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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1948
Page
6
A Thought For Today reflects on how a kind word can lift a man’s spirits while noting a Frenchman’s quip that generosity in speech is like lightening shared with others, yet the giver’s spark remains bright. The quote contrasts sharing praise with the sting of envy.
The National Research Council asks the United States to fund scientific aid to war ravaged nations to restore science to pre war levels. Dr W A Wildhack says 150 to 200 million, about one percent of proposed global recovery funds, could advance scientific work abroad. He argues science transcends borders and benefits all humanity despite public concern over aiding potential future wartime use.
The article argues oil wealth magnifies power and greed in Saudi Arabia under King Ibn Saud. It notes royalties paid in gold to Aramco, fears of future gold mining, and the king’s influence on regional politics. It contrasts Western loans and aid with Saudi ambitions to diversify into gold.
The Dewey camp presses a calculated early nomination push with public confidence and private deal making. New York Governor Dewey widens influence by probing state delegations, while Taft backers claim leadership and mass support. Stassen trails with about 100 delegates as he seizes attention but lacks a clear liberal platform.
In Philadelphia June 20 INS side glances at celebrities show Mrs. James A. Farley attending this convention as a Democratic counterpoint to her Republican past. Inez Robb notes Farley’s stance, while Farley herself says she is curious to watch the lively Republican convention and perhaps attend the Democratic one. The piece mentions Meyer Davis as musical director for the GOP event and lists Gladys Swarthout Morton Downey James Melton among performers. Petrillo’s union clamps down on outside bands, charging Philadelphia rates of 90 dollars per day plus tax, with readers urged to turn to page 23.
Washington column argues California Governor Earl Warren could unite independents and swing the 1948 election for the Republicans. It cites Warren’s cross party appeal in California, his empathetic leadership, and contrasts him with Dewey while recounting off the record tensions at governors meetings over anti teacher publicity campaigns.
A June 21 1948 Intercepted BR Message from Westvaco Chemical manager George J A Mooney questions a merger with Food Machinery and jokes about delivering steaks in capsule form. The missive to Jim satirically riffs on corporate consolidation and product ideas.
Inside labor circles, top chiefs attend the Republican convention in hotel suites, quietly assessing the nominee and potential foes. They hint at possible support for Dewey, Vandenberg, or Stassen, though planning an anti-Republican push after. The AFL vows heavy spending and fielding workers in every precinct, stressing manpower over money as they back Truman’s side in the fight under Taft-Hartley’s first anniversary.
The Office of Education cites the latest statistics showing the average high school graduation age at 77.28. Twenty years earlier the average was slightly higher. The query then asks if last year saw fewer motor vehicle deaths. In 1947 about 32,000 Americans died in automobile crashes, a percentage decrease from 1948, with injuries around 1,100,000. Another inquiry notes the American equivalent of Oxford Cambridge boat race as the Poughkeepsie Regatta, with leading rowing colleges sending crews to the Hudson since 1895. the 1947 race in June was won by a Navy crew, Cornell second by half a length on a 3-mile course.
Victor Riesel notes heavy spending on a national press agent as big labor, including AFL CIO coalitions in states from Massachusetts to Oregon, plans to field 1,000,000 black workers for elections. Coordinated efforts target congressional contests while Taft era reforms and opposition shape primaries nationwide.
The lifting of export curbs on industrial equipment to Finland is framed as strengthening Finnish resistance to Moscow pressure and expanding East–West trade under the Marshall Plan. Officials say it supports European recovery, reduces US resource drain, and helps ease political hostility to the United States by maintaining trading ties with Soviet satellites. The Indianapolis 500 article follows, praising safety and progress.
Fair Enough N York June 20 recounts decades of alleged corruption surrounding Franklin D Roosevelt from his Chicago nomination to the later accusations of personal wealth philatelic possessions and political loans. The piece claims Roosevelt orchestrated loans and contracts, diverted funds, and used power to shield allies while demonizing Hoover and promoting a spendthrift, expansionist agenda with racial prejudice implied in Warm Springs land deals.
In Philadelphia, Connie Mack is described as the strongest name for the Republican nomination, though the piece mocks political rodeos and backroom deals. It portrays party leadership as marionettes controlled from above, predicting the convention will decide if the Republican government can endure without sustenance.
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