New Year 1948 Seen Amid East West Split Tensions
A summary of 1948 events notes a widening East West split with the Berlin crisis and ERP. Truman’s anti inflation law moves. postwar planning and draft policy. inflation pressures. the assassination of Gandhi in New Delhi triggers rioting. Bevin’s Western bloc policy. Nazi documents surface. Blizzard outbreaks. US House GOP delay. rising inflation and campaign activity mark the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
America
Czechoslovakia
Palestine
India
China
Gandhi
Bernadette
Truman
Kasenmina
Rockies
State Department
Russia
Europe
Bevin
Britain
GOP
UMIT
Mohandas
K. Gandhi
New Delhi
February 2 1947 World Update Highlights
Major items include a 6 5 billion tax cut bill passage in the House on February 2. A strike by 1 5 million German workers in U S and British zones protests food shortages. Stock and commodity prices swing. The Arab Higher Committee declares war in self defense against partition plans. Eisenhower retires as Army chief of staff with Omar Bradley taking command. Democratic southern governors threaten a revolt over white supremacy. Commodity markets show declines then rebound. Marshall urges Congress to curb China’s deterioration for the world’s good. Benes rejects Communist cabinet proposals. Communists seize control in Czechoslovakia and Finland tensions rise. Stalin requests a Finnish defense treaty. Senator Vandenberg acts on ERP amid Czechoslovak Finland events.
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House
U. S
Arab Higher Committee of Palestine
Holy Land
Eisenhower
Army
Omar Bradley
Democratic Party
Marshall
Congress
China
Benes
Czechoslovakia
Csbadievahis
Stalin
Paasik B
Vandenberg
Finland
Back to Work Headlines and Cold War Tensions
Chronology of 1948 labor strikes and political moves shows Masaryk’s death by suicide, major coal and packinghouse walkouts, Truman seeking anti inflation and draft actions, Allied pact developments, Palestine unrest, and Soviet exit from Berlin control. Pub date notes mid January through late January events.
Czech Envoys in Protest Quit U S and Canada
Czech envoys resign from posts in Washington and Ottawa as a protest against Red SPI. Western powers led by the United States Britain and France agree to intercept Ruhr in London talks. The Supreme Court declares public instruction unconstitutional.
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U. S
Canada
Red Sp
Czechoslovakia
U.S
Britain
France
London
Germany
Sipreme
April 1 to 8 wartime actions and policy shifts noted
The record shows events from April 1 to 8 including airlifts to Berlin, Congress passing an income reduction bill over President Truman after a veto, coal miners ordered back to work, Paul Hoffman named head of ERP, John L. Lewis summoned by the Federal government, and pensions for miners highlighted as part of ongoing wartime policies.
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Berlin
Congress
Truman
Paul Hoffman
John L. Lewis
Federal
Major Middle East Crises Mark Early 1948
A chronology shows Syrian troop incursions in northeast Palestine, Zionist leaders proclaim a state, Arab armies invade as the British mandate ends, Jews and Arabs clash in Jerusalem, and Green Mountain s diplomat Count Bernadotte is named UN mediator as the UN and Britain seek ceasefires.
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Palestine
Britain
Jerusalem
Chaim Weizmann
Israel
F Rr
Fo Bernadotte
Israel and Arab League agree to four week Palestine truce
Reported accord between Israel and the Arab League aims at a four week halt in Palestine fighting with UN cease-fire requests accepted unconditionally. Bucharest and Moscow tensions noted as political maneuvering continues.
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Israel and Arab League
Palestine
Columbia
House
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Gottwald
Czech
Senate
Russia
Berlin
Mount Carmel
Tito
Soviet withdraws from Berlin command as war shifts
Reports show Russia leaving the Allied Kommandatura for Berlin while Allied heads clash over leadership. Eisenhower declares he will not seek public office, stoking a party draft controversy. Palestine war resumes as Arabs reject a truce extension amid U.S. political upheaval in Washington. President Truman is nominated by Democrats with Barkley as running mate. Southern delegates walk out. General John J Pershing dies.
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Russia
Kommandatura
Berlin
Eisenhower
Truman
Barkley
John Js. Pershing
TL Aef
Congress Special Session Opens Over Truman Inflation Plan
Congress convenes in a special session to hear President Truman press for curbs on inflation, a profits tax, and housing legislation. He warns of a possible business collapse if his proposals are not enacted.
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Truman
Toyear
Russia
Maattle Assembly
U. S.-Britain
WAA
Truman Congress
Congress
World War II Era News Highlights From Soviet and Allied Actions
United Nations Secretary-General appeals to the Big Four to resolve Germany issues. Stalin meets Soviet envoys and Western diplomats in joint talks. Babe Ruth dies of cancer. U.S. demands recall of Lomakin and severs consular relations with the Soviet Union as Berlin tensions rise.
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Ty Reehenner
Big Four
Germany
Tearhe E Osolstoy
Foundation Farm
Congress
Bescokiss
New York
U. S
Benes Dies as World Battles Turmoil Across Europe
Former Czech President Ed uard Benes dies at 64. Reports of Berlin unrest and Soviet-backed moves color European tension. UN General Assembly opens in Paris as Britain and France demand clear replies on Berlin crisis and nuclear arms ban.
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Eduard Benes
Berlin
Bal Suaee
U Hann
Netherlands
Robert Schuman
Imi Queuille
Oms
Israal
Bernadotte
Stern Gang
UN General Assembly
Paris
U. SS
Britain
France
Uere
Fragmentary World News Snippet
Incomplete item mentions Chief Justice Vinson and Marshall. Reference to Cleveland and World Series by four of Boston Braves. Truman orders military reserves to be brought up. Israel takes all of Negev desert area.
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Moscow
Vinson
Marshall
Cleveland
Boston Braves
Truman
Israel
Negev Desert
Election headlines and world events from a troubled period
Brief clips show Truman winning an election and the UN adopting a U S plan for atomic control while De Gaulle's party scores a victory in France amid tensions with the Reds. Berlin dispute, Britain and King George VI referenced, and a birth noted in Britain as Elizabeth's child. The US warns Americans to leave China amid further international strain.
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Truman
U. S
Tau
de ‘Gaulle
Jy Parmell
Thomas
Big Four
Berlin
Britain
Elizabeth
China
George VI
Western Berlin Defies Red Vote Amid Cold War Tensions
Report notes Soviet organized rump regime in Berlin and Western Berlin voters defying Communists as Stalinist pressure intensifies. Mentions Chiang Kai-shek and U S aid appeals for China, Truman cabinet changes, Suchow fall to Reds, and Alger Hiss Soviet documents controversy.
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Commie
Berlin
Chiang
U. S
China
Truman
Bers
Alger
Hiss
Sumner
Welles
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