Broadway with Walter Winchell on Ike and 1948 odds
Washington staff notes Hooper ratings show 1948 candidates drawing under half the 1944 audience and Eisenhower’s memoirs bid. Clues include Dewey’s 12.0, Eisenhower’s 8.2, and the 20.2 joint score vs 23.1 pace-setter. Also mentions Truman, Landon, and party dynamics.
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Milwaukee man takes two week bus trip vacation
A Milwaukee man who rides the bus to work daily enjoyed a two week vacation. He woke earlier each morning and sat on his porch watching others hurry downtown.
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Chinese Gloom Over Dewey Defeat
Nanking reports gloom as Chiang Kai-shek’s government awaits U S election results. Chinese officials say a Dewey victory would boost morale and potentially increase aid, while Truman’s win adds to fears of a leadership crisis as Premier Wong Wenhao contemplates resignation.
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Glutton for Punishment Real estate broker fined again
New York broker J DeWitt Acker aged 51 was fined $182 in traffic court for 16 additional parking charges after settling 18 prior fines last December. Authorities cited repeated violations linked to his parking conduct.
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British Headlines Celebrate Truman Victory in London
London newspapers display banner headlines praising the American election results. Sample captions include The States go wild about HARRY and Truman did it all single-handed, reflecting Britain’s excitement and optimism about the outcome.
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Eliot Named Nobel Literature Prize Winner for 1948
STOCKHOLM AP The Swedish academy awarded Thomas Stearns Eliot the 1948 Nobel prize in literature. The American born British writer will collect about 44000 dollars at a ceremony in Stockholm on December 10. Eliot, 60, born in St Louis, built a career in England and became a British subject in 1927.
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Thomas Stearns Eliot
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