Civil rights bill showdown looms in Senate
Lucas pledges civil rights as first order after recess while critics warn coalition tactics may harm 1950 election outcomes. The piece argues Democratic use of civil rights as political leverage, cites FHA orders and past debates, and cautions readers to see behind the rhetoric.
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Senate
Lucas
Ill
Star
Sens. Bricker
Ohio
Cain
Wash
Harry Truman
Truman
The Half Century Year By George E. Sokolsky
The two party system dominated American life by 1900 with Republicans in power in the North and West and Democrats controlling the South. Mark Hanna led the Republicans, while Theodore Roosevelt split the party with the Bull Moose faction. Roosevelt and Wilson reshaped party dynamics, and Roosevelt’s long presidency followed by FDR’s four terms left both parties disorganized by 1950.
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George E. Sokolsky
Abraham Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
Republican Party
Washington
United States
William McKinley
Mark Hanna
Cleveland
Ohio
William Jennings Bryan
National Committee
Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
Progressive Party
The
Bull Moose
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Taft
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
al Smith
Solid South
Smith
New York
Roosevelt
George Washington
Landon
Willkie
Dewey
Harry Truman
King Features
Up Goes Security Taxation
The article explains a late 1930s rise in social security tax from 1 percent to 1.42 percent for both sides on earnings up to 3 000 dollars a year with payroll deductions and no government payout for bookkeeping. It notes possible future increases to 3 percent by 1949 and coverage expansion to 11 million more people. It also mentions a six month New York state tax up to six cents per week to fund disability unemployment benefits, and critiques administration and misallocated funds while praising the social security aims.
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Congress
House
Senate
New York
Joe DiMaggio
Jamaica
Fifth Avenue
Utopia
Snake Country
Appropriations Committee
de Gaulle
Washington
National Committee
King Features
The Challenge and Leadership in Negro America
Julius Adams in The Challenge argues that Negro leadership bears much responsibility for civic and economic lag. He critiques self serving leaders, notes historical progress, and contrasts white and Negro agency with references to Kipling and Bert Williams. He dedicates the work to his daughters Julie Marie and Carolyn Ethel.
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Gy Westbrook
Pegier
New York
Julius Adams
Tom Dewey
Adams
Wendell
Harlem
Rudyard Kipling
United States
Bert Williams
Mr. Adams
Julie Marie
Carolyn Ethel
King Features
Stop Me By Bennet Trial Eyewitness Fracas in Blue Ridge
An elderly witness reluctantly testifies about a Blue Ridge fracas. She recalls Kittleson calling Bill Alexander a liar, Bill knocking him down with an axe handle, a friend slicing Bill, Ed Phrae ner and others shooting Hal, and several more fighting as the scene escalated.
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Bennet
Blue Ridge Mountain
Kittleson
Bill Alexander
Bill
Hal
Ed Phraener
Macadamia Nut Boom Aims To Transform Hawaiian Farming
Five million dollars has been invested in a Castle & Cooke project to grow Macadamia nuts in 3,000 acres of lava jungle in Hawaii. The operation uses Seabees and orchid-based compost, windbreak pines, and a custom harvester to tame the temperamental nut, with first harvest not expected for about five years.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Castle & Cooke
Hawaiian Islands
Flowers of Hawaii, Ltd
University of Hawaii
America
Perilous Year in 1949 Washington Scandals and Wit
A reflective roundup by George Dixon Kent chronicles politics and society in 1949. Highlights include Margaret Truman’s life membership in the WCTU, celebrity quips from senators, junketing expenses in Spain, trust-busting moves against A and P, and light jests about diplomats and officials amid a year of drama and inflation.
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Washington
Dixon
WCTU
Margaret Truman
Capitol
George Dixon Kent
Truman
Congress
France
Joseph F. Battley
Washington Redskins
Senate
Charles Brannan
Happy New Year By Bug Baer
Holiday witty column notes political and public figures with quips about De Gaulle, Ja maica windows and Fifth Avenue, deficits and pork barrels. The humor targets Washington and national issues while closing with New Year wishes.
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Bugs’ Baer
Distinguished Midwest historian meets Variety critiquing Schlesinger
On a New York visit a renowned Midwest historian discovers Variety and its abbreviations. A young postgraduate inquiries about Schlesinger as a historian, and the savant replies that he’s certainly got a good rep in the biz.
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New York
Midwest
Entertainment World
Variety
Schlesinger
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