Britain and America Clash on Asia Germany and Trade Policies
Britain and the United States remain cordial yet divided over Asia policy toward China and Japan, Germany dismantling and control, and foreign trade. Britain favors recognizing Maoist China while fearing Japan’s rise. the US pushes openness to Western trade and stronger anti-Communist ties.
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Britain
America
London
United States
Asia
Germany
Mao Tze-Tung
China
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
British
Foreign Office
Treasury
Commonwealth
Russia
Europe
Colonies
Speedy Rocket Speeds Toward Moon Orbit
Scientists estimate a rocket bound for the moon must reach 25 000 miles per hour to escape Earth's gravity. The figure emphasizes the high velocity required for lunar travel.
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Moon
Earth
Centex Scouter Gus White Leads Williamson Scout Effort
Austin resident Gus White, a Boy Scout field executive, assists volunteer workers across Williamson County and past roles include assistant scoutmaster and neighborhood commissioner. A 1945 entry into professional scouters followed training in Mendham New Jersey. White, married to Marie Price of Evant, has two sons and a Texas Tech BBA, with prior teaching at Barbers Hill Wichita Falls High and Civil Service experience. He has served Mason Llano Queens Hays and Caldwell Counties.
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Gus White
Austin
Williamson County
White
National Training School
Mendham
N. J
Capitol Area Council
Marie Price
Evant
Houston
Wallace
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Barber’s Hill
Goose Creek
Wichita Falls High School
US Civil Service Commission
Williamson District
Mason, Llano
Queens
Hays
Caldwell Counes
Unsigned Farm Price Prep Bill Worries Solo
President Truman delays on the farm price support bill stir Capitol Hill speculation. Lucas says he expects a signature while others worry over provisions. White House has the bill since Oct 20 with a 10 day window before pocket veto risk as January 1 looms for the Aiken Act rollout.
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Washington
Truman
Capitol Hill
Senate
Lucas
Congressional
White House
Retailers Indicate Smaller Christmas Rush Staffs
The National Retail Dry Goods Association says 66 percent of 41 surveyed stores in 28 key trading areas will not heavily or early build up Christmas staff. Stores expect no difficulty securing extra help, with 26 saying the market is much easier and nine saying it has eased considerably, while six report it remains tight.
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New York
National Retail Dry Goods Association
NRDGA
New Textbooks Teach Czech History as Communist Frame
Prague reports government revised schoolbooks push a Soviet aligned narrative. Stalin Lenin Gottwald praised while Western liberations are ignored. Fourth grade texts allege Masaryk and Benes aided capitalists. Questions for students frame history to favor the Communist regime.
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Prague
Stalin
Lenin
Gottwald
Czechoslovakia
Leningrad
New Republic
Red Army
Thomas A. Edison
Thomas G. Masaryk
Czech Republic
Edward Benes
United States
Masaryk
Chinese Communist Party Demands U.S. Reds Freed
Peiping radio quoted by the Associated Press reports the Chinese Communist Party central committee protest against sentences for 11 American Communist leaders convicted of advocating violent overthrow. The party also warned Australia and Greece over related sedition cases and pledged to intensify efforts against imperialism.
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San Francisco
Chinese Communist Party
United States Supreme Court
Party
Laurence Louis Sharkey
Peiping
Associated Press
Central Committee
Communist Party
Supreme Court of the
United States
Athens
Rena
Future Utility Contracts To Be Made by Boards
The Board of the institution will now handle utility contracts for state hospitals eleemosynary institutions and state colleges instead of the Board of Control. Attorney General Price Daniel ruled that these contracts are not within the competitive bid requirements.
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American Capitol
Board of Control
Price Daniel
Act of Control
Plenty of rivals claim DuPont faces seven thousand rivals
The DuPont Company states it has 7000 competing chemical companies as rivals, all based in the United States.
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DuPont Company
Chemical
Experts work on Asia aid plan for junior Marshall Plan
United States experts plan a possible Asia aid drive with a proposed 1 billion to 1.25 billion dollar first year request to Congress. The effort targets Southeast Asia and potentially includes India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Burma, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam as part of a broader strategy to curb communism.
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Paris
United States
Asia
Amercan
Congress
Europe
US State Department
Southeast Asia
South Pacific
India
Pakistan
Ceylon
Burma
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
Indonesia
Viet-Nam
France
Ascow
Ho Chi-Minh
Indochina
Netherlands East Indies
China
George C., Marshall
South Korea
Paul G. Hoffman
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