Truman the Fighter Leader of a World War to Cold War
A retrospective on Harry S Truman’s presidency from 1945 to 1959. It honors his unlikely ascent after FDR’s death, his decisive choices in war and diplomacy, and the enduring impact on American and global history.
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Analion
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
U.S
Harry & Truman
Tien
Marty Truman
United Nations
San Francisco
Stalin
Potsdam
Japan
Truman
Truman Dovering
Greece
Turkey
Europe
Western
Fallen
Republican Congress
Harry ‘Truman
Tittle
Berlin
Russia
China
NATO
Military Alliance
Korea
South Korea
Elagh
MacArthur
Missouri
Harry S. Truman
Harry Tramen
Ty Hing
White House
Congress shelters freshmen with a costly welfare web
New lawmakers face a maze of perks as they arrive in Washington. A 20 page handbook outlines a $157000 annual office budget and staff options plus access to Library of Congress experts and 31 health plans. The article notes the system aims to ease duties and free the representative from personal concerns.
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Heust
Congress
Imsqueeze 2
Pointed remark likens acupuncture to local editorial debate
A coffee house discussion on the editorial topic drew a pointed comparison to acupuncture. He noted the idea is new to some, while his wife’s relatives have long used the needle.
Parcel service race shifts mail business to private UPS
The Post Office notes a one third drop in parcel volume over a decade while parcel traffic rises nationwide. UPS is cited as faster and cheaper with fewer damage costs, drawing business from the USPS. Postmaster General Klassen had an article placed in postal news to compare services, signaling concern over private competition.
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U.S Postal Service
United Parcel Service
United Parcel
ET. Klassen
Telegram editorial on freedom and self-control
A 1972 Columbus Nebraska Telegram editorial argues freedom as self-control, not government grant, linking it to moral truths in the Declaration of Independence and urging readers to begin fence measures with the admonition to protect liberty.
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Dettenter
Ask the Doctor Is She Too Thin
A 23 year old woman, five feet four inches, weighs four pounds and seeks guidance on gaining weight. Dr Lamb advises checking for thyroid and endocrine issues, then pursuing a university endocrinologist, nutrition review, and a higher calorie plan with fats and sweets, plus weight training to build muscle and restore energy.
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Lawrence Lamb
M.D
Lamb
Ami
Medical Society
Previers Pursle Examined By Re Examiner With Odd Punctuation
A fragmentary OCR text lists names and numbers such as Shoshonians Pedaldigtt and 28 with items like food trikegman 23 and English about 26. It appears to be a garbled page noting examiners, participants, and various coded phrases including Surrender 48 and Misrepresent 48.
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Ag Fraley
Cutting the UN down to size in Nixon and Bush era shifts
An analysis of U S policy toward the United Nations noting reduced funding as a signal from the Nixon White House, then Bush and Scali appointments signal a hard line. The piece critiques faith in UN democracy and traces ambassadorship power from Stettinius to Scali and beyond, questioning legitimacy and aim.
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White House
Turtle Bay
U.S
Bush-Scali
George Bush
Republican National Committee
John Scali
Nixon
Bush
National Committee
Scali
Interational Organization
General Assembly
Tal
Ted Kennedy’s centrist move after Nixon victory
Washington analysis notes Ted Kennedy tests timing on restraint and unity after Nixon’s 1972 landslide. Kennedy resists partisan bashing, chooses to praise the voters’ verdict, signaling a center path in early congressional strategy and avoiding early attacks on Nixon.
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Washington
Sey
Ted .Kennedy
Nixon
Congress
Kennedy
John
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John P. Kenedy
Senate
Meet the Press
Standard
Ine Ari
What Does Washington Consultant Do After White House Service
A former Deputy Undersecretary of Health and Transportation Wendell Watercress works as a Washington consultant. He explains he handles interagency pressure on environmental and housing decisions while juggling calls to various offices. The scene shows him coordinating with Commerce Housing and Urban Development and the CRP, amid a satirical, fictional dialog tone.
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Washington
Commerce
Transportation
Wendell Watercress
Watercress Anth
Agnew
Alt
Richard Kleindienst
Secretary of Treasury
George Shultz
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Watercress
Richard Ixon
Secret Service
Ammerce
Cromagnon
Elito
Voce Yard
Rattlesnake Night Fighter contract discussed despite flaw
A dialogue scene shows Watercress and General negotiating with Overrun Aircraft about the Rattlesnake night fighter, praising its potential for defense in the 1970s while noting it cannot fly at night yet and could cost around £2 million per plane to fix. FTC carpet issue also looms over White House discussions.
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Watercress
Air Force
Overrun Aircraft Company
Peritagon
Watercrase
le Blanc
FTC
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Harry S Truman
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Hess
Your Freedom Newspaper
Columbus, Nebraska
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Jie
Edward Stettinius
Stettinius
Secretary of State
Acheson
Lkisenhower
Henry Cabot
Lodge
Tice
John F. Kennedy
Adali Stevenson
Dag Hammarskjold
Richard Nixon
Edward Stetlinius
John Seals
Jeffrey
Hart
Ted Kennedy
Noble Adai Stevenson
Bruce
Biossat
Bistributed Tr Enterprise AM
Art Buchwald
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