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...Democrat John Sparkman presented to the Senate Banking & Currency Committee an amendment to the Truman program which would authorize 1) a wage freeze, 2) rationing of scarce commodities, 3) broad rent control, and 4) a rollback of prices to June 25-the day the Korean war began-and strict control as of that date...
...here & there the conviction sprang up that the time for Christ's return was close at hand. The Seventh Day Adventists, so-called because they celebrated the Jewish Sabbath (Saturday), set no date for the second coming, and they avoided a set creed. But Adventists adhere to a strict code: no unnecessary work on the Sabbath, no bearing arms (though they will serve in noncombat branches in wartime), and plenty of fervent evangelizing...
...report is believed to say that, in a strict sense, Boldgett's right to teach as he wished was not infringed upon...
...year-old Tommy ("Ramrod") Cook of Long Beach, Calif, decided to start a career as a holdup man, he knew just where to look for accomplices. He invited babyfaced, 17-year-old Muriel ("Pickles") Downs and 15-year-old Peggy Byrns to join him. Muriel's family were "strict" and made her go to prayer meetings twice a week, but her father had a .22-caliber target pistol and Peggy's divorced mother owned a 1935 La Fayette coup...
Candy & Oranges. What interested most of the youngsters more than the merry-go-rounds and Communist oratory were the city's Western sectors. But their leaders, obviously anxious to avoid incidents (and the blandishments of the West), had issued strict orders to stay out. A Red directive warned: "Familiarize yourself with the sector limits so that you will not accidentally get into a Western sector." The People's Police watched carefully to see that the kids obeyed the order. Most of the kids were afraid of being seen talking to Americans. Said one to a U.S. reporter: "Please...