Hope For Housing At Last In Bipartisan Senate Compromise
The Senate Banking and Currency Panel, easing from party lines, endorses a mid path between Truman and Republican housing plans. The compromise targets 810,000 housing units over six years for families earning under $2,000 annually, aiming to boost both public and private efforts amid a large national shortage. The agreement signals prospective favorable action and supports slum clearance and farm housing measures alongside private development.
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National Association of Home Builders
Chicago
Congress Heads Toward Fast Hearing On Margarine Color Ban
Butter and oleomargarine factions clash before the House Agriculture Committee as a one week hearing aims to settle the long dispute over yellow oleomargarine. Advocates argue color is a marker of butter identity while opponents say the ban is discriminatory and outdated, amid efforts to prevent fraud and favor genuine dairy products.
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Retirement marks end of boxing era amid color debate
In a candid critique, the author argues retirement ends a long tenure in boxing and condemns the butter lobby over artificial yellow coloring. The piece links the ban on yellow color to dairy lobbying and proposes applying the rule to both butter and oleo.
Increasing Postal Rates and the Post Office Deficit
The Post Office Department faces a potential half billion dollar deficit this year due to rising costs and wage increases. The Hoover Commission advocates efficiency gains totaling 160 million annually, with higher rates for non first class mail to cover deficits. Even with increases, postal operations may still be 150 million in the red, reversing a postwar trend of losses only if Congress approves substantial reforms.
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Hoover Commission
Donaldson
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Japan Christian University aims to train teachers for postwar Japan
A campaign running April 18 to June 5 seeks 10 million dollars to establish a Japan Christian University focused on Western educational methods and Christian democratic ideals. It would start with a teachers college to supply instructors and administrators for Japanese schools, countering Shinto-influenced state universities. A Columbia University student writer urges American support, stressing faith and hope for Japan’s youth after the war.
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Japan Christian University
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iChristian University Foundation
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Christian University
Columbia University
Chris‘tian
Retiring with Full Honors Louis Faces Final Decision on Heavyweight Title
The retiring of Joe Louis is presented as deliberate and honorable though slow. The piece notes his famed power and long reign, arguing a belt pass without scandal protects sport prestige. It discusses his reluctance to quit, past challengers, and the duty of a champion to defend only against worthy foes.
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Joe Walcott
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Max Schmeling
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Current Comment on Truman and Congress in Labor Dynamics
The article argues Truman faces the same friction with Congress across eras, forced to appease powerful labor unions and farm interests. It contends Congress mirrors diverse national interests, resisting narrow executive control. Strong parties cannot easily bend a 530-member body representing 150 million people.
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Council of Economic Advisers
Letters and Education Debate in The Record
The Record prints reader letters on education costs and eviction questions. A Troy correspondent asks about rent control evictions and local court handling, while others discuss governor and regents budget fights and bus stop changes affecting traffic and riders.
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Court House
National Whirligig By Ray Tucker
National Whirligig by Ray Tucker discusses President Truman's clash with Congress over Taft-Hartley repeal and civil rights reforms. It notes Republican resistance, Democratic tensions, and concerns about economic controls, welfare programs, and impact on business. It cites reactions from lawmakers and the public battles on policy and leadership.
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Promises to Family Backfire on Truman Night Home
A columnist recalls promising wife Mrs. P to cut work and spend evenings together. The phone kept ringing with news of President Truman’s remarks at a dinner, drawing the writer into comment. He vows to foster “Servants Of Brotherhood” and highlights proposed aid on disability, maternal benefits, and child welfare amid national debates.
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Don’t Take My Word For It By Frank Colby
An analysis of the misuse of fulsome to mean large or abundant, against its dictionary senses. The author cites Newsweek letters and reference works to argue that fulsome should be avoided in describing democracy and discusses historical definitions dating to Nash and Webster.
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Etmological Dictionary
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