Pension Racket Demands Congress Scrutiny Of Tax Free Pensions
The piece argues that tax free pensions for top Army and Navy officers are excessive and widely dispersed, with high disability payments for generals and admirals compared to WWI veterans. It cites figures from United States News, notes potential congressional cuts, and condemns abuses while defending care for genuinely disabled veterans.
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Army
Navy
Congress
United States News
Washington
Bennett E. Meyers
Air Force
Congressional curiosity on Greek relief trips revealed
Reporters note U S congressional visitors grilling Athens officials over casualties and food aid while questioning unused fishing boats and progress of Truman and Marshall Plans. The trips, framed as democratic aid, are portrayed as not purely for pleasure.
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Congress of the United States
Greece
Athens
United States
Europe
Far East
Marshall
No Real Agricultural or Steel Crisis, Says Wallace Claim
The author argues there is no grain or steel crisis in the United States, despite liberal fearmongering. It blames Henry Wallace and the Truman administration for provoking a manufactured crisis to justify policy, noting subsidies rise and money supply growth under government controls.
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Truman
Henry Wallace
United States
Wallace
Luckman
Abe Fortas
Fortas
Yale Law School
AAA
Citizens Committee
Anderson
Harry Truman
King Features Syndicate, Inc
The Vanishing Maid in Modern American Homes
The piece notes maids fading from U S homes as wages rents and taxes rise. Homeowners turn to smaller houses and labor saving devices, restoring a form of self reliance with appliances like electric dishwashers.
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Emerson
Leveler
Christian Science Monitor
Prudence urged for foreign wards before marriage
In a Kansas City Star cribbed essay the writer warns a daughter to show her third rate relatives to her fiancé before marriage. After the wedding those ties may appear worse to him and financial prudence is urged to avoid further over drafts from Uncle Sam.
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Kansas City
Uncle Sam
Peculiar Heroes And Heroics In Wartime Culture
King Features Syndicate columns discuss Sinatra Kaye Welles Reynolds and Morgenthau in wartime debates. The article condemns selective service evaders and praises sacrifice while critiquing public figures for political theatre and wealth funded patriotism.
Congress And Rain Makers Say Weather Could Be Legislation
Washington dispatch reports Sen Warren Magnuson says Congress may face weather legislation as science advances to create rain and sunshine. The satire follows lobbyists and politicians pondering rain blocs, weather control, and potential political fallout amid a string of humorous anecdotes.
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Geo Washington
Warren G. Magnuson
Washington
Congress
Sen. Magnuson
Truman
Grover Whit
The Gift Shop Trade By Robert C Ruark
New York considers 225 Fifth Avenue the gift trade hub handling over 1,000 product lines from 300 manufacturers. The wholesale house serves shop owners who order for Ye Old Rat's Nest and others, shaping a $700 million annual industry. The piece traces its rise from modest roots to a year round, 12 month business driven by sentimentality and a strong wholesale to retail markup.
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Robert C. Ruark
New York
Santa Claus
United States Treasury
Fifth Avenue
Delmonico
Two Twenty Five
East
West
Middle West
Mamie
Old Brunswick Hotel
Widder
Dun & Bradstreet
America
Tax policy and budget stance in postwar plan debate
Milwaukee Journal argues Congress must adopt the Marshall plan and fund essential needs. It warns against cutting defense and urges targeted tax adjustments, noting raising exemptions to 600 dollars would relieve six million people from federal taxes but is poor public policy.
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Congress
PLC
Milwaukee Journal
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Waldorf
Roosevelt
Welles
Danny Kaye
Britain
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Mr. Reynolds
London
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Garsson Boys
Reynolds
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Committee On un-American Activities
Marshall Field
France
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Secret Service
Los Angeles
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E Dixonney McKeister
Mr. McKeister
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Tabitha Talcott Pratt
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Mrs. Pratt
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New Hampshire
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Worcester
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