Washington Diary Weighs Diary Keeping and Memory
A Washington columnist muses on diary writing from 1904 to 1947. He notes famous diarists like Churchill and Pepys, recalls his own journals, and ponders how memory and record keeping shape history and self-image. He cites a 1914 Berlitz purchase and a 1947 Marshall Plan link.
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Wis
Treasury
Potomac
Tomoy
Houmely
Churchills
Marco Palos
Plutarchs
George C. Marshall
Harvard University
E.R.P
Economic Cooperation Administration
Association of Radio News
Kaltenhors
Israel-Turmoil to Truce? Diplomatic Breakthroughs Atems
The article reports Israel signaling a cease-fire on all Palestine fronts under a UN request as Arab leaders debate halting fighting. It notes Truman urging broad social security reforms, including a 50 percent boost in old age benefits and coverage expansion, while inflation trends show wage growth slowing amid military aid programs.
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Palestine
Israel
Bey
Jerusalem
United Nations
U. MN
U. N. Security Council
Security Council
U. N
Truman
Congress
Department of Commerce
Department
Walkout signals 1948 miners wage fight unfolds
John L. leads UMW in first meeting to negotiate a new contract as the June 30 expiry looms. The Southern Coal Producers oppose unified bargaining, prompting a strategic 1948 campaign and potential injunctions amid looming stock shortages and pension walkouts. Europe eyes a strong agricultural year with larger bread grain output and improved crop prospects across Europe and the Soviet Union, boosted by favorable May conditions.
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Moody
Southern Association
Lewis
Southern
UMW
Taft- Bartley
Europe
U.S. Agriculture Department
Soviet Union
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Southern Coal Producers Association
Pat- Tey
B-36 Sets 8000 Mile Nonstop Flight Record
An air force B-36 superbomber flew a non stop 8000 mile mission with a five ton dummy bomb load. It stayed aloft for a day and a half and landed with about 1200 gallons of fuel remaining, enough for two to three more hours.
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Air Force
Dairying Crisis Threatens U S Milk Supply By 1952
The industry warned that rising population and inflation amid high beef prices push U S dairy farms to cull herds. With births up about 45 percent, analysts fear production may fail to meet domestic needs, possibly triggering rationing in the milk and dairy sector.
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U. S
Spectacular Lake Shore drive billboard to loom in July
Chicago prepares for the world largest sign on Lake Shore Drive with a 114 foot high and 210 foot wide display. Neon letters will glow 38 to 58 feet high promoting a distillery product as urban advertising reaches new extremes. In Oregon, Dewey leads Stassen in presidential primary vibes amid GOP contest and looming June convention with approximately 200 delegates for Stassen and Dewey each on first ballots.
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Chicago
Lake Shore Drive
Oregon
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Harold Stassen
Stassen
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Taft
Dewey
Ohio
Global Briefs From Richmond London and Somerset
In Richmond George W Harvey winner of the city safe driving contest was fined five dollars for driving too slowly. In London Buckingham Palace announced Princess Margaret Rose has measles. In Oceana W V a new postmaster Please Wright was appointed. In New York Magistrate Francis X Glaccone heard ten deaf mutes plead guilty to loud conduct fined a dollar each. In Somerset a department store blamed spring weather for advertising straw data and earmuffs.
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Richmond
George W. Harvey
London
Buckingham Palace
Margaret Rose
Oceana
Ever So Gay Send 20c for each pat tern
A cryptic recruitment note offers 20 cents per pattern sent, requesting responder details and payment in coins. The terse appeal implies a small-scale exchange program with unclear purpose or organization. The item reads like a fan notices style oddity from a period newspaper.
Stitch in Time Skirts Lengthen Hems with Seam Tape
The article advises sewing two to three rows of seam tape to widen hems as fabric may be insufficient after lengthening. It targets girls adjusting skirts and offers a practical sewing tip for extending garment width.
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America
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