Prospects in 1948 GOP race wobble on Dewey Taft and Taft
Washington observers see four top Republican hopefuls testing the waters in nationwide tours. Dewey is not a lock despite polls, Taft faces backlash from labor and boos on the West Coast, while party leaders weigh the risks and potential impact on nominating battles. Mrs Taft gains Senate support notes as a campaign asset. Carroll Reece mobilizes copies of her Seattle slogan.
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Washington
Ray Tucker
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Seattle
Carroll Reece
Bridgeport Telegram Classified Rates and Billing Note
Exchange departments open daily and nightly by mail subscription options list two year rate seventeen dollars and monthly options six sixty per month with postage surcharge beyond fifty miles and Bridgeport printing rights noting Associated Press affiliation and second class mail status.
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Mai
Aboesses
Associated Press
Associated Press Ie
Bridgeport
Conn
Express Highways Urge to Prevent City Decay
U S Highway Commissioner Thomas H MacDonald argues express highways reduce traffic bottlenecks and city decay. He cites traffic studies showing lanes on express highways are far more efficient than crowded city streets and urges bypasses around hubs like Bridgeport to move long distance traffic out of centers.
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Thomas H. MacDonald
U.S
U. S
Elis
Wien
Proud Street
Fairfield Avenue
Meritt Parkway
Cox
Connecticut
Fairfield County
State Highway Department
Bridgeport
Radac and Radar: A Navy Secret Weapon Unearthed
A wartime account explains Radac as a rapid calculator linked to radar. Radar guides interception by determining speed and origin, aiding gun aiming for missiles. It contrasts with an abacus contest where the old device won over a card calculator.
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Puboc
Navy
Radac
Radar
Sadac
Orient
Opinion on Taft Hartley Law Reform in Tucker Washington Column
Ray Tucker argues that White House and Congress receive one sided mail from union sources about Taft Hartley. He says letters imply fifteen million industrial workers see the act as a safeguard, not economic slavery. Rank and file labor grows wiser while top leaders shout. local unions resent John L. Lewis blocking the national labor field.
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Lewis
American Federation of Labor
National Labor Relations Board
Ray Tucker
Washington
Congress
White
John L. Lewis
F.L
Little Daily Dyings and Quiet Heroism in Life’s Battles
The essay reflects on personal struggles and daily sorrows that evade headlines yet shape character. It argues that hidden battles of individuals reveal courage, patience, and compassion, forging true virtue amid hardship and loneliness. The piece honors charity as the greatest virtue in peaceful times.
Cost of Royalty In Britain Amid Aid Debates
The article analyzes royal finances noting King George VI's annual personal allowance of 440 000 dollars and a total net gain to taxpayers of 3 189 820 dollars yearly after revenue from the Duchy of Cornwall and other properties. It argues that royal pomp is less costly than opponents claim and that the forthcoming Elizabeth marriage factors into public interest.
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Manchester
Herald
Britain
United States
Elizabeth
George VI
Duchy of Cornwall
England
Hecklers Win Taft Favors By Failing At Seattle Heckling
The Washington Star notes three CIO members and allies jeered Senator Taft in Seattle with obscene jibes and intimidation tactics. The incident backfired as the crowd and Seattle AFL unions rejected the hecklers, boosting Taft’s image and highlighting labor leaders like Dave Beck disavowing goon tactics.
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Washington Star
CIO Union
Taft
Seattle
Ohio Republican
Senator Taft
Seattle Afl
Dave Beck
Mr. Beck
CIO
Connecticut sales tax misgivings turn to praise for plan
The piece argues the McConaughy administration faces large potential errors in sales tax yield and state bonus estimates. It claims analysts foresee overestimation of the tax yield, risking a special session, but concludes that combining these errors into one positive outcome yields a surplus, suggesting a celebratory joint resolution.
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McConaughy
Connecticut
Walter Walsh
Eisenhower Gaining Solid Support From G Is and Families
General Eisenhower's growing popularity among plain folks and ex‑GIs strengthens his 1948 prospects. He is seen as a statesman and diplomat more than a military figure, boosting his political weight as he steps toward a future presidency. The shift contrasts with past Pershing era booms, signaling a broader appeal.
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Eisenhower
G.i’s
Columbia University
Republicans Expected to Boost Student Aid in Truman Year
Recent newspaper findings on GI college costs spurred Capitol Hill debate. Republican leaders in Washington, meeting with President Truman, appeared to back higher stipends for married and unmarried students and for on the job trainees. Proposals would raise married veterans to about 125 dollars monthly and unmarried students and trainees to around 100 dollars. Democrats unlikely to oppose in a presidential year. passage anticipated.
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G. I
Capital Hill
Washington
Truman
Truman bears heavy burden with poise at press conference
Truman, amid heavier wartime burdens, appeared calm and amiable at his first post South America press conference. Reporters noted his good health and restraint, saying he does not worry excessively and allows his team to handle many issues.
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Truman
South America
Ite
Stalin
Hie
Vishinsky Tactics at U.N. Stir Indigestion for U.S. Delegates
Analysis says Andrei Vishinsky, chief Soviet delegate at the United Nations, uses personal smears and disruption to unsettle Western allies. He aims to portray the United States as warmongering while pushing Moscow’s plan for chaos, influence in the Balkans and the Arab world, and undermining the U.N. through behind the scenes tactics.
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Wasiteington
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
United Nations General Assembly
John Foster Dulles
U.N
Vishinsky
United States
World Forum
Balkans
Korea
Palestine
Bir
Moscow
Iron Curtain
France
Italy
Austria
Germany
Far East
Rucafa
Ritagin
Hig Pifaq
Soviet Union
America
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Irea
Rusaia
Parkistan
Atlant'e
Ussr
Hoover Accepts His Last Public Service Role as Commission Chair
Former President Herbert Hoover, age 73, accepts chairmanship of a 13 member federal commission at the White House to simplify government and promote economy. He pledges a thorough review of agency growth, citizen burdens, states rights versus federal duties, tax advisory growth, and presidential workload from independent establishments.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
White House
Truman
Hoover
Ruml Proposes Savings Bonds for Europe Aid Plan
Economist Beardsley Ruml urged funding postwar European reconstruction with public savings bonds rather than taxes. Speaking at an American Bankers Association meeting in Atlantic City, he argued bonds offer selective costs, foster citizen involvement, and avoid burdening those unable to pay. He suggested 40 year loans or interest-free periods, noting Marshall Plan loans could cost about 5 billion dollars yearly for productive lending to Europe, with repayments in goods and services.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Beardsley Rum
Rum
National Bank Division
American Bankers Association
R. H. Macy and Co
New York
Europe
United States
Oklahoma imposes billboard curb under traffic safety plan
Oklahoma City. Nature lovers gain support from Highway Department Director H E Bailey who orders commercial advertising signs removed from all federal and state highway rights of way as a traffic hazard measure. Billboards on private property remain unaffected.
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Oklahoma City
State Highway Department
H. E. Bailey
Bailey
Federa
Oklahoma
Weather forecast for New England and Atlantic coast
The report covers Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Eastport to Block Island. Expect mostly cloudy mornings with scattered showers in the two regions, clearing and cooler afternoons. Nights turn fair and sharply cooler with sub-freezing interior temps. Winds shift from southwest to northwest up to 30 mph along the coast. visibility remains good.
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Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Eastport
Block Island
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