Truman Says He Knows 1952 Plans Amid Tax Debate
President Truman, returning from Florida, says he made up his mind on 1952 run but will disclose later as speculation swirls. The discussion contrasts with a push from the Committee for Economic Development for a $10.0 billion tax rise to curb consumer spending and fund national mobilization programs.
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Truman
Harry
Harry S. Truman
Washington
Florida
Vincent Auriol
France
Main Street
Michael J. Galvin
Labor
Committee For Economic Development
Harry Towns
C.E.D
U.S
United States
New York
Ile de France
Mme, Auriol
Henri Bonnet
Inadequate Crop Plantings Threaten Food Supplies
A 1951 agriculture department report cites labor shortages and land left to grass as reasons for reduced plantings. It warns of possible meat shortages next year if feed plantings do not rise, with livestock and dairy farmers facing 15 to 20 percent reductions within 15 months.
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Periculture Department
Iy51
Agriculture Department
UN Casualties Report From Korean War Update
A new tabulation shows total UN casualties in the Korean War at 229,061 with 168,652 South Koreans 57,120 Americans and 3,289 others. Army estimates Communist Chinese and North Korean battle casualties through March at 543,000 with 293,300 losses to Chinese forces.
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United Nations
Church Women to Survey Local Employment on Fellowship Day
Church women across hundreds of hometowns will hold a show of hands on May 9 to assess local employment and define roles in civilian defense, Red Cross work, and related tasks. They will consider women’s place in the national economy and how church employers, standards, and benefits align with broader defense needs.
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Red Cross
General Department of
United Church
National Council of the Church of Christ
U.S.A
General Department
George B. Martin
Summit
M.J
U.S
Martin
Various Week Observances and Theme Weeks Listing
A dense calendar of April and May observances and theme weeks across brands, products, and civic events. Items include Nationally Advertised Brands Week, Pan American Week, Coators Week, and multiple Health, Education, and Memorial commemorations with dates ranging from early April to mid May.
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Jewelry Industry Council
Coln
S.canada
ICU Starts Farming Experiment in Postwar Japan
The International Christian University at Mitaka near Tokyo begins a five year farm development program on a 350 acre campus for agricultural experiments. Faculty and students will live on the land and eat its productions to help fund the project while locals guard fields and share a harvest later sold for 12,960 yen.
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Japan
California
International Christian University
Mitaka
Tolstoy
United States
Canada
Harold W. Hackett
ICU
Stat
Hackett
University farms to grow rice wheat barley and more
The university plans to cultivate basic crops including rice wheat barley sweet potatoes and Japanese radishes on its farms. Livestock will supply milk eggs and meat while dairy operations aim to feed 3,000 people daily. The program supports education through bulletins and broader agricultural research across forestry horticulture and fisheries.
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ICU
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Whoa
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Wink Battens
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Office of Defense Mobilization
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Pentagon
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187Th Regimental Combat Team
Seoul
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Korea
U.N
San Francisco
Randall
Service Guard of Honor
Europe
Brooklyn
G.I
Camp Kilmer
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New Jersey
Estes Kefauver
Senate Crime Investigation Committee
Linda
R. Harald Ickes
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