Sordid Farm Vote Bargain Seeks Price in 1950 Campaigns
Democratic leaders meet in Des Moines to barter for the farm vote, seeking how much farmers will cost the American taxpayer. Republicans plan a parallel conference while parties weigh Brannan’s farm program and the weight of regional voting blocs in 1950.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Washington
Brannan
Colorado
Ohio
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Truman
Dewey
Thurmond
White House
House of Representatives
Ilinois
Lewis calls for a seven day coal miners walkout
The article accuses John L. Lewis of seeking a stabilizing period of inaction by delaying coal production for seven days. It questions the motive and notes potential effects on workers, the industry, and Taft Hartley era legislation.
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John L. Lewis
Lewis
John L
Phil Murray
Bill Green
Congress
Senate
James Boyd
Bureau of Mines
Sen
Robert Taft
Taft-Hartley
Don’t Be Reasonable War Ends New York City Opinion
The writer condemns curbside hecklers near a Broadway show and complains police inaction during labor and Communist protests. He describes baggage loss on a Norfolk to New York trip, urges not to be reasonable about inefficiency, and argues for stricter citizen rights postwar.
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Charley
Ray Bolger
Broadway
Communist Party
New York
Stalin
Norfolk
King Features
Congress to Trim Senate Budget Amid Deficit Pressure
The Kansas City Star reports administration forces favor a joint resolution directing a 5 to 20 percent cut in all appropriations to prevent a deficit. Senate opposition and a likely White House veto complicate action. The piece urges Senate-House agreement to reduce spending as needed, potentially beyond 5 percent, with no political delay.
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Senate
Tydings
Maryland
Taft
White House
Congress
House
Kansas City Star
State department letter routing study raises efficiency concerns
The house appropriations committee notes a routine state department letter travels 21 desks across 3 buildings, moving through each building twice, requiring as many as 35 steps to complete processing. The finding highlights potential inefficiencies in government paperwork and budget impact.
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State Department
House Appropriations Committee
Beaux of Law Enforcement Busies with Picket Line Policy
The piece argues police duty to enforce laws against assault riot and arson contradicting appeasement politics. It cites Beaumont Texas 1949 carpenters case with Brown escorted from town and 16 carpenters evacuated by police. Captain Barnes defends Chicago manual and police enforcement ensuring arrests for law violations on strikes.
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Westbrook
New York
Labor Board
Michigan
Frank Murphy
Supreme Court
Beaumont
Texas
George T. Barnes
Chicago
Houston Post
Herman Brown
Austin
Brown
CIO
Carpenters’ Union
AFL
Indianapolis
Carpenters
William L. Hutcheson
Jester
Texas Rangers
Galveston
Barnes
Congress
Clare E. Hoffman
Mr. Hoffman
Captain Barnes
Hoffman
Postponed Wish From Stalin To White Russian Refugees
A Soviet plan to send emissaries with caviar and vodka to White Russian refugee colonies in Western Europe ends without any czarist accepting the offers. Stalin questions why Russians wish to die in Russia but not immediately. The Paris Samedi Soir notes the embassy’s return after weeks without results.
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Europe
Stalin
Moscow
Russia
Samedi Soir
Paris
Kansas City Times
Pioneers Of 1949 By Robert C. Ruark
The piece honors GI Bill graduates at Ohio State and nationwide, focusing on 1949 veterans and their wives. It notes hardships of trailer living, tight budgets, and the determination of young men and women to finish education amid postwar limits. It also highlights the surge in lawyers seeking congressional work and attitudes toward the Senate.
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Columbus
Ohio
Mary
Jane
Betty
Joe
Jim
Pete
Ohio State University
Coonskin
Robert C. Ruark
Army
Navy
White House
Senate
House
Congress
Senators Overcrowding Debate Spurs Capitol Sketch
Washington Scene reports a lighthearted dispute among lawmakers over crowding in the Capitol. Ellender argues slums will grow while senators insist on space citing rooms up to six per office and staffs up to 17, amid plans for a $20 million senate office building.
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Washington
United States
Senate
Allen Ellender
Louisiana
James P. Kem
Missouri
Senator Ellender
Kem
Ellender
Ed Martin
Pennsylvania
Martin
Try And Stop Me By Bennett Cerf
Comic vignette recounts Navaho language lessons and misunderstandings. The dentist joke follows, with Linscott counting money before anesthesia. Bennett Cerf’s 1949 humor piece distills wordplay and social misfires in a light, punchy style.
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Bennett Cerp
Mr. Linscott
Linscott
Jefferson speaks as Puerto Rico vetoes press institute
Puerto Rico Governor Munoz Marin vetoes a legislature bill to create a press institute. He argues the move would place newspapers under government control while citing the need for independent press to improve the state.
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Thomas Jefferson
Puerto Rico
Caribbean
Luis ‘Sence Marin
Jefferson
Monticello
Munoz Marin
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Not Even for a Million Dollars, Says Tramp
Two knights of the open road rest under a shade tree on a country lane. One hobo declares he would not trade places for any amount, even ten thousand or fifty thousand dollars, until the other prompts the idea of a million dollars, provoking a grin.
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Tracks Magazine
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George E. Sokolsky
Pioneers of
Department of the Interior
George Dixon
Gilbert Fortier
Scott Lucas
Illinois
Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
Tom Connally
Pat McCarran
Nevada
Alexander Wiley
Wiley
Weldon F. Heald
Heald
Huh
Navaho
Bennett Cerf
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