Truman Veto of Case Bill Blamed on Political Chicanery
The editorial questions President Truman's veto of the Case bill after an urgent appeal for emergency powers. It argues the veto betrays honest leadership, cites alleged timing with railway strikes, and contends the bill would restore balance to labor management and stabilize the postwar economy.
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Truman
Congress
Capitol
Senate
Mr. Truman
United States Supreme Court
House
Whose Money Is This
Senator Taft argues that postwar lending and aid policies export U S resources rather than dollars. He cites billions in foreign balances, Bretton Woods commitments totaling over 7.5 billion, UNRRA aid, and fears of uncollectible loans. He warns of dwindling U S resources and potential long term economic loss.
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George E. Sokolsky
Robert A. Taft
United States
United
Russia
Bretton Woods Fund
Bretton Woods Bank
UNRRA
Taft
Europe
Asia
Bernard Baruch
King Features Syndicate, Inc
OPA Lifts Ceiling on Patrol Wagons Nationwide
The Office of Price Administration has removed the ceiling on patrol wagons and the impact on private enterprise will be carefully watched. The move signals potential changes in pricing and production rules affecting manufacturers and dealers.
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OPA
Boston Globe
City cash report shows unbalanced figures after sales tax cut
The city reports a 10 percent sales tax cut totaling 15979.76 but notes deductions approved by the council may be missing from mailed creditors. The auditor’s figures show a 504,479.33 total with an 18,200.70 increase and June balances of 10 and 8. A remark from The Lady Next Door cites counterfeit imitation products.
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Labor's Gains? By Westbrook Pegler
New York June 12. Pegler attacks the American Federation of Musicians led by Joe Padway and Jimmy Petrillo, accusing them of dictatorship and coercive terms that restrict musicians from working. He argues Roosevelt backed this control and cites a Padway letter to George Scalise as proof of alliances with corrupt figures.
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Westbrook Pegler
New York
Joe Padway
United States
American Federation of Musicians
Franklin D. Roosevelt
England
Jimmy Petrillo
Petrillo
Hitler
Roosevelt
Padway
Supreme Council
National Executive Board
Labor
Executive Board
Chicago
AFL
Teamsters’ Union
F. D. Roosevelt
American “Labor” Movement
George Scalise
Building Service Union
Scalise
Capone
Pegler
Greegp
Jackson
Joe
Robert F. Wagner
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Far East Shipping Futures and Labor Conflicts Foreseen
The piece argues U S merchant marine viability hinges on retaining a trained fleet for postwar trade and defense. It warns of chaotic conditions, labor disputes, and competition from British Danish Swedish and Norwegian shipping as Allies seek to recapture Far East markets amid postwar turmoil.
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James
Young
Washington, D. C
South Pacific
Far East
Maritime Union
Pacific
Siam
Manchuria
Victory
Liberty
Uncle Sam
Giles C. Stedman
United States Lines
Far Eastern Service
Japan
Flint
Mich
Shelbyville
Ind
Navy
National Defense Auxiliary
King Features Syndicate, Inc
English nobleman writes from London in Washington scene
Washington scene notes Hon. Cavendish-Fish sends letter home describing a royal ceremony at St James's Court and a knighting with a grateful sword. He jokes about Aunt Sarah, tea, and new fishmongers while recalling a cricket match and mocking American baseball.
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Washington
George Dixon
Cavendish- Fish
Bottomley’s Ltd
Bond Street
Kenneth Cavendish-Fish
Stratfort-on-Avon
Cavendish-Fish
Buckingham Palace
Limehouse
Sarah
Dixon
Her Grace’s
Court of St. James's
Hyde Park
America
Chappie
Houndsditch
Gentlemen
Greengrocers
The Peculiar Oratory of Senator Carter Glass
Roy Roberts recalls Carter Glass in the Kansas City Star noting his odd habit of speaking from the corner of his mouth. He defended Wilson and war policy, and when heckled in the gallery he quipped about using insect powder instead of dynamite.
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Senator Glass
Carter Glass
Woodrow Wilson
Congress
Wilson
Senate
Carter
Roy Roberts
Kansas City Star
Nighttime town meeting interrupted by wife sent parcel
In Basingin stokes town council the session ran late when a messenger delivered a package to the chairman. The parcel, a night shirt and latchkey, was sent by his wife, prompting the meeting to adjourn.
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Basinginstokes
Christian Science Monitor
Treasury reports drop in ten thousand dollar bill circulation
The treasury department reports a decrease in the number of $10,000 bills in circulation. But perhaps the public already noticed this shift as noted by the Greensboro Herald Journal.
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Treasury Department
Greensboro
Herald Journal
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