McGrath Dispute Over Pensacola Remarks Probed
The query challenges Senator J Howard McGrath of Rhode Island on a Pensacola speech quote and a prior AP quotation about the South and Truman. The reporter asks if McGrath is truthful or careless in his statements and whether the Daily should pose a single question to him.
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Rhode Island
Democratic National Committee
Associated Press
Pensacola
Florida
South
Harry Truman
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Pepper
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Etchum
Ths
VFW
Miami
Coness
Ketchum
Labor Day
Invasion of the South by Truman Democrats Provokes Editorial
Alabama Journal critiques Truman Democrats outreach to the South, arguing the same national policies persist beneath a different political approach. It urges South leaders to publicly reaffirm states rights and party principles, warning against patronage and covert tactics while proposing direct, honest outreach to restore party harmony.
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South
Truman Democrats
Dixie
Truman and Company
Truman
Arkansas
Barkley
Alabama
McGrath
Florida
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Mississippi
Wright
Democratic Party Organization of
Democratic Party
Washington
Democrats
National Party
Senate probes subsidy for U S Lines luxury liner
A senate investigating committee announced a probe into the government subsidy for a U S Lines luxury liner. Comptroller General Lindsay Warren argued the government provides 42 million while U S Lines contributes 28.6 million, a setup criticized as improper. Drew Pearson had recently reported similar figures.
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U. S
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Hoffman Objects To 50 Million Spain Grant In Marshall Plan
ECA chief Paul Hoffman wrote to Senator Vandenberg opposing a $50 million Spain grant tucked into the Marshall plan by Senator Pat McCarran. Hoffman urged Spain develop its own recovery program first, warning against forcing OEEC admission and European initiative disruption. Senate committee still approved the grant without full disclosure of usage, amid church and diplomatic pressure.
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Spain
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Nevada
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Korea
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Dennis Chavez
New Mexico
Jose Félix” de Lequertea
Vichy
Pablo Merry del Val
Rafael Merry de Val
Truman Cuts Hospital Beds Amid War Effort
President Truman orders reductions in hospital bed capacity as part of wartime austerity measures. The move targets nonessential services to redirect resources to military needs. Authorities warn impacts may affect civilian health care access nationwide.
Conversation Focus: Talking About Yourself Too Much
A compact reflection on communication urges readers to reduce self centered talk. It argues most people dominate conversations with personal details unless they are with a loved one or find the other party highly engaging. It cautions against gossip and criticising others and favors speaking well of oneself to avoid harming others.
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Wales
Newspaper review outlines Pearlson influence on Vaughan and Greece mission
The column details Major General Harry H Vaughan Truman’s aide being targets of Pearson led criticism. It traces Pearson’s campaigns against Vaughan, Vournas’s Greece mission and attempts to secure passports via Wheeler and the Bell Syndicate, plus the political maneuvering involving Tito Greece and U N affairs.
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Truman
White House
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David Katz
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Pearson
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Vaughan
George C. Vournas
Washington
Greece
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Vournas
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Karr
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Bell Syndicate
Alliance
Bell
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Tito
John N. Wheeler
Balkans
Thuman
Russia
John
Jugoslav
Louis Adamic
States Department
Porter
Wheeler
Quiet Bermuda engineer reshapes war airlift legend
Lt. Col. Kenneth Stalwell, Bermuda base engineer for Gen. Tunner, led planning that built airfields supplying China and later Berlin runs. He emphasizes practical airfield design, rail-light fixes, and floodlit softball fields as a quiet yet pivotal force behind major wartime operations.
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Burmuda
INS
Science Lab
Russia
Kenneth Stalwell
William H. Tunner
Stalwell
Farflung
China
Bermuda
Tunner
Berlin
New York
Castle Harbor
Communist Cuba warn of Latin American anti American drive
Capital News Capsules report Ambassador Robert Butler warns the State Department that communists plan a broad anti American campaign across Latin America this summer. A shift to seize control of shipping unions is described as a tactic guided by the Russian embassy in Havana. Also noted is a housing scheme by Tighe Woods to mass produce low cost homes selling for 5900 with profits, arranged with Chicago architect Richard Bar.
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Robert Butler
Havana
State Department
Latin America
Butler
Richard Bar
Chicago
Woods
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