Hoover Warns of Fifth Column and Security Risk
J Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI, warns of a potential fifth column of up to 540000 in the United States with Communist links seeking atomic data radar jet propulsion and coastal maps. Senator Taft outlines cautious bipartisan policy while criticizing arms aid plans and European force buildup. The Air Force announces a long range camera capable of 26 miles of ground coverage from 10000 feet.
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J. Edgar Hoover
U.S
F.B.L
United States
Senate
Fasana
America
FBI
Hoover
F.B.I
Communist Party
Robert Taft
Ohio
Russia
Europe
Arma
Taft
Congress
Atlantic Pact
London
Air Force
Farmers face worst wheat harvest since World War II
Government forecasts a harvest of 844,514,000 bushels, down sharply from last year and far below the 10 year average, with a predicted income loss of about 400 million dollars for wheat farmers. Prospects for corn look better, at about 1.38 billion bushels.
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Agriculture Department
Consumer incomes rise in April to 212.8 billion annual rate
The commerce department reports total personal income at a 212.8 billion dollar annual rate in April, up from March by about one million. Gains come from expanded payrolls but are offset by declines in proprietors and transfer payments, with farm income down due to livestock marketing. Durable goods and manufacturing activity boosted wages in factories producing transportation equipment, machinery, and fabricated metal products.
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Commerce Department
Potatoes and Politics Stir Cold War Propaganda and Rent Relief
A million plus pounds of surplus American potatoes were sent to Soviet Germany amid a wartime propaganda dispute over alleged potato bug drops. U S officials dismissed Soviet claims as nonsense while the Senate and House pushed a rent control extension to bridge to future deadlines. The votes signaled election year dynamics as committees seek a unified extension length for federal control beyond 1950.
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Soviet Germany
United States
New York
Hamburg
Frankfurt
Germany
State Department
Senate
Scott Lucas
Illinois
Everett Dirkson
House
Truman
Mealworms May Aid Nutrition Research In Grain Pests
Prof. G Fraenkel of the University of Illinois told the Institute of Nutrition in Atlantic City that mealworms discovered in granaries and gem cribs could aid nutrition study alongside rats. He notes mealworms helped him identify a new growth vitamin labeled BT. Mealworms are related to flour weevils but are large enough for dissection and observation.
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Atlantic City
G. Fraenkel
University of Ilinois
Institute of Nutrition
Hadacol Promises Health Gains for Mrs Newton Family
Mrs. Edward H. Newton of Cincinnati reports Hadacol improved her husband and three year old nephew Bobby Newton. She credits the vitamin rich formula with boosting appetite color energy and stomach comfort. The ad touts a money back guarantee and direct order option from The LeBlanc Corporation Lafayette Louisiana.
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Edward H. Newton
Reading Road
Cincinnati
Ohio
Col
LeBlanc Corporation
Lafayette
Louisiana
Adv
The
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U. N
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House Committee On un-American Activities
James Roosevelt
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California
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Novemer
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