Postal Rate Debate And Mine Safety Comment
The piece discusses expected postal rate increases likely shaped by large magazine publishers and a push to avoid harming small papers. It calls for Congress to review subsidies to aviation and railroad mail costs while noting support for James Boyd as director of the U S Bureau of Mines despite opposition from John L Lewis.
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Post Office Department
Congress
Senate
James Boyd
U. S. Bureau of Mines
John L. Lewis
Boyd
John J. Forbes
Bureau
Lewis
Poppycock
University of Colorado
Minimum wage bill status amid proposed 75 cent raise
The text notes the business size threshold for impact from a proposed wage increase to 75 cents. It reports the House committee approved the minimum wage bill and suggests smaller firms under half a million grogs annually would be unaffected by the rise.
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House
Two Senators Debilitating Filibuster Deflates Truman Plan
The 80th Congress sees Lucas of Illinois and Ellender of Louisiana fail to rally administration forces against the filibuster. Senate leaders like Barkley step in as Lucas seeks cameras, while Ellender stages a standout stand on his feet longer than Huey Long. Pepper and Kefauver oppose the Dixiecrats and Republicans who stalled the Truman program.
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Scott Lucas
Illinois
Alben Barkley
Lucas
Allen J. Ellender
Louisiana
Wihen
Huy Long
Elender
Louisiana House of Representatives
King Pish
Huey Long
Louisiain
Claude Pepper
Florida
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Senator Pepper
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