Foreign aid bill passes as Truman vetoes tax cut
President Truman signs a 6.098 billion foreign aid package aimed at Europe and Asia while Congress overrides his veto of the income tax reduction. The action follows risks seen in Berlin and Copenhagen, with critics noting partisan lessons for the 1950 election year.
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Headliners in Manila and nearby towns report odd acts
Ariston Alma lel a Bataan veteran received 49 cents back pay and died after going insane in Manila. Harold Tinsley a nine year old in Goshen Indiana donated his bubble gum stash to the Salvation Army. In Artesia New Mexico city officials grapple with keeping citizens from mailing letters to trash cans.
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Ariston Almalel
Bataan
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Harold Tinsley
Salvation Army
Artesia
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U S Passenger Cars Hit Postwar High
The April Business Comment bulletin from Northern Trust cites 27.5 million passenger cars registered in the United States as of July 1 1947. It notes wartime nonproduction for private use and about 1.2 million cars scrapped or stored annually during the war era, with postwar output not yet surpassing prewar peaks.
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Business Comment
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Chiang Kai-shek weighs new role amid China crisis
The Generalissimo, facing internal corruption and external Communist pressure, reportedly plans to quit the presidency to lead a holy war against communists. He may stay as Kuomintang head and push Hu Shih, former ambassador and current Peking University president, for president.
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Chiang Kai-shek
Far East
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Kuomintang
Hu Shih
Washington
Peking University
United States Pushes UN Trusteeship Plan for Palestine
Warren R. Austin outlined a U.N. trusteeship for the Holy Land with a U.S. preference for foreign troops to maintain order if needed. The plan signals possible American troop involvement, contingent on other nations joining, though optimism for ending Palestinian strife remains limited.
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Palestine
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Public Figure Carl Countryman Seeks U S Presidency
The article profiles Carl C. Countryman who proclaims himself American Public Friend Number One and campaigns on a slogan praising countrymen. He opposes communism and the draft supports universal military training, and favors Bricker if he cannot secure the nomination. Countryman insists he could be a good president.
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Countryman
White House
John Bricker
Ohio
Bricker
Hamlet
Uranium Hunt Under Way on Colorado Public Lands
The interior department set aside about 40 square miles in southwestern Colorado for exclusive use by the atomic energy commission. The commission will conduct an exhaustive survey there for uranium deposits, the source of atomic energy, as the search for the precious metal continues.
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Department of the Interior
Atomic Energy Commission
International Uniform Sunday School Lesson Zechariah Readings
The article presents a religious lesson outline featuring Zechariah chapters 1 1 to 6 and 4 7 8 with a pivot reading from Psalms 24. it provides devotional guidance and themes for Sunday worship.
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Zechariah Pleads For Righteousness Lesson for April 25 1948
An evangelical study notes Zechariah’s call to righteousness as a condition for rebuilding the temple and renewing community life. It links Zechariah to Haggai, praises justice and kindness, and urges readers to seek God’s standards and daily righteousness in national life.
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Babylon
Berechiah
Iddo
Haggai
Zechariah
Temple
Jerusalem
God
Pax Americana and the burden of a standing defense
The author argues for a strong preparedness program and possible Pax Americana to deter conflict and secure lasting peace. He questions budgeting for universal military training, cites urgent mobilization needs, and compares American militarism to historical examples while favoring a prudent, internationally engaged peace.
Secretary Krug explains value of baby haddock in nets
In a field tour aboard the Albatross III, Secretary of the Interior Julius A. Krug discusses the potential loss of fifteen million baby haddock worth about a million and a half dollars to New England fishermen. The vessel tests larger mesh nets to save undersized fish while maintaining catch.
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New England
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Bouldage
Interior
Floating Fish Laboratory
Boston Harbor
Words from Daniel Webster on Bible influence and national fate
The quote warns that adherence to Biblical principles brings national prosperity while neglect invites sudden catastrophe and obscurity, highlighting the belief that divine guidance sustains a country and its future generations.
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Daniel Webster
Barbs and Scenes From a Curious World
The column notes a giant herd of dwarf cattle in Chicago totaling five animals, jokes about steak origins, and contrasts revival of old songs with demand for "Beautiful Ohio." It mentions Australian girls married to American servicemen and a concern they return to Australia. Farmers complain egg prices are low given high poultry costs.
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