Help Needed Not Hindrance The Taft Hartley Law Dilemma
A cautious editorial argues Taft Hartley sparks labor unrest yet could move toward peace if both sides strengthen and apply it fairly. It critiques Wagner and Truman's approach, warns of political meddling, and stresses industrial peace as essential for broader world stability.
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Labor
John L. Lewis
Green
AFL
Murray
CIO
National Labor Relations Board
Labor Board
Truman
Mr. Truman
America
Epic Of Freedom by Flynn A stirring defense of liberty
A glowing review praises John T. Flynn's The Epic Of Freedom as essential reading. It highlights Flynn's clear narrative on American liberty, the historical scope of freedom, and warnings about sacrificing rights for supposed security.
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John T. Flynn
Fireside Press
Flynn
Hyde Park
Union Square
Earth
Kent
Edward I
Westminster
Charles
United States
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Auto dealers warn buyers on black market cars
A trade paper reports warnings to consumers to buy from recognized dealers amid a long list of protective buyers awaiting their chance to heed the advice. The Christian Science Monitor notes the advisory aims to curb illicit car trade and protect purchasers.
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H.E.T
Christian Science Monitor
Petrillo Accepts Supreme Court Ruling with Restraint
James Petrillo, head of the musicians union, acknowledges the U S Supreme Court decision but remains a strong influence. The ruling curtails some powers yet leaves Maestro Jimmy’s authority intact and ready to press on under legal limits.
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Ducky
James Petrillo
United States Supreme Court
Jimmy
Petrillo
Supreme Court
Sampson
London Bricklayer Turned Builder Boasts Morning Bricks
A London dispatch cites Lord Quibble a former bricklayer now a contractor who claims to lay more bricks before breakfast than the average bricklayer does in a day, illustrating labor woes in England.
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England
London
Wall Street Journal
Lord Quibble
H.E.T
Christian Science Monitor
Let's Make It Truman
A caustic critique attacks political journalists and editors for gullibility and cynicism toward Truman era power. It traces trust in public figures, cites Roosevelt Wallace and Hillman, and argues politics rests on expedience and manipulation rather than ideals.
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New York
Washington
Henry Wallace
Labor
Ray Clapper
Hitler
Alcoholics Anonymous
President Truman
Mr. Truman
Truman
Congress
Kansas City
Roosevelt
George Allen
White House
Bob Hannegan
Allen
Sidney Hillman
United States
Sidney
Heelman
Frances Perkins
Chicago
Wallace
Harding
Pittsburgh
Hoover
Bill Fields
Fields
Sweet Sue in Candy Garlands At Town Shop Carnival
A festival stage joke features a girl in a white muslin dress adorned with garlands to advertise the candy shop. As the act progresses her decorations vanish not because they disappear but because she wears them all, prompting a quip from the stage manager.
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Sue
Christian Science Monitor
Reform Fight Just Begun In Postwar Union Debate
Washington reports that the union reform bill remains deeply contested as President Truman fights the veto and Republicans push for Dewey aligned compromise. The piece cites administration officials and political maneuvering, noting the veto rhetoric and possible shifts in labor policy administration.
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Messrs. Schwellenbach
Steelman
Labor
Herzog
National Labor Relations Board
Congress
Truman
Schwellenbach
Dewey
Roosevelt
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Washington Scene: Tax Officials Clash At Dinner
Justice William O Douglas and Undersecretary John Sullivan sparred over taxation at a Washington dinner honoring Commissioner of Internal Revenue George Schoeneman and outgoing Commissioner Joseph Nunan. Sullivan praised Nunan for boosting tax collections by 5 billion since 1944, noting total receipts since 1789 reached 133 billion.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Navy
John L. Sullivan
Bert Wheeler
Joe E. Lewis
Wheeler
Lewis
Justice Douglas
Sullivan
Joseph D. Nunan, Jr
George J. Schoeneman
Internal Revenue
Herb Blunck
The
Statler
Morton Downey
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Secretary of Commerce
Bill Harriman
New York
Toots Shor
Mr. Shor
Nunan
Crossword puzzle enriches vocab in Prof Murdoch view
Professor Walter Murdoch of the University of Western Australia tried a US crossword and gained several new words. He learned titi, opah, neve, sequirity, slutton, scribacious, capacitation, and notes difficulty of casual use but praises crosswords as a strong intelligence test.
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Walter Murdoch
University of Western Australia
Murdoch
Manchester Guardian Weekly
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Sweet Sue
Conciliation Service and Enforcement Board
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Taft
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Schoeneman
George
New Hampshire
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General Battley
Miss Stewart
Mr. Lewis
Robert Woolsey
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