Revolt in Bogota Shakes Inter-American Talks
The Bogota riots after the assassination of Jorge Eliécer Gaitán sparked days of violence, deaths, and destruction. Colombia broke ties with the Soviet Union while the inter American conference faced a near collapse and resumed amid Communist fears.
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Bogota
Colombia
Capitol
Plaza Bolivar
Jorge Elicier Gaitan
Liberal Party
Ospina Perez
U.S
George Marshall
France
Italy
Russia
Hemisphere
Settlement ends coal strike after pension breakthrough
John L. Lewis faced contempt of court as half a million miners began returning to work after a 28 day walkout. A political compromise led by Speaker Joseph Martin and Sen Styles Bridges produced a plan for $100 a month pensions for 62 year old miners with 20 years service retiring after May 28 1946, prompting miners to end the strike.
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John L. Lewis
Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
Goldsborough
Joseph Martin
Rep
Mass
Ezra van Horn
Bridges
New Hampshire
Joe Martin
Stassen Wins Big in Wisconsin GOP Delegates Shakeup
Wisconsin voters awarded Harold Stassen 19 of the 27 Republican delegates to the national convention, crippling MacArthur with 8 delegates while Dewey 0. The result boosts Stassen’s standing and reshapes expectations for upcoming primaries as Dewey and MacArthur absorb the political backlash.
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Wisconsin
Philadelphia
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Douglas MacArthur
Hearst
Russia
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Stassen
Midwest
Dewey
MacArthur
Wendell Willkie
New Hampshire
Stassen Leads GOP Contenders Across Early Primary Battles
The article notes seven Republican candidates contending in early races across Wisconsin Nebraska Pennsylvania Massachusetts, with Stassen as front runner. It highlights upcoming battles including Ohio on May 4 and Oregon on May 21, as Dewey and Taft factions watch for momentum and delegate outcomes.
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Wisconsin
Plains of
Nebraska
Stassen
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Harold Stassen
Sen. Howard Taft
Ohio
Taft
Forrestal says Russia knows how to make atom bomb
Secretary Forrestal testifying before the House Armed Services Committee said Russia has the scientific knowledge and technique for the atom bomb. He cited Dr. Vannevar Bush as the source and noted Russia lacks the industrial capacity to produce bombs yet. He acknowledged uncertainty about when the Soviets might achieve atomic production.
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James Forrestal
House Armed Services Committee
Russia
U. S
Forrestal
Congressional Committee
Vannevar Bush
U.S. Research and Development Board
Defense Secretary
Bush
Veterans' GI Bill Education Dropout Rate Revealed
The Veterans Administration reports nearly half of the 5.245 million WWII veterans who started education under the GI bill abandoned their courses. More than 400,000 completed, with 382,000 under the GI bill and others under the rehabilitation program for disabled veterans. Some quitters plan to return later.
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Veterans’ Administration
Coal Gasoline Seen As Long-Lasting But Dearer
Dr. R. W. Krebs of Baton Rouge Louisiana says gasoline produced from coal will likely cost 10 to 15 cents more per gallon than current petroleum fuel yet remain in abundant supply for about a thousand years.
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R. W. Krebs
Baton Rouge
Treaty between Finland and Russia reshapes Baltic border alliance
Finland and Russia signed a ten year mutual aid pact that keeps Finland out of direct conflict on its soil while aligning with the Soviet bloc. Stalin praised a move toward trust as Finland avoids a forced Soviet leash and gains political sovereignty within the new security framework.
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Russia
Finland
Germany
Moscow
Josef Stalin
Truman Council Urges Discipline to Curb Inflation
The 1948 three month report from President Truman's Council of Economic Advisers calls for nationwide discipline to suppress inflation amid defense spending. It denounces the tax cut as inflationary and suggests new taxes if defense costs aren’t offset by lower government spending elsewhere. Congress bosses back reduced spending but resist price controls while weighing inflation risks of Marshall Plan aid.
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Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
Council
Congress
State department blamed for Soviet agent infiltration
The piece argues that U S immigration policy allowed Russian Communist and former Reds to gain visas under a 1933 law intended for commercial aims. It claims hundreds of so called commercial Russian attaches entered the United States supposedly for trade but were GPU agents in reality.
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State Department
U. S
United States
Goering Widow Emmy Faces Berlin Night Club Debacle
New York gossip notes Emmy Goering refused permission to return to German stage by U S authorities will become a Berlin night club freak at traction. East Side shop markets hand painted umbrellas from 150 dollars. Henry Wallace daughter rumored paying high price for his fallouts. Virginia Leigh allegedly nursing a shattered heart over mint heir. Hollywood starlet divorces to sidestep scandal as gov t agents probe dope purchases. Spaatz listens to Finletter survival talk as Russians forecast A bomb by 1953.
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Goering
Emmy
U. S
Berlin
East Side
Henry Wallace
Virginia Leigh
Broadway Dictionary and New York Gossip Collage
A collage of slang definitions and celebrity snippets from 1947, noting terms like Chump Heel and Etiquette, plus items about Marlene Dietrich, Louis Kaufman, and Nancy Councilman. It references Eisenhower yes men, the Waldorf Astoria ball, and book news including Margery Sharp and Erskine Caldwell.
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Marlene Dietrich
Louis Kaufman
New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Nancy Councilman
Norfolk
Nancy
R. Ingersoll
Patsy Ruth Miller
Laval
Churchill
Chamberlain
Glance
Edythe Farrell
Police Gazette
Caldwell
Erskine Caldwell
Penguin-Signet
Margery Sharp
Gentlewoman
Why Hawaii Statehood Faces Senate Delay
The Honolulu Advertiser column claims statehood stalls in Congress due to fears of a Japanese American bloc. It notes the possibility of a second Hawaii senator being Japanese and cites a 42 percent Japanese American voter share as a basis for concern.
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N. J. Harrington
Honolulu
Hawaii
Congress
U. S
Peacock Needlework Pattern for Heirloom Chair or Dresser Set
Sewing Circle patterns offer a colorful chair or dresser set featuring a peacock embroidery. Easy cross stitch suitable for beginners, 11 by 16 inches. Send 20 cents, name and address for pattern No 5704 with color chart and iron transfer.
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Sewing Circle
South Wells St.ee Om
Glorious Bird
Do deer shed horns and other quick Qs and As
Yes. Males shed horns in spring though sometimes different times. The typewriter keys were arranged by a printer for operational speed. Garlic has only a trace of vitamin C. Three million golfers and fifteen million bowlers exist in the country. Natives won’t buy items wrapped in unfamiliar paper.
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Africa
Pipeline Hub Kansas City as 3,135 Mile Pipeline Center
Few people know that Kansas City serves as the hub of a vast 3,135 mile pipeline transportation system linking major oil and gas routes. Local officials emphasize the network's reach and strategic importance for energy supply.
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Kansas City
Calm nuns aid calm in Boston train wreck
Two nuns riding in the first car of a wrecked train in Back Bay calmed other passengers with their peaceful expressions, preventing a chaotic rush to rear doors as they helped people exit in an orderly fashion.
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Boston
Back Bay
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