U.N. World Council Faces Public Opinion Test
Notes from a reporter in Washington on the U.N. session, Trygve Lie’s warning, and Eleanor Roosevelt’s view that the United Nations, though flawed, is better than nothing. The piece highlights press and radio coverage and the impact of information campaigns on public opinion.
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World Council
Washington
United Nations
Trygve Lie
ABC
Lie
San Francisco
Pauline Frederick
Eleanor Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Mrs. Roosevelt
Department of Public Information
United Matrons
General Assembly
Food Conservation Push and UN Public Opinion Drive
The piece discusses a Truman administration push for meat, poultry, and eggs reduction to conserve grain for Europe, led by Charles Luckman. It outlines a five point diet plan and notes tentative European aid of up to 800 million dollars, along with UN informed plans for world news radio and a cautious but hopeful view of international cooperation.
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Charles Luckman
Truman
Citizens Food Committee
Europe
United Nations
Real income gap widens between urban workers and farmers
A monthly Investors Syndicate survey shows wage and salary earners have about 96 cents of buying power per dollar a year ago while farmers reach roughly 1.09. Rising food costs drive the urban drop, with families paying 1.31 for a dollar of food, 1.06 for rent, 1.18 for apparel, and 1.23 for miscellaneous items. The report warns the urban farm income divergence threatens economic stability.
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Investors Syndicate
UN Security Council Faces Postwar Power Clash
A U S and Russia clash over who should represent Poland’s pro Russian seat in the United Nations. The Ukraine and White Russia seek separate representation while the U S argues they are not sovereign nations. The Yalta accord gave the Soviet Union three votes.
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Poland
Security Council
Europe
Russia
Ukraine
Soviet Union
U. N
U. S
United Nations
U.S.S.R
Communist
Yalta
Stalin
Roosevelt
F.D.R
Voyage of Kon Tiki tests Polynesian origins theory
Dr. Thor Heyerdahl and a six man crew sailed the Kon Tiki raft from Callao Peru to Baroia reef in Tuamotu 101 days crossing 4300 miles to prove early Polynesians could reach the Pacific from South America. The voyage cost about 40000 dollars and relied on currents and wind with no motors.
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Thor Heyerdahl
Evan
Pacific
South America
Callao
Peru
Baroia Reef
Tuamotu Archipelago
Dr. Heyerdah
San Francisco
Norway
Heyerdahl
Few Barred for Throwing Games Since 1876
Since the start of major league baseball in 1876, no more than 15 of about 7000 players have been permanently barred for throwing or concealing knowledge of a plot. Notable cases include four Louisville members in 1877, seven Chicago White Sox members in 1919, and two New York Giants members in 1924.
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Louisville
Chicago White Sox
New York Giants
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Radio Division
Latin America
Assembly
United States
Hoover
Bulgaria
Robert A. Lovett
Lovett
Nikola Petkov
Wasa
Yaar
ACME
Acme White Lead & Color Works
Detroit
Michigan
Cially
America
Lornest
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