Peacefare: A New Word for U S Postwar Hope
BAUKHAGE previews a broader U S foreign policy push as Secretary Marshall weighs a “peacefare” campaign to stop war and aid Russia through economic rehabilitation. The piece weighs the potential scope and risks of this ambitious, largely opaque plan and its possible impact on humanity.
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Colussai
State Department
High Command
Russia
America
Marshall
Hauptmann
New York Times
A. M. Meerloo
Dutch War Ministry
Inter- Allied Psychological Study Group
England
Hull
Building Plans Spur Inquiries Across the Nation
Readers report strong interest in reports on making brick and building materials for veterans' homes without straw. The piece notes inquiries from 41 cities in 18 states plus calls from Syracuse Chicopee Las Cruces Great Falls Erie California Oklahoma City and more. Chambers of commerce and housing committees nationwide seek details and solutions.
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Peoten
Amarillo
Tex
Syracuse
N. Y
Chicopee
Mass
Las Cruces
N. M
Great Falls
Mont
Erie
As Calif
Oklahoma City
Rochester
Chambers of Commerce
Bristol
Farm Bureau Eyes End of Government Farm Price Controls
The American Farm Bureau Federation, led by Edward A. O Neal, studies abandoning federal price and crop controls. While North and Northwest farmers oppose subsidies, Southern cotton and tobacco growers prefer current limits. An economist predicts a decade of good prices near current levels.
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American Farm Bureau Federation
Edward A. O'Neal
Federation
AAA
Roosevelt
Northwest
Apple Outlook Bright Despite Frost Damage In East
Agriculture report notes late spring and frost in eastern fruit areas with generally favorable prospects for apples and other deciduous fruits. The 1947 strawberry crop is nearly a fourth larger than 1946 but still below average. Peach production in southern states may top 25 million bushels as a large crop continues, while California plum output rests slightly below 1946 at about 92 000 tons.
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California
Senate committee moves to hearings on universal military training
The Senate Armed Services Committee votes to proceed with hearings on universal military training and pledges to file a report by the next congressional session if not ready by July 28. The remarks tie into broader fears of a Soviet offensive and nuclear capabilities amid looming adjournment.
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Congress
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
Edmundsow
Father Walsh
America
Russia
Four Tax Revision Plans Studied for Married Couple Tax Equalization
The Treasury forwards four income tax schemes to the House Ways and Means Committee to standardize federal taxes for married couples across 48 states. One plan would save about three quarters of a billion dollars annually for three couples by extending community property based income splitting rights now confined to 10 states. Treasury official John Snyder says the administration views these proposals as necessary changes to the tax structure.
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Congress
Treasury Department
House
Ways and Means Committee
Grose
We Man of the Treasury
John Snyder
Widespread Relief Increases Across States and Centers
The report shows relief cases doubling under the 1945 law with skilled veterans displaced and unemployment rising in 22 major labor centers. Minnesota relief loads up 35 percent in 1946, while Pennsylvania boosts 1947 1948 aid to 30.6 million dollars. May relief costs reach 1.26 million, versus 520 thousand in June 1945. ninefold urban increases in Washington. General relief costs rise 97 percent in Delaware, 90.8 in Wyoming, 75.8 in Ohio, 67 in California, and 55 in Indiana.
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Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Washington
Delaware
Wyoming
Ohio
California
Indiana
Pansies Crocheted in Filet Romance Lace Skirted Design
Filet crocheted pansies form an unusual lace skirting pattern for a chair set. Includes instructions, filet charts, materials, and pattern No 5460. Displays as pillowcase or scarf adornment with a romantic finish and decorative edging.
Eye of the Sea Pool Baffles Geologists Near Gwadar
A mysterious body of water near Gwadar Baluchistan named The Eye of the Sea forms a bubble every five minutes. The pool is very deep, round and about 15 feet in diameter. geologists are puzzled by its origin and activity.
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Gwadar
Baluchistan
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