Bridges Saga Ends as Harry Bridges Is Convicted of Defrauding
A decades long struggle over Harry Bridges ends with his conviction as a liar and defrauder. The Australian-born figure, active since 1920 in the United States, faced deportation battles linked to alleged Communist ties and late protection from high officials before finally being challenged by a federal grand jury and citizenship actions.
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Harry Bridges
al Jas
Bridges
Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
Franklin Roosevelt
United States
Harry R. Bridges
Australia
San Francisco
America
James A. Lamlis
Harvard Law School
Communist Party
Charles B. Sears
Landis
Immigration Repeals Board
Dean Landis
Francis Biddle
Sears
Supreme Court
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tom Clark
United States Supreme Court
McCarthy
Inez Kamp
Kamp
Ku Klux Klan
Kampf
Yorktown
N.Y
Germany
Montreas
Court of Appeals
Sawyer echoes call for business power in Fair Deal era
The text critiques Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer arguing he advocates expanding business influence in government to balance labor and agriculture. It suggests his stance aims to transform business into a political pillar, raising questions about White House clearance and overall policy impact in a Democratic context.
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Soie
Wall Street
Charles Sawyer
Fair Deal
White House
Democratic Party
Sawyer
Jorge
Mr. Sawper
Ington
Useoe
Washington
Troy Record
An Unsavory Rise: Strachey Moves from Food to War Ministry
The piece traces Strachey’s career from Food Minister to War Minister in Britain, noting praise for Roosevelts New Deal in the 1930s and a failed record at food policy. It highlights a peanut program fiasco in Africa and questions his zeal in defending Western interests against communism.
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Glencoe
Jilisola
Roosevelt
United States
Att-ion
Britain
Strachey
British War Office
Washington
Aging saucers puzzle persists in Troy reports
The Troy Record discusses explanations for flying saucer sightings, noting Navy denials and diverse theories. It cites Dennis Seeley? No, it mentions U.S. News and observers from weather bureau and commercial pilots. The piece weighs mass hysteria against possible secret aircraft while urging caution and continued observation.
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Navy
Perinthal
Weather Bureau Dalions
Troy
Unemployment Watchpower and Political Temptation
The Commerce Department reports unemployment fell by over 500,000, bringing jobless to about four million as forecasts from last winter's peak proved accurate. The piece questions Washington's heightened focus on employment amid looming elections and warns against government spending on "made work" projects as potentially harmful.
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Commerce Department
Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
Strachey as War Minister fuels cabinet controversy
The revived debate over John Strachey’s role in the Malee government centers on his wartime stance and past alliances with communism. Critics question his reliability to defend capitalist interests while noting his shifting views from direct confrontation to parliamentary tactics.
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Malee
Washington
Shadex
Communist Party
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Stalin
Hitler
New Deal
Prantees Perans
Secretary of
Labor
Man Returns 50-Year-Overdue Library Book
Mr. T. M. Broderick finally returned a book to the Minneapolis Public Library after 50 years past due. A lighthearted tale recalls his insistence that he had delivered the title long ago as staff pieced together the humorous mix up andMisremembered dates.
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Providence Evening Bulletin
T. M. Broderick
Minneasolis
Broderick
Brinz
Dr. Livingstone
Africa
Mr. B
Henry M. Stanley
Snd
Mr. Brodenck
Calumet
Mithaan
Wevinesdar
Readers Seek Reorganization Message and Hoover Report Call
Letters to The Record discuss anonymous letters policy and seek government reform. Contributors advocate supporting the Hoover Commission, urge contacting Senators and Representatives, and cite potential large federal savings and improved efficiency.
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Congress
Hoover Commission
National Whirligig By Ray Tucker
Washington officials urge President Truman to expand Cold War strategy by financing and organizing covert anti Soviet movements overseas. They call for a revival of Donovan-style operations and underground networks to foment dissension behind the Iron Curtain.
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Washington
Truman
Moscow
United States
Office of Statetic Services
Wild Bill Donovan
Hitler
Ukraine
Byelorussia
Jatclizente
Iivalx
Kremlin
Donovan
Backstage clash over air safety cuts stirs Congress
The piece details New York Democrat John Rooney threatening to block the Civil Aeronautics Board air safety budget, cutting 25 percent from 4.323 million, amid personal feuds with CAB chair Joseph J. O Connell Jr. It also surveys McCarthy's shifting charges and Kerr Bill maneuvers, highlighting House tactics, votes, and political pressure surrounding aviation and Cold War issues.
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Congres
John J. Rooney
New York Democrat
Rooney
Civil Aeronautics Board
Able Cab
Chaiman
Joseph J. O'Connell, Jr
House of Representatives
Alash
Congress
O'Connell
New York
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CAB
O’connell
McCarthy
Joe McCarthy
Wisconsin
Joseph Kamp
State Department
Senate
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Halleck
Lewis Deschler
Lew
Deschler
Reyburn
Nob Fee
Kerr
House
Rayburn
Earl Wilton
Paul Shafer
Michigan
Henry Latham
Morgan, Mouwider
Missouri
Richard Wigglesworth
Massachusetts
Donald Jackson
California
Congressman Wilson
Sen
Alexander Wiley
Tomorrow Is Sunday Debate On English Tenses
The piece argues that tomorrow is Sunday is idiomatic despite claims of ungrammaticality. It explains future meaning comes from context, not the present tense verb, and contrasts with phrases like yesterday is Friday and Friday as payday.
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