaho Peace
Coatello
St. Anthony
Weather forecast relies on wide cooperation amid gusts and rain
A terse editorial notes weather forecasts depend on many people, with most likely getting wet. It warns that trouble follows those who seek it and jokes about ignition system hazards and swallowing safety pins and coins as oddities.
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