Battle of UVO vs Tucson housing authority ends unresolved
The United Veterans organization clashes with Tucson housing authority over 1,125 federal rental units. CO Langdon W. Post visits Tucson, defends rules while noting needed repairs and an uplift program. He hints at political pressure and off the record assurances to UVO, leaving the dispute open as the Marine brigade remains involvement.
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Langdon W. Post
San Francisco
UVO
JTP
Tucson Housing Authority
City of
Tucson
United States of America
National Housing Authority
Sam
Jaastad
Joesph Niemann
UWO
Pyott
YMCA
la Reforma
Rincon Vista
Ajo
Alley
Thought Monopoly Proposal Sparks Author Rights Debate
George E. Sokolsky and James M. Cain debate a one man copyright authority to control publication of all U.S. writing. Cain argues such power would threaten free expression and constitutional rights, citing risks to authors from Westbrook Pegler to other noted writers. The piece contrasts Cain’s plan with tradition, noting eminent authors thrived without external guild control. The column also notes a separate local council dispute over tenancy with UVO, predicting further political strategy and continuing struggle.
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George E. Sokolsky
James M. Cain
United States
Mr. Cain
Albert Einstein
Gertrude Stein
Edgar Allan Poe
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Mark Twain
Bad Political Strategy By Westbrook Pegler
In this critique from New York on August 29 1946 Westbrook Pegler attacks Governor Tom Dewey and the Republican leadership for pressuring Major General Donovan out of the U.S. Senate race in favor of Lieutenant General Hugh Drum Pegler argues Drum lacks independence and would be a Dewey ally while Donovan is independent and stronger politically Drum faces pressure from Dewey and pro Dewey labor allies with Donovan’s wartime record and outspoken service highlighted as key contrasts
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Westbrook Pegler
New York
Tom Dewey
Republican State Committee
William J. Donovan
Hugh A. Drum
United States Senate
Saratoga
Donovan
Gen. Drum
Gov
Dewey
Gen
Drum
Tom
Herbert Lehman
Gen. Donovan
Senate
State Guard
Empire State Building
al Smith
John J. Raskob
West
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
War Department
Office of Strategic Services
State Federation of Labor
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Cautious 1946 Customer Questions Uses Before Buying
A Boston Globe note remarks that a cautious customer in 1946 asks a resort gift shop clerk about potential uses of an item before purchase. The quip highlights buyer skepticism and curiosity in postwar consumer culture.
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Boston Globe
Veterans rights unmet by business and work world
The Detroit News argues that a national bill of rights for veterans is hollow without real respect in employment and business. It says veterans judge the nation by decency at work and warns that public neglect fuels a sense of national obligation as a racket.
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Congress
Veterans’ Affairs
Detroit News
Wage Increase Program Ahead
The piece argues a second wage rise within sixty days before the election, linked to price decontrols and rising costs. It criticizes the administration and CIO for pursuing inflationary gains, emphasizes production as the cure, and warns against further wage hikes that would lift prices.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Agriculture
Anderson
OPA
Paul Porter
CIO
Auto Workers
King Features Syndicate
Pasternak on lunch and life among Hollywood moguls
Hollywood scene with Joe Pasternak deriding lunchDieting executives and their gastric woes. George Dixon notes Danny Thomas preparing a film with Margaret OBrien while Mayer Goldwyn imitations entertain guests. Bror Dahlberg touts competition as governments fail.
Westminster Awakens a Child’s Honest Question
After Will Crooks won a parliamentary seat he visits Westminster with his daughter. The child, impressed by the grandeur, tells him that while he is a big man at home he is not here, highlighting a humorous contrast between private life and public office.
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Will Crooks
Westminster
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ASCAP
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Lloyd C. Douglas
Ellery Queen
Dashiell Hammett
Frances Parkinson Keyes
Walter Davenport
Fulton Oursler
Octavus Roy Cohen
Joe Doakes
CO Post
Janstad
Niemann
Tophey
I Sweet Dreams
Paul Mallon
George Dixon
Hollywood
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Joe Pasternak
Mgm Lot
Mr. Pasternak
Danny Thomas
Margaret O’brien
Pola Negri
Mr. Thomas
Hollywood Cemetery
Louis B. Mayer
Samuel Goldwyn
Cobina Wright
Austine Cassini
Cassimi
Bror Dahlberg
Dahlberg
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