Masaryk Death and Red Menace Shape US War Prep
The analysis links Jan Masaryk's death to Communist power as the United States readies to act. It notes signs of military buildup in Europe, cement factory demand for fortifications, and massing Russian troops in eastern Germany. The piece outlines four policy points: rapid European recovery, Western Europe's political association, opposition to spreading communism, and continued pursuit of world peace.
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Masaryk
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U.S
Pentagon
Washington
Germany
U. S
Marshall
Western Europe
China
Russia
Miners Strike Pressure Sweeps Across Nations Coal Fields
Widespread soft coal walkouts erupt after John L. Lewis demands 100 dollar pensions for miners. About 200000 miners in 11 states halt work, halting output and signaling strain on steel production. CIO packing house workers also strike, defying President Truman’s call for status quo. Meat supply expected to tighten nationwide.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Pisnon
Lewis
CIO
Truman
Government costs rise sharply since 1939 due to war needs
The Tax Foundation reports per capita government spending grew from 69 dollars in 1939 to about 270 dollars by 1948, with war driving the rise. Total 1948 outlays reach 37.7 billion, nearly 23 billion from war effects. The 1949 blueprint shows continued increases as President Truman notes 79 percent of spending aimed at wartime prevention.
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Tax Foundation
The
Foundation
Truman
Palestine Truce Appeal Fails to Impress Arabs and Jews
France China and the United States urged Arabs and Jews in Palestine and six Arab UN members to pursue a truce in the Holy Land. Russia abstained, and most observers saw the appeal as unlikely to succeed amid deep distrust and a stalled partition plan.
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Palestine
France
China
United States
United Nations
Holy Land
Russia
Home modernization cuts girl and women accident rate
Metro Gl Tal Life Insurance stats show accidents among girls and women dropped about half over 35 years due to modernization. Shifts from oil lamps to electric lighting, coal stoves to gas or electric ranges, and central heating reduced burn fatalities from 10.2 per 100000 in 1911 to 1.4 in 1946, an 86 percent drop.
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Metroglitan Life Insurance Company
Shifting World: 1648 London Died More of Disease Than Accidents
A Northwestern National Life Insurance study compares 1648 London to today showing residents died less from accidents but more from diseases with names like tissick and plague in the guts. King’s horsemen ruled 17th century traffic while the automobile lay 250 years ahead.
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London
Tissick
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Western European nations adopt treaty for economic military union
Britain France and Benelux nations finalize a year long treaty to bind Western Europe in mutual defense and economic cooperation. Delegates from five countries completed talks after more than a week. The pact, spurred by Ernest Bevin's proposal, aims to bolster living standards and colonial resource coordination. The United States sees the alliance as essential to the Marshall Plan.
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Britain
France
Benelux
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Union of
Western European Nations
Ernest Bevih
U. S
Headliners in Detroit and Across Cities
Detroit: Gary Batherson saved Marlene Padar from drowning after they broke through ice. Padar insisted on a large kiss on his shrinking cheek. Cranston: Frank Rifolgio, jailed for auto theft, escaped by stealing a prison car. Toronto: Mary Richardson won a door prize gold brick at the Prospectors and Developers Association convention. Dayton: Garret Pomp ey, lone school firefighter, ordered to bed rest for overwork. Pecatonica: flood-stranded farm horse fed from the air by dropped fodder.
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Gary Batherson
Marlene Padar
Marlene
Cranston
R. I
Frank [Rifolgio
Toronto
Mary Richardson
The
Prospectors and Developers Association
Dayton
Garret H. Pompey
Bedr
Pecatonica
Consumer Income Rises to Record January Peak
The Commerce Department reports January consumer income at an annual rate of 210.8 billion dollars, a record. December stood at 210.4 billion, with January activity higher than the 1947 average wage of 196.8 billion. The gain came despite a small dip in wages and salaries.
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Commerce Department
Department
Time-Life poll hints Wallace support in public
The piece notes a Time-Life poll suggesting 15 million people support Wallace, about 10 percent of the population, and criticizes political leaders for not listening to Wallace. It also cites commentary from Time International and various columnists on war risk and presidential forecasts.
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H. Luce
Wallace
Jim Farrey
Dewey
Taft
Eisenhower
NBC
Spike Jones
Time
Congo
Spitsbergen
Vandenberg
Truman
Staessen
Bricker
Ohio
Tsk
Legumes open soil to air and water in rotation
Deep rooted legumes like alfalfa and sweet clover break plow sole compaction in heavy soils. Regular use in crop rotation opens soil channels for water and air, improves soil organic matter, and supplies plant food for subsequent crops. Phosphate and potash boost alfalfa and clover performance.
Memos Of A Midnighter And Recollections From A Lost Columnist
A collage of reminiscences notes John Gunther Van dercook and others. Laura the Chicago dancer faces a Cuban prison sentence linked to a ship incident. George Truman and Clifford Evans plan a South American round trip. L Marx allegedly offered Eisenhower funds for a presidential run. Don Wahn creator Phil Stack ends his long anonymous column with a fatal jump from a Gibson building.
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U.S.A
Gunther
Vandercook
Virgin Islands
Laura
Chicago
George Truman
Clifford Evans
Piper Cubs
South America
L. Marx
General Eisenhower
Don Wahna
Philip Stack
Don Wahn
Phil Stack
Phil
Gibson Firm
Ayrshire Auction Breaks Records in U S Sale
Frank V. Lile of Bellefontaine Ohio sold 23 Scottish bred Ayr shires at an average 2267.39 dollars, totaling 52150 dollars. Howard Baum and Sons of Paint Valley Farm Bainbridge Ohio set a new Ayrshire bull calf record of 4600 dollars for eight month old Killoch Gay Spark.
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U.S
Frank V. Lile
Bellefontaine
Ohio
Howard Baum
Increased Yields With Use of Fertilizer
Dr. D R Dodd of the Ohio experiment station reports fertilizer use can raise wheat yields by 7 to 14 bushels per acre and boost the hay crop in hay and pasture crops sown with small grains. Tests on station plots show existing soil management left land averaging 85 bushels of corn, 23 of wheat, and 3 tons of hay per acre, with 2-12-46 fertilizer applied at increasing rates to wheat.
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D. R. Dodd
Ohio Experiment Station
Dodd
Ohio Station
Minnesota Launches Two Million Tree Planting Drive
Minnesota begins a large forestry initiative authorized by the legislature. About two million trees will be planted this year, with one million deciduous and conifer trees sold at cost for private lands and another million conifers offered free for public lands planting.
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Minnesota
Embroidery Patterns for Sunfrock and Underwear Set
Catalog note offers Pat 7461 embroidery transfer patterns in sizes 1 through 6 for a sunfrock and panties. Includes improved pattern visuals with charts photos and complete directions to aid needlework. High demand means slight delays in allotting orders. Send your order to:
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Carnegie Hall
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the Waldorf
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