Campaign Maneuvers Fuel GOP Presidential Hopes in 1948
Washington report details Republican efforts to frame 1948 race amid Missouri Kem move on S Res 150 and Kansas City vote frauds. It notes Truman polls showing a 54 percent lead, varying party strategies, Taft and Warren possibilities, and questions over third-party threats. The White House remains quiet on campaign dynamics.
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Washington
Congress
Missouri
James P. Kem
Rep
Justice Department
Kansas City
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Taft
Truman
Warren
California
Stassen
Dewey
Wallace
White House
Tosti
Advertising Council and its wartime public service role
The piece argues advertising can inform and mobilize public action. It explains the Advertising Council born after Pearl Harbor, formed by executives to aid victory and later to address peacetime public issues. It notes the council supplies ideas and materials to businesses unions and civic groups to mobilize advertising for social causes.
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Advertising Council
America
Pearl Harbor
Donald Nelson
War Production Board
Council
Aid to Poland Cancelled and Jap Treaty Delayed
United States halts Poland relief after a survey shows adequate food for the year. Hungary may receive aid as a fallback. Moscow blocks drafting a Japanese peace treaty delaying broader Far East settlement. A would be assassin briefly alarms Washington when found with a gun near the Senate chamber. Truman visits the chamber and recalls past colleagues.
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Russia
United States
Japan
Moscow
U. S
Great Britain
China
Far East
Washington
Capitol
Truman
Senate Chamber
Clifton R. H. Spires
Augusta
Public response to Marshall Plan shows partial awareness
A Gallup poll found only about 49 percent of Americans had heard of the Marshall plan while 57 percent of those aware approved. The plan urges European nations to cooperate for economic recovery, financed by American taxes.
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George Marshall
America
Europe
Gallup
Marshall
Not All Outgo Peak Foreign Income Reported
A Department of Commerce survey shows U S earnings from foreign direct investments reached a 520 million dollar peak in 1946, surpassing prior records as Americans hold more than 25 percent in foreign branches and subsidiaries. Latin America led with 273 million, Canada 126 million, with petroleum the top industry at 170 million.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Latin America
Canada
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Venezuela
Chile
United Kingdom
Cuba
Argentina
Brazil
Mexico
Motives Behind Greek Revolt Tied to U S Aid
Diplomatic notes in Athens suggest the Tsaldaris Maximos government timed Communist uprisings to influence Dwight Griswold, the U S aid administrator. The E A M confab with professor Svolos aimed at resuming political participation under U S protection before mass arrests. U S diplomats doubt stability or aid success if the regime stays.
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Athens
Greece
U. S
Dwight Griswold
Griswold
E.A.M
Alexander Svolos
Athens University
U.S
Lincoln MacVeagh
Tsaldaris
Walter Winchell Notes of a Bystander The Late Watch
Observations on Columbia University faculty flattery over Eisenhower appointment and a photo of Harry Truman birthplace now a loan firm. Helen Westcott joins The Drunkard cast, while Keeley Institute debunks film myth about newspaper men. A survey shows 12,012 treated alcoholics from 1930 to 1946. farmers top the list.
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Columbia University
General Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Keeley Institute
Ilinois
Paul Mallon 1948 Race Is Like a Pretzel
The political picture in 1948 twists like an unterminated pretzel as Dewey seeks delegates across states and in Washington. The piece notes Taft and Bricker as key Westward voices and hints at Dewey lacking a clear majority without major backroom support.
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Dewey
New York
Washington
Congress
Martin
Pennsylvania
Taft
Bricker
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Massachusetts
New England
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Iowa
Wherry
Nebraska
Baldwin
Connecticut
Albany
Vanishing Americanisms on Rationing and News
H L Phillips comments on wartime themes and public sentiment. He notes rationing returning as a predicted necessity for Europe supplies and critiques disclosures of atomic data. Sen Hickenlooper questions secrecy, while Petrillo’s income is cited to illustrate cultural influence during wartime.
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Europe
Congress Plays Good Samaritan in Export Controls Debate
Senate session opens with talks on export controls and farm price supports. Rev. Peter Marshall urges liberty under God and a duty to aid others. Sen. Wiley defends a higher logic to keep the economy healthy while aiding others. Sen. Young cites wheat price fears with and without controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Peter Marshall
Taft
Sen
Alexander Wiley
Wisconsin
Milton Young
North Dakota
Senator Young
Wright Patterson on Universal Military Training
The speaker argues universal military training will build discipline and endurance in youth, creating physical hardening and stronger citizenship. He asserts training equips those lacking it and prepares the nation for any future conflict, though war may not be imminent.
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Webster
Land of the Free
New York Times
America
Rise in Hospitals Reflects U S Growth Since 1900
The number of hospitals in the United States has grown from under 1000 before 1900 to over 7000 today, illustrating vast expansion in medical infrastructure and public health capacity.
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United States
Words on Wire Magic magnet recording via fine steel wire
A spool of stain less steel wire can be magnetized to hold recordings of meetings or music. The piece suggests this wire acts as a magnetic recording medium, enabling storage of spoken words or symphonies in a compact form.
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