TVA and Fertilizer Outlook and TVA Future in Arkansas Gazette
The column discusses crop insurance profits, fertilizer supply shortages, and statements by Senators Sparkman and Hill. It questions TVA's fate depending on Congress, while praising TVA's regional value and capacity to reimburse the government. A satirical note links George Washington’s arrest to the Freedom Train in Savannah.
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Congress
John Sparkman
Lister Hill
Dave Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Alabama Voters Face Five Amendments January 6
Citizens are urged to vote on five amendments with four local and one statewide. The self starter would grant the people a privilege similar to the federal Congress and empower representatives to convene without governor or president opposition. The first amendment aims to end one man rule in any situation.
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Alabama
United States
Congress
Five Percent Cost of Marshal Plan Proposed
President Truman says the rehabilitation of Europe will cost under five percent of World War II spending. He argues old methods failed and warns the atomic age brings greater destruction. He urges trying a new approach to keep nations from conflict and prevent another war while avoiding endless taxation.
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Europe
Truman
Asia
Dewitt McKenzie
Associated Press
Action Against Reds in War On Communism Heightens Global Tension
The piece argues that democracies are in a broad struggle with the Soviet Union and that movements to root out communists at home and abroad are justified. It recalls wartime measures against Nazi and Japanese sympathizers and urges vigilance to prevent communists from gaining power, even at the cost of offending some.
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Russia
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Maxim
Alabama Names John M Gallalee New University President
The board of trustees selected Dr. John M Gallalee a long time University of Alabama faculty member to succeed acting president Ralph Adams and lead the university. Gallalee a Virginia native with 35 years on the Alabama campus is seen as a strong choice and hoped to match or surpass the prior administration.
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New Alabama
John M. Gallalee
University of Alabama
the Daily
Dr. Gallalee
Ralph Adams
Raymond Paty
Gallalee
Adams
Ralph E. Adams
Virginia
Alabama
Eisler Case Highlighted by Thomas Committee Chair
Westbrook Washington December 24 The Thomas committee on un American activities exposed how Eleanor Roosevelt aided Hanns Eisler and Gerhart Eisler to stay in the United States and influence policy, with FBI chief Hoover confirming Eisler’s communist ties and the New School claims challenged by investigators. The report traces linkages among the Eisler brothers Howard Fast and Ada Mic and notes attempts to grant non quota status with a professor title at the New School.
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Washington
Gerhart
Hanns Eisler
Hitler
Thomas Committee On un-American
Eleanor Roosevelt
State Department
Russia
Eleanor
Hanns
J. ‘Edgar Hoover
Thomas Committee
Gerhart Eisler
Communist Party
Communist International
Eisler
Moscow
U.S. A
New York
Howard Fast
Roosevelt
Fast
White House
Louis Adamic
Winston Churchill
Britain
Balkan
Adamic
Eleanor the Great
United States
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Toto
Mrs. Roosevelt
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D. C
Ellis Island
New School of Social Research
Donald T. Appell
Appell
Finance Corps
Army
Bureau of the Budget
Robert Stripling
Sumner Welles
Roui
New School
Doctor Johnson
Paris Crumbles Beneath War Strains and Rising Costs
In a wired travel sketch, the writer portrays postwar Paris as cold and discouraged. Food prices soar, stores scarce, butter priced high, while Maxim's remains busy with affluent patrons. The piece notes strikes and political tension as the city clings to pride and resists outside aid.
Much To Worry About The New Look Compared Here
The piece notes that while women back home fret over a new look, the women present are overwhelmed with other concerns and do not share the preoccupation. It emphasizes differing priorities among women in wartime France.
Eisler Courses At School Earn Little, Small Attendance
Enthusiasm ran high yet attendance was sparse for Eisler courses at the school. From Oct 5 1935 to Jan 18 1936 the musical composition class had at most eight students and the crisis of modern music had only three attendees. He earned 100 dollars for four months of lectures funded by the Eisler scholarship fund, while the school lost 34.77 dollars on those two courses. By March 29 1938 Dr Johnson noted seven students in musical composition and one in counterpoint with a third course canceled after the first lecture.
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Eisler
French readers learn coal shortages and friendly aid in global news
French newspapers slim down their pages as coal shortages and export limits bite. The piece notes U S policy on Ruhr coal, John L Lewis price effects, and public acts of charity like the Friendship Train with stories from Sidney Nebraska to Hawaii and cities across the U S South and West.
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Germany
U. S. State Department
Ruhr
John L. Lewis
Sidney
Nebraska
Hawaii
Amarillo
Texas
Clovis
New Mexico
Ardmore
Oklahoma
San Antonio
Lions Club
Richmond
Virginia
Skin infections and treatment principles outlined
The article explains how skin germs, especially staphylococci and streptococci, cause infections and how early treatment should avoid irritation. It covers cleansing, salt and permanganate solutions, air exposure, and reasons to limit walking time. Penicillin use, administration, and duration are discussed along with cautions on unsuitable agents.
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King
First Friendship Train carries Gerber baby food to Paris
The French embraced the Friendship Train with American farmers and service groups sending Gerbers baby food to Paris. A lone accident occurred when Gerbers food was stuck behind a drawbridge in Le Havre delaying delivery to the first train.
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America
USA
le Havre
Paris
Gerbers
Los Angeles
France
Henry Cassidy
NBC
U. S
Friendship Train Truck in Paris Parade
A French parade featured fifty Friendship Trucks up the Champs Elysees led by the first truck bearing a sign in French about the gifts. The truck was donated to France by the American Field Service in 1939 and stood as a symbol of aid.
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Normandy
Rhine
Paris
France
Champs Elysee
Arc de Triomph
Beil Syndicate Inc
Christmas Eve Satire on Capitol Hill
The Nation presents a Christmas verse lampoon about Congress and the 1948 elections. Santa Claus doubles as social critic, warning of tax bills, war prep, and Marshall Plan debates while noting lawmakers’ worries and the looming political year. The piece ends with a merry, quipping farewell.
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