DP Skills of Displaced Persons Stir U.S. Debate
In a WW II era column, the writer notes displaced persons in camps in Denmark and U.S. interest in resettlement. Rep. Stratton proposes admitting DP relatives to use unused war quota, citing about 11 million displaced and 850,000 at risk in Soviet areas. DPs offer farm and construction skills, yet hundreds of thousands remain in camps costing the U.S. daily. The piece questions moral cost and suggests freeing potential contribution.
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Eisenhower
Denmark
America
Europe
Congress of the
United States
William G. Stratton
Rep
Ill
Germany
Austria
Italy
Creed of Destruction What Communism Really Is in US
The piece argues Communism resembles a religion with a strict creed and immediate demands. It cites a 1920s figure Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and her Daily Worker column praising Lenin, while warning readers about party rules and the aim to destroy bourgeois institutions.
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Communist Party
United States
Wobblies
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Iwwns
International ‘Workers of the World
Mise Flynn
Mesabi Range
Communist Party In America
Daily Worker
New
York
Communist Party of New York
Lenin
House Debates Tax Bill and Gandhi Assassination Shock Nation
The House opens debate on income tax cuts with Speaker Martin signaling a likely 6.5 billion dollar target while Democrats warn against heavy cuts. Separately, Mohandas K. Gandhi is assassinated in Delhi at age 78, his death shocking India after his last peace efforts.
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Gandhi
House of Representatives
Joseph Martin
Rep
Mass
House
Knutson
Congress
GOP
U. S
Mohandas K. Gandhi
India
Delhi
Poona
Little Man and What Now Inflation Plea and Bacteria Flypaper
Representative Cyrus J. Waud relays a working man’s view of inflation saying his $50 weekly pay cannot feed his six children and wife. The piece notes a new chemical bacteria flypaper traps germs on floors blankets or curtains without killing them to reduce disease circulation.
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Senate Banking and Currency Committee
America
Cyrus J. Waud
Camden
N. J
Waud
U. S
Boom in U. S. Birth Rate Reshapes Economy and Society
The postwar birth surge adds over 26 million since 1940, lifting the national population to more than 144 million and pushing demand for schools, housing, clothing, food, and transport. By 1960 to 1970 many babies reach youth, affecting labor markets and even potential military strength.
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U. S
America
Truman Backers Call for Caution on War with Soviet Russia
A wartime-era screed argues President Truman drags the United States toward world conflict with the Soviet Union. It alleges covert Soviet actions in Greece and warns of a possible naval loss in the Aegean or Adriatic. The author condemns U.S. actions after Panay and Tito incidents and urges restraint to avoid a third world war.
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Truman
United States
Russia
Greece
Aegean
Adriatic
Panay
Tito
Jugoslavia
Soviet Russia
Europe
Groundhog’s Life and Budget Reflections in June Look
A satirical column riffs on inflation and politics. It mentions a proposed budget costing $270 per person annually, compares to $69 a decade ago, and pokes fun at public figures noting congressional aims for VOA outreach Europe and domestic policy focus. Lakewood NJ sees school bus safety punishments, while Governor Stassen’s testimony stirs Democratic reactions.
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United States
Budget War Shapes Truman's 39.7 Billion Peacetime Plan
President Truman submits a 39.7 billion dollar peacetime budget, 31 billion of which covers war costs and prevention of future wars. Critics like John Taber call for a three billion dollar cut, targeting defense and foreign aid. Truman touts high profits and employment while warning prices rise faster than wages, urging corrective steps.
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Truman
John Taber
Taber
Walter Winchell Society Tidbits and Notable Feats
Elizabeth Firestone visits Charles of the Ritz weekly and styles her own hair while her puppy indulges. Margie Roberts, ex marine jiu jitsu instructor, warns Broadway about a Park Central drugstore counter girl. Tojo trial drags on, Mainbocher notes Duchess of Windsor wearing an old gown, and Dumont plans Videoville revival. Baron von Cramm to return for summer tennis, Bahamas villains feared, Pascal tops Shaw in ad.
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Elizabeth Firestone
Teddy Rich
Liz
Charles
The
Ritz
Society
Park Central
Margie Roberts
Mainbocher
Duchess of Windsor
Dumont Television
Baron von Cramm
Barbara Hutton
Switzerland
Britain
Bahamas
Gabriel Pascal
George Bernard Shaw
Truman health plan spurs party activity in Congress
Washington round up notes Taft committee to hold hearings on rival health bills. Arkansas supporters fund portrait of treasury secretary Snyder, the first Arkansan in the cabinet. Wagner conducts housing survey showing mayors favor government role in low-cost housing. Bogota Latin American aid conference postponed to July 1 as Congress debates overall U.S. assistance to Europe.
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Truman
Taft
Labor Committee
Arkansas
John Snyder
Treasury
Bob Wagner
New York
Bogota
Europe
State Department
Congress
Wright Patterson Small Investors Predominate
The article notes that about 60 million stockholders fund American industry and transportation, supporting nearly 60 million workers. It emphasizes that most are small investors who save and invest as a hedge for retirement, citing a 1947 average return of 2.7 cents per dollar invested.
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