Eastern airline seeks rehearing for through transcontinental service
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker’s Eastern Airlines presses its bid to operate a through western route with Tucson and other cities lining up in support. The CAB denied the original petition and two reconsiderations, but a new board majority and a June 6 deadline for recommendations raise hope for a formal rehearing and possible faster decision.
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mid-Pacific
Eddie Rickenbacker
Rickenbacker
Eastern Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Eastern
Southern
West
CAB
Tucson
Chamber of Commerce
New Orleans
Houston
San Antonio
el Paso
Phoenix
San Diego
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Kefauver Probe Prompts States to Act on Crime
The Kefauver committee's findings urge state and community alertness and prosecution to curb rackets. Joe Adonis receives a prison sentence as a sign of progress, while Florida Governor Fuller Warren faces impeachment over lawlessness. Congress faces options to extend or overhaul interstate crime inquiry and consider a permanent federal crime commission.
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Kefauver Crime Investigating Committee
Joe Adonis
Florida
Fuller Warren
Kefauver Committee
Congress
Senate
Senate-House
Hoover Commission
Senate Committee
Smear MacArthur Cult Revives Old Political Lies
The recall of Gen. MacArthur sparked renewed attacks tied to Eleanor Roosevelt and a revival of earlier false statements. Drew Pearson circulated claims that MacArthur defied a war order to suppress a Capitol insurrection, while Pat Hurley denied the charges, calling them erroneous.
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Gen. MacArthur
Eleanor Roosevelt
Drew Pearson
MacArthur
Hoover
McCall's Magazine
Pat Hurley
McCall's
la Boca Grande
Roosevelt Woman Accuses Press Agent Of Targeted Smear
The piece cites Westbrook Pegler’s alleged injustice to Hoover and MacArthur, accusing Charlie Michelson of leading a smear apparatus for the Democratic committee. It notes Michelson’s White House access, Crosley lobbying, and claims no order to fire on veterans during a 1930s riot, with Hurley defending the army’s restraint.
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McCall's
Hoover
Gen. MacArthur
MacArthur
Charlie Michelson
Democratic National Committee
Alger Hiss
Michelson
White House
Roosevelt
Oe Radio Company
Cincinnati
Crosley
Federal Communications Commission
Hurley
King Features
Arizona Album Edited By Albert R. Buehman
Historic Tucson Philharmonic photo from 1902 shows the Ely Sian Grove park crowd on Simpson and South Main streets. The band, started about 1895 by Fred Ronstadt and led by his brother Richard, performed as a Sunday and holiday attraction for about a decade.
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Elysian Grove Park
Simpson and
South Main Streets
Fred Ronstadt
Richard Ronstadt
the Grove
Truman Campaign Train Uses Secret Chart, Chapman Behind It
Washington dispatch argues President Truman relies on Secretary Oscar Chapman to tailor whistle stop tours. It claims Chapman’s minute chart of local conditions shaped addressing voters, helping Dewey’s defeat in 1948 and signaling a planned summer swing, despite political theater and vague targets.
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Truman
Oscar Chapman
Mr. Truman
White House
Chapman
Dewey
Secretary of the Interior
Mr. Chapman
Doc Truman
Multimillion Racket Tied to Waterfront Pier loaders
A sweeping look at a harbor crime network shows how public loaders control pier operations and extract huge sums from unloading cargo. The piece notes the influence of the AFL Longshoremen on docks and recounts large payments to loaders and kickback schemes in the trucking chain. The narrative links Kefauver investigations to ongoing mob activity on piers and calls for structural reforms to curb the racketeering.
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Kefauver
Privi
New York
AFL
Longshoremen’s Union
Teamsters Stand Against Racketeers Over Waterfront Jobs
Victor Riesel reports AFL unionists resist a crime ring seeking to take over unloading at ports. At a Chicago May 24 executive board meeting they vowed to fight and alerted AFL leaders including William Green who ordered telegrams to air force, Longshoremen, and trucking firms.
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AFL
Crime Combine
Chicago
William Green
Air Force
Europe
Bill Green
Teamsters
Medal for “outstanding achievement” stirs Roark doubts
Bob Roark recounts receiving a heavy velvet mounted medal from Freedoms Foundation Valley Forge for “understanding the American way of life.” He questions the award’s basis and possible associations while noting his secrecy about the group and his past WWII service.
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New York
Freedoms Foundation, Inc
Valley Forge
George Washington
Papa
George
Pro-American Committee Shapes Hollywood Probe Impact
In a retrospective on congressional investigations, the piece notes how the House Un-American Activities Committee strengthened after 1945, shifting focus from party discipline to sustained inquiry. It credits the committee with exposing Communist influence in Hollywood, which sought money, prestige, and propaganda.
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House Committee On
Congress
House Naval Affairs Committee
House
un-American Activities Committee
Kefauver Crime Committee
Fulbright Rfc Committee
Senate
House un-American Activities Committee
Hollywood
80Th Congress
Communist Party
Russia
UN American Activities Committee
United Features
Smith Calls Hearings Pinpoint Hollywood Communist Ties
Senator Margaret Chase Smith argues that the Un American Activities Committee exposed how Communists failed to recruit in the movie industry. She credits the hearings for awakening Hollywood to defend democracy and purge communism from film circles.
Sense of Humor as a Priceless Attribute
Sketches by Ben Burroughs extol a sense of humor as a priceless trait that helps smile at troubles. It highlights laughing at small jokes to brighten dark clouds and spread joy, noting chuckles foster fellowship and hearten the spirit.
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Ben Burroughs
Life's Darkest Moment from the Instruction Book
The article describes essential amino acids for dog nutrition, listing 10 key amino acids. It asserts every protein must contain all ten to avoid health deterioration in dogs, warning that missing any can impair health.
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